Des Moines Parks and Recreation and Des Moines Public Schools are partnering to offer a youth basketball league for the 2014-2015 season. The program is for students in grades 1st through 7th. The registration deadline is October 17 and fees are $50 per student or $450 per team. Click the image to learn more and register to play.

Kindergarten A month into Kindergarten, and we are at full speed ahead! Learning is the name of the game! We have learned the words: I, like, the, and. In October, we will be working on our new words: …

King Elementary celebrated the 3rd Annual Pink Out for breast cancer awareness on October 3rd.  The event is organized by Chief Engineer, Terri Nelson in support of his wife, Lynda’s recovery the disease.  All students and staff were …

King Elementary celebrated their first King Night on September 25th.  The evening was a mix of student performance and information about the school wide goals for the current school year. Every Wednesday during the first month of the …

You can now find out what’s for breakfast and lunch at every school on every day of the year. You can even find out nutritional information. Just visit the Dining section on the new DMPS Mobile App. If you don’t yet have the app, click the header to download it for Apple or Android and learn more about its many features.

King Elementary has football fever!  Students who are enrolled in the 21st Century after school program have been able to take part in flag football through a partnership with the Grubb YMCA. Check our Flikr page for more …

King Elementary will be celebrating the 3rd Annual Pink Out for breast cancer awareness.  Join staff in wearing pink on October 3rd.  The classroom with the most students in pink will earn a prize.  

King Elementary will be hosting “King Night” on September 25, 2014 5:00-7:00.  Families are invited watch a student performance, receive some school information and enjoy dinner.  Look for more information soon!  

Mrs. Spreitzer’s second grade class has been busy reading the book “Charlotte’s Web.” In this picture you can see a project that the students did based on the story. They colored pictures of a pig and wrote about …

In order for a student to be considered for a school fee waiver, families must provide annual income for all people in their household.  This information is also important for your child’s school.  School eligibility for programs such …