Killearn Lakes Elementary School PTO

04/27/2026

Teacher Appreciation Week starts TODAY! 🍏⭐️

We kicked things off by decorating doors to show how much we a-DOOR our teachers 🚪💚

Look at all the creativity and love on display—and check out what we have planned for the rest of the week! ⬇️

🗓️ This week’s celebrations:
Monday (4/27): Principals’ Breakfast | Students: Dress in any decade
Tuesday (4/28): Walkin’ Tacos | Students: Chalk the Walk
Wednesday (4/29): DIY Flower Bar & Doughlicious Treats | Students: Notes or coloring pages
Thursday (4/30): Pucker Coffee Truck | Students: Wear your teacher’s favorite color
Friday (5/1): Lunch by Social Cart Charcuterie | Students: Present class gift

Thank you to our amazing teachers and staff for all you do every single day—we appreciate you so much! 💚🍀

04/26/2026

🌟 Volunteer of the Month: Jenai Brown 🌟

We are so grateful to Jenai for her outstanding support—she worked all four Field Day shifts and also volunteered at the Book Fair!

Thank you, Jenai, for giving so much of your time and energy and for going above and beyond for our school 💚🍀

If you’re as inspired by Jenai as we are, visit the link in our bio to learn more about our volunteer opportunities!

We’re so lucky to have you, Jenai! 💚

04/20/2026

🧑‍🏫 Teacher Appreciation Week is NEXT WEEK:

Monday, April 27th through Friday, May 1st-
We will shower our dedicated teachers and staff with well-deserved presents and treats! 💚

Be on the lookout for an email from your child’s homeroom parent with more information.

To support our decorating and celebratory activities please sign up to volunteer at https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C0D45ACAD2BAAFECF8-62672123-copy?useFullSite=false to volunteer

To donate to our staff-wide gift collection, please visit https://checkout.square.site/merchant/N97YYMW198P2W/checkout/NHTYM4MRRKTKXILI5YTGDM76.

04/14/2026

Step into your *kindergarten era* with us! ☘️🍏

Kindergarten Orientation is this Thursday, 4/16, from 9:00–11:00 a.m.—we can’t wait to welcome our newest leprechauns and families!

🎽 “In Our Kindergarten Era” t-shirts will be available for purchase, perfect for the first day of school in August 💚☘️

04/13/2026

✨🚘 Our Business Partner of the Month - Tally's Panhandle Detail! 🚘✨

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Thank you, Tally Detail, for being an amazing partner and for showing up to support our students, families, and PTO.
Let’s give Tally Detail a big round of applause for helping us shine a little brighter - inside and out! 👏✨💚

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04/02/2026

We’re springing into a fun-filled April at KLES! 🌸🍀

From All Pro Dads and the Book Fair to Kindergarten Orientation and Teacher Appreciation Week, there’s so much to look forward to this month!

Take a look, mark your calendars, and join us for all the fun 💚

🔗 Visit the link in bio to RSVP and sign up!

03/31/2026

🌟 March Volunteer of the Month – Yasheka Dugans🌟

The Killearn Lakes Elementary School PTO is proud to recognize Yasheka Dugans as our Volunteer of the Month! Yasheka consistently shows up with a positive attitude and a heart ready to serve and was instrumental in helping with Shamrock Shuffle and Field Day.

Volunteers like Yasheka are the heart of our school community.
Yasheka, thank you for your time, your generosity, and your unwavering support of KLES! 💚

Please join us in celebrating and thanking Yasheka for being such an incredible part of our school family! 👏

03/30/2026

Such a special Sunday at the ballpark! ⚾️ 🏟️

Our Mother/Son Baseball Game event yesterday brought families and friends together for a day of connection, fun, and lots of cheering for FSU ♥️

From the smiles to the matching mother/son shirts, it was a great reminder of what makes our KLES school community so special 👕🍀

📸 Take a look at some of the highlights!

03/27/2026

to the grand finale of our Shamrock Shuffle: the FIRST EVER 5th Grade Color Run! 🌈🍀

Our 5th graders ran laps, laughed with friends, and got COVERED in color as they celebrated an incredible, goal-breaking fundraiser—and what a way to finish!

A HUGE thank you to for donating white t-shirts for every 5th grader to make this event all smiles and extra special 😁💙

📸 Swipe to see the color-filled fun!

03/26/2026

to 03/13 when our Shamrock Shuffle fundraiser reached new heights…literally! 🍀🏫

After surpassing our school-wide goal of $75,000, our principal and assistant principal made good on their promise and spent the night ON THE ROOF! 🙌

We’re still smiling thinking about this unforgettable moment and the incredible generosity of our school community. 💚

📸 Take a look back + check out the WKLES news story at the link in bio!

03/24/2026

🏫 The final PTO Meeting of the school year will be TONIGHT, Tuesday, March 24th at 6:00 p.m. in the Media Center. Free childcare will be provided. All are welcome and encouraged to attend for updates from the PTO Board and grade-level teacher reports. We hope to see you there! 💚

03/23/2026

Get to know Annemarie and the other KLES PTO board members at the fourth and final PTO meeting of the school year tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24th, at 6:00 p.m. in the Media Center with free childcare provided.

Annemarie is a Tallahassee native in her seventh year as a KLES parent and her first year as a PTO board member. Annemarie enjoys spending time with her family and volunteering with our KLES community. She has a sixth grader at Deerlake Middle School who was formerly a leprechaun, a second grader here at KLES, and a 1.5 year old who is a future leprechaun already spending her days at the school, helping Annemarie in her Volunteer Coordinator role with the PTO Board. ☘️ 💚