Midland Trail Elementary School

Monthly News

August 2023

It's a NEW SCHOOL YEAR!!

We hope everyone has had an amazing summer! The teachers and staff are coming back and getting ready for another great year at MTE! We welcome all of our new families and can't wait to see our returning families!


We need EVERY FAMILY to complete the following before school starts:


ON LINE ENROLLMENT:

You must enroll each student, on line, using the Parent Portal in Infinite Campus. Students will not receive class placement or teacher until this is complete.


PARENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORMS:

You must complete these forms, on line, using the Parent Portal in Infinite Campus. Students will not receive class placement or teacher until this is complete.


Who Is My Child's Teacher?

Parents will be able to log into the Parent Portal on Wednesday, August 9th and view students' classroom teachers. You must have On-Line Enrollment and Parent Acknowledgement forms complete to be enrolled in a classroom.


Read this newsletter to learn more about MTE and Important Dates!!!


Dr. Aron Attebery, Principal

New Staff @ MTE

We are very excited to introduce our new teachers and staff:

1st Grade - Morgan Von Der Bruegge​

1st Grade - Gabrielle Asher​

1st Grade - Natalie Lemanksi​

4th Grade - Pamela Wyatt​

5th Grade - Michael Neatherlin​

Music - Karla Funk​

Art - Veronica Bernacki​

Social Work - Graham Marion​

Nurse - Lisa Minshew

Assistant Principal - Abbi Linville

Para Professionals - Stella Barraclough, Jess Chapman, Alexandra Martinez, and Korynn Sullivan

Back to School Night 2023

Stop by Midland Trail between 5pm - 7pm on Thursday, August 10th to see your new classroom, join PTA, and sign up for Free/Reduced Lunch Program. ALL students who are enrolled at MTE will be teacher placement in the Parent Portal of Infinite Campus for this event.


Students who do not have On Line Enrollment and Parent Acknowledge forms complete (Parent Portal/Infinite Campus) will not be enrolled in a classroom. Please complete these ASAP!

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Turner P.R.I.D.E. Award

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

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Important AUGUST Dates:

10 - Back to School Night @ MTE

14 - Welcome 1st-5th Graders, 12:30 dismissal

15 - Welcome Kindergarten, 12:30 dismissal

16 - Welcome PreSchool Students

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.

Join PTA for $8

Click here to join and donate to our MTE PTA!

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What's for Lunch @ MTE???

Clink for our menu!

Apply for FREE/REDUCED LUNCH

Applications must be renewed every year.

We encourage you to complete the free/reduced meal application for the 23-24 school year as you may be eligible to continue receiving the free meal benefit.


For more information, contact Megan Rabun, Food Services Coordinator, at (913) 288-4141.

Free/Reduced Lunch Application

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.


If you are not familiar with Traversa Ride 360, you can find more information here: https://www.turnerusd202.org/departments/transportation

Student/Family Changes in Informaiton

Make sure that each student has updated phone numbers, home address, and emergency contact information in Infinite Campus.

~ We Believe and Achieve in Order to Succeed ~

Midland Trail Elementary Info:

School Hours:

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.