Midland Trail Elementary School
Monthly News
March 2023
Parent Survey
We need your input! Currently 23% of parents have completed the survey.
As a parent, you have an opportunity to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey about Midland Trail Elementary. It's called 5 Essentials Survey. We hope that each of you will take a couple of minutes and complete this survey. ANY parent that completes the survey can be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift card.
You can also access the survey using the button below.
Aron Attebery, Principal


Nominate a staff member at MTE for the Turner PRIDE Award!

MarchHappenings
3/7 PTA Meeting
3/9 Fine Arts Fair
3/10 No School/Teacher Work Day/Report Card Posted
3/13 - 3/17 SPRING BREAK
3/20 No School

Get Involved!
Join PTA! Our PTA needs YOU! We need more support in order to keep PTA moving forward at Midland Trail. The commitment is small. We meet once a month, after school, for 30-45 minutes. We plan a few activities each year: Back To School, Classroom Parties, Teacher Treats, Candy Sales, and our biggest event is the MTE Carnival. We cannot do this without more support. Please consider joining PTA and offering to help out once a month.
Click here to join and donate to our MTE PTA!


Clink for our menu!
Low Lunch Account Balance!
Students will begin receiving low account balance notices from food services. If you have not signed up for Free/Reduced Lunch, you may click the link below and apply.
There is an important change coming to school meals for the upcoming 22 – 23 school year. The USDA program that has provided free school meals to all students during the COVID-19 pandemic is ending on June 30th.
We encourage you to complete the free/reduced meal application for the 22 – 23 school year as you may be eligible to continue receiving the free meal benefit.
Families who receive benefits through SNAP, TANF, or the foster care system are already enrolled in the free school meal benefits and do not need to submit an application
The free meals, which are safe, nutritious, and delicious, help extend family food budgets too.
For more information, contact Megan Rabun, Food Services Coordinator, at (913) 288-4141.
Click here to see if you qualify.

TUSD Transportation ~ Bus Cards
Bus Rider Families,
As you are aware, our transportation department utilizes Traversa Ride 360 for our bus tracking platform. This technology allows parents/guardians to see information about their student's route, including the times that their student gets on and off the bus.
In order for this platform to work correctly, students are issued a bus card that they must scan when they get on and off the bus. Unfortunately, students are reporting losing their bus card or leaving it at home. This causes disruptions and delays to our transportation routes and also creates a safety issue when we are unable to verify when students get on and off the bus.
Students have been made aware of the expectation that they have their bus card on them when riding the bus. Starting second quarter, students who do not have their bus card on them when riding the bus will be given three chances before being referred to an administrator as they would for any bus discipline issue.
Please talk with your student about this expectation and help them make a plan to ensure that they always have their bus card on them while riding the bus. If your child does not have a bus card, please have them notify their school secretary.
If you are not familiar with Traversa Ride 360, you can find more information here: https://www.turnerusd202.org/departments/transportation
Thank you for your help in this matter.
Turner USD 202

Student/Family Changes in Informaiton

~ We Believe and Achieve in Order to Succeed ~
Midland Trail Elementary Info:
Doors open at 8:20 am
School begins at 8:50 am
Students dismissed at 3:50 pm
School Safety: Adults entering the building must have valid I.D.
Early Pick Up:
Parents/Guardians: Please remember if you are picking up your child/children to have ID with you. Visitors are only allowed in the school office.
Transportation:
When you fill out the Online Registration you will decide if your child is riding the bus or being a car rider. This information will be shared with the teacher. If you need to change daily transportation you must call the office BEFORE 3:15pm. This gives us enough time to notify the teacher and student of any change.