Wales Elementary/KM Explore
Gently Used Books Wanted!
Shelves overflowing with books? Kiddos tired of the same stories? WE Campus PTO will be holding a book rummage sale at school in the front lobby.
Gently used picture, non-fiction, and elementary chapter books can be sent to school tomorrow through February 19th. Students will be able to purchase books at school February 26-March 7th. Books will be sold for $1-5.
Donated books will be collected in the office.
Stay in touch with Wales and Explore PTO! Email us at ptowales@gmail.com or join our group on Facebook.
Have you ever wondered what a morning in the classrooms of our charter school, KM Explore , looks like?
Wednesday January 29th from 9:00-10:00 is your chance to find out! This will be a time for families to come get a tour and see the teachers and students in action. If you are interested in finding out more about Explore, please come to this event.
We kindly ask you RSVP to KM Explore director, Tiffany Zeirke.
Can we just say - our families are truly, truly the best? As soon as we asked for help getting our extra snacks filled up, you all answered the call and had it filled the NEXT DAY!
AND! You made our staff's day by sending in a few treats for us as well!!!
We are convinced - there are no better school communities around than ours!
THANK YOU!!!
Just in case you really wanted to donate and didn't get a chance, the links are still below. :)
We are entering our student's FINAL semester of elementary school! (Who's crying!?) We would love to send our students off to middle school as prepared and celebrated as possible. Here are a few things you should know about -
There are some dates coming up at the Middle School to help with the 5th grade transition into the Middle School. Read all about them here.
T-shirt sizes are needed! Please make sure your 5th grader knows what their t-shirt size is. The PTO provides t-shirts for all of our outgoing 5th graders.
Baby pictures needed! You can email them to Mrs. Schultz at schultzr@kmsd.edu OR upload them directly to the treering website. Here are the directions. These pictures will be used for our 5th Grade "moving on" ceremony at the end of the year as well as put in the yearbook. Here are a few guidelines to use -
Child should be younger than 4 years old
Only 1 person in the image
Ideally, a vertical portrait photo orientation (not landscape)
Good lighting on the face so it's not too dark
The 2025-2026 school year calendar has been created and posted for all to view on our district website. You can find it here.
In accordance with our student handbook, families MUST OPT IN to school directories. If you would like your student's info to be available to other students for play dates, birthday invitations, etc, you must fill out the form below. Please fill out one form per child.
If you would like access to the collected information, you must email your classroom teacher or Mrs. Schultz at schultzr@kmsd.edu and ask for the directory, as it cannot be published on any public sites. The spreadsheet you will receive is a live document and will be updated as parents fill out the form.
Once again, you MUST fill out this form for Wales or this form for Explore in order to be included in the directory.
After it is completed, email Mrs. Schultz or your classroom teacher to ask for a copy of the directory.
Thank you for your understanding in helping to keep our families' information as secure as possible.
We also rent space and are happy to facilitate your events, courses, or activities.
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.
KM Lacrosse Registration 2025 Season
Lacrosse Spring season is around the corner, please register your player today. this includes all boys, girls youth and HS. The season runs from March through June with games on the weekend and practice twice a week. To register please use the link below. Also, visit KMLacrosse.com for more information.
Spring Registration: Spring Registration
Youth Volleyball League
We are excited to offer a new twist to the Spring Friday Night Volleyball League. We are offering Open (A) & Rec (B) levels of play. This is similar to the levels for Adult Volleyball / Rec Volleyball. The Open (A) Level group is meant to be a competitive play opportunity for boys and girls in 4th through 8th grade. These teams will play more like an Open Gym meaning it is a time to play competitive volleyball with friends. All eight weeks will be competitive play. The Rec (B) Level group is meant to be more developmental and will have coaches working with the athletes to learn volleyball and grow in appreciation of the sport. The first two weeks will be practice where skills are learned / developed. The last six weeks will be for competitive play. All eight weeks will consist of adult and high school players who help coach / teach volleyball. This is open to all boys and girls currently enrolled in 4th - 8th grades. Teams will be made up based on the number of players signed up for each level and each grade. We understand some dates may conflict with current volleyball tournaments and if there are, please mark those in the notes section, but we hope you still sign up. Each participant will receive a t-shirt if signed up by the cut-off date in the registration. The winning teams of each division will receive championship medals.
SIGN-UP TODAY (Click YOUTH then VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE CO-ED RECREATIONAL)