Friday August 19- Wednesday August 23
- MAP Math Growth (K-5) *Specific times/testing days by class will be communicated from teachers**
Tuesday, August 23
- PTA General Membership Meeting
Wednesday, August 24- Friday August 26
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MAP Fluency Assessments (K-3) *Specific times testing days by class will be communicated from teachers**
Thursday, August 25
Saturday, August 28
- 2nd Grade Welcome Back to School Popsicle Playdate
Tuesday, August 30
- GO Team Meeting, 5PM, Streamed to the GO Team YouTube Channel
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COVID-19 Data Update
SURVEILLANCE TESTING:
On Monday, 8/15/22, 332 students and 75 staff members were tested through surveillance testing with 3 students and 0 staff member testing positive.
SELF REPORTS:
On Wednesday, 8/17/22, 3 students and 50 staff members were tested through surveillance testing with 0 testing positive.
Additionally, between 8/11/22 and 8/18/22, we received 4 self-reported COVID cases through the self-report form.
If your child receives a positive test result, please fill out a self report form HERE.
SURVEILLANCE TESTING OPT IN CONSENT FORMS:
OPT OUT OF SURVEILLANCE TESTING:
To opt out of surveillance testing, please send an email with your name, your student's name, and your student's date of birth to Viral Solutions - [email protected]. Please copy Nurse Petty on this email as well - [email protected].
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MAP Assessments (Two Different Assessments)
**Teachers will reach out individually on specific class testing**.
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Wednesday, August 17th-Tuesday August 23rd - MAP Growth Assessments (K-5)
MAP Growth is the most trusted and innovative assessment for measuring achievement and growth in K–12 math, reading, language usage, and science. It provides teachers with accurate, and actionable evidence to help target instruction for each student or groups of students regardless of how far above or below they are from their grade level.
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Wednesday, August 24th-26th - MAP Reading Fluency Assessment (K-3)
This assessment allows precise, reliable insights to support early readers while maximizing valuable instructional time. With speech-recognition technology, group administration, and automatic scoring, MAP Reading Fluency provides a clear view of early literacy skills and learning needs for an entire class in about 20 minutes.
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Tuesday August 23rd - PTA General Meeting
Next General PTA Meeting:
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 - 8:00 a.m.
MES @ Inman Auditorium ** Please enter through the Auditorium doors at the corner of Park Avenue and Virginia Avenue **
The Morningside Elementary School Parent Teacher Association (MES PTA) is a dynamic organization that includes caregivers, teachers and administrators. Our mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.
JOIN THE MES PTA: 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR
Becoming a member of the PTA requires purchasing an annual membership, which costs $10 for teachers and parents and $5 for non-certified paraprofessionals employed at MES. Visit the MES Online Store to purchase your 2022-2023 PTA membership today.
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Thursday August 25rd - MES Back to School Night
Join your student(s) classroom for Back to School Night to hear about grade level specific curriculum for the year! It's our first in person Back to School night in a few years!!!!
K-2: 6:00pm - 6:50pm
3-5: 7:00pm - 7:50pm
PLEASE NOTE: Back to School Night is intended for adults only. In the case that you do not have available child care, Morningside After School will be offering drop in child care from 5:45pm-8:00pm for $20.00 per child.
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Saturday August 28th - 2nd Grade Welcome Back to School Popsicle Playdate
Bring your MES second graders for an afternoon of play and popsicles to celebrate our new school year! Please RSVP via the SignUp Genius so we have enough. Thanks and look forward to seeing you there!
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Tuesday, August 30th – GO Team Meeting
First GO Team Meeting of the 22-23 School Year. Meeting will streamed at 5pm to the Morningside YouTube Channel. Meeting Notice and Agenda are posted on the GO Team website. Please note: this first meeting does not include opportunity for public comment.
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Join the Reading Bowl Team
We are looking for fourth and fifth grade students who are interested in joining the MES reading bowl team. To compete for 1 of 10 spots on the team, you must express interest by September 16, 2022.
Students can pop by the library to get a printed list of required reading or you can see the covers of the books in the image seen here.
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Please find the Birthday Book Club form HERE
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MES Parent Needs Assessment
The purpose of this needs assessment is to understand the needs of your child as we begin this new school year. Ms. Deal will use this information to help drive programming for the counseling department. Your information will be kept confidential.
**Please complete one form for EACH child you have at MES**
For more information on the school counseling program at MES and our school counselor, Gillian Deal, Click Here.
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Classroom and Schoolwide Volunteer Roles
Be sure to login to the Membership Toolkit to see what Volunteer positions remain unclaimed.
Please reach out to Amber Hahn if you have any questions!
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Parent Orientation Information
Our MES Team really enjoyed the Parent Orientation on Wednesday, August 3rd. We shared information about School Safety and Security, Building a Strong Parent-Teacher-School Connection, as well as COVID Basics and Behavior Information. We know some of these topics are challenging! We are thrilled to invite our parents into an even stronger partnership in all of these areas. If you have ideas, questions or suggestions, please fill let us know by filling out this form.
