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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,
Last Friday's Back to School Bash was a success! Thanks to our PTO and all of our families for supporting MVES!
Beginning of the year MAP assessments went well this week, and makeups will be available for students who were absent.
Our Jr. Trojans will be visiting the Learning Commons with their classes next week with Mrs. Ruis, Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Gibson. Students will begin to check out books and will continue doing so throughout the year. Students in K-5th grade have reading time each day at MVES. Please make sure your child also has time to read at least 20 minutes each day outside of school. Grade level teachers will be sharing information regarding recommended homework that will support your child's learning. Please mark your calendar for Curriculum Night on September 11th where families will learn more about their child's grade level expectations and learning opportunities including updates on our new ELA standards.
Thank you for helping our morning and afternoon car rider line move efficiently each day. This year, we have around 150 students riding the bus each morning and around 500 students coming as car riders. To ensure students are on time for instruction and not counted tardy, we encourage families to use the school bus for their child's morning transportation. Students who ride the bus are not counted tardy even if their bus runs late.
Families choosing car riders are encouraged to continue arriving to the Odum Smallwood entrance between 7:10 and 7:15 each morning and by 2:30 each afternoon. We close the car rider line at 7:45, and students who are not in their classroom at 7:50 or by the end of morning announcements will be counted tardy. Cars needing to turn around at/after 7:45 should do so with caution or travel down Odum Smallwood to detour back to the front office. Any students who check in at the front office will be counted tardy.
Our SROs and district safety officer have asked us to share these reminders:
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.
For morning drop-off, please have your child 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 pull up as far as possible in the car rider line. The unloading/loading area is the entire length of the sidewalk.
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.
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. Up to 4 car rider tags are available to parent/guardians with photo ID between 8:00-1:30 and 2:45-3:30. Other FAQ about car riders are included below.
Don't forget: MVES class t-shirt orders are due tomorrow! Volunteer modules and applications for the new school year will be available beginning Tuesday, September 9. The lunch visitor schedule begins in September. Below you will find the 1st quarter sign-up link along with a link to our homeroom lunch schedule. Lunch visitors must have ID and be listed on the student's IC approved contacts. Homeroom teachers will be sharing information with families about different volunteer opportunities in September. Please note that due to district guidelines, volunteer applications and modules will be required each school year.
I look forward to seeing our Jr. Trojans in their school colors tomorrow as we celebrate the start of a great school year with our Trojan Way pep rally!
Go Trojans!
Jennifer Westbrook
Principal
*Wear School Spirit Colors on Fridays*
*Wear School Spirit Colors on Fridays*
MVES Parent Connection Calendar
Important Dates to Remember:
Important Dates to Remember:
August 15
Class field trip t-shirt orders due
Summer reading bingo due
August 22 - Musical applications due
September 1 - Labor Day Holiday
September 2 - Lunch visitors begin
September 5 - MVES K-5th grade "Families"
September 9 - Volunteer applications open
September 8-12 - Book Fair
September 11 - Curriculum Night
September 12 -
3rd-5th Grade Progress Reports
Go Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness (see info below - optional shirt order will be shared next week)
September 17 - Fall Picture Day
Save the Date for your 2025-26 Calendars:
October 2 - Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Students) Night
October 3 - PTO Pumpkin Picnic
November 20 - 4th & 5th Grade Museum Night
February 26 - K & 3rd Grade Museum Night
March 12 - 1st & 2nd Grade Museum Night
March 16 - Harlem Wizards at NHHS
Click here for this month's breakfast and lunch menu
Due to increased costs, purchasing milk for lunch from home will be $.75. Students should have money available in their MyPaymentsPlus account to purchase.
Hall County Schools Bus App for Parents
Reminder from HCSD Transportation Dept: 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.
***IMPORTANT 2025-26 MVES PARENT ONLINE PAPERWORK***
MVES Homeroom Teacher Orientation Form
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).
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 September 9, 2025). 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:
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LUNCH VISITOR SCHEDULE (see *visitor guidelines above) - September 2 - October 10
*Volunteer applications are not required for lunch visitors.
Please review the available slots below, and click on the button to sign up.
Here is the link to the lunch visitor schedule for September 2 - October 10.
MVES is excited to welcome our parents/guardians for lunch with your students! ALL lunch visitors will be required to have a reservation due to very limited seating. Visitors are limited to signing up for only 1 time during the dates below. A new sign-up will be shared for the next dates following Fall Break.
For the safety of students, please note the following:
· For your child’s lunch visit, 1 or 2 adults (must have ID and be on student IC contact list) may join the same reservation (no school-age siblings; younger children should be in lap or stroller to help with limited seating).
· Siblings from other grade levels cannot be combined into the same reservation, but a parent can sign up 1 time during these dates for each child.
· Outside food will not be allowed to be brought into the MVES cafeteria (HCSD guideline).
· Lunch visitors will eat in the visitor seating area located outside the office, across from the learning commons.
· Lunch visitors will meet their child in the hall as his/her class goes to lunch and sign-out in the office after the lunch period ends (student will rejoin his/her class at the end of the lunch time).
· Visitors may purchase lunch in the cafeteria for $5.10 each (cash or check).
· Lunch visitors may have lunch with your child only. Other students cannot join your lunch visit.
Exact lunch times for each homeroom class may be viewed HERE.
Please contact our front office with questions. We look forward to seeing you at MVES!
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)
YMCA 770-297-9622
770-983-1759
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