It was wonderful to see so many of you this past Thursday at our Meet and Greet and Ice Cream Social. We had a large turn out of students and families!

This is the week school starts on Tuesday, August 30th . The school day begins at 8:55 and ends at 3:25. Here is important information you should know:

• Bus routes are posted on the district website and information is below, with the location of bus stops and times. Please be sure to be at the stop 5 minutes before the bus is expected. Parents, we ask that you stay with your children at the bus stop for the first few days.
• Students can be dropped off at Midland starting at 8:40. Students need to be in their classrooms by 8:55 to be on time. We expect the drop off zone to be very busy the first few days, so thank you for your patience in advance.
• Students who are dropped off after 8:55 must be accompanied by an adult into the office to be signed in. Students may not be dropped off and sent into the office.
• If your child is going home differently than how they arrived, please send a note to their teacher. We want to be sure we know how all students are getting home.
• All Midland students have the opportunity to have a breakfast and lunch, at no cost to them. You may send a home lunch, if you prefer.
• This will be a hot week. Please consider applying sunscreen to your child before school. We will have our regular recess schedule this week.
• Our staff has been working hard to welcome your child. Please be sure to communicate with your child’s teacher if there is something specific they should know about your child.
• Kindergarten families, remember your child only comes one day this week for the morning, and you have a parent conference that afternoon with your child's teacher.

Thanks, and see you on Tuesday!

~Dr. Dawson

September is Attendance Awareness Month! The past few years have brought challenges with attendance due to quarantines and illnesses. This year, we are looking forward to getting back on track with regular, daily attendance.

You have always known that good attendance contributes to successful students, but this year we have some very important procedures, which we will follow:

1) Good attendance is to miss 9 or fewer days in the whole school year (average one per month).

2) We will contact you for a conference if your child has 3 unexcused absences in a month.

3) Chronic absenteeism is more than 15 days in a school year.

I want to encourage all our Mustangs to be at school ON TIME, EVERY DAY, ALL DAY! It’s important to be here each day to learn. See you in class!

We welcome your communication. Please call or email our attendance team if you need support with your child's regular attendance:

Counselor: Ms. Morgan Stephens (mstephens@fpschools.org) 253-298-4510

Assistant Principal: Kristina Frederick (kfrederick@fpschools.org) 253-298-4502

Attendance Clerk (office): Kristina Roberts (krroberts@fpschools.org) 253-298-4506

If you are a parent who is driving their child to school, here are some important items to consider:

• Please use the parent drop off zone in front of the school.
• Please follow the directions of the Safety Patrol on duty.
• Students can be dropped off between 8:40-8:50am.
• Students can pick up breakfast and go directly to class.
• Students need to be in class by 8:55, when the tardy bell rings.
• Students who arrive at or after 8:55 will have to have a parent come into the office to sign them in. *Please note that due to safety concerns, our tardy drop off policy has changed. Parents may not drop off late students to enter the building unsupervised. Parents must park, come into the office, and sign the student in with the time and reason for the tardy.
• After 5 tardies, a parent meeting with an administrator will be required. Students may need to start taking the bus if they continue to be late for school.

Thank you in advance for understanding that our school day begins at 8:55 and students should be present at that time.

In Family Access, you can also see who your child's teacher will be for the 2022-23 school year.

We ask that a primary guardian log into Family Access and complete the Annual Student Information Update for your student. Please use this link to log into Skyward Family Access:

https://www2.franklinpierce.wa-k12.net/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wfrankls71/seplog01.w

Please enter your login ID- It will be either your email address or first name.last name (Sally.Jones)

Password will be something you chose in the past or you can set a new password.

From here you will see your student's name on the upper left-hand corner with multiple options available to you. If you have more than one student attending a Franklin Pierce School you will have a drop down that says All Students, when you click on the drop down it will have all your students and you would choose the correct student.

This screen shot is for a family with multiple students. Click the drop-down arrow to the right of All Students to select the correct student. Click on Annual Student Information Update and complete ALL steps.

If you need help gaining access to a computer, try the Pierce County Library, visit your school, or come to the district office.

At this time, we are taking registration for those children who live within our attendance boundaries, or have daycare in our area. Enrollees must provide a copy of their child’s birth certificate, immunization records, and proof of residence 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, 2022.

Please visit fpschools.org - click on the red "Enrollment" circle - follow the instructions for the 2022-23 school year.

Current students who live within the Midland Elementary boundaries are automatically enrolled at Midland for the 2022-23 school year.

• Students who were overloaded to Midland for the 2021-22 school year will return to their home schools for 2022-23.
• Students living within our district but outside of Midland boundaries who want to attend Midland must complete a within-district transfer form online. Click here to access the Transfers and Homeschool 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.

For any questions, please contact our school office at 253-298-4500.