In recognition of National Heroes Day, the Primary 3 classes at Francis Patton Primary School have been considering the life of Dame Lois Browne-Evans and what it means to be a hero.

The class of Ms Ann-Marie Beattie spent three weeks learning about the life of Dame Lois, and the students created their own illustrated account of her early years, including her family, her education and her sports activities. The collection of artwork was then delivered to Premier Dr. Ewart Brown at the Cabinet Office on Friday October 10.

Meanwhile, in the class of Ms Robin Warren, the young people wrote about the heroes in their own lives. A sampling of the children's work appears here:

"A hero is someone who will make a sacrifice for the greater good. My heroes are my mom and dad. They work hard to feed me. My mom and dad make sure I have nice clothes and a roof over my head. They are my heroes because they help me with my homework." - Jadae Steede-Hill

"My hero is my teacher because she is nice. She helps me with my work. She works hard at the school so she can teach children how to be responsible. My teacher is Ms. Warren and she practices the Golden Rule." - Shane Darrell

"My heroes are my brothers. Their names are Kenneth and Ezra. When I fall on my scrambler bike they both help me out. They both ride scramblers and sometimes they make mistakes, so even heroes are not perfect." - Eusebio KingMills

"A hero is someone who makes sacrifices for the greater good. My dad is my hero. My hero is my dad because he helps me with my homework. He feeds me so I can get muscles. My dad takes good care of me. My dad puts me to sleep and reads me a book. I love my dad!" - Jordon Burgess

"A hero is someone who will make a sacrifice for the greater good. My hero is my mother. My mom helps me when I am on the monkey bars. I tried to do the monkey bars but I kept falling. I tried again. I tried again and again and again and I GOT IT! Thanks to my mom." - Shaddi Somersall

"A hero is someone who will make a sacrifice for the greater good. My heroes are my mom and dad and my teacher. My mom is my hero because she helps me with my work. My teacher is my hero because she cares and she helps me to learn. My mom and dad send me to school so I can get a good education. I love school because school is fun!" - Brijette Basden