Fifth grade students took a trip to “Biztown” at the Junior Achievement building to practice skills in balancing a budget, working at local businesses, and handling other real-world tasks.  Students have been preparing for this trip the past two …

Des Moines Police Officers visited Kindergarten and First Grade classrooms this morning.  The officers read a book to each class and took questions from curious kindergarten and first graders.  It was a great opportunity to interact with our …

Teachers gather after school to learn more about effective guided reading group practices.  This professional development session included great “take-aways” including noticing when students are self-monitoring and problem solving in text.  Don’t worry, teachers didn’t leave their classrooms …

Students dedicated some time writing kind messages to spread throughout our school.  They loved creating and posting their work, and our halls look amazing. “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving …