UPDATE: Extended Day Option for 2010-11

King School will house two Extended Day Option kindergarten classes for the 2010-11 school year. All families who have signed up for EDO at this point will have a spot in EDO. There will be no lottery. Again, all families who applied for EDO will have a spot for next school year.

In addition there are approximately 9 spots left for EDO. Those spots will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Families who are interested should fill out EDO paperwork and turn it into Rec and Ed as soon as possible.

For more information, click here.

Kindergarten Noon Time Bus Schedule

AM Kindergarten Drop-Off Schedule
11:59 - Depart King School
12:02 - 1082 Greenhills Dr.
12:10 - Skynot at the Triangle/799 Skynob Dr.
12:19 - Green Road @ Vintage Valley
12:26 - Parkway Blvd @ Ridgeside Circle N
12:29 - Garden View @ Parkside Dr.
12:33 - Dixboro Road N @ Erin Ct.
12:37 - Geddes Road @ Valleyview Dr.

PM Kindergarten Pick-Up Schedule
12:07 - Skynob Dr. @ Skynob Ct.
12:08 - Skynob at the Triangle/799 Skynob Dr.
12:16 - Parkway Blvd @ Ridgeside Circle N
12:23 - Dixboro @ Village Green
12:24 - Geddes Rd. @ Valleyview Dr.
12:35 - Arrive King School

Kindergarten Readiness Meeting - 4/23 @ 6:30 PM

There will be a kindergarten readiness meeting for families who would like to attend at the Preschool & Family Center
2775 Boardwalk Drive
North of Eisenhower Parkway

The meeting will address the following topics:

• What is the kindergarten curriculum like?
• What skills will help your child succeed as she enters kindergaten?
• What does literacy mean for a kindergarten student?
• Are the schools ready for your child? Yes! Find out how you can play with your child while building skills that will help him in school.

To register for the evening, please call 994-2300 extension 53186.

Child care is available for $3 per child in the First Steps classroom; however, space is limited to 12 children. Please call 994-2300 x53186 to reserve your spot.

Kindergarten Noon Bus Route Information

DROP OFF ROUTE
Bus 84 takes morning kindergarten from school to the following stops:
12:04 - Leaves King Elementary School
12:14 - Chaseway Dr. and Ridgeside Circle S
12:18 - Garden View @ Parkside Drive
12:22 - Dixboro Road N @ The Arbors
12:24 - Dixboro @ Village Green
12:26 - Geddes Road @ Towsley Lane
12:27 - Geddes Road @ Valleyview Drive

PICK UP ROUTE
Bus 67 picks up afternoon kindergarten students at the following stops and brings them to King School:
12:19 - 3087 Glacier Way
12:26 - Garden View @ Parkside Drive
12:31 - Dixboro @ Village Green

Landscaping Update: Kindergarten Power

Submitted by: Linda Ryan

Mrs. Shah's AM and PM classes planted the beautiful annuals to your right as you enter the building from the parking lot. Eighteen kids in the AM and the same force in the PM learned about soil and its components, drainage, particle size and ratio of clay to sand to organic matter last week. Then they all marched outside to cooperatively dig and mix clay, o. matter and sand to plant their Marigolds and Blue Saliva. Mrs. Ryan later added the Cleome.

Who would think, Kindergarteners could be such good listeners and eager gardeners! Mrs. Shah cleverly had them line up in two lines, boys and girls, each with their flowers to plant so as to get a balanced mix of yellow and blue. While they waited in line, they tickled the toes of their individual plants to make them ready to plant and drink up the water. I think they could have planted many more, but alas we were out of time, and it takes a big force to keep a larger number of flowers watered over the summer. Which brings me to the next point....

Summer Help Request
I need helpers to weed and possibly water over the sunmmer. This can be a family effort, or a be by yourself, quiet time and weeding fest. It helps reduce stress while serving your community. OK it's work, but rewarding work. Once a month, within a small area is all that is needed. Contact Linda Ryan if willing. 4ryanhouse@earthlink.net or (734) 668-6176.

Submitted by Linda M. Ryan,
Landscape chair

Kindergarten Open House/Music Night - 4/24

The annual Kindergarten Open House and Music Night will be Thursday, April 24!

Here is the schedule for the night:
6:30 - Open House in your child's classroom (this is for this year's families)
7:00 - Concert
7:30 - Open House for 2008-09 Kindergarten children and families

Hope to see you there!

Extended Day Option Kindergarten Update

For families who are awaiting news about the results of the random drawing for Extended Day Option kindergarten, you will be receiving more information the week of April 14.

I will let you know ASAP. :-)

Kindergarten Round Up Info

Prospective MLK School parents are invited to our annual Kindergarten Round Up presentation on February 20 from 6 - 7 PM. During the presentation, parents will receive information about:

• Kindergarten registration for the 2008-09 school year
• The Half-day Kindergarten and Extended Day Option (EDO) Kindergarten at MLK
• The Ann Arbor Public Schools Kindergarten curriculum

If you need FREE childcare during Round Up, please call 994-4485 to register. The childcare is sponsored by the MLK PTO and the KingCare childcare program.

After Round Up, families are invited back to MLK with children to several school events to help your child continue their transition to MLK School--and to showing their MLK PRIDE! Dates include:

• Thursday, March 13 from 4 - 8:30 PM for the MLK PTO Book Fair in the multi-purpose room
• Friday, April 18 from 6 - 8 PM for the PTO Silent Auction
  
• Thursday, April 24 at 7PM for a concert from the 2007-08 Kindergarten students in the multi-purpose room followed by an Open House in the Kindergarten classrooms with the Kindergarten teachers
• Friday, May 16 from 8 - 9:15 AM for Bagels and Buns Breakfast, a monthly MLK community event in the multi-purpose room
• Friday June 6 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM for the MLK Ice Cream Social on the MLK playground

We're looking forward to seeing you at Kindergarten Round Up 2008! If you have any questions, please call us at 994-1940.

Kindergarten for fall 2007 - INFO

We had a dynamite turn out at Kindergarten Round Up last evening. It was really enjoyable meeting our incoming King families!

If you missed it, you haven't missed out altogether! Here is the essential information you need:

1. Kindergarten enrollment for fall 2007 begins NOW! Please come to the school office to pick up/drop off enrollment forms for next fall.
   
2. At King School, we offer a traditional half-day kindergarten program as well as Extended Day Option (EDO) kindergarten (half-day kindergarten, half-day tuition-based daycare). If you are interested in EDO, you should contact the Rec and Ed department to sign up (994-2300, ext. 0) as soon as possible but before March 15.
3. If you are in need for before- or after-school day care, please contact our wonderful KingCare program for enrollment at 994-4485 or stop by when you are at school.
4. After you've enrolled, you are welcome to come back and see us with your child for all of the following events:
   
   • Thursday, March 15 from 6 - 8: King School Book Fair
   • Thursday, April 19 at 7:00: Kindergarten Concert followed by Open House in classroom at 7:30
   • Friday, June 1: King Ice Cream Social at 6:00
   We are hoping these events will help your child better transition to school in the fall.

Last, if you have questions, please give us a call at 994-1940.