The Winter Band and Orchestra Concerts are here! Please find the important information below...

Students arrive at 6:00 for tuning, performance at 6:40

Students arrive at 6:30 for tuning, performance at 7:30

On Friday, June 6th we are excited to present all of our students with the Junior Achieve High School Heroes Program.

Over 50 PHS members of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) will visit MLK to teach lessons on financial literacy to King students throughout the day. 

We look forward to this exciting learning experience for our students.

Our Reading for Education fundraiser continues, and it isn't too late to register. Your child was given a take home lanyard letting you know about a safe and easy way for our school to raise funds for essential tools our students and teachers need to succeed.

The Reading for Education fundraiser is 100% online so there is NO face-to-face selling, handling money, or delivering products. Your participation will take less than 12 minutes, and there are exciting prizes to make it fun for the students.

Here is all you need to do to participate:

1. Go to https://www.rfe.net/sid.t?0000159544 to sign up.

2. Send form emails inviting family, friends and co-workers to support your child.

3. Return the Lanyard with the Student Prize Code to school for your child to get their fun participation prize.

Be sure to ask your child for the take home lanyard. Your participation will make a difference for our school and teachers!

This is a reminder that per district policy, students may not carry medication with them during the school day.  This includes all prescription & over the counter medications, including cough drops, vitamins, and supplements. If your child requires medication during the school day, please call the nurse’s office at 732-699-1563 x5443. Please see the district medication guidance below. 

We have already received a number of great messages for staff!! Let's keep it going! We encourage all families to participate in the Passionate Penguins Project, an opportunity to submit a shout-out to a teacher doing an awesome job!!

Please use this link to submit a quick recognition, and we will let the teacher know about their shout-out at our next staff meeting!

This link will remain in our Snapshot for the rest of the year. Feel free to submit any time!!

Club information was sent home via email on Wednesday, November 12th. You can our full club packet linked here. Please make sure to give this a look, and sign up your child as desired. Please be advised that club space is limited, and some sign ups are on a first-come, first-serve basis.

We look forward to a great year of after-school activities!

From Dr. Lottmann, Assistant Superintendent:

Please send your children to school with appropriate outdoor clothing for the expected weather conditions. Physical activity and time spent outdoors during recess is an important part of a child’s school day. The exercise and fresh air a child is afforded during this time gives them a break from the structure of the classroom and helps them develop a variety of skills. When properly clothed, preschool, elementary and intermediate students can safely participate in outdoor play in most weather conditions. 

All nine of our preschool, elementary and intermediate schools participate in outdoor recess on a consistent and similar basis. Preschool standards adopted by the New Jersey Department of Education mandate outdoor recess on “most days unless there is active precipitation, public warnings of extreme hot or cold temperatures,” or other public warnings that it is unsafe to be outside. Our PreK-5 buildings follow these same guidelines. 

If there is a situation in which your child has medical needs that prohibit their participation in recess, please contact the school nurse. If outdoor clothing is not available, please contact the school principal.