February:

• Saturday, February 8, 2025 - International Night (see below)
• Monday, February 10, 2025 - NAAPID - National African American Parent Involvement Day
• Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - Student Count Day/Young Fives/Kindergarten Round Up (5:30 - 6:30 pm)
• Friday, February 14, 2025 - Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - No School for Students and Staff - Mid-Winter Break
• Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - School Resumes

March:

• Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - Early Release Day for Students - Dismissal process begins at 12:52 pm
• Monday, March 10, 2025 - Young Fives and Kindergarten Spring Music Concert @ 10 am
• Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - 1st Grade Spring Music Concert @ 10 am/PTO Meeting @ 6 pm https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81290444140?pwd=SFEvzECftvOMPu8KB6CSYynPHiFl8e.1
• Wednesday, March 12, 2025 - 2nd Grade Spring Music Concert @ 10 am
• Thursday, March 13, 2025 - 3rd Grade Spring Music Concert @ 10 am
• Friday, March 14, 2025 - 4th Grade Spring Music Concert @ 10 am
• Monday, March 24, 2025 - Friday, March 28, 2025 - No School for Students and Staff (Spring Break)

The in-school Book Fair is running from March 3-7, with after-school sales on Wednesday and Thursday, March 5 and 6 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm, and before-school sales on Friday, March 7 from 8:00 - 8:40am (during Bagel Friday).

Students will be previewing and shopping at the Book Fair during time slots picked by their teachers. As always, all purchases benefit our school.

Volunteers needed! We have lots of volunteer opportunities available for set-up, helping the kids with their books, sales and clean up. Sign up to help here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4FA9AB29ABFFC16-54439041-2025

Support our teachers!! Help build our teachers' classroom libraries by contributing to their eWallets. Teachers can shop at the Book Fair and pay for their new books with money donated to their eWallets. Links to our teachers’ eWallets coming soon!

Don't want your child bringing cash with them to school? EWallets are a safe and secure way to shop the fair.

Once you set up your eWallet (go to https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/kingspring2025 and click on the eWallet “Get Started” button), share your eWallet with friends and family. They can contribute money to the eWallet, which students can use to shop for whatever they’d like. After the Book Fair ends, any remaining eWallet funds are moved to a Gift Card balance.

Parents, you can also shop our Book Fair online from March 3- 16, at this link: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/kingspring2025.

As with our other Book Fairs in the Spring, we will also have a bunch of used books that we will be offering to students to take home for free! We are already busy collecting donations from the community, so if you have books that you're ready to let go of, there are two donation spots - one outside the front door of King, and one by the back door / entrance to the MPR.

For more information regarding the Spring Book Fair, see our Frequently Asked Questions.

Thank you!

King PTO Book Fair Committee

As the weather has gotten colder, we have noticed an increase in children arriving to school via the car drop off/pick up line. In order to keep our students, staff, and community safe, we ask the following:

-Do not block the crosswalks on Waldenwood Drive.

-Do not stop to drop off or pick up students on the west (neighborhood) side of Waldenwood Drive. Please use the drop off/pick up line.

-Use slow speeds when driving, particularly when staff are directing traffic and children are traveling by foot.

Please see the attached map for clarity. We appreciate your collaboration with the King community as we travel to/from school!

At King Elementary, we are excited to come together as a school community to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a week full of meaningful activities that honor his legacy. Instead of a traditional school assembly, we will explore different aspects of Dr. King's life, work, and values throughout the week, giving students a chance to engage in hands-on projects that reflect his teachings.

MLK Week Schedule:

• 1/20: Monday – MLK Day of Remembrance - No School

• 1/21: Tuesday – Students will create a paper chain of kindness, sharing acts of kindness that reflect Dr. King’s values of equality, justice, and unity.

• 1/22: Wednesday – Students will write letters to community helpers and heroes, expressing appreciation for their service, in alignment with Dr. King’s commitment to service.

• 1/23: Thursday – In response to Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, students will create and share their own dreams for the future, illustrating how dreams can inspire positive change.

