Third grade students in Miss Rutledge’s class are hard at work.  These amazing students are working on their multiplication and division facts! They love to work in partners and have fun while learning!  

Students at King Elementary celebrated the 100th day of school on January 31st.  Several classrooms created hats or headbands.  In some classrooms, students took a “brain break” every 100 minutes and danced or stretched.  

King Elementary and Moulton Extended Learning Center are happy to announce  the winners of the Dream Keepers essay contest.  Moulton and King students in grades 3 – 8 were invited to participate.  Students were encouraged to reflect on …

Students in Mrs. Feeley’s 21st Century Nature Enrichment group took a field trip to Lake Red Rock on January 25th.  Students were able to look through telescopes provided by the Iowa DNR and watch bald eagles soar over …

Fifth Grade students from King, Moulten and Edmunds Elementary schools took part in their first band concert on Thursday, January 24th.  During this “infor-mance”; Band Director, Janis Bowden informed the audience of the band skills that students have …

Congratulations to last week’s students of the week!  Thank you for being respectful and responsible citizens at King Elementary!!  

Second grade students have been taking part in Power Lunch. The program is a combination of Drake students and community volunteers who devote their lunch time on Fridays to come and read with students. The program is sponsored by …

Congratulations to this week’s Students of the Week!  Thanks for being great role models for our schools!  

NO SCHOOL ON JANUARY 21 & FEBRUARY 18 The School Board has decided that classes should not be held in Des Moines Public School on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 21) and Presidents’ Day (February 18). This means there …

During the 5th grade mixtures and solutions unit in science, Carmen Castillo, Yamam Hussien and Lamarkes Russian-Woolery work together to see how much salt can be added to 50ml of water before it become saturated.  Students have already …