💙💛🐻 A Golden Moment for a Golden Educator! 🍎✨
Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Jordan, our 2027 North Aiken Elementary School Teacher of the Year! 🎉🏆
Today was extra special as Mrs. Jordan celebrated this well-deserved honor surrounded by her loving family, students, and colleagues! ❤️
Mrs. Jordan is more than an amazing teacher—she is a dedicated educator, a supportive teammate, and a shining example of what it means to lead with love and purpose. Her commitment to our scholars and our school family does not go unnoticed!
Mrs. Jordan, we celebrate YOU today and always! Thank you for making a difference, one student and one smile at a time! 💙💛
🐻 Four Houses, One Den—One AMAZING Teacher of the Year!
#NAiES #TeacherOfTheYear2027 #BearPride #NorthAikenElementary #ExcellenceInEducation
We are excited to share an upcoming Fall Parents' Day Out hosted by our Educators Rising Members!
Parents can enjoy some well-deserved time for themselves while their children enjoy an afternoon of crafts, games, lunch, snack and FUN!
When: Saturday 7, 2026 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Where: Aiken High School - Front Entrance
Ages 3-12 (must be potty-trained)
Cost: $25.00 per child
The cost includes lunch, a snack, crafts, games and plenty of fun!
Register and Submit payment using the QR codes on the flyer attached. For questions, contact Mrs. Franklin at cfranklin2@acpsd.net.
#ACPSD #EducatorsRising #ParentsDayOut
🐻💙💛 EXCELLENCE IN THE DEN! 🌟
Congratulations to our North Aiken Elementary scholars who earned All A’s and A/B Honor Roll for the 1st Quarter! 🏆📚
Your hard work and dedication have paid off! We are BEARY proud of you! 🐾👏
#NAiES #HonorRoll #BearPride #AcademicExcellence
🇺🇸 Calling all veterans and their families! Join us at North Aiken Elementary on Wednesday, November 11, at 8:40 a.m. as our scholars honor those who served through readings, songs, and dance.
📸 Help us create our Wall of Honor! Scan the flyer’s QR code to submit your veteran’s photo, name, military branch, and connection to your child. Photos are accepted online only and may be submitted even if you cannot attend.
✂️ Planning to join us? Return the flyer’s attendance slip to your child’s teacher.
We look forward to honoring our heroes! ❤️🤍💙
📣 Bear Families, remember there is NO SCHOOL for students on:
📚 Monday, November 2 — Teacher Workday
🗳️ Tuesday, November 3 — Election Day
We’ll welcome our Bears back on Wednesday, November 4! 💙💛
🎃🍬🐻 TRUNKS, TREATS, AND TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY SUPPORT! 💙💛
What an AMAZING evening in the DEN! 🐾🎉
Yesterday’s North Aiken Elementary Trunk or Treat was a HUGE SUCCESS, and we couldn’t have done it without the incredible support of our school family and community!
💙💛 THANK YOU to all of our local businesses, community organizations, agencies, and generous contributors who donated candy, treats, resources, and their time to help make this event possible!
🍭 THANK YOU to our wonderful families who came out to celebrate with us! Seeing our scholars smiling, laughing, and enjoying themselves made every moment worthwhile!
🐻 THANK YOU to our dedicated NAiES staff members who worked tirelessly behind the scenes, decorated trunks, organized activities, and helped create a fun and memorable experience for our scholars!
🎶 A special shoutout to DJ KB for keeping the energy high and the music flowing throughout the evening!
❤️🖤 Special recognition to our Houses of Amistad and Altruismo for helping lead this fantastic event!
Events like this remind us that North Aiken is more than a school—we are a FAMILY! Your continued love, generosity, and support make a lasting difference in the lives of our scholars.
Four Houses, One Den – Focused on Learning and Committed to Achievement! 🐾
📸 Enjoy a few highlights from our evening of FUN, FAMILY, and COMMUNITY!
#NorthAikenElementary #NAiESBears #TrunkOrTreat2026 #FourHousesOneDen #CommunityStrong #BearPride #ThankYou
Celebrating Our Principals!
As we wrap up Principal Appreciation Month, we're celebrating the dedicated leaders who make a difference in our schools every day.
Through our Principal for a Day opportunity, community members and local leaders stepped into the role of principal, gaining a firsthand look at the leadership, collaboration, and care that go into supporting our students and school communities. Thank you to those that volunteered for this amazing opportunity.
Hear their reflections and see some of the moments that made this experience special as we recognize the incredible work of our principals on YouTube at youtu.be/yK5kpIdC7Z4 .
Thank you to our principals for all that you do to help our students and schools thrive!
#PrincipalAppreciation #ACPSDCelebrates #PublicEducation #SouthCarolinaSchools
Good afternoon, parents and guardians of North Aiken Elementary School
We are pleased to share that the Secure Action initiated earlier this afternoon at both schools has been lifted. Law enforcement has confirmed that the individual involved in the police pursuit has moved away from the vicinity of our school campuses.
