Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary proudly partnered with ULM/KEDM Public Radio on Friday, December 12. Representatives from the station helped to “Give the Joy of Learning” by hand-delivering books to the entire 2nd-grade class. Special thank you to Mr. Jay Curtis, General Manager, and the Monroe Community for recognizing the importance of literacy and making this donation possible.

KEDM is a public service radio station of the University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM), airing NPR News, the Music of the Delta, classical, and other entertainment from studios in Sandel Hall and streaming online at KEDM.org. The station relies on funding from listeners, local businesses, ULM, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Listen and give online at KEDM.org and follow the station as KEDM Public Radio on Facebook, @90.3kedm on Instagram, and on YouTube.

Earlier in the week, J-HES partnered with Mrs. Salter, representative of Sabine State Bank (Many location), for a reading of “Princess Mackie Buys a House” to students in Grades 3-5.

The story is about a little girl named Mackie who dreams of having a home with her very own room, and the process it took her and her mother to become homeowners. Through this story, children gained a better understanding of the path to homeownership and also learned valuable lessons about other financial concepts, such as generational wealth-building, saving money, budgeting, and goal setting.

“We recognize that it is important to plant seeds of home ownership and financial literacy early and often so that children can understand this as a true possibility for them in the future.”– Ms. Copeland, JHES Principal.

J-HES thanks Sabine State Bank for their time and donation of a classroom copy for each section. “Princess Mackie Buys a House” can be found on Amazon.