The Downtown School and Edmunds Elementary School kicked off the 2014-15 school year on Wednesday. For Edmunds, it was the start of the second year in their brand new home. We tagged along with ELL teacher Regan Davidson (pictured at left) as she led 2nd and 3rd graders through day one of classes. Click the image to read and see more.
The Edmunds Elementary staff met for a busy day of training in June to prepare for a new program, “Yoga 4 Classrooms,” an innovative program for improving student’s physical, emotional and comprehension skills. Click on the image to learn more about it.
Edmunds opened with great fanfare in 2013 and Principal Rittman and the Edmunds Elementary staff set high expectations for all of their students as they started school in their new building. As academic year 2013-2014 draws to a close, click on the image to read Principal Rittman’s thoughts about the first year.
Edmunds Elementary 5th graders sang a new pop song and danced an old folk dance for the 4th grade class and their parents before being applauded by the entire student body as they left the building for a picnic. Today brought the school year at Edmunds to a close. Click the image to see more photos of their celebration.
Edmunds Elementary girls from grades 3rd through 5th grade participated in the “Girls on the Run” 5K at Raccoon River Park. The Girls on the Run club had met twice a week for 10 weeks at Edmunds to …
This is an exciting time in Miss Fort’s second grade classroom. It’s a great time to see the students so motivated and enthusiastic about the progress that they have made. In the Spring, the class continued to work …
The Edmunds Elementary Boys Club, “Boys-to-Men” combined with the Monroe Elementary Boys Club of the same name for a special field trip. The 5th Boys groups at both schools are headed by facilitator John Hawkins, meeting weekly to …
In Megan Smith’s kindergarten class they worked on reading skills, including concentration on short vowel sounds. The students learned how changing letters in words changes the word. The Kindergartners also learn by playing games with sight words, working with lightning …
Fourth and 5th grade teachers put on a great evening the Edmund students and their parents in April with the annual Parents Night. The events for the evening included a short musical program arranged by music teacher Nella Thomas, …
The students at Edmunds Elementary had the opportunity to see a performance by one of Iowa’s premier arts organizations, the Des Moines Metro Opera’s educational touring troupe, OPERA Iowa. OPERA Iowa performed a version of the story of …
