PHOTOS: Pajama Day 2010!!!

Please click below to enjoy some wonderful photos from Pajama Day 2010 at King School!

http://gallery.me.com/kevinkarr#100021&bgcolor=black&view=grid

December 17th-Wear Pajamas to School Day

The King student council has designated December 17th as Wear Pajamas to School Day.  To celebrate the upcoming vacation of relaxation, wear your most comfortable pajamas to school!  Have fun with slippers and a robe!!!

Academic Games - 3rd Place in November Tournament

Congrats to the King Academic Games team, which picked up another 3rd
place (out of 15 schools) team average trophy this weekend for their
performance at the November Academic Games Tournament at Amerman
School in Northville, MI!

Sign up for King School International Night!

Performances: Signups for King School International Night (Thurs Feb. 10) performances are underway! Please email Frances fkwang AT aol DOT com if you would like to participate. Reminders: all performances must be under 3 minutes! Music must be prerecorded on CD. Colorful costumes a plus! Fifth graders encouraged to perform!

Country Posters: For those who would like to be a part but do not have time to participate in a performance, everyone is invited to make a country poster to teach about a special country or culture that you like! This is a great family project, especially over the holidays when you have some free time. Posters must be flat and able to be taped to the wall. Photos are great! Maps are cool, but no flags please.

Coins and Red Envelopes: For anyone traveling abroad over the holidays: Please bring back small coins for us to include in the children's red envelopes! The more countries' coins we have the better! (and any other sort of small flat knick-knacks like stickers and stamps) We also need 300 red envelopes if anyone is going to China or Taiwan at Christmas time. 

More information at http://kinginternationalnight.blogspot.com

 

Thanks,

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang (Nico's mom)

School Cancelled - 12/13/2010

There will be no school on December 13, 2010 due to the weather.

Save your unwanted household items for our PTO donation drive in January 2011

Save your unwanted household items (blankets, desks, TVs, small
appliances, furniture, etc) for our donation drive. If you are
planning on replacing any household items this holiday season, please
consider saving your old item for our donation drive. Our donation
drive is happening in January 2011. It can earn our school up to $1500!

SNOWMAN GIVING GIFTS ARE DUE DECEMBER 10TH!!

All gifts purchased for Snowman giving are due on December 10!!
Please attach the blue snowman to your gift and turn it in to the
school office.
Thank you for your support of King School's holiday giving program!!

Support King School - Shop at the PTO Thrift Shop the week of December 5 through December 12 and vote for the King poster.

For every $5 spent, you receive a token to vote for our poster. Our
poster is supporting the Community Action Committee. Voting for our
poster can win our school PTO $500, $350 or $250. Shopping at the PTO
Thrift Shop supports our school and the community.

Borders Book Fair benefiting King PTO December 10, 11 and 12!

The Borders at Arborland (527 Washtenaw Ave) will be hosting a benefits day for the King School community on Friday 12/10 through Sunday 12/12.  The King School PTO will receive up to 25% of your net sales.  You can either shop at the Arborland Borders and give the cashier the voucher (click here for voucher) or shop online at Borders.com and use this promo code:  MLKE1210C. 

 

This is a great opportunity for your friends and family all over the country to support the King School PTO!  Spread the word by posting on your FB page, tweeting or emailing, "Support the King PTO by shopping on Borders.com on 12/10 - 12/12 and using promo code:  MLKE1210C.  Up to 25% of net sales will be donated back to the King School PTO."   

 

Make sure you come to Story Time with Mr. Karr and Ms. Gatonez on Friday 12/10 at 4:30.  Come listen to them read their favorite stories and enjoy some laughs and conversation with your King school community. 

 

Vouchers will be sent home on Friday 12/3 in the Friday Folders and passed out with library books during the week of the Book Fair.  Looking forward to seeing you there!

Sign Up to be a Science Olympiad Coach!

Enthusiastic coaches are needed to help prepare our kids for the 9th Annual Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad.  There are 18 different events that test different skills.  Coaches for the following events are needed:   A is for Anatomy (grades 2 & 3), Potions, and Straw Tower.  Event descriptions can be found at http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/wesowizards.home/events_2010 .  Get a friend and coach an event together!

 

Coaches are responsible for holding practices (usually starting in February), staying with kids until they are all picked up, ranking the kids in your event so a team can be put together, putting together a display for science night (possibly interactive in some events), guiding our kids to and from your event on Tournament Day. 

 

If you are interested in coaching, please contact Vivian Lin and Erika Levin, this year's King Elementary Science Olympiad co-head coaches, at vhl@umich.edu and emlevin@umich.edu .

DEADLINE EXTENDED - King PTO Gift Card Fundraiser - ORDER NOW!

