Because COVID-19 closed our schools, your children are eligible for food assistance, called Pandemic EBT (P-EBT): Emergency School Meals Program.

P-EBT provides families with funds to make up for some of the cost of meals while school was closed. This benefit is for Washington children in grades K-12 who receive free or reduced-price school meals. These benefits will be on an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card which is used like a debit card to buy groceries. Because all YSD students receive free breakfast and lunch, all YSD students are eligible regardless of income. If you do not already receive benefits, you will need to apply on or after June 30.  If you receive food assistance benefits already, the money will appear on your EBT on June 30.

Update 7/6/20: We have been in contact with OSPI last week and they said that DSHS had the incorrect student list for Yakima School District which is why they turned down some parents; they are updating with the correct list which will show any student enrolled in Yakima School District that was grade K-12 in the school year 2019-2020 as eligible for PEBT.

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Systems at MLK continue to run smoothly during the school closure in part because of the work of our office manager and office assistant. Ms. Morales and Mrs. Valdovinos are always willing to lend a hand to students, parents/guardians, school staff and visitors to our school. They are All Stars! 

The MLK, Jr. Elementary first grade team prepared learning resources and materials for their students while practicing social distancing. Students received a learning packet, basic school supplies and other goodies. Thank you, Ms. Zamora, Mrs. Mendez, Mrs. Herrera, Mrs. Williams and Miss Campbell-Student Teacher!

The staff and students of Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary will participate in a Native American Hertiage Assembly on Tuesday, November 26th.

Assistant prinipal Syd John along with a few family and friends will be dressing in their Native American regalia and performing several dances.

Also select 2nd grade students will be performing a round dance and select 4th and 5th grade students will be performing a recorder piece for the audience.

The assembly will be in the Martin Luther King, Jr. gym from 2:00-2:45. #YSDmusic

On March 5, 2019, Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary celebrated reading with our first Dr. Seuss Literacy Family Night. 184 students and their parents/guardians attended this event, which was planned and coordinated by MLK’s librarian, Mrs. Stilwater. Families were divided into groups and engaged in a variety of literacy activities in different stations where Mrs. Stilwater and Miss Dickens read a Dr. Seuss book to groups. MLK staff members, Ms. Swan and Ms. Mortensen led the crafts stations. Then, all gathered in the gym to select a book donated by FirstBook/Morales Law office for each student. Following the theme, our wonderful kitchen staff prepared a meal of green eggs and ham for all to enjoy! Students also had the opportunity to take selfies with Dr. Seuss props. Many volunteers and staff members helped to make this event a success! Thank you to our student volunteers (Leo Gutierrez, Nina Landeros, Chelsea Buchanan, and Jazlyn Alvarez), MLK staff members (Mrs. Lucero, Mr. John, Mr. Soria, Mrs. Christina Garcia, Mrs. Garza, Mr. John, Mrs. Rosas, Ms. Quintana) who assisted throughout the evening, and the MLK custodial staff.