SFPS' Mandela International Baccalaureate School held their "MandelaPalooza" yesterday April 13, 2023 featuring food, arts and crafts, live music, and a silent auction! It was a resounding success! Don't miss next year's event!
MIDDLE SCHOOL STAFF AND PARENTS: The SFPS Reimagining Committee is holding Focus Groups throughout April to give the community and opportunity to share their "Big Idea"
Middle school staff: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Middle school parents: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
To learn more and to find other Focus Group times, visit https://www.sfps.info/article/1068151
The City of Santa Fe is offering Summer Programs for Youth and Teens at several Elementary Schools and the GCCC! Please see the attached flyers for information on these wonderful recreational programs - plus the fee is determined on an income sliding scale!
Amy Biehl Community School is holding a schoolwide reading of the book Matilda!
Because Matilda is much smarter than the adults around her, a few 5th graders at Amy Biehl challenged some adults to "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
The students dominated the adults by a final score of 2,600-1,400.
Two Golden Apples are better than one!
Congratulations to Ms. Michelle Armjio, 3rd-grade teacher at Pinon Elementary, for receiving a 2023 Golden Apple award! She joins Nye Early Childhood Center teacher Ms. Tara Hughes as the second SFPS Golden Apple award winner!
WBL - SFPS' Work Based Learning held their Summer Internship Interviews yesterday at SFHS and it was a phenomenal success! The local companies praised the program saying how they wished they could hire more students and most, if not all, of the positions available were filled on the spot! WBL continues to evolve into an innovative and effective program where both local businesses and students can enrich, gain experience and thrive!
Ms. Tara is GOLDEN to the core!
Congratulations to Ms. Tara Hughes for winning a 2023 Golden Apple Award!
That feeling when your Monster comes to life!
1st graders at Salazar drew monsters, which were then passed along to Dr. Gerstein's 5th graders, who brought them to life! Students used felt, filled them with stuffing and sewed them together with yarn!
The 5th graders then interviewed the 1st graders about their monsters. They took the audio from the interview and coded the monsters with Makey Makey so when the students touched parts of the monster, it repeated part of their interview!
To learn more about the project, you can visit Dr. Gerstein's blog about the project here: https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2023/03/04/monster-project-using-makey-makeys-and-scratch/
WBL - SFPS' Work Based Learning had over 100 students come by yesterday's Interview Skills Workshop to learn interview tips and sign up for the WBL Summer Internship Interview Event that will be held at Santa Fe High School's Auxiliary Gym this Wednesday April 5th at 2:30 PM! Work Based Learning offers students opportunities to work for Santa Fe's top companies to gain real world experience as well as earn school credit and get paid!
Last Friday, local Santa Fe artist Bobby Beals visited Amy Biehl Community School to teach kids about his career as an artist, curator, skater and designer! He showed students some of his custom skateboards and shirts from his company Kamagraph.
He then taught students how he screen prints his shirts by hand, and even let a few kids make some shirts of their own!
Students took that knowledge and began to use a Skateboard template in Art class and create their art pieces. While they work on that in Art, in STEM class they will create the Graphic User Interface (GUI) of their app using the MIT App Inventor. Next week, they will code and debug the app and will have 3 main screens, one of the art, one with them and their art, and one page with their inspiration!
Thank you Bobby for coming!
Last week, LANL brought their traveling STEM experience, called Challenge Tomorrow, to Capital High School to showcase some of the Los Alamos National Laboratory's diverse research, innovations and people to communities in New Mexico!
Students got a chance to learn about some of the many things that they do at LANL! They got their hands dirty learning about irrigation, got to build a block tower with a robot arm and so much more!
Thank you to Carolina Tavarez, the site coordinator for College and Career Plaza at Capital, for setting up this amazing experience for students!
SFPS is looking for local businesses and individuals to participate in our Second Annual SFPS Golf Tournament!