• 1/24: Friday – To honor Dr. King’s belief in the power of peaceful protests, we will hold our own Peace March at King Elementary. Upper-grade students will create signs with quotes and messages promoting peace and change.

We can’t wait to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy together as a whole school!

AAPS Rec & Ed is excited to offer several after-school classes focused on fun, learning, movement, and discovery. Registration is NOW OPEN! Click on each class ID# below or visit www.aarecedonline.com. Scholarships are available! Please call (734) 994-2300 ext. 0 for assistance.

We are busy preparing our students to practice for the 2025 WESO competition, May 10 at Pioneer High School.

There are still additional spaces available for students who are interested.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B49ADAF22A0FF2-54481214-2025#/

Best,

2024-2025 King Science Olympiad Leadership

International Night is almost here! The pre-sale for the Around the World platter is now open! For just $15, you can enjoy seven delicious global dishes. Purchase your platter now by clicking here: https://international-night-44783.cheddarup.com.

Please note, the pre-sale ends on February 5th at 9pm. After that, platters will be $20 on the day of the event.

We are also looking for parent volunteers—this event wouldn’t be possible without your help! To sign up, click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0844AEAC29ABFBC61-54638769-international. Thank you for your support!

Save the Date! The PTO is prepping for our King Silent Auction and we want you to be there.

What is the Silent Auction?
The Silent Auction is an annual PTO fundraiser to benefit King Elementary students, teachers, and staff. All proceeds go to the PTO to support things like school supplies, field trips, teacher grants, classroom resources, enrichment activities, and more. What is special about the Silent Auction, though, is that many of the “items” auctioned are experiences. These events stemming from the Silent Auction are amazing community-building experiences that deepen our connection to one another and foster belonging and inclusion among our King neighbors. We hope you participate in any way you can!

Please mark your calendars for Friday, April 11th 2025 from 5:30pm - 8:00pm.

Email kingptoauction@gmail.com to learn how to get involved

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Sunday, 2/9 from 12-2pm

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2/9-2/10 ONLINE
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Use code: GIVEBACK-ILOFP

PAINT Nail Bar
Wednesday, 2/19 from 9am-7pm
Mention King when making your appointment!

The Ann Arbor Public Schools has partnered with Varsity Tutors for Schools! All AAPS students now have access to the Varsity Tutors learning resources around the clock and on demand such as live classes, chat tutoring, fun enrichment classes, and more.

Everything your student needs to get started can be found HERE.

• Academic Support - Personalized Learning Courses & Homework Help

• College Preparation - Essay writing, SAT prep and practice

• Interest-based classes - Chess, Coding, Drawing, Online Content Creation

Check out the Varsity Tutor link in Clever!

In this Update:

• Updated AAPS webpage for free academic support resources
• Locations for FREE meals during winter break
• Events and Resources for wellbeing, winter break fun, basic needs and more!

The Ann Arbor Public Schools is well-prepared to provide student and family assistance when a decision is made that students should not be on school property. AAPS has a trained family assistance/reunification team that responds to schools during emergency situations such as power outages, electrical hazards, gas leaks and an emergency incident or active threat.

You can read more about the AAPS Family Reunification Team process as well as watch a video that explains how the district will respond to serve your students and you during emergency situations.

AAPS Family Reunification Video

Attached below you will find the directory for the 2024-25 school year. Please remember that providing information for the directory is completely optional, and only those who chose to provide their information, are included in the directory. We will continue to send out updated versions should more/new families continue to opt-in.

Attached below is the directory with the information as it currently stands.

Fall After-School Classes

AAPS Rec & Ed is excited to offer several after-school classes focused on fun, learning, movement, and discovery. Registration is NOW OPEN! Click on each class ID# below or visit www.aarecedonline.com. Scholarships are available! Please call (734) 994-2300 ext. 0 for assistance.

