West Des Moines Elementary Schools Set Back-to-School Activities

The big date circled on the calendar of moms and dads across West Des Moines is Tuesday, Aug. 21. That’s when open the 2012-2013 school year.

Here are some other key dates elementary students -- or their parent -- should mark on their calendars:


Open house: Monday, 3-4 p.m.
Back-to-School Bash: Aug. 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
More information here.


Welcome back party: Monday, 3-4:30 pm
Ice cream social: Monday (check the website for times)
Meet-the-teacher/curriculum nights: Aug. 27-30; and Sept. 6
More information here.


Welcome back night: Monday (check the website for times)
More information here.


Back-to-school night: Monday, 4-5:30 p.m (School supplies will be delivered to your rooms on this evening if you purchased from PTA – This is the only time you will get to pick them up before first day.
PTA welcome-back coffee: Aug. 24, 9:15 a.m., community room
Meet-the-teacher night for parents: Tuesday, Sept. 6 (various times)
More information here.


Ice cream social: Monday, 4-5 p.m.
Parent open house featuring music by the fourth-grade orchestra: Sept. 4, 6:30 p.m., location to be determined
PTC meeting: Sept. 11, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., art room
More information here.

Clive Elementary School
Ice cream social/back-to-school night: Monday, 4:30-6 p.m.
ESL potluck: Aug. 28, 6-7:30 p.m.
More information here.


Find the website here.


Ice cream social: Monday, 4-5:30 p.m. at temporary classrooms at
More information here.


Ice cream social: Monday 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Tiger Cubs parent meeting: Monday, 5 p.m.
More information here.