Helpful Checklist for Starting School

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Ο  Register for school 

Ο  Plan for Transportation– Arrival and Dismissal

• • Explore transportation options – including the PikMyKid app for dismissal, carpool decal requests, and APS Transportation bus routes.  Download APS’ Here Comes the Bus! app for tracking your child’s school bus.  Note: routes are typically not released until immediately before school starts.
  • Did you know?
    • Every morning and every afternoon one of the regular buses serves as a “shuttle” to get students from one campus to the other.  The morning shuttles leave promptly from each campus at 7:15am. The afternoon shuttles leave promptly from each campus at 2:45pm. Click here for more information

Ο  School Meals: the Cafeteria is Open for Breakfast and Lunch! 

• • View menus on the APS Nutrition site
  • Your child is also welcome to bring his/her own lunch to school
  • Students can bring their own lunch or purchase meals via MySchoolBucks.  Breakfast is $1.50 and Lunch is $3.00.
  • Please load funds on MySchool Bucks before school starts using your child’s APS ID, available by calling the Front Office. 
  • For an application to check qualification for a free or reduced lunch click here.

Ο  Purchase your School Supplies! 

• • View the 2024-25 School Supply Lists
  • If you purchased a kit, it will be shipped directly to your home in July; bring UNOPENED kits to your child’s classroom at the Open House or the first day of school 

Ο  Get Connected!  

• • Join the Online Buzz Directory to access student and parent contact info and receive our weekly Beemail newsletters.

• • Sign up for text alerts (text @mbbees to 81010).

• • Activate your APS’ Infinite Campus Parent Portal account.
    NOTE: you’ll need your child’s APS student ID number, which can be obtained during Open House or at the Front Office.

• • Sign Up to Volunteer with the PTO.

• • Follow us on Social Media: 

• • • Instagram: @MorrisBrandonPTO

• • • Facebook: Morris Brandon PTO

• • • Facebook: MB Lost & Found 

• • • X (Twitter): @MorrisBrandonES

Ο  Check out After School Options

• • The HIVE Afterschool Program and Other Afterschool Options

Ο  First Day Checklist 

• • Backpack

• • Healthy snack & water bottle (labeled)

• • Packed lunch or School Lunch (load funds to MySchoolBucks) 

• • Tennis shoes (all students are required to wear tennis shoes to school at all times —no sandals, etc.)

• • Label all personal belongings

Ο  Visit our Online School Store

• • Click here to purchase Morris Brandon spirit wear anytime throughout the year!

Ο  Important phone numbers:

• • Main Campus (3rd-5th Grade) Front Desk: (404) 802-7280

• • Primary Center (Pre-K through 2nd Grade) Front Desk: (404) 802-7250
  • APS Transportation: (404) 802-5500
  • Attendance Hotline: (404) 802-7292