Embedded Files
Staff Bulletin - Week of Sept 29th
Staff Bulletin - Week of Sept 29th
Staff Shoutouts!
Thank you to everyone who stepped in and up to make sure our students were taken care of when I was away. The very best teachers and staff work at AES, and I'm so grateful, I can visit my grandson....and know the school is in the best of hands! (I really don't think y'all need me.) :)
Remember if you have someone who has gone above & beyond-send me an email, and I'll make sure to recognize them in the next staff bulletin.
Dates to Remember this Week:
September 30th--Lockdown Drill at 1:30
September 30th--Staff Meeting, Topics 4-5 of Our New MLSS Documentation
October 2nd--Custodian Day!! Pot Luck!
October 3rd--Attendance Pizza Party! @ 2:30
October 3rd--Mustang Store K-1 @ 3:00
October 3rd--Picture Day
October 8th--Homecoming Parade (We leave at noon. Permission Slips coming shortly.)
October 13th--Open/Switch Enrollment Schedule
Fall Festival (repeat)
Our Fall Festival will be on Tuesday, October 21st from 5:00-6:30 pm. Each grade level is asked to provide a game that night. We will also have a SEL activity and a book walk! There will be a surprise for the best decorated Fall classroom door. And food trucks of course! We are hoping to create a welcoming space for families, students, and staff to come together in a fun and relaxed setting, so we can strengthen relationships beyond the classroom. By celebrating together, families and staff get to know one another better, foster a sense of belonging, and build our mustang pride. It should be a very fun night!! Ms. Dostart has already signed up for the soda ring toss and Ms. Serrato will be hosting a cake walk. Pre-K will be hosting a lollipop toss. If you need students to bring items, let me know, and I'll put it in our Weekly Roundup!
Student of the Week (repeat)
Don’t forget to submit your Student of the Week—someone who has been kind to peers, helpful, and a positive influence. Let’s celebrate those everyday heroes in our classrooms! The google sheet is in our shared google drive. Students will be called to the office each Friday morning after announcements.
2026 Open/Switch Enrollment
2026 Open/Switch Enrollment
4293.pdf
Staff Bulletin - Week of Sept 22nd (first day of Fall)
Staff Bulletin - Week of Sept 22nd (first day of Fall)
Staff Shoutouts!
Thank you to Nurse Amanda who helps Mariah in the morning with morning duty so students can use both playgrounds. We really appreciate you going above and beyond in so many ways!
Thank you to Ms. Martinez who designed our flyer for our Fall Festival!
Thank you to Ms. Guadalupe who continues to carry the load of custodial duties! We do have a new hire in place, but he must complete onboarding first.
Thank you to Mr. Yuan, Ms. Martinez, Ms. Espinoza, Ms. Serrato, & Ms. Cigga who offer after school tutoring and violin lessons to our students. We appreciate your extra work and effort!
THANK YOU to all the teachers who helped make Title IX training go as smoothly as possible. Thank you!
Remember if you have someone who has gone above & beyond-send me an email, and I'll make sure to recognize them in the next staff bulletin.
Part-time Custodian
Vernon Valencia will be our new part-time custodian. He is still completing the onboarding process, but as soon as he is done, he will be on our campus. We will see him everyday between his bus routes, 9 AM - 1 PM. Please give him a warm welcome!
Fall Festival
Our Fall Festival will be on Tuesday, October 21st from 5:00-6:30 pm. Each grade level is asked to provide a game that night. We will also have a SEL activity and a book walk! There will be a surprise for the best decorated Fall classroom door. And food trucks of course! We are hoping to create a welcoming space for families, students, and staff to come together in a fun and relaxed setting, so we can strengthen relationships beyond the classroom. By celebrating together, families and staff get to know one another better, foster a sense of belonging, and build our mustang pride. It should be a very fun night!! Ms. Dostart has already signed up for the soda ring toss and Ms. Serrato will be hosting a cake walk. Pre-K will be hosting a lollipop toss. If you need students to bring items, let me know, and I'll put it in our Weekly Roundup!
