Our Bobcats previewed the Scholastic Book Fair today!
Be sure to check backpacks—students should be bringing home a wish list featuring some of the books they discovered.
Families can browse and shop our virtual Book Fair here:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/buenavistaelementaryschool
You may also shop in person during Parent-Teacher Conferences on September 24 and 25.
Thank you for supporting our readers and our school!
🐾🎉 Homecoming Float Decoration Wishlist! 🎉🐾
We are getting ready to decorate our Homecoming float! If you are able and would like to help, we have created a wishlist with decorations and supplies we still need.
🛒 Please place wishlist orders by Friday so we can see what has been donated and order any remaining items in time for the float.
The wishlist/flyer link is attached. Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you for helping us make our Homecoming float special for our students! 💙💛🐾
🐊✨The Alamogordo High School 2026 Homecoming Parade is on Friday, October 2! 😎 Teams, clubs, booster clubs, community groups, organizations, and businesses are invited to join the annual AHS Homecoming Parade! 🎉
Parade Awards:
▪️ Best Float
▪️ Best Use of Theme
▪️ Most Spirited
▪️ Best Marching Unit
▪️ Most Creative Entry
▪️ Judges’ Choice
Sign up today!
https://forms.gle/qg4LsatabfoSCZ9F6
#BeHereNM #BeHereAlamo #MagicalNight #HOCO2026 #NightontheBayou
Parade Awards:
▪️ Best Float
▪️ Best Use of Theme
▪️ Most Spirited
▪️ Best Marching Unit
▪️ Most Creative Entry
▪️ Judges’ Choice
Sign up today!
https://forms.gle/qg4LsatabfoSCZ9F6
#BeHereNM #BeHereAlamo #MagicalNight #HOCO2026 #NightontheBayou
💛 Reminder, Parent-Teacher Conferences are this Thursday & Friday, September 24th & 25th. If you haven't connected with your student's teacher, please do so as soon as possible. (No school for students)
🐾 Buena Vista Homecoming Spirit Week is Coming! 🐾
Get ready, Bobcats! 🎉 Homecoming Week is almost here, and this year’s theme is 🌙 Night on the Bayou! 🌿✨ We have a full week of fun dress-up days planned as we celebrate our school community and get ready for the big game!
👑 Monday – Princess vs. Frog
Wear GREEN 💚 or PINK 🩷! Pick your side and start Homecoming Week in style!
👯 Tuesday – Tiana & Lottie: Twin Day
Grab a friend, classmate, or staff member and dress alike!
🐯 Wednesday – Geaux Tigers!
Show your Tiger pride by wearing PURPLE 💜, GREEN 💚, and GOLD/YELLOW 💛!
🪩 Thursday – Jazzin’ Through the Decades
Travel back in time and dress as your favorite decade! From the ’50s to the ’90s and beyond, we can’t wait to see what you choose!
📣 Friday – Spirit Day
Finish Homecoming Week with lots of school spirit! Wear BLUE & GOLD 💙💛 or BLACK & GOLD 🖤💛 and gear up for the BIG GAME! 🏈🐯
Participation is completely optional, but we hope our students and staff will join in the fun throughout the week. We can’t wait to see our Bobcats showing their spirit and helping make Homecoming Week one to remember!
🌙🐊✨ Good friends. Good times. Great memories.
💙💛 Go Bobcats & Geaux Tigers! 🐾🐯
Get ready, Bobcats! 🎉 Homecoming Week is almost here, and this year’s theme is 🌙 Night on the Bayou! 🌿✨ We have a full week of fun dress-up days planned as we celebrate our school community and get ready for the big game!
👑 Monday – Princess vs. Frog
Wear GREEN 💚 or PINK 🩷! Pick your side and start Homecoming Week in style!
👯 Tuesday – Tiana & Lottie: Twin Day
Grab a friend, classmate, or staff member and dress alike!
🐯 Wednesday – Geaux Tigers!
Show your Tiger pride by wearing PURPLE 💜, GREEN 💚, and GOLD/YELLOW 💛!
🪩 Thursday – Jazzin’ Through the Decades
Travel back in time and dress as your favorite decade! From the ’50s to the ’90s and beyond, we can’t wait to see what you choose!
