Portland Public Schools
Portland, Oregon

King School

Building a Community of Learners

4906 NE 6th | Portland, OR 97211
Phone: (503) 916-6456 | Fax: (503) 916-2647

Welcome to King

King PK-8 School is a thriving Turnaround Arts and International Baccalaureate school in the heart of Northeast Portland. Please check out the following new features on our Web site: a slideshow on the About Us page, Turnaround Arts and IB blog pages and short bios on the Staff Pages. Do you have other ideas for improving the King Web site? Let us know.

Turnaround Arts Inspires Achievement

Turnaround Arts

A signature initiative of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH), of which First Lady Michelle Obama is Honorary Chair, Turnaround Arts helps us provide a comprehensive, integrated arts curriculum to every student. At King we believe the arts present a unique opportunity to engage our school community and to inspire student achievement. See how Turnaround Arts is making a difference at King.

King Students Make a Better World

IB Program

King School is an International Baccalaureate World School. Our IB program helps students become inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who can create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. Learn how this challenging, inquiry-based program is shaping King students.

School News and Announcements


The Twelve Days of July

an extra Scoop of School for King Students

King School is the recipient of a large Federal Grant that benefits King Students in many ways including a full-time Media teacher and Arts Instruction. The “Twelve Days of July” gives King Students an opportunity to…

  • Spend three weeks in integrated IB study

  • Fine tune the academic skills they developed this year

  • Participate in fun and engaging learning activities

o   Field trips

o   Technology/Media Lab Activities

o   Extended IB Learning 

The Twelve Days of July for K – 7th:

Monday – Thursday: July 8th – July 11th

Monday – Thursday: July 15th – 18th

Monday – Thursday: July 22th – 25th

 

School Days: 8:50 am – 3:00 pm

King Students, K – 7th grade, are expected to attend all three weeks of July as part of their full school year. This exciting opportunity will serve to extend learning from one year to the next and make sure your student does not have a “summer slide” in learning.

Los Doce dias de julio

...Unos dias extra de clases a los estudiantes de King 

La escuela de King recibio unos fondos federales que beneficiaran los estudiantes de King en diferentes maneras. Los Doce dias de julio les daran los estudiantes de King una oportunidad para…

  • Tener una experiencia de aprendizaje de calidad con sus maestros.

  • Desarrollar las habilidades academicas

  • Actividades Divertidas

o   Excursiones

o   Un laboratorio de computadoras nuevas

Los Doce Dias de julio para los estudiantes en los grados K - 7:

martes - viernes: el 8 de Julio – 11 de julio

lunes - jueves: el 15 de Julio – 18 de julio

lunes - jueves: el 22 de Julio – 25 de julio

 

Dias de clase: 8:50 – 3:00

Se require que los estudiantes de King asistan last res semanas completas. Esta oportunidad le servira para ampliar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes.

 

Mural Dedication

Native American dancers performed at the final King School assembly of the year.  Along with muralist Rodolfo Serna, the dancers welcomed in and dedicated the installation of two murals that were created with students.

 

 


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PPS News

School Board adopts budget for 2013-14 school year and Affirmative Action policy

June 18, 2013
On June 17 the Portland School Board formally adopted a $487 million budget for the 2013-14 school year, by a vote of 6-0. The board had previously approved the budget in May. The budget adds teachers district-wide, prioritizes equity in allocating staff to schools, and allows high school students to take full course loads. [More]

Wishing principals Orlen and Morrison well

June 14, 2013
Grant Con Team Homecoming Portland Public Schools offers best wishes to two departing high school principals this year. A.J. Morrison, principal of Alliance High School, is retiring and Grant High School Principal Vivian Orlen has announced plans to return with her family to New York. [More]

Community advisory group meets to plan Roosevelt High School rebuild

June 13, 2013
Roosevelt DAG The rebuilding of Roosevelt High School begins today, as students, staff and members of the public who form the Roosevelt Design Advisory Group (DAG) begin meeting to advise Portland Public Schools staff on how to incorporate community input into Roosevelt High School’s design and full modernization. [More]

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