Thank you Centennial Band for performing for us and good luck at your competition!
The Las Cruces Public Schools Foundation is proud to support outstanding educators in the quest for excellence in our classrooms.
Through Teacher/Classroom Grants, the Foundation is encouraging educators to devise innovative and exciting educational programs for their students that enhance the learning environment and inspire students to greater achievement and success. Teachers, principals, school administrators, social workers, counselors, ancillary staff can apply for grants (through an on-line portal) that benefit individual classrooms, or their entire school community. Grants range from $200 – $4,999. Grants fall under many categories such as Agriculture/Horticulture, the Arts, Literacy, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), Student-centered technology and Educational Field Trips.
In the fall of 2023 Ten Innovative Grants were awarded totaling $35,424.32.
The LCPS Foundation proudly recognizes the recipients for the 2024 Innovative Classroom Teaching Grants:
•Hillrise Elementary was awarded $480.93 to fund their Zen Zone, adding comfortable seating to a recently created self-regulation area for students. This grant helps 450 students at Hillrise Elementary.
•Zia Middle School was awarded $4,750 to start up a culinary program, benefitting over 160 students.
•Tombaugh Elementary was awarded $3,000 for a STEM field trip to EL Paso to visit the La Nube Discovery Center in El Paso. This award helps open up opportunities for 87 students interested in STEM.
•Monte Vista Elementary was awarded $3,053 for mindfulness items to promote self-regulation to help impact more than 700 students.
•Hillrise Elementary was awarded $1,500 in grant funding to support the morning running club at the school.
•Conlee Elementary was granted $1,420 in grant funding for an initiative to help encourage students to to strive for perfect attendance at their school. The funding will help sponsor simple awards for students with good attendance.
•Lynn Community Middle School will receive $4,900 in grant funding to purchase 14 violins to help support their violin acquisition for their mariachi program.
•Mayfield High School will be awarded $3,819 to help purchase flight simulator hardware and software upgrades for their pilot training program.
•The LCPS Tell The Story Film Showcase was awarded $4,800 to fund materials to enhance the red carpet experience for young student filmmakers. This grant will benefit more than 400 students who compete in the LCPS Tell The Story Film Showcase.
Thank you Miguel, our student representative from Columbia Elementary for doing such a great job leading the Pledge of Allegiance in English and Spanish during last night’s school board meeting.
Students surprised our principals with banners for principal's month.
Good luck to all of our Las Cruces Public Schools marching bands as they travel to Rio Rancho this Saturday, October 26th, to compete at the 1st annual State Marching Band Contest! #thrive575
Many thanks to New Mexico Activities Association - NMAA and New Mexico Music Educators Association for making this event possible!
12:15pm Mayfield High School Band
1:30pm Las Cruces High School Band
2:15pm Centennial High School Band
4:15pm Royal Knight Regiment - Organ Mountain High School
Skip the lines and get tickets here:
https://gofan.co/event/1653324?schoolId=NMAA
And your merchandise here:
https://nwd.ink/s/nmaa-store/marching-band-state-contest/
Friday was a monumental day for our LCPS community as we celebrated the ribbon cutting for Phase I of our new Family Support Center! The educational support services will have a great impact on LCPS students & families. Thank you to our school board for their unwavering support!
This week is Red ribbon week. We have special days lined up for each day. Also, it's book fair and fall festival. So may fun things I hope you can join us for all of it.
It's here! Book fair begins first thing Monday morning at 7:30 a.m. Students can shop all week and on Friday night during our Fall Festival from 5-7 p.m.
Academic, attendance and leadership awards celebration for the first 9 weeks at Columbia today. Keep up the great work and attendance!
Thank you Centennial Football for joining us for our leadership lunch today.
Breast cancer awareness week is a time when we show our support as a community for loved ones who have battled or are currently battling breast cancer. We see you, we love you, we are with you!
Show your support on Friday @ Field of Dreams for the pink out game, Hawks vs Knights
Scholastic's Book Fair coming up next week! From Monday 21st - Friday 25th.
Here's a sneak peak of what this year's book fair will offer.
La feria del libro de Scholastic's llegara la semana que entra. Apartir de lunes 21 al viernes 25.
Aquí, un adelanto de lo que la feria tendra para ofrecer este año.
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/columbiaelementarylcps
Las Cruces Public Schools Foundation, Inc. continually supports outstanding education professions in the tireless pursuit of excellence in our Las Cruces Public Schools classrooms. Cheers to our next 2024 Innovative Grant Recipients!
Congratulations go out to Zia Middle School students on behalf of their advocates; Erin Jenkins & Jana Nelson!
Let's talk CATERING WITH YOUNG CHEFS being awarded and will be impacting over 160 students!
Las Cruces Public Schools Foundation, Inc. proudly supports outstanding educators in the pursuit of excellence in our Las Cruces Public Schools classrooms.
Through Innovative Teaching Grants, the LCPS Foundation supports educators to invent innovative and exciting educational programs that inspire learning and success. Teachers, principals, school administrators, social workers, counselors, ancillary staff can apply for grants (through an on-line portal) that benefit individual classrooms, or their entire school community.
Cheers to our 2024 Innovative Grant Recipients!
Thanks to the efforts and submission by Jamie Foy and Jennifer Martin, @Hillrise Elementary School will be having some Fun in the Zen Zone with their Innovative Grant Award!
Join us for Las Cruces Movie Night on Saturday, October 19, at New Mexico State University! Bring your friends, family, and neighbors for a fun night of nostalgia hosted by the NMSU Foundation.
NMSU will be screening the 2017 hit film Coco, the enchanting story of young musician Miguel and his extraordinary journey to the Land of the Dead, where he discovers the true meaning of family.
The movie starts at 7:30 p.m. at Pat and Lou Sisbarro Community Park, with local food trucks serving snacks and drinks starting at 6:00 p.m.
Learn more: https://www.nmsualumni.org/movie-night
Tonight is our Columbia Papa John's Night. Use the code when you order and our school earns money. Easy as pizza pie!!
Election day with the students for student lighthouse officers took place today and was a blast.
Columbia Candy Clash.
OCTOBER 1 4 - 23
The Columbia Fall Festival will be held on Friday, October 25th.
We are in need of candy to make it a success.
Please help by donating candy
FRIENDLY COMPETITION
The grade level that donates the most candy will win a snow cone party!
Starting Monday, October 14 we are selling tickets in the morning for our upcoming holiday lunch. Due to spacing, our November 15th Thanksgiving lunch will be for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade families only. Don't delay, tickets need to be purchased by November 1st.
Our K-2 holiday lunch with families will be held in December. More information to come on that special event. Please plan ahead and get your tickets as tickets will not be sold on the day of the event.
Today is our Student Lighthouse elections. Congratulations to all our students who chose to run and good luck. Take look at all their wonderful speeches.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TShvXBxoEiI
