HES HERO 7.5.25

HES HERO

At HES we are committed to creating a safe and nurturing environment that partners with families to promote high expectations, critical thinking, and the belief that other people matter. ALL students will leave HES equipped to be global life-long learners who are advocates for change.

 

Upcoming Dates

July 7       First Day Tracks 1& 3/Kindergarten Staggered Entry

July 14     All Track 1 & 3 Kindergarteners Attend 

     Tissues & Tea for Tr 1 & 3 Kindergarten Parents/Guardians in Media Center 8:30am

July 22     General PTA Meeting 6pm in the Media Center

July 23     July & August Birthday Lunch - Tracks 1 & 3

July 25      Track out for Track 3

July 28      First Day for Track 4 students /Kindergarten Staggered Entry

Aug 4        All Track 4 Kindergarteners Attend

                 Tissues & Tea for Tr 4 Kindergarten Parents/Guardians in Media Center 8:30am

Aug 5       July & August Birthday Lunch - Track 4

 

Welcome to the New Year!

Greetings Heritage Elementary Families,

Welcome to the 2025-2026 School Year! We are looking forward to a wonderful year ahead and are ready to see our students back in the building next week (or at the end of July)! This year will be full of meaningful learning experiences and activities, new friendships, time spent collaborating and lots of fun too! We can’t wait to watch our students grow this year and look forward to partnering with you for a successful year for ALL students. THANK YOU for sharing your children with us - they make each day brighter!

Sincerely, 

Amy Harmon, Principal

 

The First Day of School for Tracks 1 and 3 is on Monday, July 7th!

• School hours are 7:55am - 2:55pm  
• School supply lists can be found HERE
• Be sure to complete the 1702 form and drop of any medication your child takes at school prior to the first day. Students may not transport their own medication.

First Week Morning Drop-off Procedures for Kindergarten Students

We are excited to welcome Track 1 and 3 Kindergarteners to school! Please be sure to have your student attend school on their assigned staggered entry day. If you plan to bring your child to school via carpool, you may park and walk them into the building during staggered entry.  

All families must check-in at the front prior to walking their student to class. Please bring your photo ID with you in order to help make the visitor check-in process easier before you walk your child to their Kindergarten classroom.

Tea and Tissues is scheduled for Tracks 1 and 3 Kindergarten parents in the Media Center at 8:25am on Monday, July 14th. You may also walk your student into the building this day, but must first check-in at the main office.

 

Student Handbook

There have been several important updates to our student handbook this year! Please take some time to review the HES Student Handbook for 2025-2026. It is important to have an understanding of schoolwide expectations and practices and we appreciate you taking the team to read this document.

 

KidzArt Art Club

We will be offering KidzArt Art Club after school on Tuesdays from 3:15-4:15pm again this year starting August 5th. Click on THIS FLIER for more information and to sign up for this fun art club experience.

 

Review of School Arrival and Departure Procedures

• Bus Riders
  • Check your email for communication from WCPSS Transportation regarding bus routes and stop times.
  • Please arrive at the bus stop 15 minutes prior to the bus arrival time and allow 15 minutes past the scheduled time.  
  • All Kindergarten and 1st grade students must be greeted at the bus stop each afternoon by an adult. If there is not an adult greeting them at the stop, the bus driver will bring them back to school and parents will need to pick them up at school.

• Car Riders
  • Please drive SLOWLY and maintain a safe speed for the entirety of carpool and STAY OFF your cellphone so that your full attention is on carpool.
  • Please display your carpool tag each day in your mirror for the entire time you are in afternoon carpool. It must be the official HES carpool tag.
  • If you do not have a carpool tag, you will be asked to park in a parking spot in front of the school and go into the main office to check out your student. IDs will not be checked in the carpool line.
  • If you need a carpool tag, please stop by the main office to get one. 
  • While in the carpool line, move forward until the car ahead of you stops. Students should exit the car from the driver’s side in order to avoid crossing traffic in the morning. In the afternoon, students will enter on the passenger side.
  • Please be sure to pull all the way up as far as you can in the carpool lane and do not pass other cars in the outside lane. You should be pulling up to the next available marker.
  • During morning carpool, please pull all the way forward, do not stop at a preferred doorway, we need as many cars pulled forward at all times as possible.

• Walkers
  • Please walk your student across the road from the greenway in the morning and to the cafeteria door. In the afternoon, pick up your student at the cafeteria doors. 

 

Medication Drop Off

If you still have medication from the 2024-2025 school year, it MUST BE picked up and signed out or it will be disposed of. NEW medication can then be dropped off with an updated 1702 form. Please note that all prescription and over the counter medications need to have paperwork completed by your child's healthcare provider each school year. We ask that a parent drop off the paperwork and medication to the front office. If you have health related questions, please reach out to our school nurse, Dawn Knode via email at dknode@wcpss.net.

 

Apply for Free and Reduced Price School Meals 

In order to receive free or reduced-price meals for this school year, families need to submit a meal benefits application. All families must complete a new application for the 2025-2026 school year in order to receive benefits. Please allow 10 business days for processing.

 

Please complete a 2025-2026 meal benefits application so our school can be eligible for extra funding. If you have not completed a free or reduced-price meal application and think your child may be eligible, please apply online or request a paper copy from the main office. Paper applications can also be requested by calling 919-588-3535 or 919-856-2920 or emailing cnsmealbenefits@wcpss.net.  

2025-2026 Meal Prices

 

JOIN the PTA

We hope you will JOIN the HES PTA this year! There are lots of great opportunities to support our school by being a member. Click Givebacks to join today!

The PTA Board is now seeking a new Treasurer to serve for the 2025-26 school year as our current treasurer is a WCPSS employee and ineligible for this position under NCPTA Bylaws.

Ideal candidates should:

• Be comfortable with basic financial tasks and recordkeeping
• Be available for monthly PTA meetings and authorized as a bank signer

If you are interested, please reach out to hesptanc@gmail.com