Jordan Creek Elementary

🏫🚌🥪We’re hiring, and we want to meet YOU!

Join us for the Support Staff Career and Interview Fair on Tuesday, July 28 from 3-7 p.m. at the Learning Resource Center in West Des Moines. Interact directly with hiring managers, apply for a job, or sit down for an interview if you’ve already applied. We think you belong HERE!

Open positions for 2026-27 include:
✅Special Education Assistant
✅Noon Hour Supervisor
✅Building Supervisor
✅Nutrition Assistant
✅Custodian
✅Groundskeeper
✅Bus Driver
✅Bus Assistant
✅Substitute Support Staff

View a complete list of openings, apply for a job, and learn more about the event at https://discover.wdmcs.org/interview-fair.

📅 Join us to sign up for school! You can sign up at ANY location — you do not need to go to the school your child attends. Dates and times: discover.wdmcs.org/onsite-enrollment.

July 15 — Learning Resource Center
July 16 — Indian Hills Junior High
July 21 — Stilwell Junior High
July 22 — Learning Resource Center
July 23 — Valley High School
July 28 — Crestview School of Inquiry

📸🏆 The WDMCS Photo Bracket Challenge is BACK!

Beginning Monday, July 6, head over to the WDMCS Instagram Story to vote on your favorite photos from the 2025-26 school year. We’ve rounded up the top 16 photos—now it’s up to you to help crown the champion!

Make sure to check in every Monday and Thursday for the next two weeks to vote on the latest matchups. We’ll announce the winners of each round on Tuesday and Friday and the winner will be announced Friday, July 17.

Which moment will take home the title this year? Stay tuned, get ready to vote, and let the fun begin!

Take a break next week, and let Community Education plan your student’s activities!

Check out Art Discoveries and Craft Camp, for grades 1-6. Choose from Week 4 classes in the morning, afternoon, or both!

Get a head start on back-to-school shopping! Our JC PFC is once again offering school supply kits for the upcoming school year.

Order by July 1 using the link below. Thank you for supporting our PFC!

1st Day School Supplies | The Best Way to Buy Back-to-School Supplies 1st Day School Supplies is the BEST Way to Buy Back-to-School Supplies!

West Des Moines Community Schools presents PAWSitive Impact appreciation awards to staff members and volunteers who live out our mission to educate, empower, and inspire lifelong learners every day. A whopping 43 individuals were honored for May 2026, including the following five staff members from Jordan Creek: Pamela Ballard - Art, Chad Jamison - Assistant Principal, Kendra Limback - Teacher Librarian, Leslie Perrigo - 6th grade Teacher, and Char Rosen - 1st Grade Teacher.

Congratulations to each of these incredible staff members for all the ways you continue to Educate, Empower, and Inspire our students daily. All recipients were chosen through an open nomination process and received a certificate, nomination narrative, and PAWSitive Impact sticker. Nominations for the 2026-27 school year will reopen in the fall.

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📰Check out the June edition of the We Are ALL WDMCS Newsletter, including ways families can stay engaged in learning over the summer 👇

We are All WDMCS: June 2026 We are All WDMCS: June 2026

While our staff and students are enjoying the start of their summer vacation, we thought we'd share some beach party fun our staff shared with our students in our final days. Happy Summer! 😎🏖️

Jordan Creek Staff Dance 2026 End of year beach party staff dance for students .

🎉Welcome to Jordan Creek, Principal Pierce!

Brandon Pierce, current principal at Fairmeadows Elementary, will become our next principal. Mr. Pierce is the most-experienced elementary principal at WDMCS, anchoring his work to a passion for inclusion, belonging, and support of each student.

Read more at the link below ⬇️

It was an honor to celebrate our 6th grade graduating Class of 2026 today at school, and at their class party after. Thank you to all our staff and families who helped out and were able to join us. Best wishes to our new 7th graders. We look forward to celebrating all of you again at Seniors Come Home in 2032.