Re-Registration for Rising 1st – 5th Grade Students

Atlanta Public Schools in the process of updating student records and re-registering students for the 2023-2024 school year. For returning students rising into Grades 1-5, all you need to do is to verify that your information is up to date. Please visit HERE for full details.

Georgia Milestones Testing - Thorugh May 12



Georgia Milestones testing will take place from Monday, May 1 through Friday, May 12th. Testing is divided by grade levels (3rd and 5th the first week, and 4th the second week). Please visit the Milestones information page on the MES website for details HERE.

Friday, May 5th - Final MES Spirit Day

Wear your MES colors loud and proud for the final Spirit Day of the school year! Fingers crossed for an appearance by Big Blue the Dolphin during morning drop-off! 

Saturday, May 6 - End of the Year Second Grade Social

Current second grade families, please join your classmates for popsicles in the park on Saturday, May 6th to celebrate the successful end of another school year. All family members are welcome!

Location: Noble Park

Time: 2pm-4pm

RSVP HERE

Friday, May 12 - SWAG Parents Campus Clean Up and Coffee [NEW DATE!]

Have coffee, clean up and chat at our parent clean up! Meet up after school drop off in the morning on Friday, May 12th and help clean our playgrounds with other parents. If it’s raining or muddy we will reschedule. If we work together, it should only take a quick 30 to 40 minutes for this clean up. If you're joining us, please be sure to check in at the office first.

Can’t come to this one but still want to help? There will be one FINAL SWAG Campus Clean Up on Friday, May 19th after school for both parents and kids!

Please contact Heather Lowe if you have additional questions.

Tuesday, May 16 - Parent to Parent Panel on Transitioning to Middle School

When: Tuesday, May 16 from 9:00-10:00 AM

Where: Morningside Elementary Cafeteria - 774 Virginia Ave NE

Please check in at the Main Office

Join us for an insightful discussion on what to expect from the middle school years. A panel of current David T. Howard Middle School parents will share their experiences related to:

• Navigating changes in your child’s routine, academic ownership, and social circles
• How to stay engaged with your child’s experience while respecting their growing independence
• Helpful resources for middle school parents and students

This is a parent-led event and is open to all rising 6th grade parents in the Midtown cluster. If you have specific questions for the panel, please submit using this form by May 14th and we will do our best to incorporate them into the discussion. We hope to see you there!

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!

MES Principal Coffee Talks & Blog

Have you missed the last Principal's coffee talk? Don't fret. All coffee talks are stored on the MES YouTube page, and can be viewed at any time.

As always, you can catch up on everything MES straight from Principal Sofianos by bookmarking her Principal's Blog and checking back often!

Rising Rams Information for 5th Grade Families

Rising Rams families, please visit the Rising Rams webpage on the Howard Middle School website for all the information you need ahead of the new school year, including registration information for 2023-24, scheduling information for next year, and details about the Summer Bridge program.

Additional information can be found on this informative Rising Rams one-pager. Please feel free to share with any future Rams families you know!

APS Board of Education Meeting - Monday, May 8

The APS Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Monday, May 8th from 5:30-8:00pm for Student Recognition. 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.

Register for the O4W5K Run to Benefit Hope-Hill Elementary School!

Come out and enjoy an in-person or virtual 5K on Saturday, May 13th in the Historic Old Fourth Ward to benefit one of our neighboring Midtown Cluster elementary schools! The seventh annual O4W5K race (an official AJC Peachtree Road Race qualifying event) will be a fun day that benefits Hope-Hill Elementary School.

You can register for the race at https://www.o4w5k.com/.

Be sure to use the code MORNINGSIDE for a discounted registration fee.

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.

Don't Forget to Submit Your Student Placement Input Forms for VHE! 

Please be sure to submit a Student Placement Input Form for VHE between now and May 5th at midnight. Additional information about how this process will work for the new school can be found on the VHE website, HERE.

Thursday, May 18 - Virtual VHE Principal Coffee Talk



Join Principal Harness for the final VHE Monthly Coffee Talk via Zoom on Thursday, May 18th at 8am. All of the details, including the Zoom call in information can be found on the VHE website, here.

Stay Up To Date with the VaHi Elementary PTO

The newly formed PTO for VaHi Elementary School is off and running! To keep up with everything they are rolling out, 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 VHE 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.