Awesome learning in Mrs. Nihart’s Class!

In first grade, we have been noticing patterns while studying the sun, moon, and stars. In math, we have been working on addition and subtraction. In social skills, we have been working on calming down when we have …

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Kindergarten learns about weather

Kindergarten is currently focused on the unit, How the World Works, learning about how weather patterns affect our choices and actions. Meteorologist, Amber Alexander, helped us learn about different types of weather and how we can find out …

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5th Grade Band Concert Coming Up!

WHAT? First ever band concert – All band students from Willard, Stowe, Pleasant Hill, Brubaker, and Phillips will combine for a band concert performance! WHEN? Tuesday January 25th 6:30PM. Please arrive at 6PM. If needed, the weather make …

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Fun in Art, Music and PE

Back in September the 4th graders enjoyed doing a combined Art and PE activity. Applying their throwing skills to create an Art piece. The finished product in on display in the office. In Music class students are enjoying …

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3rd Grade Explorers

The 3rd graders started their new unit, How the World Works. Students will be studying how all living things go through a process of change. They will explore life cycles, environmental impact on plants and animals, and how …

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Fall learning in Spanish

Students have been learning lots in Spanish class this fall: Third graders came up with actions to show the temperature in Spanish. Fourth graders compared and contrasted the U.S. Independence day versus Mexico’s independence day. 5th graders are …

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Important Announcement – Title I School

Des Moines Public School Parents and Guardians who have students that attend a Title I schools have the right to know about the qualifications of their child’s teacher. This includes: state licensure requirements for the grade level and …

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Fourth Graders Express themselves through Poetry

4th Grade students have been expressing themselves through their poetry. They have been risk takers by not only creating their own poetry, but sharing it with others. This week they will be presenting their own poetry to the …

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First Graders work together

Students in first grade have been working on SOCIAL SKILLS to complete challenges in EL (literacy curriculum) such as the cup tower challenge and the string challenge.  They practiced working together to make the highest cup tower and …

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Schedule Your Conferences

Families, On October 27th and 28th we will be holding conferences to discuss your child’s progress in school this year. We are asking that families use the following link to sign up for a time. Once you open …

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