East End Elementary School

📢Coming soon: 2025 Pre-K & 5K Registration! 📢 Do you have a rising 4K or 5K student ready to start their learning journey? Mark your calendars, registration opens TOMORROW, January 17, 2025! ✅4K Applications - Learn about eligibility and how to apply ✅5K Enrollment - get ready for kindergarten at SDPC 📌Learn more & Register here: www.pickens.k12.sc.us/page/pre-k-information-page NOTE: If you have completed any form prior to January 17., 2025, it will need to be resubmitted once registration opens. 🎉New for 2025-26! Our Preschool programs are evolving to better serve young learners. Read about these exciting updates: https://www.pickens.k12.sc.us/article/1937097 Tag a friend who needs this info! 🎒📚 #engagingtoday #empoweringtomorrow

Dear East End Families, Today, we sent home a flyer for our East End Fundraiser, which will help us build an outdoor classroom and purchase additional items for our school. We have two ways for students to participate in selling items for the fundraiser: 1. Paper Form: You can complete the order form and return it with a check made out to East End. 2. Online Sales: You can also sell items electronically by visiting this link to set up your account so that sales will be credited to your child: https://1cookie.com/groups/east-end-elementary-school/register. Once you have created this link you will have an account that you can share with friends and family members to purchase items electronically. Additionally, we have a video that explains the prizes students can earn for their participation. You can watch it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ISg-B-ysnL5mXPwHh4Bub052R18mDhnA/view?usp=drive_link The fundraiser runs from January 16th to January 31st, so please help us make this a successful event for our school. Thank you so much for your support! Sincerely, East End Leadership

SDPC will operate on a two-hour delay on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, due to the danger of ice on secondary roads. No buses will travel on icy roads. High school students should check Schoology for adjusted schedules. Details:: https://www.pickens.k12.sc.us/article/196018

We miss you! We hope you had fun in the snow today!Our school looks so beautiful covered in snow!

Save the Date: PTO Family Night - January 16th - Marco's - 4pm -10pm

Happy National Law Enforcement Day. Our Bulldog family loves Officer O 'Malley . She helps keep us safe.

January is National School Board Appreciation Month. We are so grateful for our two Easley Area Board Members: Mrs. Garrison and Mrs. Kelley.

📱 Revised Personal Electronic Device Policy: Beginning January 2025 📱 Under a new South Carolina policy, schools are required to limit students' access to cell phones and other personal devices during the school day. The School District of Pickens County has adopted a revised Personal Electronic Device Policy to comply with state law (Budget Proviso 1.103). ✔️Devices must be silenced and stored in lockers, backpacks, or other designated areas throughout the instructional time. ✔️Devices include but are not limited to, cell phones, smart watches, tablets, and gaming devices. We encourage parents to discuss this policy with their children and support its implementation when we return in January. Thank you for partnering with us as we implement this required policy. Please visit this site for detailed information [www.pickens.k12.sc.us/page/sdpc-cell-phone-policy].

🎉 Dear East End Families, 🎉 Just a reminder that tomorrow is Wear Your Pajamas Day! 🛏️🎄 Our class parties will kick off at 10:00 AM. Please note, only East End students are allowed at the parties. Dismissal will be at 11:10 AM tomorrow. 🕦 A HUGE thank you to everyone who joined us today for the Holiday Cheer Show! 🎶 We are so proud of our Honor Choir and Bulldog Beats—they were amazing! 🙌 Special thanks to Mrs. Stockton for preparing our talented students. We can't wait to wrap up 2024 with our wonderful students tomorrow. It's been a fantastic first semester! 🎉 Here are a few pictures from the Holiday Cheer Show. Stay tuned for some reels coming soon! 🎥

Tomorrow, we have ALL PRO DADS at 6:45 AM! You can RSVP using this link: https://allprodadchapters.com/chapters/11647/chapter_meetings/56206 . We’re excited to wear our Christmas attire tomorrow. Please ensure that all permission slips are returned by tomorrow. For parents, you’ll be meeting at Easley First Baptist at 8:45 AM. Once you arrive, look for the sign with your child’s teacher's name. It will be on the sidewalk near the sanctuary doors. Mrs. Moore and Ms. Sawyer will be there to provide you with a visitor tag. If you plan to pick up your child please wait until we return to East End and check out through the front office. We can’t wait to celebrate with you tomorrow!

