Don't Delay! The Deadline to Submit Parent Input Form for Class Assignments for the 2023-24 School Year is THIS FRIDAY!



We value and seek your parent input into this process with this optional form. Whether you complete the form or do not complete the form, you can place your trust in your child's teacher(s) to make careful choices.  If you wish to give additional information regarding your child, please complete the following input form by tomorrow, Friday, March 31st.

Your child’s school experience and success throughout each year is very important to us. Parent input is always an option as we make the best choices possible for your child for next year!

Are Your Students Attending Virginia Highlands Elementary School Next Fall? You can submit a Student Placement Input Form for VHE between now and May 5th at midnight. Additional information about how this process will work can be found on the VHE website, here.

Friday, March 31 - Dress the Decades Spirit Day!

Show your school spirit and have some fun with an outfit or hairstyle from your favorite decade! Let's roll into Spring Break in poodle skirts and bell bottoms!

Friday, March 31 - Deadline - Registration for Summer Programs

Is your elementary or middle school student in need of some extra support this summer? Registration is now open for Academic Recovery Academy's (ARA) Summer Programs which address learning loss and unfinished learning. Summer help is also available for high school students. For high school, contact your school counselor for options.

• To register your elementary school student, click HERE!
• To register your middle school student, click HERE!

Please note that the deadline to register for APS ARA is Friday, March 31st, so don't delay!

Thursday, April 13 - Field Day Volunteers Needed!

The moment we have all been waiting for has finally arrived - FIELD DAY! Start up those great weather vibes now because this year's MES Field Day will take place on Thursday, April 13, with different grades cycling through several activity stations throughout the day.

Field Day Volunteers Needed!

Coach Corso has outdone himself with his vision and planning this year, and we can use your help bringing it all to life on event day. If you'd like to help out, please sign up here for a slot - it's always a blast!

We will see you on the field!

For questions, please contact Jackie Townley.

Tuesday, April 18 - Rising K Dolphin Splash!

New dolphins will be joining our pod very soon, and this will be one of their first chances to see MES in action! Invitations to this event are being sent via email to all Rising Kindergarten students who have completed registration with APS. If you believe you have completed registration and have not received an email with the details for Dolphin Splash, please reach out to our school secretary, Maise Parham, at [email protected] or at (404) 802-8950.

Still need to register your Rising K student(s) for next year?

You can always register your children for Kindergarten online at any time using this link. Information about the required documentation needed for registration can be found here and additional information can also be found on the MES website, here.

Tuesday, April 18 - Monthly MES GO Team Meeting

Be sure to tune into the next monthly MES GO Team Meeting on Tuesday, April 18th at 5pm. This meeting will be livestreamed on the MES YouTube channel, which can be found HERE.

Please contact Mr. Bookspun with any questions. For more information about the MES Go Team, please click HERE.

Wednesday, April 19 - PTA General Meeting

Mark your calendars for the PTA’s final general meeting of the 2022-2023 school year on Wednesday, April 19 at 8am! Please enter through the doors under the awnings at Park Ave. and Virginia Ave.

Friday, April 21 - Rising Rams Screen on the Green

Do you have a Rising Ram? Consider attending this community building event: Screen On The Green!

Saturday, April 23 - MES WAVES: Art and Music Showcase



Mark your calendars for April 23, 2023 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm because you don’t want to miss this year’s WAVES: CREATE YOUR OWN PATH Live Art Showcase!

This year’s showcase will include a whopping 32 LIVE performance acts plus art, video, and written word from another 25 talented MES students! Please come out and support our inspiring students as they take the stage and show us their incredible talents!



This is our LAST CALL for adult volunteers to help on the DAY OF THE SHOW. If you are interested or have any questions at all, please reach out to [email protected].

Volunteer to Support Teachers During Lunchtime!

We have a new volunteer opportunity to help classroom teachers have a special off-campus lunch! Please consider sharing two hours of your day to help in one of our classrooms as our teachers take a well-deserved grade-level team lunch break away from MES@Inman! Each grade level will have their own "lunch date" on the dates and times listed below. Please sign up for specific homeroom classes or as an alternate volunteer via this SignUp Genius (you're welcome to volunteer in your student's class or any other homeroom!): 

• Friday, March 31, 9:55-11:50am - Kindergarten Team
• Wednesday, April 12, 11:05am-1:05pm - 4th Grade Team
• Friday, April 28, 12:15-2:15pm - 5th Grade Team

Each homeroom will need two parents to assist during the two-hour "lunch" shift; volunteers will report to the MES Main Office for an orientation with Principal Sofianos at the beginning of their shift. Students will have lunch in the café during the two-hour window and teachers will leave a schedule and list of activities to do. An MES staff member will also visiting each of the rooms to support the parent volunteers.

Thank you for volunteering your time for this effort! Our teachers are so excited to have this time with their fellow teachers and to have lunch out in our community!

