SABE Family Monthly Newsletter

Dear Parents,

This month we will be celebrating Kindness Month. Our school community, along side our Middle School Student Ambassadors have been planning and working on some wonderful events and ways to spread kindness around SABE. Please be on the lookout for more activities coming your way.

We also have some great celebrations of students listed below. We had some great representatives of SABE at our Sandoval County Spelling Bee, our Annual National PTA Reflections Program, and our 1st place win for our Razzle Dazzle Cheer and Dance group!

We also have our wonderful after school clubs coming soon! However, we do have to have a minimum number of participants in order for the clubs to run. Please make sure you take some time to review the offerings on Class Dojo and register now so that we keep our clubs running.

Please take time to review the information below and reach out if you have any questions!

Regards,

~Mrs. Rodriguez

February 6th - Shine Bright with Kindness: Wear neon colors

February 7th - Cozy up with Kindness: Wear your pajamas!

February 8th - Peace, Love & Kindness: Wear tie-dye clothing!

February 9th - Kind from Head Toe: Crazy Hat & Socks

February 10th - Super Bowl Sunday! Wear you favorite TEAM gear!

• February 1: Duolingo Spanish Challenge begins (please check out our PTA Newsletter for more info)
• February 13: Kindness Grams with Student Ambassadors
• February 20: Presidents' Day (No School)

• February 14: Grades 5-8 visit the NM Roundhouse in Santa Fe (more information to come)
• February 14: Monthly PTA Meeting
• February 22: School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
• February 23: Equity Council Meeting, 5:00-6:00 pm

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Our Kindness Fundraiser is happening from Thursday 2/2 until 2/10.

Ambassadors will be selling lollipops $1.00 and stuffed animals $2.00 every morning before school from 7:30am-8:00am in the cafeteria.

Students will be given a Gram (message card) to fill out. Pops and plushes will be distributed to teachers on 2/13 to pass out to their classes.

Pass Kindness around!

Congratulations to Amari Robinson (4th grade) and Sophie Otero (6th grade) for representing SABE at the Sandoval County Spelling Bee.

Sophie placed in the top three and will continue on to represent SABE at the NM State Spelling Bee.

Thank you to Ms. Banks for her leadership and work on our annual SABE Spelling Bee!

Our Spanish Spelling Bee is coming soon! Please look for information from Mrs. Farrell!

Congratulations to our Razzle Dazzle Owls! They earned a first place this past weekend at Spirit of Hope Challenge Albuquerque. Thank you to our coach, also a mom and SABE staff member for all your work with our students!

We can't believe it's already that time to think about the 2023-2024 school year. This year SABE will be hosting an Open House event for new and prospective students on Saturday, March 11th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We want to give interested families the opportunity to visit the school before the lottery opens on March 13th.

The theme of the day will be "Bring a Friend". We ask that current families invite a friend so they can see for themselves what a great school we have at SABE.

More information will be shared as the day gets closer.

Please share the information and save these important dates!

• Monday, March 13th, 2023: Lottery Enrollment Window Opens for New Students
• Monday, March 27, 2023: RETURNING, SIBLING & STAFF ENROLLMENT FORMS DUE. These will be distributed to our SABE familia very soon.
• Wednesday, May 10th, 2023: Last Day to Submit your Lottery Enrollment form for NEW STUDENTS for the 2022-2023 school year
• Thursday, May 11th, 2023: Lottery held via Zoom.

If you have any questions, please email us at admissions@nmsabe.org or call us at 505.771.0555.

Please email Mrs. Reyes at freyes@nmsabe.org if you are interested in participating or helping with our student recruitment efforts that are happening now. Not only do we need input and ideas on how to reach our communities, but see how you else you can help.

What do we need?

• Parents to take and drop off flyers at pre-schools, pre-K programs, child care programs
• Pass out flyers at community events
• Post flyers at community boards
• Go door-to-door and place flyers at homes in new communities
• Post flyers at your workplace
• Create social media posts to spread the word of our lottery
• Give us more ideas!!!!!

SABE Spirit Shirts have been ordered. When they arrive they will be distributed to students. If you have not paid your school supply fee, please do so at mymealtime.com. THANK YOU!