This event is vital to helping us support several engagement events that are important to our school community, including family movie nights, high school graduations, staff appreciation efforts, and our annual retirement recognition!
Please contact Ruth Perez at 505-467-2045 if you would like to sign up or participate. Your support at any level is greatly appreciated!
During a recent SFHS NJROTC Orientation trip to California, the cadets were eating dinner at Golden Corral when they left their seats and went to sit with an elderly woman.
They saw she was carrying a bowl of ice cream and an ice cream cone to her table, and noticed that when she sat down there was only one drink. She was sitting by herself. She placed the bowl of ice cream across from her and then started eating her cone. One cadet grabbed a couple of other cadets and went to sit with her.
When it was time to go, Chief Shipp walked to the table and met the woman, whose name was Danette, to let them know about the departure. Danette said “Hello, are you the mom of all of these kids?” The cadets and the Chief laughed, but she could tell that they had been talking about a range of subjects from the serious to lighthearted.
The Chief watched as the cadets helped her up from her chair and one by one, all gave her a hug then grabbed some photos to commemorate their time with Danette.
The cadets proceeded to walk with Danette to her car and get her settled (she wanted to get home before dark).
While talking with Danette, the cadets found out her husband was a WWII veteran who had just passed away a month ago - the ice cream bowl was for him.
The fact that our cadets took notice of what was happening around them then acted on it unprompted with nothing but respect, honor, and kindness is a testimony to the caliber of SFHS cadets that the Chief and Commander are creating in our NJROTC.
Great job Cadets, we are proud of you!
Cesar Chavez Elementary had a wonderful celebration of their school's namesake/birthday on Friday March 31st, 2023! There was storytelling, educational activities, sports, and of course, birthday cake to honor a man who fought for the rights of migrant farm workers and other civil rights!
SFPS' Work Based Learning had it's Summer Internship Interviews with some of the best companies and industries in Santa Fe! This incredible program allows for students to intern, get paid, get school credit, and get real world experience in the workplace! We are so proud of this program as it expands and becomes more successful since it's inception!
Aspen Elementary Magnet School held their STEM Innovation Expo on March 30th, 2023 to an excited and engaged group from across the District! With air filters that could identify numerous chemicals to your phone, to computer escape rooms, 3D printed accessories plus easy to learn media editing programs! Congratulations to the students, volunteers, and teachers who made this year's Expo a success!
Don't miss all the news from the SFPS Weekly Bulletin for 3-31-23, available now: https://bit.ly/42WMyBz
Greetings Esteemed SFPS educators, administrators and teaching artists! A friendly reminder that you are registered for the NMArt Workshop - TODAY - Tuesday, 3/28:
Bringing Literacy and SEL to Life Through Shadow Puppetry
with Daniel Barash
Tuesday, March 28th, 2023– 4:00 - 7:00 PM
SITE Santa Fe
Auditorium (enter around the back)
1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe
*Please note that tonight's workshop is at SITE SF and NOT at BF Young
Paid parking can be found in the city lots behind SITE, beside the old Warehouse 21 and beside the Farmer's Market. Parking meters are checked until 6pm.
Coffee and hearty finger food will await you beginning a half hour before the workshop begins!
Last Call for the Spring Share of My Market Ag Bag! Sales close in one week (11:55 pm, Saturday, April 1st). Don't miss out on 13 weeks of fresh local produce from Santa Fe Farmers' Market vendors with an easy curbside pick-up! EBT users, with federal-matched DUFB, can secure your Spring Share for $277!
Buy your Sring Share here: https://santa-fe-farmers-market.square.site/
SB 4, known as the Healthy Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act, has now been signed! All New Mexican students will receive free, healthy breakfast and lunch meals at school!
SB 4 will also provide locally grown produce, as well as student and parent input into menu items!
Thank you to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Senator Padilla, Senator Jaramillo and all the guests who joined us at Pinon Elementary for this great achievement!
