Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Greetings King Families, Believe it or not, we are now in the last week of school! Thanks for all your support during this school year–we have loved every minute with your students! Here’s what to expect this week: On Monday, 8th Graders will be attending Six Flags for their final, end-of-year celebration trip. If your student lost their permission slip, a parent or guardian can come in to sign one in the Main Office first thing in the morning. Students will be departing by

Greetings King Families, We hope you enjoy the long weekend with your loved ones. There will be no school on Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day, and classes will resume on Tuesday, May 26. Here’s what to expect this week: On Tuesday, May 26, 6th Grade AAPI will be taking a field trip, and will be back at school by 12:30 PM. On Wednesday, Advanced Drama will hold a performance in the Auditorium at 6:00 PM. On Friday, the 8th Grade Dance will take place in the Gym from 7:00 - 9:3

Greetings King Families, This is the last full week of May, with 8th Graders beginning the final phase of state testing with the CAST (Science test). Here’s what to expect this week: Tuesday night, King Bands will have their Spring concert. Thursday night, the Orchestra group will have their Spring concert. Band and Orchestra students will have their Spring performance field trip to Six Flags on Friday, May 22 from 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM. As a reminder, all attending students need

Greetings King Families, This week we have a short week, with no school on Friday. Across campus, we will be prioritizing makeup state testing, prior to the 8th Grade Science state test next week. Here’s what to expect this week: On Tuesday, there will be a School Site Council (SSC) meeting from 6:00 - 7:00 PM on Google Meet. On Wednesday evening, our Spring Dance Showcase will be held in the Auditorium, beginning at 6:30 PM. Friday, there will be no school, as BUSD will be o

Greetings King Families, This week, we celebrate teachers and staff with Staff Appreciation Week! Help us show love to our amazing staff with food–if you are able, we welcome snacks and treats to be brought to our Staff Lounge on Thursday and Friday. Let’s show out for the folks who work hard with our students every day! Here’s what to expect this week: We continue state testing this week with the Math SBAC. Students who have not finished their English SBAC will have opportun

Greetings King Families, This week, our 8th Graders embark on various trips during their Builder’s Week Experience, including field trips locally around the Bay Area and an outdoor education excursion to San Bernardino. We wish them well on whichever experience they participate in! Here’s what to expect this week: Monday, April 20 , there will be an ELAC meeting from 8:45 - 9:45 AM in the Staff Lounge Tuesday, April 21 , the School Site Council (SSC) will have a meeting fr

Greetings King Families, We thank you for your support and cooperation with the changes to after school pick up near Grant Street. Congestion is noticeably lighter, and it feels safer for our student pedestrians. Thanks! Additionally, students may have noticed the newly-installed gates at the rear of school. While these provide increased security to campus during the day, they will remain unlocked during public access hours (after 6:00 PM) and in time for students to walk in

Greetings King Families, We hope this Spring Break has brought you and your family rest and relaxation. We look forward to reuniting this week and pushing through an eventful month of April, headlined with a theme of preparation and readiness, getting ready to show off our learning when May and end-of-year testing happens. Here’s what to expect this week: As we return to school this week, students will have their last STAR assessment for Reading and Math . This Spring assessm