King Elementary celebrated their fourth annual Pink Out in celebration of Chief Custodian, Terri Nelson’s wife Lynda, a breast cancer survivor. Click here to see more pictures on our Flickr!

Kindergarten students welcomed medical students from Des Moines University. The medical students taught the kindergarten students how to stay healthy and the tools doctors use to keep you healthy. The kindergarten students loved checking the doctors eyes and …

Last week, the third grade classes harvested 218 pounds of apples, peppers, tomatoes (large and small, ripe and unripe), onions, tomatillos and eggplant, and 18 pumpkins (that weighed 280 pounds!) 498 pounds of produce coming from a school garden …

Students who attend a Title I school in Des Moines like King may be eligible for tutoring services at no cost to their family. In order to be eligible, students must attend one of the 28 Title I schools in Des Moines and meet low income guidelines. To learn more and to register, click on the headline.

Many of King’s students attended the 1st Annual Creative Visions Cook Out.  Students performed songs from last spring’s concert. Visit our Flickr page for more pictures from the event.

                          Creative Visions is hosting a Sunday Meal Cook Out 3:00-7:00 on Sunday, September 20th.  King students will be performing at 5:00!

Our kindergartners have been busy learning about trees. We worked on our math, reading and science skills by picking apples from our school tree and making crockpot applesauce together. We also learned that King has a very special …

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Need help registering online? Visit your neighborhood elementary school on Thursday, July 30 between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. for assistance. Staff will be available to assist families with starting, or completing the process. To read more about …

Under the federal No Child Left Behind law, this school will be offering school choice for the 2015-16 school year. This is required by NCLB of schools “in need of improvement.” Click the headline for more information and to download a School Choice request form. All forms are due no later than July 1. Late forms will not be accepted.