The parent-teacher conferences that are scheduled for tonight ave been postponed.  We will let you know when they have been rescheduled.

The Kind-Hearted Handprints that were on display in the building are now on their way to Dignity Health Hospital in California where an organization called Kids for Peace will combine them with other student handprints to try and break the Guinness Book of World Records record for the largest collage of cut-out handprints. The current record is 30,006!

Students who attend a Title I school in Des Moines may be eligible for tutoring services at no cost to their family. In order to be eligible students must attend one of the 25 Title I schools in Des Moines and meet low income guidelines. To learn more and to register, click on the headline.

Please click here to access the December South Union Newsletter!

Members of the South Union Elementary School student council broke up into teams, picked up rakes and spent Tuesday afternoon clearing neighboring yards of leaves and debris. The task left the students invigorated, the neighbors smiling and the neighborhood looking terrific. Nice work, guys! Click to see more photos.

In this month’s newsletter, find out how many parents attended conferences, the importance of the Friday Folder and what Principal Szakacs wants you to know before the snow flies! We invite you to take a look and stay up to speed on everything happening at South Union Elementary. Click on the image to select English or Spanish.

Des Moines Parks and Recreation and Des Moines Public Schools are partnering to offer a youth basketball league for the 2014-2015 season. The program is for students in grades 1st through 7th. The registration deadline is October 17 and fees are $50 per student or $450 per team. Click the image to learn more and register to play.

Come join South Union Elementary kick off their 2014 “Fuel up to Play 60” campaign with “Iowa’s Healthy Kids” 30 minutes of activity day.  The event is scheduled for Friday October 10, 2014.  Every student will be taking …

You can now find out what’s for breakfast and lunch at every school on every day of the year. You can even find out nutritional information. Just visit the Dining section on the new DMPS Mobile App. If you don’t yet have the app, click the header to download it for Apple or Android and learn more about its many features.

Here is some information about the upcoming parent meetings. Information