• What's happening this week?
• New door alarms at King
• PTA Chipotle Fundraiser - Nov 6
• Picture Retake Day- Nov 7
• Pictures of King Events
• King Lion Awards
• 4th & 5th grade skate city fun
• King Pride
• 2nd grade field trip
• Buddy Bench Donations
• Attendance Goal
• Veterans Day Lunch - 11/11- We want your pictures!
• Thanksgiving Lunch - 11/21- You are invited!

• PTA News
• Skate City Night Nov 20
• Winter Clothing Drive
• APEX Fun Run Fundraiser
• Popcorn Fridays
• List of Upcoming Events
• Reminders
• D11 Student Handbook for conduct, attendance and discipline
• Absences and Tardies
• Prearranged Absences
• Heath room needs
• Crossing guards needed
• District News
• D11 Family Literacy Program
• Breakfast and Lunch Menus
• Links
  
• How to stay connected

Door alarms are being installed on outside hallway doors (with the exception of the front doors that are always locked) in all elementary schools. Our alarms have been installed. Starting 11/4, these doors will alarm us if they are opened during the school day without a staff member disarming them. We ask that you always enter and exit through the main doors.

Congratulations to all our king lions for earning a king lion award.

4th & 5th graders enjoyed their field trip to skate city.

2nd grade King lions enjoyed a field trip to Starsmore.

A buddy bench is a special place where students can sit if they’re feeling lonely or need a friend. It promotes kindness, inclusion, and friendship among students. Mr. Abbott, husband of Mrs. Abbott, is building a special buddy bench for the King playground and we are dedicating this special bench to Tristan Rael, a student that tragically passed away last year. We want to give our families and community members who are interested an opportunity to help purchase materials for our buddy bench. There is no obligation to donate but if you are interested in donating there is a link below. If we collect more than we need to purchase materials we will use those additional funds to buy additional playground equipment for our students.

How You Can Help:

• Donate: Any amount helps! Every contribution brings us closer to our goal.
• Spread the Word: Share this message with friends and family.

Families, it is typically this time of year that we start to see items collecting in our Lost & Found. With the weather getting cooler, we want to ensure students have their jackets, gloves, and hats! As you can see, there are a number of items needing to find their owner! Please feel free to stop in and check out our Lost & Found. One thing to note, we donate all items that are left in our Lost & Found twice a year! Our first donation of items happens over winter break and then we will donate again at the beginning of summer break!

We're climbing towards reaching our goal of 95% attendance. Our next goal is to spell SCHOOL by having 94% or higher attendance for six days. When we reach our new goal students will get to enjoy pajama day. Our goal is 95% because we understand that there will be absences for illness and emergencies. We are hoping that outside of illnesses and emergencies all students will be attendance.

In honor of Veterans Day, we are asking King families to submit photos of military family members to natasha.jacobs@d11.org. Please submit any photos by Monday, November 4.

We would like to invite all family members WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING OR HAVE PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE MILITARY to eat lunch with your student on 11/11. Please click on the link below to RSVP by November 4.

Lunch Times:

Kindergarten & 1st grade: 11:30 - 11:50

2nd grade & 3rd grade: 11:50 - 12:10

4th grade: 12:10 - 12:30

5th grade: 12:30 -12:50

Please join us for Thanksgiving Lunch on November 21st.

Please RSVP by clicking on the link below by November 14th.

Lunch Times:

Kindergarten & 1st grade: 11:30 - 11:50

2nd grade & 3rd grade: 11:50 - 12:10

4th grade: 12:10 - 12:30

5th grade: 12:30 -12:50

Save the date - Wednesday November 20th 5-7pm

Future Popcorn Friday Dates - Nov 15, Dec 6 and 20

November 5 - November 15: PTA APEX Fundraising

November 6: Chipotle Fundraiser

November 7: Picture Retakes

November 11: SAC Meeting 5pm, PTA Meeting 6pm

November 12: 2nd & 3rd Grade Vocal Concert

November 14: APEX FUN Run

November 15: Popcorn Friday

November 18: No Students

November 20: Skate City night 5-7pm

November 25-29: Thanksgiving Break

December 23-31: Winter Break

January 1-6: Winter Break

January 7: Students Return

January 20: Martin Luther King Day - No School

D11 has updated the Student Handbook. Go to the link below and scroll past the board policies to access the updated Student Handbook. We added a link to the bottom of Lion Tracks so that you can access this important information whenever you have a question.

D11 is focusing on the ABC's of learning this year:

Attendance

Behavior

Cell Phones

We want all students to maintain an attendance rate above 90%. To excuse your student, please call 719-328-6000.

To increase learning time we want all students in the classroom ready to learn at the 7:50 bell. Students who enter King after the 7:50 bell are tardy and will need to have a tardy pass from the office to enter the classroom. Thank you for helping us get started on time each morning!

If your student is going to be out of town for an extended absence, please make sure to fill out the Pre-Arranged Absence Form a week in advance if possible. Parents please request missing work form classroom teachers.

Our Health room could use some clothing donations. Specifically, we could really use some size 10-14 pants, shirts, and jackets and boys K-1 clothes.

If you or a family member are looking for help with mental health or substance use, Care Solace can help you quickly find treatment options matched to your needs regardless of the circumstance. Care Solace is a complimentary and confidential service provided to students, staff, and their families by Colorado Springs School District 11. Care Solace’s team is available 24/7/365 and can support you in any language.

If you would like to use Care Solace to help you find a provider:

· Call 888-515-0595 available 24/7/365

• Visit www.caresolace.com/d11 and either search on your own OR click “Book Appointment” for assistance by video chat, email, or phone.

Optional Disclaimer:
Information on individual treatment providers was gathered by Care Solace based on criteria such as geographic proximity, whether the provider accepts the authorized user’s insurance, and whether the provider is accepting new patients. The school district does not recommend, endorse, promote, or refer to any of the individual treatment providers.

Thank you for taking the time to make sure you are connected with us. Please reach out to our front office 719-328-6000 if you have any questions or concerns.

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Kindergarten-5th Grade

7:20 Breakfast served. Please arrive before breakfast doors shut at 7:45.

7:35 Teachers on outside duty. Unless eating breakfast, students should not arrive until 7:35

7:45 First Bell - All students enter classrooms.

Students entering the building after 7:45 need to enter through the front entrance.

7:50 Learning Begins. Students are counted as tardy after the 7:50 bell.

2:50 Dismissal

Preschool

AM 7:50-10:20 Tuesday-Friday: (2.5 hours, totaling 10 hours per week)

PM 11:50-2:50 Monday-Friday: (3 hours, totaling 15 hours per week)

Email: tammy.krueger@d11.org

Website: https://king.d11.org/

Location: 6110 Sapporo Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80918

phone: 719-328-6000

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