Picture Day (repeat)
Picture day will not be on Friday, September 12th. It will be on Friday, October 3rd. I did not realize Pre-K would not be here that day, so we rescheduled to have our littlest of students with us on picture day!
Amazon Wish Lists (repeat)
Don’t forget to turn in your Amazon Wish List by September 30th so we can help make those classroom dreams happen or at least have a few more glue sticks than we had before!
Student of the Week (repeat)
Don’t forget to submit your Student of the Week—someone who has been kind to peers, helpful, and a positive influence. Let’s celebrate those everyday heroes in our classrooms! The google sheet is in our shared google drive. Students will be called to the office each Friday morning after announcements.
Literacy REsource Request Form - Due Wednesday, September 26th
Literacy REsource Request Form - Due Wednesday, September 26th
Please complete the attached request form to purchase literacy resource: Literacy Resource Request Form.
Staff Bulletin - Week of Sept 15th
Staff Bulletin - Week of Sept 15th
Staff Shoutouts!
A BIG Thank You goes out to Ms. Espinoza, Ms. Tafoya, Ms. Martinez, and Ms. Serrato. They attended the SAVVAS training this past Saturday. We had the most teachers there than any other school! Go Algodones!
Thank you to Ms. Serrato, Ms. Martinez, Ms. Comins, and Ms. Tafoya who agreed to be on our Data Team!
Thank you to Ms. Martinez who stepped up to be the Thinking Map Specialists on our campus!
Thank you to Ms. Lerin and Ms. Unale who filled in for our STEM/Library position.
THANK YOU to all the teachers who had to help students change passwords today!! You are amazing. I never looked forward to the password change day (students had the hardest time in middle school, so I know many of you took on that challenge student by student)!! I appreciate you!!
And, thank you to teachers encouraging attendance and recognizing students doing hard things in their classrooms! It makes the biggest difference.
Remember if you have someone who has gone above & beyond-send me an email, and I'll make sure to recognize them in the next staff bulletin.
Kinder EA
Welcome to Gabriela Serrato!! She will be helping with Ms. Uhl's classroom. We are so excited to have her (as soon as her paperwork is done)!! Her references sang her praises and we can't wait for her to make a difference with our students!
Building Sub
We are so excited to continue to have Letsy Limas on our campus. She will be here everyday (as her college schedule allows) to fill in where necessary. Woot! Woot!!
Administrative Intern
Olivia Perez will be working on her admin internship hours on our campus. I am excited to share my limited knowledge, but more excited to have her additional help on our admin team.
Part-time Custodian
We need one still . . . 😢
PDP
PDPs are due Friday, September 19th! Let me know if you have any questions.
Fire Drill
Friday, September 19th will be our third fire drill . . . just two more to go, Oct. & Feb. (but who's counting?!).
IMSSA Testing
IMSSA testing will be Tuesday and Wednesday. Please encourage students to be extra quiet in the hallways, so our third grade students can be focused on showing what they know.
Student Council
Third grade students will be forming a student council in the next few weeks. They were given permission slips last Friday, which are due this Friday, September 19th. Please have them give their permission slips to Ms. Sharon or Mrs. Bright. Look out for third grade leaders helping with morning announcements, sharing their opinions/ideas about our campus, helping with Spirit days, and learning leadership skills they will have for future endeavors.
Fall Festival
Our Fall Festival will be on Tuesday, October 21st from 5:00-6:30 pm. Each grade level is asked to provide a game that night. We will also have a SEL activity and a book walk! There will be a surprise for the best decorated Fall classroom door. And food trucks of course! We are hoping to create a welcoming space for families, students, and staff to come together in a fun and relaxed setting, so we can strengthen relationships beyond the classroom. By celebrating together, families and staff get to know one another better, foster a sense of belonging, and build our mustang pride. It should be a very fun night!! Ms. Dostart has already signed up for the soda ring toss and Ms. Serrato will be hosting a cake walk. If you need students to bring items, let me know, and I'll put it in our Weekly Roundup!