Please see the sign up to volunteer during lunch. Sign up for as many or as little slots as you like! Responsibilities include: supervising the playground during lunch recess, supervising the cafeteria (helping kids through the lunch line, opening milk cartons as needed, wiping down lunch tables).

You must complete a volunteer background check first (link below), and receive confirmation prior to your time slot.

Thank you!

Volunteer Background Check Link

https://forms.gle/NMkyHY1GN8tDLJd16

January Sign Up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B49ADAF22A0FF2-54072585-january#/

February Sign Up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B49ADAF22A0FF2-54321266-february

You will be able to find King's bus routes at https://www.a2schools.org/about-aaps/bus-routes/king

• Any changes in your child's attendance - including early departures or vacations - should be sent to their classroom teacher and <kingattendance@aaps.k12.mi.us>. The attendance is received by office staff. The sooner they know that your child is safe, the better! If possible, please let them know by 9:00am.
• Early departures can only happen before 3:20. After that, it is too close to our official dismissal time to get children to their parents safely. If possible, please let their classroom teacher and <kingattendance@aaps.k12.mi.us> know by 9:00am (or earlier!).
• Monitor your child closely for illnesses and have them rest at home when they are sick. Office staff cover the nurse's office for 20+ hours a week in addition to other duties. Please find this helpful guide for keeping children home: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lF_GpVuZvLjbLParqW5rmS8pmE9NHYOU/view?usp=sharing

You must inform the office of all absences, late arrivals, and early dismissals by sending an email to kingattendance@aaps.k12.mi.us .

Arrival to school will be between 8:38 am and 8:45 am. Students will enter the building at 8:38 am. You may drop your student(s) off no earlier than 8:38 am to line up at the entrance for their grade level. After 8:45 am students will be considered tardy. Tardy students must enter through the front door by ringing the door bell.

Driveline - Parents, please do not exit your vehicle to help your child exit or enter the vehicle. Staff members will support your chid, if needed. Children should have all of their belongings in close proximity as they prepare to exit the vehicle.

King Driving Directions

Our dismissal process will begin at 3:40 pm. Students will exit through their grade level doors. KingCare students will be dismissed first, followed by bus riders, followed by walker and bicycle riders, finally by students being picked up by car (Driveline).

Before the start of each school day, please make certain that your child knows their dismissal plan for the day. Last minute changes can be confusing to children and disruptive to their day. If changes occur throughout the day, please alert the office and your child's teacher via email before noon. The office can be reached at kingattendance@aaps.k12.mi.us.

Please view the map for the location that your child/children will enter and exit the building here:

Arrival/Dismissal Map

We are asking for all King students, regardless of age, to have a change of clothing at school. There are many reasons students may need a change of clothes such as stepping in a puddle, slipping in mud or restroom accidents. We have very limited clothing in the office and often cannot accommodate students' sizes. By having a change of clothes at school, we can avoid calling a parent and delaying a students return to instruction.

We welcome you to our school! Volunteer opportunities may include lunch supervisor, supporting classroom learning, events or parties, and field trips.

In welcoming volunteers into our buildings, we will require a submitted and cleared background check. For the 2024'25 form, please visit:

https://forms.gle/NMkyHY1GN8tDLJd16

I know we all love our furry friends; however, we ask that you not bring your dogs on school property during arrival and dismissal time. Some of our students and families are not accustomed to having dogs so close in their space and the experience can create unnecessary stress. In addition, we have students with allergies to animals and the close contact can create health concerns. Thank you to our families for respecting our school community.

Please adhere to the posted traffic sign. This traffic sign is posted at the entrance to the school. Left turns are not allowed during the posted times.

AAPS is pleased to offer this anonymous tip line for students, staff and families to address bullying, mental health concerns or the important “See Something, Say Something”.

The Securly Tip Line can be downloaded from the AppStore or Google Play and a bookmark will be placed on all student chromebooks.

Students, staff and parents can initiate an anonymous tip outside of the app via:

• 1-833-300STOP

• tipline@securly.com

• securly.com/tip

• QR code