Ms. Munson's class met their Dojo goal and celebrated with a cozy sock or slipper day! Have a relaxing weekend!
The Riverside arborist/forester Mr. Michael Collins came in for a visit today and taught our Early Learners more about trees! 🌳
Our first ever Ames glow stick dance party was a hit! 💃 🕺 🪩 Congratulations on "Making a Splash" this month, Dolphins!
Happy Veterans Day! 🇺🇸 Ames Dolphins are grateful for veterans today and every day. Thank you for your service, sacrifice, and bravery.
Ames students had SNOW much fun playing outside during recess today! ❄️ ☃️
Congratulations to our Spirit Day winners from Mrs. Seymour's and Miss Giger's classes! 🐬
Have we mentioned lately how much we LOVE our PTA?? They are the best! Thank you for the full moon treats! 🌕 🤩
Our Dolphins are 50 (+2) days smarter! 🎉 Kindergartners and 1st graders celebrated the 50th day of school in style dressed up in clothes from the 50s!
The AM Early Learners showed off their costumes as they paraded around Ames School on Friday! 🐬 🎃
Thank you to the Ames PTA for organizing such a fun Halloween assembly for our students! Happy Halloween to all of our Dolphin families! 🎃 🫧
Happy Halloween from Mrs. Borges's Early Learners! They explored pumpkins, found out what’s inside a pumpkin, then created pumpkin volcanoes! 🎃
1st graders got into the Halloween spirit today during parent centers! 🎃
Ames Dolphins gathered for our Growth Mindset SEL assembly yesterday. 2nd grade students shared examples of growth mindset versus fixed mindset statements, and teams of students across all grade levels worked together with a growth mindset in the mummy wrap challenge! #amesdolphins 🐬
Ames Dolphins have been making a SPLASH this month! 🐬 Students have been working hard to earn "Make a Splash" tickets all month long by being spotted demonstrating respectful, responsible, and safe behavior throughout the school. Congratulations to this month's grade-level winners: Mrs. DeSimone (Early learners), Miss McPherson (kdg), Mrs. Taber (1st), Miss Egeberg (2nd), Mrs. Munson (3rd), Mr. Wydra (4th), and Mrs. Seymour (5th)! The entire school beat our October goal of 200 tickets by earning 253 total tickets and earned a Monster Mash glow stick dance party! 🪩
Mrs. DeSimone's early learners enjoyed an apple taste test last week! 🍎 🍏
Join us this Thursday, October 23rd from 3–8 PM at Portillo’s in Forest Park (7740 Roosevelt Rd) for our Ames PTA October Restaurant Night! 🌭🍟🥤
Skip the cooking and grab a favorite Chicagoland meal all while helping support our school — 20% of sales go back to Ames when you show the flyer at checkout or use code PORTILLOS12 at when ordering online or in the app.
Buddies from Mrs. Seymour’s fifth grade and Mrs. Guastella’s second grade class had fun deciding what their teachers should be for Halloween! 🎃
The Riverside Fire Department visited Ames today to teach our students about fire safety. Firefighter Aidan is a former Ames Dolphin! Do you know how to stay safe during a fire? What happens if your clothes catch on fire? Ask your Dolphins what they learned today!
Happy National Principals Month! We are celebrating our incredible Ames principal who leads the school with dedication and inspires teachers, staff, and students every day. Take a moment to recognize and thank Principal Gierman when you see him! As many of you know, Mr. Gierman will be retiring at the end of the school year in June 2026. We are so grateful for his 13 years of leadership at Ames! The district is beginning its search for the next school principal. Join Superintendent Martha Ryan-Toye at the next PTA Meeting in November at 7:00PM for a parent focus group to share what qualities you would like to see in the next Ames principal. We appreciate your insight and look forward to hearing from you!
🚧 The Cowley Road railroad crossing will be closed starting October 14 for approximately 3 weeks. 🚗 Detour signs will direct traffic to the Delaplaine Road crossing. 🚲 Pedestrians, students, and cyclists are encouraged to cross at Longcommon Road.
