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Welcome to the 2007-2008 School
Year
at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
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The
King e-tree
The King
e-tree is the main source of information for King families. Subscribers can view and
search the King
e-tree archive.To
subscribe please e-mail Rebecca
Herman King_E-Tree-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Mark Your Calendars
- ASAP
Please join the PTA's letter writing campaign regarding
budget cuts to Education. Sample letters available on the
right.
2007-2008
PTA Meetings
Next
PTA Meeting: TBD
Location: Teacher's Lounge
Meetings are
held in the Teachers'
Lounge from 7pm to
8:30pm. unless noted otherwise. Potluck at 6:30pm
PTA
meetings are a great way to become involved in your child's school,
learn about programs at King, and volunteer with fellow parents.
Meeting
Principles
- Justice and courtesy
to
all
- Rights of the minority
respected
- Rule of the majority
reflected
- Partiality to none, and
- Consideration of one
issue
at a time.
Meet the PTA
Board
Open PTA Board positions for 2008-2009: For
more info, contact Sophie
Hahn
Resources
Visit the King Middle School
Library web site to find
out about this great student resource.
King Visionaries AfterSchool Learning
King
Athletics
PE Uniforms: to purchase PE uniforms after first week of school, contact
your child's vice principal.
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Upcoming Events
and News
Talking Points: State
Budget 2008 document Templates provided by
the Berkeley Federation of Teachers: Parent's letter sample #1
(doc) Parent's
letter sample #2 (doc)
Teacher's letter
sample
(doc)
- Shop
Online? Before you buy or book travel online, check Schoolpop and Maatian (Freepledge),
where you can find hundreds of online
retailers
including Amazon, REI,
Apple, EBay, Hotels.com, Best Western, Land's End, Dell, Target,
Travelocity and many more. King gets anywhere from 1-15% for
every purchase you make. Maatian (Freepledge) doesn't
require registration. Bookmark Schoolpop and Maatian (Freepledge)
and initiate your purchase from either of those sites, select the
retailer you want to purchase from and make your purchase
directly from the retailer at their standard website.
- Our Friends
of King funding drive
needs and appreciates your generous support!
- La
campaña anual de “Los Amigos de
King” necesita y aprecia su generosidad!
- Fundraising at King
- Office
Depot supports
King more
info
- Sign up for Escrip, Paper Scrip
& more
- Writer Coach
Connection Volunteers Sought Every 8th grade student at King
will receive
one-on-one coaching through the year from a community volunteer.
Sessions are just 90 minutes per week Tuesdays or Thursdays. King WCC details at: Writer Coach
Connection
.
Visit
Writer Coach Connection
web site
to sign up.
- Other
Volunteer Opportunities
- Mid-Year
"State of the School" Report
- King PTA
Newsletter
Latest issue: February '08 issue
(pdf)
Previous issue:November '07 issue
(pdf)
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Fundraising
at King
Our Friends of King funding drive
needs and appreciates your generous support! Thank you.
As you know, both the state and our
school district are facing extreme budget shortfalls. Funding for King
programs previously paid for by BSEP (Berkeley Schools Excellence
Project)
and other sources has been diverted to help cover those gaps. As a
result,
the PTA has been asked to help fund several very important items for
the
2007-08 school year, including athletic and music programs, field
trips,
library support, and tutoring services.
If you would like the
opportunity to contribute,
please join our Friends of King Campaign
by making a donation to
King PTA.
To make a donation, please make a check
payable to MLK PTA and return it to school. All donations are
tax deductible
(Tax ID #94-6183862.) Remember, no donation is too small or too large,
all will be deeply appreciated, and all directly support your child's
school
and programs.
Other ways to Support Our School:
- You can also support King
while shopping without spending an extra dime. Register your credit,
debit and store loyalty cards with escrip,
Albertson's,
Schoolpop
and Maatian (FreePledge) programs
and King will get a
rebate ranging from 3-9% of every dollar
you spend at participating merchants.
- Another great fundraising
option is to recycle your
empty inkjet or laser cartridges from most printers, faxes and copy
machines and get points to buy new computers and other technology for
King.
- Get more detailed information
and helpful links on our Fundraising
page.
The
King e-tree
The King e-tree is a useful communication tool to learn about activities
and events occurring at King, and to receive limited information
about what is happening with Berkeley Unified School District in general. This is a
selectively moderated list, which means that the volume of email is
kept
to a minimum. Subscribers can view and search the King e-tree archive.
To
subscribe to King PTA e-tree, please e-mail the e-tree editor, Rebecca
Herman at King_E-Tree-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
To
submit items to the newsletter, please e-mail the editor, David Berson
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