Current Happenings at Ames:

• Thursday, Nov. 19th Conferences: 5:00 - 8:00      and         THANKSGIVING BASKETS!!! Every Family that has a student going to Ames Elementary will receive a Thanksgiving Basket and a $15.00 gift card to buy a turkey, which has been donated by the Andrea Miller Foundation,  andreamillerfoundation.com and the Tanya (Kirby) Puckett Family. You can pick up your basket TODAY, Thursday, November 19th from 8:30 - 12:00 or 1:00 - 4:30 pm. Baskets will NOT be given to students. A parent/guardian must come in and sign for the basket and gift card. If you have any questions, call Nancy Spack @ 651-293-8970.
• Saturday, November  21  7:30 - 11:45 (15 min. later than usual)
  
• Monday, November 23   12:30 - The Battle Creek Girl's Chorus and the Bucket Crew will be performing at our school.
  
• Tuesday, November 24   11:00 - 12:00   Parent/Grandparent Luncheon, visit classrooms. Funded by Title I.
• Thursday, November 26th, Friday, November 27th and Saturday, November 28th  -  NO SCHOOL IN SESSION
• Wednesday, December 2      12:35       EARLY RELEASE    No Pre-K Classes (AM or PM) .  No After-School Classes
• Hmong New Year: The dinner was GREAT and the students did a GREAT job performing. THANK YOU to all who made this such a special event. A Special Thank You to Mr. Veu Thor
  

Monday, November 2nd's Site Council Meeting was very well attended! Thanks for coming and participating in supporting and shaping your child's education parents, and thanks to those staff that stayed those extra hours so that we can all work towards the same common goal: our children. Some of the more important information revealed through last meeting's minutes included:

• Title 1 Meeting was a success.
• We're excited to have been chosen to be one of the schools included in the Breakfast to Go (B2G) program. Students are eating and performing better... we're assessing and having the data drive our instruction as staff. We want each and every child to succeed, achieving high standards of learning based on the student's learning style and multiple intelligence/s.
• Parents: turn off tvs and play educational games with your children! You'll marvel at the results! AND READING EVERY NIGHT IS MANDATORY OF EACH AND EVERY AMES STUDENTS!!! Ames aims high!
• Students must learn accountable

  Every Ames Family will receive a Thanksgiving Basket donated by AndreaMillerFoundation.com and the Tanya Puckett Family (Kirby Puckett)

  talk... making them "accountable" of their learning and better communicating their thoughts and ideas.
  
• We could fill our school building to capacity if we had bussing!!! Right now enrollment is 292.
• look for more postings here in the near future...
  

The Education Minnesota Professional Conference, the state's largest professional development event for educators, took place Oct. 15-16th. The 2009 Professional Conference had exciting speakers, dozens of workshops to help teachers in their work with students. There were also hundreds of exhibits on display. Teachers found opportunities to learn more.

Ames School Curriculum Night and "Supper in a Bag" was Tuesday, October 13th from 5:00 - 6:30 pm. What a great event. Parents learned what their child/ren are learning and will be learning this school year at Curriculum Night.\ Funded by Title 1.

The Ames Annual Title 1 Dinner and Meeting/ Open House, on Tuesday evening, September 29th, was Awesome! Tuesday evening, September 29th, Ames' hallways were filled with the busy sounds of parents and students and staff and community and friends visiting classrooms, conversing with teachers. A powerpoint presentation about Title 1 and how Title 1 benefits Ames families was shown. Immediately following the presentation, a delicious dinner of Mostacholi and Meatballs was served. Dinner is always a delight when it comes from the Little Oven Restaurant. Scroll down to view the photo gallery...

News you need to know right now...
Ames follows the policies of our of St. Paul Public Schools by believing in Mission Statement set forth by our District.  We: Imagine every student inspired, challenged, and cared for by exceptional  educators. Imagine your family welcomed, respected and valued by exceptional school. Imagine our community united, strengthened, and prepared for an exceptional future.  "Saint Paul Public Schools:  Where imagination meets destination"! What Does Ames Have to Offer?

1. Our four year old program and all-day Kindergarten
2. Free daily After School Program
3. We are a uniform school (Red, white, blue or yellow shirt or blouses -tucked in, belts, and nave blue pants or skirt or jumper).
4. Excellent Teachers, Staff and Administration
5. Small class sizes
6. Specialists who specialize integrating Science, Art, and Technology, and Spanish (gr. K-2), and Gifted and Talented (in which we view each and every student to be) in all parts of the curriculum.
7. Focus on Multiple Intelligences, Blooms Taxonomy, Williams Flexible Thinking and Creative Thinking
8. Safe School with a KID-Friendly Atmosphere.
9. Teaching students to be focused and to be college bound
10. Free Saturday School
11. School Hours: 8:05 - 2:35. After School Program: 2:35 - 4:25 and Saturday School: 7:30 for a home cooked breakfast 8:00 - 11:25

(Call Nancy Spack, Parent Liaison @ 651-293-8970 to schedule a tour.)