Edmunds DMPS Art Show

Seven Edmunds art students were excited to participate in the All Des Moines Public School Art Exhibition last month. The annual exhibit was held at Capital Square in Downtown Des Moines, with all elementary, middle schools and high …

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4th Grade Trek to the Des Moines Art Center

Students  at Edmunds took part in the annual 4th Grade trek to the Des Moines Art Center to tour the world-class art and gain a greater understanding of what they have learned in art class.   Over 85 students, …

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Student Council holds 2nd Annual Food Drive

The Edmunds Fifth grade student council hosted the 2nd annual canned food drive at Edmunds.  Student council students traveled to all the classrooms in the school to explain the can drive and encourage all students to participate. During …

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3rd Graders are Reading Detectives

In Ms. Sinclair’s third grade class, the student’s reading skills are strong and are continuing to grow stronger. The students are building on their fluency and decoding skills, while also learning to go deeper into the meaning of …

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Preschool Students Learn about Zoo Animals

This month Edmunds students in Ms. Stoffa’s preschool class are learning about animals and have created a zoo in their room. There are six centers in the classroom that have been turned into different sections of a zoo;  …

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Tutoring Sign Up at Edmunds Elementary

Students who attend a Title I school in Des Moines may be eligible for tutoring services at no cost to their family. In order to be eligible students must attend one of the 25 Title I schools in Des Moines and meet low income guidelines. To learn more and to register, click on the headline.

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Kindergarteners Roar with Excitement

Kindergarteners are roaring with excitement this 2014-15 school year. In Miss Smith’s Kindergarten room, there are so many activities that it is hard to keep up. With the extra volunteers that work with the class they are able …

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Second Grade Mentors

The second graders in Miss Forts room have been working hard to accomplish wonderful things in reading. The kids enjoy several kinds of books and have been working on different comprehension skills, such as story element, character response …

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4th Graders Win MLK Celebration Art Contest

We’re excited to have two Edmunds students, 4th graders Jeremy Gradford and Raechel Gradford to have been selected as winners of the Forest Avenue Library Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration Art Contest!  Many Edmunds students from 3rd …

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3rd Graders are Thankful

So many of the students at Edmunds have a lot to be thankful for, and the students in Ms. Anderson’s 3rd grade class have discussed and shared about this often. The 3rd graders  had a writing project this …

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