Dear Ames Parents,

Below you will find a list of safety reminders from the Riverside Police Department & District 96. In addition, to the safety reminders listed below, I want to remind you that texting while driving is prohibited by State Law. In an effort to keep our Ames School students safe, please refrain from using your cell phone when driving in the Ames School drop off zone. Thank you for your cooperation with these safety precautions.

Respectfully,

Colleen Lieggi
Principal
Ames Elementary School
(708) 447-0759
lieggic@district96.org

Riverside Police Department and District 96
Important Safety Reminders

It is great time to revisit traffic and parking safety procedures and expectations. In past years we’ve witnessed some potentially dangerous incidents in the drop-off/pick-up areas. All of these incidents can be avoided by all drivers following these traffic/parking expectations:

* Please use extreme caution while in the presence of children in the area of the school.
* Please drive slowly and refrain from cell phone use while driving through the drop-off/pick-up zones.
* Please DO NOT leave your vehicle while in the drop-off/pick-up zones.
* If there is a need to go into the school or visit with anyone inside the school, please park your vehicle legally and walk to meet your child.
* Do not ask/expect your child to walk in front of another car to get into your car. This is extremely dangerous.
* Please help the school staff and po lice officers by being extra diligent in following these procedures.

Student safety is our utmost goal at the Riverside Police Department.

Thank you in advance for partnering with us to make sure that all District 96 staff, students, and parents are safe!

Dear Ames Parents,

Parents: if you have been collecting Boxtops for Education, please send them to school with your student next week. We need to have them in by Friday, February 26, in order to be reimbursed for them during this school year. Also, please visit the Boxtops For Education website for a chance to win 1,000 extra boxtops for our school. It takes about a minute to register and you can enter the sweepstakes once per day. Look in the school list for LJ Hauser (not Hauser) to enter for our school. There is no obligation to purchase anything by signing up to enter the drawings. You can opt out of future e-mails.

February 2nd PTA minutes are now availble.

Click  Feb. 2 PTA Meeting Minutes to view the latest news.

These items were available in the A.F. Ames School E-Backpack on 2/24/10.

A.F. Ames School

• ISAT Parent Letter
• Kindergarten Information Meeting 3-4
• Donuts with Dads 3-10 (Revised)
• Games Galore March
• Beginner Irish Dance Session 3
• Readers R Leaders – Congratulations & Reminder
• Geography Night 2-24
• February Racing for Fitness
• Readers R Leaders February
• Readers R Leaders Tracker February
• February Reading Connection-Primary
• February Reading Connection-Intermediate
• Young Authors Guidelines
• Young Authors Consent Form

These items were available in the District 96 E-Backpack on 2/24/10.

District 96

• Approved 2009-2010 Community Organizations

• ISAT Parent Letter
• Kindergarten Information Meeting 3-4
• Riverside Junior Women’s Charity – Meet and Greet – 3-14
• Riverside Library – February Activities
• Riverside Children’s Theater Guild Presents The Pied Piper
• Village of Brookfield Census Fact Sheet
• North Riverside Recreation Classes & Programs
• Brookfield Library Newsletter January-February
• PAV YMCA Spring Programs

Congratulations to our readers!   As of today the school has read just over 510,000 minutes!  Many of our students read over 500 minutes in the January and we are doing great.  The school goal of reading 1,000,000 minutes this year is in reach!   The students enjoyed their ice cream party last week as a reward for their reading during the months of December and January.   

Remind your readers that if they turn in their sheets for February they will be getting a “ball” ticket that can be used to throw one ball at the dunk tank during our end of year dunk-tank-party!  Keep reading so that everyone gets a chance to dunk a teacher or staff member!  

February forms are due March 4^th so please mark your trackers!

Angie Reilley

Reilleyrats@sbcglobal.net

Geography Night Adventures Around the Globe

 Wednesday, February 24th at 6:30pm in the Ames Gymnasium. 

Babysitting will be available  in the Library during the Parent Information Meeting Tonight, February 22nd at 7pm

• Support our kids through the standardized testing process
• Identify skills needed for the ISAT testing 
• Assess what the children are expected to demonstrate when answering test questions

Success in test taking, such as the ISAT, offers students critical life skills with long-term benefits (i.e., problem solving, critical thinking, etc.). 

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Lieggi at 447-0759 or at lieggic@district96.org.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Dear Parents,

 I want to make you aware of a water main replacement project on Northgate Road.  This project is making it challenging for our walkingNorth Riverside families who cross 26^th Street on Westover Road to get to Ames School. 

I have spoken with the Riverside Police Department, North Riverside Police Department and the Riverside Public Works Department regarding this project and our concerns about the safety of our families when walking to and from school. 

The Riverside and North Riverside Police Departments recommend that our North Riverside families cross at the Des Plaines Ave. & 26^th Street crosswalk rather than Westover & 26^th Street for the next couple weeks.  Once the Northgate Road phase of the water main replacement project is completed they will be moving to Northgate Road & Des Plaines Road to do work there. 

 I have asked the Riverside Public Works Department to notify me of the exact date when work will begin in the Northgate Road & Des Plaines Road area.  Obviously, our North Riverside families will want to resume crossing at 26^th Street & Westover Road at that point. 

I will notify you of this date when I am notified.  If you have any questions or concerns about this precaution please feel free to call me at school (708) 447-0759 or email me at lieggic@district96.org. 

 Sincerely,

 Colleen Lieggi

Principal

Ames Elementary School