If You Are a Family of an Ames Elementary Student and Haven't Picked Up Your Thanksgiving Basket, by Thursday, November 19th, Call the Ames School Office to Arrange Your Pickup!

2009 - 2010 Saturday School is Well Underway!!! Come and Join Us!!!

11/1/2009 5:13:27 PM

Click on the title bar above to view photo galleries of Ames Saturday School listed chronologically. Saturday School meets approximately 3 out of four Saturdays per month from 7:30 am - 11:30 am. The program was designed to help all students, especially students in grades 3rd - 6th who are below grade level in math, reading writing, etc. to gain extra practice in a fun way.
We start with homemade breakfast for kids and their drivers from 7:30 - 8:00 am. From 8 - 8:30 students have a Tai Chi Class with Master Jose`. Then usually their are three classes that rotate from 8:30 - 11:00 in reading/writing, math, and science. The half hour before dismissal, students are offered a free choice period which may include: gym, computer, creative movement and more. One to several times a month a fun learning experience is incorporated through a field trip somewhere out in the 'unknown'. There is no fee to attend, eat, or go on field trips.
Also joining us are students from St. John University and St. Ben's College students as mentors. They provide a variety of mental and physical rigorous exercises! Please sign up for this event... We have a few more spots for other members to join. Please contact your child's teacher, Debbie or Lori in the Office or of course Nancy Spack, our parent liason to help you sign your children up. We have begun taking students under the 3rd grade. PLEASE tell a friend and join us.

Pippi is Invited to Ames Elementary to begin a musical group with Ames students, Musical Moments...

11/1/2009 2:28:17 PM

Yes, it's all about the Musical Moment! Without a Music Specialist this year at Ames Elementary, Dr. Delores Henderson went out and searched for the best... "Pippi" to form an after school music group that will will perform for the student body, Parents, Friends and Community Members.

The Student Body of Ames Elementary Chose new Student Council Officers

11/1/2009 1:26:57 PM

Many Qualified student in Grade 4 - 6th tried out for the office of their choice by first making signs, addressed the Student Body to reach out for their support... The project has been run by Mrs. Mae Schunk, former Lieutenant Governor... and Literacy and Math Content Coach at Ames...

Community Partnerships

8/25/2009 2:45:46 PM

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. ...
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Citizenship

8/25/2009 2:40:51 PM

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.

Schoolwide Thematic Emphasis

8/25/2009 2:36:13 PM

Our schoolwide theme this year will be "Cultivating Our Strengths". 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.

8/25/2009 2:14:34 PM

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...

WE Would Like a Donation of VIOLINS for Violin Exploration and Instruction !!!

8/25/2009 2:11:37 PM

We would like to begin instructing students in first grade, and then so on up the grade levels as we can. 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.

Ames Students Now Recycling Uneaten Food at Lunch!!!

9/23/2007 7:25:50 PM

We began reducing the tons of garbage our school throws out every year, and feeding as much as possible of what's left to local pigs. By doing so, we can significantly reduce the costs we are required to pay for dumpster hauling.