Eagle News
SME newsletter for families and the community
Dear Parents,
Welcome back! Hoping all of you had a wonderful holiday with family and friends! We are excited to see our sweet children - we have missed them!
This month, we will begin registering students for K4 and K5 for the 2026-2027 school year. Here is the link to the registration page for incoming K4 students: https://www.pickens.k12.sc.us/page/four-year-old-kindergarten.
Here is the link for incoming K5 students: https://www.pickens.k12.sc.us/o/pickens/page/pre-k-information-page. ****If your student is already in a 4K program, you do not use this to register for K5. You are already enrolled and will move into a K5 program. You will be asked to update your enrollment later, but this link is only for students new to SDPC schools.
If you have any questions about this, you may call the school at 864-397-2400.
We look forward to welcoming all of our returning students back to us this week and meeting students who will be new to us in 2026-2027!
Melissa Terry
Principal
Building Character at SME
Each month at Six Mile Elementary, we focus on different character traits and talk about ways to show those traits to others. We discuss the trait in morning meeting in our classrooms. We spotlight the trait on the school news show. Mrs. Orr, our guidance counselor, goes into classrooms and does special lessons with the trait. At the end of each month, we have a Best of the Nest party to honor those students who "shine" in that area.
This month our core essential is focusing on COMMITMENT. Commitment is making a plan and putting it into practice.
Absence Notes
If your student is absent, you have three days to send a note stating the reason for their absence before it is counted unexcused. You can send a handwritten note or you can email Stephanie Merck at stephaniemerck@pickens.k12.sc.us. You can also email your child's teacher.
When students have accumulated 3 absences in a row without a note, Mr. Gilstrap will have to schedule a meeting for an Attendance Conference. Please make sure to get your note in so that this does not happen.
Six Mile Elementary
Email: teachersname@pickens.k12.sc.us
Website: www.pickens.k12.sc/sme
Location: 777 North Main Street, Six Mile, SC, USA
Phone: 864-397-2400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sixmileelementaryschool
Twitter: @SME_Eagles