🎃🧸 Halloween Toy Drive! 🧸🎃

We’re collecting gently used or new toys to be used as prizes for our Halloween Carnival! 🕸️👻 Help make this spooky celebration extra fun for our kids by donating your treasures!

🗓️ Last day to donate: October 24, 2025
🎁 Donation bin located in the school lobby!

Let’s make this year’s carnival a fang-tastic one! 🦇💚 #AcequiaMadrePride #HalloweenCarnival #CommunityMagic
about 1 month ago, Amy Stone
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💙 October is Bullying Prevention Month! 💙
At Acequia Madre, we’re standing together for kindness, inclusion, and respect. Let’s lift each other up—because every act of kindness makes our school stronger! 💪 #BeKind #BullyPreventionMonth #AMESStrong
about 1 month ago, Amy Stone
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Huge shoutout to our amazing community — about 20 volunteers (kids and adults!) came together to make our campus shine! 💪💚

We built a beautiful new flagstone path, moved loads of raspberry plants, picked up trash, cleaned the greenhouse, and gave the garden a fresh new look. 🌸🍃

Teamwork makes the dream work — thank you, AMES family, for showing up and showing your community spirit! 🙌 #AcequiaMadrePride #CommunityStrong #GardenDay
about 1 month ago, Amy Stone
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🚲💥 What a ride, Acequia Madre! 💥🚲

We set an ambitious goal of 20% participation for our Bike-to-School Day — and we pedaled close! 🎉 With 19 bikers on our route (plus our regular walkers and riders), we hit around 15% of the school rolling in on two wheels! 🙌

Huge thanks to our awesome parent volunteers and staff for keeping it safe, fun, and full of AMES spirit. The momentum is growing — let’s keep rolling! 💚🌞
#AcequiaMadrePride #BikeToSchool #RollingTogether
about 1 month ago, Amy Stone
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🚀 The SFPS Listening & Learning Tour starts TODAY!
Join Superintendent Dr. Christine Griffin and SFPS leadership for the first community forum — a welcoming space to share feedback, ask questions, and connect.
📍 Forum 1: Monday, Sept. 29 | 5:30–7 PM @ Nina Otero Community School | 5901 Herrera Dr.
Hybrid: Attend in-person or via Google Meet
✨ Free childcare for K–6 students
✨ Spanish interpretation available
Your voice matters—don’t miss this chance to help shape the future of SFPS!
👉 Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/efq-eznm-wgi
about 2 months ago, Tara Melton
Listening and Learning Tour
Every Friday offers an excellent opportunity to wear AMES spirit gear - t-shirts or hoodies. And sometimes, the sixth grade comes up with a special-themed spirit day. This Friday, they are organizing a SPORTS DAY (wear your favorite sports outfit). Let's support our sixth grade leaders and join in the fun!
about 2 months ago, Amy Stone
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🎬✨ SFPS Movie Night! ✨🎬
Join us this Friday at 5:30 PM at El Camino Real Academy for a special community movie night! We’ll be screening Minecraft: The Movie 🪓🎮 on the big screen. Bring your friends, family, and school spirit for a fun evening together. Free event – all are welcome! 🍿
about 2 months ago, Amy Stone
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👑 Happy Birthday to the Queen of Our School—Ms. Shelley! 👑 Today we celebrate the heart, soul, and backbone of our school—the one who keeps everything (and everyone!) running smoothly with grace, strength, and a smile. Ms. Shelley, you are the first warm hello in the morning, the calm in every storm, and the magic behind the scenes that makes our school feel like home. You are more than just a secretary—you are the bones of this building, the glue that holds us together, and the crown jewel in our everyday chaos. Thank you for your wisdom, kindness, humor, and unshakable poise. Wishing you a day as fabulous and full of love as you are. Happy Birthday, Queen Shelley! 👑🎉💐
about 2 months ago, Amy Stone
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🌿💫 School Grounds & Garden Clean-Up + Potluck! 💫🌿

Let’s roll up our sleeves and care for our school together! Join us on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM for a community clean-up and garden day. After we put some love into our campus, we’ll celebrate with a potluck lunch—bring a dish or some drinks to share!

