Wales Elementary/KM Explore
Hello Wales Parents and Guardians!
Teachers will be hosting conferences on Thursday, February 13th from 3:30 - 7:30 and Friday, February 14th from 8am - Noon. You can sign up for conferences by going to this document, clicking on your teacher's name, and finding a slot that works for you.
Hello Explore Parents and Guardians,
As always, if you would like a conference with your child's teacher, please reach out to them directly to set something up.
We recently reviewed this rule with our students and staff, and wanted to make sure parents were aware of this rule as well -
If there is any visible snow outside, students will need to wear snow pants AND boots in order to play off of the blacktop at recess.
Ideally, kids should bring snow gear every day through until mid-April as we all know how Wisconsin weather can change in a minute's notice.
As always, the office has a limited supply of extra winter gear, but once it's gone, it's gone!
If your family is planning on taking a vacation in the next few months before school is out, that's great! Here are a few things you may want to keep in mind before you go...
1) If you would like your child's teacher to gather some work for your kiddo to do while traveling, please email your teacher directly at least 3 days before the work is needed to ask for it.
2) While we understand and see value in family vacation time, we want you to understand that the time away from school will be counted against your child's attendance - even if it is excused.
3) As a reminder, when a child hits 5 days of school missing, letters will be sent home reminding your family the importance of school attendance.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Wales Principal, Jen Balzer or Explore's Director, Tiffany Zeirke.
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.
Just a reminder that any over the counter medication (including cough drops) need to be in its original packaging and we must have the medication authorization completed.
We only need a parent signature to give over the counter medication unless the request is to give more than recommended dosing.
On Monday, February 3rd, our whole campus will attend an assembly put on by BMX rider Matt Wilhelm. Check out the flyer below to learn more about it.
Our school is getting ready to kick off the American Heart Association's Kids Heart Challenge (KHC)! You've been at the heart of our KHC program in the past and we are hoping we can count on you again. Join today to make a difference in the fight against heart disease and stroke.
Register online and complete Finn’s Mission to learn Hands-Only CPR.
Register today and download the AHA Schools app
Start Finn’s Mission to complete your challenges and change lives!
We're going to make a huge impact together!
P.S. Check to see if your employer has a matching gift program—it could double your donation! Follow the steps and forward the confirmation to MatchingGifts@heart.org.
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.
Spanish programs offered at KM
Start 2025 by learning Spanish as a family! This February, With Futura Language Professionals, we offer a wide variety of in person or live virtual Spanish lessons for youth, middle schoolers, and adults in our community. From beginner to advanced levels we have multiple options. You will receive dynamic interactive lessons. All classes are listed online at https://kmsd.revtrak.net/rwcommunityeducation/
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.