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Heroes Elementary School
Week of December 15
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What's Happening This Week?
What's Happening This Week?
Monday, December 15th
Winter parties
6:00 Cub Scout meeting in cafeteria (use back parking lot)
Tuesday, December 16th
Winter parties
Wednesday, December 17th
School-wide PJ Day!
Winter Wonderland at HES!
Thursday, December 18th
No School, Winter Break
Friday, December 19th
No School, Winter Break
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!
Heroes Salutes
At Heroes Elementary, we love celebrating the positive choices that make our school a safe, respectful, and responsible community!
We’re excited to share Student and Staff Salutes — special shout-outs for those who go above and beyond to live our school values every day.
Congrats to our November Heroes Salutes students and to our November teacher honoree, Ms. Stevens, for always having a Pawsitive Attitude about work. November's Student and Staff salute focus is work!
Reminder: The Jackson County School System will be closed for Winter Break beginning Thursday, Dec. 18 through Thursday, Jan. 1. A staff work day will be held on Friday, Jan. 2, and students will return on Monday, Jan. 5.
Heroes Elementary School has been named a 2025-26 National BETA School of Merit, becoming the ninth school within the Jackson County School System to earn the distinction this year. HES earned the honor due to its dedication to academic excellence and commitment to celebrating students' achievements. In order to be recognized as a School of Merit, schools must offer the BETA Club to all eligible grades, providing leadership development and service involvement that strengthens and builds students.
Heroes Elementary is planning a Multicultural Night for March 19, 2026!
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!
Congratulations to Ian Mendez for being named the JCSS Student of the Week! What an incredible honor. He celebrated the achievement by enjoying donuts with his classmates!
Registration for the 2026-27 Pre-Kindergarten Lottery is now OPEN! Families can visit www.jacksonschoolsga.org/prek to learn more about eligibility requirements. Pre-K programs are available at all seven JCSS elementary schools. The lottery drawing will take place in March, and families will be notified of their enrollment status.
We’re excited to share that HES K-Kids was recognized in the Georgia Kiwanian publication as a National Club of Honor! What an amazing accomplishment for our students and our club sponsor, Ms. Menard.
WOW! Thank you so much for your incredible generosity toward our Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta toy drive. Just look at all these amazing toys that will help brighten the holidays for children at CHOA this season. Our HES families continue to show what kindness and community truly look like. We are so grateful for your support!
🌟 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
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.
Heroes Elementary is a 2025–26 National BETA School of Merit! We’re proud to be recognized for our academic excellence and commitment to student leadership and service.
Congratulations to our amazing students and staff!
Thank you to our Partners in Education!
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