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Dear Parents,
We have had a great first month of the 2026-27 school year. Tomorrow morning, we will meet with our K-5th grade school "Families." You can read more about school families below in the purple section from Mrs. Nix.
We are looking forward to having approved visitors and volunteers begin in September for scheduled times.
Applications for Club Tome and Technology Club (for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade) are available this month. See information below, and please reach out to ashley.ruis@hallco.org if you have questions.
We are looking forward to seeing our families at Curriculum Night next Thursday, September 10. Parents can choose to attend the 5:45 or 6:30 session. Students who have a parent/guardian attend a curriculum night session will receive a free ice cream!
On Friday, September 11, all parents will receive fall MAP Family Reports from their child's August assessment. Your child's grade level will share more about ELA and Math expectations during Curriculum Night on September 10.
Parent conferences will be scheduled during the year for all families. The next administration of the MAP Growth assessment will be in December. We look forward to celebrating our students' growth. You can support your child's growth at home by making sure you have daily time for reading and math practice along with time for any optional homework that is provided by the teacher.
Along with recognizing two Jr. Trojans for Student of the Day each school day, we will also be recognizing students for reading and character education each month with our Readers of the Month and Students of the Month. Congrats to our August Students of the Month (pictured below)!
We look forward to seeing our Jr. Trojans in their favorite college colors tomorrow (College Colors Day)! Next Friday, September 11, we will wear red, white and blue in honor of Patriot Day.
I hope all of you have a wonderful Labor Day weekend!
Go Trojans!
Jennifer Westbrook
Principal
Click here for the 26-27 Hall County Community Resource Guide
Important Dates to Remember:
Important Dates to Remember:
September 4 -
MVES K-5th grade "Families"
College Colors Day
September 7 - Labor Day Holiday
September 8 - Lunch visitors begin (see info below)
September 8-11 - Book Fair
September 10 - Curriculum Night (2 sessions)
Session 1: 5:45-6:15
Session 2: 6:30-7:00
September 11 -
Patriot Day - wear red, white and blue
3rd-5th Grade Progress Reports
K-5th Grade MAP Family Reports
September 16 - Fall Picture Day
September 17-23 - Constitution Week
September 25 - NHHS Homecoming
September 28 - October 2 - Unicorns vs. Dragons (Childhood Cancer Awareness)
October 1 - Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Students) Pizza Night
October 2 - Go Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness
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.
MVES SCHOOL FAMILIES ARE BACK!
From our counselor, Mrs. Nix:
At MVES, we are working hard to help all of our students feel connected to each other and also to the adults in the building. For the past 12 years at Mt. Vernon, we have had groups of K-5 students assigned to staff members in what we call “Families.” These groups allow students to build relationships with different adults as well as students in other classes and grade levels. We will be having our first Families meeting for the 2026-27 school year tomorrow morning, September 4th.
Congrats to our August Students of the Month!
Please see updates below from our PTO:
Save the Date for your 2026-27 Calendars:
September 10 - Curriculum Night
October 1 - Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Students) Night
October 16 - Pumpkin Picnic
November 9-13 - One and Done Fundraiser
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:
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LUNCH VISITOR SCHEDULE (see *visitor guidelines above) - September 8 - October 9
*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 8 - October 9.
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 $5.15 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!
Reminders from HCSD Transportation Dept:
Download My Ride K-12 for Apple iOS 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.
September is Mental Health/Suicide Prevention Month
September is Mental Health/Suicide Awareness Month. Take care of yourself, and take care of our boys and girls. We all need help at times. Supporting Your Child's Mental Health
Medication Reminders from Nurse Devra Wood
Please contact Nurse Devra Wood regarding any student medical concerns or medications. Children should not deliver medications or have medications in their book bags.
Parent/Guardian must complete the HCSD medication permission form and deliver medication to the clinic in the original bottle.
For safety reasons, please do not send medications in with students.
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 and 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
Smith Hulsey Law
Sosebee & 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.
*Additionally, parents should complete all HCSD forms for technology, census, etc. through the Parent Portal IC account (SEE PARENT PORTAL DIRECTIONS BELOW).
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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