Explorer Wednesday Briefing

Dear Chloe Clark Families,

We love our students—and we love when YOU join in the fun! Volunteers play a vital role in creating a vibrant school community, and we’d love to have you involved. If you haven’t already, please be sure to complete the district’s volunteer clearance process so you can take part in school events.

Join Us for Our First PTA Recess Takeover – This Friday!
Come out during each lunch recess to play and connect with students! Lead a soccer game, organize a tug-of-war, shoot some hoops, or simply share in the laughter and fun. Our students absolutely light up when parents and caregivers are on the playground. After recess, feel free to bring a brown-bag lunch and enjoy a meal with your student!

With fall weather looking beautiful in the coming days, it’s a perfect time to get outside and spend time together as a family. Thank you for the opportunity to teach, learn, and grow with your children each day—they truly make our school shine!

Warmly,
Loretta Duncan
Principal, Chloe Clark Elementary

Dear Chloe Clark Families,

We’re excited to invite all students to a special “Fun Lunch” with our School Counselor and Military & Family Life Counselor (MFLC)! This is a casual and friendly opportunity for groups of 10-12 students to get to know us better while enjoying lunch together.

Students will have a chance to participate during their regular lunch period. 2nd and 3rd grade will be coming over the next 10 weeks and 1st and Kindergarten will have an opportunity to come in the Spring. We’re looking forward to connecting with them!

Warmly,

Kyra Miller
Chloe Clark Elementary Chloe Clark Elementary

Jennifer Boucher

School Counselor MFLC

Please remember that we require at least one hour’s notice for any changes to dismissal plans.
Dismissal times are 2:35 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and 1:35 PM on Wednesdays. You may email or message the front office secretary via Parent Square at:
eemmons@steilacoom.k12.wa.us
Also, please make sure your child has a coat and an extra set of clothes in their backpack—our classic PNW weather is making a comeback next week!

If you are interested in volunteering for Picture Day, we have four spots available. You will receive a $25 credit towards any picture purchase. See Emily in the front office.

Picture Day. Ordering begins AFTER picture day - View online before ordering

Dear Families,

We are proud to partner again this year with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, a program that provides free, high-quality, age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five. Each month, enrolled children receive a new book in the mail, fostering a love of reading and supporting early literacy development.

To help us better understand the program’s reach and how we can support it, we kindly ask you to complete this short survey. We would like to have all responses submitted by October 1, 2025. Your participation will help ensure that more families in our community have access to this incredible resource.

Thank you for your time and support in promoting early literacy for all children!

Survey link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCQRKt_KhUnxNRGIw0x6CRd-DwturqcBn1Kvr1cR5QwNL8FA/viewform?usp=header

STEILACOOM APPLE SQUEEZE
Sunday, October 5 from 10 to 4

Press apples into cider the old-fashioned way! Listen to great music while strolling through the street fair featuring quality handcrafts and booths. Enjoy apple related foods such as apple cider float, caramel apples or apple pie with ice cream! Check out the firetruck and meet firefighters! This is a family friendly event.

Student clubs from the Steilacoom High School will offer activities for children in the tennis court area and help out in other ways. Members of Boy Scout Troop #71 run one of the presses and help with the press operations. The Museum and the Wagon Shop will also be open.

Sponsored by the Steilacoom Historical Museum. Call 584-4133 for more information or go to www.steilacoomhistorical.org

The Steilacoom Historical School District does not sponsor or endorse this event/information and the district assumes no responsibility for it.

Click on the flyer below to order yours today!

BINGO NIGHT

- Bring your whole family for pizza, popcorn, prizes and bingo! This is a free event and no pre-registration is required. Just come to the gym! Doors open at 5:30; numbers are called starting at 6pm.

- We need a couple of volunteers to help with the night. Click on the flyer to sign up!

RECESS TAKEOVER

- Help us make our first Recess Takeover amazing for our students because it's their favorite! Click on the flyer below to sign up!

(Volunteers do not need to be PTA members, but they do need to have filled out the district's volunteer application. The application takes less than 5 minutes to fill out. Click on the link https://www.helpcounterweb.com/welcome/apply.php?district=steilacoom)