June:

• Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - Last Day of School - Half Day/Fifth Grade Promotion Ceremony at 9:30 am (Clap out immediately following ceremony.)

As a school, we worked to raise money for The Humane Society from April 7 to April 25 through our Coins for a Cause fundraiser. Student Council is happy to share that the King community raised $1,468.48 for the Humane Society. Fifth grade also won bragging rights because their grade raised the most money.

Jessie from the Humane Society came to school to give a presentation to the Student Council and was thrilled to be presented with the check.

King Library Newsletter

Please read and share the May library newsletter in your final parent communications.

We are thrilled to share the King Math Club's outstanding performance and achievements in this year's Math Kangaroo international mathematics competition. There are 10,339 students ranked top-20 in the nation and 2,554 students ranked top-3 at the state level (from all grades 1-12 in all states in the US). (See all national and state winners posted here.). Among them, 19 students are from King Elementary School.

Congratulations to all students, parents and volunteers who put in hard work! We are very proud of everyone and look forward to next year! (Call for volunteers and call for participants for King Math Club will be sent out in early fall and weekly sessions are held from late Oct/Nov to early March.)

National Top 1-3
Oliver Cao (2nd Grade)

National Top 4-10
Thomas Crowell (2nd Grade)
Alexander Zhou (2nd Grade)
Henry He (2nd Grade)
Aidan Au (4th Grade)
Brayden Li (4th Grade)
Alvin Zhang (4th Grade)
Aratrika Maiti (4th Grade)
Austin Zhang (4th Grade)
Jasmine Yu (4th Grade)
Sunshin Lee (4th Grade)

National Top 11-20
Rory Hill (1st Grade)
Anaisha Rej (1st Grade)
Audrey Wang (2nd Grade)
Brandon Long (2nd Grade)
Chloe Bao (2nd Grade)
Theodore Huang (3rd Grade)
Xayden Mars (3rd Grade)
Eddie Cronin (4th Grade)

State Rank Top 3
Anaisha Rej (1st Grade)
Rory Hill (1st Grade)

Oliver Cao (2nd Grade)

Aidan Au (4th Grade)
Brayden Li (4th Grade)
Jasmine Yu (4th Grade)

Regards,

2024-2025 King Math Club Instructor Volunteers:

Yunus Zeytuncu

Holly Chung
Cindy Hu
Ryan Vaughn
Tisha Tyson

Zhen Sun
Lingjia Tang

2025 Math Kangaroo Center Volunteers:

Center Coordinator: Siqian Shen

Volunteers for Exam Proctoring: Monika Sharma, Zhen Hu, Joyeeta Roy, Bijie Jiang, Jinju Li, Yao Huang, Sunmee Jin, Xiaoming Wang, Cindy Hu, Elmas Irmak

We’re excited to share that our students did exceptionally well at the WESO tournament this past Saturday!

Their success is a reflection of the many hours they dedicated to mastering their events, as well as their commitment to teamwork, curiosity, and sportsmanship. We are incredibly proud of each and every student who participated.

This achievement wouldn’t have been possible without the invaluable support of our volunteer coaches, high school mentors, and dedicated parents. We’re deeply grateful for everyone’s time, energy, and encouragement throughout the season.

2024-2025 King Science Olympiad Leadership

Nicole Bhave

Yajuan Si

Maeran Uhm

Lisa Whitehead

Recently, the King 5th grade team competed in the Academic Games National Tournament at Arlington, and did pretty well.

5 students (Austin Chen, Easton Chen, Curtis Fu, Thomas Ross, Andy Tan) were part of the 5th Grade King team that participated in the Academic Games National Tournament at Arlington, Virginia April 25-28th. They competed in a variety of events including 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). The team achieved outstanding performance by placing 8th out of all the 5th and 6th grade teams in the nation.

Thomas Ross placed 6th individually for the game Presidents. The team placed 9th for the game Presidents.

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

June Sign Up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B49ADAF22A0FF2-56759620-june

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:

• Free resources for financial counseling and legal help.
• List of low cost summer camps and activities
• Events including an Apprenticeship Fair and a webinar on stuttering for families

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