Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School

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Your school needs you to complete a survey to learn more about your opinions about it. This survey is an opportunity to communicate your perceptions about your child’s school.  This letter explains the survey and, at the bottom of the page, provides your login, password and access instructions. If you have any questions about this survey, contact our office at 760-901-8800

Su escuela necesita que usted llene una encuestra en línea para aprender más acerca de sus opiniones sobre la escuela.  Esta encuesta es una oportunidad para comunicar sus percepciones acerca de la escuela de su niño(s).  Esta carta explica la encuesta y al final de la página, le da su clave de ingreso, su contraseña y las instrucciones de acceso.  Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre esta encuesta, comuníquese con nuestra oficina a 760-901-8800.

MLK 2018-19 Scheduled Minimum Days are 9/18, 12/4, 12/21, 2/5, and 4/5
Dismissal time on these dates is 12:32 pm for all grades. 

Tutoring for 6th and 7th Graders now available at MLK through Gear Up program during lunch and
after school. 

Parent Volunteers needed for Outsiders Day, April 5th.  If you are able to help, please sign up via the Sign Up Genius link

March
3/2 Encuentros STEM & Exploration Conference
3/5-3/6 Gear Up Leadership & College training (6th/7th grade Hist/Science class)
3/5  PTSO Meeting, 4pm @ Library
3/6  ECHS Counselors to speak with 8th graders
3/6 Coffee with the Principal, 9am @ office
3/7- 3/8 Band Music Festival Trip to ECHS
3/8 ASB Winter Carnival, 1:30pm (Parent Volunteers Needed--> sign up)
3/8 Gear Up trip to MiraCosta College (6th and 7th)
3/11-3/15 Writing Benchmarks
3/11-3/15 CHKS Survey (7th grade)
3/12 Nichols incoming 5th graders visit MLK, 10am-11:30am
3/13 ELAC Meeting @ Conference Room
3/14 AVID Trip to Safari Park
3/14 Foussat /Reynolds incoming 5th graders visit MLK, 10:00am-11:30am
3/18 Course Scheduling forms for next school year are due!
3/19 McAuliffe incoming 5th graders visit MLK, 10:00am-11:30am
3/20 Space Case author Stuart Gibbs to visit King 6th graders. 
3/20 CPR Certification Class for MLK Students @ Library, 3pm-5pm ($35)
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3/20 2020 Washington DC Trip info meeting, 6:30pm @ Chavez MS (Room D27)
3/21 Choir Festival @ OHS, 9am - 12:30pm
3/22 Ivey Ranch incoming 5th graders visit MLK, 10:00am-11:30am
3/22 NJHS Applications due
3/25-3/29 PE Fitness testing
3/26 5th Grade Parent Night, 6pm-7pm in MPR
3/26 PTSO Dine Out Fundraiser @ Chipotle (Oceanside Blvd) 4pm- 8pm
3/27 Future Pirate field trip to OHS 8:30am-11:30am 
3/27 Future Pirate Parent Orientation night 5pm-7:30pm @ OHS ->FLYER
3/29 CSUSM Trip (7th grade)

April
4/5 Minimum Day- 12:32pm Dismissal for all grades
4/8- 4/12 NO SCHOOL- Spring Break        

King Parents, check out the Parent's Guide to Understanding The Smarter Balanced Assessments

Testing Notice- Please read the Statewide Testing Notice (available in English and Spanish).  If you wish to opt your student out of Statewide Testing, please submit the request in writing. 

8th Grade Parents: Please review the 8th Grade Promotion and end of year activities criteria with your student.
8th Grade Promotion and Events Criteria- English
8th Grade Promotion and Events Criteria- Spanish 

We at King would like to honor a Student of the month who represents the best of King!  Students and staff can nominate and vote for students who make our school amazing. 

Please listen to the morning announcements for deadlines on nominations and voting.

King Middle School recognized as a Common Sense Certified School:
Digital Citizenship

Oceanside, CA – Common Sense, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of digital media and technology, has recognized King Middle School  as a Common Sense Certified School: Digital Citizenship.

