Re-Registration for Rising 1^st – 5^th 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.

We’re Moving!

Have any time to spare? We’d fully appreciate help with packing up classrooms, storage rooms, and many other spaces! Click HERE to sign up. Mr. Baron will be in touch!

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 to all Rising Kindergarten students who have completed registration with APS via the email address you supplied during registration. 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.

PLEASE NOTE: This event is ONLY for children that have already completed Kindergarten Registration with MES and received an email from MES inviting you to register for Dolphin Splash. Please do not forward your invitation to other families and please do not select a time slot if you have not gone through the APS registration process and completed the Google Form to register for Dolphin Splash.

Additional details about Dolphin Splash were shared with Rising K families earlier this month via a Special Edition Digital Dolphin, which can be viewed online here.

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.

During this meeting, we will be voting on the new slate of PTA Executive Officers for the 2023-2024 school year, which you can view on the PTA website, here. Please join us in person to take part in this important process!

Friday, April 21 - 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 on Friday, April 21st! Lost and Found has been moved to the main hall for more visibility, so please try to obtain lost items today!

Please note that there is only ONE more Lost and Found Donation Day after this:

• Thursday, May 25th

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

Friday, April 21 - SWAG Playground Cleanup

Join us for an outside clean up to help keep MES beautiful! If you would like to help out, please meet at the walker pad after school. We will have bags, gloves, and treats for all who pitch in - as always, all are welcome to help out. Hope you can join us!

Please visit the SWAG Campus Beautification webpage for more information and contact Heather Low with any questions.

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 22 - Dolphins Do Good Herbert Taylor Park Clean-Up



Please join the Dolphins Do Good and SWAG on Saturday April 22 from 9-11am for a clean-up at Herbert Taylor Park. The morning will start with an archaeology talk and be followed by the park clean-up (in partnership with The Friends of Herbert Taylor Park).

Children of all ages are welcome.

Please RSVP by Thursday April 20th HERE.

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



Ready to see ART, VIDEOS, STORIES AND LIVE PERFORMANCES? We’re here to help YOU score tickets to the most creative event at MES!

Due to an overwhelming request for tickets, and the fact that over 100 STUDENTS are showcasing their art, videos, written work, and live performances this year, we will be splitting WAVES into two distinct shows!

Both shows will take place on Sunday, April 23rd, with sixteen unique acts in each show, along with the art display, program, and videos. The two shows will take place at the following times: 

• SHOW ONE: 1:00-2:15
• SHOW TWO: 2:45-4:00

(If you want to watch a particular act, please reach out to them directly to find out when they perform).

Tickets are FREE and will be available on FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED basis on show day. Please plan to show up 15 minutes before the show to claim your tickets. We do expect these shows to SELL OUT.

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 team lunch break away from MES@Inman! Each grade level has had their own "lunch date" (with only the 5th grade lunch left to go!), and we've now added a new date for our GATE teachers (and one still to be scheduled for our Specials teachers). Please sign up for specific classes or as an alternate volunteer via this SignUp Genius (you're welcome to volunteer in your student's class or any other class!): 



• Wednesday, April 26, 10:30am - 12:30pm - GATE Teachers
• Friday, April 28, 12:15-2:15pm - 5th Grade Team

Each class slot 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!

As you are likely aware, for the past six weeks, we've been busy selling engraved bricks 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 have been 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, DON'T DELAY - the sale will end on April 15th!

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

Voting in the MES GO Team Elections Opens April 18th!

It's GO Team Election season! We encourage you to start preparing to cast your vote for who you think is best suited to make school-based decisions for your school. Voting will begin on April 18th, when households and school staff will receive a unique voting link through email and text messaging or via a household mailer. However, you can begin vetting the candidates for your school now.

Read about our MES parent candidates HERE

Read about our MES educator candidates HERE

Confused about what GO Team do?

Watch the video below which outlines what the GO Teams do (video opens in a new tab). You'll learn about GO Team roles and responsibilities, governance vs management, and what good governance looks like. Please also check out the APS GO Team Information Page for more information.

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 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).

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!

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!

Please also save the date for our next Principal's Coffee Talk on April 27th at 8am in the MES Auditorium.

CLICK HERE for the latest blog.

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.

You're Invited to the VHE Spring Garden Party Fundraiser! 

Join the VHE PTO for a bloomin’ good time as we dig deep to raise funds for our new school! Come nibble, sip, mingle and give. At this fundraising event there will be an opportunity to purchase, never-been-seen-before school swag and participate in our Adopt a Classroom fund for our teachers.

You can purchase tickets to this great event on the VHE website, here.

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.

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.