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
Dear Midland Families:
As we are settling into routines, as school has been in session for four weeks, I wanted to send a reminder about our drop-off and pick-up procedures (all of this information can also be found in our Student & Family Handbook).
- Students can NOT be dropped off before 8:40am. Any students waiting out front of the school prior to 8:40am, MUST have a parent present.
- If you are walking your child to class, please park in the gravel lot across the street and walk into the building. Please do not park in the parking lot, as there is usually no or very limited spaces available, unless you are in need of handicap parking. All people entering the building must have photo ID and enter through the office, they must also leave prior to the 8:55 tardy bell.
- If your child does not enter the building before the 8:55am tardy bell, they need to be signed in by a parent/guardian in the front office.
- When picking up your child, please follow the instructions on the map below. Please pay SPECIAL ATTENTION to the parent areas (yellow stars) as this is where we ask parents to wait for their child.
- If you are using the parent drop-off and/or pick-up car line, please try to have your child exit and enter through the PASSENGER side of your vehicle. Cars drive through the lot during the school day and it is unsafe having them use the driver side.
- Please stay in your vehicle during drop-off and pick-up. This helps us get vehicles through the line more efficiently.
- As space becomes available, please continue to move forward in the car line. This allows us to get more cars through the line as possible.
- We ask that any changes that need to be made for a child to go home, be called into the office no later than 2:30pm. This helps us ensure we get the accurate information to the classroom teacher!
- REMINDER: ALL school grounds are tobacco and drug free, which includes our drop-off and pick-up car line!!!!
- There are NO LEFT TURNS when exiting the parking lot onto 105th Street. Please follow the map below!
Thank you ALL for helping us be as efficient as possible with our drop-off and pick-up procedures.
~ Ms. Frederick
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
September 25 ~ 1:55 Dismissal
September 27 ~ Health and Dental Screening
October 2 ~ 1:55 Dismissal
October 3 ~ Fall Individual Picture Day
October 7 ~ No School for Teacher Training
Oct. 8-11 ~ 11:55 Dismissal for Conference Week
Oct. 16 ~ 1:55 Dismissal
Oct. 17 ~ Great ShakeOut 2024 (Earthquake Drill)
Oct. 23 ~ 1:55 Dismissal
Oct. 30 ~ 1:55 Dismissal
**For additional future scheduled activities, please check out our Midland calendar at https://midland.fpschools.org/**
Picture Day is coming!
Thursday, October 3rd is Picture Day for our students at Midland. Picture envelopes should be returned on picture day with exact cash enclosed or a check made payable to QSP. You may also order pictures online with a credit card at www.qualityschoolportraits.com with the online code: MIDL
QSP asks that students do not wear green on picture day!
If your child misses picture day, we will have a retake day on November 7th.
Hello Parents,
Last week, your child brought home a Parent Information Envelope letting you know about a safe and easy way for our school to raise funds for essential tools our students and teachers need to succeed.
The SchoolStore fundraiser is 100% online so there is NO face-to-face selling, handling money, or delivering products. Your participation will take less than 12 minutes, and there are exciting prizes to make it fun for the students.
Here is all you need to do to participate:
1. Go to https://www.schoolstore.net/sid.t?0000371254 to sign up.
2. Send form emails inviting family, friends, and co-workers to support your child.
3. Return the Envelope with the Student Prize Code to school for your child to get their fun participation prize.
Be sure to ask your child for the Parent Envelope tonight. Your participation will make a difference for our school and teachers!
**See Below for a List of Merchants**
Updating Family Information On-line
Now is a great time to check the contact information that we have for your child. If you have had any changes, you can always log on to your Family Access Account at fpschools.org and update your address, email, and phone numbers. If you need help, please don't hesitate to call the Midland Office at 253-298-4500.
Before and Afterschool Care for the 2024-25 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!
CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS....
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.
Stay in the know with the PTO! You can catch what's happening in the weekly newsletter as well as the PTO Bulletin Board in the main hallway!
If you'd like to know more about what the PTO does you can send an email to midlandspto@gmail.com
Would you like to know when your student’s bus is going to be late or what is happening?
Once you know your child's route, you should consider signing up for bus route notifications using Bus Bulletin. Bus Bulletin will send you text messages to your cell phone with real-time updates on your child's route. For instance, if your child's route is running late, Bus Bulletin will let you know.
How to sign-up to use Bus Bulletin:
- Log onto the website http://busbulletin.com/parents/ or click on the QR code and look to the right side of your screen. Click on “Sign In”, click on "Register Here," and answer the simple prompts. You will provide your name, your email address, a password, and select Franklin Pierce Schools. Then enter the code on the screen, accept the rules of use, and finally click on Submit.
- You will then be asked to select the route, which is written in code:
- The first two numbers are the ROUTE NUMBER, and the letters are the SCHOOL abbreviation:
- Preschool: HDS for Head Start and ELC
- Primary: BD, CA, CH, CO, ELM, HA, JS, MD
- Secondary: FMS, FPHS, KMS, WHS, GATES
- Example: 19MD is route 19, Midland Elementary School.
