Acequia Madre Elementary School
Striving for Excellence
Join us for a fun-filled morning of Pickleball at Cesar Chavez Elementary on October 21st from 9:30 AM to noon! 🏓
This clinic is open to families and students alike, and the best part? It's completely FREE with no registration required. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn and play America's fastest-growing sport together! See you there!
Know a teacher or Educational Support Professional (ESP) who is just outstanding? Nominate them for the SFPS Outstanding Educators Recognition Award!
Nusenda recognizes a classroom teacher and an ESP for the Santa Fe Public Schools. The chosen honoree is surprised in person with a certificate and gift, and recognized on the district website and social media.
Students, parents, teachers, secretaries, principals, community members, and any other stakeholder may nominate a classroom teacher and/or ESP for this honor by completing a nomination form below or by completing a paper nomination form located at 610 Alta Vista (ESC).
The window for the first round of nominations will open on October 4 and will close on October 13, 2023.
Visit https://www.sfps.info/page/outstanding-educators-recognition for more information or to nominate your favorite teacher or ESP!
October is Farm to School Month!
Learn more about the food grown in all 50 states in the digital magazine below!
https://www.educationalsnacks.us/learn-more/farmers-market
Great news! We will be offering a special no school garden camp on Monday October 9th! To sign up, please click here: https://forms.gle/s7r7jTEnX1AuiwZB6
Payments for the camp should be made by Friday with Ms. Shelley.
Walk or Roll to School this coming Friday! We will have snacks and herbal tea to celebrate the arrival of Fall (temperatures and leaves are changing!) and show our support for the National Walk/Roll to School week. Thank you for showing up :)
The New Mexico Department of Health, Best BuyRX and Santa Fe Public Schools are partnering to offer flu shots & COVID-19 vaccines to any staff, students or parents who want them this fall!
Please see the vaccine clinic schedule below.
If you would like to complete the consent forms prior to the clinic, you can fill them out here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jmR6oAxat9OtgFBdNu3EZcc5_klegaEN/view?usp=drive_link
For more information about the vaccines being offered, head to: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NFqUNvO8deS_I474Rg56X6_6LNWDiaP6/view?usp=drive_link
REMINDER: Schools and district offices will be CLOSED on Monday, September 25th for the Autumnal Holiday.
Sunday is Shelley's birthday (Hooray!!) and we started celebrating early! I took a brief video of her Birthday song and added two pictures capturing some of the festiveness today :)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Gh6911uswbXHeykiN8402JGs7CF0CDTn?usp=sharing
Pop-up Playground! September 24th, 11am-3pm.
It took a little while but we were able to figure out an avenue to make the yearbook club work! Preference will be given to 6th grade students, but enrollment is open for 4th-6th. For more information, please consult the flyer. To register: https://forms.gle/oMvuX3sHZF8QfmWx6
What a great end of the week for our Acequia Madre community. It's always great fun when we hang out outside of the school environment to connect at different levels! For more pictures of the parade (to share with us or for you to see), email us! Thank you all for showing up :)
Need a tutor?
The HELP U Hotline is starting back up! From 4 - 6 PM, Monday - Thursday, tutors are available to help in Math, Science, English and History! Ongoing tutoring sessions, assignment completion and homework help is available at 505-467-HOME(4663)!
*It's-a me, Mario!*
Join us on Friday, September 22nd at Aspen Community School for our FREE Movie Night, featuring The Super Mario Bros. Movie!
Doors open at 5:30 PM and the movie starts at 6:30 PM! Make sure to bring a blanket or lawn chairs! Drinks and snacks will be available!
We are also holding a costume contest for the best DIY Super Mario Bros. character! We will provide the mustaches!
We hope to see you there!
Friday we will resume our awesome Bike (or Walk)-To-School Fridays from Patrick Smith Park.
Saturday we will show up for the pet parade at 8:30 at the old NMSA. For more information, please consult the flyers! We hope to see you and your pet(s) there :)
Daniel Schwab, father of Eden (6th) and Noah (2nd) will be playing a free clarinet concerto at First Presbyterian Church. Please check the accompanying flyer for more information!