We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer break!
Pickens Elementary summer hours are M-Th from 7am-5pm.
If you have a question about the After School Care Summer program please call 864-397-2300 ext 2314.
If you have a Camp iRock question please call 864-720-4198.
We will see you at Meet the Teacher on Tuesday, July 30th from 4:30-6:30pm.
Meet the Teacher for the 2024-25 school year has been scheduled. Put it on your calendar! You can also find all teacher supply lists on our website!
https://pes.pickens.k12.sc.us/o/pes/documents/school-supply-lists-2024-25/333160
Take advantage of the opportunity to get the proper immunizations before school starts!
Reminders for grades 3rd-5th next week. We will start testing on Tuesday. Please have your student to school on time and avoid early dismissals.
Policy for personal devices: During the tests, students are not allowed to have any electronic or other devices with them that can be used for communicating, timing, or imaging. These devices include, but are not limited to, cell phones, watches, pagers, beepers, blue tooth headphones/earbuds, stopwatches, electronic translators, hand-held devices, PDAs, or any electronic imaging or photographic devices. If a student brings one of the devices listed, the test administrator will take the device until the end of state testing.
May Lunch Menu
We invite all Pickens Elementary Alumni to come walk through for a Senior Clap Out send off! We will start promptly at 8:10am on Friday, May 3rd.
Our 2023-2024 School Improvement Council Report to the Parents is now available. Please click on the link below to view it.
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2039/pes/4243831/PES_School_Improvement_Council_Report_23-24.pdf
All devices must be turned in by May 1st, 2024! Costs if lost:
Chromebook-$250
Case-$32
Charger-$32
If you already know something is lost, please contact Mrs. Nelms at kellynelms@pickens.k12.sc.us
We have another screening date coming up soon! If you have not registered please use this QR to get started!
Parents of current students, this will also take you to Final Forms if you need to update contact information over the summer. Save it to your phone!
Contest packets for the Art and Writing Contests are due this Friday, April 26th! Winners will get a prize pack to the movies!
Help us collect food for the Shine Soup Kitchen now thru May 3rd. Students will take donations to their classroom where collection boxes have been placed. Thank You!
Next Friday is Field Day!
Next Wednesday, April 17th students can purchase a special treat after lunch! The Kona Ice Truck will be here! 2 sizes to choose from at $2 or $4.
Forms for our Someone Special Breakfast went home this week. They are due back by Thursday, March 28th! Extras are in the front office if you didn't receive one. Please note: if you have students in multiple grades to choose one of the dates and this is designed only for PES students.
This year our One School One Book is about Gobi, a little dog with a big heart who beat incredible odds to find his true home. Pickens Elementary's Leadership 101 Club sponsored a supply and food drive for the Pickens Humane Society in honor of Gobi. We are so excited to be delivering all of the goods to them this week!
Thank you to all who donated! #FindingGobi #pickenssparklers
A reminder that we will not have school this Friday, March 29th as it is a planned Inclement Weather day that we did not need. Next week is Spring Break on the SDPC calendar.
We look forward to seeing students back at school on Monday, April 8th!
We wanted to go ahead and let our K5 parents know to put this date on the calendar. Strawbridge will be here on Tuesday, April 16th to take Cap and Gown pictures of your Kindergarten student.
All students in Grades 3-5 are required to take the South Carolina College and Ready Assessment (SCReady). Students in 4th grade will also take SCReady in the area of Science. It is important to put these dates on your calendar so you don't make appointments these days.
Please note: During the tests, students are not allowed to have any electronic or other devices with them that can be used for communicating, timing, or imaging. These devices include, but are not limited to, cell phones, watches, pagers, beepers, blue tooth headphones/earbuds, stopwatches, electronic translators, hand-held devices, PDAs, or any electronic imaging or photographic devices. If a student brings one of the devices listed, the test administrator will take the device until the end of state testing.
It is not too early to start thinking about summer! If you are going to need childcare sign up now!
Students can drop off donations in the front lobby as they arrive at school. Our students and the Pickens County Humane Society appreciates your support!
