Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Greetings King Families, We hope you had a wonderful and relaxing break! This week, we enter the last few weeks of the first semester, with classes resuming tomorrow (December 1). This is a good time to check grades, ensure that any missing assignments are complete, and that any retake opportunities for quizzes and mastery are taken advantage of! Here’s what to expect this week: The STAR Winter assessment will be happening this week in English and Math classes. This assessmen

Greetings King Families, Welcome to the last week of classes in November! After this week, we will have a recess for Thanksgiving Break, with classes resuming in December. Here’s what to expect this week: On Monday, November 19 , there will be a PTA meeting at 6:30 PM in the Staff Lounge. On Tuesday, November 18 , there will be a School Site Council meeting  from 6:00 - 7:00 PM on Google Meet. Tuesday , there is also a  Middle School Matters workshop  in the Staff Lounge from

Greetings King Families, This week will have an unusual cadence, with school tomorrow and a no-school holiday on Tuesday. Classes from Wednesday through Friday will be as normal. Here’s what to expect this week: Tuesday, November 11, is Veteran’s Day , with no school. On Thursday, November 13, there will be an English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) meeting  from 8:45 - 9:45 AM in the Staff Lounge Looking further ahead: Picture Day Makeups  will be on Wednesday, November 19

Greetings King Families, Happy Halloween for those who participate! We hope you and your loved ones enjoy the non-student day!  This past week, we had Parent-Teacher Conferences , and we are grateful for the opportunity to come together for the sake of our students and their progress. Coming off of Parent-Teacher Conferences, we are seeking your feedback while our memories are fresh. Please take a moment to complete this feedback survey to help us improve our model and struc

Greetings King Families, This week is a short, though busy one for the King community! Throughout the week we have minimum dismissals at 12:15 PM and Parent-Teacher Conferences, with no school on Friday. Here’s what to expect this week: All week long, students will be on a minimum dismissal bell schedule , with school ending at 12:15 PM  each day. For any students who normally eat school lunch, to-go lunches will be ready at the Dining Commons during dismissal. Parent-Teacher

Greetings King Families, Thanks to all who supported this year’s Fall Festival, which was an incredible success in the first iteration on a Friday night. It was an afternoon and evening filled with good company, joy, and delicious food. We are so grateful for our community for coming together in these precious moments! Here’s what to expect this week: Wednesday, October 22, is our School Picture Day.  Students will take their photos with their PE or Dance teacher. Please see

Greetings King Families, Tomorrow, there is no school, as we observe and honor Indigenous Peoples Day. Here’s what to expect this week:...

Greetings King Families, This week is a short one, with a professional learning day for staff on Monday and some exciting information for...

Greetings King Families, With Fall officially here, we enter the first week of October. Thanks to all who have supported a strong Quarter...

Greetings King Families,   This week, there are no grade level-specific events, so we will briefly look ahead to next week and some other...

Greetings King Families,   This week, we enter the second part of Quarter 1. Progress report grades for Habits of Work (HOW) should be...

Greetings King Families, Thank you for your presence and engagement at Back to School Night–for our team, it was truly a positive...

Happy Monday King Families, We hope that the long weekend has been a good one for you! This week is a short week with Back to School...

After a full week of school, systems and routines are going to start setting into place for students. As they reach a rhythm with the...

from your principal, Michael Tison Yee (via the E-Tree) Good Afternoon King Families, Thank you all for your support in an amazing first...

Dearest King Parents and Guardians, We hope that you and your scholars were able to rest and relax during a well-deserved Winter Recess....

King Families, The first quarter progress reports will be mailed home next week. You can also view them in Infinite Campus if you have...

King Families, We have had a great two weeks and the students are doing a wonderful job of getting to class on time and persevering with...

BERKELEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School 1781 Rose Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 • (510) 644-6280 July 15,...

Hi King Families! We hope you have had an awesome summer, and aren't thinking about school starting in less than a month. This year's...