📣 Friday – Spirit Day
Finish Homecoming Week with lots of school spirit! Wear BLUE & GOLD 💙💛 or BLACK & GOLD 🖤💛 and gear up for the BIG GAME! 🏈🐯
Participation is completely optional, but we hope our students and staff will join in the fun throughout the week. We can’t wait to see our Bobcats showing their spirit and helping make Homecoming Week one to remember!
🌙🐊✨ Good friends. Good times. Great memories.
💙💛 Go Bobcats & Geaux Tigers! 🐾🐯
Buena Vista is introducing our new Cafeteria Cone Check system!
Every table begins lunch on green:
Green: Appropriate table talk
Yellow: Lower your voices
Red: Two-minute quiet reset
After a red reset, the table returns to green and students may try again. The cones provide students with a quick visual reminder and an immediate opportunity to correct their volume.
Our goal is not a silent cafeteria. We want students to enjoy talking with their friends while learning to use an appropriate volume, respond to reminders and help create a safe and pleasant lunchtime for everyone.
🐾 Homecoming Parade Interest! 🐾
Our Homecoming Parade is coming up on October 2nd, and we are looking to select 4–5 students from each grade level to participate!
If you would like your student to be considered, please fill out the interest form below. Completing the form does not guarantee selection.
Thank you! 💙💛
Homecoming Parade Interest Form
TONIGHT! Join us today, September 17, at 5 p.m. for our Parent University session, APS 101 – Understanding Our Schools.
📍 APS HUB
805 12th Street
Alamogordo, NM
Parent University is open to all APS families, including parents, guardians, and grandparents of students in Preschool through 12th grade. Sessions are designed to provide helpful information for every stage of your child's educational journey, with specialized topics throughout the year to meet families where they are.
🎥 Missed our Parent University Kickoff at the Back to School Block Party in July? No worries! You can catch the recording and learn more about what Parent University has to offer. 🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJyUtRtfyKw
Learn more at: https://www.alamogordoschools.org/o/aps/page/parent-university
#APSParentUniversity #AlamogordoPublicSchools
We are looking for parents and guardians who would be interested in serving as Room Parents for classrooms throughout our school! 💙💛
Room Parents are a wonderful way to support teachers, connect with other families, and stay involved in our school community throughout the year.
Room Parents may help with:
Supporting classroom celebrations and special events
Helping communicate and coordinate with classroom families
Connecting with our school PTO
Encouraging family involvement in school activities and events
You do not need to be available during the school day to be a Room Parent! There are many ways to help based on your schedule and availability.
If you are interested in serving as a Room Parent, please complete the sign-up form below:
Room Parent Sign-Up
We would love to have more families involved and connected with our classrooms and PTO this year. Thank you for helping make our school community a wonderful place for our students! 💙💛
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Buena Vista Elementary!
Students will preview the Book Fair during school on Monday, September 21.
Families may shop during Parent-Teacher Conferences on Thursday, September 24, and Friday, September 25.
Stop by and help your child find their next great read!
Early release schedule for all campuses for Homecoming on Friday, October 2nd. One hour earlier than the regular Friday schedule.
Homecoming Schedule Change
Please mark your calendars! The Alamogordo High School Homecoming Parade has been moved to Friday, October 2, at 3:00 PM.
Buena Vista students will be released at 12:20 PM that day, one hour earlier than our typical Friday dismissal time of 1:20 PM.
Please begin planning now for your child’s early dismissal. We look forward to celebrating “A Night on the Bayou!”
⚾ STEP UP TO THE PLATE, BOBCATS!
Join us for BV Literacy Night on Tuesday, September 22 from 5:00–6:30 PM!
📚 Hands-on literacy activities
⚾ Collect stamps on your BV Literacy League Scorecard
🏆 Complete the challenge for a chance to be one of 25 Bobcats drawn for a special prize!
🌭 Dinner provided by PTO!
Activities will take place all around campus, so bring the family and get ready to Read • Explore • Connect!
We can’t wait to see you for a HOME RUN of a night!
💙💛 GO BOBCATS!
Dear Buena Vista Families,
This weekend, students are bringing home a morning and bedtime routine activity as part of our **Building Better Habits** theme.
Please work with your child to either review the routines your family already uses or create new ones together. Talk through the time your child needs for homework, reading, dinner, bathing, getting ready, and sleeping. Then try the routines and revise them as needed so they realistically fit your family’s home life.
