Vol. 5
November 21, 2025
Embedded Files
Did you know the Kloefkorn calendar is on the website? Click HERE to access it. Having the calendar on our website allows us to add school activities to keep it current, as well as save calendar printing costs. Take a minute to mark it as a favorite to keep updated on Kloefkorn Events.
November
25- G5 Chorus Rehearsal, 7:15am
PTO Fall Parties
26- NO SCHOOL
27- NO SCHOOL
28- NO SCHOOL
December
1- NO SCHOOL
2- ALL Chorus Rehearsal, 7:15am
Cub Council, 3-4pm
Winter Chorus Concert, 6:00pm
3- ALL Strings Rehearsal, 7:15am
Winter Strings Concert, 6:00pm
4- Band Rehearsal, 7:15am
5- FriYAY Fun Day: Grinch-y Green Day
11- Band Rehearsal, 7:15am
Winter Band Concert, 6:00pm
15- Cub Council, 3-4pm
16- PTO Staff Cookie Exchange
19- Last Day of 2nd Quarter
Dec. 22 - Jan. 2- NO SCHOOL
Testing
Dec. 3- G5 MAP Reading, 10:15-12:15
Dec. 10- G3 MAP Reading, 8:30-10:00
G4 MAP Reading, 9:30-11:00
Jan. 14- G3 MAP Math, 8:30-10:00
G4 MAP Math, 9:30-11:00
G5 MAP Math, 10:15-12:15
Principal's Note
Principal's Note
Hello, Kloefkorn Families!
We need your help with keeping our drop-off and arrival times running safely and smoothly. Please use the link below for detailed directions on our current procedures. You’ll also find a visual of the traffic loop and no-parking zones, which has also been printed and will be sent home with each child.
Be sure to share these directions with any adult who helps with drop-off or pick-up.
Traffic Loop Reminder message, listen HERE.
Thank you for keeping our Cub Community safe! 🐾
We are starting a busy time of year! Please keep an eye out for evening student concerts, spirit days, and special events taking place in the classroom. There is a lot of learning and fun to be had this next month! Special note: Next week we will have classroom fall parties. SkinnyPop Original Popcorn will be the provided snack. If your child(ren) needs an alternative snack, please email me.
♥ Ms. Cook
scook2@lps.org
Important Reminders
Important Reminders
Rules of the Road
It is important that we all do our part in keeping students safe during busy traffic times. To listen to our traffic loop reminder message, click HERE.
If using the front drive thru loop, please be sure to pull all the way forward and remain in the car. Students should exit from the passenger side of the car.
Staff will guide students into the school building and will help students locate their car in the loop.
Be cautious of the many cross walks around the school property.
The back parking lot is designated for busing transportation. This is not a space for curbside dropoff/pick up. To help maintain safety with restricted visability, if dropping/picking students up from Door 5, please walk your child to and from the supervised crosswalk.
If parking on the street or waiting for the loop, be courteous of keeping neighboring driveways open and unblocked.
Crosswalk Safety Reminder
To improve visibility and create a safer space for both pedestrians and drivers, we've designated a 'NO PARKING ZONE' around the crosswalk on Glass Ridge Drive. Please avoid parking in the area marked by the orange flags attached to the street signs. This space is meant to keep sight lines clear and ensure a smooth flow of traffic during arrival and dismissal. Thank you for your continued support in keeping our Cubs safe.
Lost & Found
Our lost and found area is OVERFLOWING! We have been collecting many coats, sweatshirts, hats, mittens and gloves. Please remind your children to take a look and claim anything that belongs to them. At the end of the semester, we'll donate all unclaimed items to a local charity. Adding a label to coats and hats could help return lost items.
Dressing for Winter
We have now entered the time of year where temperatures can fluctuate greatly. It's important for our students to dress for the weather. The temperature and weather conditions are the determining factor on inside or outside recess. Have your student dress in layers with hats, gloves and warm coats so we can be outside as much as possible. Thanks for your help!
