Four educators from Des Moines Public Schools – Alex Hammer of Weeks Middle School, Anson Bonte of Callanan Middle School, Sara Earleywine of Hoyt Middle School, and Julie Goering of South Union Elementary School – are among 150 teachers …
Channel 5 ABC News Meteorologist Sam Schreier was in 2nd grade last week to celebrate our last week of learning about weather.
Culture is alive in the classroom here at South Union in 4th grade. Students were learning about Hispanic Heritage. Exposure through arts, reading and educational materials taught us about traditions, history, language, customs, holidays and famous Hispanic persons …
South Union students participated in National Mix It Up At Lunch Day, yesterday, October 29. The students ate with their buddy classrooms at lunch to promote sitting and talking with someone they would not normally talk to. The …
On Friday, October 18th, staff, students, and parents participated in the Title Math Night. This event was held in connection with Booktoberfest, sponsored by the South Union PTA. Parents and students could attend 20 minute seminars on using …
A reminder that Friday, October 25 is a Professional Development Day for all DMPS teachers. There will be no classes for PK-12 students. District offices will be open. All teachers should report on Friday but associates do not. …
Students participated in the Healthiest State Walk at South Union Elementary. The students and staff who participated earned a foot for their Spirit Chain! Way to go Lil’ Rails!
The first unit of study in science for 5th graders was The Human Body. The students had hands-on experiences dissecting owl pellets to find vole, mice, and bird bones in the pellet. Many of the pellets had multiple …
All Students in Mrs. Gassmann’s First Grade Class participated in the Homework Club Luncheon in the month of September. They were very responsible in bringing in their completed homework weekly. They ate lunch in their classroom, played a …
At the PBIS assembly, South Union students celebrated the 4th and 5th graders for improved scores on the Iowa Assessment Tests last spring. They heard how to earn tokens for their new South Union Spirit chains, and they …
