Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Crafts Needed to Sell The 8th grade team is currently collecting handmade crafts to sell at the King Winter Craft Fairs that will take place on the nights of the Winter concerts (December 17& 18). Everyone in the King community is welcome to make and donate crafts for this event. All proceeds will be used to support the 8th grade Builders Week. All crafts can be dropped off with Ms. Puckett (room 105) up until the night of the first fair. (Any 8th grade students or Parents/g

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

Scholarships available for kids, families for City of Berkeley recreation programs Do you live in Berkeley and can’t afford to pay for kids’ recreation programs or a High Sierras camp for your family? We have scholarships to get half or all of the fees waived. We’ll also help you apply.  These fee waivers, which you can get by applying online, include programs for kids such as: A day camp providing up to four sports After-school academic support and activities A skateboard

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

Hello, King Families! You're invited to join us in the garden this Saturday for our monthly garden work party! It's always so special to come together and take care of the garden in community, and so we hope you'll join us! Here are the details: Saturday, November 8 Time: 9am-1pm (drop in for any amount of time in that window)  Location: ESY Garden at MLK Jr Middle School   Enter through the Grant Street gate (map: 1327 Grant St. Berkeley), and proceed to the sign-in tab

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

King News , student-produced with the support of the amazing Abbie Gregor, 8th grade counselor, is AWESOME! The dance program is delighted to share a special surprise that the students and Mr. Acero have been preparing. Please enjoy  King's Middle School's "Thriller" video . Here is a link to a google doc filled with family resources from Yesenia Moran, Family Engagement and Equity Specialist / Especialista en Participación Familiar y Equidad at King: Yearbook Update Do you