Good Morning Tate Families, Just a reminder, the last day to order a yearbook with personalization is this Friday 1/31.

Congratulations Kindergarten East... Top Dawg!!!!

Our students are learning and practicing leadership skills with this month's skill being Habit 3: Put First Things First. This habit requires students to stay focused, prioritize important tasks (work first, then play), and minimize distractions. Students recognized for practicing Habit 3 are: Tanner McFarland Zoie Hall Tate Shostak Payton Hale Makenna Wilson Congratulations students for learning that Putting First Things First is NO-Prob-llama!!

We would like to give a huge shout out to all that attended our STEM Night and Student Showcase. Also a very special thanks to PHS culinary students for the freshly baked cookies and to all of the PHS students who donated their time to help run STEM stations, as well as iThink Financial for coming with lots of goodies. We love having you here and we can't wait until the next event! Parent Involvement is so important and you guys showed out last night!

Attention Fourth Grade Parents..... The deadline for yearbook ads has been extended until January 27th.

Be safety conscious, dress warm, and we look forward to seeing our students tomorrow, January 21st, at our normal class start times. The district will continue to monitor the weather closely and will send out notifications if something changes.

This week Top Dawg is 2nd Grade West!.

We look forward to seeing our students tomorrow, January 16th, at our normal class start times.

Save the date!

Attention 4th grade parents/guardians only! Please see the attached flyer. The deadline for this is Monday, January 20th.

All Pickens County Schools and buses will be on a two-hour delay tomorrow, January 15th, 2025. District office will be open.

Good Morning Tate Families, We will be celebrating the 100th day of school this Thursday, January 16th. There have been a few days this year that have modified our number of total days (cancellations for weather) but in an effort to be on the same page as the other schools, we will go ahead and celebrate on Thursday, January 16th.

Due to continued icy roadways in elevated areas, Pickens County Schools will be having a digital learning day tomorrow, January 14th. All staff should report at 9:00 a.m. The District Office will be open.

Due to icy roadways, Pickens County Schools will be having a digital learning day tomorrow, January 13th. 12-month employees should report to work when safe to do so. The District Office will be open.

Due to expected weather conditions, Pickens County Schools and the District Office will be closed on Friday, January 10th. All extra-curricular activities are also canceled both Friday, January 10th and Saturday, January 11th.

Reminder: Winter is here and PCSD would like to remind everyone of our inclement weather procedures. The PCSD community will be notified of weather-related closings, delays, or early releases via Infinite Campus, the district website, social media posts on our district page, and various media outlets. We encourage you to please always check our website for the most up-to-date information and notices.

Check out our December Rock Stars, aka Student of the Month. Kindergarten - Brock Lewanick (Not Pictured) First Grade - Abegail Edwards Second Grade - Michael Parker Third Grade - Harper Childers Fourth Grade - Alfredo Martinez We are so very proud of you and we hope you continue to be amazing.

Congratulations to our December Staff Member of the Month, Leron Moore. "A great employee is like a four leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have."

Huge shoutout to these fourth graders who offered to help their teachers clean up after their Christmas party.

First Grade Christmas Performance.