Water Quality of Gray’s Lake

Mrs. Kissell’s seventh grade science students tested the water quality of Gray’s Lake recently.  Water was brought into the classroom from Gray’s Lake and was tested for nitrates, phosphates, pH, turbidity (how cloudy the water is) and dissolved …

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Water Quality of Gray’s Lake

Mrs. Kissell’s seventh grade science students tested the water quality of Gray’s Lake recently.  Water was brought into the classroom from Gray’s Lake and was tested for nitrates, phosphates, pH, turbidity (how cloudy the water is) and dissolved …

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Mrs. Smothers Sixth-Grade Global Studies

Ms. Smothers sixth-grade global studies students incorporate the IB Learner Profile of “risk taker” to illustrate the 50th anniversary Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech during the 1963 civil rights march on Washington, DC. …

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Parents Meeting on New Grading System

Brody Middle School parents are invited to an informational meeting about the new Standards-Referenced Grading system being implemented this year at our school as well as McCombs and Weeks. The meeting will be Tuesday, September 10 at 6:30 PM in the Weeks auditorium (901 SE Park Avenue).

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3rd Annual Close Up – Washington, D.C. Trip

WHO: 2013-2014 – Des Moines Public Schools 8th graders. WHAT: Close Up is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that works with students and educators to promote active citizenship. Close Up has 40 years of experience in history education and …

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PBIS WEEKLY WINNERS!

Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS) is a school-wide plan to help all students understand the expectations of Brody Middle School. Our expectations are: BE RESPECTFUL, BE RESPONSIBLE, and BE READY. The expectations will be followed by all …

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Info Meetings for Spring Break 2014 DC Trip

If you are currently in 7th grade and interested in next year’s Spring Break trip to Washington, DC, sponsored by the Close Up Foundation, there are upcoming informational meetings for you and your parent/guardian, including one here at Brody. Please click the photo to the left to learn more about the trip and the meetings.

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It’s Official!

Brody Middle School is now an official IB candidate school! We have been notified by the International Baccalaureate Organization that our application to become a candidate school for the Middle Years program havsbeen approved. Congratulations to everyone involved with this effort. Click the headline to read more about this big new for Brody.

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