Thank You Ames Families!

Library Readers/Helpers still needed for this week:   Thursday 2:20-2:50 for Ms. Hickey’s class Friday 8:50 – 9:20 for Ms. Munson’s class Please sign up at http://signup.com/go/EUfUdvk.

Our 2nd Annual Family Heritage Night will take place, on Tuesday February 7th. This event will give Ames students and their family members a chance to share their family’s countries of origin! Ethnic foods, informational posters, and traditional articles of clothing will be displayed. We need volunteers to make this event a successful celebration of…

Tuesday Ms. Ohlman’s class Ms. Duve’s class Ms. Jagust’s class Wednesday Ms. Allen’s class Mr. Bookler’s class Ms. Wright’s class Thursday Ms. Orlowski’s class Ms. Munson’s class Ms. Samuels’ AM class Ms. Hickey’s class Ms. Mimlitz’s class Ms. Samuels’ PM class Sign-up at http://signup.com/go/D4wzEU. Please contact Debbie Kummer at deb.kummer@sbcglobal.net or 708-263-7646 with any questions.

  It’s BBQ Time! Our annual 5 Bs BBQ Dinner drive-thru is Wednesday, October 24th from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. You can support our school while taking the night off from cooking. Pick up your delicious, hot off the grill, BBQ dinners at the school “drive thru” or stay and eat with friends and family….

Ames PTA, in collaboration with Blythe, Central and Hollywood PTA/PTOs, will be having Screen Free week this year during Earth Week, April 17-21. We are looking for someone to chair this new event. Please contact Kim Marrero at kjmarrero2000@gmail.com if you are interested in helping out!  

In the experiment “Layering Liquids,” you will explore the difference density makes by layering different liquids you probably already have in your pantry or medicine cabinet.  Download the experiment here. Don’t miss the previous weeks’ experiments: Da Vinci’s Bridge Sizzling Snowballs Making Money Disappear