Midland Messenger

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

PLEASE LOOK FOR THIS NEWSLETTER IN YOUR EMAIL EVERY MONDAY MORNING FOR IMPORTANT MIDLAND INFORMATION!

Happy New Year! I hope that you and your family had a very joyous holiday season and that you are looking forward to all that 2025 has in store! At Midland, we have been preparing for this year in many ways. During the month of January, our LAP staff will be doing our winter benchmark testing. The purpose of this quick assessment is to check the progress of our students’ basic reading and math skills. Information gathered from our benchmark testing will inform our instructional practices for the coming months.

Midland is a Kids at Hope school and one of our values is that we plan for the future to determine the skills we need to be successful. We want our students to know where they are with learning the standards, and then we help them to progress so they can be successful. Although our teachers do not send home “new learning” for homework, you can certainly help your student to achieve success by keeping or starting some new year habits. Midland students should be reading (or being read to) for at least 20 minutes each night. Additionally, kindergarten students should be counting to 100, first and second grade students should be learning their addition and subtraction facts, third grade students should know their multiplication facts, and our fourth and fifth grade students should be mastering multi-digit multiplication and division. Your support of these learning goals will help your child to succeed in the coming year!

It's great to be a MUSTANG!

💗 Ms. Frederick

Monday - Blue

Tuesday - Green

Wednesday - Green

Thursday - Red

Friday - Red

Jan. 6 ~ Full day of school

Jan. 7 ~ Dental Day

Jan. 8 ~ 1:55 Dismissal

Jan. 13 ~ PTO Meeting @ 3:45

Jan. 15 ~ MLK Jr. Assembly

Jan. 17 ~ Silly Hair Day!

Jan. 20 ~ No school for MLK Jr. Day

Jan. 22 ~ 1:55 Dismissal

Jan. 24 ~ Popcorn Day!

Jan. 27 ~ No school for teacher training day

Jan. 29 ~ 1:55 Dismissal

Feb. 5 ~ 1:55 Dismissal

Feb. 12 ~ 1:55 Dismissal

Feb. 17-21 ~ No School for Mid-Winter Break

Feb. 26 ~ 1:55 Dismissal

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

We want to thank Mark Baumgarten, Alex Davis, Angenette Pickett Call, Tono Sablan, and Jeff Wolff for the many hours they volunteer on behalf of every child in our school district. Their duties include setting the vision and mission of education in the district; establishing policy; adopting an annual budget; approving all expenditures; employment of personnel; curriculum, textbooks and courses; and deciding on school sites, building plans, and construction. We also want to thank our student representatives: Kaden Mills, Payton Ortiz, and Christian Cager.

In the event of emergencies, a team of Franklin Pierce Schools staff work to balance safety and our commitment to support student learning. The choice to delay or cancel the start of a school day includes assessing road conditions and consulting with other local services. Franklin Pierce Schools will attempt to offer updates about delays and closures by 5am.

Staff and families can expect to receive information about school closures and delays in the following ways:

• Recorded Telephone Message contact the main office at your child's school to ensure your contact information is up to date

• SMS Message for families/staff who have opted-in, click herefor Text Message if you would like to opt-in

• Website www.fpschools.org

• Flash Alert Notification sign up to receive email notifications and download the Flash Alert App, click here.

• Local Media including KIRO 97.3 FM, KOMO 1000 AM, KIRO TV Channel 7, KOMO TV Channel 4, and KING TV Channel 5

• Social Media Facebook

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This is a reminder from the health room: if your student has borrowed any clothing this year, please ensure that it is returned with them. Our supply is extremely low, so if your child has a need for clothes during the school day, we will likely have to call you to bring clothes from home if they do not have extra clothes in their backpack.

We kindly ask that you always send your student with an emergency pair of clothing in their backpack, in case of urgent situations.

Thank you for your cooperation and support!

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.

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 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

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.