Friday, February 10 - SWAG After School Clean Up

Come clean up with us on Friday after school! If you would like to help out, please meet at the walker pad. Gloves, bags, and edible treats will be availabe for all who attend. In the event of rain or muddy field we will try to reschedule one afternoon the week of February 13-17th.

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

Monday, February 13 - MES GO Team Meeting

Be sure to tune into this month's Go Team Meeting on Monday, February 13th 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, February 15 - Principal's Coffee Talk

There is a very special coffee talk this coming Tuesday, February 15th at 8am! Our featured speaker will be Howard Middle School Principal Tekeshia Hollis, who will share more information about 6th grade and our students’ transition to middle school. Even though Principal Hollis stopped by as a surprise at our last coffee talk, she has much more information to share about the 6th grade and middle school experience at Howard. Even if you have a child in the younger grades, we encourage you to attend to learn about our wonderful Midtown Cluster middle school and all that it has to offer for the students. After our featured speaker, Principal Sofianos will also share the latest updates for the remaining 62 days of school between February 15th and May 26th.

This coffee talk will also be livestreamed on the MES YouTube page, and the recording will also be available there afterwards.

As always, you can 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.

Wednesday, February 15 & 16 - MES Family Science Night!

MES Family Science Night is back in person this year, kicking off each night with a Spectacular Science Showcase in the MES@Inman auditorium!

Grades K-2: Tuesday, Feb 15th, 2023, 6-8 PM, MES

Grades 3-5: Thursday, Feb 16th, 2023, 6-8 PM, MES

For details and session summaries visit the Family Science Night webpage. Registration is closed, but if you didn't register your student for the event walk-in tickets will be available at the registration desk.

Volunteers are a key part of ensuring this event runs smoothly and is a wonderful experience. Please consider signing up for volunteer opportunities for one or both nights! Reach out to the FSN Committee for any questions.

Friday, February 17 - Deadline to Order Your Yearbook!

Less than two weeks left before the deadline to order a yearbook! Next Friday, the 17th, is the last day we can guarantee a copy of the 2022-23 yearbook. After that date, we may not have enough extra books in supply. If you've been putting off your order for later, now is the time to secure your kids' yearbooks.

Please click here to order your yearbook today!

Dolphins DID Good!!

Every MES student and more than 50 parents & caregivers pitched in for a joint Dolphins Do Good & No Place For Hate program last week. Following a No Place For Hate classroom lesson led by MES counselor, Ms. Deal, many hands (25 student/adult volunteers!) made light work during an after-school sorting event to prepare for the school-wide volunteer project.

Then, to kick off the Global Play Day, parent volunteers pitched in while students created 825 comfort bags, which will be distributed by Crossroads Community Ministry.

Excellent work MES Community!!

Watch the Digital Dolphin to pitch in with upcoming service projects.

Now Accepting Submissions For MES Waves - Create Your Own Path

What make a great VIDEO submission?

WAVES LOVES to highlight your skills with editing and a video! Last year included a student duet with herself, dominos, singing, ventriloquy, a comedy routine and so much more. You can use your skills to show technical skills and editing, the best take of your talents, or create a world unavailable on our stage. Show us what you can do! The only limit is our five-minute timeline and rated G material. MES can’t have a phenomenal show without YOUR student’s hidden talents.

Please either fill out the physical permission form in the front office and submit your video files to [email protected] or use this online permission form to submit your visual masterpiece!

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.

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

ARE YOU READY TO ROLL? The Morningside Elementary School PTA invites you to our 2022 Casino Night! 

What: 

• A fabulous night of fun Casino games - Blackjack, Roulette, Poker and Craps!
• Delicious food from Ibiza Event Catering and an open bar!
• DJ, dancing & lounge area
• Fantastic raffle prizes ranging from vacation homes to spa treatments and many, many more! 
• Most importantly - an opportunity to meet and mingle with other MES parents, teacher and staff while raising funds for the MES PTA special projects.
• Full details HERE  

When: Saturday, March 11th, 2023

• 6pm-7pm: VIP Reception for Family and Business Sponsors
• 7pm-11pm: Casino Night!

Where: The Carlyle - 1919 Piedmont Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30324

What to wear?

• Cocktail Attire

How to purchase tickets?

• CLICK HERE to review the various ticket options including ‘Parent Patron’ opportunities (offering some terrific VIP benefits).
• CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets.
• Once purchased, your tickets (and play-money and raffle tickets if applicable) will be available at check-in at the event.
• If you are interested in becoming a Corporate Sponsor, please review the available options and contact Justin Hubbarth

How does Casino Night Work?

• The first question everyone has: “Is it a real Casino?” No! We will be playing all the games with ‘Play Money’.
• Casino Tables will be set-up throughout the venue, manned with professional dealers ‘ready to roll’.
• For those guests not wanting to play Casino games, you’ll have an opportunity to still mingle, dance and test your luck with our amazing raffle prizes.
• All proceeds raised from ‘Play Money’ and raffle ticket sales go back to the MES PTA to fund our priority initiatives.

Full Casino Night details can be found on the MES website, here.  

Can I contribute raffle/silent auction items?

YES!! Do you or does someone you know work 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 by February 28^th.

Casino Night Committee: Rafael Morales, Lori Brown, Justin Hubbarth, Jamie Morales, Halley Blythe, Fabricio Moraes

Rising 6th Graders (2023-2024)

Straight from this week's Rams Report, the weekly newsletter for David T. Howard Middle School, we have a few dates to be aware for the soon-to-be Rising 6th Graders:

• February 15th - Principal Chat at Morningside as part of the monthly coffee talk at 8am
• March 21st - Rising Rams Family Night with Tours

Please note that more information will be shared directly with our current 5th grade families via the school counselors.

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.

Coffee Talk with Principal Harness

Join Mr. Harness on Wednesday, February 15th at 8am on Zoom as he discusses updates at VaHi Elementary School and the budget for the 2023-24 school year.

Click here to join via Zoom (passcode: VHE2023)

Pre-K at VaHi Elementary

It was recently announced that VaHi Elementary will have an onsite Pre-K program starting in the Fall of 2023! The Pre-K lottery application window is open now through March 12 at 11:59pm, with the lottery drawing to be held on March 27. Additional details about the program, including the program requirements can be found here.

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.