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!
Thank you for a great evening yesterday - we had a big showing and were very happy to see all of you!
The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the state Public School Code permits you, as a parent, the right to request information about the licensure and other qualifications, teaching assignment, and training of your child’s teacher, instructional support providers, including paraprofessionals, and school principal(s) who may work with your child.
If you are interested in requesting this information, please contact your principal.
Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education will hold a Special Meeting on August 28, 2023 at 5:30 PM to discuss the Fiesta Court - SFPS site visits.
The agenda will be posted at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting on our website at www.sfps.info.
Last Friday, we held our first district-wide Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Day! While the Office of Student Wellness has been focusing on SEL for years, these efforts increased since the pandemic. SEL Day was an initiative that began last winter at Capital High School in collaboration with Communities in Schools.
Students participated in a variety of activities across the district, such as yoga, gardening, scribbling and art, movement and dance, and much more! These activities help students and staff develop healthy identities, manage emotions, feel and show empathy and make responsible and caring decisions.
SEL builds social and emotional skills that increase student engagement and has been proven to improve academic performance. Participating in SEL programs has been linked to decreased emotional stress, better relationships with teachers and stronger feelings of belonging and inclusiveness in schools.
You can read more about SEL Day from The New Mexican: https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/education/santa-fe-public-school-district-hosts-first-ever-districtwide-social-emotional-learning-day/article_5d7b3960-3874-11ee-aee4-7bc93345e577.html
A reminder that we have our Open House on Monday, August 21st, and our Back to School BBQ on Thursday, August 24th! For more information about the time, please have a look at the two flyers.
Awesome first week - could not be more proud of our students and staff!
Consider participating in the Acequia Clean Up at the Oliver La Farge library (1730 Llano St, Santa Fe, NM 87505) and attending the various Santa Fe Watershed events from August 28th - September 16th to learn more about the historic Acequias in Santa Fe!
THANK YOU to everyone who came out and waited in line for our School Supply Giveaway!
We gave away almost 400 bags of school supplies in under 20 minutes!
Have a great year, Santa Fe!
Don't forget about our School Supply Giveaway tomorrow morning!
Where: Santa Fe High School (upper parking lot, near football field off Siringo)
When: Drive-thru opens at 11 AM, until supplies last
See you there!
In celebration of back-to-school, the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association is giving away free ‘Ultimate Backpacks’ to five New Mexico students in grades K-12 in their Ultimate Backpack Giveaway. This year’s backpacks include:
✔️ iPad
✔️ Air Pods
✔️ School supplies
✔️ Pizza party to celebrate with their class
Enter your student now: https://www.nmoga.org/ultimate_backpack
The contest runs through August 14, 2023!
The New Mexico Tax and Revenue Department has announced its Back-to-School Free Tax Holiday for Friday, August 4th through Sunday, August 6th. For that weekend, the collection of gross receipts taxes on sales of qualifying items will be suspended, so you can buy the items tax-free. The tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday and ends on Sunday at midnight.
Check out our Weekly Bulletin for more Back-to-School info!
https://conta.cc/3QrS6Ad
Join us on August 10th as we come together to provide school supplies to ensure your child has a successful start to the new school year!
See below for more information.
Basketball Skills Clinic - $35 registration fee - Starts Sept. 9th! For more information, check out the flyer!
Back to School fun at the Museum of Folk Art - August 12th, 2:00pm - 5:00pm!
Dear AMES families,
The district is currently fixing a sync issue with our main communication platform Remind. In the meantime, here are some quick updates - spread the word!:
1. On July 20th, I became the proud father of a baby Matador - Ezra Joaquin! I don't typically share family pictures in a professional setting, but I consider the AMES community extended family :)
2. Supply lists are available on our website acequiamadre.sfps.info (There is a button link towards the top of the page that will take you to the supply list.)
3. First day of school for grades 1-6 is August 15th. Kindergarten kick-off is August 15-16. First day of school for Kindergarten is August 17th.
More information will be sent out as soon as I can reach ALL families through Remind.
Take good care and enjoy your week,
Dr. D.
