This year, our school reading goal is to increase the percentage of students who are considered proficient on the reading section of the Iowa Assessments. We are doing several things to meet this goal. One way we are …

Nine Madison students were recognized for their hard work in the 2014 summer library program. Achievement Medals and prizes were awarded to Arianna DeHart, Alex Sherman, Adriana Chavarria, Daniel Garcia, Blanca Molina, Dayna Christensen, Cameron Renes, Devan Renes, …

Madison 5th graders have completed their science unit on the solar system. They learned so many interesting facts about each planet. They used games, construction of a solar system in relative size and reports to help understand the …

Firefighter Chris Vitek came during fire prevention week to teach kindergartners about fire safety. He showed them all of his gear and explained how he uses it. He spent a lot of time getting them comfortable with how …

Des Moines Parks and Recreation and Des Moines Public Schools are partnering to offer a youth basketball league for the 2014-2015 season. The program is for students in grades 1st through 7th. The registration deadline is October 17 and fees are $50 per student or $450 per team. Click the image to learn more and register to play.

5th grade students used lines to create box and bubble letters. Students practiced using these skills to create posters for Boogie on the Blacktop a Madison Elementary afterschool event. Each student created a bubble letter to add to …

Third graders at Madison are very excited about the new “GO MATH” curriculum that Des Moines has adopted. The added technology in our third grade rooms are making a huge difference in our learning!! One of the new …