May 1st, 2013
During the past six weeks, Matt Mockbee and Sally Thompson’s fifth grade classes and Juliana Arazi’s fifth grade ESL students at King Elementary School collaborated with Scott Schwartz and Martin Stromberg from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, on an in-depth social studies project on the American Civil War. The culmination of the project resulted in an informational musical performance and a living museum that allowed the fifth grade students to showcase their studies and research for other classrooms and visitors.
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March 5th, 2013
A big King congratulations to all the winners and runner’s up of this year’s Young Author contest. Students from grades first through fifth competed in the literary contest.
March 4th, 2013
The King School Community will begin work on our new courtyard in April. We envision an outdoor, life science laboratory where students can experience natural cycles right here at school. Read the rest of this entry »
March 4th, 2013
Thursday, January 31 King welcomed back the International Night Potluck Dinner. This has been a yearly event that we have not hosted the past couple of years while we transitioned and recovered from the Renovation Project. However, we are happy to say that it has returned! Read the rest of this entry »
February 28th, 2013
November 15, 2012, King School celebrated Family Reading Night. Our theme for this year was One World Many Stories. Read the rest of this entry »