Desert Star Elementary -

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! SAVE THE DATE for March 9-13 and get your reader psyched to pick out their own books! Start exploring together: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/desertstarelementaryschool2 #ScholasticBookFairs

Order your child's Desert Star yearbook today!
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Did you know? 📱☎️

💫If you need to excuse your student(s) from school, you can easily do that with one phone call to our APS call center! You don't have to call each school individually!

Excusing your student? Call Let's Talk! at 575-812-8573

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March 2nd - March 6th is our Read Across America Spirit Week. Don't forget to dress up!

Come join us for a Cat in the Hat Literacy Night at Desert Star on March 5th at 5-7 pm.

Share kindness in the community by Chalking Your Walk this Friday, February 20th!💓🖍️

Chalk a positive message or draw something fun to make someone smile! Share your photos by using the hashtag #AlamogordoKindnessChallenge.

We need the entire #Alamogordo community to jump into the fun! Let's spread kindness in Alamogordo! Chalk Your Walk on February 20th! 💓🖍️

📢We have great news! 😃

To streamline our Out-Of-Zone (OOZ) process for returning students and to provide our families with more peace of mind, we have replaced the full annual application with a simplified Letter of Intent. 📝

📱For current OOZ students in grades K–4, 6, and 7, who have been pre-approved, parents/guardians will receive a Letter of Intent via the guardian's email listed in PowerSchool beginning today. If you expect a letter and don't receive one this week, please call Let's Talk! 575-812-8573 starting Tuesday, February 17. 💻

💫Here are a few exceptions:
▪️Students transitioning to Middle School: Please note that all current 5th-grade students moving to 6th grade next year must complete a new Out-of-Zone application if they are requesting an OOZ school.
▪️All new students to APS and incoming 6th graders will complete the OOZ application.
▪️If you are returning to APS but have not previously completed an OOZ application, you will complete a new application as well.

✨The application window for new requests will open on March 2nd.✨

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February is #LovetheBusMonth!

We want to remind drivers of the importance of using caution as you drive through school zones and encounter 🚌 school buses in the mornings and afternoons. Please obey school zones' speed limits, and come to a COMPLETE STOP while the bus stop signal is out, and only proceed driving after the STOP signal is REMOVED by the bus driver. 🚌

Thank you for helping us keep our students safe.

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On Wednesday, February 11th, we’re aiming for 100% attendance districtwide as part of our #BeHereAlamo #AttendanceMatters campaign! 🎯

Our APS Student Nutrition team will be providing a Valentine's treat to all students during lunch, and the fun doesn't end there! Students will receive a fun #BeHere sticker! While we always aim for strong attendance, Be Here Day is an opportunity to remind everyone why being present matters! Don't miss the fun and #BeHereAlamo! 🍪

Plus, bus riders, let's PACK THE BUS! Did you know? 🚌On the 80th & 120th day of school, APS captures a snapshot of the bus ridership to report to NMPED. The information collected on this day is very important and impacts the funding our district receives for transportation. Transportation funding not only supports students' daily rides to and from school, it can also support in-district school field trips.

#BeHereAlamo #BeHereNM

🚌Hey Bus Riders, Let's Pack the Bus on Wednesday, February 11th! 🚌

Did you know? 🚌On the 80th & 120th day of school, APS captures a snapshot of the bus ridership to report to NMPED. The information collected on this day is very important and impacts the funding our district receives for transportation. Transportation funding not only supports students' daily rides to and from school, it can also support in-district school field trips.

🚌On Wednesday, February 11th, if your child is a bus rider, please help us provide an accurate count by having them ride the bus. 🚌 Save the date!

💜💛💜 Three of Mrs. V's kids are enjoying a few rays of sunshine on the swing! 🌞
#Allin4OurKids #HerefortheKids #BeHereAlamo #GoDSESCheetahs

💞💖Mrs. Stroud's class getting ready for Valentine's Day! 💖💞

🦫 In honor of our amazing counselor and Buc-ee's lover Mrs. Baker, we all decided to wear Buc-ee's shirts! 🦫
Happy School Counselor Week, Mrs. Baker!!

Sweet Success! Please pick up your cakes at Desert Star on Friday, Feb. 13th from 8:00 - 3:00

💜💛💜 Mrs. Ulvin: Painting our perfect pets to go with our opinion writing!

#Allin4OurKids #HerefortheKids #BeHereAlamo #GoDSESCheetahs

💜💛💜Outstanding math students in Mrs. Cunningham's class!

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Stop by the Riner Steinhoff Soccer Complex today, Wednesday, February 4th, at 2:30 p.m. for the Roadrunner Mobile Food Pantry! 🍊🥞

See you then!

*For APS Families and staff*

February is here, and it's Kindness Month! We are spreading the love with this month's APS community newsletter. Take a moment to read the news and share in the joy and excitement of the wonderful things happening throughout our district!

https://app.smore.com/n/aztwn

Reminder! 📆

✏️Parent-teacher conferences will be held on Thursday, February 12th, and Friday, February 13th. Teachers will be reaching out to parents/guardians to schedule meetings to connect and have valuable conversations. Please note that there will not be any school for students on those dates.

#RiseUpAlamo