Picture Day (repeat)
Picture day will not be on Friday, September 12th. It will be on Friday, October 3rd. I did not realize Pre-K would not be here that day, so we rescheduled to have our littlest of students with us on picture day!
Amazon Wish Lists (repeat)
Don’t forget to turn in your Amazon Wish List by September 30th so we can help make those classroom dreams happen or at least have a few more glue sticks than we had before!
Student of the Week (repeat)
Don’t forget to submit your Student of the Week—someone who has been kind to peers, helpful, and a positive influence. Let’s celebrate those everyday heroes in our classrooms! The google sheet is in our shared google drive. Students will be called to the office each Friday morning after announcements.
myV25_MeetYourRoutines.pdfInformation from PD this Past Saturday!
Information from PD this Past Saturday!
LLFT_myV_miV_2025.pdfBPS Homecoming 2025.pdf
Dates to Remember - Sep/Oct
Dates to Remember - Sep/Oct
Tuesday & Wednesday, September 16-17, I-MASSA testing
Friday, September 19 - Fire Drill!! & PDP is due
Tuesday, September 23, Leadership Team Meeting
Tuesday, September 30, Lockdown Drill & Staff Meeting
Friday, October 3 - picture day, pizza attendance party @2:30, Mustang Store (K-1) @3:00
Thursday, October 9 - Homecoming Parade
Friday, October 10 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
Tuesday, October 21 - Fall Carnival, Woot! Woot!!
Wednesday, October 22 - Professional Development at AES in the morning and SLA in the afternoon
Saturday, October 25 - District Fall Carnival at the High School
Tuesday, October 28 - Staff Meeting - Rave Refresher
Thursday, October 30 - My Daughter's birthday & our Trunk or Treat!
Wednesday, November 5 - Just Right Reader Family Night, 6:00-7:30 pm
Opportunity for Kinder Educators
Opportunity for Kinder Educators
The New Mexico Public Education Department, in partnership with Scholastic Education, is launching an exciting new opportunity for kindergarten educators. This new four-part training series is designed to reduce chronic absenteeism. Please note that there are limited spots available for eligible districts.
The Attendance Learning Pathway is designed to strengthen Kindergarten teachers' ability to engage families in easy ways that support their children's learning and development. Through a series of four engaging, interactive modules, educators will explore concrete, research-informed strategies that are both practical and easy to implement. Each session will spotlight voices from the field and highlight promising practices that demonstrate successful home-school partnerships.
Each participant will receive 3 Professional Learning Books, as well as 4 read-aloud books for their classroom.
By the end of the series, Kindergarten teachers will leave with a toolkit of high-impact practices and a deeper understanding of how to engage families as true partners to increase student outcomes and strengthen attendance.
Join us for a 30-minute informational session to discover how you can become a member of the new Kindergarten Family Partnership Cohort. You'll learn all the details surrounding this exciting new opportunity.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM MST
REGISTER NOW
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MST
REGISTER NOW
These live, virtual info sessions will take place on Zoom and will be hosted by:
Jenni Brasington, Scholastic Education
Kathy Griffin, Scholastic Education
Angela Crespin, NM Public Education Department
We encourage you to register for a session and take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen your skills in engaging families and reducing chronic absenteeism.
After School Tutoring
After School Tutoring
After School Tutoring will begin on Monday, September 22. Thank you to Ms. Martinez, Ms. Cigga, Ms. Espinoza, and Ms. Serrato for volunteering to help make this program successful. On the left, you can see a sample letter to send home with parents, or you can make one similar to this one. Also, in the document there is a sample agenda for our after school program. If you have any questions, please let me know. If you have students that sign up, please let me know that as well. We want to be organized before the first day.
After school tutoring is all about dosage and intensity!!!
