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The cold weather has arrived, and we want to ensure that APS students stay warm and safe. ❄️ If your student needs warm clothing, please contact HOPE at (575) 430-0191 or email them at HOPE@alamogordoschools.org. ❄️☔️ The New Mexico Department of Health recommends the following actions for staying safe in case of a winter storm: 🧤🧣 ▪️ Dress for the cold: Wear multiple layers, including hats, gloves, and scarves. Wool or synthetic fabrics are best as they retain heat even when damp. ▪️ Limit outdoor exposure: Stay indoors as much as possible. If you must go outside, keep trips brief and avoid overexertion. ▪️ Carbon monoxide precautions: Only use heating devices in well-ventilated areas. Avoid using grills, camp stoves, or generators indoors to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. Install CO detectors, where possible, and check batteries to ensure safety during power outages. ▪️ Prepare for power outages: Have a flashlight, extra batteries, and enough food and water for a few days. Check that all necessary medical supplies are accessible and if reliant on electronic devices, such as CPAP machines for sleep apnea, that they are fully charged. ▪️ Protect pets and pipes: Pets should be brought indoors during extreme weather. For pipes, keep indoor temperatures steady and open cabinets to allow any warm air to reach plumbing. Allow faucets to drip to prevent pipes from freezing and bursting, which is a common hazard during sustained cold. ▪️ Vehicle preparedness: If travel is unavoidable, ensure your vehicle has winter-ready tires, a full tank of gas, blankets, food, and emergency supplies. Monitor road conditions via the New Mexico Road Advisory Hotline at 5-1-1 or https://nmroads.com. #Allin4OurKids #HerefortheKids

Important Announcement! Due to inclement weather and street flooding, some school buses are experiencing delays this morning. If your student is a bus rider, please be aware that while buses are operating, they could be running behind schedule. Thank you for your understanding!

Reminder! 🦃 Don't forget to RSVP & purchase your tickets to have Thanksgiving lunch with your student! Please note that there is a limit of 2 adults per student. Tickets must be purchased online by November 15th. Free to non-school-age siblings 5 and under. 🍞🧈 Purchase your tickets at: https://www.alamogordoschools.org/page/athletics-tickets To RSVP, visit: https://www.alamogordoschools.org/page/raptor-technologies #Allin4OurKids #HerefortheKids #ThanksgivingLunch

📣 Reminder! APS administrative offices and our schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, November 5, for election day. Regular business hours will resume on Wednesday, November 6. Don't forget to stop by one of the Alamogordo Voting Convenience Centers to cast your vote. 🇺🇸 #Allin4OurKids #HerefortheKids

#BeHereAlamo When parents/guardians express interest in their child’s classwork, it promotes good attendance. #BeHereNM

Toiletry Drive! 🧴 This month, we are accepting toiletry donations to help families in the APS community! 🧼🧴 We're collecting toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, lotions, and many more items! Donations can be dropped off at any Alamogordo Public Schools site, at the APS Administrative Building (1211 Hawaii Ave), or at the HUB (805 12th St.) 💛 Donations will be distributed to displaced students & families in need throughout the holiday season. 🎄 #allin4ourkids #hereforthekids

Happy Halloween! 👻 🎃Check out this Halloween Safety Guide & Activity Book from the Alamogordo Public Schools Health Services Department! 👻 https://issuu.com/alamogordopublicschools/docs/2023_aps_halloween_coloring_and_activity_book #Allin4OurKids #HerefortheKids

🇺🇸 Mark your calendar! 📅 Various wonderful programs are being organized at each of the Alamogordo Public Schools for Veterans Day. Save the date and time to attend and be part of this year's Veteran's Day events. Please RSVP at https://www.alamogordoschools.org/page/raptor-technologies If you have not yet had your physical ID scanned at one of our schools, please do so as soon as possible, preferably prior to any event, so that your tag can be printed in advance. Questions? Please contact your respective school or Let's Talk! at 575-812-8573 #Allin4OurKids #HerefortheKids

Reminder! 📣Calling all federally connected families!! The 2024 Federal Impact Aid Survey is available for completion. The Impact Aid Survey is a required form to be completed separately for each student by parents/guardians using the PowerSchool Portal and will help the district and community receive its fair share of federal funds. Learn more at: https://www.alamogordoschools.org/page/impact-aid-student-parent-survey #Allin4OurKids #HerefortheKids

#BeHereAlamo Did you know that missing just 2 days per month can throw a student off track? #BeHereNM

🫓Keep calm and gobble on! 🦃 🎟Thanksgiving lunch tickets are now available for purchase! 😁 Please note that there is a limit of 2 adults per student. Tickets must be purchased online by November 15th. Free to non-school-age siblings 5 and under. 🍞🧈 Please visit your student's school website for their lunchtime. Purchase your tickets at: https://www.alamogordoschools.org/page/athletics-tickets To RSVP, visit: https://www.alamogordoschools.org/page/raptor-technologies #Allin4OurKids #HerefortheKids #ThanksgivingLunch

