Upcoming Parent Social!

LAST WEEK TO RSVP!

It takes a village to raise kids - come expand your village by meeting other parents from our schools!

Last year, we heard feed back that it would be beneficial to host events where parents could meet each other. We heard you - and have put together this exciting event to come and socialize with other parents.

The Wales/Explore Parent Social order form deadline has been extended to Friday, January 13th. Don't have an order form? Print one off here.

We hope to see you all there!

Join KM Explore!

The application window to join KM Explore for the 23-24 school year is open! If you know of a family that may be a good fit for Explore, please share these important dates with them. More info to come!

Tuesday, January 10th, 6-7pm - Information Night; For parents to come see and hear what KM Explore is all about

Wednesday, January 11th, 9am - 10am - "See It Live" Event; For parents and students to see the classrooms in action

Wednesday, February 1st - Application window is open; the application will be open online for parents to apply (Open Enrollment will still need to be applied for, if applicable)

Tuesday, February 7, 6-7pm - Information Night; For parents to come see and hear what KM Explore is all about

Wednesday, February 8, 9am - 10am - "See It Live" Event; "See It Live" Event; For parents and students to see the classrooms in action

Everything Explore

A lot is going on in Explore! The Navigators are working on learning about space. They are transforming their room into a space shuttle and turning their backpacks into jet packs! They are also writing nonfiction stories about space. The Scouts are learning about the different zones of the oceans. They are creating parts of the sea in buckets. The Pioneers have two fun seminars going on. One is called the “Scratch Project.” The kids are working on completing a bunch of coding challenges and then creating games applying what they learned. The other seminar is “Playing in the Snow Takes a lot of Energy.” In this seminar, kids are learning about energy transfer. Last week they created snowballs (marshmallows) catapults.

Written by Lylah and Charlee

Wales Tales

Kindergarten Fun!

Mrs. Hoffland's 5K class has been off to a great start this year. The kids made hats for the New Year and talked about their New Year's resolutions. This led to a discussion during their graduate profile time on ways to show kindness.

Drake, one of Mrs. Hoffland's students, has been showing kindness through gifts to his teachers. He chose a book for Mr. Otto called, "Otto." Mr. Otto was so happy to recieve such a kind and thoughtful gift that he took it to Drake's class and read it to them so everyone could enjoy.

Thanks, Drake, for being an upstanding citizen of our school.

Campus News

Maker Moms and Designer Dads- Our Next Event!

Today is the last day to register for this month's event!

MAKER MOMS/DESIGNER DADS is an after school group that meets periodically to work on STEAM challenges for students of all ages.

*** Volunteer parents are welcome & encouraged!! Students may need extra hands to help make their creations come to life. ***

The next event will be Wednesday, January 11 after school 3:45-4:45

*** RSVP with student name, grade and teacher to wieczoreks@kmsd.edu by

Monday, January 9th.

No student may participate with notification the day of.

Thanks for understanding!

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

KM Explore and Wales Campus PTO News

Family Fun Night Planning Committee – Volunteer Needed!

Please join our team to help plan our schools’ biggest fundraiser – Family Fun Night! The first planning session will be:

Date: Tuesday, January 10^th

Time: 6:30pm

Where: Conference Room in Barb Shaver’s Classroom

Questions: Contact Kristin McLean at kristin.mclean@outlook.com or Jenny Fekete at jrkirish@hotmail.com

Thanks for helping!

The Laser Leaders and Kindness Month

The Laser Leaders, in partnership with PTO, are looking forward to selling t-shirts and stickers to celebrate kindness month in February.

Stickers will be the large high-quality vinyl variety that can be used indoor and outdoor. They will be sold for $1 each at the school store soon.

T-shirts and stickers will have a website of their own that you can order from. Keep an eye out for that site in the coming weeks.

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!

Community Education

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.

Dance Team for K5 - 8th Grade

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

Girls Youth Lacrosse

Spring lacrosse for girls in grades 1-4 is looking for more players. Sign up today at Kmlacrosse.com/register

Weight Training

Weight training for grades 5-8 will take place M,T,W 4-5:15 at the high school weight room with high school coaching staff members. The session will run 1/3/23-5/17/23 on school days. Sign up today at https://kmsd.revtrak.net/rwcommunityeducation/

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.

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