At Madison Elementary our 1st grade class is brushing up on their hand percussion skills. It is the time of year when we spend a large portion of our music class learning to play the beats we have …

We recently learned that Madison Elementary would be granted $7,500 from Prairie Meadows. The funds will be used to replace the computer lab in our 4th and 5th grade hallway.

It felt like a party this morning in the band room at Madison Elementary School, as students were excitedly opening boxes to see what was inside. In a way, it was a party of sorts as students were opening gifts courtesy of the Des Moines Public Schools Foundation … brand new musical instruments! Click the photo to read and see more about this gift and what it means for Madison.

Madison Elementary is ready to start up our Drama Club after a successful fall session of classes with 40 students. Madison is one of the Turnaround Arts schools in Des Moines and thrilled to have arts integration as …

Madison Elementary Students have been enjoying learning how to Speed Stacking with speed cups in PE. Cup stacking is an individual and team sport that involves stacking cups in specific sequences in as little time as possible.

When: March 11th 2015 from 3:00PM to 7:30PM Please bring child’s birth certificate, child’s immunization records, photo i.d., 2 proofs of address (power, water bill, rental agreement, etc.)

Congratulations to the Madison 5th grade orchestra for a great performance on Arts Turnaround Night in December. We had 100% participation and did a wonderful job on our songs! Coming up in February is the Solo and Ensemble …

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.

This January and February third graders at Madison will complete a residency led by a musician from our own community! Michael Nunez, father to a current Madison student and contributor in many local musical groups, will share his …