Third grade students at Madison Elementary are studying Peruvian music and culture. They will soon be constructing pan flutes and playing them in an upcoming performance.

Chad Elliot, resident artist, is back painting the mural canvases with students! These canvases were drawn by Chad Elliot with ideas he received from Madison students and staff. The mural will be displayed in the Madison Elementary School …

Students in Kathleen Davenport’s art room at Madison Elementary School took a quote from Dr. Seuss – “You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book” – and turned it into a triptych. Working with artist Chad Elliot, they created a three-panel work of art inspired by Seuss’s words to be displayed at Madison, a Turnaround Arts school. Click on the image to see more photos of their progress on the artwork.

February means it is time for conferences! Parent-teacher conferences are an important part of the educational process. Teachers invite the opportunity to meet with parents and share their students’ academic successes as well as discuss any areas of …

Students at Madison Elementary celebrated the 100th day of school by collecting pantry items for those in need. Over 300 items were donated by students and families to the Food Bank at St. Vincent de Paul. Madison families …

Madison 4th grade students took a trip to the Des Moines Art Center last week. Students used visual thinking strategies to interpret both classic and contemporary works of art. Using these VTS strategies students were able to articulate …

Creativity is shaking the rafters as music is being made in 4th grade at Madison! We are working on a unit that uses many American folk songs to fine tune student’s comprehension skills while developing music literacy and …