It’s that time of year again! Spring has arrived, which means students have been preparing the Park Avenue Garden for LOTS of vegetables! Last week, over ten classrooms started seeds in their classrooms! Each class will be …

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Kindergarten Sign-Up will be held on Wednesday, April 12 from 2:30-6:30 PM.  Any student who will be five before September 15, 2017 can register for kindergarten during this time.  If they have an older sibling who currently attends …

There will be a PTA Meeting the first Tuesday of every month at 5:30 in the school library. Please plan to attend to be part of decision-making process and a force behind continuing Park Avenue traditions (and starting …

The annual end-of-winter family fun night and fundraiser… it is a blast! The cost will be $5 per person, and the will include admission, food and drink tickets and unlimited fun. Be sure to pop into the library …

Des Moines Public School’s Spring Break will start with no school on Friday, March 10th. School will resumes on Monday, the 20th of March.

Plan to pick up your PTA Fundraiser items on Monday, March 6th between 2:30 and 6:00 p.m. Items will be sorted in the cafeteria. Enter through the Metro Kids doors on Boulder Avenue. Thanks for helping the PTA …

Spring Picture Day is exciting because YOU get to choose both the pose and the background (when you return the  order form)! Spring pictures are sent home for your approval- you do not need to pay in advance. …

Park Avenue Elementary School hosted “A Night for the Arts” on Thursday. The theme for the evening at Park Avenue, an International Baccalaureate school, was Love/Peace/Finding Unity in the World. In addition to a musical program, the event featured art work by 4th and 5th graders, a video installation of students introducing themselves in Spanish, and free Love Peace Rock, small clay hearts created by 4th grade students to share the evening’s theme. Click the headline to enjoy photos.

Open Enrollment/Within District Transfer Deadline for 2017-2018 The State of Iowa has established March 1st as the deadline to apply for open enrollment for the 2017-2018 academic year. This is also the deadline for submitting Within District Transfer requests …