After a 2+ hr. bus ride worthy of Odysseus himself, the 6th-grade Gifted Arts/Tech classes of Mr. Purdy, Mr. Piumarta, Mr. Gabriel and Mr. Garnett enjoyed their annual trip to the galleries of the Getty Villa Museum in Malibu, CA. They viewed Greco-Roman statues of Zeus and Athena, Roman mummies, ancient coins, pottery, jewelry, and experienced the Family forum where they could act out Greek myths and decorate vases. They look forward to returning next year!
7th-graders were math detectives at work solving a system of equations clue to find who was the thief that stole the ice block needed for a gala. After solving that crime, they headed to the Los Angeles Zoo to collect evidence for their annual Zoopalooza project, a cross-curricular study of animals, their habitats, and the dangers threatening their existence. Students will work in all areas of this research project, from science and history to math and English. See pictures of their zoo adventure here.
Blast to the past as the 8th-graders researched technology they believed to be obsolete, dead, or dying for our annual Day of the Dead Technology Project. To see their memorials to these dearly departed devices, take a look at this slideshow of the altars. As a celebration of their work and the machines, the 8th-graders invited classes, teachers, and parents to join in on the celebration with a gallery of the altars in the library. See pictures of the event here.
To make a curricular connection to the topics discussed following the Sandy Hook Promise: Say Something Assembly, Mr. Gabriel’s classes wrote poems and made flyers, bumper stickers, and short films. We are currently in the Second Step Unit of Health, focusing on topics of empathy and communication, bullying prevention, and emotion management.
The KSNC kids went out around campus Tuesday morning a scooped up all the cutest, creative, and creepiest costumes they could find. Then lined everyone up and paraded them around on our live show. Each student got a short interview to talk about their costume. Some were homemade and some were store bought, but all were fantastic!
You can also view KSNC’s costume parade broadcast here: https://www.ustream.tv/recorded/109436076
On Sunday, November 5, animation students were invited to the red carpet to welcome the stars from Paramount Pictures ‘Daddy’s Home 2’. Many students were able to take pics and collect the autographs of many of the stars from the film, Mark Walhberg, John Cena, Will Ferrell and Mel Gibson. After the red carpet welcome, students were treated to the movie.
Huge Congratulations to our King Lions 6th Grade flag football team!! First place victory in the East District Regional Finals, and now heading to All-District City Championships!! Thank You to our Beyond the Bell coaches, and all the great Lion athletes participating in after school sports!
Kudos to our school’s fabulous gay-straight alliance club for organizing a fun celebration of kids coming out as allies, gay, straight, best friends, …
The Curators invite all friends and families of King Middle School to attend the opening reception of the dual-themed art showDecades and Darkness in the art gallery, room 317, on Thursday, November 9, from 3:15- 3:45. In addition to art from all grade levels and all magnets, there will be music, food, and prizes! Come and support our student artists!