While you may continue to see law enforcement activity in the surrounding area, both our school and Aiken Intermediate will proceed with regular dismissal procedures as scheduled.
All students and staff are safe, and we appreciate your patience, understanding, and cooperation as we worked with law enforcement to ensure their continued safety.
We are pleased to share that the Secure Action initiated earlier this afternoon at both schools has been lifted. Law enforcement has confirmed that the individual involved in the police pursuit has moved away from the vicinity of our school campuses.
While you may continue to see law enforcement activity in the surrounding area, both our school and Aiken Intermediate will proceed with regular dismissal procedures as scheduled.
All students and staff are safe, and we appreciate your patience, understanding, and cooperation as we worked with law enforcement to ensure their continued safety.
🔄❤️ INSIDE OUT DAY & GREAT LEARNING IN THE DEN! 🐻💙💛
Today, our NAiES Bears turned things INSIDE OUT for Red Ribbon Week! ❤️🎗️ From creative outfits to smiling faces, our students and staff showed their school spirit while continuing to make learning a priority!
📚✨ And the excitement didn’t stop there! SIMPLY GREAT LEARNING was happening all throughout the DEN! We love seeing our Bears engaged, growing, and achieving every day! 🐾💙💛
🎃🍬 STAY TUNED! We’ve got even MORE excitement to share!
🚧 Trunk or Treat: We can’t wait to share pictures from tonight’s FUN-filled event!
📖🎭 Tomorrow is our VOCABULARY PARADE! We are SO excited to see the unique vocabulary words our Bears have chosen and the creative costumes that bring those words to life! 🌟
It’s a GREAT week to be a North Aiken Bear! 🐻💙💛
Four Houses, One Den – Focused on Learning and Committed to Achievement!
#NAiESBears #RedRibbonWeek #InsideOutDay #SimplyGreatLearning #LearningInTheDen #TrunkOrTreat #VocabularyParade #FourHousesOneDen #BearPride
Area One Families: Share Your Feedback on Middle School Opportunities.
Aiken County Public Schools is exploring potential changes to the middle school structure in the Aiken area, and we want to hear from you!
The District is considering a return to a traditional grades 6–8 middle school structure, with dedicated sixth-grade academies to help students transition successfully from elementary school. This change would also require adjustments to existing school attendance zones.
Additionally, we are exploring opportunities for specialized thematic programs at Area One middle schools, giving students the chance to pursue their interests through hands-on learning and career exploration.
No decisions have been made. As we consider these possibilities, feedback from our families is essential to understanding community priorities and helping inform our next steps.
We encourage all Area One parents and guardians to take a few minutes to complete our survey.
Share Your Feedback: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/LeRLS793Rt
Thank you for your continued partnership and for helping us explore opportunities that best support the students and families of Area One.
📣 CALLING ALL BEAR FAMILIES! 🐻 Parents, grandparents, siblings, cousins… BRING THE WHOLE CREW! This isn’t just about collecting candy. It’s about coming together, having fun, supporting our vendors, and making memories with our North Aiken family! ❤️
BE THERE TO MAKE THE MEMORIES! 📲 SHARE THIS POST! TAG A FRIEND! BRING A NEIGHBOR! LET’S PACK THE PARKING LOT WITH BEAR PRIDE! 💙💛 ❤️🖤 Proudly hosted by the Houses of Amistad & Altruismo! 🐾 FOUR HOUSES. ONE DEN. ONE SPOOKTACULAR NIGHT! #NAiES #NorthAikenBears #TrunkOrTreat #BearFamily #FourHousesOneDen #CommunityFun
💕 PINK OUT DAY AT NAiES! 💕
Today, our North Aiken Bears were THINKING PINK! 🩷🎀 We proudly wore pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, showing that together we stand for strength, hope, and healthy choices!
🚧 TOMORROW: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29!
🔄 Red Ribbon Week Theme: INSIDE OUT DAY!
“Turn It Inside Out, Keep Drugs Out!” Students are encouraged to wear their clothes inside out as we continue celebrating healthy, drug-free choices!
Week of October 19th Positive Behavior Spotlight
🏈🏀⚾ TEAM UP AGAINST DRUGS! ❤️🎗️
Our North Aiken Bears showed off their team spirit today for Jersey Day as we continued celebrating Red Ribbon Week! 🐻💙💛 We loved seeing our students and staff representing their favorite teams while standing together for healthy, drug-free choices!
💕 TOMORROW IS PINK OUT DAY! 💕
Let’s turn North Aiken PINK in support of Breast Cancer Awareness! Wear your pink as we show love, hope, and support for those affected by breast cancer! 🎀
🐻 Four Houses, One Den — United for a Cause!
#NAiESBears #RedRibbonWeek #JerseyDay #PinkOutDay #BreastCancerAwareness #DrugFreeLooksLikeMe #BearPride
Exciting Things Happening in PE at North Aiken Elementary!
We have had an exciting start to the nine weeks in Physical Education at North Aiken Elementary! Our students have been working hard to improve their physical fitness, build endurance, and develop healthy habits.
