| "MOVING ON UP WITH NEW BEGINNINGS!" ... Welcome to the NEW Ames/Sheridan Elementary School Located at Hazel Park Academy!!! An Extremely Exciting, Inspirational and Thought Provoking School Year is Here!!! |  |  | | Ready and waiting!!! |
We're at our new location now, Hazel Park Academy, located at 1140 White Bear Avenue, St. Paul, MN, 55106. (Check out the new photo gallery below and get a little 'sneak peak',)
To start the school year on the RIGHT foot, we honored our Students and Parents by having an Ice Cream Social, last Thurs., Sept. 2nd. Parents received important information from Dr. Delores Henderson, our Principal and Mrs. Mae Schunk, our Content Coach about the new guidelines and procedures as well as welcomed everyone whom participated. There were approximately 600 students and families that came and they all had the opportunity to meet and talk with their child's teachers. Our opening day of school is tomorrow, (Tuesday, September 7th) and we're anticipating a wonderful year as we start the groundwork, working as a team, on every child's individual learning plan. This will be the BEST year ever, with our students, our families, our staff and our community!!!
The teachers worked hard and long hours in their rooms setting the ambiance for our new families of learners this year. They've completed unpacking boxes, physically moving furniture, organizing materials, hanging bulletin boards, and made it "JUST RIGHT' for our first day and every day for your child's optimum learning experience. You are going to love Ames/Sheridan School!!!
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Ames/Sheridan follows the policies of the St. Paul Public Schools by believing in the Mission Statement set forth by our District;
SPPS District's Mission:
Provide a premier education for all, with long-range goals for:
High achievement
Meaningful connections
A respectful environment
SPPS District's Vision:- Imagine every student inspired, challenged, and cared for by exceptional
educators.
- Imagine your family welcomed, respected and valued by this exceptional school.
- Imagine our community united, strengthened, and prepared for an exceptional future.
- Saint Paul Public Schools... "Where imagination meets destination!"
What Does Ames/Sheridan Have to Offer?
- Our four year old program and all-day Kindergarten
- Where Ames is a uniform school (Red, white, blue or yellow shirt or blouses -tucked in, belts, and nave blue pants or skirt or jumper), Sheridan is not, but we're all looking forward to welcoming uniforms for everyone in the future.
- We have the BEST Teachers, Staff & Administration=Excellence
- Small class sizes
- Specialists who
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specialize in integrating Science, Art, Spanish, Phy Ed and Music as well as Specialists in Gifted and Talented (in which we view each and every one of our students to be) in all parts of the curriculum
- We focus on Multiple Intelligences, Blooms Taxonomy, Williams Flexible Thinking and Creative Thinking
- Our school is a Safe School with a KID-Friendly Atmosphere.
- We rally around teaching students to be focused and college bound
We offer a free Saturday School which will begin in October School Hours: Kindergarten thru Sixth Grades: 9:10 - 3:40 pm Pre-K: 9:10 - 11:40 am and 1:10 - 3:40 pm Morning Extended Learning: K-6, 7:30 am - 8:45 Breakfast: (Breakfast in a Bag) 8:50 am Saturday School/Extended Learning, Grades 3-6th 8:00 am - noon (To start in October... will notify you in writing.)
(Call Nancy Spack, Parent Liaison @ 651-293-8970 to schedule a tour.)
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Image Gallery:
A Sneak Peak at Our New Ames/Sheridan School
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Community Partnerships
 According to a journal excerpt, "School/family/community Partnerships: Caring for the Children We Share" by Joyce L. Epstein:
" The way schools care about children is reflected in the way schools care about the childrens' families. If educators view children simply as students, they are likely to see the family as separate from the school. ...
Click on the title above to read more. |
Citizenship
 The question us educators responsible for preparing this generation of global citizens is how to translate the principles of social justice into effective practice. In this school setting, we will be instructing our Ames' learners of the impact and importance of social justice. |
World Languages
 Click on the title to read about one of the reasons why World Languages will be taught at Ames/Sheridan this year. Students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade will have the opportunity to learn Spanish every other day during the school year.
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Schoolwide Thematic Emphasis
 Our schoolwide theme this year will be "Moving On Up With New Beginnings". Integrated curricular themes will be utilized at Ames to unify instruction, provide opportunities for students to generalize, and increase interaction within and between classes. We are looking forward to arranging presentations, speakers, and field trips around our specific theme. |
Bloom's Taxonomy? Higher Order Thinking Skills... HOTS... USE IT EVERYDAY, we do.
 Greetings Parents and Guardians!
Have you heard of Bloom's Taxonomy? We are instructing your children to get the best from their education as they can. We are teaching students to think about their thinking. Another Acronym we use is HOTS. It means Higher Order Thinking Skills. Click on the title and you can read an article taking you in depth in the subject of thinking... |
Just for Fun /Try Exploratorium online!
 Did you know that:
Different woods lend different flavors to barbequed meats?
Making candy is a delicious and fun art! But it’s also a fascinating and precise science?
Click on the title above to explore the Science of Cooking... |
| | | |  | | Principal: | Dr. Delores Henderson
Ames/Sheridan Elementary
School
1140 White Bear Ave.
St. Paul, MN
55106
Phone: 651-293-8970
Fax: 651-293-8976 |
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| | Dismissal/Pick-Up Times | Our regular school day's dismissal time is at 3:40 pm, and if you have signed your child up for the after-school program beginning right away on Tuesday, the dismissal time of that program is at 5:40 pm.
Saturday School Extended Learning Program, (another unique and well developed program which will begin in the month of October, dismisses at 12:00 pm. This Program is specifically designed for students in 3rd - 6th grade. You will be notified in advance with more details, or call Mrs. Nancy Spack with questions @ 651-293-8970.)
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| | "Attitude" by Charles Swindol | Attitude
"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. I will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one thing we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes."
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| | B 2 G: "Breakfast To Go!" | Every morning at 8:55, students will grab a bag, and fill it with their choice of breakfast food. Students then take their "Breakfast to Go" to their classrooms to eat as the teacher takes attendance and begins morning announcements/meetings.
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| | ATTENDANCE IS CRITICAL! | | Call Nancy Spack at 651-293-8970 if your child is going to be absent or late to school. Students are expected to be in their desks, ready to learn by 9:10. Also it is very important that you notify the office if you have a change of
address and/or phone number. We MUST be able to reach you in case of an
emergency. Call 651-293-8970 to update now. |
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| | Andrea Miller Foundation Sustains Life at Ames! | The Andrea Miller Foundation has made all the difference in the world to families at Ames. Thank You from the bottom of our hearts!
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| | Wednesday Folders | | Every Wednesday your child will bring home a "Wednesday Folder" with very important information. Folders need to be returned the next day with any signed papers. Thank You for your cooperation! |
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| | Change of Address and Phone Numbers | | It is very important that you notify the office if you have a change of address and/or phone number. We MUST be able to reach you in case of an emergency. Call 651-293-8970 to update. |
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| | Our School Patrols | | Our patrols do a wonderful job making sure your children are safe as they walk to and from school daily. Please support them by making sure your children are on time to be crossed at an intersection, and to understand how important it is for them to listen to the patrols directions. If you see a problem, please call Nancy at 651-293-8970 immediately. |
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We interested in
looking into instructing students in first grade, and on up the grade levels
as we can in violin instruction. If you know of anybody willing to donate a violin they
aren't using any more, would you please call us at 651-293-8970? PLEASE HELP US GET THE WORD OUT! WE NEED VIOLINS! Click on the title above to read more.