We have two wonderful RRPD School Resource Officers that are working with SABE in providing support and grade appropriate training directly to our students. When these sessions are scheduled, we will notify parents so you are aware of the sessions. Office Carrasco & Officer Casuas are the officers working with us!

More details coming very soon!

It's not too late to sign-up!

SABE has been able to partner with the Explora Science Museum as a Community Partner. Families are still able to sign-up for the family passes. If you have any questions, contact Mrs Reyes at school office.

Use the link below to request your family pass.

SABE/Explora Membership: https://forms.gle/iN2dVKE5TZgCAVHE7

We ask our families to please make all payments online when possible.

SABE Fees

$75.00 Supply Fee

School Breakfast & Lunch Program

Chocolate Fundraiser

Donations

Please click on the link to access your account: https://www.mymealtime.com/

If you need your child's school identification number, please call Mrs. Almanza, our school registrar.

Please Note: Because we have American Rescue Plan funding, we will not be issuing fees for our before or after-school programs this year. If you have already made payments, please call Mrs. Rodriguez to discuss how we can move this into your child's meal account.

You will be receiving a statement of what is due on your child's breakfast and lunch program. It is critical that you make these payments so that we do not have to use other programming funds to cover these costs. Thank you in advance for your payment and understanding. If you are having financial hardship, please contact Mrs. Vaughn to resubmit a USDA application for reduced or free meals, otherwise, it is your responsibility to pay these costs.

SABE Website: Mrs. Rodriguez, https://nmsabe.org

Meal Time Online Payments: Mrs. Vaughn, mymealtime.com

Before/After School Care: Mrs. Almanza, beforeafter@nmsabe.org

Bus Transportation: bustransportation@nmsabe.org

Admissions/Student Records: Mrs. Almanza, admissions@nmsabe.org

ClassDojo: Mrs. Reyes, https://www.classdojo.com

PTA Membership: Mrs. Dionne, sabe.memberhub.com

The NM-MSSA and NM-ASR assessments are coming soon to not only SABE but our entire state. This assessment is for all of our 3rd-8th grade students. Please keep an eye out for more reports! Ms. Alice Banks is working hard on all these details and we will share those dates very soon.

Happy February!

The PTA has several things coming up this month and we hope you'll participate!

• Please fill out our Healthy Minds Survey below (This is what will determine how we use our $2,500 National PTA Healthy Minds grant to best assist our SABE Families):

Link to survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczoBE1wc-RXcmoWQY5KFS9Eo_7QYz3ECwiH5ZvjUoDQOeaNg/viewform?usp=pp_url

• February: We are asking our 5th grade families to assist in donating snacks to our staff lounge, if they are able to. Thank you to our 4th grade families who donated during the month of January!

• 2-1: Duolingo Spanish Challenge begins (please check out our PTA Newsletter for more info)

• 2-13: Kindness Grams w/ Ambassadors (TBD)

• 2-14: PTA Meeting via Zoom only @ 5:30 PM

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83203822767?pwd=dmdOaTByZ1ZJVjZKbmtQMHprclpQZz09

Meeting ID: 832 0382 2767

Passcode: 199999

• 2-24: Painting with a Twist Fundraiser (TBD)

Lastly, please help us earn awards with purchases made at Smith's Food & Drug:

Please visit http://www.smithsfoodanddrug.com/inspire

Once logged into your Smith's Food & Drug account, you can search for SABE PTA either by name or JQ003 and then click Enroll. Please email sabepta@gmail.com for any questions.

SABE PTA Reflections committee received 6 visual art entries and the winners are listed below. Every student received at least one ticket to Meow Wolf, 1st place winners received 2 tickets each, along with art supplies to keep creating. Intermediate and Primary student groups each received a Spanish book that coincided with this year's Reflections Theme, Show Your Voice. We also celebrated our students with an awards ceremony and refreshments. Every student's artwork has advanced to the state level for judging. Winners will be determined in May.

Reflections Student Award Winners:

Primary (PreK-2nd grade):

1st place: Hālanamālie Dionne

Intermediate (3rd-5th grade):

1st place: Nehemiah Guerrero

2nd place: Hali'aaloha Dionne

3rd place: Tucker Wilburn

Middle School (6th-8th grade)

1st place: Zariah Guerrero

2nd place: Sophie Otero

Thank you as always for your support!

Sincerely,

SABE PTA