News from the Blog: Daily Announcements Thursday’s Track Meet postponed Wed, 22 May 2013 Tennis Festival Date Change Wed, 22 May 2013 5th Grade Parent Night Mon, 20 May 2013 Week of May 20; York 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 Baseball Schedule Change May 24th game Fri, 17 May 2013 Week of May 6th-Windsor 6 Mon, 06 May 2013 CBHS New Student Orientation Night Mon, 06 May 2013 Week of May 6; York 6 Mon, 06 May 2013 More from the blog

Upcoming Events May 23 - 5th Grade Parent Nignt, 6:30 pm at King May 29 - W6 Weathering the Storm Culmination, 10 am at Maine Historical Society June 4 - Y6 Presents at the Maine Legislature, 10 - 12 at the Hall of Flags June 5 - Y6 Oceans of Air Culmination at King June 7 - W8 Happitude Culmination, Rines Auditorium during Art Walk June 11 - Y7 Alien Invaders Culmination, 9 am at King June 12 - W7 Ripple Effect Culmination at King June 14 - Y8 Your Energy Future Culmination, 9 am at King   Support our Work

Mark your calendar for end of the year events and culminations

Culminations are scheduled for every expedition over the next few weeks. Check out the Upcoming Events column underneath the slideshow on this page for information about your child's culminating event.

Also, please join us for our Celebration Assemblies held separately for each grade level:

Principal Mike McCarthy explains King's transition to Standards-Based Grading for Fall 2013

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King students are On Expedition!

With the the weather warming, our students are in the midst of eight learning expeditions in each grade and ELL. To get an overview of what's happening around the building -- and in the field -- visit On Expedition.

Karen MacDonald nominated for Maine Teacher of the Year

Maine Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen has announced that Karen MacDonald, a teacher at King Middle School, is one of 14 nominees for Maine’s 2014 Teacher of the Year award. The winner will be named at a surprise event in September.

"In my 40 years in education," said King Principal Michael McCarthy, "Karen MacDonald is simply the best educator I have ever known." More

Superintendent Caulk asks for input on the district budget

Portland Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk explains how parents, students, staff and community members can give input about the Portland Public Schools budget for Fiscal Year 2014 in a new video posted on the district’s Youtube channel.

In the video, Caulk gives a brief overview of the budgeting process. He describes the sources of funding for the school budget and the major expense categories. Superintendent Caulk invites the public to share their priorities for spending by emailing superintendent@portlandschools.org.

Additional information about the Portland Public Schools budget may be found at http://www2.portlandschools.org/school-budget.

PBS Newshour features King learning expedition
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“PBS Newshour” featured King Middle School this week as part of its national nightly news program.

A “Newshour” crew began taping the Windsor 8 expedition at King in the early fall. The segment is the first of two parts describing an eighth grade learning expedition titled “reVOLT.” The second part will be broadcast at a date to be announced.

See our fall expeditions, and an overview of expeditions from the past 5 years Sept 20

This fall, all of our students took part in original learning expeditions. To get an overview of what's been happening around the building, visit On Expedition.

Sports and Clubs Information September 14

Nearly all King students participate on teams or clubs during the year. Sports and club information is always available at the Sports & Clubs link in the left column of every page.

Stay in touch with things at King

• Sign up for our electronic news letter.
• Visit the website every day. Parent and Student Links are always available in the right column of this homepage, including:
  • Daily Announcements
  • Daily Homework Assignments
  • Daily Grades
  • Sports Schedules and Weather Cancellations
  • The King Calendar
  • Our PTO
• For house specific info, click on the house links at the top of every page.
• For student stories, breaking news, and expedition updates, check out News from the Blog in the center column of this page.
• If Your Child Will be Absent:
  Please call our absent line at 874-8141.
• Drop Off and Pick Up Safely
  The school traffic circle is for buses only during drop off and pick up times. Please do not drop children at the entrance to the back parking lot. Be sure to observe the 15 MPH speed limit to avoid tickets in excess of $300.

Welcome letters and information from Principal Mike McCarthy to our families

Please read the letters below for special start times during the first day of school. Thereafter, we resume our regular school schedule from 8:15 - 2:25.

• Grade 6
• Grades 7 - 8