Dear MLK Parents, please see the letters attached regarding Parent Conferences, starting the week of November 16th. Thank you! #TeamBCSD #theSTEAMteam

Today was the final day of our pumpkin distribution! MLK LEC’s and Staff safely distributed almost 600 pumpkins to students and families! We hope all of our families have a Happy & safe Halloween!! 🎉🎃 👻 #teamBCSD #theSTEAMteam

We love our beautiful Learning Commons full of books at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School! Show your library love! #MLKSTEAMREADS #ILoveMyLibrary

Gloom and mist didn't stop our outdoor STEAM time! Tomatoes from Space! Tomatosphere™ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School

Our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School learners were finally able to enjoy their outdoor #STEAM labs!!! This was the moment we’ve been waiting for! Planting tomato seeds, some of which took a little trip to outer space 😳🪐 🌎 #teamBCSD #STEAMteam

Because when you read AdaTwistScientist “Iggy Peck Architect” you have to build towers! Our 2nd grade learners put their engineering skills to work designing towers that would make #IggyPeck proud 🎉🎉 #teamBCSD #STEAMteam

Some may see just a mess....I see evidence of hands on activities, student creativity, struggles, and engagement. I see active learning. Bring on the messes! Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School Bakersfield City School District

We’re flying over Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School ✈️🛩Our Intermediate learners are focusing on mastering the 4 forces of flight using balsa wood airplanes from Civil Air Patrol 🎉🎉 #teamBCSD #theSTEAMteam #cantwaitfortestday

While our upper grades work on forces of flight, our Primary Learners are learning to identify parts of an airplane using balsa wood gliders ✈️ 🛫 #teamBCSD #theSTEAMteam #futureengineersatwork

Our space tomatoes are germinating! 🎉🎉🎉 🍅 🍅 🌱 🌱 🪐🛸 #teamBCSD #theSTEAMteam #tomatoesfromspace

Music students were finally able to assemble as an ensemble (ha see what we did there...) today for the first time in person! Thank you for filling the MLK campus with beautiful music! 🎶 🎵 🎉🎉 #teamBCSD #TheAinSTEAM

Students in Lindsay Maddrell put their math & engineering skills to the test to design penny/dime boats! Although it was tough to beat my high score of 39 coins, + keys & a marker! So fun! 🚤⛵️🎉🎉🎉 #teamBCSD #yesifeltgoodaboutmyself #theSTEAMteam

Because why wouldn’t you learn about buoyancy by making life vests for golf balls ⛳️ 🛶 Well that’s what our 2nd grade classes did this week!! And they can tell you all about why cruise ships float! 🛳 🛳 🎉🎉 👏👏 #teamBCSD #theSTEAMteam #whydothingsfloat

We’re so proud of all of our MLK Learning Experience Creators that are participating in this wonderful opportunity!! Thank you so much Brittney Beck 🎉🎉🎉

Our 5th graders Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School designed tree houses 🏡 🌲 to go along with their reading of #operationredwood Amazing way to integrate STEAM and Literacy in an amazing design project! 🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏 #teamBCSD #theSTEAMteam

And we’re having so much fun!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 #theSTEAMteam #codelikeagirl

"The skills that they are learning are things that they can apply to the real world as innovators because they are the future of our community," said Moriah Lee, teacher at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School #TeamBCSD turnto23.com/news/kerns-kin…

Such a wonderful day for our MLK learners! Thank you so much PG&E for the wonderful backpacks and school supplies! 🎉🎉🎉#teamBCSD #theSTEAMteam

What a wonderful week of PD’s with our amazing MLK LEC’s! So nice to have everyone back together in such a beautiful space! 🚀🎉🎉🙌🙌 #teamBCSD #theSTEAMteam

Went into school today to Halloweenify the Learning Commons. I'll add a little more every couple of days so the kids can look for new details, but I think we're off to a good start. I'll post pics in a few days...