Today the Grinch showed up for Santa vs. Grinch day. We think team red edged out team green. We can't wait to see your holiday headgear tomorrow.

Holiday Headwear: Tomorrow is the day! We can’t wait to see everyone’s festive headwear. Holiday Cheer Show Permission Slips: Please send in all permission slips for the upcoming Holiday Cheer Show. We are excited to see all the parents at Easley First Baptist Church on Thursday at 8:45 am! YAMS Meeting Rescheduled: Due to the busy season, our YAMS meeting has been rescheduled to January 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM. Christmas Parties: Our Christmas parties will be held on Friday from 10:00-10:45 AM. Please note, for liability reasons, we cannot allow younger siblings in the building during the event. We hope this is a joyful last week before the break!

Today we had special guest come to visit 3rd-5th grade from YAMS (Young Appalachian Musicians) to perform for our students. On Monday, if your child is interested in YAMs they can see Mrs. Stockton for an application. We also had a surprise guest play guitar. I spy Mr. Brewington.

Our Santa pictures finally finished uploading. We had such a great time at family literacy night. Check out the link here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-6vfpzbhN6b8omWtEGWm_eNkSQAajFyF

Our EEE community is participating in the SDPC Red Kettle Challenge. We are excited to partner with the RED KETTLE Campaign with the Salvation Army. You can donate using our link or scanning the qr code. We will also be at Ingles on Highway 8 this Saturday from 10 am - 5 pm. https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ffundraise.givesmart.com%2Fvf%2FPickenskettle%2Fteam%2FEastEndElementary%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR07c0rzRg8oURV7zcTe3grn4A0S3nfZaj3QpdgDuME16xEfKTFkzg3R5bU_aem_fPn3F8VrSr01VMYjOD4xng&h=AT3StSKUYGHWTsL98L9lRto4VZk5bYU_-FZLUt4lrwrc7sk4g84JehYxkQGwndVtc3APrvm0RD8TT1lq_Gk7ynf4G9RwUX5viZGz8mh_MfR4RH87smDfXLNR2hAZ_P5HSw9I8JjvefDoHWjFpg&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT3t1uwMsj2Yuxh46T04d5nlPPi2DHsDIsmBgxxPwdbsa-iNgZjylIusu6JlQLhvVkUTQWl5UXcapPrhY0MvPpBTTXW06B5ZUyyoMzwMI2Y8FnOu_K9U0mWa_1dGgNlOmguMKBd3tZ6bOa24DbYBk098SzEBxVzvwZYY1yjLkaC61iqP8r7E_xA8DNvMIXlundzQrRAKBouPXi9kYsnq7GLnclAPtyNeOwecigfRTv8I-v_zdw

We are incredibly thankful for the amazing volunteers who came today and helped treat our teachers and staff! 🧡 Stay tuned for reels full of pictures capturing the week’s joy and gratitude. We hope you all have a blessed and restful Thanksgiving Break! 🍂 We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday, December 2nd. Don’t forget about our Family Night on Tuesday, December 3rd! If you haven’t registered yet, please take a moment to sign up below so we can make sure we prepare enough food for everyone. Thank you for being part of our East End family! 💛 SIGN UP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuKrB4IyzVbS3iji6NhraItNlGF0GBGIYzaJIUjURfbT6yFQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

We had an awesome crowd this morning for ALL PRO DADS. Thank you to all the families who participated.

Make Up Picture Day is tomorrow.

Pizza Time! These students earned a pizza party by being generous. We had three leaders in our can food drive. Mrs. Gerhardt, Mrs. Richardson and Ms. Gibson's class brought in the most cans so far. We will keep collecting cans through December.

🌟 World Kindness Day at EEE - Tomorrow! 🌟 Tomorrow, we’re celebrating World Kindness Day at EEE, and we want YOU to join in the fun! How can you participate? Wear a shirt with a kind or encouraging message. Whether it’s a quote, a simple "Be Kind," or any uplifting words, let’s spread positivity through our clothing! Spread kindness throughout the day with random acts of kindness – big or small! Hold the door for someone, offer a compliment, help a friend, or just share a smile. Let’s make the world a little brighter, one kind act at a time!