📢 Exciting News, Alamogordo Public Schools! 🎉 We’re teaming up with Pizza 9 to celebrate our students’ hard work! 🍕 🌟 K-8 Students: The top 2 students in each class making the most progress in math each month will earn a Good Job Certificate—redeemable for a FREE personal pan pizza from Pizza 9 Alamogordo! 🍕💪 🍕 High Schoolers (Grades 9-12): Keep your attendance strong! If you have less than 5% absences by the end of each quarter, you’ll score the same delicious reward! 🎓💯 Let’s keep growing, learning, and celebrating together! 🌟 #StudentSuccess #PizzaRewards #AlamogordoPS

🦃Gobble, Gobble! 🦃 🥤 Save the date! Thanksgiving lunch with your students is back! 🫓 More info to come. 😁 #Allin4OurKids #HerefortheKids #ThanksgivingLunch

Let's all pledge to be drug-free! 💊 The 2024 Red Ribbon Week kicks off tomorrow (23–31 Oct). Our APS Health Services has worked with several partners to bring presenters throughout the District during Red Ribbon Week. "Medicine vs. Candy - Trick or Treat?" - Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade Presenter: Megan Harrington, Pharmacist at Christus 💊🍡 "Don't METH with Me!" - 5th Grade Presenter: Nancy Wertz & Mark Joyner w/White Sands Rotary Club "Dangers of Vaping" - Secondary Schools Presenter: Ximena Chew, Health Promotion Specialist, NM Department of Health APS celebrates Red Ribbon Week to bring awareness to the dangers of alcohol, drugs, vaping, and tobacco use. #Allin4OurKids #HerefortheKids

#BeHereAlamo ⏰Did you know that missing 18 days in a school year makes a student chronically absent? ✏️ #BeHereNM #AttendanceMatters

🚍✨ National School Bus Safety Week kicks off tomorrow! Our amazing Alamogordo Public Schools Transportation Team is dedicated to keeping our students safe on the road, and they are excited to raise awareness this week! To celebrate, our APS Transportation Department is hosting a fun coloring contest for all bus riders!🎨Starting tomorrow, bus drivers will be handing out coloring pages to all bus riders. Return your creations to your bus driver by Friday, October 25. The transportation team will vote for their favorite entries, and there will be one winner per bus! Winners will be announced on Monday, October 28. 🌟🚌 Let's get creative and promote school bus safety together! #Allin4OurKids #SchoolBusSafetyWeek #HerefortheKids

🧦Reminder! This month, we are accepting sock donations for our Socktober Sock Drive! 🧦 Socks of all sizes in their original packaging can be donated throughout October! Each APS school has a donation box available at the front office. A donation box is also available at three local banks: First American Bank: 1300 N White Sands Blvd Otero Federal Credit Union: 3300 N White Sands Blvd Otero Federal Credit Union: 1200 10th Street Socks can also be shipped to APS using an online retailer!!! Shipments can be sent to: Alamogordo Public Schools The HUB/APS Admin Complex 805 12th Street Alamogordo, NM 88310 Your donation and support make a big difference and help families stay warm. #Allin4OurKids #HerefortheKids

#BeHereAlamo 😁 At last night's Regular Board Meeting, Deputy Superintendent Steven Starkovich presented the #BeHereAlamo initiative. This initiative encourages APS students to attend school daily and emphasizes that #AttendanceMatters. 💛 Some incentives are monthly trophies, donuts with the deputy, and a grade-level pizza party for the grade with the best attendance at the school that wins the district-wide best attendance award. We need the support of parents and guardians to help us encourage students to be in school every day! Please help us spread the word—#AttendaceMatters! Let's make every day count. 🍕🍩 🗣We can do this, #BeHereAlamo! #Allin4OurKids #HerefortheKids #BeHereNM

📣Reminder! The deadline to complete this important survey is tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct 16th! 📱 💻 We are excited to share various opportunities for you to help shape the future of Alamogordo schools. APS and your School Board are committed to aligning school programs with our world, thereby developing learners who will become engaged and productive citizens. We have partnered with Learner-Centered Collaborative (LCC), to support the design of a Framework for the Future and Strategic Plan. Once we know what we aspire to, we can create a 3-5 year strategic plan to ensure we can accomplish what we have defined as essential. 🔗https://corexmsvscnvqgbt6m79.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1QU4KR0zZ0OZhOe #Allin4OurKids #hereforthekids #ShareYourFeedback

🍏 Please give a round of apple-ause to our wonderful APS Student Nutrition team! 🍎 The APS Student Nutrition team was awarded $45,610 for the New Mexico Grown program for the 2024-25 school year. Last week, one of our local farms, Nichols Ranch and Orchards, delivered fresh Fiji apples to Alamogordo High School to be distributed to the rest of the schools. The apples 🍎 went from their farm to our schools in less than 24 hours, and boy, were they delicious. 🤤 🍐Sierra Elementary kitchen manager Kim Maynez mentioned that receiving local, freshly picked fruit with a better taste was great. The kids thought it was fantastic that the apples came from a farm they could recognize. With this grant, the APS Student Nutrition Department plans to purchase New Mexico beef and other fruits and vegetables from across the state. 🥦 #Allin4OurKids #HerefortheKids #FreshAppple