
Check out our back to school HUB. Anything you need to know for the 2026/2027 school year will be here.
https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/page/back-to-school-hub
https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/page/back-to-school-hub

We’re celebrating Dolly Parton’s love of books and her legacy of inspiring children to become lifelong readers! On Thursday, September 24, students are invited to Dress Like Dolly with sparkles, fringe, cowboy boots, big hair, rhinestones, and country-western style! We also invite Tate families to begin sending in new or gently used books to the Media Center now through September 24. Donated books will help spread the gift of reading through Little Free Libraries in our community!

Thank you to all of our wonderful families who joined us last night for an evening of good food, meaningful conversations, and fun together! We loved having the opportunity to connect with our families and share information about how we can work together to support our students.
And a very special THANK YOU to our wonderful Mrs. Gina for preparing such delicious food for everyone! We are so grateful for the time and love you put into making our family dinner extra special!
And a very special THANK YOU to our wonderful Mrs. Gina for preparing such delicious food for everyone! We are so grateful for the time and love you put into making our family dinner extra special!










Tate readers worked hard all summer long, and together read an amazing 17,461 minutes as part of our Chick-fil-A Summer Reading Program! Way to go, Bulldogs! The following top readers were recognized with a donut party. Congratulations!
Florence Addison
TK Haney
Adley Jordan
Lexi Ivey
Colton Mashburn
Laci Thompson
Bennett Boehm
Wyatt Etheridge
Meredith Honea
Logan Walker
River Wells
Declan Dawkins
Olivia Gaddis
Kimberlin Ledford
Maggie Pittman
Let's congratulate these students for reaching their summer reading goals!
Florence Addison
TK Haney
Adley Jordan
Lexi Ivey
Colton Mashburn
Laci Thompson
Bennett Boehm
Wyatt Etheridge
Meredith Honea
Logan Walker
River Wells
Declan Dawkins
Olivia Gaddis
Kimberlin Ledford
Maggie Pittman
Let's congratulate these students for reaching their summer reading goals!










Readers make leaders! Let's read Tate!

Our Book Fair starts soon!

Good morning Tate Families,
It's almost here! We are so excited to welcome grandparents to the book fair on Friday, September 11. Students will shop with special guests following our Grandparents' Lunch. Preview the books using the virtual tour. Students will have the option to shop with cash, checks made payable to Tate Elementary School, or you can set up an easy, cash-free eWallet. Scan the QR Code to learn more about what's coming soon to Tate Elementary School.
It's almost here! We are so excited to welcome grandparents to the book fair on Friday, September 11. Students will shop with special guests following our Grandparents' Lunch. Preview the books using the virtual tour. Students will have the option to shop with cash, checks made payable to Tate Elementary School, or you can set up an easy, cash-free eWallet. Scan the QR Code to learn more about what's coming soon to Tate Elementary School.


Mrs. Goble's kindergarten class is playing "Bickle Bockle," a partner game, in music class.

Check out our August Rock Stars, aka Student of the Month.
Kindergarten - Lucy Nix
First Grade - Jamie Miller
Second Grade - Emory Lockey (Not Pictured)
Third Grade - Luii Lane
Fourth Grade - Lilah Wade
We are so very proud of you and we hope you continue to be amazing!
Kindergarten - Lucy Nix
First Grade - Jamie Miller
Second Grade - Emory Lockey (Not Pictured)
Third Grade - Luii Lane
Fourth Grade - Lilah Wade
We are so very proud of you and we hope you continue to be amazing!

Grandparents Lunch Friday, September 11th. Please read flyer for information!

Congratulations to our Teacher and Staff member of the month for August!
Huge shout out to Tutton CDJR for providing the amazing gift baskets and for being a part of our partners in education. You are always going above and beyond for our staff and our community and we appreciate it so much!
Huge shout out to Tutton CDJR for providing the amazing gift baskets and for being a part of our partners in education. You are always going above and beyond for our staff and our community and we appreciate it so much!

NEW for SY 2026-27! Online Payments for student meals are now available through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal.
Log into the parent portal, click the link for food service. This will take you to your children's accounts and show what their current balance is. From there you can add funds to their account and set up your payment method. Payments can be made with credit card or electronic check. Credit cards will include a processing fee. A minimal transaction fee of .35 cents will be added to each electronic check transaction. Parents are able to view student account balances, purchases and payment history online, and even receive low balance alerts, or enroll in autopay. You do not have to make prepayments to use many of these features.
Mypaymentsplus is no longer active for Pickens County Schools Food Service Meal payments. All account balances that appear when logging into Mypaymentsplus are reflective of the customer's ending balance from last school year. This balance was carried forward in each customer account as the year beginning balance in our new Infinite Campus Food Service point of sale software.
Log into the parent portal, click the link for food service. This will take you to your children's accounts and show what their current balance is. From there you can add funds to their account and set up your payment method. Payments can be made with credit card or electronic check. Credit cards will include a processing fee. A minimal transaction fee of .35 cents will be added to each electronic check transaction. Parents are able to view student account balances, purchases and payment history online, and even receive low balance alerts, or enroll in autopay. You do not have to make prepayments to use many of these features.
Mypaymentsplus is no longer active for Pickens County Schools Food Service Meal payments. All account balances that appear when logging into Mypaymentsplus are reflective of the customer's ending balance from last school year. This balance was carried forward in each customer account as the year beginning balance in our new Infinite Campus Food Service point of sale software.

The Book Fair will be here September 11-18!
Students will shop with their homeroom during their regular CAMP date and time, and will also have the option to shop each morning during homeroom. Preview the books using the virtual tour. Students will have the option to shop with cash, checks made payable to Tate Elementary School, or you can set up an easy, cash-free eWallet. Scan the QR Code to learn more about what's coming soon to Tate Elementary School.
Students will shop with their homeroom during their regular CAMP date and time, and will also have the option to shop each morning during homeroom. Preview the books using the virtual tour. Students will have the option to shop with cash, checks made payable to Tate Elementary School, or you can set up an easy, cash-free eWallet. Scan the QR Code to learn more about what's coming soon to Tate Elementary School.


Join us for our first Title I Night of the year and have dinner with us!

The Book Fair will be here soon!
Mark your calendars now for September 11-18. Students will shop with their homeroom during their regular CAMP date and time, and will also have the option to shop each morning during homeroom. Preview the books using the virtual tour.
Students will have the option to shop with cash, checks made payable to Tate Elementary School, or you can set up an easy, cash-free eWallet. Scan the QR Code to learn more about what's coming soon to Tate Elementary School.
Mark your calendars now for September 11-18. Students will shop with their homeroom during their regular CAMP date and time, and will also have the option to shop each morning during homeroom. Preview the books using the virtual tour.
Students will have the option to shop with cash, checks made payable to Tate Elementary School, or you can set up an easy, cash-free eWallet. Scan the QR Code to learn more about what's coming soon to Tate Elementary School.

We need the community's help. Please share and spread the word for our 100 year celebration.

Fall Picture Day is August 18th. As a reminder, this is the picture that will be in the yearbook.

PTO Meeting

Welcome Back TES! We missed you!

No first day jitters around here, just smiles.



