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 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

G is for Game Day!

Congratulations to the April Make a Splash class winners! Early Learners- Mrs. Kopp & Mrs. Borges Kindergarten- Mrs. Kinkin & Mrs. Ditsworth 1st grade- Mrs. Aiyash 2nd grade- Mrs. Collins 3rd grade- Ms. Munson 4th grade- Mrs. Zabilka 5th grade- Mr. Becker As a school, we earned a total of 362 splash tickets! We’ll celebrate with a “Chalk it up to Lunch Outside” party on May 12th! You can send your child to school with a towel or small blanket to sit on as we have a school wide picnic. 🧺 ☀️