Holiday Toiletry Drive! 🧼 This month, the team at The HUB is collecting toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, lotions and more! Items can be dropped off at any Alamogordo Public Schools site! Check out the flyer for more details.
Have You Heard? 🤔
Exciting news for our K–3 families! This school year, our school is participating in the NMPED-provided Read at Home plan. All K–3 students will receive four sets of Just Right Reader Take-Everywhere Literacy Packs™ throughout the year. Each pack contains decodable books chosen specifically to match your child’s reading level—and best of all, these books are yours to keep forever and build a home library! The first round of books heads home on Nov 20th!
📽️ Learn More: https://vimeo.com/1024895259
Get Ready: Just Right Reader Parent Workshop Nov 4th
Family Kick-off- Getting Started with Take-Everywhere Literacy Packs (10 am or 6 pm)
https://pages.justrightreader.com/nmped-family-workshops
Exciting news for our K–3 families! This school year, our school is participating in the NMPED-provided Read at Home plan. All K–3 students will receive four sets of Just Right Reader Take-Everywhere Literacy Packs™ throughout the year. Each pack contains decodable books chosen specifically to match your child’s reading level—and best of all, these books are yours to keep forever and build a home library! The first round of books heads home on Nov 20th!
📽️ Learn More: https://vimeo.com/1024895259
Get Ready: Just Right Reader Parent Workshop Nov 4th
Family Kick-off- Getting Started with Take-Everywhere Literacy Packs (10 am or 6 pm)
https://pages.justrightreader.com/nmped-family-workshops
🎃 A little pumpkin math and a tasty treat!
Mrs. Leon’s fourth graders estimated how many seeds were inside pumpkins, then enjoyed eating the pumpkin seeds they baked! Congratulations to our two winners whose estimates came closest to the actual seed counts! 🏆🏆
We love seeing hands-on learning add extra flavor to the school day! 💙💛🐾
#BuenaVistaBobcats #FourthGradeFun #PumpkinMath
🌼 Creativity and colorful connections!
Last week, Mrs. Love’s class completed a Día de los Muertos activity, putting their creativity to work decorating skull designs with colorful craft materials.
Thank you, Mrs. Love, for bringing this cultural activity into the classroom and giving our Bobcats a chance to learn and create together! 💙💛🐾
#BuenaVistaBobcats #DiaDeLosMuertos #CreativeLearning
🇺🇸 Mark your calendars, Bobcat families! 🎶
Join us as Buena Vista Elementary honors our veterans with a special musical performance!
📅 Monday, November 9, 2026
🕜 1:30 p.m.
📍 Buena Vista Elementary Cafeteria
We look forward to coming together through music to show our gratitude to those who have served. ❤️🤍💙
🎃 Costumes, counting, and curiosity!
Our first graders dug into learning as they examined pumpkin “guts” and counted pumpkin seeds! Dressed in their fun costumes, these Bobcats explored what’s inside a pumpkin while putting their counting skills to work. 💙💛🐾
A little mess and lots of discovery made for a memorable day!
#BuenaVistaBobcats #FirstGradeFun #HandsOnLearning
🎃 Little investigators, BIG discoveries!
Mrs. Reynolds’ kindergartners explored pumpkins inside and out! They counted cubes to measure their pumpkins’ height, estimated their weight, and described how the outside—and the squishy inside—felt.
Costumes and curiosity made this hands-on math and science adventure extra fun! 💙💛🐾
#BuenaVistaBobcats #KindergartenFun #PumpkinInvestigation
❤️ Behind a week full of smiles, school spirit, and meaningful moments was someone who helped bring it all together—our wonderful counselor, Mrs. Tapia!
Thank you for the thought, planning, and heart you poured into Red Ribbon Week. You helped our Bobcats celebrate healthy choices, practice kindness, and see how much fun making good choices can be.
The dress-up days and activities created special memories, but the message behind them will last much longer: our students matter, their choices matter, and their futures are worth protecting.
Mrs. Tapia, we see your hard work, and we appreciate you. Thank you for making this week so special and for caring so deeply for our Buena Vista family! 💙💛🐾
#BuenaVistaBobcats #ThankYouMrsTapia #RedRibbonWeek
❤️ Big imaginations, little Bobcats, and GREAT choices!
Our kindergartners dressed as characters who make great choices to celebrate Red Ribbon Week! Their colorful costumes brought plenty of smiles as we celebrated kindness, healthy choices, and being a good friend. 💙💛🐾
#BuenaVistaBobcats #RedRibbonWeek #KindergartenFun
🎭❤️ Our second-grade Bobcats showed their character for Red Ribbon Week!
Students wore their character costumes as we celebrated making good choices, showing kindness, and choosing a healthy, drug-free future. We loved seeing their creativity and school spirit! 💙💛🐾
#BuenaVistaBobcats #RedRibbonWeek #SecondGradeFun
🎭❤️ Our fourth-grade Bobcats brought creativity and school spirit to Friday’s Red Ribbon Week theme: “Be a Character Who Makes Great Choices!”
