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Parents and Families,
Thank you for your continued patience and understanding as we navigated the recent unexpected challenges. We truly appreciate your support!

As promised, Parent-Teacher Conferences have been rescheduled for Tuesday from 4:00 PM–7:00 PM. Our teachers are excited and eager to share the amazing things your children are doing in our school and discuss their progress and growth.

🚨 3rd Grade Parents: Attendance is required. In addition to meeting with your child’s teacher, please be sure to stop by and visit with our Elementary Dean of Academics, Ms. Jones. She has very important documents to review and share with you.

We look forward to seeing you and continuing to partner together to support your child’s success. Let’s keep soaring! 🦅✨

Last week presented some unexpected challenges with early dismissal on Thursday and Friday. While it was not ideal, I am truly grateful for your patience, flexibility, and partnership. Challenges often bring lessons, and we are committed to using those lessons to improve our systems for safety and efficiency.

As a result, we are making a small but important change to dismissal procedures:

🚗 Car Rider Line:
We ask that all students be picked up through the designated car rider line no later than 3:30 PM.

🏫 After 3:30 PM:
Students who are not picked up by 3:30 PM in the car rider line will be relocated to the Elementary Cafeteria for pickup.

🚫 Front of Building Pickup:
Beginning today, students will no longer be picked up at the front of the building. All late pickups must report to the Elementary Cafeteria.

February is the month we celebrate Black History and honor the beauty, excellence, and legacy of culture. These dress out days are for ALL PreK–8th grade students, and everyone is invited to participate.

We originally planned for students to dress out each Friday; however, due to winter weather and school closures, we will make a small adjustment.

✨ Make-Up Day:
📅 Monday – Students may celebrate the beauty of melanin by wearing shades of brown to make up for the missed Friday.

Students will then continue to celebrate Black History Month by participating in our scheduled dress-out days as outlined on the flyer:

📅 2/13 – Black Icons Day
📅 2/20 – All Black Excellence Day
📅 2/26 – Decades Parade
Students should dress according to their assigned decade

📅 2/27 – Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) Day
Students may wear HBCU gear, college gear, or Greek colors representing who they aspire to be when they grow up.

A special thank you to our 5th grade team for their collaboration and leadership in planning this meaningful month of celebration. We look forward to honoring history, culture, and excellence together! 🦅✨

At Memphis School of Excellence, student safety is a top priority. Students will participate in a required safety training in alignment with state guidelines.

Please see the attached letter for additional information. Thank you for your continued partnership.

(Re-Enrollment is open now through January 30th.)
We’re excited to welcome new families to the Memphis School of Excellence community. If you’re looking for a school where students are challenged, supported, and genuinely seen, this is the perfect time to apply.

Our 2026–2027 new student application window is officially open, and it only takes a few minutes to complete your form. Seats fill quickly — especially in high-demand grades — so we encourage families to submit early.

✨ Strong academics
✨ STEM-focused learning
✨ Caring teachers
✨ Safe, structured, and supportive community

Apply today: https://sememphis.powerschool.com/public/formbuilder/form.html?formid=2821002

We can’t wait to help your child grow, lead, and shine at MSE. 🦅