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South Union Elementary School Building
South Union Elementary School Families Entering School Building
South Union Elementary School Students In Classroom
South Union Elementary School Students Eating Breakfast
4201 South Union Street | Des Moines, IA 50315
Phone: 515-242-8409 | Fax: 515-323-8644
Return to Learn: A Virtual Start to the 2020-21 School Year Return to Learn: A Virtual Start to the 2020-21 School Year
Free School Meals for All DMPS Students this Fall Free School Meals for All DMPS Students this Fall
Online Family Resource Guide: Support in a Time of Need Online Family Resource Guide: Support in a Time of Need
District-Wide Meal Program Launched During Closure District-Wide Meal Program Launched During Closure

Bulletin Board

  • Key Dates 
  • September 8th: 1st Day of School (ALL VIRTUAL)
  • October 30th-November 3rd: Fall Break (No School)
  • November 25th-November 27th: Thanksgiving Break (No School)
  • December 23rd–January 1st: Winter Break (No School)
  • January 4th: 1st Day back from Winter Break
  • January 18th: MLK Day (No School)

Please click to view a message from our Vice Principal in her message sent out 8/24/20 https://southunion.dmschools.org/parents/parent-message-from-our-vice-principal-8-24-20/

Please click to view our Principal’s message sent out 8/26/20 https://southunion.dmschools.org/parents/parent-communication-from-our-principal/

Click here for the Virtual Learning Guide from our parent meeting 9/2/20

Purchase South Union Apparel!  Buy online and ship to your house!  https://jesslynncreations.com/shop?olsPage=t%2Fsouth-union-elementary

Des Moines Public Schools uses Nutrislice to provide easier and more complete menu information about breakfast and lunch at all of our schools.

Visit DMPS Nutrislice to see what’s for breakfast or lunch at any school on any day of the school year.

Des Moines Public Schools uses Infinite Campus as its web-based student information system.

Click Here to access the Infinite Campus Student/Parent Portal

South Union receives TEFAP foods from the USDA commodity program supplying our Food Pantry.  This is the link to the non discrimination statement https://www.fns.usda.gov/fns-nondiscrimination-statement

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All Events

  • School Board Meeting

  • School Board Meeting

  • No School; Conferences

  • Fall Break – no school

  • Election Day – no school