The Edmunds Elementary Pawscars Gala!

Edmunds Elementary got an early jump on the Oscars race by holding their own awards show in November, the “Pawscars,” named after the Edmunds’ tiger mascot “Eddie.” The Pawscars red-carpet affair was held November 20th in the school …

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Edmunds Art Room News! Cartooning Art

3rd through 5th graders at Edmunds explored the world of Cartooning Art this last  month, applying what they have learned in art class about practice and planning their work first. Then each student created their own cartoon comic …

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Edmunds Art Room News! An Ocean of Fish

1st and 2nd graders in our Edmunds art classes spent a couple of days learning about different kinds of fish, with vibrant shapes and colors.  The young artists explored the endless design possibilities in the aquatic world – …

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5th Graders Help Unveil New Public Art

Fifth grade art students from Edmunds Elementary School, pictured at left with artist Jun Kaneko, took a field trip to help unveil “Dangos,” a new public art sculpture project along the Principal Riverwalk in downtown Des Moines. The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation hosted the event.

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Brunch in Oakridge

The last Saturday of each month Edmunds staff members collaborate with Misti and Jeff Craig, parents of Edmunds, to provide a free brunch to students and families in Oakridge. This is a opportunity for students, families and staff …

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Morning meeting

Edmunds has began a new structure called the morning meeting. Every classroom starts their day with a morning meeting where students work on greeting and sharing with one another. After the greeting they move to a group activity …

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Edmunds New Building

The new Edmunds is beginning to look like a building. Keep checking back on the buildings progress. We are extremely excited about our new learning environment that will open in August 2013.

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