1st graders got their groove on with Culture Shock! 🎵
Check out our 2nd graders strutting their stuff with Culture Shock! 💃
Next up, our 4th graders hit the dance floor with Culture Shock! 🕺
Thank you to our Ames PTA for providing another amazing Artist in Residence program: Culture Shock! Our Dolphins had a blast learning hip hop dances today! 🎶
Here are our 5th graders showing off their moves!
1st and 3rd grade buddies practiced their perseverance and determination today by seeing if they could build a tower out of just 10 index cards and a foot of tape!
What did the hat say to the scarf?
You hang around, I’ll go on a-head. 😁
Hat and Jersey Day was so much fun! Congratulations to our Dolphins for earning this reward!🧢👒
Hat and Jersey Day is tomorrow, Monday, April 13th! Students can wear any hat they would like for this special Make a Splash celebration! 🧢 👒 🎩
Our students showed their Ames Dolphin pride today! Mrs. Collins's 2nd graders are Spirit Day champions! 🏆 🐬
Congratulations to our March Make a Splash classroom winners! 🐬
AM Early Learners- Mrs. DeSimone
PM Early Learners- Mrs. Borges
Kindergarten- Miss McPherson
1st grade- Mrs. Workman
2nd grade- Mrs. Collins
3rd grade- Mrs. Pim
4th grade- Mrs. Zabilka
5th grade- Mrs. Seymour
As a school, we earned 422 splash tickets and won a jersey and hat day taking place on April 13th!
Reality's not all it's quacked up to be... some of our ducks are still reminiscing about their spring break trips!
Mrs. Dickeson went to the Omaha Zoo and a AAA baseball game for the Omaha Stormchasers. ⚾️
Nurse Bianca traveled to sunny Las Vegas! ☀️
Not all of our ducks went on big adventures; Ms. Bedolla and her duck indulged in some self care this spring break! They got brows done, a facial and a manicure. 🩷✨🌷
We hope all of our Ames Dolphins are well rested and ready for school tomorrow, Tuesday 4/7!
Mrs. Collins and her family stayed close to home for spring break and took their duckling sightseeing around Chicago! They went to the Science & Industry Museum, saw dinosaurs at the Field Museum, visited Glow Wild at Brookfield Zoo, hiked in the forest preserve, and baked duck cookies in honor of our new little friend!
Mrs. Kinkin and her duck went hiking at Starved Rock!
Time to get a new ducks-edo 🤵... Miss Giger got ENGAGED!! What a way to cap off an amazing spring break after spending time at Brookfield Zoo and hiking in Ludington, MI! Congratulations to Miss Giger! 💍 💗
Miss Doody and her family traveled to Miami, Florida. There they took a cruise on the Wonder of the Seas Royal Caribbean ship to the Bahamas (Perfect Day at CocoCay and Nassau). But the celebrations didn’t stop there, and they got back to Illinois just in time for Miss Doody’s birthday lunch! 🎂 🛥️
Good morning from Florida where Mrs. Guastella and her duck spent the week at the Evermore Resort and a quick Epcot visit! ☀️
Spring Break photos from Mrs. Taber's property in Northern Michigan where they got married! They got ice cream from their family’s ice cream shop, warmed up by the fire, did some fly fishing, and Chip did some swimming in the river!
Happy spring break from the Rogers family in Red River Gorge, Kentucky!
Find Kentucky on a map today! 🗺️
Mrs. Maywood's duck traveled to Las Vegas, NV! They also went to see Skull Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, and then the grand finale was seeing the Grand Canyon! That's 3 states in one week! Find Nevada, California, and Arizona on the map to track her duck's adventures. 🗺️
Mrs. Mazza and her family took their duck on a Smokey Mountain adventure! Some of the highlights include her son Tommy losing a tooth, visiting the Slugger Museum, riding some roller coasters, hearing live music and swimming, getting chased by dinosaurs, and exploring the Smokey Mountains! ⛰️
