The new 180-day rule was announced today by the New Mexico Public Education Department. We are reviewing the rule to ensure that SFPS' flexible 2024-25 school year calendar, adopted by the SFPS Board of Education in February, aligns with the new requirements. The start date for the 2024-25 school calendar will not be affected by this change. We thank you for your understanding and support as we work diligently on any needed updates. You can expect more details from us in the next few weeks.
Let's cheer on Santa Fe High School & Capital High Schools boys basketball teams THIS Saturday as each of them compete in the first round of the 2024 Nusenda Credit Union State Basketball Championships!
Tickets are now onsale! Digital tickets only. NO CASH SALES AT THE DOOR.
Santa Fe HS vs. West Mesa HS: https://gofan.co/event/1447193?schoolId=NMAA
Capital HS vs. Volcano Vista HS: https://gofan.co/event/1447217?schoolId=NMAA
Episode two of Pencils to Podcasts is out now! In this episode, 1st through 6th grade students from Salazar Elementary interview their beloved principal, Alyssa Maestas!
Episode two offers a glimpse into the powerful impact of student-led inquiry and the importance of fostering an environment where young minds are encouraged to ask questions and lead conversations. Principal Maestas shares her vision for the school, her passion for education, and how she balances the myriad responsibilities of her role with a sense of humor and a deep commitment to her students.
Listen now:
Apple - https://go.sfps.info/p2p_salazar_apple
Spotify - https://go.sfps.info/p2p_salazar_spotify
Or listen wherever you get your podcasts by searching "Pencils to Podcasts"
SFPS, in its ongoing commitment to the well-being of students, staff and families, is proud to announce a new partnership with Care Solace, a leading provider of mental health and substance use support services. This collaboration aims to create a safer, healthier learning environment by offering expanding access to community mental health and substance use treatment providers.
Read more: www.sfps.info/article/1474985
Students from 14 schools across the district in 3rd through 8th grade are competing against each other in the SFPS STEM Fair. See it in person from 4-6 PM today at Santa Fe Community College!
Last week, Ortiz Middle School held "Spa Day" for staff after students were dismissed for the day!
Ortiz's wellness team planned the event to include yoga, donut glaze facials, henna tattoos, mindful coloring, a dance workout and more!
Through pandemic relief funding, SFPS is providing funding awards to programs that support student learning and enrichment over the summer months for SFPS students. Submit your proposal and application today! Deadline to submit applications has been extended to February 29, 2024.
https://www.sfps.info/article/1443159
Thank you to Chef Marc Quinones, executive chef at Hotel Chaco in Albuquerque and "Super Chef" with Cooking with Kids, for spending time with our students at Nina Otero Community School this morning!
Chef Marc taught students the proper way to hold and use a knife, helped cut mangos and showed students how to cook the Carrot Rice Pilaf!
Students cooked Indian Lentils, with a Carrot Rice Pilaf, Cucumber Raita and a Mango Fruit Salad!
Thank you, Chef Marc!
Mandela International Magnet School celebrated Black History Month with a gathering where author Bettye Kearse gave her family's oral history, students read poems, spoke about their experiences with race, and presented the Mozambique flag to be displayed among the school's international flags.
Congratulations to Team Scooby from Capital High School for their robotic gunshot detection system, which was named by Rep. Teresa Ledger Fernandez as the winners of the 2023 Congressional App Challenge in New Mexico’s Third District!
For more information, visit: www.congressionalappchallenge.us/23-nm03
In celebration of National School Counseling Week, SFPS acknowledges the outstanding efforts of our school counselors across the district in shaping student success and fostering mental wellness. Thank you for helping all students succeed!
Santa Fe Public School students and their families are invited to attend the 2024 District STEM Fair on 2/22 at Santa Fe Community College at 4 pm. Awards ceremony will be from 4-6 pm.
Students from Capital High School, Nina Otero Community School, Ortiz Middle School, Pinon Elementary and Wood Gormley Elementary, as well as SFPS digital learning coaches, were at STEAM Day at the legislature yesterday. The event, hosted by the LANL Foundation, showcases Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math education in New Mexico’s schools.
Check out the first episode of Pencils to Podcasts, a brand new podcast from the Santa Fe Public Schools!
In this episode, a group of curious 4th and 5th graders from Sweeney Elementary sit down with their principal, Melissa Kovac, for a lively Q&A session and delve into both her personal life and professional journey!
Listen now:
Apple - https://go.sfps.info/p2p_sweeney_apple
Spotify - https://go.sfps.info/p2p_sweeney_spotify
Or listen wherever you get your podcasts by searching "Pencils to Podcasts"
Congrats to the winners of the 2024 Santa Fe County Spelling Bee! First place, Juliette Anderson from Santa Fe Prep. Second place, Joshua Bala from Mandela International Magnet School. Third place, Sabine Cathey from Wood Gormley Elementary.
The newest SFPS Weekly Bulletin is here!
https://go.sfps.info/3uhSzwc