We ask that you NOT forward this link to anyone outside of Morningside Elementary School.
This is for security reasons, as we do not want information related to safety and security shared publicly. This link is hidden and only accessible to those who have the exact link. I encourage every parent to watch this orientation, as you are members of our safety team as well.
Safety Drills
Your students are amazing members of our safety team!
We have completed 3 drills so far – Fire, Lockdown Exterior Level 1 and Weather. Lockdown Exterior Level 1 is a drill where teaching continues, students can move within the building, but they cannot go outside. Students in portables would remain in portables, with a designated staff member to escort them to nurse or restroom as needed. Depending on the need and duration for Lockdown Level 1, there is the possibility of full escort of all students and staff from portables into the building. The Severe Weather drill was the best one that our school has ever done that we can remember! The teachers are doing a great job preparing students for the drills and the students are stepping up in their role of following instructions of the teacher and other adults.
Please note that we have altered our schedule of drills – and will keep you updated as to any other changes. You can learn more about our drills in the recording from our Parent Orientation, starting around point 11:50 by clicking HERE.
Future Drill Dates:
8/30/22 – Evacuation Drill
8/31/22 – Lockdown Full, Level 3 (Teaching stops, students remain in room in secure location)
GO Team
We are looking for a Community Member for the GO Team! If you know of any community members that might be interested, please email Principal Sofianos at [email protected] Thank you!
Lunch Visitors
A reminder that if you are coming to have lunch with your student, do not invite other students to have lunch with you so you can enjoy the one on one time with your child. Thank you!
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Please find the Birthday Book Club form HERE
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MES Yearbooks
ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK NOW at a discounted rate - prices go up on August 27th! (this is the correct date, please disregard other dates).
Yearbooks can be ordered directly via this link.
For a limited time, you get FOUR FREE ICONS with the purchase of one line of personalization.
FIFTH GRADE ADS
5th grade parents, commemorate your child's last year at MES with a special recognition advertisement in the back of the yearbook. Purchase and create your ad through Jostens (use link above). Deadline for ads is November 7!
1/4 page $60
1/2 page $110
FIFTH GRADE BABY PICTURES
While you are looking for pictures for your ad, pick out your favorite baby picture of your child and send it to us! 5th graders traditionally have their baby pictures displayed on the spread across from their portrait shots. This is separate from the recognition ad, so please send ONE baby picture to [email protected] and include your child's name!
YEARBOOK COVER DESIGN CONTEST
📢 Calling all MES 5th-graders! 📢
Get out your art supplies and start creating your work of art for the 2022-2023 yearbook cover art contest! This year's theme is "You are HERE" (map/adventure theme). 🗺
Please drop off your original artwork at the front office by Monday, August 29th. Don't forget to include your name & homeroom teacher on the back of your submission.(5th grade only)
TRIBUTE PAGE FOR MS.MATHER
Ms .Amy Mather was a beloved teacher at MES for 33 years, and we'd like to dedicate pages in our upcoming yearbook to her memory. We're asking MES families to help us commemorate Ms. Mather by sending in messages (notes, drawings, etc) in the following weeks. The messages will be scanned/photographed for the yearbook pages, then delivered to Ms. Mather's family. Please submit to the front office.
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From the Principal's Desk!
One of the best ways to hear about everything going on at the school and to ask questions of the administration is by attending Principal Coffee Talks!
In her blog post earlier this week, Principal Sofianos announced the schedule for this year's coffee talks, all of which will be hosted in person at MES @ Inman. There will be two coffee talks this fall, right after carpool drop off in the morning. The dates and times for these coffee talks are:
- Friday, September 16th at 8am
- Friday, October 21st at 8am
To see the full schedule for the year and to read about recent events at the school, please click HERE to view Principal Sofianos' blog posts!
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APS and Midtown Cluster Happenings |
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Stay Up to Date with the APS Midtown Cluster
Click HERE for resources directly related to our cluster.
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Stay Up to Date with the 2022-2023 APS Calendar
Click HERE to view and start planning for all the breaks.
Click HERE to view the Atlanta BOE 2022 Meeting Schedule
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Last Call for Dolphin Donor Sponsorships!
Calling all local businesses and community organizations! The MES PTA is committed to continued fundraising efforts throughout the 2022-2023 school year, in support of our Morningside students and the larger APS and Midtown cluster community!
Some of the annual events that we look forward to each year (Monster Bash, Boosterthon, Family Science Night, Casino Night, etc) are already in the planning stages and could offer the opportunity for increased visibility for your business as a community sponsor. Prominent signage along major intown thoroughfares (Virginia Ave and E. Rock Springs), Facebook ads, flyers, MES website recognition with business links, and the addition of your company's logo on our fundraiser t-shirt, that is given to all 850 Morningside students and staff, are just some of the benefits available to your business.
Additionally, all Dolphin Donors will receive a window cling that you can proudly display, showing your support for Morningside Elementary! Please email by August 23rd, 2022 for more information on how you or your business can support MES!
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The Digital Dolphin is a weekly newsletter managed by the Morningside Elementary PTA - Contact Editor
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