King Middle School has demonstrated its commitment to taking a whole-community approach to preparing its students to use the immense power of digital media to explore, create, connect, and learn, while limiting the perils that exist in the online realm, such as plagiarism, loss of privacy, and cyberbullying.

"We applaud the faculty and staff of King Middle School  for embracing digital citizenship as an important part of their students' education," said Jessica Lindl, Head of Common Sense Education. "King deserves high praise for giving its students the foundational skills they need to compete and succeed in the 21st-century workplace and participate ethically in society at large."

King has been using Common Sense Education's innovative and research-based digital citizenship resources, which were created in collaboration with Dr. Howard Gardner of the GoodPlay Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The resources teach students, educators, and parents tangible skills related to Internet safety, protecting online reputations and personal privacy, managing online relationships, and respecting creative copyright. The free resources are currently used in more than 90,000 classrooms nationwide.

"We're honored to be recognized as a Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School," said Greg Smedley "By preparing our students to use technology safely and responsibly, we are providing them unlimited opportunities to maximize and personalize their learning."

For more information about King Middle School, gohere. To learn more about the criteria King Middle School met to become certified as a Common Sense Certified School, visit this site.

Dear Parents and Staff,

Here is an easy way for our school to make money, and it doesn't cost you a thing!  We all have to eat, so we are asking you to register your Ralph's grocery store cards (and Von's, Macy's, or other participating merchant cards ~ see the Escrip merchant list).  Tell everyone you know to register theirs as well.  All you have to do is take a few minutes to register, then use your cards when you shop!!!

Estimados padres,

Aqui estan unas maneras de recaudar dinero para la escuela.  Si tienen una tarjeta de las tiendas Ralph's o Von's, estamos pidiendo que registren su tarjeta en el internet.  Solamente tienen que registrarla y usarla cuando vayan de compras.

Registration Information in English 

Registration Information in Spanish

OPD officers are in the area of the school at both drop off and dismissal times in an effort to ensure the safe travel of all students.  Please abide by the traffic laws and posted zones, show respect for school staff, and be courteous drivers.  The safety of all of the children is our primary concern. 

• The bike lane was modified along Mesa Drive to allow for more parking along the north side of the road.  This parking area is not being used and is available to ease drop off and pick up of students.  This is a less congested alternative to the busy MLK park parking lots. 
• The “right turn on red” ability from westbound Mesa to northbound Via Rancho is now restricted during student drop off times.  Violations will be enforced, and tickets will be issued. 
• Please respect the red curb lines and do not park there to pick up or drop off a student.  This includes the driveways to the church.
• Please respect the direction of school security staff as they try to assist students in using the crosswalks.  Do not block the crosswalks.  Additional crosswalks have been added on the access streets near the school.  Tickets may be issued any time you are blocking a crosswalk.

We are also continuing to get reports of parents dropping off their students in the middle of traffic and kids running between vehicles!  This creates a very unsafe situation and a student will be hurt.

The OUSD Student/Parent Handbook is now available for viewing online.  The handbook is available in both English and Spanish.  Parents can also download a PDF version of this guide.  Click English Student/Parent Handbook or Spanish Student/Parent Handbook to access this year’s guide. 

For questions regarding the handbook, please contact your child’s individual school site or our Education Support Services office at 760-966-4443.

Attention Parents:

The OUSD Board of Education amended administrative regulation 5113(a) effective August 26th, 2014 regarding student absences. The policy now reads, "Absences must be cleared within 5 school days after the student returns to school."  

In accordance with this new policy, please make sure that you clear your student's absence within five (5) school days after their return. To report your child's absence please call our attendance line at 760-901-8801. Just a reminder in order to excuse your child's tardy it must be for medical reasons. 

Free/Reduced Meal Application

NEW - "ONLINE APPLICATIONS"  

Click here to apply for Free or Reduced Price Meals "ONLINE"

• Easy Step by Step Instructions
• You will receive a Confirmation Number of your accepted application
• Applications will be processed between 1 and 10 days depending on the volume of applications currently being process

The local educational agency (LEA) adopted a policy that prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.