King Elementary celebrated their first Blue Out on November 26th in support of diabetes awareness.  There are several members of the King community that are affected by diabetes.  Staff celebrated by wearing custom made t-shirts for the event. …

Third graders have been hard at work!  They have been focusing on multiplication during math and comprehension during literacy.  Visit our Flickr page to see some learning in action!

King 2nd graders enjoyed a hay-rack ride at the Center Grove Apple Orchard last October 21st, despite temps in the upper 30s.  Brrr!  Using just the right technique, lift and twist, students each got to pick three apples …

As Thanksgiving draws near, so does the end of unit #2 in reading and the end of multi-digit multiplication in math for King 4th graders.  For the past 6 weeks in reading, King 4th graders have been studying …

PreSchool News   The theme we are working on is My Five Senses.  We will discuss all the senses (smell, touch, taste, hear and see) with the students and how they use them in their ever day lives.  …

Fifth Graders at King Elementary built an authentic tipi on the front yard of the school.  Naturalist, Mike Halvik, taught the students about this traditional Native American housing while completing the tipi as a team. Visit our Flickr …

Second graders at King Elementary have been working hard the past few weeks.  Visit our Flickr page for more pictures of hard working second graders!

First graders at King Elementary kicked off their unit about communities by welcoming Des Moines firefighters to the school for the day.  First graders also recently took a field trip to Jester Park to learn about nature.   …

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King Elementary celebrated Red Ribbon Week during the week of October 28th.  Red Ribbon Week is a week dedicated to educating students of all ages about the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol.  Each day of the week …