Pacolet Elementary School

Its time for our annual Clemson vs. Carolina canned food drive! Everything collected will go to the Benjamin E. Mays food pantry.

Don't forget about our Veterans Day program that will take place on November 7th at 9:00 am. If you or a family member would like to participate please fill out the form sent home with your student. If you need a new form, please contact the school or email the following information to Ms. Stephenson at Mstephenson@spartanburg3.org.

Name of veteran
Branch of service
Dates of service
student at PES

Also if you would like a picture of a veteran as a part of our slide show presentation, please email that to Ms. Peeler at Ppeele@spartanburg3.org.

We are looking forward to celebrating our veterans!

Its Red Ribbon Week! Don't forget to wear your red to school tomorrow! Also don't forget about our at home healthy choices challenges for your student and family this week!

Don't forget next week we will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week!

If you have a veteran in your family that would like to participate in our Veterans day program, please fill out the form that was sent home with your student. If you need an additional form, please contact the school. The names of Veterans are due November 3rd.

We look forward to an awesome program honoring our veterans!

Pete's Reading Challenge is officially underway! When students met their reading goal, they are able to get a book from our book vending machine.

Congratulations to Larry (3K) and Kaylee (1st grade) for being the first 2 students to meet their reading goal!

Become a Big Brother — Change a Life! 💙

Pacolet Elementary is partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate to connect caring, committed men with young boys right here in our community. Just a few hours a month can make a lifelong impact!

👦 Why Volunteer?
✅ Build a one-on-one mentoring relationship
✅ Support students at Pacolet Elementary
✅ Get guidance and support from local program staff
✅ Enjoy flexible scheduling — during or after school

Our male students thrive when they have positive role models to look up to. Whether you’re a college student, working professional, retiree, or community leader — your time and encouragement can truly change a child’s life.

📲 Scan the QR code in the flyer to sign up today!
Let’s show our boys what it means to lead with kindness, confidence, and heart. 💪

Don't forget that picture day is this Thursday, October 16th!

Students in 2nd and 3rd grade will be taking the CogAT and Iowa Assessments on the days found below.

Testing will start at 8:00 am each day.

Please be sure your student has a good nights sleep, gets to school on time and eats a good breakfast.

We will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week October 27th-31st! That week our students will learn all about the importance of making healthy choices! We will have an at home healthy choices challenge that we also encourage our students to participate in!

Last week, 4K students learned about apples. Friday, during snack time, Ms. Jones and Mrs. Price’s students enjoyed making apple pies.

Strengthening Families is Back at Pacolet! 🌟

Join us every Thursday from 5:30 – 8:00 PM for a fun and meaningful evening designed to bring families closer together.

🍕 Dinner is provided for free – come hungry!
👶 Free childcare available for children 5 and under.
🎁 Earn gift card incentives along the way!

This program is a wonderful chance to:
✨ Build stronger family bonds
✨ Learn new skills to support your children
✨ Connect with other families in our community

Don’t miss this opportunity to grow, laugh, and strengthen your family while making lasting memories. 💙

Sign up using this link: https://forms.office.com/r/tDVwn4T8Yc

Please see below for important information on Christmas assistance!

Free hair cuts September 27th and October 11th at The Benjamin E. Mays Family Center!

📢 Exciting News, PES Families!

The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) launches this Thursday at PES from 5:30–8:00 PM!
✨ Dinner will be provided for all participants.
✨ Childcare will be available on site.
✨ Families can earn incentives along the way and gain valuable tools for communication, problem-solving, and building stronger family bonds.
✨ At the end of the program, families who complete SFP will walk away with lasting skills and benefits to support success at home, in school, and in the community.

We still have some open spots, so don’t miss out on this opportunity for your family! Click the link below to sign up:
👉 https://forms.office.com/r/tDVwn4T8Yc

Want to learn more before joining? You can watch our Orientation session here:
👉 https://youtu.be/m1YFNCLh5to

We look forward to seeing many of our PES families there and starting this exciting journey together! 💙

Important Announcement!

D3 Academy is coming back and will be replacing the Be Great after school program . On Tuesday, September 23rd we will be holding a parent meeting at 5:30 pm in the PES media center.

Registration for this program will open up right after our meeting on Wednesday, September 24th.

The plan will be that D3 academy will start on Monday, September 29th.

Spartanburg School District Three once again has the opportunity to participate in the “Christmas Shoes” project! 👟

This project provides shoes for students in our district. If you are interested and your child/children are in need of new shoes, please contact your child’s school to complete a form. You can include information on any other children in your home.

All forms must be completed by October 3rd. The shoes will be delivered to school before the Christmas Holiday. Please make sure you have the correct sizes and if the shoes are infant, toddler, youth or adult size.

For small children or students in elementary and middle school, please go up half a size.

Our students at PES are the BEST! These sweet 2nd grade students decided on their own to take time during their recess to clean up the trash they saw around the play ground to help not only our school but the earth be a little more clean!

Recess fun in kindergarten!