Tate Elementary School

Read Across America

Mrs. Lyon's class enjoyed playing boomwhackers in music class.

Join us for engaging literacy activities with your students and learn how to support literacy at home. Students in K - 6th will receive free books and the media center will be open for 7th and 8th grade students. Thursday March 5th at Pickens Junior High, Drop in from 5:30 - 7:30. All students must be accompanied by an adult. For questions, please reach out to Anita Walker at 706-253-1700 or anitawalker@pickenscountyschools.org.

Trucks and Tools, Friday February 13th, was a huge success. We couldn't have pulled this off without the help of our volunteers, PTO, and staff. Thank you all for your dedication to our students.

Congratulations to our Tate Elementary Georgia Young Authors writing competition grade level winners.

Kindergarten - Stevie Abdalla
First Grade - Charlie Fitts
Second Grade - Jimmy Thompson
Third Grade - Amelia Cash
Fourth Grade - Henley Childers

No school February 16th - February 20th.

First grade students playing reading battleship to practice our spelling pattern for the week in small group.

Mrs. Poag's class enjoyed ice skating on paper plates in the auditorium while learning about Skaters' Waltz in music class.

Mark your calendars!

The School Advisory Council, a team of parents, staff, and community members, meet regularly to help plan, review, and evaluate the Title I program, ensuring federal funds are used effectively to improve student academic achievement. They will be meeting on Thursday, February 12th. If you would like to be a part of this we would love to have you.

Happy Counselor Day to Mrs Lorey, our multitasking Ninja.

"School counselor because awesome multitasking ninja isn't a real job title."

Mrs. Lorey would like to thank the ladies from The Dorcas Circle, Jasper United Methodist Church, for their generous donation to help provide food for the volunteers for our Trucks and Tools Event. Thank you for being a part of our Tate Family!

Congratulations to our January Teacher and Staff of the month!

Due to anticipated winter weather conditions, PCSD is canceling all school activities for Saturday, January 31 and Sunday, February 1, 2026.

Any changes to the school schedule, including a closure, delay, or digital learning day, will be communicated at a later time as conditions are further evaluated.

Check out our January Rock Stars, aka Student of the Month.

Kindergarten - Angel Raye
First Grade - Rucker Williams
Second Grade - Ava English
Third Grade - Declan Dawkins
Fourth Grade - Noah Little

We are so very proud of you and we hope you continue to be amazing!

LAST CHANCE to personalize your yearbook.

School Closure Notice - Monday, January 26, 2026 - Due to the potential for hazardous icy conditions and anticipated power outages across the county, all Pickens County School District schools and offices will be closed on Monday, January 26th. This closure applies to all students and staff. This will not be a digital learning day.

Families are invited to our STEM Night & Student Showcase on Thursday, January 29th! Students can’t wait to share exciting learning experiences and creative projects they’ve been working on. Come celebrate their hard work and creativity with us!

Parents/Guardians,

The Special Education Department at Tate Elementary needs your valuable input on our Parent Survey for Students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) (including students who receive speech-only services). Please take a few minutes to let us know what we are doing great and what we could work on to best meet the needs of your child. We appreciate your time!


The survey can be found at the following link. https://survey.gadoe.org/SPEDParentSurvey