Midland Elementary
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
From the Principal:
Dear Parents and Families,
I deeply appreciate you -our Midland families- for helping to make Midland a great school for all kids! You are important to our school!
I hope you and your family have a wonderful week, celebrating love and friendship!
It's great to be a MUSTANG!
~Dr. Paula Dawson
Important Dates to Remember:
February 13 ~ 100th Day Dress Up Day
February 14 ~ Wear Red/Pink/White for Valentine's Day!
February 15 ~ 1:55 Dismissal
February 16 ~ PTO Mustang Family Boogie Dance 6-7-pm in the gym
February 17 ~ Heart Challenge Ends
Feb. 20-24 ~ Mid-Winter Break, No School
March 1 ~ HOPE Assembly & Kids Heart Challenger Celebration
March 2 ~ Class Picture Day
March 8 ~ 5th Graders to Camp Seymour
**For additional future scheduled activities, please check out our Midland calendar at https://midland.fpschools.org/**
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. Midland 5th grade teachers will begin this instruction beginning on February 6th. 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
February 13th
Neurons and Neurological Pathways—Neurons are a type of cell in our bodies. They are the only cells that “communicate” with each other. Connected neurons create neurological pathways. Our brains are constantly building and strengthening neurological pathways. New information goes on the “connection journey” from short-term memory (Pre-Frontal Cortex) to our long-term memory (Hippocampus) where it becomes memory and is accessible for use in our work and continued learning.
- The more we practice a skill, run through a routine, or learn about a topic—the wider and smoother the neurological pathway becomes and the faster the skills are built upon and retrieved from long-term memory.
- This process of practice/cognitive rehearsal and strengthening our neurological pathways is called Myelination
- If we don’t practice/rehearse skills to Myelinate the neurological pathway, the pathway shrivels and becomes less usable. (that is why we forget skills that are unpracticed) .
- The good news is that neuro pathways are easier to Myelinate when we have “background knowledge” about the skill or topic and when we have learned about it before and just need new practice to bring it back to our memory.
You can be VERY impressed with your scholars and what they are learning about Neuroscience and how their brains work for learning and emotional regulation. 😊
CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS....
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 an application as well. Volunteer applications must be completed every year.
Before and Afterschool Care for the 2022-23 School Year!
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!
