PES Parent Newsletter
September 2025
Pushing for Excellence!
General Information
- We have had an Amazing August and are looking forward to a Spectacular September.
- Progress Reports will come home on Wednesday, September 3rd. Please be on the lookout for a conference sign-up from your child's teacher. All parents/guardians should have a teacher conference in September or October.
- If you are interested in being on the PES School Improvement Council please register here. Elections will be held the first week in October.
- We have a lot of events happening at the school during the month of September. Check them out below.
- If you have questions please do not hesitate to contact the school at 864-397-2300.
Our Amazing Classrooms
Our GT students had to build houses that could with being blown down by the Big Bad Wolf.
Mrs. Barrilleaux and Mrs. Ramey's students learned about the life cycle of the Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Dr. Abercrombie's students are working hard on learning how to solve word problems in math!
No School - Monday, September 1st
PES Title I "Out of This World Literacy Night"
Fall Picture Day - September 12, 2025
Grandparents Breakfast - September 18th and September 19th
5th Grade Yearbook Ads
Preschool Story Time
September Menu
All SDPC students will receive a free breakfast and lunch daily. Breakfast is served each morning from 7:30-7:55am.
Helping Our 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
Strengthening Families Program
Reading Resources for at Home
Check out the calendars below for great events for your family to enjoy!
Upcoming Events
September
1 - Holiday - No School
3 - Progress Reports Go Home
9 - Title I Family Literacy Night 5:00-6:30pm
12 - Fall Picture Day
15-19 - Book Fair
18 - Grandparents Breakfast for K-2 7:00-8:00am
19 - Grandparents Breakfast for 3rd-5th 7:00-8:00am
24 - Preschool Story Time 10:30am
October
3 - End of the 1st Nine Weeks
13 - Holiday - No School
14 - Teacher In Service - No School
15 - Report Cards Go Home
21 - Title I Parent Workshop 8:30am and 4:00pm
24 - Pink Out Day - Wear Pink
30 - Picture Makeup Day
31 - Holiday - No School
Pickens Elementary School
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