| AMES ELEMENTARY has met 100% of the requirements for Adequate Yearly Progress under No Child Left Behind!!! (P.S. School Starts Tues, Sept. 2nd for Students in 1st - 6th Grade and Mon., Sept. 8th for Students in Kindergarten and Pre-K) |  |  | | Happiness and Hard Work is always Blooming at Ames! |
District and schools' adequate yearly progress results were released to the public Aug. 5th...
Ames Elementary has 19 eligible groups and has met 100% of the requirements for Adequate Yearly Progress under No Child Left Behind!!! Making Adequate Yearly Progress depends on schools and school districts achieving annual proficiency targets on state reading and math tests.
Congratulations Ames Students, Parents, Teachers, Staff, Administration and Community Members!
“Minnesota is committed to preparing every Minnesota student for success after high school,” Alice Seagren, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Education, has said.
Thank you Ames Elementary for being such an integral part in the lives of our young!
Ames Elementary School is where "OUR CHILDREN ARE THE CENTER OF EVERY DECISION WE MAKE!"
Our purpose at Ames is to encourage and nurture desire and enthusiasm for learning by providing expertise, guidance, and resources that support a meaningful and personalized education. Include
Ames Elementary Mission Statement :
"To offer a school that provides students with the opportunity to learn through their own strengths" and you'll understand how we empower students to act consciously as competent and responsible members of our world community!
WHEN YOU VISIT US AT AMES, YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE HOTS-(HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS) AND MI-(MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES) DISPLAYED IN THE HALLS AND CLASSROOMS.
Important Information:
School Hours
Grades K-6th 8:05 am - 2:35 pm
Pre-K AM Class 8:05 am - 10:35 am
Pre-K PM Class 12:05 pm - 2:35 pm
After School
Extended Learning
Program 2:35 pm - 4:30 pm (Ames After School Extended Learning Program is FREE to all Ames students. Students staying for the after school program must have a signed registration form on record.
STUDENT ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance is essential for school success. We monitor attendance each day and we follow the Minnesota Law for Compulsory School Attendance. Please call Nancy Spack at 651-293-8970 to report your child's absence!
UNIFORMS
Ames School is a school in which the students must wear uniforms. Ames is not selling school uniforms this year but they may be purchased at Target, Sears, Kohls, etc.
"Best School"
Ames Elementary School
Ames received the 'Best School of the Community, 2007 Readers Choice Award', by the Lillie
Suburban Newspapers Inc.. Thank You! Again we are proud and honored!
Ames School, a neighborhood school for over
100 years, focuses on teaching all children to read successfully and to
accomplish with excellence, grade level standards and above, in all
areas of learning, in grades PreK through 6th. The staff at Ames
Elementary truly believe that it takes a village to educate all of our
children. We thank the entire East Side students, parents, volunteers,
community and businesses for working with us to help our children
become successful, productive and responsible citizens of NOW and the
future!
Scroll down the page to view just some of our highlights from the 2007 - 2008 school year. We hope you will enjoy looking at our photo journals of the past year as well as we had making them through all our experiences combined...
