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Halloween Carnival<br />
Get ready for the Morningside Monster<br />
Bash Halloween Carnival. Mark your<br />
calendars for Saturday, October 22, from<br />
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the 23nd annual Morningside Halloween<br />
Carnival. Rain or shine! This family-friendly event brings out the<br />
entire community. The proceeds benefit the Morningside PTA and<br />
the wonderful enrichment programs at Morningside. We’re SUPER<br />
excited about all the games and inflatables that will once again haunt<br />
the school grounds. Don’t miss the Fifth Grade’s famous Haunted<br />
House, which helps to fund their year-end educational trip to Blue<br />
Ridge. The Halloween Carnival is one of the ways that our school<br />
reaches out to the entire neighborhood and beyond.<br />
To make this year’s carnival a huge success, we need YOU! There are<br />
three areas critical to the carnival’s success: business sponsors, family<br />
donations, and volunteers to actually make it happen. We need<br />
multiple business sponsors to make cash contributions. Historically,<br />
we have been supported by large and small neighborhood and parent-owned<br />
businesses, and family donations help defray the costs and<br />
enhance the quality of the activities. Stay tuned for more information<br />
on business sponsorship opportunities and family donations. It takes<br />
hundreds of volunteers to make an event like the Halloween Carnival<br />
run smoothly. If you are interested in volunteering for the carnival or<br />
heading a subcommittee, please contact Laura Levy at joesop0918@<br />
yahoo.com or Megan Hodgson at meganhodgson@comcast.net .<br />
Thank you.<br />
Laura Levy and Megan Hodgson<br />
Carnival Chairs<br />
Mark your calendars for….<br />
THE MES Auction<br />
It only happens once every two years<br />
so you don’t want to miss Morningside’s<br />
Auction on March 23, 2012!<br />
The 2011-2012 MES Auction will directly benefit the playground<br />
at the front of the school. If you haven’t noticed it could use a little<br />
help! We are DREAMING big so we need you to save the date to<br />
participate! Imagine a giant climbing web and a thick, green field of<br />
turf for playing soccer, dodge ball or tag.<br />
The night is guaranteed to be filled with exciting entertainment<br />
and auction items that everyone will want to<br />
bid on. From class art work to vacations, you will have<br />
fun bidding against your MES friends. And don’t forget<br />
your dancing shoes!<br />
Many hands have been hard at work to plan this wonderful evening,<br />
if you would like to help make this event the best ever…please<br />
contact Nancy Castle at nancy@nancycastle.com or Stacy Pignetti at<br />
jppsp@aol.com<br />
Nancy Castle and Stacy Pignetti<br />
2012 MES Auction Chairs<br />
Enrichment<br />
The PTA Enrichment committees are planning another spectacular<br />
year of programs and opportunities for your children. All of these<br />
programs are funded exclusively through the PTA and provide an array<br />
of creative experiences to enhance learning. Take a look at what is<br />
coming up for this school year:<br />
The Summer Reading and Math Challenge Program will recognize<br />
students who have read at least 5 chapter books or 10 picture books<br />
and/or have completed their math logs over the summer. All students<br />
who give a list of these books and/or completed math logs to their<br />
homeroom teacher will be eligible to attend an ice cream celebration<br />
and if a student accomplishes both reading and math there will be an<br />
additional reward. Please contact Nancy Jordak at jordak@bellsouth.<br />
net to help scoop some fun.<br />
The Visiting Authors Program will again be bringing local authors to<br />
the students to discuss their works and writing processes. Anna Winer<br />
will be coordinating with the grade levels and Media Center to bring<br />
some talented writers to Morningside.<br />
The Scholastic Book Fair will be held in our Media<br />
Center during the week of January 23–27, 2012. Look<br />
for our theme later this Fall, when we send out more<br />
details. The Book Fair is a wonderful way to get kids<br />
excited about reading. All the proceeds of the sale go<br />
directly back to the school to purchase books and other<br />
literacy needs. For more information about our exciting<br />
Book Fair contact Golfo Vastakis or Stephanie Marinac.<br />
The Book Swap will take place during March. The Book Swap gives<br />
children the opportunity to trade in books they have already read for<br />
something new to enjoy. Adrienne Maxim will be looking for volunteers<br />
to help out.<br />
The Cultural Arts Committee, chaired by Kim Aschmeyer, is excited<br />
to work with teacher representatives to coordinate cultural experiences<br />
for each grade level throughout the year. Each event is selected to<br />
enhance a theme within the curriculum, embracing a wide range of<br />
performers and styles. In addition, Morningside will again be pleased<br />
to host the Atlanta Opera for a school wide performance. These<br />
programs are a wonderful opportunity for the children to experience<br />
many different art forms.<br />
The MES Chess Club, chaired by Kevin Maxim, will continue to<br />
meet each Wednesday at 7:25 a.m. in the auditorium. Chess club is<br />
open to all ages and abilities. No need to sign up, just stop in and play.<br />
Back by popular demand, Family Science Night will<br />
return in February, bringing in local scientists for hands-on<br />
science learning workshops. Last year we had 45 presenters<br />
volunteer to provide more than 800 students and their families with<br />
entertaining and educational lessons. Keely Muse and Amy Hartman<br />
will head up the Kindergarten- 2nd grade night and Shira Newman<br />
and Lauren Taylor will head up the 3rd - 5th grade night. The success<br />
of Family Science Night depends completely on volunteers! Please<br />
contact Astrid Horlbeck astridahorlbeck@gmail.com<br />
if you are interested in helping to make this favorite<br />
event a continued success.<br />
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