Students Celebrate Good Behavior With Bouncy Houses

River Woods students work every day to be responsible, respectful, and safe.  Students who have worked hard on these character traits were rewarded with being able to enter two fun bouncy houses.  Students had a blast bouncing around …

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Student Registration

Registration opens on-line starting July 5th.  If you would like support registering you make come to River Woods July 26th & 28th from 1:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m.  Please call the school office if you have any questions …

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Kindergarten Jumpstart- August 1st-3rd

The transition to kindergarten is respected as a major milestone not only for the child but for his or her family as well.  The attitude towards school and learning that the child carries with them for life is …

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Don’t Let Your Chid Experience Summer Slide

Summer needs to be more than just playing in the sun. Make sure your child has opportunities to practice their reading and math skills all summer long.  A little bit of studying 3 to 4 times a week will …

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River Woods Is Buggy for Books

Join us for our summer book club.  We will continue our summer book club until August 8th.  Come check out new books each week and earn prizes for completing reading minutes!  The summer book club is every Monday …

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Summer Assistance for Families in Need

If you have summer food, health or clothing needs, Des Moines Public Schools and Polk County have resources for you. From immunizations to free meals, clothing to utility payments, you’ll find a list of places where help can be found. For a list of DMPS no-cost summer meal locations and times, and to learn more about other available resources, click on the headline.

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4th Grade State Float

For the past few weeks the fourth graders at River Woods Elementary used the internet or books to research one of the fifty states. When they completed their research they created a float or a poster to represent …

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Buy One Get One Book Fair

On Wednesday, May 18th and Thursday, May 19th we will be hosting a Buy One Get One Book Fair.  The book fair will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. both nights.  Come on in and pick up …

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