Staff Bullentin - Week of Sept. 8th
Staff Bullentin - Week of Sept. 8th
Staff Shoutouts!
Thank you to Ms. Uhl, Ms. Montoya, and Ms. Comins for staying late to help interview potential Kinder EAs.
Thank you to Ms. Dostart who made Guadalupe's day with fresh flowers of appreciation!
Thank you to Nurse Amanda who helped organize our very first potluck!
Thank you to all the teachers and staff who encourage students to pick up trash on the ground, and take out their own trash to help out our custodian.
And, thank you to teachers encouraging attendance and recognizing students doing hard things in their classrooms! It makes the biggest difference.
Remember if you have someone who has gone above & beyond-send me an email, and I'll make sure to recognize them in the next staff bulletin.
Keres Schedule
On September 9-10, we will NOT have Keres classes. I know you were planning on the 10th & 11th, but something has come up, and we need to make those days tomorrow and Wednesday. Thank you for being flexible.
Testing (Amira/Istation/iMSSA)
Please remind your students to be quiet in the hallways. As you finish Amira (ELA) & Istation Legacy (Math), please let me know. Third grade students will be taking on the iMSSA test on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. I have enjoyed looking at DATA! Woot! Woot!! This gives us a base/foundation on what our students know and how we can best support them on their learning journey.
Lunch
We were starting a new lunch check-in system, but it has been put on hold. More details about the new program will be given shortly (tweaking is happening at the moment).
PDP
PDPs are due Friday, September 19th! Let me know if you have any questions.
Picture Day (repeat)
Picture day will not be on Friday, September 12th. It will be on Friday, October 3rd. I did not realize Pre-K would not be here that day, so we rescheduled to have our littlest of students with us on picture day!
Walkthrough (repeat)
I will be conducting walkthroughs during the next couple of weeks. I wanted to give you an idea of the things I will be looking for. I will focus on Phase 1 of the Get Better Faster Scope and Sequence, so I'll be looking for routines & classroom management, lesson launch & directions, student engagement, teacher presence & tone, and feedback & corrections.
Amazon Wish Lists (repeat)
Don’t forget to turn in your Amazon Wish List by September 30th so we can help make those classroom dreams happen or at least have a few more glue sticks than we had before!
Student of the Week (repeat)
Don’t forget to submit your Student of the Week—someone who has been kind to peers, helpful, and a positive influence. Let’s celebrate those everyday heroes in our classrooms! The google sheet is in our shared google drive. Students will be called to the office each Friday morning after announcements.
PDP Due by Sept 19th
PDP Due by Sept 19th
From your self-reflection, identify one goal for improving an element of your teaching. Write the goal so that it is student-centered, measurable, attainable and time bound. Your Professional Development Plan can be found in Frontline.
Password Incorrect
Password Incorrect
Students will be forced to change passwords on Monday, September 15, 2025. The password must be at least 12 characters, and using three of the following - uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and/or a special character.
Math Acceleration Sessions.pdfGreat Opportunity to accelerate math Instruction
Great Opportunity to accelerate math Instruction
Links to register our provided in the document.
Run.mp4September 2025 Teacher Toolbox Article Setting Student Spaces Up for Success.docxSeptember 2025_ Dear Ms M_ (2).pdf
Staff Bulletin - Week of Sept. 2
Staff Bulletin - Week of Sept. 2
Staff Shoutouts!
PLCs - Thank you for bringing your positivity, knowledge, and willingness to grow together! We want PLC time to be something we look forward to--not just another meeting, but a chance to share, learn, and find real value in our collaboration. I appreciate your openness and commitment to making this time meaningful for everyone.
Thank you to Ms. Serrato, Ms. Espinoza, Ms. Martinez, and Ms. Cigga who will be our after school tutors this year!
Thank you to all teachers and staff for encouraging attendance. We are continuing to lead in the district with the best attendance so far this school year (97%!!)! Let's keep it up!
