Friday, February 3 - Lost and Found Donation Day

Are you missing a water bottle or coat? Please be sure to look for it before the next donation day, 2/3/2023! Lost and Found has been moved to the main hall for more visibility, so please try to obtain lost items today!

The following are dates of upcoming donation dates

• Friday, February 3rd
• Friday, March 10th
• Friday, April 21st
• Thursday, May 25th

Please see opportunities to volunteer to help with Lost and Found HERE.

Saturday, March 11 - SAVE THE DATE! Spring Parent Social-Casino Night and Raffle benefitting Morningside Elementary PTA

When: Saturday, March 11th, 2023

6pm-7pm: VIP reception for Family and Business Sponsors

7pm-11pm: Casino Night! 7:15pm-10:15pm-Casino floor gaming open and raffle to follow!

Enjoy a night filled with food, drinks, music, and mingling with fellow Morningside Elementary parents!

Where: Emory Miller Ward Alumni House

815 Houston Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30329

Interested in volunteering?

Please contact Justin Hubbarth or Rafael Morales we are building our team and would love to have you.

Raffle Prizes

Work or know someone in the entertainment, sports, or travel industry? Does grandma have a beach house? If you have an experience or item that you would like to offer for our raffle, please contact Lori Brown or Stuart Lake.

Children's Book Donations

Did your kids receive new books over the holidays? Need to make room on your shelves at home? You can donate children's books right here at MES - so convenient!

There is a large bin to collect books located just outside the Media Center. Teachers will get first priority to pick books for their classroom libraries, and all remaining books (including baby board books) will be donated to Children Read Atlanta.

We've gotten great books from MES families so far this school year. Please keep them coming! And thank you!

PTA General Meeting Save the Date and Nominations Committee

Mark your calendars for the PTA’s next general meeting on Thursday, January 26 at 8am!

We are sure to have lots of exciting agenda items, including the election of a Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee is charged with preparing the slate of PTA Executive Committee Officers for the 2023-24 school year. The Nominating Committee is composed of five members and one alternate. Committee meetings will run from February through early April and will be scheduled per the committee members’ availability. You must be a member of the PTA to serve on the Nominating Committee.

Please contact Emily Cooper before the January 26th PTA meeting if you are interested in serving on the Nominating Committee.

January School Attendance Theme and Contest

For the month of January, MES will be running a monthlong initiative to promote school attendance with the theme "We're in the Write Place"!

In support of this effort, we are asking parents to send in notes about the importance of attending school daily and on time. All entries received will be put into a drawing to be sent to the district for a chance for an award. Please send them in with your child(ren) to give them to their teacher who will get them to the Attendance Committee. Thank you!

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

Every Friday, we celebrate two of our amazing students for upholding the school code of conduct by holding a raffle for prizes donated by our community. Your prize donations can help motivate our learners to Go B.L.U.E! (Be respectful, Listen and Learn, Use self-control, and Embrace diversity).

If you would like to donate prizes to the MES Go B.L.U.E. weekly raffle, please do so by selecting 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.

Principal's Blog and Coffee Talks

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

Principal Sofianos will also be hosting the first Principal Coffee Talk of the Year on Friday, January 20th at 8am. Don't miss it!

Howard Middle School Principal Announcement

Just before the holiday break, APS Associate Superintendent Paul Brown announced the appointment of Ms. Tekeshia Hollis as the new Principal for Howard Middle School. She starts in her new role January 17, 2023. Ms. Hollis comes to this opportunity with over eighteen years as an educator, seven of which have been dedicated to the Midtown cluster. APS will be scheduling meetings for the greater community to meet Ms. Hollis shortly.

Atlanta Board of Education Upcoming Board Meetings

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

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.

APS has created a distribution list for families about the New Midtown Elementary including recaps from past meetings which you can sign up for HERE.

As always, please visit the temporary website for the new Virginia-Highland Elementary School to view materials from previous community meetings, to submit questions and feedback related to the new school, and to learn more about the overall process, the newly formed PTA, and more!

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

For more information about Dolphin Donors, please click HERE.