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MVES community members who are not guardians will not receive ParentSquare messages.
These community members will need to check this Weekly News Google Site or school website https://mves.hallco.org/ each Thursday for our school updates.
SUBMIT A SAFETY TIP
SUBMIT A SAFETY TIP
To send an anonymous tip of a text or photo please send text to 678-865-6282.
To submit an anonymous tip over a phone line call 770-503-3232, or call your school principal.
For immediate threats please call 911 or complete the form below.
https://schoolsafety.hallco.org/submit-a-tip/
TO VIEW THE DISTRICT'S SAFETY WEBSITE: https://schoolsafety.hallco.org/
Dear Parents,
We are having a fantastic first week of school at Mt. Vernon! Thank you for your support as we work through the new routines of the school year. Everyone is doing a great job!
If your child is a morning car rider, thank you for arriving early. We close the car rider lane at 7:45, and students who are not in their classroom at 7:50 or the end of morning announcements will be counted tardy. In order to unload and be in the classroom by 7:50, parents are encouraged to arrive to the Odum Smallwood entrance between 7:00 and 7:15. If you arrive to the car rider entrance after it is closed, you will need to take your child to the front office to check in where he/she will be counted tardy.
To pick up a student in the afternoon car rider line, you must have the student's current car rider tag. Dismissal begins at 2:20 and ends at 2:45. A total of 4 car rider tags are available to parent/guardians with photo ID between 8:00-1:30 and 2:45-3:30. Please see other car rider reminders below.
Our Jr. Trojans are already showing The Trojan Way each day! Our staff has been working hard to develop and grow relationships with our students during class, transitions and with lunch buddies in the cafeteria. Dr. Armour and I are excited to begin homeroom class visits next week.
Chromebooks are being checked out to students and will stay at school. In order to check out a Chromebook, Infinite Campus parent portal forms should be complete. At this time, we have over 300 incomplete parent portal forms. Thank you for completing back to school forms in the parent portal and others linked below if you have not already done so.
Students will take their beginning of the year MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) assessments next week. This assessment adjusts for students depending on their levels in language arts/reading and math. Teachers will introduce the assessment to students in an age-appropriate way. Growth reports will be shared with parents during the school year.
Thanks to our 2026-27 Partners in Education (listed below). Class t-shirt orders are due next Friday, August 21. Partners in Education will be listed on the back of these shirts.
Thank you for reading our school and classroom ParentSquare posts. Teachers are unable to read and respond to direct messages on ParentSquare. Please call the office, and use teacher/office email as described in our handbook for any daily updates/communication.
Go Trojans!
Jennifer Westbrook
Principal
Click here for the 26-27 Hall County Community Resource Guide
MVES Parent Connection Calendar
*Wear School Spirit Colors on Fridays*
*Wear School Spirit Colors on Fridays*
Important Dates to Remember:
Important Dates to Remember:
August 14 -
Summer Readers announced on morning announcements
PTO Spirit Wear orders due by noon (see info below)
August 18 - MAP Growth Reading
August 19 - MAP Growth Math
August 21 - Class t-shirt orders due MVES Class T-Shirt Order Form
August 24 - Volunteer applications open
September 4 - MVES K-5th grade "Families"
September 7 - Labor Day Holiday
September 8 - Lunch visitors begin
September 10 - Curriculum Night
September 16 - Fall Picture Day
Click here for this month's breakfast and lunch menu
Due to increased costs, purchasing milk for lunch from home will be $1. Students should have money available in their MyPaymentsPlus account to purchase.
Reminders from HCSD Transportation Dept:
If you have not done so already, please download the My Ride K-12 app and look closely at your student’s bus number, time and stop location. The app can be downloaded for Apple iOS Download My Ride K-12 for Apple iOS devices and for Android devices Download My Ride K-12 for Android devices.
Nonresident students including HB251, Magnet and Tuition students, are not allowed to ride the bus to or from school unless it is a school day field trip experience. Nonresident families are required to provide transportation (car rider or MVES approved afternoon day care). Please contact the MVES front office with questions.
Car Rider Reminders
For morning drop-off, please have your student gather belongings, water bottle, etc. so he/she is prepared to exit the car quickly with all belongings READY when your car arrives at the sidewalk for drop-off.
Please remain in your car when unloading AND loading students. If you need to buckle students into car seats, please pull into the spaces next to the hill after you exit the loading area.
Please have students load/unload from the PASSENGER SIDE if possible. This saves time and is safer than having students cross between cars.
Please pull up as far as possible in the car rider line. The unloading/loading area is the entire length of the sidewalk.
A current car rider tag is required for pick up in the car rider line.
Our campus (including the car rider line) is a drug free/tobacco free campus.
It is unsafe for children to hang out of car windows or stand up through the sun roof while in line.
Just a reminder that Spirit Wear orders will end this Friday, August 14 at noon, so be sure to get your order for all designs (including sweatshirts) and sizes (including adult sizing) in before it's too late. Go Trojans!
Save the Date for your 2026-27 Calendars:
September 10 - Curriculum Night
October 1 - Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Students) Night
November 11 - Veterans Day Walk & Breakfast
November 19 - 4th & 5th Grade Museum Night
February 18 - K & 3rd Grade Museum Night
March 11 - 1st & 2nd Grade Museum Night
Frequently Asked Questions about Birthdays:
If you would like your child's class to celebrate his/her birthday at school, please communicate in advance with the teacher. Buying the class ice cream or sending in store-bought birthday treats (ex. cupcakes, donuts) can be planned ahead with the teacher. The teacher will distribute the treats at the appropriate time. We are unable to distribute invitations at school.
