Seventeen art students are representing River Woods in the Des Moines District Art Exhibit from Feb. 18- Mar. 1. Art work from each Des Moines school was on display at the Capital Square Mall. Our Art Club had a banner …
5th grade teachers and students help put on the Presidential Straw Poll. Students filled out ballots and placed their votes in our voting stations in the library. The results were counted at the end of the day. The …
Our 5th grade is selling flowers for Valentine’s Day to raise money for a class field trip. They will be selling Red carnations for $1.00 each and Red Roses for $2.00 each. The flowers need to be preordered on the form sent …
Join us for a fun school dance! It will cost $1 to get in. There will be cookies, punch, and a DJ! Come out and dance around with family, friends, and teachers.
On Friday, January 29th celebrate your River Wood’s spirit by wearing your favorite hat to school! Please make sure it is an appropriate hat, and isn’t a hat and a mask. Find your favorite hat, and get excited!
In observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day there will be no school on Monday, January 18th.
Students can wear Pajamas to school on Tuesday, December 22nd to celebrate the month of December! Please make sure pajamas are appropriate, and warm enough for the weather that day. Students will not be allowed to wear slippers. …
Mrs. Brandt’s first grade class learned about apples last week. They read the book Apples by Gail Gibbons and discussed the main idea and details that they learned. The students then got the chance to make applesauce. They started off by making predictions about …
The Watkins family includes several DMPS students and they have suffered a terrible tragedy. They lost their mother Sabrina and 6th grader Nataija in a car accident on Tuesday. Two other children, Natasha and BryNeisha, are hospitalized. Please consider …
Third graders have had some interesting guests in their classrooms for the past few weeks. We have been studying crayfish! We have learned about their structures, behaviors, and habitat. Third graders know how to pick up a crayfish correctly, can …