Thank you again to Guadalupe who continues to work without extra help. 😔 We are in need of a part-time custodian and a kindergarten EA. Please spread the word if you know someone who is interested. Both positions are posted on the Bernalillo Public School Website.
Remember if you have someone who has gone above & beyond-send me an email, and I'll make sure to recognize them in the next staff bulletin.
Progress Reports
Progress reports are scheduled for this Friday, but we will not have Istation/Amira data to share. You can wait to give out progress reports until you have more data (hopefully by next week).
34th Annual Multicultural Red Ribbon Relay Run
On Thursday, September 4th around 2:00 (I will make an announcement as runners get close...), we will be cheering on runners participating in the relay. They are making a special stop at Algodones to give high five to students along their path. We will have students in the grassy area near the front of our school, runners will continue through our parking log along their route. Decorating posters and cheering on runners is highly encouraged!
Testing
Jennifer has given us the green light! She said -
"We have completed the Amira Learning upload which includes reading and math. You and your students will access through Clever.
When students sign in, they will see Amira Reading and Math ISIP.
When prompted, they will choose:
Amira Reading
Math ISIP
Testing guidance: Please make sure headphones and microphones are working.
Amira Reading listens to students read. We recommend testing in small groups or dividing your class in half. For the first time, it may help to test only 2-3 students to get comfortable with the platform.
Math ISIP will run as usual, and you can test the whole class at once.
Please be patient as we all learn how to navigate this new platform. Teacher training will be provided soon. I am currently working with Amira to schedule a training session and additional support. More information will be shared shortly."
We have until September 30th to test students - so don't worry if it is not in your plans this week. We have time. And, please let me know if you need headphones! Students will need to turn off their Chromebooks and restart computers before testing.
Picture Day
Picture day will not be on Friday, September 12th. It will be on Friday, October 3rd. I did not realize Pre-K would not be here that day, so we rescheduled to have our littlest of students with us on picture day!
After School Tutoring
We will begin after school tutoring on Monday, September 22nd. If you could please advertise this opportunity through Class Dojo, and we will also communicate with parents via the Weekly Roundup. We will send a personal invitation for students who need it most, the week of the 15th.
Walkthrough (repeat)
I will be conducting walkthroughs during the next couple of weeks. I wanted to give you an idea of the things I will be looking for. I will focus on Phase 1 of the Get Better Faster Scope and Sequence, so I'll be looking for routines & classroom management, lesson launch & directions, student engagement, teacher presence & tone, and feedback & corrections.
Self-Reflection (repeat)
Your self-reflection will be due August 29th. Remember—teachers are often our own toughest critics, and we already know where we need to grow. Please be intentional with your reflection and goal-setting, so I can best support you in reaching both where you want to be and where you need to be.
Weekend Access (repeat)
You are more than welcome to come to campus on the weekends between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. We just ask three things of you, please text Greg or I to let us know you are there, and text when you leave as well. Last year on my campus in Alaska, the electricity went out one evening, and my co-teacher was stuck in the elevator. And just like AES, the reception wasn't the best, so even though she had her cell phone, she didn't have reception. Luckily, our band teacher was there and heard her commotion to be able to help. We just want to make sure that no one is stuck in the elevator at AES (especially on the weekends). Second, please make sure all the lights are turned off when you leave, and third, please make sure the building is secure once you leave. The doors have a tendency to stay open because of the air flow, so just give it that extra tug. Let me know if you have any questions.
Amazon Wish Lists (repeat)
Don’t forget to turn in your Amazon Wish List by September 30th so we can help make those classroom dreams happen or at least have a few more glue sticks than we had before!
Student of the Week (repeat)
Don’t forget to submit your Student of the Week—someone who has been kind to peers, helpful, and a positive influence. Let’s celebrate those everyday heroes in our classrooms! The google sheet is in our shared google drive. Students will be called to the office each Friday morning after announcements.
Page updated
Report abuse