KCCI Meteorologist, Jason Sydejko works with students at King Elementary during the 21st Century after school program.  

Rock in Prevention came to visit King Elementary on January 28th.  Todd Stevens and many high school mentors, worked with students at all grade levels to talk about bullying prevention.  Student learned the importance of standing up to …

The second graders had a great field trip to the Science Center. They were able to see all the dinosaur bones and play with all of the science experiments.  In addition, the students saw the snakes, turtles, and …

Third grade students were able to meet some players and coaches from the Iowa Energy basketball team.  Third graders are also going to get to watch the players in action on February 10th during the Education Celebrations.   …

King Elementary students Tierney Adams and Jocelyn Appenzeller each won a Sportsmanship Award during basketball games in January! We are so proud!   See more pictures of basketball on our Flickr page!   

King Elementary students participated in basketball through a partnership between 21st Century After School Program and the Grubb Y.  There was also a group of students who participated in cheerleading.  The cheerleaders performed at halftime of both student …

Students who attend a Title I school in Des Moines may be eligible for tutoring services at no cost to their family. In order to be eligible students must attend one of the 25 Title I schools in Des Moines and meet low income guidelines. To learn more and to register, click on the headline.

Fourth graders at King Elementary visited the Des Moines Art Center on January 16th.  The field trip included small group tours through many different exhibits including the feature on Andy Warhol. Visit our Flickr page for more pictures! …

Mrs. Andrews’ kindergarten class shared a short presentation during morning announcements on Friday, January 16th.  The presentation included a reading by Angerine Bulambo and a beautiful version of “We Shall Overcome”.              

King Elementary students Josue Rodriguez and Patrick McElvogue each won a Sportsmanship Award during basketball games in December!  Keep up the great work!