U is for USA Day! 🇺🇸
T is also for TALENT SHOW! 🤩 From jaw-dropping dancers, soulful vocals, side-splitting comedy, and instrumental magic... our Ames students brought the talent!
Thank you to the PTA for putting on this incredible show! Special shout-out to Mrs. Rehmer, Mrs. Hickey, and Mrs. Cox for coordinating the show and all the volunteers! 🌟
T is for Team Day! Students showed off their favorite teams.
1st and 3rd grade buddies in Ms. Giger and Mrs. Spitalli’s class met one last time to celebrate a great year! They worked as a team on “team day” to make a collaborative coloring page!
S is for sunglasses! 😎
R is for Rainbow Day! 🌈
10 more minutes to place your bids for this one of a kind artwork made by our very own Ames Dolphins!! Place your bids now! Thanks to the PTA for organizing this amazing FUNdraiser for our school! 🐬
https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/136936/auctions/200898
Sergeant Panek visited our students today for our annual Bike and Train Safety Assembly today! 🚲
In honor of Q-Quiz Day, here's a quiz for our families:
Do you know the bike check ABCs?
A- air in tires
B- brakes
C-chains (free from debris)
P is for Pajama Day!
O is for Outside Day!
N is for Numbers Day!
Tomorrow 5/12 is our Chalk it Up to Lunch Outside celebration for April’s Make a Splash tickets! Your child can bring a towel/blanket for the picnic style lunch.
The weather is being monitored and will schedule raincheck date if need be.
The weather is being monitored and will schedule raincheck date if need be.
The 5th grade musical was a swashbuckling success! Congratulations to Mr. D. and all of our 5th grade students on a job well done! 🏴☠️ 🎶 🤩
L is for Letter Writing Day! ✏️
K is for Kindness Day! 💕
J is for Job Day!
I is for Island Day! 🏝️ 🌺
H is for Hat Day! 🧢 👒
Teacher Appreciation Week kicks off tomorrow! Thank you to the Ames PTA for planning such a special week for our teachers! 🍎 🧑🏫
District 96 staff and Board of Education members gathered for the 42nd annual Employee Recognition Event last night. Congratulations to all of our Ames Honorees for your years of dedication in District 96! 🎉
Mrs. Maywood- 10 years
Mrs. Rogers- 10 years
Mrs. Duve- 15 years
Miss Giger- 15 years
Mr. Vasko- 20 years
Mrs. Forret- 30 years & Retiree
Mr. Gierman- Retiree
We are so excited to welcome Nikki Mazza as our new Ames Principal following Mr. Gierman’s well-deserved retirement! Thank you so much to the families who came out to meet Mrs. Mazza. And, of course, thank you to our administrative assistants and custodians for coordinating the event.
📸 Pictured here: Principal Mazza, Custodian Vasko, Superintendent Ryan-Toye
📸 Pictured here: Principal Mazza, Custodian Vasko, Superintendent Ryan-Toye
