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Digital Dolphin October 20, 2022
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MES Upcoming Events Calendar | |
Friday, October 21
- Principal's Coffee Talk
- SWAG Fall Trash Pickup
- Last day of Parents in PE Week
Monday, October 24 - Wednesday, October 26
- MES Dine Out @ Osteria 832, October 24-26
Monday, October 24 - Friday, October 28
Friday, October 28
Saturday, October 29
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MES Health Connection
MES Upcoming Events
- See left for the list of upcoming events
MES News and Reminders
- Morning Drop Off Request
- MES Foundation thank you
- STEAM Career Database request
- Yearbook 5th grade recognition ad reminder
- Call for Family Science Night presenters
- New MES Family Engagement Team
APS and Midtown Cluster Happenings
- APS Night with the Hawks on Thursday, November 10
- Midtown Cluster Resources
- APS 2022-23 Calendar
- APS Board of Education Meeting Calendar
New Midtown Cluster Elementary School Happenings
- Monthly Community Meeting, October 26th
Dolphin Donors
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Looking for more information about something and don't see it here? Check out the A-Z Directory on the MES website! | | |
COVID-19 Data Update
Please visit the APS COVID Case Report to view weekly reported cases here: https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/Page/64958
If your child receives a positive test result, please fill out a self report form HERE.
SURVEILLANCE TESTING OPT IN CONSENT FORMS:
Student Consent Form ENGLISH SPANISH
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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Wednesday, October 19 - Friday, October 21 - Parents in PE Week
Location: MES GYM
Join us for a special week of fun and fitness in Physical Education! Come and participate with your child’s PE class to experience how they are learning to lead physically active and healthy lives.
Bring Your Parents to PE is an event designed to give parents an opportunity to experience the same physical education program their child participates in at Morningside. The first few days have been a great success, with one day left on Friday, October 21st for Grade 1-5 classes that have PE on C Days.
Please visit Coach Corso's Bring Your Parents To PE Week webpage for more information.
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Friday, October 21 - Principal Coffee Talk
Our next Coffee Talk is tomorrow, Friday, October 21st at 8am in the auditorium. We will have several of our staff members presenting on this special agenda. Please join us to:
- Hear about Restorative Practices from Assistant Principal Sinclair;
- Learn more about what the MAP is with School Business Manager Baron;
- Learn about parent engagement from Parent Liaison Chiodi;
- Get initial school-wide BESS data from Counselor Deal;
- Find out more about STEAM from Program Administrator Felton; and
- Engage with Master Teacher Luckmann, Student Support/Special Education Lead Hallman, and Principal Sofianos
We hope to see you there!
Slide with the information shared at the coffee talk will be posted after the session. Please click HERE to view Principal Sofianos' blog posts!
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Friday, October 21 - Fall SWAG Popsicles and pick up (Trash)
Come help keep our school beautiful at our next trash clean up. Popsicles, festive snacks, and trash bags and gloves provided. Meet after school at the walker pad and we will walk to the playground together.
Location : Walker Pad
Time : 2:45PM
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Monday, October 24 - Wednesday, October 26 - MES Dine Out @ Osteria 832
Take a break from cooking next week and grab dinner from Osteria 832 anytime between Monday, October 24 and Wednesday, October 26 and they will donate 25% of your purchase to help support our school's PTA enrichment programs!
This applies to dine-in or take-out (not valid on deliveries!) and you have to mention MES to get credit. If ordering take-out, call 404-897-1414 or order ONLINE (be sure to select the ‘School Dine Outs’ option under ‘category’) and enter our school's name.
Contact Sarah Korth with questions.
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Monday, October 24- Friday, October 28 - Red Ribbon Spirit Days
Red Ribbon Week is October 24-28!
Students can participate in Red Ribbon Week by dressing up and showing their enthusiasm for making healthy choices!! The full spirit day schedule is below.
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Friday, October 28 - Book Character Day
Children and staff are encouraged to dress as their favorite book character on Friday, 10/28/22. This is an annual event and lots of fun! It is encouraged to bring the book that highlights the character if possible. Start your planning for this special day.
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Saturday, October 29 - MES Monster Bash 2022!
MES Monster Bash Wristbands Are On Sale NOW
Event Date: Saturday 10/29 from 11 am - 4 pm
Entrance to the Monster Bash is free. For unlimited access to Monster Bash games and rides, General Admission Wristbands can be purchased for children ages 4 and up. Wristbands also include five tear-off tabs that can be used for popcorn, cotton candy, a haunted house trip and other spooky and fun surprises. Kids three and under are free and do not require a wristband for activities.
Prepay for your wristbands at the MES Online Store at a discount price,or purchase them full price the day of the Monster Bash at the wristband sales desk/entrance.
