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South Union Students Wearing Masks
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
Free Meals For All Students During School Year 2023-24 Free Meals For All Students During School Year 2023-24
Come Here. Become Here. Why You Should Enroll Now at DMPS! Come Here. Become Here. Why You Should Enroll Now at DMPS!
New Bikes for South Union Students Thanks to Donors New Bikes for South Union Students Thanks to Donors
Kindergarten Sign Up for School Year 2023-24 is Now Open Kindergarten Sign Up for School Year 2023-24 is Now Open

Bulletin Board

  • Key Dates 23-24 School Year     
  • Nov 8th-Dec 15th- Session 2 21st Century 
  • December 8th- No School (Professional  Development)
  • December 22nd- January 1st: Winter Break
  • Jan 8th-Mar 8th- Session 3 21st Session
  • January 15th- No School (MLK holiday)
  • January 16th and 17th- No School (Pro. Development Days) 
  • February 8th, 2024- 6pm-8pm Skate South Fundraiser
  • February 12th: No School (Pro Development Day) 
  • February 13th: No School 
  • March 11th-March 15th: Spring Break 
  • March 18th and 19th: No School (Pro Development) 
  • Mar 25th-May 24th- Session 4 21st Century
  • April 10th- No School
  • April 26th: No School 
  • May 9th, 2024- 6pm-8pm Skate South Fundraiser 
  • May 27th: No School (Memorial Day) 
  • May 29th: Last day of school

Purchase South Union Apparel!  Buy online and ship to your house!

https://www.charredthreads.com/collections/dmps-south-union-elementary-school

 

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/

Quick Links

All Events

  • CLAT Coffee with Legislators

  • Coffee Chats with Dr. Roberts

  • No School; Winter Break

  • No School; Winter Break

  • New Year’s Day; No School, Offices Closed