We loved seeing all of the fun costumes as we celebrated being kind, standing up for others, and making healthy, drug-free choices. Way to keep our school cool, fourth grade! 💙💛🐾
#BuenaVistaBobcats #RedRibbonWeek #HealthyChoices
🎃 Our Bobcats gave us "pumpkin to talk about!" 💙💛
We were SO excited to see the creativity and incredible detail in this year’s Pumpkin Decorating Contest! From clever characters to elaborate displays, our students and families filled Buena Vista with imagination. Every entry gave us something new to admire! 🎨✨
🏆 Congratulations to our grade-level winners:
🎃 Kindergarten: Ezra Macias
🎃 1st Grade: Rodney Russell
🎃 2nd Grade: Kayli Cooper
🎃 3rd Grade: Nolan Hardie
🎃 4th Grade: Jeremiah Darby
🎃 5th Grade: Gemini Flores
Our grade-level winners earned a Happy Meal lunch with Dr. Tedford! 🍟
🥇 1st Place Overall: Gemini Flores — $100!
🥈 2nd Place Overall: Nolan Hardie — $50!
Thank you to every student and family who participated and to our administrators and central office team for voting. You made this celebration of creativity so special! 🐾
#BuenaVistaBobcats #BobcatPride #PumpkinDecoratingContest
🦃🦃 RSVP & Purchase Your Thanksgiving Lunch With Your Student Tickets! 🦃🦃
Ticket sales are NOW OPEN and will close on November 12th!
You must RSVP through Raptor using the link below. Once you complete your RSVP, you’ll be redirected to the page to purchase your meal tickets.
📌 Please note: Thanksgiving meal times may differ from regular lunch schedules. Please refer to the Raptor form to check the specific lunch time for your student.
🔗 RSVP Link: https://www.alamogordoschools.org/page/thanksgiving-lunch-rsvps/
If you have any questions, please contact our school or call the APS Call Center at 575-812-8573.
#ThanksgivingMeals #GiveThanks #BeHereNM
Ticket sales are NOW OPEN and will close on November 12th!
You must RSVP through Raptor using the link below. Once you complete your RSVP, you’ll be redirected to the page to purchase your meal tickets.
📌 Please note: Thanksgiving meal times may differ from regular lunch schedules. Please refer to the Raptor form to check the specific lunch time for your student.
🔗 RSVP Link: https://www.alamogordoschools.org/page/thanksgiving-lunch-rsvps/
If you have any questions, please contact our school or call the APS Call Center at 575-812-8573.
#ThanksgivingMeals #GiveThanks #BeHereNM
🐾❤️ 101 Reasons to Be Drug-Free! ❤️🐾
Cruella de Vil took over Buena Vista today, but our adorable little Dalmatians stole the show! 🖤🤍
Our Bobcats had a spot-tacular time celebrating Red Ribbon Week and reminding everyone that being drug-free is always in style! ❤️
#RedRibbonWeek #101ReasonsToBeDrugFree #BuenaVistaBobcats #DrugFreeLooksGoodOnMe
🦃🍂 Buena Vista Thanksgiving Lunch RSVP is NOW OPEN! 🍽️💙💛
Bobcat families, we are excited to invite you to join your student for our Thanksgiving Lunch! We can’t wait to celebrate this season of gratitude with our wonderful families! 🧡
🍁 RSVPs are officially OPEN!
👨👩👧 Limit: 2 guests per student
📲 Reserve your spots here:
We are thankful for our Bobcat families and can’t wait to share this special meal with you! 🐾🦃
#BuenaVistaBobcats #ThanksgivingLunch #BobcatFamily #ThankfulTogether
Pumpkin contest entries are due TOMORROW, Wed., Oct. 28, by 2:30 p.m. in the cafeteria!
Decorate all out; no carving please.
Save the Date! 🦃🥧
Thanksgiving Lunch with Your Student is scheduled for:
Wednesday, Nov. 18th - High School
Thursday, Nov. 19th - Middle Schools
Friday, Nov. 20th - Elementary & Pre-K
Ticket sales and RSVPs will open on Friday, October 30th!
More details to come!
Calling all creative Bobcats! Our Pumpkin Decorating Contest is here!
Use the pumpkin you picked up at Math Night or purchase your own. There’s NO SET THEME—make it simple, make it extravagant, and let your imagination take over!
PAINT IT. DECORATE IT. NO CARVING!
Keeping pumpkins uncarved helps prevent quick molding and keeps our display fresh.
Bring entries to the CAFETERIA by 2:30 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28.
PRIZES:
• One winner per grade level earns a Happy Meal lunch with Dr. Tedford on Friday, October 30!
• One overall campus winner receives $100 CASH!
Winners will be announced during morning announcements and pledges on Friday, October 30.
We can’t wait to see your creations!
Red Ribbon Week is October 26–30! Our dress-up flyer is coming home with students TODAY. Check it out and help your Bobcat celebrate healthy choices!
Thursday, Dr. Tedford will be Cruella! Students are invited to dress as Dalmatians to represent “101 reasons to be drug free.”
FRIDAY is our school-appropriate costume day. No masks, weapons (including toy or costume weapons), blood, vulgar content, or violence of any kind are allowed.
Thank you for helping us keep the celebration fun and school-appropriate!
🐾 TONIGHT IS FALL MATH NIGHT
Join us tonight from 5:00–6:30 PM for math games, candy, trunk-or-treat fun, and food trucks! 🚚
Costumes are encouraged! Come dressed up and ready for a fun evening with our Bobcat families!
We can’t wait to see you there! 💙💛
Join us tonight from 5:00–6:30 PM for math games, candy, trunk-or-treat fun, and food trucks! 🚚
Costumes are encouraged! Come dressed up and ready for a fun evening with our Bobcat families!
We can’t wait to see you there! 💙💛