Red Ribbon Week Dress Up Days

Tuesday, October 24th—Too Cool for Drugs Wear your Shades and Favorite Hat   Wednesday, October 25th—Support Your Friends to Stay Drug free Wear your favorite team clothing   Thursday, October 26th—Wear Red Day Wear as much red as …

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Fall Carnival

fall carnival flyer 2   The Pleasant Hill PTO will be hosting a fall family carnival at Pleasant Hill elementary school on Friday October 20th. All Pleasant Hill students and their families are invited to attend. The night …

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Power Outage, Staff Report at 10 a.m.

Due to a MidAmerican Energy power outage currently affecting more than 3,000 customers in the Des Moines area, including Pleasant Hill Elementary, start time for teachers and staff has been delayed until 10 a.m. Because of the outage, phones are not functioning. MidAmerican Energy reports power will be restored by late-morning. Thank you for your patience.

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Breakfast Free For All Students This Year

We’re pleased to tell you every Des Moines Public Schools elementary student will now have access to breakfast at no cost to the students or their families. This expansion means almost every school in the district offers at least one no-cost meal option during the day. Click on the headline to find out more about why DMPS now offers free breakfast to K-5 students!

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Virtual Backpack Replaces Paper Flyers

No more pulling crumpled paper flyers from your student’s backpack! Opportunities in the community will now be available online, instead of jumbled up with homework and artwork. Read about child-friendly community events and opportunities, or post a flyer of your own. Click on the headline to read more about Virtual Backpack.

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