This month’s pillar was Caring, and our Star Cougars did an amazing job showing kindness, helping others, and making everyone feel included. We are so proud of these students for leading with compassion and making FES a caring place to learn and grow! 💙🐾
🎉 Birthday Shoutout! 🎉
We also celebrated our students who have March and June birthdays! We hope you all have the best day celebrating!


We are so grateful for the patience, kindness, smiles, and heart you bring to our students. Thank you for all you do to make our school a better place every single day! 💙💛
Pictured: (Back Left) Lynne Harris, Dena Palmer, Sarah Westendorf, Jaclyn Krivachek
(Front Left) Cheryl Hampton, Anna Thurman
Not Pictured: Steve Fred, Diana Wengerd, and our librarian, Amy Throckmorton

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!









We’re proud of our February Star Cougars for showing our pillar of Responsibility by making good choices, staying on task, and being dependable role models. Way to lead by example, Cougars! 🐾
🎉 Happy Birthday to all of our February birthdays—we hope your month was extra special! 🎂

Miss the Book Fair last week? No problem! 📚✨
The Fredericksburg Elementary Book Fair is still open online through Sunday, March 8th!
Simply scan the QR code or click the link below to shop and support our school!
Fredericksburg Elementary Book Fair Homepage

📚 The Scholastic Book Fair is happening at Fredericksburg Elementary this week! 📚
The book fair will be open before school Monday–Thursday and during conferences on Tuesday and Thursday.
For more information, click the link below. If it doesn’t open, simply copy and paste it into your browser:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/fredericksburgelemschool
We hope to see you there! 📖💙








We are so proud of our January Star Cougars who went above and beyond by being great role models and showing our pillar of Responsibility each day. Way to shine, Cougars! 🐾
🎉 Happy Birthday to all of our Cougars celebrating January birthdays! We hope you had an amazing day! 🎂
Thank you Casey’s for supporting our Fredericksburg Elementary Math Wizards, Aaron Fred, Krew Steege, Jasmine Wayne, Aubrey Morse, and (not pictured) Remington Buchholtz!⭐
These students worked hard and passed all four timed math tests—Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division! Casey’s generously donated a free slice of pizza to every student who earned Math Wizard Status. Thank you for celebrating our students’ hard work and helping make their achievement even more special! 🍕 #GoForGold

This month’s pillar was Respect, and these students truly went above and beyond in demonstrating the Cougar Way! Their kindness, leadership, and positive choices make a big impact. Way to go, kids — you make SF proud! 🐾
🎉 And a big birthday shout-out to all of our December birthdays! We hope your special day was filled with fun and celebration! 🎂


This month’s pillar was Respect, and these students truly went above and beyond in demonstrating the Cougar Way! Their kindness, leadership, and positive choices make a big impact. Way to go, kids — you make SF proud! 🐾
🎉 And a big birthday shout-out to all of our November birthdays! We hope your special day was filled with fun and celebration! 🎂


We're excited to announce that Aaron earned a perfect score on his Math ISASP Exam, placing him in the top 1% of students in the state of Iowa! Because of this outstanding achievement, he was also nominated for the National Math Stars Program! This is a special honor reserved for top-performing students across the country.
Sumner-Fredericksburg is incredibly proud of you, Aaron! Keep up the good work!

Thank you to our veterans for your service and for making this day extra special for the kids!
#VeteransDay #ThankYouVeterans




Their posters were chosen out of all the third and fourth graders! Great job ladies!
A big thank-you to the Fredericksburg Fire Department for making their morning extra special with a ride to school on a fire truck!

A big thank-you to the Methodist Church for providing delicious Subway sandwiches and cookies for conferences! Your kindness and generosity mean so much to our staff - we truly appreciate all you do for our school community!



The Book Fair is happening this week at Fredericksburg Elementary and Durant Elementary!
The Fair encourages students to read AND raises much-needed funds for our school. The easiest way for kids to shop the Fair is by creating and funding your child’s eWallet. No more worrying about cash, and their balances show right on the register. Visit our book fair homepage to get started:












