Walnut Hills Elementary School

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Walnut Hills Elementary School Walnut Hills Elementary, part of Waukee CSD, is where students are empowered to lead, grow, and thrive. Welcome to Walnut Hills Elementary!

We are proud Northwest Wolves within the Urbandale city limits. Follow along to see the joy, fun, and learning that define why families . Walnut Hills Elementary opened in 2005 and is one of eight elementary schools in the Waukee Community School District. We are located at 4240 NW 156th Street in the city of Urbandale. Our school serves students in preschool through 5th grade. Walnut Hills Elementary is currently the home to approximately 620 students. Walnut Hills Elementary looks to create habits of inquiry, innovation and creativity through the integration of the arts and technology into our learning experiences. Our school offers additional support services in the areas of Reading Lab, Special Education, Extended Learning, and English as a Second Language. With a strong emphasis on play, passion, purpose and perseverance, students at Walnut Hills are also provided with opportunities to explore, ask questions, take risks, and they have multiple opportunities to share their learning. We believe that by creating leadership opportunities, Walnut Hills Elementary students will show good character by demonstrating safe, caring, respectful, and responsible behaviors. All students have the opportunity to explore their leadership habits within the classroom and the building. We also believe that by acknowledging and recognizing students when they demonstrate those core values, we will promote continued positive behavior.

Mrs. Jones' students presented their butterfly unit learning to Dr. Crozier today. He also read the book called "Papilio...
10/21/2026

Mrs. Jones' students presented their butterfly unit learning to Dr. Crozier today. He also read the book called "Papilio" to the class. It has definitely been a fun and exciting learning experience for our 3rd graders this fall!

10/19/2026

🎥 Take a peek at the energy, laughter, and fun during Aaron Reynolds’ visit to Walnut Hills today! This video captures the joy he brought to our students through his stories. 📚😄

📚 Laughter, smiles, and stories filled Walnut Hills today! Author Aaron Reynolds visited with all of our students to sha...
10/19/2026

📚 Laughter, smiles, and stories filled Walnut Hills today! Author Aaron Reynolds visited with all of our students to share about his books and read to us. What a special opportunity to meet the author behind the stories!

A huge THANK YOU to our PTO and Mrs. Emerick for arranging this memorable day and bringing the joy of reading to life for our students!

🧐 Who's Who Wednesday 🧐 Today we’re celebrating our amazing related arts teachers at Walnut Hills!These teachers help ou...
10/14/2026

🧐 Who's Who Wednesday 🧐

Today we’re celebrating our amazing related arts teachers at Walnut Hills!

These teachers help our students discover new interests, express their creativity, build skills, and find new ways to shine. Their classrooms are full of learning, encouragement, and fun, and we’re so grateful they’re part of our school community.

Help us give our related arts team some love in the comments! 💙

Will a pumpkin sink or float? 🎃Our kindergarten students became scientists as they made predictions, tested them, and di...
10/13/2026

Will a pumpkin sink or float? 🎃

Our kindergarten students became scientists as they made predictions, tested them, and discovered the answer during a special lesson with a Walnut Hills parent and PTO Co-President, Allison Augspurger!

Our students love when parents and other adults visit their classrooms to teach them something new. Thank you, Allison, for coming in each year and making this hands-on science experience so much fun for our kindergarteners! 🔬🧡

10/12/2026

Saturday our 5th grade choir members sang the National Anthem at the Des Moines Buccaneers hockey game.

Thank you to the Bucs for having us! We had a great time! ❤️

🧐 Who's Who.... on Thursday! 🧐We lost track of the days this week with all of the excitement for the fun run today! So t...
10/08/2026

🧐 Who's Who.... on Thursday! 🧐

We lost track of the days this week with all of the excitement for the fun run today! So today we are going to spotlight our wonderful learning Lab teachers! They make our school a much better place and help both staff and students learn!

Our learning lab teachers this year are: Mrs. Bogaard, Mrs. Frandsen, Mrs. Snow, Mrs. Barry, and Mrs. Kohtz.

10/08/2026
Happy Instructional Coaches Day, Mrs. Huber!Thank you for all that you do for our staff, students, and families in our W...
10/06/2026

Happy Instructional Coaches Day, Mrs. Huber!

Thank you for all that you do for our staff, students, and families in our Walnut Hills community! We are so lucky to get to work alongside you and learn from you. Your support, encouragement, and passion make such a BIG difference every day!

We appreciate you more than you know!

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4240 NW 156th Street
Urbandale, IA
50323

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