DEADLINE Extended - You still have time to order gift cards through the King PTO.... it's not too late.  The new deadline is Thursday, December 9, the order will be placed on December 10 and delivery will be coordinated individually.

Check out www.glscrip.com for options, or refer to your order form.  Please take special note of:
- restaurant.com - CONTRIBUTION 55% - used at restaurants such as UMI Sushi, Makaara, Tios, Melange... and more.
- American Girl Store
- Mainstreet Ventures (support our local restaurants)

These and much, much more.  Feel free to e-mail orders to Alena Stocking, alena.stocking@gmail.com - followed by a check made out to "King PTO" and sent to Alena's attention at the school.

Last year we raised $800 with your orders.....  we have a long way to go.  Use these cards as a way to spend money you would normally spend at restaurants (like Olga's or Qdoba).

Order NOW!!  Thank you for your interest!!  - Alena Stocking, alena.stocking@gmail.com

Fun Fridays Update

Hi! Remember Fun Fridays? Well, if you don't then here are the dates
of this year's Fun Fridays:

November 19th-Wear Black and White Day
December 17th-Wear Pajamas to School Day

January 28th-Wear Crazy Clothes to School Day (backwards,

inside out, crazy hair, crazy hat, mismatch, etc.)

February 11th-Wear International Clothes Day (represent your

culture)

March-25th-Wear a Shirt with Words on it Day

April 21st-Wear a Hat or Headband Made of Recycled Materials

Day

May 27th-Wear Sunglasses to School Day

Winter Teacher Appreciation Day, Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Treats, cookies, snacks provide for our fabulous teachers.  Please contact Francine MacBride (romac696@comcast.net) or Susan Muenz (spmuenz@att.net) or bring treats to the lounge Tuesday morning before classes start.

Support King School Shop at the PTO thrift the week of December 5 through December 12 and vote for the King poster

For every 5 dollars spent, you receive a token to vote for our
poster. Our poster is supporting the Community Action committee.
Voting for our poster can win our school PTO $500, $350 or $250.
Shopping at the PTO Thrift shop supports our school and the community.

Borders Book Fair benefiting King PTO December 10, 11 and 12!

The Borders at Arborland (527 Washtenaw Ave) will be hosting a benefits day for the King School community on Friday 12/10 through Sunday 12/12.  The King School PTO will receive up to 25% of your net sales.  You can either shop at the Arborland Borders and give the cashier the voucher (click here for voucher) or shop online at Borders.com and use this promo code:  MLKE1210C. 

This is a great opportunity for your friends and family all over the country to support the King School PTO!  Spread the word by posting on your FB page, tweeting or emailing, "Support the King PTO by shopping on Borders.com on 12/10 - 12/12 and using promo code:  MLKE1210C.  Up to 25% of net sales will be donated back to the King School PTO."   

Make sure you come to Story Time with Mr. Karr and Ms. Gatonez on Friday 12/10 at 4:30.  Come listen to them read their favorite stories and enjoy some laughs and conversation with your King school community. 

Vouchers will be sent home on Friday 12/3 in the Friday Folders and passed out with library books during the week of the Book Fair.  Looking forward to seeing you there!

Science Olympiad Coaches Needed!

The 9th Annual Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad is coming up at the end of the school year, and enthusiastic coaches are needed to help prepare our kids for the tournament!

 

There are 18 different events that test different skills.  Coaches for the following events are still needed: Chopper Challenge, Mystery Architecture, Potions, Sink or Float, and Straw Tower (the previous Circuits coach is also willing to train a new coach). Event descriptions can be found at http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/wesowizards.home/events_2010 . Get a friend and coach an event together!

 

As a reminder, coaches and co-coaches are responsible for (not an all-inclusive list):

- Holding practices regularly, usually once per week, from about Feb-March until the date of the tournament

- Keeping attendance

- Staying with the kids after practice until they are ALL picked up

- Ranking the kids in your event so that the team can be put together

- Coming up with a display for Science Night. This year we would like to bring back the more-interactive displays, at least for events that are conducive to such a presentation.

- Guiding our kids to and from your event on Tournament Day (date to be determined)

 

If you are interested in coaching, please contact Vivian Lin and Erika Levin, this year's King Elementary Science Olympiad co-head coaches, at vhl@umich.edu and emlevin@umich.edu .

 

Student signups for Science Olympiad will be in January--keep a lookout for the signup link in the eNotes then!

Save your unwanted household items for our PTO donation drive in January 2011

Save your unwanted household items (blankets, desks, tv, small
appliances, furniture, etc) for our donation drive. If you are
planning on replacing any household items this holiday season, please
consider saving your old item for our donation drive. Our donation
drive is happening in January 2011. It can earn our school up to $1500!