Teacher Appreciation Lunch at Edmunds

Edmunds Elementary staff were treated to an extra special lunch by their neighbors at Iowa Methodist Hospital in honor of Teacher Appreciation week. Cheryl Lounsberry, Holly Kearney, Staci Fry along with the Nutrition and Volunteers Services Teams at …

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Edmunds Students Keep the School Library Well Organized!

Photo: Edmunds students who were Adopt-A-Shelf winners in March: 3rd grader Suha Ahmed, 4th grader Dol Aden and 5th grader Jayda Dixon   In the 2015-16 school year Edmunds Library Associate Stephanie Avery introduced a student participation program …

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Edmunds Students Spell Their Way to Glory!

Edmunds was proud to be represented by three qualifiers for the district spelling bee which includes 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade contestants from all the schools in the district. Edmunds 4th grader Gabe Redfearn made it to the …

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Edmunds Boys Club gives back to the Community

On March 23rd the Edmunds Elementary and Monroe Elementary 5th grade boys clubs, “Boys-2-Men” teamed up for a project in order to pay back something to their community. The boys took a working field trip to Meals from …

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Students, Staff Prepare for Severe Weather

Anna Brousard reviewed the tornado drill procedure with her kinder-garten class at Edmunds Elementary School this morning. Then at 10:15 AM, when the sirens sounded, her class moved to the school’s tornado-safe location and crouched quietly until the drill was over. As part of National Severe Weather Awareness Week Edmunds and other elemen-tary schools around the district participated in the Statewide Tornado Drill to ensure student safety. Click on the image to see photos.

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Edmunds Kindergarten Class Learns about Turtles!

Miss Brousard’s  kindergarten class at Edmunds has spent the past few weeks learning about different animals. They had the chance to Skype with a veterinarian at The Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida. The Turtle Hospital takes in sick …

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High Tech Meets Visitor Sign-In at Edmunds

At DMPS, we work to ensure that students are receiving a great education in schools that are not only first-rate learning environments, but are also safe and secure. Over the years DMPS has taken many steps to better ensure the safety and well being of our students, staff, parents and visitors. This spring and summer, DMPS will begin implementing an Electronic Visitor Check-In system for parents and visitors. Click on the headline to read more.

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Edmunds Art Students Show Their Stuff!

Edmunds art students rocked the art world with a variety of imaginative artwork displayed at the 2016 Des Moines Public School Art Exhibition, held at Capital Square in Downtown Des Moines in February. All 60-plus Des Moines Schools …

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