Wednesday was a first for Findley. Anyone that has a connection to Findley knows the arts are important but driving by outside, you’d never know. Introducing the Findley Pole Garden, created by over 400 students, staff and friends …
Last week, students spent the entire week working with visiting artist, Fonziba Koster, who showed them the art and skill of African drumming. All their hard work paid off with a school assembly during which fourth graders laid …
Findley Elementary School students got their hands dirty unveiling the building’s newest installation: a living wall thanks to LEAPforPurpose and Lowe’s. The wall will be used as an interactive classroom for teachers within their science and art curricula. This project was made possible through a Lowe’s grant of $5,000 as well as support from LEAP, organized by DMPS alums Jordan Garvey and Michael McCollough. Click the photo to read and see more.
4th Graders in Ms. Herrin’s class took charge of their creativity last week during an arts integration lesson for math. Students worked through the entire Creative Process beginning with a brainstorm, making a plan and creating a product, …
On Friday, 2nd graders participated in a workshop hosted by Emily Lang and Kristopher Rollins from Run DSM , through Central Academy Campus. They worked with our 2nd graders on how to perform the poems they have written …
This past Thursday, April 30th, students in Findley’s Drama Club took the stage for Seussical the Musical Jr. Actors brought our favorite stories from Dr. Seuss alive and put on a production worthy of Broadway. Thanks to the …
On April 22nd, 3rd through 5th grade had the chance to participate in our first Annual Career Day. Students were able to choose three different careers they were interested and attend different sessions so that they could learn …
On Friday, April 10th, 3rd graders participated in Kids in Chemistry hosted by Drake University’s Chemistry department. The students had a blast thanks to the hands-on experience Drake students provided for them.
DMPS will again offer breakfast and lunch over the summer months to children 18 and younger. The number of sites has grown, and so have the number of meals served. Last summer, DMPS staff fed children 28,722 breakfasts and 79,698 lunches. DMPS has sponsored a summer meal program for more than 30 years. Click on the headline for more information and a list of sites.
In spite of the debate about when the school year should start, at DMPS we wonder: when does it end? That’s because activities take place at our schools nearly every day of the year. Click on the image to visit our Summer Programs web page to learn more about our summer offerings, from Metro Kids to meal programs to new sports camps.
