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PES Parent Newsletter

September 2025

PES ParentNewsletterSeptember 2025

Pushing for Excellence! Pushing for Excellence!

General Information 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 Amazing Classrooms

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Our GT students had to build houses that could with being blown down by the Big Bad Wolf.

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Mrs. Barrilleaux and Mrs. Ramey's students learned about the life cycle of the Very Hungry Caterpillar.

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Dr. Abercrombie's students are working hard on learning how to solve word problems in math!

No School - Monday, September 1st No School - Monday, September 1st

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PES Title I "Out of This World Literacy Night" PES Title I "Out of This World Literacy Night"

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Fall Picture Day - September 12, 2025 Fall Picture Day - September 12, 2025

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Grandparents Breakfast - September 18th and September 19th Grandparents Breakfast - September 18th and September 19th

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5th Grade Yearbook Ads 5th Grade Yearbook Ads

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Preschool Story Time Preschool Story Time

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September Menu September Menu

All SDPC students will receive a free breakfast and lunch daily. Breakfast is served each morning from 7:30-7:55am.

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Helping Our School Helping Our School

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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

Strengthening Families Program Strengthening Families Program

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Reading Resources for at Home Reading Resources for at Home

Storyline Online - Free
Story Time from Space
Free Video Read Alouds
Oxford Owl eBooks

Check out the calendars below for great events for your family to enjoy! Check out the calendars below for great events for your family to enjoy!

The Children's Museum Calendar
Kids Play and Cafe Events
Pickens County Library Calendar
Pickens County Library Calendar
The Dream Center Events

Upcoming Events 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

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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

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