Top Mile Run Awards
We recently recognized our top six students out of 77 participants for their outstanding achievements in the one-mile run. Each student received a certificate of achievement, a Chick-fil-A gift card, and house points for their hard work, determination, and excellent performance! Top Girls: Aurora Patrick – 9:04 Madeci Peterson – 11:07 Mayri'yona Byrd – 11:11 Top Boys: Jamani Brown – 7:47 Haven White – 10:30 Dylan Carter – 11:05 FitnessGram Assessment The one-mile run is part of our FitnessGram assessment, which is conducted twice a year, in the fall and spring, to monitor students' physical fitness and progress. FitnessGram evaluates several important areas of health-related fitness:
Cardiovascular Endurance: Measures heart and lung endurance through activities such as the PACER test or one-mile run. Muscular Strength and Endurance: Measures muscle strength and stamina through push-ups and curl-ups.
Flexibility: Measures range of motion through activities such as the back-saver sit-and-reach and shoulder stretch. Body
Composition: Assesses physical growth and body composition using measurements such as height and weight. Our goal is to help students understand the importance of staying active, setting personal fitness goals, and improving their performance from fall to spring. We are extremely proud of our award recipients and all 77 students who participated! At North Aiken Elementary, we celebrate effort, improvement, and achievement as we encourage every student to develop lifelong healthy habits! Coach Green Physical Education North Aiken Elementary
❤️🎀 Red Ribbon Week is off to a great start! 🎀❤️
Our North Aiken Bears kicked off the week wearing RED to show their commitment to making healthy choices and saying NO to drugs! ❤️🐻
🏈🏀 TOMORROW IS JERSEY DAY! ⚾🏆
“Join the Winning Team: Say NO to Drugs!”
Wear your favorite sports jersey as we TEAM UP against drugs! 💙💛
#NAIESBears #RedRibbonWeek2026 #HealthyChoices #FourHousesOneDen
🐻💙💛 Big smiles from our littlest Bears! Take a peek at Ms. Canty and Mrs. Chinn’s 4K class, where learning, growing, and making memories go hand in hand! 🌟📚
🎃🍬 It’s happening THIS THURSDAY! Join North Aiken Elementary for our Community Trunk-or-Treat on October 29 from 5:00–6:30 PM!
🎧 Enjoy a LIVE DJ, decorated trunks, candy, and community fun! Be sure to visit two of our participating vendors: Catherine’s Creations by Chastity and Boss Berry! 🧁🍋
📍 New bus parking lot between Aiken Intermediate and the North Aiken bus loop
🚗 Please park at North Aiken’s main entrance.
Hosted by Altruismo and Amistad—come for the candy and stay for the fun! 💛💙
#FourHousesOneDen #NorthAiken #TrunkOrTreat
👑💙💛 A Night of Beauty, Grace, and Remembrance! 💛💙👑
Last night, North Aiken Elementary School proudly hosted our Linda Bright Memorial Scholarship Pageant, and what a beautiful evening it was! ✨
We would like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our wonderful contestants, supportive families, dedicated judges, and amazing staff members who helped make this special event a success! Your time, hard work, and support mean so much to our North Aiken family! 🐻💙
💐 More Than a Pageant… A Legacy of Love!
This pageant holds a special place in our hearts as we honor the memory of Mrs. Linda Bright, a beloved and dedicated member of the North Aiken family who faithfully served our school until her courageous battle with cancer came to an end.
Although she is no longer with us, her legacy of love, dedication, and service continues to shine! ❤️
Through this special event, we are committed to keeping her memory alive by awarding scholarships to former North Aiken Elementary students who are continuing their education. What a meaningful way to honor someone who gave so much to our school community!
To everyone who participated, attended, donated, volunteered, or supported this year’s pageant in any way, THANK YOU for helping us turn a beautiful memory into opportunities for future generations!
💙💛 Once a Bear, Always a Bear! 🐻
🕊️ In Loving Memory of Mrs. Linda Bright — Her Legacy Lives On!
#NorthAikenElementary #LindaBrightMemorialScholarshipPageant #OnceABearAlwaysABear #HonoringHerLegacy #ScholarshipsForTheFuture #NorthAikenBears
❤️🎗️💙 RED RIBBON WEEK IS ALMOST HERE! 💙🎗️❤️
🐻 North Aiken Elementary is ready to TURN UP THE SPIRIT & TURN DOWN DRUGS!
Join us October 26th–30th as we celebrate healthy choices, positive attitudes, and a drug-free future! 🌟
📣 Parents, don’t forget to check out our daily dress-up themes! We encourage all of our Bears to participate and show their school spirit throughout the week!
📚✨ We’ll wrap up the celebration on Friday with our Vocabulary Parade! Remember, this is more than a costume day! Students should dress to represent a vocabulary word and bring its meaning to life through creativity!
❤️ Strong Choices. Bright Futures. Drug-Free Bears! 🐻💙💛
#RedRibbonWeek2026 #NorthAikenElementary #NAIESBears #DrugFreeBears #HealthyChoices #VocabularyParade #FourHousesOneDen
