
March 16-18, 2023: Here are more pictures of this weekend’s baseball action. The Farmington High School Baseball Varsity Team took 3rd at the Scorpion Invitational beating Grants 9-1. The FHS JV team took 5th place, and the FHS C-Team took 3rd place at the Bloomfield Invitational. In the photos: FHS Varsity during their 8-2 win over Aztec HS on a very cold Thursday night! #RisingToExcellenceInEveryPursuit #WeAreFMS







March 16-18, 2023: Here are some pictures of this weekend’s baseball action at Ricketts Park, which featured teams from the Four Corners, as well as Utah and Colorado. The Piedra Vista High School Varsity Baseball Team won the Scorpion Invitational beating Uintah (Utah) 6-2. The PVHS C-Team won the Bloomfield Invitational by beating the Bloomfield Bobcats 6-3. In the photos: PVHS Varsity during the championship game and PVHS C-Team during their game against Aztec HS.







Happy St. Patrick's Day! Are you wearing your green today? Every Friday Mr. Weidner from Tibbetts Middle School teaches his class in style by wearing a snazzy suit. Last week he sported this clover ensemble to keep things festive! We hope you've had a fabulous Spring Break, we look forward to seeing you on the 21st!
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#RisingToExcellenceInEveryPursuit #FancyFriday #StPatricksDay




Northeast Elementary did a fantastic job during their Reading Across America week. In their classrooms and walking the halls, we saw a few Hortons, The Cat in the Hat and his companions, Thing One and Thing Two relaxing after their Istation test. Well done decorating the school with student artwork and projects, Northeast! Our schools participate in Reading Across America because they recognize the value of literacy and the importance of celebrating books that inspire our children to dream big.
#ReadingAcrossAmerica #DrSeuss #LearningAtFMS #WeAreFMS







Did you know that Bearded Dragons are lactose intolerant? We didn't either until Jaxson from Northeast Elementary School told us! Reptiles may not be able to eat your favorite cheese, but they still need a lot of calcium. Instead, you can opt to give them collard greens or prickly pears. You learn something new every day!
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#BeardedDragons #LearningAtFMS #Cheesy


Last week Esperanza Elementary School received an award during the Bilingual Education Day 2023 at the NM State Legislature. Esperanza was recognized for their effective Bilingual Multicultural Education Program! Please read more about the awards and the efforts of the multicultural team here: https://district.fms.k12.nm.us/news
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#BilingualMulticulturalEducationProgramsAwards #SantaFeRoundhouse #RisingToExcellenceInEveryPursuit





FMS Student Nutrition is celebrating "Dig In To Breakfast" week. Every morning this week they are featuring a new hot breakfast item at most of our elementary schools. Don't worry if your student's school is not offering a hot breakfast item, they are still getting a delicious and nutritious grab-and-go breakfast to enjoy in their classroom! Yesterday was a hearty and delicious Griddle Breakfast Sandwich! Student Nutrition is truly showcasing the importance of a nutritious breakfast to fuel our student's excellence. What an awesome way to start the day!
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#DigInToBreakfast #BreakfastSandwich #RisingToExcellenceInEveryPursuit





March 7-8, 2023: For the last two days, FMS staff have been taking part in a workshop focused on Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Instruction with Dr. Sharroky Hollie. School teams learned strategies to understand student backgrounds and interests, in order to increase student engagement. The discussions have been insightful, including how educators should be aware of the cultural assets that our students bring with them to the classroom. Teachers were inspired and challenged to consider being out of their cultural comfort zones, similar to how students are asked to step out of theirs every school day. Dr. Hollie is a national educator who provides professional development to educators in the area of cultural responsiveness. Since 2000, Dr. Hollie has trained over 150,000 educators and worked in nearly 2,000 classrooms. This week’s work connects to the FMS Model of Instruction, while also aligning with our strategic plan: Safe, Supportive & Collaborative Culture, Effective Teaching in Every Classroom, and Guaranteed, Viable, and Equitable Curriculum. Visit https://www.farmingtonschools.us/page/district-strategic-plan to learn more about our District Strategic Plan.







