Thank you to all who donated funds towards the staff holiday gift cards. We raised enough to give every staff member a $35 gift card to their choice location.

We very much appreciate your kindness during this season!

Celebrate the Holidays with Us!

Family Ornament Tree

On our campus, we like to use this time of year to celebrate each family's uniquenesses, and learn about each other's different Holiday traditions.

To help with this, we are asking you to send in an ornament that represents your family. It can be homemade or store-bought. It can be a traditional ornament, or an item you turn into an ornament. All we ask is that it is school-appropriate, and would be ok if it did not get returned.

Have your learner bring the ornament to school and hang it on the tree in the front lobby anytime during the month of December.

The KM Explore Navigators and Scouts participated in a school-wide "Santa's Workshop" which sold crafts that the kids made in order to collect money for the new playground.

Because it was so widely popular, we thought we would also offer for some of these items to be purchased at our school store tomrorow. Send your learners to school with a dollar or two and let them pick out a homemade craft that can be given as a gift this season. All proceeds will still go to the new playground fund.

Blessings in a Backpack

Blessings in a Backpack is an organization that helps to fill the weekend “gap”. This is a time when many children go hungry in our communities. They started bridging the gap by serving 25 students at Hadfield Elementary School in Waukesha, and now serve 3,300 children at 38 schools. They help bridge the gap for these children every week during the school year by filling their backpacks with food for the weekend. 

Your child may be eligible to be a recipient of the Blessings in a Backpack program. If you would like to receive a bag of food, and need the food, then you don’t need to do anything. Food will be dispensed in a discreet and caring manner into your child’s backpack. There is no cost associated with this program.

There are many hungry kids throughout our area, and we are trying to make sure that those kids who need the food receive it from our organization. If you wish for your child to participate in the program you do not need to do anything.

If you choose to opt out of this program, you can either: sign the form that will be available at great start conferences and return it school or fill out this Google Form 

School Store

The WE Campus PTO School Store will be open again this year every Tuesday morning from 8:10-8:35!

Students can purchase a variety of little trinkets between $.50 and $3. Any student is welcome to bring money to school and make a purchase. All proceeds go towards the WE Campus PTO. 

PTO Email!

In an effort to maintain two schools in one building while also cultivating a building-wide community, we have change our PTO email to reflect the fact that we are now 1 PTO serving both Wales and Explore. If you need to get a hold of PTO, please email WEcampusPTO@gmail.com

Join the PTO Facebook Group for Updates and Promotions!

Love and Logic

We are excited to announce that we are offering Love and Logic, a program for parents to enrich their efforts in helping their children be the best they can be. 

For more information about this program and how to attend it, click here. 

December Learning Showcase and More!

At Explore, a wonderful time was spent with loved ones today! The Scouts and Navigators invited their families in for some gingerbread decorating, sharing of learning and to shop our "Santa's Workshop". It was wonderful seeing everyone and enjoying this time together during the holidays. 

The Scouts and Navigators made homemade gifts that were sold to raise money for the new school playground.  Can you believe that we raised over $600 in two hours! We are so proud of these kids and the service learning that occurred. What wonderfully engaged citizens!



Happy Holidays to all!

4th, 2nd, and 1st Grade Buddies

Last Thursday, Mrs. Cliniecki and Mrs. Commons's 4th graders met with their 1st and 2nd grade buddies. The fourth graders asked their buddy a few interview questions to learn about them. They also shared their favorite holiday stories together.

5th Grade's Writing Away

Students in fifth grade worked with peers to revise their persuasive writing. They focused on using transitions between paragraphs while incorporating evidence from multiple articles.

WETV

Don't miss our morning announcements, starring our very own learners!! You can find them here every day- 

https://vimeo.com/channels/kmsdwetv

KM Community Education provides recreational and educational opportunities for families. Please be sure to visit the website often for updates and new programs. For program information and registration forms, visit www.kmsd.edu/communityed.

KM Wrestling Club

Wrestling club will meet on Mondays/Wednesdays from 5:15-6pm for students in grades K-3 at the KM High School Wrestling Room.  Students in grades 4-8 will meet from  6-8pm. It’s not too late, sign up today for this great winter sport!  Work with high school coaches and players.   Register online at www.kettlemorainewrestlingclub.com

COMMUNITY EVENTS & FLYERS

Events/opportunities listed on our Community Flyers page are not endorsed by the Kettle Moraine School District. They have been approved for electronic sharing. Visit www.kmsd.edu/communityflyers to see the full list of current flyers.