King Elementary

🎓💙 Welcome back, King Cubs! 💛👑

We loved having our graduating seniors back at King Elementary today! Seeing our former students walk the halls again, visit classrooms, and reconnect with the teachers who helped shape their journey was such a special moment. 🥹📚✨

Our current students were so excited to meet the seniors and hear about their future plans and accomplishments. We are incredibly proud of all they have achieved and cannot wait to see what’s next for the Class of 2026! 🎉🎓

Once a King Cub, always a King Cub! 💙💛

⚖️💙 A Special Visit at King Elementary! 💛👑

We would like to give a HUGE thank you to Hon. Derek R. Vaughn, Associate Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, for taking the time to visit with our King Cubs! 👏🏽✨

Our students loved hearing about his journey, learning about the court system, and being reminded that they can achieve ANYTHING they set their minds to, even becoming a judge someday themselves! 🥹⚖️📚

Experiences like this inspire our students to dream big, work hard, and believe in their future. Thank you, Justice Vaughn, for encouraging and empowering the next generation of leaders! 🌟

🥞🔬 STEAM FAMILY NIGHT FUN 💙💛
We had an incredible night this quarter at King Elementary! 👑✨ Families came together to celebrate the amazing creativity, problem-solving, and hard work of our King Cubs during our STEAM Family Night! 🧪🎨💻📚

Students were excited to showcase their awesome STEAM projects and share everything they have been learning in their classrooms. From engineering and science to art and technology, our King Cubs truly impressed us all! 🌟👏🏽

And of course…The Pancake Man was a HUGE hit! 🥞🎉 Families enjoyed delicious food, laughter, and time together while making wonderful memories as a school community.

Thank you to all of our students, staff, and families who helped make this night such a success! We love seeing our King Cubs shine both inside and outside the classroom. 💫👑

☀️💦 FIELD DAY FUN at King Elementary! 💙💛

Last week was filled with laughter, teamwork, water games, relay races, and LOTS of smiles! 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️🎉 Our students showed amazing sportsmanship and school spirit all day long.

A HUGE thank you to our staff, families, and volunteers who helped make this day so special for our Kings! 👑 We loved celebrating the hard work our students have put in all year with a day full of fun and memories.

Drop your favorite Field Day moment in the comments! ⬇️📸

We are SO thankful for the leadership Mr. Mitchell brings to our school! So many of the students here at King flock to Mr. Mitchell and are always excited when he takes the time to share wisdom and life skills with them.

Here, he can be seen taking time to coach some of our fifth-grade students during their recess.

Thank you, Mr. Mitchell, for never being too busy to make an impact!👨‍🏫🐻💙

At King, EVERY Cub gets the chance to be a scientist!👩‍🔬👨‍🔬🧲🧪

Take a peek into Miss Brown's 5th-grade class to see what they've been cooking up in the lab!

"The fifth graders are learning about the scientific method and how to apply it in an activity. We did walking rainbows today, and the kids had to plan and carry out their experiment following the steps." -Miss Brown

Thank you, Miss Brown, for helping our Cubs flex their problem-solving and discovery skills🧠💙

Congratulations to our newest 30 Ways to Say Yay! Winner, Mrs. Ross!! 🐻💙

I would like to nominate Mrs. Ross for 30 Ways to Say Yay! Mrs. Ross has been a wonderful addition to the King family! She is an incredibly hard worker, and is always willing to jump in and help. She cares deeply about all students, and does an excellent job of forming meaningful relationships with them. Mrs. Ross is a team player and is always willing to collaborate and help out with extra tasks that will help our students succeed. She is an asset to King and I am so grateful for her!

From: Ms. Koenig

Happy Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week from Miss Grasmick's Third Grade class!🍎👩‍🏫💙

Miss Grasmick's students delivered flowers and uplifting messages to staff members of their choice throughout the day.

Many of our staff expressed feeling appreciated, seen, and loved as they hung up their notes and placed their flowers in water.

Thank you to Miss Grasmick for surprising us with this sweet surprise!🐻🌸🌷

May Staff Highlights!

Miss Walker:
"Ms. Walker is a 4th-year music teacher in OPS. She is an Omaha native who graduated from Burke High School in 2014 and attended Omaha Public Schools throughout her K-12 years. When she isn't making music, Ms. Walker likes long walks outside, rock climbing in gyms, and cooking. Whether the food is made over a campfire or stove, she likes to eat. Ms. Walker's favorite moment of the 25-26 school year was directing the Lion King Kids at Kellom. She is looking forward to bringing a Disney Musical to King Elementary next year. Go Cubs!"

Miss Henderson:
"Hello! My name is Janae Henderson, and I love teaching Kindergarten at King Elementary! This is my 4th year teaching elementary education.
I have previously taught 3rd grade in Bellevue Public Schools. I received my Master’s degree in Equity and Social Justice at UNO.
Outside of school, I have two adorable cats, Link and Mango!
I enjoy singing, reading, long walks, and spending time with my friends/family. A fun fact about me is that my family is from Trinidad and Tobago!
I am very fortunate to work with and serve many amazing people at King!"

Mr. Pryor:
"Good Morning! My name is Mr. Pryor, and I feel so fortunate to be your counselor at King!
Though this is my first year as a counselor, I have spent the last 8 years working with young people in various capacities, including youth ministry, behavioral health sciences, gang prevention, and more!
I am a proud Creighton Alumni and North Omaha resident. In fact, most mornings you can find me either running on the North Omaha Trail or working out at the Abide Campus. Outside of fitness and teaching, I love reading, caring for my plants, serving at church, and mentoring young people in my community!
It is SO great to meet you all and work with your learners!

🎓🐾 Calling All Future Graduates… It’s Time to Walk Like a Cub! 🐾🎓

King Elementary is rolling out the red carpet for our amazing seniors! 💙

Join us for our Senior Graduation Walk as you take one more stroll through the halls that helped shape your journey before you walk across that big stage!

📅 Friday, May 15th
⏰ 3:00 PM

✨ Don’t forget your cap and gown. We want to celebrate you in full style!

Bring your smiles, your memories, and your Cub pride as our current students cheer you on! 🐻💙

Because once a Cub… ALWAYS a Cub!