Mach 7, 2023: Thank you for a great season, Lady Scorps! You are a talented group, and watching you play has been awesome. Not the result we wanted. Game ended in overtime Farmington HS 60, Las Cruces 62. See you again soon. Go Green!







It's National School Social Work Week! We would like to celebrate all of our wonderful social work staff for their excellence in providing impactful support to our schools and our families. Thank you to Danielle Benally, Lori Notor Hughes, Pam Edwards, Maria Cisneros, Lelilah Todacheene, Michelle Childers-Beck, Hope Trujillo, Janet Sloan, Edward Campos, and all of the social work staff we may have missed for everything you do to help our community thrive!
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#WeRise #SchoolSocialWorkWeek #RisingToExcellenceInEveryPursuit


Join us in welcoming Mr. Milo McMinn, our new Assistant Director of College & Career Readiness! Mr. McMinn grew up in Grants, NM, and graduated from Grants High School. He studied secondary education at New Mexico State University - Las Cruces. Mr. McMinn taught for eight years at the high school level before moving into administration for the past seven and a half years. He holds a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from New Mexico State University and a postgraduate certificate in Educational Leadership from Western New Mexico University. Mr. McMinn comes to us from the Aztec Municipal School District (AMSD), where he served as the Director of Career and Technical Education. He is also the founding Principal of Bond Wilson Technical Center (BWTC) which is a New Mexico Public Education Department-designated early college high school academy. More to come from Mr. McMinn and FMS College & Career Readiness.


FMS families of students in grades K-5, you are invited to a Community Open House for the Social Studies materials. You will be able to review materials we are considering for adoption and provide feedback via a quick survey. This process will help the FMS Teacher Team decide the scale of the materials adoption next year. Materials will be available on tables outside of the Animas room for people to take a closer look. This event will take place on 👉 March 9, from 3:30-5:00 p.m., at Central Office (3401 E. 30th Street) on the 4th floor. See you then!


We celebrate National School Social Work week from March 5-11, 2023. Thank you for supporting our students, families, and school communities! #RisingToExcellenceInEveryPursuit #WeAreFMS


FMS, our featured “Fresh Picks” in March is Brussel Sprouts! We will feature them on our menu during the month. Take a look at what we are serving students this month. Find our menus at https://www.farmingtonschools.us


FMS, we celebrate National School Breakfast Week from March 6 – 10. Our Student Nutrition Department will have yummy new hot breakfast options for students all week. Don't worry if your student's school is not offering a hot breakfast item, they are still getting a delicious and nutritious grab-and-go breakfast to enjoy in their classroom! Looking for our menus? Find them at https://www.farmingtonschools.us.


Yesterday, FMS Student Nutrition celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday with some yummy Green Eggs and Ham at all our district elementary schools! “I do so like green eggs and ham. Thank you! Thank you, Sam-I-am.” The Reading Across America celebration isn't over yet. Be sure to encourage your student to read wherever they may be this weekend!
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#DrSeussBirthday #GreenEggsAndHam #RisingToExcellenceInEveryPursuit





Be sure to join us tomorrow for the Hummingbird Drone Competition! Local teams will be competing here to qualify for Nationals! Spectators and additional volunteers are encouraged to attend. Doors open at 7:30 in the FHS Commons!
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#DroneCompetition #RoboticsTeam #RisingToExcellenceInEveryPursuit


FMS, due to bad weather conditions, THERE IS A 2-HOUR DELAY TODAY, March 2, 2023. Preschool AM session is canceled. Preschool PM session will still be held. Thank you. Stay safe.

FMS, due to bad weather conditions, THERE IS A 2-HOUR DELAY TODAY, March 2, 2023. Thank you. Stay safe.
Familias de Farmington, debido al mal clima de hoy, tendremos un RETRASO DE DOS HORAS en todas las clases. Tengan cuidado. Gracias.
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FMS Student Nutrition will be providing Spring Break meal boxes for 5 days worth of breakfast and lunch. Please register at https://farmingtonschools.info/SpringMealKit to secure your kits!
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The kits will be distributed on Friday , March 10th from 3:30 - 5:30pm. Distribution will be located at the FMS Central Kitchen at 305 N. Court Ave. Farmington, NM 87401.
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#RisingtoExcellenceinEveryPursuit #MealKits #SpringBreak