The goal is not to create a perfect schedule. We want children to begin taking ownership of the habits that support their success while continuing to accept guidance, boundaries, and encouragement from their grown-ups.
Please return the completed routine plan to school on Monday. Thank you for helping our Bobcats build strong habits—one small choice at a time!
Dr. Samantha Tedford-Oxley
Principal
Buena Vista Elementary
This weekend, students are bringing home a morning and bedtime routine activity as part of our **Building Better Habits** theme.
Please work with your child to either review the routines your family already uses or create new ones together. Talk through the time your child needs for homework, reading, dinner, bathing, getting ready, and sleeping. Then try the routines and revise them as needed so they realistically fit your family’s home life.
The goal is not to create a perfect schedule. We want children to begin taking ownership of the habits that support their success while continuing to accept guidance, boundaries, and encouragement from their grown-ups.
Please return the completed routine plan to school on Monday. Thank you for helping our Bobcats build strong habits—one small choice at a time!
Dr. Samantha Tedford-Oxley
Principal
Buena Vista Elementary
Reminder!
📢Join Alamogordo Public Schools on Thursday, September 17, at 5 p.m. at the HUB, located at 805 12th St., for our 101: Understanding Our School session.
✨Learn how to navigate the essential tools every APS family uses, including:
▪️PowerSchool Parent Portal
▪️District Communications - "Rooms"
▪️School Websites and Mobile App
▪️Student Access to Technology
▪️Best ways to stay informed throughout the school year
👨💻Learn more at: https://www.alamogordoschools.org/o/aps/page/parent-university
Event page: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EU5c6sibo/
#SavetheDate #BeHere #ParentInvolvement
📣 Have you checked out the NEW APS Community Information HUB?
Looking for local events, programs, and activities for you and your family? The APS Community Information HUB brings together information from around our community to help connect our students and families with local opportunities.
Check it out here:
🔗https://www.alamogordoschools.org/page/community-opportunities
*COMMUNITY INFORMATION NOTICE: Alamogordo Public Schools permits this material to be made available solely as a community-information service. APS does not sponsor, endorse, supervise, recommend, or independently verify the sponsoring organization, activity, program, service, fees, safety practices, or representations. Participation is voluntary and is the responsibility of the parent or guardian.*
#GoodNewsAlamogordo #APSCommunity #CommunityResources #BeHereAlamo
Looking for local events, programs, and activities for you and your family? The APS Community Information HUB brings together information from around our community to help connect our students and families with local opportunities.
Check it out here:
🔗https://www.alamogordoschools.org/page/community-opportunities
*COMMUNITY INFORMATION NOTICE: Alamogordo Public Schools permits this material to be made available solely as a community-information service. APS does not sponsor, endorse, supervise, recommend, or independently verify the sponsoring organization, activity, program, service, fees, safety practices, or representations. Participation is voluntary and is the responsibility of the parent or guardian.*
#GoodNewsAlamogordo #APSCommunity #CommunityResources #BeHereAlamo
Our 9/11 Remembrance Breakfast is this Friday, September 11th, from 8:00-8:30am!
Please register ASAP: https://forms.gle/djiMFa5Mrkk1dSWJ6
Please register ASAP: https://forms.gle/djiMFa5Mrkk1dSWJ6
Tomorrow is BE HERE DAY! 🐾 The materials are ready—are YOU?
Come build, create, & BUILD BETTER HABITS! 💙💛
📢New Mexico Statewide #BeHereDay is TOMORROW! 🚌
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! 100% attendance is our goal!
#BeHereNM #AttendanceMatters
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! 100% attendance is our goal!
#BeHereNM #AttendanceMatters
Get ready to DROP EVERYTHING AND READ!📑📚
We want to invite the entire community to celebrate International Literacy Day tomorrow, September 8th, with a 15-minute D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) activity at 9:30 a.m.!
Whether you are at home, at school, or at work, stop everything you are doing, grab a book, and enjoy 15 minutes of reading.
#DEAR #BeHereNM
We want to invite the entire community to celebrate International Literacy Day tomorrow, September 8th, with a 15-minute D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) activity at 9:30 a.m.!
Whether you are at home, at school, or at work, stop everything you are doing, grab a book, and enjoy 15 minutes of reading.
#DEAR #BeHereNM
