Update for Families: Free Tech Classes with Teeniors
Please note a schedule change for the upcoming class. The session originally planned for April 6 will now take place on Tuesday, April 7 from 11 AM – 1 PM.
Here’s the full schedule of free classes:
📱 March 9 – Smartphones 101
📧 March 23 – How to Clean Out Your Gmail
💻 April 7 – Loneliness & Connection in the Digital Age (NEW DATE & TIME: 11 AM – 1 PM)
📍 Location: Board Room, Santa Fe Public Schools
610 Alta Vista St.
These classes are free and open to everyone. Join us to learn helpful tech tips and build confidence using digital tools!
RSVP with Raquel at 505-467-2050 or rplaza@sfps.k12.nm.us
Please note a schedule change for the upcoming class. The session originally planned for April 6 will now take place on Tuesday, April 7 from 11 AM – 1 PM.
Here’s the full schedule of free classes:
📱 March 9 – Smartphones 101
📧 March 23 – How to Clean Out Your Gmail
💻 April 7 – Loneliness & Connection in the Digital Age (NEW DATE & TIME: 11 AM – 1 PM)
📍 Location: Board Room, Santa Fe Public Schools
610 Alta Vista St.
These classes are free and open to everyone. Join us to learn helpful tech tips and build confidence using digital tools!
RSVP with Raquel at 505-467-2050 or rplaza@sfps.k12.nm.us
🌟 STEAM Family Night Success! 🌟
A huge THANK YOU to our incredible community partners for making Pinon Elementary’s STEAM Family Night such a fantastic success! 🚀🔬🎨
We are so grateful for the hands-on learning, inspiration, and support provided by:
🌊 Santa Fe Watershed
🏛️ Santa Fe Children's Museum
🤝 Kiwanis Club Santa Fe
🌌 National Radio Astronomy Observatory
🌱 We.grow.eco
✨ Mindspark
Our students and families had an amazing time exploring the worlds of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math thanks to your dedication!
🌮 Special Shout Out to our Food Vendors!
🍿 A big thank you to Brochachos and Pop-Pops for keeping our community fueled and happy throughout the evening. The food was delicious!
Thank you to everyone who attended and supported our young innovators. We can’t wait for the next one!
#PinonElementary #STEAMNight #CommunityPartners #SantaFeSchools #FutureInnovators #ThankYou
📅 We’ve heard your questions about the upcoming school year calendar, and we appreciate families reaching out!
SFPS follows a set process each year to develop the school calendar. To learn more about that process, visit: www.sfps.info/page/school-calendar
The proposed calendar will go to the Board of Education on March 26. Once approved, it will be posted on the district’s website and SFPS families will be notified. 📣
Thank you for your patience! 💙
📣 SFPS Families: Free Parenting Classes!
There are still spaces available for FREE Love and Logic parenting classes! Join us on March 9 from 6–8 PM at Kearny Elementary (901 Avenida de las Campanas).
Learn practical, step-by-step strategies to set firm limits without arguments, share control through choices, and help your child build independence through healthy decision-making.
To register, contact Raquel Plaza at 505-467-2050 or sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf97Kvs9S1Y13qkK333oHCGbZuqlZ52WVCaAva6NJhGfVKNUw/viewform
More details are available on the flyer. We hope to see you there! 👨👩👧👦✨
There are still spaces available for FREE Love and Logic parenting classes! Join us on March 9 from 6–8 PM at Kearny Elementary (901 Avenida de las Campanas).
Learn practical, step-by-step strategies to set firm limits without arguments, share control through choices, and help your child build independence through healthy decision-making.
To register, contact Raquel Plaza at 505-467-2050 or sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf97Kvs9S1Y13qkK333oHCGbZuqlZ52WVCaAva6NJhGfVKNUw/viewform
More details are available on the flyer. We hope to see you there! 👨👩👧👦✨
Created in June 2025 in partnership between SFPS’s WAVE program and New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence at the Santa Fe Teen Center (6600 Valentine Way).
Created in 2025 by Santa Fe youth, this mural reflects the challenges young people face—such as violence, discrimination, and mental health challenges—as well as the resilience, resources, support, and hope that help them thrive. It honors the voices of young people while reminding us of their strength, dreams, and capacity to inspire change, along with their love for the community of Santa Fe.
Stop by the Santa Fe Teen Center to view the outdoor wall mural. Scan the QR code to check out the augmented reality components, and hear an amazing spoken word poem by Santa Fe
Youth Poet Laureate, Sofia Salazar.
Created in 2025 by Santa Fe youth, this mural reflects the challenges young people face—such as violence, discrimination, and mental health challenges—as well as the resilience, resources, support, and hope that help them thrive. It honors the voices of young people while reminding us of their strength, dreams, and capacity to inspire change, along with their love for the community of Santa Fe.
Stop by the Santa Fe Teen Center to view the outdoor wall mural. Scan the QR code to check out the augmented reality components, and hear an amazing spoken word poem by Santa Fe
Youth Poet Laureate, Sofia Salazar.
Be an upstander!
If you See Something, Say Something.
Students can report their concerns via the Say Something reporting system – whether it’s a possible threat or they are worried about a friend’s safety.
All reports are taken seriously and are immediately reported to the appropriate SFPS personnel.
www.saysomething.net/#submit_tip
Thursday, March 5th
4:30-6
Hands on activities and family fun!
Raffle prizes and give aways!
Food vendors: Pop-pops and Brochachos
Community Partners:
Kiwanis Club (Zozobra), Santa Fe Watershed, Santa Fe Children’s Museum, Mindspark, We.grow.eco. And Astronomy Observation Club
Take the pledge against gun violence!
Commit to never bringing a gun to school and to never using guns to solve problems.
