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11/14 - 11/19: Scholastic Book Fair

11/19: PTO Sponsored Pancake Breakfast & Last day of Scholastic Book Fair

11/23: Half Day

11/24 & 11/25: No School - Thanksgiving Holiday

Hi Families! This year, our specialist team wants you to be able to take a look inside our classrooms. This is the first of many "Specialists Corner" for you to see the fun activities we're doing, and communicate any upcoming events or activities!

Here is our first edition of "Specialists Corner!" https://www.smore.com/pxfhe

*Thank you to everyone who attended our first ever hybrid community PTO meeting! (Zoom and in-person). Big thank you to parents Matt Butler and Katie Casavant for all of your help with the Zoom portion!

You can find the meeting notes here
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E1I9gorjSR-u6cugoZ4ZTru5uyNkbeHKnqTef8EL77Y/edit?usp=sharing.

*Our Library Media Specialist Matt O'Brien needs your help! If you have an hour or two each week or even each month to help with shelving and/or with the younger classrooms, please reach out to Mr. O'Brien at mobrien@framingham.k12.ma.us.

*The pancake breakfast is quickly approaching! This fun, and free, community event will be held on Saturday, November 19 in the King cafeteria. There will be 3 seatings - 8:15 for families who would like a more sensory friendly environment, 9am and 10am. The sensory friendly slot is for up to 15 families to join and enjoy the pancake breakfast and then check out the book fair during a low participation time. If you have any questions, concerns or input please reach out to Katie at ptokinginfo@gmail.com Please review the link below to RSVP to a seating and to sign up to donate items or your time. Please email Jen Carter (carter.jennifer@aol.com) and/or Beth Folsom (beth.a.folsom@gmail.com or ptokingcommunity@gmail.com) if you have an allergy friendly request. We want everyone to enjoy this event and can't wait to see our community there!

https://kingelementarypto.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/76298

*The Scholastic Book fair will run Tuesday 11/15 - Saturday 11/19. For more information and volunteer sign ups, visit kingpto.com. We can't wait!

*King is looking to collect gently used snow pants and snow boots - all elementary aged sizes plus adult sizes too! There will be drop off bins Saturday 11/19 during the pancake breakfast and book fair.

Thank you in advance for helping the King community!

*Calling all 5th grade parents! You are invited to our first 5th Grade Planning Committee meeting on Monday, 11/28 at 7pm. The 5th grade teachers will be in attendance to tell us about the 5th grade celebrations. Zoom meeting information is coming soon.

*From 3rd and 1st grade mom Jessica Spaman:
Hello! I am helping the PTO coordinate after school enrichment clubs for our students. I am looking for any parent/caregiver volunteers who are interested in starting and running a club. Open to any and all ideas so please reach out to me directly if you are interested!
(jessicaa.ross@hotmail.com)

• We ask that snacks (that are often eaten in the classroom) do not include nuts or nut butters. All classroom spaces at King this year will be allergy friendly rooms. Students are, however, allowed to have nuts and nut butters as part of their lunches in the cafeteria.
• In the cafeteria each classroom has 2 tables. One is labeled allergy friendly. We ask that any students that have nut or nut butter allergies sit at these tables; we ask that any students who have nut or nut butters as part of their lunch sit at the other tables.
• Students have been introduced to this in the cafeteria already, and will be reminded by their classroom teachers again.

School hours

Doors open: 8:50am
Breakfast: 8:50am - 9:05am
School begins: 9:05am
School dismissal: 3:20pm

*Early release dismissal: 12:55pm (lunch is served)
*Half day dismissal: 12:20pm (lunch is not served)

Office: 508-782-7201
Attendance Line: 508-782-7201
Fax: 508-788-0792

James Bergeron - jbergeron@framingham.k12.ma.us

Julie Gelardi - jgelardi@framingham.k12.ma.us