Our 5th Graders took Second Place in the 13th Annual Snow Plow Painting Contest for the Des Moines Department of Public Works. Click here for more.

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.

HP Revolve

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.

The new DMPS mobile app is designed to provide up-to-date and helpful information about the school district and all schools right in the palm of your hand. Now you can connect with Pleasant Hill and every school in Des Moines from anywhere and everywhere. Click the photo to learn more about the app and download to your Apple or Android smartphone.

Welcome Letter 2014 PH 2014 supply list

Students at 19 elementary schools, including Pleasant Hill Elementary, will adjust their schedule by 10 minutes this fall. It’s a move that will give bus drivers much needed time to get from school to school. Click on the image to read more about how the small time change will improve student safety and save the district hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Children can register now for the Pleasant Hill Public Library’s summer reading program. Those who sign up can earn rewards for meeting reading goals and when reading logs are completed they will be entered in an end-of-summer prize drawing. The library will also host Tuesdays in the Park this summer. Click the headline to learn more.

See more pictures on Pleasant Hill PTO Facebook page and Flickr