Vol. 9

PTO Board Elections: April 13

Elections will be held at the April 13th general meeting for the following school year, 2025-2026. Please plan to attend our meeting at 7pm in the library to vote on our board for next school year. BOARD SLATE

Order Your Yearbook Now

Orders are due by April 24th! Students will receive their yearbooks by the end of the school year. Don't delay, as we don't order extras! The cost is $20 and features each class, fall parties, science fair, and other  fun school events. Please email kloefkornyearbook@gmail.com if you have any additional yearbook questions. Order HERE.

Art Night: Note from Mrs. Jurek

I want to thank everyone in the Kloefkorn community who contributed to making this year's Art Night a success! From the students who have been working since January to create artwork for the show, the custodians who work to help set up the event, families and friends who attended the event to support their students, Kloefkorn teachers and staff who graciously allowed us to take up space in their areas and gave lots of encouragement along the way, the Cub Council who helped display artwork, volunteers who spent hours and hours of their time displaying student artwork, to Ms. Cook and Mrs. Swiatek for always supporting the event! 

My hope for this year's event was to highlight and showcase how students moved through the creative process during our Heroes unit. I hope you were able to read 3rd, 4th and 5th graders artist statements which were displayed next to their projects. There is so much meaning behind the choices they made when creating their artwork. My focus in the art room is process over product. Oftentimes the process, what students learn along the way is more valuable and important than the final product they end up creating. Thanks again KLO community for your support!

-Ms. Jurek 

Book Fair: A Heartfelt Thank You!

I would like to extend a huge thank you to all the parents, students and volunteers who made the Spring Book Fair a huge success. A big thank you goes out to all the families who attended the fair. Your participation not only helps provide students with new books to enjoy, but also continues to make a difference in fostering our students' love of reading. To our amazing volunteers, your time and dedication were invaluable in helping everything run smoothly. I am so grateful for your efforts and commitment. The Book Fair would not be possible without volunteers, so thank you. Also I want to make everyone aware of the good things that come from the sales of our Book Fairs. At Kloefkorn, we use all the money earned at the Book Fair to purchase books directly for students. Over the last year we have specifically used that money to purchase a book for every student at our sister school, Riley Elementary School, to be able to take home for the summer. We will be able to do that again for them this summer as well. In addition, we also were able to have all the teachers here at Kloefkorn fill out a wish list of books that they would like for their classroom and purchase those for them. On average that was about 15-18 new books per classroom. This was something not only the teachers loved and appreciated but the students were very excited about. Please know that the money from the sales of our Book Fairs are being used for many great things and we are so grateful! We are truly so fortunate here at Kloefkorn to have such a supportive and engaged community. I look forward to many more opportunities to come together and celebrate the joy of reading inside and outside of the classroom. Thank you again for making this event a success, I could not have done it without you all.

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.

The student directory is managed by our PTO as a service to our families. We only provide the student directory to paid PTO members. You can do this on the Forms & Payments page of our website and then find the PTO Membership Form on the left hand menu. Membership is for the current school year and costs $15 per family annually. (Note: our website will roll over to the next school year in July and the directory will not be available after that time.)

The $15 annual membership fee helps support various school programs and staff appreciation efforts. The directory is kept behind a membership to protect the privacy and contact information of our families, and it provides digital access (email and phone) which can help families avoid the costs of physical mail.

Most importantly, please know that we never want a financial barrier to prevent a family from participating in our school community. If the membership fee is a hardship for your family, we have a process in place to accommodate those who need assistance. Please feel free to respond directly to this email, and we will ensure you have the access you need.

Once membership dues have been paid, you will have access to the directory. The directory can be found using the left hand menu of our website, and click on the 'Student Directory' tab. The directory is uploaded each year in the fall, and new students are not necessarily added to the directory, unless their parent/guardian adds them directly.

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 – April 10 – 2nd Grade - NEXT EVENTS

• Book Fair – March 24 & 26 – 3rd Grade

• Art Night – March 26 – 4th Grade

• Earth Night/Color Run – April 24 – K & 5th Grade - NEXT EVENTS

Please see the announcement on our PTO website regarding details and which Board Member will be leading your event.

Upcoming Dates

• Apr. 10 - Glow Dance

• Apr. 13 - General meeting (General Elections)

• Apr. 24 - Earth Day & Color Run

• May 4-8 - Staff Appreciation Week