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KM Explore Newsletter

DIGITAL NEWSLETTER | February 8, 2026

 
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CLASSROOM UPDATES

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Scouts (2/3)

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Pioneers (4/5)

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EXPLORE'S K-5 WEEKLY FOCUS

Climb Every Mountain

We are changing things up a bit and moving our whole school chats to Tuesday's ETV to allow us more time and flexibility on Thursday mornings. This month we will be talking about radiate positivity and connecting it to our warm fuzzies we are delivering to high school cars on February 12th. During our time together on Thursday we will be playing various games leading up to our family game night on February 26th. This past Thursday, we played a group game with our color families.  Some games included Pictionary, Battleship, 5 Second Rule and What if. It was a fun time for all!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION/UPDATES

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The Wales Campus is participating in winter Olympic fun this week.  We have an opening ceremony on Monday morning, event games throughout the week, and a closing ceremony on Thursday afternoon.  We are excited to cheer each other on and see who wins a medal! 

Magee and Wales Friendship night! All Wales, Magee, and Explore families are invited to join us at Wales Elementary on February 11, from 5-6pm in the Wales art room for crafting and friend-making as we work towards uniting our school communities! RSVP to schultzr@kmsd.edu.

 

QUICK REFERENCES

Dates

February 9-12 Campus Winter Olympics

February 12- High School Deliveries 

February 13- No School

February 26- Family Game Night

March 6- Pancake Lunch

April 24- Parents' Night Out

May 26- Moving on Celebration 

 

 

Important Links

Purchase the Explore 25/26 Yearbook Here!

Explore Website

Family Directory

District Calendar

ETV

Campus Newsletters

Classroom Schedules 

Behavior Guide

 

 

KM Explore Staff

Tiffany Zeirke
School Administrator 
zeirket@kmsd.edu  

Sarah Joseph
K and 1st grade josephs@kmsd.edu

Sara Simes
K and 1st grade
simess@kmsd.edu

Wanda Richardson
2nd and 3rd grade
richardw@kmsd.edu

Lisa Welch
2nd and 3rd grade 
welchl@kmsd.edu

Carrie Foss
4th and 5th grade 
fossc@kmsd.edu

Barb Shaver
4th and 5th grade
shaverb@kmsd.edu

Gena Magill
Special Ed. Teacher
magillg@kmsd.edu

Jennifer Spooner
Special Ed Teacher
spoonerj@kmsd.edu

Elizabeth Neitzel
Classroom Support
neitzele@kmsd.edu

Allie Mathson
School Counselor
mathsona@kmsd.edu

Kelly Bevan
School Psychologist
bevank@kmsd.edu

Rachel Schultz
School Secretary 
schultzr@kmsd.edu

Beckie Cavanough
Music Teacher
costelloj@kmsd.edu

Jayne Costello
Art Teacher
costelloj@kmsd.edu

Kevin Yarbrough
Gym Teacher
yarbroughk@kmsd.edu

 

KM EXPLORE PILLARS

KM Explore is founded by five pillars which include multi age teaching & learning, co-teaching, generative curriculum, habits of mind and place based learning.

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KM Explore Elementary School

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