• We have officially made it through the first month of school! Our students are doing great!
• If you ever have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher. E-mail is the best way to reach out to communicate. Please know that you may not get a reply immediately based on the classroom schedule and the teacher's planning period.
• Just a reminder that we don't allow student early dismissals after 1:45pm. This information and other important school information can be found in the PES Parent Handbook which is found on the school's webpage.
• Students will be out of school on Monday, September 2 and Tuesday, September 3. We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Wednesday, September 4.
  
• We will have a Volunteer Training at our Open House on Thursday, September 5th at 5:30pm in the cafeteria. Anyone wishing to chaperone a field trip must attend the yearly Volunteer Training and have a current background check on file.

Student Council Officer Elections for 4th and 5th grade students will be on Friday, September 6th. Speeches will be given in the cafeteria at 8:30am and are due to Mrs. Smith on Wednesday, September 4th. Students running for office may have 3 posters to hang up the week of September 3-6. These should be given to Mrs. Durham.

Student Council Homeroom Representative Elections for 4th and 5th grade students will be Wednesday, September 11th. Students may have one poster the week of September 9-11 to campaign. These should be given to Mrs. Durham.

All students can receive a free breakfast and lunch this year. Please check the Menu to see what is offered each day.

Breakfast is served in the cafeteria from 7:30-7:55am. If you wish for your child to eat breakfast at school, please have them here before 7:50am.

Just a friendly reminder that we are a Peanut/Tree Nut safe school. To reduce the chance of this occurring, we are asking that you do not send any tree nut or peanut containing products to school with your child. If your child has eaten tree nuts/peanuts before coming to school, please be sure your child’s hands and face have been thoroughly washed before entering the school.

Help Pickens Elementary raise money by linking your grocery accounts to our school. Both Ingles and Publix have programs that gives our school a percentage of each purchase to buy supplies. Please click on the links below to sign up.

Ingles Tools for School School ID: 11460

Publix Partners

September

2 - Holiday - No School

3 - Teacher In Service Day - No School

4 - Interim Reports go home

5 - Open House 5:00-6:30pm; Volunteer Training 5:30pm

6 - Student Council Elections for 4th and 5th grades

11 - Student Council Homeroom Representative Elections; Patriot Day

13 - Picture Day for the Yearbook

16-20 - Book Fair in the Library; Students will shop during their scheduled Library time

17- Grandparents' Breakfast K4-2nd Grade 7:00-8:00am

18 - Grandparents' Breakfast 3rd-5th Grade 7:00-8:00am

October

1 - 4th Grade Field Trip to the Magic Woods Forest Fair

4 - End of the First Nine Weeks

11 - Pink Out Day (Wear Pink); 1st Grade Field Trip to Denver Downs; 4th Grade Field Trip to Gatlinburg; 5th Grade Bird Houses with PCCTC

14 - Holiday - No School

15 - Teacher In-Service - No School

16 - Report Cards go home

21 - Good News Club Begins

24 - Movement Party

30 - K4 Field Trip to Denver Downs

Email: shannonlawton@pickens.k12.sc.us
Website: pes.pickens.k12.sc.us
Location: 567 Hampton Avenue, Pickens, SC, USA
Phone: 864-397-2300
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pickenselementary