Capitol View - Des Moines

🐅 Field Day 2026 🐅

Thank you to parents and families for your support today!

Shout out to Tara Frohwein for organizing this wonderful event each year‼️

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Our 4th graders have been hard at work creating Public Service Announcements (PSAs) as part of Module 4 in EL Education literacy curriculum.

Students researched important topics, developed messages, and designed displays to help educate and inspire others throughout our school. We love seeing their creativity, critical thinking, and leadership shine as they use their voices to make a difference.

Be sure to check out the PSAs posted around the building!

Congratulations to our Capitol View Preschool graduates! 🎓

We are so proud of these amazing kiddos and how much they have grown this year.

We sure hope to see all of these great students back in our kindergarten classrooms this fall! 📚✂️✏️🪁🧸

🎉 Congratulations to our students who have successfully exited the ELL program!

Through hard work, dedication, and perseverance, these students demonstrated English language proficiency on their recent ELPA assessment. We are so proud of their growth and accomplishments!

A special thank you to our students, families, and teachers for supporting them along the way. 🌟

We did not receive a new food order today in the pantry due to the holiday this week. We will be open normal hours (3pm-4pm) but do not have any cold food and shelf options are limited. We will be open next week (Thursday, June 4th) from 3pm-4pm!

Our 3rd graders had an amazing day exploring at Jester Park! Students enjoyed hiking through the woods, discovering nature, and participating in a pond scavenger hunt led by naturalists from Polk County Conservation. It was a beautiful day full of hands-on learning and adventure that connected perfectly to our EL literacy curriculum unit focused on water!💧🌿☀️

Last week students picked out a brand-new book to kick off summer reading! 📚☀️ They were excited to shop new titles and get reading.

Students are encouraged to complete a book report and return it by June 1st for a chance to win a pizza party for their classroom next year! 🍕

Don’t forget to visit the Des Moines Public Library and sign up for summer reading programs to keep those reading skills strong all summer long!

Our first graders had a fantastic field trip Friday at Jester Park in Granger! 🌿🐦

This hands-on learning experience was a nice extension of the literacy curriculum they’ve been studying about birds. Students enjoyed bird watching, went on a nature hike, completed a scavenger hunt, and even simulated being birds by building nests using only a "beak" by using a clothes pin to collect foilage.

It was a fun-filled day of exploration, and learning in nature. Thank you to Jester Park & Polk County Conservation for such a great experience for our students!

Reminder: There is no school on Monday, May 25 — Memorial Day.

🐅 🦒 CV Zoo Night is underway until 8pm!!