Kloefkorn Positive Recognition
Kloefkorn Positive Recognition
Weekly Shout-Outs
Jamison Domgard · Jolene Ndlovu · Brody Hanson · Avery McIntire · Eisley Hegberg · Kennedy Klug · Bauer Morrison · Lennan Hellevang · Madilyn Gabel · Halia Bowman · Vinny Gillotti
Friday Pencil Winners
Nurse News
Nurse News
Sick season has started to show its face in Nebraska! Please make sure to review with your student the importance of good (and frequent) handwashing and covering their coughs! We give reminders about both here at school, but we know reinforcement at home is very helpful. Our goal is to keep all students healthy and ready to learn!
Just a few reminders on medications that have popped up over the last few weeks:
All medications are required to be kept in the health office during the school day, and all medications require a signed parent consent form (linked here) to be administered at school. This includes cough drops.
For all medications other than cough drops (including over the counter medications such as cough syrup), a doctor’s note is also required in order to be administered at school.
For safety reasons, medications must be sent to school in their original packaging/container (with the exception of a few cough drops in a baggie, as long as they are still wrapped).
Please supply medications that can be kept here at school for extended periods of time. Being the only staff member in the health office each day, it is just not possible for me to be able to run medications that need to go home every day to classrooms at the end of each day. If this is not a possibility (for example, if your doctor will only prescribe one supply of a prescription) you or your student will be responsible to come to the health office at the end of each day by 3:30 to pick it up and then to drop it off again the next morning. Most prescribers are aware that this is how medication at school is handled, and will prescribe 2 separate supplies for this reason if asked!
Thank you! -Kelsey Jaacks, RN, BSN
School Counseling Program
School Counseling Program
It has been such a great week returning from maternity leave and seeing my favorite cubs again! 💙
Classroom lessons currently being taught were based on teacher observations and what each grade level has been working on or needing reminders for…
Kindergarten → Positive choices + Negative choices
First → Tattle or Report
Second → Tattle or Report
Third → Following directions - quickly and exactly
Fourth → Following directions - quickly and exactly
Fifth → Integrity + Ownership
When we talk about each of these skills, we discuss how showing this skill has a positive impact on ourselves, our classroom, and our community, as well as how this will help students be prepared for their future!
This stretch can be a hard time of the year for many reasons. Students are settled into their classrooms, there may be conflict with friends, anticipation for exciting events coming up, and sometimes the uncertainty of it all as well. Always know you can reach out - I would love to have a conversation and support your student or family in any way that I can.
Kate Jones, School Counselor
kjones5@lps.org
(402) 436-1148
Library News
Library News
Diverse Books for All!
Diverse Books for All!
Are you looking for books with diverse characters and themes? MOSAIC is an annual collection of high-interest diverse books for preschool through high school students reviewed by LPS librarians and educators.
Look for the MOSAIC Multicultural Book Display link on your school library website.
Browse the collection and borrow the eBooks or audiobooks.
Want a print copy of a book? Ask your school librarian!
Digital Citizenship Tips
Digital Citizenship Tips
Would you like to have a conversation with your student about staying safe online? Here are some questions to get the conversation started:
What information should we share with others online and what information should we avoid sharing online (address, phone number, passwords, and other personal information)?
What websites should we use when we go online?
What are the terms of service and age limits for the apps you are using?
How can you protect your online reputation?
Want ideas for supporting digital citizenship in your home? Follow your school, LPS Library Services, or #lpsdigcit on social media to get weekly tips. Find additional digital citizenship tips on our website: Library Services Digital Citizenship Tips.
Technology Corner
Technology Corner
New Synergy ParentVUE & StudentVUE apps
New Synergy ParentVUE & StudentVUE apps
Families might notice when they launch and sign in to the ParentVue/StudentVUE apps on a mobile device, it may ask you if you would like to download the new app. You should not be alarmed. The company is rolling out new ParentVUE and StudentVUE apps, instead of updating the old. Installing the new app is not a requirement at this time, but will be at some point. Images from an iPhone with ParentVUE installed are pictured.
