Phillips Student Council with their leader Mrs. Ellefson, have been busy sorting donated non-perishable food items for our annual food drive. The Alzheimer’s Association stopped in today and donated turkeys for our food drive. Thank you to everyone for supporting Phillips families during the holiday season.

Come join us for our annual Reading Adventures with Dad on Thursday, November 20th from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. Invitations have been sent home. Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 12th.

Phillips annual Food Drive begins Monday, Oct. 27th and ends on Friday, Nov. 14th. Students may bring non-perishable food items and place them in boxes provided in their classrooms. Each classroom will be competing for extra recess. There will be a chart placed in the cafeteria showing how many donated food items each classroom has brought in. Thank you for your generosity.

Parents attended conferences and our book fair on Wed., Oct. 15 and Wed., Oct. 22.

Third grade students just completed the Structures of Life Unit. They enjoyed learning about the behavior and structures of crayfish.

Phillips kindergarten students are studying fire safety and received expert information from the firefighters at Station # 3. We appreciate your service and the time spent with our students!

Kindergarten students are learning the alphabet. Mrs. Stone-Flomo awards her students with a certificate when they have mastered the ABC’s. Students came to Mrs. Fitzgerald’s office to celebrate this wonderful accomplishment. We are proud of our students!

Des Moines Parks and Recreation and Des Moines Public Schools are partnering to offer a youth basketball league for the 2014-2015 season. The program is for students in grades 1st through 7th. The registration deadline is October 17 and fees are $50 per student or $450 per team. Click the image to learn more and register to play.

You can now find out what’s for breakfast and lunch at every school on every day of the year. You can even find out nutritional information. Just visit the Dining section on the new DMPS Mobile App. If you don’t yet have the app, click the header to download it for Apple or Android and learn more about its many features.

Security doors have been installed at Phillips. The office door will be locked from 8:15 am to 3:00 pm. When parents or students need to enter the office there is a doorbell you may ring to notify staff.