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,

It is a busy time at Midland with our spring testing season. Our students in grades 3, 4, and 5 are taking their state Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) and all students are being tested on end of year expectations for reading and math fluency and problem solving. The data that we gather informs us in our next steps for each student, and for our overall education programming at Midland for next year.

Next week is Student-Led Conference Week. Your child will have the opportunity to tell you about their progress toward their goals this year, and they will have work to show you. I hope you have already scheduled your conference time with your child’s teacher. I look forward to seeing you in the building!

It's great to be a MUSTANG!

~Dr. Paula Dawson

May 16 ~ Dental Day 9:30-1:30

May 17 ~ 1:55 Dismissal

May 17 ~ 3rd Grade Concert 6-6:30 pm

May 22-25 ~ 11:55 Dismissal for conferences

May 26 & 29 ~ No School for Memorial Day Weekend

May 31 ~ 3:25 Dismissal, Full Day of School

June 1 ~ Family Reading Night 6-7:30

June 7 ~ HOPE Assembly 1:00 pm

June 7 ~ 1:55 Dismissal

June 14 ~ 11:55 Dismissal for End of 3rd Trimester

June 16 ~ Field Day at Midland

June 19 ~ No School for Juneteenth

June 21 ~ 5th Grade Promotion 2 pm

June 22 ~ 11:55 Dismissal for last day of school

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

This week we would like to thank our Principal, Dr. Dawson for the many ways she influences all of us at Midland Elementary to excel and grow. The kindness, joy, and energy she shares makes Midland a fun place to learn and work. Please join us in thanking Dr. Dawson and let her know how much she is appreciated!

Our students are prepared and excited to share their progress made during this school year. We hope that every proud parent or guardian will join their student(s) at their conference:

Monday ~ Thursday, May 22nd - May 25th

Please be sure to schedule a conference with your child's teacher.

Midland will be having a "cashless" book fair during conference week. Families may browse the fair during conference hours and payment will ONLY be through debit, or credit card. No cash will be taken at the book fair. Click on the book fair picture above for more information.

Book fair hours:

Monday: 8:00 am - 8:40 am, 12:00 - 4:00pm

Tuesday: 8:00 am - 8:40 am, 12:00 - 7:00pm

Wednesday: 8:00 am - 8:40 am, 12:00 - 4:00pm

Thursday: 8:00 am - 8:40 am, 12:00 - 1:00pm

Please note that it is very important that your child attends school on his or her testing days and gets a good night of sleep the night before! State testing is required by law, so if your child is absent, they will miss additional classroom instruction time to make-up the assessment. Please see the schedule below:

5/22 - 5th grade: Science testing

5/23-5/30 - 3rd/4th/5th grades: ELA testing

5/31-6/2 - Math testing

6/5-6/8 - Makeup

We are preparing for next year and need to know if your child will not be with us for the 2023-2024 school year. If you are moving, please call the Midland office at 253-298-4500.

Thank you!

As we look forward to the 2023-2024 school year, please remember that students must have up to date vaccinations or a valid (physician documented) exemption on file to start school next year. Please take some time this summer to make a well child visit with your pediatrician or family medicine provider and get those shots up to date! If you have additional questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to our nurse at 253-298-4508.

Need help with math, reading, English, science, or another subject? The Parkland Literacy Center can help! Go to plu.edu/PLC or email literacy@plu.edu for more information.

Over-the-counter topical sunscreen products may be possessed and used by students and school staff without a written prescription or note from a licensed health care provider if the following conditions are met:

A. The product is regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration as an over-the-counter sunscreen product; and

B. If possessed by a student, the product is provided to the student by their parent or guardian.

Students may carry up to 8 ounces at a time.

At this time, we are taking registration only for those children who live within our attendance boundaries, or have daycare in our area. All registrations will be done online beginning March 13th. Enrollees must provide a copy of their child’s birth certificate, immunization records, and proof of residence (Utility bill, lease/rental agreement, or mortgage papers) by uploading them to our district's website along with their registration information. To be eligible for kindergarten, children must be five years of age by August 31, 2023.

Please visit fpschools.org - click on the red "Enrollment" circle - follow the instructions for the 2023-24 school year.

Enrollment will end for the summer on June 11th and will reopen on July 17th in a new system. Please make sure to complete your child's enrollment application by June 11th or wait to start it until after July 17th.

Current students that live within the Midland boundaries are automatically enrolled at Midland for next year. Students living within our district but outside of Midland's boundaries who want to attend Midland must complete a within district transfer form online. Click on the Transfers and Homeschool link to access the correct form. Out of district students who wish to attend Midland must complete a new out-of-district transfer (Choice Transfer) from their home district to be considered for enrollment.

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.