Stepping Stones Newsletter
April 2025
Stepping Stones
Email: marla.garcia@alamogordoschools.org
Website: https://ss.alamogordoschools.org/o/ssp
Location: 1200 N Florida Ave, Alamogordo, NM 88310
Phone: 575-812-5525
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APSSteppingStones/
April 2
World Autism Awareness Day
Wear a Blue Shirt to Show Support!
April 18
NO SCHOOL - Snow Day
April 22
Earth Day
April 24
Purple Up Day at Stepping Stones
(K-12 will wear purple the next day on April 25.)
April 25
NO SCHOOL FOR PRE-K STUDENTS
We will be having Preschool Roundup that day.
Preschool Roundup for 2025-26
May 5-9
Teacher Appreciation Week
More information soon...
May 20 - Splash Day for 3-Year-Old Students
9:30 for AM classes and 12:30 for PM classes
May 21 - Splash Day for 4-Year-Old Students
9:00-11:30
Parents Invited!
May 22
PK Promotion Celebrations
9:00 - 9:30 Mr. Kelley
9:45 - 10:15 Miss Izzy
11:30 - 12:00 Mrs. Brit
12:15 - 12:45 Mrs. Shanna
12:50 - 1:20 Mrs. Rathgeber
1:30 - 2:00 Mrs. Lester
May 23
The Last Day of School
ECECD Home Visiting Information
Menus
LET'S TALK
We encourage parents/guardians to contact our district's Call Center by calling the Let's Talk line to excuse student absences. Folks at the central office are ready to help. This allows the school's office staff to direct more of their attention to the needs of our students, staff and parents throughout the day.
If you are unable to speak to someone directly at the APS Call Center, please leave a detailed voicemail with your name, your child's first/last name, the name of the school, the date of the absence, and the absence reason.
In addition to assisting with attendance matters, Call Center personnel are also available to help you access your parent Powerschool account, provide information about upcoming school event dates/times, answer general questions about a variety of topics (or put you in touch with the appropriate department or staff member who can), and listen to any concerns or suggestions for improvement, as well as shout-outs or celebrations. For these additional topics, you may call, text, use the Let's Talk app, or submit a message via that area within the district's website (found on the Contact page).
🔔 Stepping Stones Bell Schedule
• 3Y students have ½ day AM or PM sessions
• 4Y students attend all day.
7:40 – Arrival for 3Y (AM) & 4Y
– Teachers come outside to pick up students.
- Please do not drop students off any earlier.
7:50 – Class starts
8:05-8:35 – Breakfast
10:20-11:00 – Lunch for 4Y students
10:50 – Dismissal for 3Y (AM) students
11:20 – Arrival for 3Y (PM) students
11:35-12:05 – Lunch for 3Y (PM) students
2:20 – Dismissal for 3Y (PM) and 4Y students
– Please be here on time for pick-up.
Friday – No school for 3Y
Friday – 1:20 Dismissal for 4Y