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South Union Elementary School Building
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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
DMPS and Nomi Health Offer COVID-19 Testing Sites DMPS and Nomi Health Offer COVID-19 Testing Sites
DMPS to Offer Free Meals for the 2021-22 School Year DMPS to Offer Free Meals for the 2021-22 School Year
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Enroll Now: Kindergarten Sign-Up Open for 2021-22 Enroll Now: Kindergarten Sign-Up Open for 2021-22

Bulletin Board

  • Key Dates:  
  • No School: December 10th (Professional Develop. Day)
  • No School: December 22nd- December 31st (Winter Break)
  • 1st Day Back from Break: January 3rd
  • No School: January 18th-19th (PD Days)
  • No School: February 14th 
  • No School: March  8th
  • No School:  March 14th-18th (Spring Break)
  • No School: March 21st and 22nd (PD Days)

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

Click here to get your 2021-2022 School Supply List! https://southunion.dmschools.org/parents/school-supply-list/

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All Events

  • School Board meeting

  • No School; PD day

  • No School; Winter Break Dec. 22-24

  • No School; Winter Break Dec. 27-31

  • School Board meeting