All Pickens County Schools and the Central Office are closed this week, November 25th - 29th, for Thanksgiving Break.
Colton and Harper Wooten are growing kindness by showing this rescue donkey, Nestor, some love. As you can see by the photo, I think he is giving some love back to them! #PCSDgrowingkindness
Visit our web pages to learn how you can grow kindness and be featured on our district pages! https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/o/pcs/page/pcsd-growing-kindness
Thanks to the generosity of our PCSD staff and to help celebrate Hospice Week, we were able to present Georgia Mountains Hospice, who support patients and their families in our community when they need it the most, with a monetary donation.
Did you know? 1 in 7 children (6-12) are suffering from tooth pain right now. Over 51 million school hours are lost each year due to poor dental health. And, over 50% of children on Medicaid don't regularly see a dentist.
Help a Child Smile dental services addresses these concerns by offering in school dental care at no cost to the school. Parents and guardians can sign up your children today but talking with your child's school nurse. Help a Child Smile will be coming back in the spring!
The entire Dragons Baseball Team spent the morning with the North Georgia Challengers playing baseball. #PCSDgrowingkindness one team at a time!
Visit our web pages to learn how you can grow kindness and be featured on our district pages! https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/o/pcs/page/pcsd-growing-kindness
We know how things can get crazy this time of year. That's why we're looking ahead and making note of some important dates.
Today is National Substitute Teacher Day. Substitute teachers come from every facet of life with experience in math, science, language arts, history, business, and more. Focusing on the continued progress of a classroom's education, these teachers play a vital role in maintaining high levels of education in every school system. PCSD appreciates you!
November 21st is National Parent/Guardian Involvement Day, a day when we recognize the contributions of parents and guardians in schools and highlight the importance of family involvement in education. It is also a reminder that parental involvement is crucial throughout the entire year.
Everett Greene graciously holds the door open for his fellow classmates at Tate Elementary. Another shining example of #PCSDgrowingkindness.
Education Support Professionals Day (ESP Day) is a day to recognize and appreciate the contributions of education support professionals (ESPs) to public education. ESPs are the people who keep schools running smoothly, including bus drivers, custodians, food service staff, administrative assistants, bookkeepers, and more. They make up over 40% of a school's staff, but their work is often overlooked. Today is your day and know that everyone in PCSD appreciates you!
PHS's Shiloh Banik helps every morning with her younger siblings. Here she is helping get her little sister into the car and ready for school. A #PCSDgrowingkindness student helping her family!
Visit our web pages to learn how you can grow kindness and be featured on our district pages! https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/o/pcs/page/pcsd-growing-kindness
Just a reminder that all Pickens County Schools and the Central Office will be closed November 25th - 29th for Thanksgiving Break.
Clarisse Robison and Emma Dilbeck at Tate Elementary are on their way to get the red transportation folder from the office.
#PCSDgrowingkindness helping one person at a time!
Celebrate American Education Week with us - after all, education is a work of heart!
Congratulations to Pickens Junior High's Kristin Deering for being named November's 5-8 Grade Teacher Dragon Award Winner!
John and Joshua Duncan are quite literally growing kindness at their Mimi's house. Here they are tending to the strawberries they started from tiny plants - literally #PCSDgrowingkindness.
Visit our web pages to learn how you can grow kindness and be featured on our district pages! https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/o/pcs/page/pcsd-growing-kindness
Congratulations to Harmony Elementary's Jennie Quinton for being November's Maintenance and Custodial Dragon Award winner!
Tate and Kessley Hales showing their support for the Dragons. Tate was a Dragons Baseball player and Kessley has been cheering for the Dragons for years! #PCSDgrowingkindness
Visit our web pages to learn how you can grow kindness and be featured on our district pages! https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/o/pcs/page/pcsd-growing-kindness
PCSD's extracurricular spotlight for this month is Jasper Middle School's Yearbook/Photography club! This year, JMS has fifteen fifth and sixth grade students who are meeting after school, twice a month, to learn about photography and take pictures for the yearbook. The students have been issued school cameras to use throughout each week to capture life here at JMS.
November 13th is World Kindness Day and PCSD believes in the power of kindness to transform lives, create stronger communities, and build a brighter future for our children.
That's why we're excited to invite our families, and community to be part of our incredible journey towards growing kindness throughout our district, community, and beyond. We are kicking off our 30-day initiative today, on November 13th, for World Kindness Day and we are inviting you to grow kindness along with us and to share those acts of kindness so that we can build a more compassionate world.
Visit our Growing Kindness webpages (https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/page/pcsd-growing-kindness) to learn about how you can join us to help create stronger connections and to be part of something bigger that inspires everyone to build a more compassionate world.
