K5 students at East End Elementary talk to us about their mothers
Moms are special people, just ask their children. Patch talked to children in two kindergarten classes at East End Elementary School to find out what it was about their moms that made them the most wonderful moms in the world. The kids gave fantastic answers. But we didn't want you to read about it, we wanted you to hear it from them. Once you finish watching the video, be sure to check out the art galleries for each class. The children spent a lot of time on these drawings for their moms. Happy Mother's Day! Mrs. Kim Dockins' Class Gallery Mrs. Susie Hughes' Class Gallery
Forest Acres and Pickens elementary schools will each add an additional 5K class
Kindergarten students at Forest Acres Elementary School will benefit from the creation of an additional 5K class in the near future. The Board of Trustees for the School District of Pickens County voted this week to add two new 5K classes in the county, one at Forest Acres and the other at Pickens Elementary School. Increased class sizes this year have added challenges to classrooms that were already at capacity, officials said. "We hope to get them in place just as soon as we can," Superintendent Henry Hunt said. The district hopes to hire two teachers and two assistant teachers in the coming weeks. The district eliminated 30 teaching positions in the 2010-11 school year, according to Board of Trustees Chairman Alex Saitta. The cuts were …
