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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
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South Union Elementary Hosts Game Night for Families South Union Elementary Hosts Game Night for Families
Kindergarten Kickoff Offers Families Better Start to School Year Kindergarten Kickoff Offers Families Better Start to School Year
Online Registration for 2022-23 School Year Starts July 11 Online Registration for 2022-23 School Year Starts July 11

Bulletin Board

  • Key Dates 22-23 School Year 
  • December 9th- No School (Teacher Work Day)
  • December 19th- Last day of 21st Century Session 1
  • December 20th- Skate South Fundraiser for SU 6pm-8pm
  • December 22nd- January 3rd- No School (Winter Break)
  • January 9th-March 10th- Session 2 21st Century
  • January 16th-18th- No School (MLK and PD Days)
  • January 26th- Skate South Fundraiser for SU 6pm-8pm
  • February 13th- No School (PD Day)
  • March 9th- Skate South Fundraiser for SU 6pm-8pm
  • March 13th-March 21st- No School (Spring Break and PD Days) 
  • March 27th-May 19th- Session 3 21st Century 
  • March 30th- Spring Pictures
  • April 21st and 24th- No School (PD Day) 
  • May 29th- No School (Memorial Day) 
  • May 31st- Last Day of School

Purchase South Union Apparel!  Buy online and ship to your house! https://jesslynncreations.com/shop/ols/categories/south-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

Click here to get your 2022-2023 School Supply List! https://southunion.dmschools.org/parents/school-supply-list/

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All Events

  • No School; PD day

  • No School; Winter break

  • School Board meeting

  • No School; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

  • No School; PD days, Jan. 17-18