On Friday, Tara Hughes was initiated at the Roundhouse as the 2023 New Mexico Teacher of the Year!
She was joined by NMPED Secretary Dr. Steinhaus, SFPS Superintendent Larry Chavez, SFPS Early Childhood staff, Nye Early Childhood Center staff, and parents and students who are impacted by the amazing work that happens in her classroom every day!
Congratulations Ms. Tara!
Chaparral Elementary hosted their Family Night at La Farge Library yesterday and between arts & crafts, food & drinks, and other activities, they managed to both educate students and parents on the benefits of the library while also signing up over 75 children for library cards.
The Scripps District Spelling Bee netted 3 winners yesterday that will represent Santa Fe at the State level! From right to left we have First Place Amaya Carreon (Santa Fe Prep), Second Place Ethan Watson (Mandela International Magnet), and Third Place Bhavith Sai Gurram (Wood-Gormley Elementary)! Congratulations to all the students who competed, we are proud of you!
Here's is your Weekly SFPS Bulletin for January 13, 2023! Please check it out:
https://conta.cc/3GEfZhB
SFPS is hosting another Movie Night! This January 27th, 2023 at El Camino Real Academy Gymnasium, everyone is welcome with Free Admission to watch Disney/Pixar's "Onward!" Please see the attached flyer for more information!
SFPS Early Childhood Care for Employees is hiring Education Assistants! Please see the flyer for benefits and next steps! Don't miss this opportunity!
Capital High School's Head Basketball Coach Ben Gomez achieved his 300th win for the Jaguars last night against Valencia High School! He was presented with a Nambe plaque by the visiting School Board Members Superintendent Hilario "Larry" Chavez, Associate Superintendent Vanessa Romero, and Assistant Superintendent Carl Marano! Congratulations Coach Gomez!
NMPED's "What I Did Over Winter Break" Challenge for K-12 students is on! Feb. 1st is the submission deadline! Please see attached flyer for QR code, how to submit, and prizes! Don't miss out on this opportunity to show your creativity!
Capital High participated in the first Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Day to promote self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills vital for school, work, and life success through activities such as meditation/breathing exercises to team building/group projects!
The 2023 SFPS PreK Lottery is coming soon! Please see the attached flyer for contact information and participating schools!
Out of an abundance of caution due to possible icy conditions in some parts of the district, all schools will be on a 2-hour delay today, January 4th, 2023, to provide additional time for buses to safely transport students to schools. This means that buses will run 2 hours later than during normal times. If you drop your child off at school, please remember that staff will also be on a two-hour delay. Full day Pre-K programs are also on a two hour delay. Morning Pre-K programs have been canceled. Afternoon Pre-K programs will operate on a regular schedule.
Del Norte Credit Union and Santa Fe Home Builders Association are having the Lego Creations Contest again this March 11 & 12, 2023 at the SF Convention Center or online by Feb. 26, 2023! Please see the flyer below for information on the competition and prizes!
High School Seniors interested in Programming or Engineering! Amazon provides an opportunity for a $40,000 future engineer scholarship and internship! Please see the attached flyer for more information! The deadline is Jan. 23, 2023 - so act now!
The New Mexico Public Education Department has partnered with Paper to provide FREE tutoring support for students in grades PreK-8th! Please visit this link for more information: https://bit.ly/PaperNM
Please see this week's Bulletin for Dec. 16, 2022 - with a special message from Superintendent Hilario "Larry" Chavez celebrating a semester of success! https://conta.cc/3HIkOZw
The New Mexico Coalition of Educational Leaders will award two $3000 scholarships to New Mexico high school seniors entering a college or university! Please see the attached forms for more information!
Veronica Vigil is named as Sweeney Elementary's new school principal! Please follow this link for more information: https://www.sfps.info/article/939734
Exceptional Student Services held it's Parent Night at Milagro MS last night and honored teachers and assistants amazing work in the ESS program! It was a terrific time with members of the SFPS School Board and the Mayor in attendance! We thank ESS and the selfless work they do!
Out of an abundance of caution due to possible icy conditions in some parts of the district, all schools will be on a 2-hour delay tomorrow, December 13th, 2022, to provide additional time for buses to safely transport students to schools. This means that buses will run 2 hours later than during normal times. If you drop your child off at school, please remember that staff will also be on a two-hour delay. Full day Pre-K programs are also on a two hour delay. Morning Pre-K programs have been canceled. Afternoon Pre-K programs will operate on a regular schedule.