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2nd grade engineers designed and built turkey traps during their November STEM project! #amesdolphins
Hydroponics fun in 5th grade! The students cleaned and prepared the salad from the vegetables that were harvested. #amesdolphins
Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to the brave men and women who have served our country. We are grateful to you today and every day! 🇺🇸 #amesdolphins
Miss Redeker's 3rd graders are Spirit Wear champs! Also, please remember to wear red, white, and blue tomorrow (11/11) for our Veterans Day performance! #amesdolphins
Mrs. Seymour's 5th graders are Spirit Wear champs! 🏆🐬#amesdolphins
Kindergartners and 1st graders celebrated being 50 days smarter on our 50th day of school! #amesdolphins
No School on Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Mrs. Seymour's 5th graders buddied up with Mrs. Guastella's 2nd graders to make place value candy corn! #amesdolphins
Why did the ghost quit studying?
Because he was too GHOUL for school! : )
More Halloween fun at Ames yesterday! See you on Sunday 11/3 from 2-4 PM for the Ames School 100th year celebration!
What's a witch's favorite subject in school?
SPELLING! : )
Dolphins of all ages had fun celebrating Halloween at school yesterday! We hope to see you on Sunday 11/3 2-4 PM when we celebrate 100 years of Ames School!
Happy Halloween from the Ames School staff! We hope you have a magical day! #amesdolphins
Miss Redeker's 3rd graders had a "free read with a flashlight" day today! #amesdolphins
Miss Giger's 1st graders and Ms. Munson's 3rd graders were two of our Spirit Wear winners this week! #amesdolphins
2nd grade engineers listened to the story "Room on the Broom" and then designed, built, and tested new witch brooms today during their monthly STEM experiment! #amesdolphins
Ames students learned about train track safety during our annual Metra Train assembly this afternoon. Remember these tips from Mr. Mills when you approach train tracks:
Stay off, stay away, stay alive!
Ames students learned all about fire safety from the Riverside Fire Department on Friday! Do you know how to stay safe during a fire emergency?
*Call 911
*Know your address
*Have an exit plan: Establish a safe meeting spot
*Sleep with your door closed to prevent the spread of fire
*Check doors for heat with the back of your hand before opening
*If it’s too hot, go to a window and wave
*Leave everything in the house
*if there is fire on your clothing, remember to stop, drop, and roll!
Mr. Gierman loved being a mystery reader in Mrs. Pim’s third grade classroom this morning! #amesdolphins
Riverside School District 96, will be hosting a Parent presentation of "Keeping Our Kids Cyber Safe" presentation on the following date and times: This event will take place tonight, October 17th, 2024 in the Hauser Junior High Auditorium from 6:00PM-8:00 PM.
All parents, guardians, teachers and grandparents are welcome to attend as well. Det. Richard Wistocki, nationally recognized High Technology Cyber Crimes Specialist, will be presenting proactive strategies, expert insight, and invaluable resources designed to empower you to combat Cyber-Bullying Vaping, and Sexting.
This morning, Hauser students saw an age-appropriate version of the presentation.
Mrs. Guastella's 2nd graders and Mrs. Seymour's 5th graders made pumpkin glyphs during their buddy time this week! #amesdolphins
Mr. DeStephano arranged for our 5th grade students to perform a song for our kindergarten students today in music class. Great performance 5th graders!
#amesdolphins