March:

• Monday, March 31, 2025 - School Resumes

April:

• Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Report Cards sent home electronically

• Friday, April 18, 2025 - No School for Students or Staff
• Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - Early Release Day for Students - Dismissal process begins at 12:52 pm

May:

• Thursday, May 1, 2025 - Transition Day for 5th Grade Students
• Tuesday, May 6, 2025 - Election Day - No School for Students
• Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - Author Visit - Katherine Applegate
• Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - Fun Run at King (During the School Day)
• Thursday, May 15, 2025 - Early Release Day for Students - Dismissal process begins at 12:52 pm
• Monday, May 26, 2025 - Memorial Day - No School for Students and Staff
• Wednesday, May 29, 2025 - Ice Cream Social - 4:30 - 6:30 pm

June:

• Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - Last Day of School - Half Day/Fifth Grade Promotion Ceremony at 9:30 am

The Persian New Year, Nowruz, is celebrated on the spring equinox. Nowruz, or "New Day", rings in the first day of Spring and symbolizes renewal, and hope for the future. Nowruz Mobarak!

Click the image below to order the author's books in preparation for her visit.

The online yearbook ordering for King Elementary is ready! Please click on the link below to access your online yearbook storefront:

https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/kingelementary

IMPORTANT: All yearbook sales must conclude on April 15th. There are no in-person sales. All sales must be done through the link.

All are welcome to stop by any time during the interactive Open House event to learn more

about the King Elementary major construction and participate in engagement activities.

Scan QR code to RSVP or visit the website for more info.

Ann Arbor Public Schools Capital Program team will be hosting an Open House in the King

Elementary Media Center. Meet the architects; design experts planning the King Elementary

major construction project for AAPS. Say “Hi” to community partners.

The Open House format will allow visitors to move at their own pace throughout multiple

stations of project information and updates with a chance to provide feedback. Feel free to stop

by at any time during the event as it will take about 30-45 minutes to engage with all the

content!

As part of the new construction traffic pattern study Stantec will set-up cameras at and around King School to assess existing traffic patterns, including walkers and bicycle riders. They will do this April 7th, collect information on April 8th through the 9th and collect the cameras on either April 9th or 10th. Most cameras will be set-up on City streets, but we’ve asked for information on how the parking lot is used, so there may be one or two on-site as well.

King Library March Newsletter

AAPS Rec & Ed is excited to offer several after-school classes focused on fun, learning, movement, and discovery. Registration opens at 10am on Tuesday, March 11th! Click on each class ID# below or visit www.aarecedonline.com. Scholarships are available! Please call (734) 994-2300 ext. 0 for assistance.

15 students (13 King, 1 Thurston, and 1 South Arbor) were part of the 3 King teams that participated in the Academic Games State Tournament March 6-8. Multiple awards were earned across all of the events. All King students displayed excellent sportsmanship while competing in Equations (math), On-Sets (set theory), On-Words (a spelling and phonetics word game), Linguishtik (grammar), Presidents (history and Presidential trivia), and Propaganda (recognizing different forms of persuasion). Details of the awards are as follows:

ELEMENTARY ADVENTUROUS (5th-6th grade): Please note that this is an extremely challenging level where we compete against Nationals-level 6th grade teams such as Clague and MNCCS; winning anything at this level is difficult:

Team Chicken Sigma Masala (Austin Chen, Easton Chen, Curtis Fu, Thomas Ross, Andy Tan) were division champions in On-Sets, placed 2nd in Propaganda, 3rd in their division for Equations and Onsets, and placed 5th in Presidents.

Team Sigma Tell Me Why (Varan Arasakumar, Muhammad Hasan, Sahas Ihalaranaweera, Christina Lin, Anna Zhu) were division champions in Linguishtik and earned an Honorable Mention in Propaganda.

MINOR (4th grade and under):

Team Sigma Boys (Prasanna Boopathi, Sohan Jayasundera, Sunshin Lee, Jasmine Xu, Roy Yim) placed 2nd in the state in the reading game Propaganda. They were division champions in On-Words. They also finished 2nd in their division for Equations, and 3rd for On-Sets.

Check out our March is Reading Month Video!

Happy Reading!

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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

March Sign Up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B49ADAF22A0FF2-55142578-march#/

April Sign Up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B49ADAF22A0FF2-55657524-april

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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!

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. The password to access the directory is Dreamkeeper2425.

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