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 SPPS Technology Department
Multiple Intelligence Immersion
Online Experiences in Each of the Intelligences - updated 2007
Ames_School_Song.MPG
Third Grade Raps about Martin Luther King
Ames Third Graders rap about Martin Luther King
Spring Concert- 3rd Grade - "Flat Foot Floogie"
Spring Concert - 3rd Grade - "Shim Sham Dance"
Spring Concert - 3rd Grade - "Straighten Up and Fly Right"
 100_Years.mp3
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May 28th, Ames Students at the 8th annual Student Showcase
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May 15th, The Twins Game
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May 10th, Community Food Drive at Ames Drop-off Site
   
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May 8th: Fiesta Latina Celebration
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Recent Playground Pictures in May 2008
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Ames Students Attend Minnesota StarBase
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Feb. 11th's National African American Parent Involvement Day Celebration at Ames
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The African American Cultural Celebration and Dinner February 7th
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The Progressive Church Dance Ensemble at the Ames African American Celebration February 7th
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January 28th - Ames Third Graders were selected to attend a Winter Carnival/ 2008 Ice Skating Champions Celebration and to view the Ice Sculptures that melted before our eyes at 45 degrees F
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2008 US Figure Skating Championships we attended Thursday, January 24th
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January 24th Bedtime Stories in the Ames School Library
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Harding High Schoolers come each and every Tuesday to read to and with Third Graders here at Ames
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Ames 3rd - 6th Grade Winter Concert Photo Gallery
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How Ames Teachers Spent Early Release Day in their PLC (Professional Learning Commuities) Studying more in-depth about Formative Assessment in the Content Areas
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December 21st Multicultural Activity Fair at Ames
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November 15th's Hmong New Year Dinner and Celebration Photo Gallery
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Ames Student Council Officer Campaign and Induction Ceremony
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Title 1 Dinner Meeting Gallery
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Photos of Faces from the Ames After School Program 2007 - 2008
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Ames School Parent/Student/Teacher Outdoor Barbeque was Friday, September 7th!
Outdoor Barbeque was Friday, September 7th!
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Third Grade Students worked in their Writers' Notebooks in the Pergola Area
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Dr. Henderson Listens to Students Reading from their Writers' Notebooks after their Observing in the Pergola
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Ames Art Work on Display at 360 Colburne
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Community Partnerships
 According to a journal excerpt, "School/family/community Partnerships: Caring for the Children We Share" by Joyce L. Epstein:
" The way schools care about children is reflected in the way schools care about the children's families. If educators view children simply as students, they are likely to see the family as separate from the school. ...
Click on the title above to read more. |
Citizenship
 The question before educators responsible for preparing the new generation of global citizens is how to translate the principles of social justice into effective practice. In this school setting , we endeavor to inform learners of the impact and importance of social justice. |
World Languages
 Click on the title to read about one of the reasons why World Languages will be taught at Ames this year. All students will have the opportunity to take Spanish every other week for half of the school year. Hmong will be taught in an introductory course after school. Hmong culture will be taught too. |
Schoolwide Thematic Emphasis
 Our first schoolwide theme this year will be "New Beginnings". Integrated curricular themes will be utilized at Ames to unify instruction, provide opportunities for students to generalize, and increase interaction within and between classes. This year faculty has planned two academic units, and are looking forward to arranging presentations, speakers, and field trips around each specific theme. |
Bloom's Taxonomy? Higher Order Thinking Skills... HOTS... USE IT EVERYDAY, we do.
 Greetings Parents and Guardians!
Have you heard of Bloom's Taxonomy? We are instructing your children to get the best from their education as they can. We are teaching students to think about their thinking. Another Acronym we use is HOTS. It means Higher Order Thinking Skills. Click on the title and you can read an article taking you in depth in the subject of thinking... |
WE NEED VIOLINS for Violin Exploration and Instruction !!!
 We have submitted applications to several Grant Institutions to be able
to purchase violins in various sizes so that students at Ames can
receive violin lessons, Pre K through 6th grade. Right now, we are
waiting to hear if we will receive any grant monies to begin purchasing
the violins. As we obtain the necessary money, we will begin
instructing students in first grade, and then so on up the grade levels
as we can. If you know of anybody willing to donate a violin they
aren't using any more, would you please call us at 651-293-8970? PLEASE HELP US GET THE WORD OUT! WE NEED VIOLINS! Click on the title above to read more. |
Ames Students Now Recycling Uneaten Food at Lunch!!!
 We began reducing the tons of garbage our school throws out every year, and feeding as much as possible of what's left to local pigs. By doing so, we can significantly reduce the costs we are required to pay for dumpster hauling.
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Holy Moly! 12 Foot Sunflowers? Ames' Summer School and Garden Club Does It!
 We had an exciting summer learning intense reading, writing and mathematics while also getting in tending the Ames Neighborhood Garden which this year featured tomato plants and Sunflowers. Did you know that our Sunflowers measured over 12 feet in height!!! Click on the title above to view more photos...