Pricing for General Admission Wristbands:
- Presale: $20 (ends Thursday, October 27th at 5pm) (Credit / Debit only)
- Day-of: $25 (Credit / Debit preferred)
Other activities separate from wristbands:
- Painted Pumpkin Auction, Bake Sale, Food trucks, Drinks: Cash or Credit / Debit
Please note: In person wristband purchasing and MES Online Store wristband pickup will be available on:
- Sunday, October 23rd, Noon - 2:30: Drive through at the MES at Inman Circle Drive
- Wednesday, October 26th 7:15 - 8am: Pick up near walker pad
- Saturday, October 29th: During event hours at the wristband table/entrance.
We need your help!
We still have lots of available volunteer slots open! Please sign up here to help on the day of the event by working a shift or more! There are all kinds of opportunities from working the inflatables to helping set up the haunted house!
If your fabulous 5th grader would like to help volunteer at the Haunted Swamp (this opportunity only comes once!), please sign them up via the Signup Genius link. Please note that you will need to be at Monster Bash while your child is volunteering (not a drop-off) and we might need an extra hand or two from adults.
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Morning Drop Off
We are asking your assistance with morning car line as we are seeing an increase in cars for morning drop off! We also see that the 7:15-7:30am time is basically empty with almost no cars dropping at that time. This is causing a large backup after 7:30, and in turn, forcing car line to extend past 7:45. Our staff at car line must report to their students at 7:45, so we will no longer be able to open car doors past that time (the beginning bell of school).
We strongly encourage trying to leave home a few minutes earlier to spread out the drop off time, and prevent tardies for students! Thank you!!
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MESF Thanks You!
The Morningside Elementary School Foundation sincerely thanks our community for your incredibly generous support during our annual appeal. We reached our fundraising goal and look forward to dynamically supporting the teachers, staff and administration this school year.
If you have any questions about your donation or website listing, or if you have not received your yard sign, please contact Kristen Holtz. Thank you!
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STEAM Career Database
Parents we need your help developing a database of STEAM careers that teachers can search when looking for a speaker or activity related to their STEAM lesson. This form can be completed by you, your family, and/or friends that are working in a STEAM career.
We are looking for individuals willing to present in class, present over zoom, do activities in class, or plan a lesson with the teacher. Click this LINK (or use the QR code) and let us know how you want to help.
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Yearbook Recognition Ads (5th grade)
5th grade parents, the deadline for recognition ads - Monday, November 7th! - is only a few weeks away. Now is a good time to start choosing a layout, picking out your favorite photos, and coming up with a blurb that will encapsulate it all. (You can start on a draft now and save to edit and purchase at a later time, but no later than above deadline).
Prices for ads:
- 1/4 page $60
- 1/2 page $110
Celebrate your child's accomplishments and memories at MES with a special recognition advertisement in the back of our yearbook! Purchase and create your ad directly through Jostens at this LINK.
As always, you can find more details about the yearbook, including a detailed flyer about recognition ads, on the MES Yearbook webpage.
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SAVE THE DATES - Calling All Science Enthusiasts!
Share your passion for your STEM-related work or hobby by volunteering to be a presenter at Family Science Night or recommend a friend! Contact us HERE.
Event dates: Wednesday, February 15th and Thursday, February 16th, 2023.
To learn more about Family Science Night at MES, click HERE.
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New MES Family Engagement Team!
Looking for parents to volunteer in our MES Family Engagement Leadership Team. This is a new team for our school, made up of 1-2 teacher reps, 2-3 parent reps, plus other staff and led by Parent Liaison Paula Chiodi.
The purpose of this team is to increase parent and family engagement for all of our MES students. Meetings will be held during the school day.
Please let Paula Chiodi know if you are interested.
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APS and Midtown Cluster Happenings | |
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APS Night with the Atlanta Hawks
ATL Hawks vs. PHI 76ers | Thursday, November 10th | 7:30pm
Join us for APS Night with the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday, November 10 as the Atlanta Hawks take on the Philadelphia 76ers. Each ticket includes $10 worth of food and beverage credit. A portion from each ticket purchased through this offer will benefit Atlanta Public Schools.
Tickets can be purchased through this link: hawkspromos.com/aps
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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 the district calendar and start planning for all the breaks.
Click HERE to view the Atlanta BOE 2022 Meeting Schedule.
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New Midtown Cluster Elementary School Happenings | |
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October 26th - Monthly Community Meeting
- Where: Inman Building Cafeteria
- When: Wednesday, October 26th at 6pm
From the APS website for the new school:
Join us in the Cafeteria to hear updates on hot topics and dive deeper into Family & Community Engagement and begin the conversation on Curriculum & Instruction. A Zoom link will also be provided ahead of the meeting.
Please visit the temporary website for the new Midtown cluster 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 naming committee, and the new attendance zones.
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Thank you to our Diamond Dolphin, Dolphin, and Platinum-level sponsors for supporting our school! |
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