Questions? Contact Dawn Rutherford

Bricks to Support Our New Outdoor Learning Space Are On Sale Now!

Last week, the MES PTA officially launched our month(ish)-long brick sale to raise funds for the E. Rock Springs garden! While the rest of our E. Rock Springs campus has gotten a considerable refresh during the renovation, our outdoor learning space/courtyard/garden could still use some love. So to raise funds to help nurse it back to life, we are selling bricks that will be used in the new walkways through the garden. If you'd like to support this space and leave your mark on the MES garden, here are all the details:

• Bricks are available in two sizes: Standard (4x8; 3 lines of text) for $250 and Large (8X8; 5 lines of text) for $500.
• When completing your order, please be sure to add your cell number in case we have questions. We want to make sure we get everything just right!
• We will not be able to honor any placement requests. But finding your brick in the path is part of the fun anyways!
• If you opt to have a line blank on your brick, please put “none” on the form to hold the space.
• Ignore the request for shipping, as we're unable to remove that from the square site. All bricks will be taken care of at the school.

Bricks can be purchased via the MES PTA Square Site, here: http://bit.ly/3ZwC89P

The PTA's Cultural Arts Committee Needs Your Input!

As we start planning for the Inaugural MES International Festival we want to know who we are representing! Please fill out this Two Question Survey to let us know. 

Save the date for September 30, 2023!

Morningside After School (MAS) Program Registration Dates for the 2023-2024 School Year

My After School Program (aka "Morningside After School" or MAS) registration for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year will be opening soon! Please note the following dates:

• Saturday, April 1 at 9am: PreK and Kindergarten registration opens for the 2023-24 school year
• Saturday, April 15 at 9am: Registration opens for current MAS families wishing to return for 2023-24
• Monday, May 1 at 9am: Registration opens for NEW families wishing to join MAS in 2023-24
• Saturday, August 5 at 9am: Fall Extracurricular Programs registration opens

Please visit www.myafterschoolprogram.com to register and find out more about My After School Program after-school care and extracurricular programs at MES (and other APS schools).

Donate Prizes to the MES Go B.L.U.E. Weekly Raffle!

Donate prizes to the MES Go B.L.U.E. weekly raffle! Select an item (or items) from our wish-list, and have the item(s) sent to the school address: Behavior Committee 774 VIRGINIA AVE NE. ATLANTA, GA 30306-3631. US.

Every Friday, we hold a raffle to celebrate two of our amazing students for upholding the school code of conduct. Your donations help motivate our learners to Go B.L.U.E! (Be respectful, Listen and Learn, Use self-control, and Embrace diversity). Our wish-list is HERE if you'd like to contribute.

Principal's Blog

Catch up on everything MES straight from Principal Sofianos by bookmarking her Principal's Blog and checking back often!

CLICK HERE for the latest blog.

APS Board of Education Monthly Meeting - Monday, April 10

The next monthly APS Board of Education meeting will take place on Monday, April 10th from 2:30-8:00pm. All meetings are held at the Atlanta Public Schools Center for Learning and Leadership Auditorium and are typically livestreamed via the APS Board of Education Facebook Page. Interested parties are welcome to provide comments during the Community Meeting portion (which begins at 6:00pm) by signing up in person from 5:00-5:50pm.

Excellence in Arts Education Award Nominations

Do you know an exemplary arts student, an innovative art teacher, or an administrator who advocates for the arts? The Fine and Performing Arts Division is hosting the APS Excellence in Arts Education Awards to celebrate and recognize students, teachers, and leaders around our district who excel in the arts.

Help us recognize our APS artists and art advocates by nominating someone you know for an award.

Nominate a student HERE by April 14th

Stay Up to Date with the APS Midtown Cluster

Click HERE for resources directly related to our cluster.

Stay Up to Date with the 2022-2023 APS Calendar 

Click HERE to view the district calendar and start planning for all the breaks.

Click HERE to view the Atlanta BOE 2023 Calendar.

Stay Up To Date with the VaHi Elementary PTO

The newly formed PTO for VaHi Elementary School is off is running! To keep up with everything they are rolling out (including details about how to best support the library at the new school), please check out the following communications channels:

• Sign up for the VHE Newsletter HERE
• Follow the VHE PTO on Instagram and Twitter
• Check out the VHES Facebook Page

VaHi Elementary Website Updates

For our future VaHi Elementary families - if you looking for information about the new school, please be sure to check out the growing website for the school, as new information is being added on a regular basis! Be sure to use the drop down menus at the top of the page to navigate to the various areas of the page, including a new About Page, information on school policies and procedures for the new school (under the New Students tab), a section dedicated to academics (under the Academics tab), and pages for the school's GO Team and the PTO.

Thank you to our Diamond Dolphin, Dolphin, and Platinum-level sponsors for supporting our school!

For more information about Dolphin Donors, please click HERE.