7/8 year old Learning Groups – Week of November 22, 2013

The 7/8 year old students in Mrs. Jessica Watson’s, Mr. Bruce Miller’s and Mrs. Rachelle Gerstel’s learning groups are studying libraries. Mrs. Jessica Watson’s and Mrs. Rachelle Gerstel’s learning groups were able to visit the Central Campus Library …

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Combat Hunger

The students at the Downtown School are learning to be philanthropic!  We recently participated in two wonderful programs:  Combat Hunger and Toiletries for the Troops.  For Combat Hunger, a few students “took charge” and organized a school wide …

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Spotlight on the 7/8s

The 7/8 year old students in Mrs. Jessica Watson’s, Mr. Bruce Miller’s and Mrs. Rachelle Gerstel’s learning groups are studying libraries. Mrs. Jessica Watson’s and Mrs. Rachelle Gerstel’s learning groups were able to visit the Central Campus Library …

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Highlighting the 5/6s

The students in Anne Booth’s and Chris Mathews’ learning groups are studying about our school lunch and where it comes from.  They visited our lunch line and spoke with our lunch teachers, Ms. Ellen and Ms. Wanda about …

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Featuring the 9/10s

Nothing beats having a buddy!  Buddies are younger and older students who work together every once in a while. The 9, 10, and 11 year olds of the Downtown School have 5, 6, and 7 year old buddies. …

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Graduation Walk Reaches Out to Students

Destination Graduation Des Moines Public Schools administrators, educators, school board members, and community partners continue to work together to keep students in school and on track to graduate. In October 2010, the district was awarded $6 million in …

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The First Day of School

Students and staff enjoyed the beautiful day as they started the 2013-14 school year together.  We met many new friends and shared summer stories with old buddies.

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