Come with your gloves, your favorite snacks, and your school spirit. Together, we’ll make our grounds shine and enjoy good food, fun, and friends! 🌱🍽️✨
about 2 months ago, Amy Stone
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🍂 Fall into Wellness Clinic 🍁💉
about 2 months ago, Amy Stone
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🍂✨ Fall is the perfect season to come together as a family—crisp air, cozy nights, and plenty of chances to learn and grow side by side. Whether it’s exploring outdoors, reading together, or creating autumn crafts, we’re celebrating the joy of learning as a family and building a love of knowledge that lasts a lifetime. 💛📚 #FamilyLearning #FallTogether #LoveOfLearning
about 2 months ago, Amy Stone
Fall Fun
Dear AMES families,

Please take a moment to fill out this attendance survey. Your input will become part of our required New Mexico Public Education Department annual attendance plan.

Acequia Madre Survey (English)
https://forms.gle/8dBxuPWrhPdvhv8F9

Acequia Madre Survey (Spanish)
https://forms.gle/McwVe19gHkEkgnLm6

Thank you for your help!
Dietger/Dr. D.

about 2 months ago, Amy Stone
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🌞 SUN Day for Earth! 🌎
Our 5th graders brought the magic to the Railyard Plaza yesterday! 🎉 With Wise Fool NM and Stone’s grandmother Bobbe, they created giant puppets to celebrate renewable energy across New Mexico. 🌎💡 Big art, big smiles, big fun! Way to show up for our community, Go Matadors!
about 2 months ago, Amy Stone
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🎉 National Arts in Education Week – Grand Finale!
Friday, September 19, 2025, we celebrate the art of teamwork—uniting outdoors, music, and art in one joyful finale! Together, we’ll honor the creativity, collaboration, and community that made this week so special.
about 2 months ago, Amy Stone
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🌿🚍 National Arts in Education Week – Day 4!
On Thursday, September 18, 2025, we celebrate the art of nature with the 5th grade through an exciting field trip to the Upper Municipal Watershed! Students stepped outside the classroom to explore the beauty, inspiration, and creativity that the natural world provides. From sights and sounds to textures and patterns, nature becomes our canvas for learning and discovery!

#artsedweek #nmartsedyear @nmartsinedyear

about 2 months ago, Amy Stone
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🥁🎺 National Arts in Education Week – Day 3!
On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, we dive into the art and sound of musical instruments with Ms. Mendez and the Band! Students experienced how instruments bring music to life—layering rhythm, harmony, and melody into one powerful sound. It’s a celebration of creativity, teamwork, and the joy of making music together!
about 2 months ago, Amy Stone
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🎶 National Arts in Education Week – Day 2!

On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, we celebrate the art of music with our very own Mrs. Keener! Students explored how music inspires creativity, builds community, and connects us to culture and emotion. Get ready for a day filled with rhythm, melody, and the joy of making music together!

about 2 months ago, Amy Stone
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🎨✨ Day 1 of National Arts in Education Week at Acequia Madre and we’re kicking it off with some serious moves! 💃🕺 Check out these girls rocking it in Just Dance Club to K-Pop Demon Hunters – Golden! 🌟

The arts bring joy, creativity, and confidence to our students every single day—and this week we get to celebrate it all! 🖌️🎶🎭

#BecauseOfArtsEd #NAEW #AMES #AcequiaMadreProud
2 months ago, Amy Stone
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🌟 Calling All LEGO Lovers! 🌟
Help Our 5th Grade Build a Sustainable City!
Our 5th graders are about to launch an exciting Technology Project—creating a Sustainable City out of LEGOS! 🏙️🌱

We are asking for LEGO donations to make this dream city come to life.

📅 City building begins: Thursday, September 25, 2025
📦 All LEGOS donated will become part of a permanent school LEGO collection for future projects.
✅ New or gently used LEGOS welcome
✅ Any shapes, sizes, or colors appreciated
✅ No LEGO set too small—every brick helps build our city!
💡 Together, we can give students the tools to create, design, and imagine a brighter future.

Please send your donations to the 5th grade classroom.

Thank you for supporting arts, innovation, and creativity at Acequia Madre Elementary!
2 months ago, Amy Stone
Lego Donation
📅 Mark your calendars—SFPS has released September-October important dates, so you won’t miss a thing!
2 months ago, Amy Stone
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