Panther Prints
Weekly updates from
Heroes Elementary School
Week of January 27
Panther Prints
Weekly updates from
Heroes Elementary School
Week of January 27
Monday, January 27th
It's going to be a great day at HES!
Quarter 2 ReadBowl Logs Due!
Tuesday, January 28th
Third Grade Field Trip
Wednesday, January 29th
Fifth Grade biology labs with Jackson County High School students
Thursday, January 30th
Remember to read for our school-wide Reading Bowl!
Friday, January 31st
HES Spirit Day!
Attendance
Thank you for making attendance a priority! Please remember that our district attendance policy allows for 5 days of excused absences with parent notes. We are happy to help with any questions you may have. Please feel free to reach out.
New Year, New Supplies
The new year is an important time to refresh school supplies, so that students are ready for a strong second semester. Some of the supplies that are most in need of replacement are headphones, pencils, notebook paper and crayons.
Thank you for your support!
School News and Important Information
Heroes Elementary and the Jackson County School System's 2025-26 Pre-K Lottery Registration opens on Sunday, Dec. 1. Registration for the lottery does not guarantee placement into the state-funded program. For more information and to apply online, visit www.jacksonschoolsga.org/prek.
Is your 3rd-5th grade student interested in joining Chess Club for February-March? Sign up now HERE!
Save the date!
More information will be coming home closer to the event, contact PTO (weareheroespto@gmail.com) with questions!
The West Jackson Middle School Daddy-Daughter Dance is quickly approaching and tickets are ON SALE NOW! This event is open to all ages in the entire Jackson County Community & more information will be made available in the coming weeks. This event sells out every year so register now while you still can via the link below:
https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/daddy-daughter-dance-2
Calling all 3rd-5th grade girls! Ready to run, make new friends, and have fun? Join Girls on the Run!
We meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-4:30. Don’t miss out—sign up today! https://www.girlsontherunga.org/programs
Every year, countless snack pouches end up in dumpsters and landfills across America. We are working with TerraCycle® to put an end to this enormous loss of resources.
The Recycling Project allows us to recycle these pouches and prevent them from ending up in landfills.
And not only are you helping the environment, but the pouches you recycle with us have the potential to earn funding for our school or organization.
Accepted Items: All brands of squeezable snack plastic pouches and caps, All Entenmann’s Little Bites® pouches and Minis, Takis® snacks packaging.
Heroes Elementary is thrilled to join the Jackson County School System in participating in the Malcolm Mitchell ReadBowl! This exciting, free global reading competition is all about inspiring students to develop a lifelong love of reading. Let’s get reading, Heroes!
Parents, you can help us by tracking the number of minutes your student(s) reads each night on their reading log, which will be sent home soon! The top class per grade level will win a pizza party!
Attention 5th grade families!
Is your student interested in middle school cheerleading? If so, please take a moment to complete this interest survey!
Attention 5th grade families!
Please save the date for LKMS rising 6th grade night
Thursday, February 6 @ 6:00
Yearbooks are on sale! They are now $35 (previously $30). If you'd like a custom nameplate for your yearbook, the deadline to order is February 1st. For regular orders, the deadline is March 1st.🎉
This yearbook is extra special as it will showcase our very first year together as a school. Don’t wait—click the link below and enter our school code to order yours today! Any proceeds from yearbook sales will be helping our students and staff.
https://www.buytheyearbook.com/en/bty/findmyschool
School Code: 724543
Make your student's day extra special! 🎉 Get a personalized birthday shoutout on our outdoor digital sign for just $5! Your child's birthday shoutout will stay on the digital sign for the entire week of their birthday.
Please make your payment on SchoolPay under "Birthday Shoutouts" AND complete the Google Form.
Proceeds will be used for media center resources and teacher celebrations.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
our students embraced his message of unity, kindness, and hope.