Every School Every Thursday -- West Des Moines & Clive (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)
First- through third-grade students in Denny Barton's physical education classes spent October and November playing games of tag that enhanced their chasing and fleeing skills. Students then completed a locomotor-skills unit and were tested on these movements at the end of the unit....more...Every School Every Thursday -- Johnston (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)
There is a PTO meeting at 4 p.m. Dec. 11. This is a change from the usual meeting time of 7 p.m. Meetings take place in the library media center on the second Tuesday of each month....more... Every School Every Thursday -- Urbandale/Johnston (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)
Plan to attend the upcoming free training, The ABC's of the Individualized Education Program, or IEP, sponsored by the Parent Educator Connection of Heartland AEA11 and Des Moines Public Schools from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Urbandale Public Library, 3520 86th St. Please register by Monday either online at www.aea11.k12.ia/paraeduc/ParentWorkshops , or call Jeri Messenger ......more... Every School Every Thursday -- Des Moines South (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)
There is no school Friday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Classes will resume Monday. Nicole Smith's second-grade class sure is learning a lot this year, from reading chapter books to learning how to regroup numbers. Their brains are getting bigger every day....more... Every School Every Thursday -- WDM/Clive & Waukee (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)
The West Des Moines physical education staff held the 32nd annual Steve France Sixth-Grade Volleyball Tournament Nov. 2. All sixth-grade students in the district had the opportunity to participate....more... As more women flock online, BlogHer caters to what they want (Inside Bay Area)
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