West End News
August 29, 2022
Open House, Running Club, and Progress Reports this Week!
We will have a busy week this week!
Students in grades 1-5 will receive progress reports this Wednesday.
Open House is this Thursday. Please see additional information below. We look forward to seeing everyone! This is going to be big!
Many thanks to our PE Department (Mr. S and Ms. Davis) for sponsoring West End's Running Club. Running Club will take place Tuesdays and Thursday beginning at 7:30. Running Club members must be in the building and ready to leave with the group at 7:30. (Members may not be let out in the car line to join the group.) Our young runners will run inside the fence. Please watch for them as they come across the car line at 7:30 and return to the building shortly before 8:00.
(Reminder....) If your child tests positive for COVID, please remember to complete the district COVID form. A link and QR code are available in this newsletter to help with locating the form.
We wish everyone a great week!
Angie Garrison, Ed.D.
Principal
PLEASE READ THESE IMPORTANT DETAILS ABOUT OPEN HOUSE! We can't wait to see you this Thursday night!
August Distinguished Dolphins
Jensen Wheatley
Carlee Walker
Roman Stallard
Addilyne Seder
Zoey Smith
Joanna Rice
Lillian Ferguson
Kloe Gosnell
Noah Williams
Isabella Stover
Kaylee Bradley
Kamdyn Simpson
Chloe Barrett
Jefferson Lopez
Addison Durham
Layah Andrasik
William Fortner
Faith Moss
Liam Roper
Juan Iglesias
Irene Cathey
Jesus Duran
Hailey McKever
SJ Parker
Edward Romero Hernandez
Iris Ervin
Kamryn Patterson
Ayslin Morales-Carrizales
Meagan Lissenden
Karim Perez Amezquita
Car Line on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Our running club will begin this Tuesday, August 30th, and will take place every Tuesday and Thursday. If you are a parent or guardian who drops your child off in the car line in the morning please be extra cautious coming around the track as students will be running on the inside part of the track inside the fence.
Bring in your used athletic shoes to support Easley High School athletics. They accept used athletic type shoes, tennis shoes, walking shoes and cleats. They are sent for recycling and get money funded to EHS athletics. There will be a donation box up front near the computer lab to drop off your shoes! Please consider joining in our efforts!
Students across the district will be taking the MAP tests over the next couple of weeks. Please see the picture below for the dates of your child's grade level. Let us know if you have questions! We will be discussing these test results during fall parent conferences.
West End Teacher of the Month Nomination Form
Fall Field Day is Coming Up!
Make sure you purchase your field day t-shirt and bag! Our field day is scheduled for October 14 with a rain date of October 21. Orders forms were sent home last week, let us know if you need another.
Are you connected to your child's teacher on Schoology?
Absences, Tardiness, and Excuses
Please remember to turn in an excuse for each day your child misses school. Doctor’s notes, parent notes, emails, texts, and Schoology messages to the teacher all serve as excuses. Please note, doctor’s notes are required after the 10th absence. If a child accumulates 3 consecutive or 5 total unexcused absences, an Attendance Intervention Plan conference will need to be held. Continued absences could result in additional conferencing and/or referral to the district for truancy…leading to possible Court Order for attendance. This includes being at school on time each day. Students tend to perform better when they maintain a routine schedule and begin the day with their classmates.
Student Chromebooks
Student devices are in use by all students with the exception of Kindergarten as of today. Help us to encourage students to take care of and protect their devices in order to keep then working properly all school year. This includes taking care of chargers and cases as well. Remember lost or damaged items can incur a fee to replace them. If you have not already, please sign in to your My School Bucks account to pay the $25 tech fee that is required of all School District of Pickens County students.
My School Bucks Link
Have you applied for free or reduced lunch?
"Families Diving Deep" -Opportunities for West End Families Throughout the Year
COVID
Any SDPC student who tests positive for COVID will need to enter their information on the SDPC Student COVID Reporting Form.
Students who test positive will need to quarantine for 5 days. At this time, there is no contact tracing. Siblings will not have to quarantine unless they are having symptoms or test positive.
Please let us know if you have questions. We hope everyone stays well!
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Email: angiegarrison@pickens.k12.sc.us
Website: http://wes.pickens.k12.sc.us/
Location: Easley, SC, USA
Phone: 864-397-2500
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