Midland Messenger

Email: midland@fpschools.org
Website: http://midland.fpschools.org/
Location: Midland Elementary School, 105th Street East, Tacoma, WA, USA
Phone: 253-298-4500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Midland-Elementary-Mustangs-112865059416899/?ref=settings

Mustang Families,

Wow! We are two-thirds of the way through the school year! This week on Wednesday, we have an 11:55 dismissal for our teachers to work on report cards. Friday, March 24th is when report cards will go home to families. At this point in the year, we look at students’ classroom progress and attendance to determine if students are on track. With two trimesters complete, six or fewer absences is considered typical. Congratulations to many students who have had good or perfect attendance this trimester. We look at academic progress to be certain that students are getting the necessary support to be successful. We continue to look at our data to see how students are progressing and offering additional LAP support if needed. At Midland, “ALL STUDENTS ARE CAPABLE OF SUCCESS, NO EXCEPTIONS!”

It's great to be a MUSTANG!

~Dr. Paula Dawson

March 15 ~ 11:55 Dismissal, 2nd Trimester Ends

March 17 ~ Happy St. Patrick's Day!

March 24 ~ FULL day of school, Dismissal 3:25

March 29 ~ 1:55 Dismissal

April 5 ~ HOPE Assembly @ 1:00

April 5 ~ 1:55 Dismissal

April 10-14 ~ Spring Break!

**For additional future scheduled activities, please check out our Midland calendar at https://midland.fpschools.org/**

Fourth and Fifth Grade Puberty, CSHE, and HIV Lessons

Comprehensive sexual health education is defined in Washington state as instruction about human development and reproduction that takes place over time and is age-appropriate and inclusive of all students. Required instruction for grades 4–5 focuses on helping students understand and respect personal boundaries, develop healthy friendships, and gain a basic understanding of human growth and development. Grade 5 instruction also includes required HIV prevention instruction. To learn more about the curriculum and parent opt out forms, please click the picture that says, "Puberty, the Wonder Years." This will take you to the district website which is filled with information.

Social emotional Learning corner

Content by Mrs. Blaisdell

March 13th

Intro. to Emotions/Feelings

All students are beginning a unit on Emotions and Feelings. The SEL standards we will working toward include:

I can recognize, identify, and name my emotions, feelings, and thoughts.

I can explain the different intensities of my emotions and feelings. (I will also refer to it as “Shades of Emotions”)

We will stress the understanding that, while not all words and actions are okay, ALL emotions are okay. We will talk about how emotions might feel in our bodies, how emotions SHOULD come and go. We will discuss and make personal connections to shades of happy, sad, and mad. We will end our unit on Emotions and Feelings with a lesson on strategies for managing our emotions so that they don’t get too big or stay too long to assure that we are all emotionally strong and well.

We anticipate the need for volunteers this year as well. If you are interested in volunteering as a chaperone for field trips or in any other capacity that may come up, please complete the volunteer application as soon as possible. It may take up to two weeks to process an application and we don't want you to be left out of a volunteer opportunity because you are not approved yet! Click here to begin your volunteer application. If you were cleared as a volunteer last year, please complete a new application. Volunteer applications must be completed every year.

Franklin Pierce Schools has a resource center for our families. You will find information and help for many situations and needs - food, diapers, formula, community referrals, and more.

Click here to access the Family Resource Center website

Serving students at ALL 8 Elementary Schools

Right at School will operate before and afterschool programs at all eight Franklin Pierce elementary schools! Right at School offers a safe environment for students to learn, to play, and to grow!

Franklin Pierce Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

Questions and complaints of alleged discrimination should be directed to James Hester, Compliance Coordinator for State and Civil Rights Laws; Wendy Malich, Title IX Officer; or John Sander, 504/ADA Coordinator at 315 129th ST S, Tacoma, WA 98444-5099 or at (253)298-3000.