Thank you to U.S. Department of Education Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten for spending yesterday touring Ramirez Thomas Elementary and Capital High School on her "Raise the Bar: Lead the World" Tour!
To learn more about "Raise the Bar: Lead the World" visit https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/secretary-cardona-announces-us-department-educations-%E2%80%9Craise-bar-lead-world%E2%80%9D-initiative
Two more Reimagining SFPS Focus Group meetings have been added!
April 26th: 6:30pm - 7:30pm (Teachers)
April 27th: 6:30pm - 7:30pm (Parents)
To join the meetings, please click on the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85830690912
Chaparral Elementary participated in the Great American Cleanup on April 15th, 2023 with over 150 participants clearing and cleaning trash, branches, and tumbleweeds from around campus! A special thank you goes to Ruby Estrada as well as Dr. Carmen Gonzalez and her husband who stopped by to help! Most of all, we thank the Chaparral families for their continued support on events like these!
SFPS and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival will be holding events for recitals and performance concerts featuring some of SFPS' Bands, Orchestras, Choirs, and other instruments this Spring! Please see the attached flyers for dates and locations and come support our local students musical pursuits!
Día celebrates children’s literacy with fun events and free books for local children on April 29th at all three of our Santa Fe Public Library branches. There will be therapy ponies, face painting, and mariachis as just some of examples.
Dr. Ricardo Paz, Artistic Director of our Guitar Ensemble and SFPS presents our 2nd Annual Guitar Ensemble on April 24, 2023 at Capital High School's Bryan Fant Theatre at 5:30 PM! Performances will feature students from Ortiz MS, Santa Fe HS, and Capital HS! Come and enjoy our wonderful guitarists!
Fernanda Ruiz received the 3rd Place Prize at Cuentistas New Mexico - a prestigious writing competition for Hispanic and Latino Youth throughout the Southwest including both Middle and High Schools! Her story focused on a fictional dream where she had a chance to be altruistic due to a winning lotto ticket! Congratulations Fernanda - SFPS and Ortiz MS are very proud of you!
It's the 151st Anniversary of Arbor Day, and SFPS students will be at Genoveva Chavez Community Center Park on Friday, April 28th, 2023 from 11AM - 1PM to help plant trees and honor this day that helps the environment, community, and beauty of Santa Fe! Please see the attached flyer for more information!
The Northern New Mexico Horsemen's Association is on a mission to educate and encourage the Northern New Mexico community with regard to equine wellness and equestrian activities! To support young people looking into this field they are offering a $2000 scholarship! Please see the attached flyers for information and an application!
SFPS would sincerely like to thank our Platinum and Gold Sponsors from this weekend's 2nd Annual SFPS Golf Tournament! This Tournament helps our students in many integral ways from events, support, special programs and so much more! Please see them below and use their services!
Del Norte Credit Union and the SFPS Parent Academy sponsored a Financial Literacy Event today at Chaparral Elementary School! The goal was to educate the young students on the value of saving money to and promote good financial habits! Every student received a storybook, coloring book and a $20 Gift Certificate to go with their parents to start a savings account with Del Norte Credit Union!
STEM Santa Fe is offering some amazing hands-on projects for this Summer! Please see the attached flyers and sign up soon!
The SFPS 2nd Annual Golf Tournament was a tremendous and fun success! We want to thank our sponsors, volunteers, organizers, golf pro, special guests and players for such a wonderful day! With a long ball/trick shot golf pro, food, raffles, prizes and amazing weather, it was the perfect day for golfing! We will be sending out more special messages on social media to our sponsors who made this Tournament possible! Please consider joining us next year as the SFPS Golf Tournament grows and gets even better!
Volunteers contribute to the social emotional well being and the academic achievement of our student populations on so many levels.
Words can't express how grateful SFPS is for our volunteers and look forward to the continued work of supporting students!
Here is April 14th, 2023's informative SFPS' Weekly Bulletin - https://conta.cc/3UEuZ5R
Keep up with our current events!
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!