Sept. 2006 |
Just for Fun /Try Exploratorium online!
 Did you know that:
Different woods lend different flavors to barbequed meats?
Making candy is a delicious and fun art! But it’s also a fascinating and precise science?
Click on the title above to explore the Science of Cooking... |
| | | |  | | Contact Us: | Principal:
Dr. Delores Henderson
Ames Elementary
1760 Ames Place
St. Paul, MN
55106
Phone: 651-293-8970
Fax: 651-293-8976 |
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| | Attention Parents and Guardians!!! | | All Parents and Guardians are asked to contact Lori (651-293-8970) in the office to set up a pre-conference with your child's teacher. We need to meet with every child and parent/guardian in a conference to identify your child's strengths, interests and learning styles as well as set learning goals for the 2008-2009 school year. Conferences will be held on Thursday, August 28th - 8-11 am and Friday, August 29th from 8 - 2:30 pm. |
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| | Ames Students, Families, and Staff ... | | Please plan on attending our Ice Cream Social on Thursday, August 28th from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. It's time to bond together again as we form our new Ames Family of the 2008-2009 school year. |
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| | IMPORTANT! CAFETERIA NEWS RE: BREAKFAST & LUNCH PROGRAM | | A NEW lunch application must be filled out for each child. Lunch forms were mailed to families and additional forms are available in our office. If your child qualifies for free or reduced lunch but a new application is not received by the first day of school, your child will be charged for lunches until the app is received. Breakfast is FREE to ALL students and starts at 7:30. Prices for students' meals are: Reduced Lunch-$.40, Non-reduced lunch- $1.75 and Milk-$.50. |
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| | Congratulations to All the Students Who Participated in Ames Summer School Program! | | All Ames students were registered for summer school this year. One of the reasons students especially enjoyed getting up each morning for an early start was the NEW extended 2 hour program which followed! Kids claimed that after a good working out of their brains in the morning, their afternoon was full of fun, exercise, games, and activities! "It was REALLY fun!"
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| | We Are Proud to have Ames Art work being Celebrated at... | Ames Student Art work is currently on display in the lobby of Saint Paul Public Schools Administration Building at 360 Colborne Street, St. Paul, 55102! Thanks to our Art Specialist, Ms. Donna McIntosh and 2nd grade students! Click on the image to view a mini photo gallery of this display.
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| | Learn About the Principles of Learning Here... | | Just click on the light bulb to be taken to a page explaining the Principles of Learning WE are focusing on at Ames! |
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| | The Center for the Book/ Library of Congress | | The Center for the Book was established in 1977* to use the resources and prestige of the Library of Congress to promote books, reading, libraries, and literacy. Within the Library, the center is a focal point for celebrating the legacy of books and the printed word. Outside the Library, the center works closely with other organizations to foster understanding of the vital role of books, reading, libraries and literacy in society. On behalf of books and reading, the Center for the Book serves as an advocate, a catalyst, and a source of ideas--both nationally and internationally. |
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| | The Internet Public Library | | The Internet Public Library features a convenient service called Ask A Question in which the IPL's dedicated online volunteer staff answers reference questions for visitors of the IPL. |
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| | How to Make and Use a Pinhole Camera | | A pinhole camera is a camera without a lens. The light producing the image passes through a small hole. The image may be projected on a translucent screen for real-time viewing (popular for viewing solar eclipses), or can expose film or a charge coupled device (CCD). Pinhole cameras with CCDs are sometimes used for surveillance work because of their small size. Click on the picture to find out how to make your own.
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| | Ames Grown Sunflowers (Over 12 ft high!) | | Click on the picture to be linked to a sunflower site and learn how to grow, and how to prepare seeds for eating! |
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| | RIF-Reading Is Fundamental | | Each and every child at Ames gets to choose 3 RIF books to keep and to add to their very own library at home during the school year coordinated by our Media Specialist, Mrs. Diane Schmerler!!! |
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| | Ames Receives Smarte Pants Award! | |
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Saturday School met nearly every Saturday from 7:30 am - 11:30 am. 
