Congratulations 5th Grade Students

What a positive inspiration of poetry Perkins students shared with their audience yesterday. Students like Charlie, Chloe, Ava, Reggie, Kellen, Helen, Olivia and Luke had such deep feeling and emotions that came out in their written word in the form of poetry. …

Read more »

Perkins Singer Field Trip To Perform At Drake

The Perkins Singers will be taking a field trip to Drake University to perform at the Drake basketball game on Tuesday, December 5th.  The students will be attending the basketball game from 9:45am to 1:30pm. We know they …

Read more »

Second-Grade Music Concert

The Second-Grade Music Program is this Thursday, December 7th.  The students will perform for the school at 10:00am, in the gym, and seating for parents will be limited during this time.  The performance for parents will be in …

Read more »

Third-Grade Watch the Iowa Wild!

The Third-Grade recently went on a field trip to the Iowa Wild. The students watched the Iowa Wild play hockey. This was a great field trip which rewarded the students for their hard work at school for the …

Read more »

Kidergarten/First-Grade Music Program

The Kindergarten and First-Grade Music Program is this Thursday, November 16th.  The students will perform for the school at 10:00am and seating for parents will be limited during this time.  The performance for parents will be in the …

Read more »

Perkins Walk-A-Thon

The students recently participated in a walk-a-thon at Perkins. All students went out to the track during their specials time on Friday, October 13th and walk or ran laps to raise money for the Perkins PTA. Students had …

Read more »

Perkins Singers Perform

The fifth-graders who are part of Perkins Singers recently performed at a Des Moines Public Schools Leadership meeting for administrators from all over the district.  The singers performed a song near and dear to their hearts titled, “Together …

Read more »

Volley Ball Tryouts

Form is located under the parents tab…keep clicking until it opens. Exciting News!!! Rider Club Volleyball Tryouts are Sunday October 8th. See attached flyer for all the details, including important dates, registration procedures and fees. Please forward to …

Read more »

Breakfast Free For All Students This Year

We’re pleased to tell you every Des Moines Public Schools elementary student will now have access to breakfast at no cost to the students or their families. This expansion means almost every school in the district offers at least one no-cost meal option during the day. Click on the headline to find out more about why DMPS now offers free breakfast to K-5 students!

Read more »