Personal Computing Devices
Personal Computing Devices
This time of year often brings questions about whether students are allowed to bring/use personal computing devices at school. Where connecting to the LPS network and/or completing school work is concerned, the answer is "no". There are a number of reasons for this, but you should be aware that the LPS Chromebook comes with limits on the web sites that can be visited and the applications that can be accessed. You can support teachers' efforts in managing a consisten learning environment by encouraging your student to use the district-issued Chromebook for all school work.
From the PTO
From the PTO
Email board@kloefkornpto.org if you have any questions, or visit our website www.kloefkornpto.ptboard.com/home for more information regarding what the PTO is up to.
Fall Room Parties: Tuesday, November 25
We are still looking for a few volunteers to help with Fall Classroom Parties. Parties are on Tuesday, November 25th. PTO will provide a snack, but the volunteers will come up with a craft or games for the kids. Sign up to volunteer HERE.
Teacher & Staff Cookie Wonderland Coming December 16th
The PTO needs your help to make our 5th annual cookie exchange a success. Sign up to bring cookies to school on December 15, 2025. They can be homemade, store bought, or a combo of both. You can also bring other holiday goodies besides just cookies. We'd love to try your favorite treats! Sign up to bring treats HERE.
Spirit Wear Went Home: November 6
Order for spirit wear were sent home with students on Thursday, November 6th. Please contact Primetime Sporting Goods if you have any questions, comments, or concerns about your order.
GLOW Dance: January 23
We are looking for 2nd Grade families to help plan and host our upcoming Glow Dance in January. Please reach out to Marty Nader at marty.nader@kloefkornpto.org if you would like to help. Our PTO events rely on volunteers to make our events happen, and we need help.
Yearbook Photos Needed
Have pictures from movie night, fall room parties, or other school activities? We want to see them! The best way to make sure your child is in the yearbook is to send pictures to kloefkornyearbook@gmail.com. (Send pictures of your child during school activities, such as recess, field trips, classroom parties, first day of school, etc.)
Session 1 of Cub Clubs is Over
Our clubs ended today for our first session. We are gearing up for our Winter Session 2! Be on the lookout for an emailed announcement late December for what Clubs are being offered next. The Winter Session 2 will begin January 26th. For the weekly schedule, please see our announcement on the PTO website.
Join the PTO today!
When you join PTO, you make a difference in your child's education! Make sure to join PTO for the 2025-2026 school year. Dues are only $15 and help us meet the needs of all our students! The student directory is also available online for paid members.
Sign up at kloefkornpto.ptboard.com.
PTO Events
This year we are trying out a new system of volunteering for the events put on by the PTO. Each grade will be in charge of hosting an event. Don’t worry, you will not be alone! Each event will be led by a PTO board member. If you are unable to help out with your child’s grade’s event, help is welcome from anyone who would like to join in for any of the events. Below are the PTO events this year and their corresponding host grade:
Movie Night – October 17 – 1st Grade
GLOW Dance – January 23 – 2nd Grade - NEXT EVENT
Book Fair – March 24 & 26 – 3rd Grade
Art Night – March 26 – 4th Grade
Earth Night/Color Run – April 24 – K & 5th Grade
Please see the announcement on our PTO website regarding details and which Board Member will be leading your event.
Upcoming Dates
Nov. 25 - Fall Room Parties
Dec. 16 - Staff Cookie Exchange
Jan. 23 - Glow Dance
Feb. 2 - General meeting
Feb. 13 - Spring Room Parties
Feb. 25 - Science Fair Set-Up
Feb. 26 - Science Fair
Mar. 24 - Book Fair
Mar. 26 - Art Night & Book Fair
Apr. 13 - General meeting (General Elections)
Apr. 24 - Earth Day & Color Run
May 4-8 - Staff Appreciation Week
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