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Fairmount Heights Elementary School (HES) is part of Great Oaks Legacy Charter School’s free, public, open-enrollment Pre-K–12 network in Newark.At HES, every child is known by name, challenged academically, and surrounded by a joyful school community that celebrates effort, character, and growth.

We provide a strong academic foundation, daily support, and a rich calendar of events that make school a place students love—and a place families are proud to call home.

What Families Can Expect

 

Our HES Values: L.E.G.A.C.Y.

Our values guide how students and adults treat one another and what it means to be part of Fairmount Heights. Together, they spell LEGACY:


 

Love And Literacy

  • I use my words and my smile to send warm, caring messages to others.
  • I use my hands to help, not to hurt.
  • I read each day at school, and at home.
  • I write carefully to express my ideas in my journals and notebooks.
  • I speak clearly and I use new words from my growing vocabulary.

Enthusiasm

  • I show that I am eager to learn.
  • I focus on my assigned work; I am not disruptive.

Generosity

  • I help my classmates without asking for anything in return.
  • I say kind words to my teachers and do kind things for them.

Ambition

  • I excel in school;
  • I don’t just “pass”.
  • I strive to improve on my work each day.

Committed Citizenship

  • I keep my work area and my cubby neat and clean.
  • I will try to fix a problem to make it better, even if I am not the one who messed it up.
  • I treat others as I would like to be treated.
  • I follow the behavior rules of my school/bus, EVEN when no one is watching.

Yearning For Knowledge

  • If I’m absent, I make up for missed work.
  • If I don’t understand my work, I keep trying until my teacher comes to help me.
  • I try to learn new things each day
Photo of front entrance to Great Oaks Legacy Heights Elementary School

Fairmount Heights Elementary School (HES)
Grades K-4
308 S. 9th Street, Newark,
NJ 07103

School Director:
Angel Pina

Main Office:
(973) 221-3400

Founded: 2020-2021
Current Enrollment: 160

Campus Anti-Bullying Contact:
Angel Pina
angelp@greatoakslegacy.org
973.221.3400

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