Samuelson Becomes A Title School

Good News! Samuelson has been designated as a Title 1 School for this upcoming school year. Title is a federally funded program that provides schools with additional highly qualified staff to work with students on intervention instruction for …

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21st Century Programming – Sign Up Now!

Your child is invited to participate in the Samuelson 21st Century Program! All Samuelson students are eligible to participate.  Instruction will include project-based learning opportunities that will support reading, mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts.  Classes will …

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Registration

Online registration opened on July 5th. If you need assistance to complete online registration, please join us at Samuelson on Thursday, July 28th from 1-7. We will have iPads and staff members ready to help you complete the …

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Project Make A Difference

The summer school students at Samuelson Elementary, under the supervision of their teacher Patricia Williamson, completed a project called “Make A Difference”. Students wrote letters, cards, and made special crafts to give to children at Blank children’s Hospital, …

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Meet The Teacher Night

Meet the Teacher Night is on Monday, August 22nd from 5:00 – 6:30. During this time you will be able to meet your child’s teacher. Students may bring their school supplies at this time. This makes the first …

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Online Registration

On July 5, 2016, online registration will open for new families and families currently in the district for the 2016-17 school year. To help ensure that schools and students are well prepared for the first day of school, parents are …

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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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Free Summer Meals

The Des Moines Public School district is once again sponsoring a Summer Food Service Program, with sites providing free meals to all children 18 years of age or younger beginning on June 6 and June 13, 2016. There …

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Samuelson Field Day

Thank you to all the Field Day volunteers. With your help, Field Day was a success! Samuelson students had a blast with activities like tug of war, limbo, bean bag toss, races, and the balancing beam.    

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Field Day Is Almost Here!

Samuelson Field Day is Friday, May 20th. Kindergarten through second grade will participate in the morning starting at 9:00. Third through fifth grade students will start their events around 1:00. The forecast predicts nice weather. We look forward …

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