Since 1996, over 10 million youth nationwide have signed the Student Pledge Against Gun Violence. The Pledge encourages young people to abstain from contributing to gun violence, including bringing a gun to school.
The Pledge is available in older and younger versions, as well as English and Spanish.
Anyone can take the pledge, even teachers, parents, and community members!
E-sign the pledge here: tinyurl.com/wave-pledge
Commit to never bringing a gun to school and to never using guns to solve problems.
Since 1996, over 10 million youth nationwide have signed the Student Pledge Against Gun Violence. The Pledge encourages young people to abstain from contributing to gun violence, including bringing a gun to school.
The Pledge is available in older and younger versions, as well as English and Spanish.
Anyone can take the pledge, even teachers, parents, and community members!
E-sign the pledge here: tinyurl.com/wave-pledge
SFPS Gun Violence Prevention Week
March 2 - 6, 2026
KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE BY PREVENTING GUN VIOLENCE
For many young people, concerns about gun violence are part of the world they navigate every day.
SFPS Gun Violence Prevention Week raises awareness, promotes early intervention, and highlights practical steps that help keep students safe and supported.
This campaign is anti-gun violence, not anti-gun, and recognizes the importance of outdoor and hunting traditions for many New Mexico families.
We are empowering students to shape a culture of safety in their schools by:
Taking the Student Pledge Against Gun Violence
Use Say Something to report safety concerns.
Reach out if you need help with a conflict, stress, or other challenges. Talk to a trusted adult, or call 988 or another helpline.
Thank you for supporting Gun Violence Prevention Week.
March 2 - 6, 2026
KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE BY PREVENTING GUN VIOLENCE
For many young people, concerns about gun violence are part of the world they navigate every day.
SFPS Gun Violence Prevention Week raises awareness, promotes early intervention, and highlights practical steps that help keep students safe and supported.
This campaign is anti-gun violence, not anti-gun, and recognizes the importance of outdoor and hunting traditions for many New Mexico families.
We are empowering students to shape a culture of safety in their schools by:
Taking the Student Pledge Against Gun Violence
Use Say Something to report safety concerns.
Reach out if you need help with a conflict, stress, or other challenges. Talk to a trusted adult, or call 988 or another helpline.
Thank you for supporting Gun Violence Prevention Week.
Join us for hands-on fun on Thursday, March 5th, for Pinon's Family STEAM Night!.
Seeking Community Input for ESEA Applications for SY 2026-2027
SFPS will be submitting applications under Federal Programs for ESEA Title I, II, III and Title IV, AND Title VI programs this spring. We welcome community input on our application.
Please complete a brief survey and/or participate in a virtual meeting that will be held Friday, March 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM.
Please visit https://www.sfps.info/page/federal-programs for the meeting link and more information.
Complete the survey at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfK6bdZ_CfUxMK-Qz4ZsIGA5CXFNsEqQAcSxfUhPKMk5xBsJg/viewform
SFPS will be submitting applications under Federal Programs for ESEA Title I, II, III and Title IV, AND Title VI programs this spring. We welcome community input on our application.
Please complete a brief survey and/or participate in a virtual meeting that will be held Friday, March 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM.
Please visit https://www.sfps.info/page/federal-programs for the meeting link and more information.
Complete the survey at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfK6bdZ_CfUxMK-Qz4ZsIGA5CXFNsEqQAcSxfUhPKMk5xBsJg/viewform
GIRS ON THE RUN SPRING PROGRAM
SPRING 2026 GIRLS ON THE RUN PROGRAM IS FILLING UP FAST! DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROGRAM THAT WAS FIRST OFFERED TO PINON GIRLS IN 2006.
This season we will be engaging in a new curriculum, “Hello, Mountain Mover!” The thematic lessons in this version help girls build the confidence to do hard things and empower others around them to do so as well.
This season we are offering this program to 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th graders, so parents hurry up and register your girl so they can experience a life changing program.
Girls on the Run is an afterschool program which recognizes that every girl is special, strong and a winner.
Girls on the Run is about running, using an established curriculum which teaches girls about health, friendship, self-esteem and community.
When: Spring Season Starts Tuesday February 24, 2026- Tuesday/Thursday, 10-week program
Time: Afterschool Program 3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Where: Pinon Elementary School
Who: Girls in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Grade
On-Line Registration: www.gotr-sf.org
For more information call Chelsea Fleishman at 505 572-9073, Coach Karen 505 603-4307
Happy 100th day of school!
Hello Piñon artists! Zozobra deadline is Friday and I know there are a lot more Zozobra drawings waiting to be seen! Please bring your artwork no later than Thursday so I can turn them in.
Congratulations to Isaiah, Ethan, and Julian for representing Pinon at the District Spelling Bee. They all did a great job!
A special congratulations to Julian who earned 2nd place! Great job Julian!!
SFPS Community, please review this important message from the Office of Student Wellness regarding the increase in respiratory illnesses across New Mexico.
Please review this letter, which contains an important message regarding a concerning social media trend. Por favor, revise esta carta, que contiene un mensaje importante sobre una tendencia preocupante en las redes sociales.
Piñon Elementary would like to give a shout out to Melinda Garcia who delivered gifts for 10 Piñon students this morning on behalf of the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board. This is NMERB’s 4th consecutive year of sponsoring Pinon students during the holidays.
Pinon GOTR Fall 2025 Celebratory 5K Run is tomorrow
Saturday, December 6th at the
GCCC/Arroyo Chamiso Trail,
9:00 a.m start time.
Wishing all GOTR Superstars a happy and fun run out on the trail. Please joins us out there. Thank you..
Bus Route 20 will run this afternoon. Routes 17 and 19 will not run due to poor road conditions. All routes are expected to operate tomorrow. We apologize for the inconvenience.
