Every student in the school had the pleasure of working with resident artist, Amanda Morrow, during their normal art classes. Amanda Morrow is a local artist and designer that helped kids create two large-scale string art pieces. The …
Fifth graders caught some extra fairy dust after Peter Pan Thursday, November 5th and “flew” on over to Grand View University for a college visit. They tapped into their sociology skills, met with Grand View students, worked with …
Our entire student body enjoyed an incredible performance by North High School Theatre (www.northpresents.com) of Peter Pan. The theatrics, the music, the mechanics and the talent were out of this world! We are so proud of our very …
Flying, fairy dust and college visits? You’d think that’d would be enough to exhaust someone but not Findley students! Fourth graders enjoyed a special visit from Mr Ben on Wednesday who worked with students on dance skills in …
As part of our annual tradition, students and staff are celebrating Red Ribbon Week (Oct 26-30) at Findley Elementary School. Students will be engaging in activities that promote a drug free and healthy lifestyle. We ask for families …
Students who attend a Title I school in Des Moines like Findley may be eligible for tutoring services at no cost to their family. In order to be eligible, students must attend one of the 28 Title I schools in Des Moines and meet low income guidelines. To learn more and to register, click on the headline.
Findley Elementary School isn’t steeped in tradition (yet). It’s anything but stodgy and far from New England. The walls aren’t covered with ivy and most of the students are the first generation of their families to attend there. But make no mistake: Findley’s a prep school. Drake, Iowa, Central, Grandview and DMACC have each “adopted” a grade to support and encourage students’ aspirations. Click on the image to read more about these special, new relationships.
Welcome back to the 2015-2016 school year! The Findley Family is so excited for what this school year has in store. Home Visits will be August 17th and 18th and the first day of school will be August …
Under the federal No Child Left Behind law, this school will be offering school choice for the 2015-16 school year. This is required by NCLB of schools “in need of improvement.” Click the headline for more information and to download a School Choice request form. All forms are due no later than July 1. Late forms will not be accepted.
Mr. Petterson was hard at work these last few weeks in preparation for today’s Field Day! And what a success it was. The weather was beautiful, the games kept students on their toes and reward for their hard …
