Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Greetings King Families, This week is a short week for students, with a Staff Development Day on Monday, October 5. There will be no school on Monday, and classes will resume on Tuesday, October 6. Here’s what to expect this week: Tuesday, October 6, is Picture Day. Students will take their photos during their PE and Dance classes. Blue Note Photography will send emails with links to review photos and place orders within a couple of weeks. Makeup Day, which is for students wh

Happy Sunday King Families, This week, we close out our month of September, ready to soon launch our School Site Council and heading toward some big milestones, including the annual 6th Grade Codornices walking field trip on Friday, October 9. Here’s what to expect this week: Thursday and Friday, we have our first round of vision screenings, conducted through PE and Dance classes, as well as with the support of case managers for students in Special Education. Continue to enco

Happy Sunday King Families, With the end of Summer, we are ready to transition to a Fall season of hard work and academic learning paired with the season after a strong start. Thanks to all of our families for your assistance and partnership in making this year successful so far! Here’s what to expect this week: This Tuesday, we will have our first English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) meeting, from 5:00 - 6:00 PM on Google Meet. Separate messaging with the agenda was sen

Happy Sunday King Families, Thanks to all those who supported our School Site Council with their nominations! Elections will open this week–we look forward to working with our future SSC members soon! Here’s what to expect this week: Quarter 1 Progress Report grades should be updated this week by teachers in Infinite Campus. By the end of the week, review grades with students and have conversations about their progress with them. This cycle, the Habits of Work (HOW) grade wil

Happy Sunday King Families, We hope you enjoy the long weekend! We look forward to seeing our students after the Labor Day holiday. Here’s what to expect this week: There is no school tomorrow, Monday, September 7. Classes resume on Tuesday, September 8. On Thursday, September 10, the 6th Grade Team will host the first 6th Grade Welcome Dinner from 6:00 - 7:00 PM in the Dining Commons. Keep an eye out for messaging from Vice Principal Mould for more information. On Friday, Se

Happy Sunday King Families, As we completed a first, full week of school, we could tell that our students have already demonstrated some important growth over the Summer holiday. Our 6th Graders have done an amazing job learning their schedules, and our 7th and 8th Graders are showing important signs of maturity as they move a step closer to high school and beyond. All that is to say, that we know this will be an incredible year, and we are looking forward to your partnership

Happy Sunday King Families, Thanks for a great first week! The energy of our students back in the building was such a delight, making every minute of preparation feel worthwhile. Now, we head into our first full week of school. Here’s what to expect: 6th Grade Orientation will come to a conclusion on Monday, August 17. Students will report one final time to their starting color groups (below) at 8:35 AM, and teachers will get them their schedules after breakfast.By the end of

Good Afternoon King Families, My name is Michael Tison Yee, principal of Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. I’m so excited to go on this journey through the 26-27 school year with you! For those of you who are new to our community, King’s Week Ahead is a weekly preview of things that are happening at school. Families have felt it helpful and calming to digest information in weeklong chunks and to have reminders and previews of the immediate, coming week. So let’s dive int