VISITORS & VOLUNTEERS:
VISITORS & VOLUNTEERS:
Hall County Schools and MVES encourage family involvement in our schools. Parents will be invited to participate in special school and PTO events during and after school.
School visitors must have ID and be listed on the student's Infinite Campus approved contacts.
Visitors should not take/post pictures of other students.
A schedule for lunch visits will be available after Labor Day. Visitor seating will be scheduled on a limited basis due to space.
no outside food will be permitted in the MVES cafeteria
only 2 guests per student (unable to bring siblings from another grade)
must have ID and be listed on IC approved contacts
sit with their student at visitor tables
School and field trip volunteers must complete the HCSD application with volunteer modules through Checkmate (available beginning 8/24/26). The application will be available online and at the front office between 8:30-1:00 and 3:00-3:30. Due to district guidelines, volunteer applications and modules will be required each school year.
Following the first day of school, students arriving by car should come through the car rider line off Odum Smallwood Road. The front and front lower parking lots should only be used by buses and staff during arrival and dismissal times.
If you need to check out your child from school (we ask that you limit check-outs as much as possible), please notify the child's teacher and the front office staff in advance from a parent/guardian email address and call 770-983-1759 to confirm:
AND
We appreciate our 2026-27 MVES Partners in Education!
1st Response Roofing
American Family Homes
Anchor Real Estate Advisors
BGW Dental Group
Causey Orthodontics
Chattahoochee Group, Inc.
David B. and Gail Chester
Chick-Fil-A Gainesville
Choice Insulation & Fireplace
Dairy Queen
Dress Up
Fuller Mechanical
Holly Goodman Agency
Timothy and Jill Gorman
Ingles
J. Geyer
JBB Metalworks
Just $2
Koch Foods
Kroger
Lake Hartwell Chevrolet
Lanier HVAC Services
McGarity & Braham Law Firm
Milton Martin Toyota
Nath & Joy Morris
North Georgia IV & Wellness
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Pediatric Associates
The Perry Family
Salon Pure
Schlieman Wealth Management
Shoreline Transfer, Inc.
Signs by Tomorrow
Sosebee and Britt Orthodontics
Southern Valve & Pump
Syfan Logistics
Tier 1 Garage Doors
Weaver Law Firm
T.S. Williams & Associates
Wilson Orthodontics
***IMPORTANT 2026-27 MVES PARENT ONLINE PAPERWORK***
These forms/links will take the place of some of your child's required August paperwork.
MVES Class T-Shirt Order Form (Gildan Softstyle)
*Additionally, parents should complete all HCSD forms for technology, census, etc. through the Parent Portal IC account (SEE PARENT PORTAL DIRECTIONS BELOW).
If you have trouble accessing these links, please visit the MVES Learning Commons during Open House for assistance completing your child's online forms. Please direct Infinite Campus questions to marisa.chester@hallco.org.
VOLUNTARY STUDENT INSURANCE: https://www.hallco.org/web/student-insurance/
Free / Reduced Meal Application Information:
Link to paper copy to print on the website -> Paper Family Meal Application
Link to online application -> Family Meal Application
Application Status: Parents/Guardians can check their application status online via NutriStatus -> Free/Reduced Application Status
Vaccines for Kindergarten:
Vaccine Requirements for School Attendance
PeachCare for Kids healthcare information for families
INFINITE CAMPUS PARENT PORTAL REQUIRED FORMS
When parents log into Infinite Campus Parent Portal for the first time this year, parents will be prompted by a pop-up message to complete an Annual Census Update before accessing your student's information, including forms, and viewing class schedules when published by your child's school.
Parents will need to confirm or update household, emergency contact, and student information, this includes all Health information for your child. For security purposes parents will need to upload a copy of their ID for each child. The process can be completed on any device; however, it is recommended that the process be completed on a mobile phone to make uploading of parent ID easier. Any parent without a device can complete the task at your child's school.
Once the Annual Census Update has been filled out, parents will need to complete one form that includes below information:
Compulsory Education Notification
Student Services Program Acknowledgment
Code of Conduct
Student Device Acceptable Use and Checkout Agreement
Student School Agendas and Planning Guides
Participation in Clubs and Organizations (Middle and High School only)
Digital Citizenship Program
Book Notification
Digital Media Release
Student Health Updates
All 6th & 8th grade parents will also receive a Scoliosis form that will be listed separately.
Forms will be available in Parent Portal on the following dates/times:
Elementary Schools - July 6th at 4:00 p.m.
Middle Schools - July 7th at 4:00 p.m.
High Schools - July 8th at 4:00 p.m.
If you have any questions or need any help accessing your Parent Portal, please contact our front office.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Jennifer Westbrook
Principal
Chase Armour
Assistant Principal
Missy Odom
Bookkeeper/Secretary
Marisa Chester
Data Clerk (Registration, Infinite Campus Updates)
Ashley Ruis
Media Specialist
Devra Wood
School Nurse
Bethany Nix
Counselor (Legal Updates)
Angela Sosebee
School Nutrition Manager
YMCA 770-297-9622
770-983-1759
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