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Who's Who at the King
This year we welcome our new art teacher, Ms. Sara Engle. Ms. Engle comes to us after teaching art in the Somerville Public Schools for 2 years. Before that, she made those cool signs and displays that can be seen at Whole Foods Markets. Sara has always liked making things and she has always enjoyed working with children, so she put the two together and becoming an art teacher seemed like the natural next step.

Ms. Engle has been impressed by both the physical beauty of our new building and by the welcoming and helpful staff at the King. She was also struck by the level of diversity that exists here at the King.

Sara is looking forward to presenting an all school art show in the spring. She would like to connect with the surrounding community by bringing students work out into the world and visiting artists and their work into the school.

Science is Life
We are excited to invite you and your child/children to participate in a historic new research study in our lab, called the Human Connectome Project - Development. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, this study will enroll 1,300+ participants across the nation to investigate how different parts of the brain are connected to each other, and how these connections change from childhood into adulthood. This study involves coming to our lab in Cambridge for two separate sessions, where participants ages 8-21 would be answering questionnaires about common thoughts, feelings and behaviors, playing computer games, undergoing safe, non-invasive brain imaging (MRI), and providing some biological samples like saliva. Parents of minors would also be asked to answer some questions about their children and about themselves. By participating in this study, your child would earn between $75 and $150 in cash and we would pay you $250 for your time and effort. In addition to the base compensation, your child might also win some bonus money based on their performance in one of the games, and we will also give you an extra $15 if you bring your child's saliva sample to their appointment. Your child will also be able to keep the small prizes and snacks received during the testing sessions. If you're interested and would like to know more, please contact us: 617.496.4979 or [email protected].

From the MLK Community School
Community School Winter Schedule:
12/22 – No C.S.* Program – City Holiday
12/25-1/1 – Winter Break – No Program
1/15 – M.L. King Jr. Day – No C.S.* Program
TBD – Winter- Spring 2018 Registration
2/16 – Last Day of Fall Session
2/19 – President’s Day – No Camp
2/20-23 – February Vacation Camp
2/26 – Spring session begins
*C. S. – Community School

Drop-In Office Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, and Friday: 11AM-1PM & 4-6PM
Wednesday: 11AM-12:30PM & 2-6PM 
Thursday: 2-6PM

Announcements:
–The Fall session ends Feb. 16. The last day of classes before the holiday break is Thursday Dec. 21. and will resume on Tuesday Jan. 2 (except for swimming lessons). There will be no program on Friday Dec. 22.
–A new brochure for the Spring session will come out the third week in January; it will have information about the registration process and dates.
–If you are interested in applying for partial scholarship or you know a family that needs it, please save the date for Tuesday, January 9 scholarship info session 6-7:30PM. Children who are Cambridge residents and meet our qualification guidelines are encouraged to apply. All information provided will be kept confidential.

Events:
Please support performing arts and our Hip-Hop teacher Ramiro Vaughn who will perform in the URBAN NUTCRACKER. Martha Sandoval was able to get tickets at discounted rate for the show on Sunday, December 17 at 1PM. Tickets are $36 each. Transportation will not be provided. If you are interested, please email Martha Sandoval ([email protected]) ASAP as the number of tickets are limited.

Join us on Thursday, Dec. 21 and Support Community Schools fundraiser. Make Gingerbread house and people. All proceeds from sales will go towards supporting Community School summer scholarships. Gingerbread houses $20; Gingerbread people $5.

King Afterschool 2017-18 Calendar
December 25-26: CLOSED
December 17-19: Vacation Week OPEN
January 1: CLOSED
January 15: CLOSED
February 19: CLOSED
February 20-13: Vacation Week OPEN
March 13: Early Release OPEN
March 30: Full Day OPEN
April 16: CLOSED
April 17-20: Vacation Week OPEN
May 16: Early Release OPEN
May 28: CLOSED
June 6: Early Release OPEN
June 15: Full Day OPEN
June 18: Last Day of School (no snow days)
June 20: Last Day of Afterschool (no snow days)
June 21: Close-Out Day
June 22: Black Box

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