Northwood Night at Ames High Basketball. Friday, Dec. 2nd.
Cheer on Ames High Basketball. Northwood students get free admission with a paying adult. Gameday Schedule:…
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The Ames Community School District is featuring our amazing Principals and Associate Principals during National Principals Month. The spotlight of this feature is about Mary…
Read moreWelcome Back From Dr. Lawson
It brings me great joy to welcome all of our Ames Community School District students and families to the 2022-23 school year! The opening of…
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Mary Morton named as new Principal at Northwood Preschool Center
The Ames Community School District is excited to announce Mary Morton as the new Principal of Northwood Preschool Center. She is currently the Assistant Principal…
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Our Stories: An EK and AHS Graphic Design Collaboration Project
Our Stories is a collaboration project where Early Kindergarten (EK) classes at Northwood Preschool Center provided drawings and writing prompts for graphic design students at…
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Free Summer Meals 2022
The Ames Community School District is pleased to offer a free breakfast and lunch each day to every child in our community through the summer…
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Quinn’s Qloset Helps Ames Students
When Ames Community School District parent, Cassie Bexten, saw a need in her community to provide clothing items for Ames’ littlest learners, she jumped into…
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Northwood Preschool Receives 2021-2022 STEM Scale-Up Award
The North Central Iowa Regional STEM Advisory Board of the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council recently awarded a STEM Scale-Up Program application for Storytime STEM-packs to Northwood Preschool Center. The application was for $6,000 and was submitted by Northwood teachers Annie Boldt, Jill Spencer, and Lindsey Wirth.
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Masked Hero: Suzy Nordhus
Superpower: Shapeshifting teaching style For much of the school year, Suzy Nordhus has taught preschool students both in the classroom and remotely. She knows the challenges of engaging up to 20 preschool students at a time through the computer. “I am quite the three-ring circus, sideshow act when I teach. I do nothing short of tap dance on the tables to keep students (or maybe just myself) engaged during remote learning. But I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know these little people.” This is why they love her!
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