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Weekly updates from
Heroes Elementary School
Week of March 2
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What's Happening This Week?
What's Happening This Week?
Monday, March 2
Mindset Monday
PJ Reading Day!
LKMS guest readers coming to classes.
Tuesday, March 3
Hat Day!
LKMS guest readers coming to classes.
Mrs. Dickson & Mrs. Rodgers field trip to A Very Special Petting Zoo.
McClain Hermes, Paralympic athlete, speaking at HES.
Wednesday, March 4
Bring a Stuffed Animal to Read with Day!
School Store Open!
Thursday, March 5
Panthers Love to Read! Wear Jaxco Gear!
Fifth grade field trip to Truist Park.
School Store Open!
Friday, March 6
School Store Open!
Book Character Dress Up Day!
School News and Important Information
Attendance
Dear Parents, We want to celebrate that our school attendance data has already improved over last year! Thank you for helping us to achieve the goal of increasing student achievement by improving our attendance at school! When our students are in class every day at 7:40, our instruction time is maximized and our students thrive! Thank you so much for your partnership with attendance!
Classroom Deliveries
If your child forgets something at home or if you are brining a special treat for the class, please plan to drop items off at school prior to 10:30 a.m. This will help us to ensure we have time to deliver everything to classrooms. Thank you!
Transportation Update
Our bus routes have grown as our community has grown! In order to ensure the safe transport of every HES student, we are not able to accommodate additional students on bus routes that they don't normally ride. Thank you for understanding that we cannot accept notes for students to ride different bus routes home in the afternoons. Students may only ride the bus that serves their home address. Again, thank you for understanding. Your child's safety is our priority!
Nutrition Update
We are off to a happy, healthy start to the new year at HES! As part of the school wellness initiative, we provide times for breakfast, lunch and snack in our daily schedule. Please help us to ensure that water bottles only contain water and that food brought into school is not fast food from commercial establishments for these scheduled times. Thank you for your partnership!
The Jackson County Board of Education approved Ms. Aja Ledford as the new principal of Heroes Elementary School! Ms. Ledford, who has served as an assistant principal at HES since the school opened in 2024, will begin her new duties in July!
The Georgia Department of Education conducts a School Climate Survey each year, to measure what parents or guardians think about their school. Every parent or guardian is invited to take this survey. Thank you for your partnership in making Heroes Elementary a safe and nurturing place for our students to learn and grow!
Join us for Heroes Elementary Multicultural Night!
March 19 from 5:00PM - 7:00 PM.
We would love for our families to be part of this special event. Please complete the form to let us know if your family would like to participate.
Some ways you can help include:
• Participating in a multicultural fashion show
• Hosting a cultural booth or table
• Bringing a traditional dish to share
We can’t wait to celebrate the rich diversity of our HES community!
🌟 We Need You! 🌟
Our PTO is looking for volunteers for several upcoming events, and we’d love your help! Your time and support make a big difference for our students.
Sign up here to get involved: Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
LKMS Football & Competition Cheer Registration is now open for rising 6th graders!
Congratulations to HES K-Kids and Aubree Paden
Heroes K-Kids Club was proudly recognized at the 2026 Kiwanis Governor’s Rally this week as a 2025 National Honor Club for the incredible impact our members made during the 2024–2025 school year. We can't wait to further our impact in the community and work toward being recognized as a Distinguished Club!
We are also thrilled to announce that our very own Aubree Paden received the Hayden Student Leadership Medallion for demonstrating exemplary leadership in three key areas: a heart to serve, a call to lead, and the courage to engage. Aubree has been an integral part of our club—faithfully attending meetings, sharing thoughtful ideas, and actively participating in our many service projects. We are so proud of you, Aubree!
Make your student's day extra special! 🎉 Get a personalized birthday shoutout on our outdoor digital sign for just $6! Your child's birthday shoutout will stay on the digital sign for the entire week of their birthday.
Proceeds will be used for media center resources and teacher celebrations.
Step 1: Pay on School Window
Step 2: Submit your Student's Information
✨ Yearbooks are now on sale! ✨
Visit TreeRing and enter our school code: 1017538231403910 to order today.
Prices:
Soft Cover: $30.03 (before tax)
Hard Cover: $37.67 (before tax)
Each yearbook comes with 2 FREE custom pages—personalized by you and printed in your book only!
Order by March 4th, 2026 to guarantee your copy! Proceeds from yearbook sales will be helping our students and staff.
Heroes Elementary is proud to partner with our community! Check out our 2025–2026 Partners in Education packages and learn how your business can support our students while gaining great visibility.
Mark your calendars! The Athens Rock Lobsters are hosting four JCSS Foundation nights! A portion of every ticket sold will be donated back to the Foundation to support staff grants and student scholarships! Tickets are on sale now! Visit www.jcssfoundation.org/upcomingevents.
Our Sneaker Ball was so much fun for our students last Friday! Thank you to our PTO board for the many hours of work that went into planning, decorating and hosting this event. Also, thank you to all of our parent chaperones who helped us maintain a safe and fun environment for our students at the dance.
We are very grateful for our supportive and enthusiastic community!
Thank you to our Partners in Education!
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