Martin Luther King Elementary

Thx to @VancouverSD 70 teachers, 38 paras, 28 clerks, 18 site leaders, 2 nurses, bus staff & kitchen crew for making week 1 of Jump Start possible! 900 incoming K students were given the gift of being at school (& owning the halls) without the big kids! @erynntorrey @jephraim1

We love seeing all those new kiddos at Jump Start! #kindergarten #newschoolyear

Day 1 of VPS Jump Start! The road to kindergarten has begun! 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 to the JS staff, students and families at all 21 sites! @erynntorrey

Thank you @debrahale ❤️

Jill and I dusted off and laced up our basketball shoes and shot some hoops with one of our 5th graders @MLK_VPS Whew! I was tired!! Gotta do it for the kids! Fun times!!

Thank you ⁦@TimCowan⁩ and Hyphen Design for the final furniture ⁦@MLK_VPS⁩. I know the community will love a picnic this spring while families enjoy the entire playground. What an asset! #vpsamazing

@VPS_ReSchools @LSWArchitects We're proud to call this building home!

⁦@LSWArchitects⁩ this site is something to be proud of! King at night. Beautiful, stunning, gorgeous! #VPSamazing!

We do cool stuff at King. Science is cool. Mrs. Bergmann's @hellomeli84 5th graders testing their egg drop devices. #eggdrop #velocity #KingCubs #pawesome

We love the snow but miss our students. Stay safe and enjoy the thaw.

Meet King’s Mrs. Boal! 👏🏼 Years at King? 6 Fave part of the job? Playing outside w/students or seeing them w/their families at school events Favorite animal: penguin Hobbies include: running, biking & baking Fave food: carne asada burritos Fun fact: I have been to 9 countries!

@MathiesonBri @kendraleiko @LindsayAndreot1 @MLK_VPS @zoom_us @waOSPI Love this tweet! She is an awesome counselor :)

King’s very own, Mrs. McRay! Years at King: 12 Fave part of your job: seeing kids smile Favorite book: World According to Humphrey Hobbies: CrossFit and canning Fave food: tacos Fun drink: black coffee Fun fact: my first job was at a Christmas tree farm

Today we passed out Thanksgiving dinners as part of our weekly food pantry event. Grateful to @PALofSWWA @FoundationVPS and our other community partners for helping to make this event a success! 👑💪🏾

Introducing the amazing, Mr. Johnston 👏🏼 Years at King: 4 (this year I teach a 4/5 split) Fave part of your job: Seeing my students’ faces each morning! Favorite book: Ferdinand Hobbies: Woodworking & collecting flashlights Fave drink: Chai tea Fun fact: I like brussel sprouts

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Introducing King’s very own, Mr. Matt Rose! Years at King: 4 Fave part of your job: Getting to spend my time w/kids & teachers Favorite book: “Homage to Catalonia" by Orwell Hobbies: Running & listening to music Fave food: Shepherds Pie Fun fact: I worked in a soy cheese factory!

Mark your calendar: Get your questions answered about the future shift to hybrid learning by attending the parent webinar. Thursday, Oct. 8 @ 5 p.m. vansd.org/events/parent-… The webinar will be recorded and posted if you can't make it.

Staff spotlight: Mrs. Trosko @Glenna73257046 Years at King: 20 Fave part of job: Making connections w/students & colleagues I collect: Dragonflies Fave food: Mexican food Fave drink: Peach tea Fun fact: I love spending time w/my friends & family We ❤️ our Mrs. Trosko @MLK_VPS