January:

• Monday, January 6, 2025 - School Resumes
• Friday, January 10, 2025 - Security Drill - Hard Lockdown at 2:45 pm
• Monday, January 20, 2025 - No School for Students & Staff (MLK Day)
• Friday, January 24, 2025 - Student Council Sponsored Spirit Decade Day
• Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - Early Release Day for Students - Dismissal process begins at 12:52 pm

February:

• Monday, February 10, 2025 - NAAPID
• Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - PTO Meeting at 6:00 pm (Virtual Meeting) https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81290444140?pwd=SFEvzECftvOMPu8KB6CSYynPHiFl8e.1
• Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - Student Count Day
• Friday, February 14, 2025 - Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - No School for Students and Staff - Mid-Winter Break
• Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - School Resumes

We are excited to begin recruiting students for the 2025 King Science Olympiad. The event will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Pioneer High School.

Additional details are included on the form.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUvNIXbPYp-uYelFIjwjZLDcBuNdBaa9Kqxa8GD685LUNm1g/viewform?usp=sf_link

Thanks so much for your support as always!

Best,

2024-2025 King Science Olympiad Leadership

Welcome to Math Kangaroo (https://mathkangaroo.org/mks/), the annual International Olympiad in Mathematics!

Like past years, we will organize the in-person Math Kangaroo Test in King Elementary School, on March 20, 2025 from 5PM-6:15PM EST.

If you are new to Math Kangaroo please read Math Kangaroo History.

The regular registration fee is $18 between Sep 15 and Dec 31. A late registration fee is $35 between Jan 1 and Feb 1. There is no registration cancellation or refund offered after the registration. Math Kangaroo offers financial assistance to families in hardship; please contact info@mathkangaroo.org to ask for assistance and provide appropriate proof of hardship.

The steps to register:

1. Go to: MATH KANGAROO REGISTRATION PAGE

2. Log in with your login and password or establish your user account if you are new.

3. Click on the tab By Invitation.

4. Copy and paste this code in the field Invitation Code: MIANN_A0003235@2025MK

5. Do not share the code with anyone who are not King students.

We are inviting parents to volunteer by cooking dishes for the food concessions, where we’ll showcase the amazing diversity of flavors within our community. This is a fantastic opportunity to share your culinary talents and represent your cultural heritage or favorite cuisine. If you are interested, please email internationalnightking@gmail.com.

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

Raven's Club

Wednesday, January 22nd in 2025 from 4-11pm (Kitchen closes at 10pm)

20% Donated Back to King on Your Entire Dine-In or Takeout Order
Reservations Recommended

https://www.theravensclub.com/

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 in a password protected pdf form 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, with the password also provided below.

Password: Dreamkeeper2425

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#/

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