4th graders in Mr. Sanford’s class are creating clay fish bowls to work on elements of design, such as space and proportion. Our art teacher, Ms. Riechmann, sure knows how to make learning fun!

Third graders in Mr. Hockman’s class have been investigating how organisms have unique and different life cycles. After completing their life cycle unit, the students became the teacher’s when they presented their research posters to Ms. Campero’s first …

Come join us for Family Fun Night on Thursday, November 1st 4:30-6:30! It will be a night full of food, games, and activities. See you there!  

King Elementary’s “Clap In” didn’t lack smiles, high fives, or fun thanks to the group of community members that spent their morning spreading cheer and encouragement to students, teachers and staff for the start of the 2018-19 school …

The school bell times at King will change with the beginning of the 2018-19 school year. Our new start time is 7:30 AM and we will dismiss at 2:25 PM, with a 75 minute early dismissal on Wednesdays. Please click on the headline to learn more about how we are engaging our staff to ensure an orderly transition when school resumes August 23.

The “principal” of Iowa State University, Wendy Wintersteen, visited King Elementary Thursday morning to reiterate the promise of the ISU 4U Promise program that benefits students at both King and Moulton elementary schools.

King Elementary celebrated Global Gala on Thursday March 22nd.   The evening was a celebration of many different cultures that make up the King Community. See more pictures on Flickr!

During Read Across America, students at King Elementary were served GREEN eggs with their lunch.  The eggs were mixed with spinach.  All students also received a free book to take home.   See more pictures on Flickr!

Beginning in August, all schools at DMPS will have new hours. The new hours at our school will be 7:30 AM to 2:25 PM. The change is being made to better serve the educational needs of students, based on research into the sleep patterns of children and teenagers. Click the headline for more information.

We celebrated our students with perfect attendance during the second quarter.  We also had seven students with perfect attendance for the entire first semester.   See more pictures on Flickr!