What a great night at our KES Fall Festival & Literacy Night. We had lots of fun literacy games, a cake walk, BINGO, pizza, popcorn, and food trucks. Our students had a fun night with their families!
12 months ago, DeAnne Shelley
Families buying tickets at table
Staff members calling out BINGO numbers
Children playing BINGO
Family playing BINGO
2 staff members giving out pizza
Table with plates of pizza
Girl with winning cake from cakewalk
Children doing a cakewalk
Girl holding up cupcakes she won at cakewalk
Students doing a cakewalk
Happy School Psychologist Week, Ms. Willis!
12 months ago, DeAnne Shelley
Admins with Ms. Willis and her gift basket
Happy School Psychologist Week! Thank you, Ms. Willis, for all that you do.
12 months ago, DeAnne Shelley
Ms. Willis for School Psychologist Week
Today, 2nd Graders in Mrs. Ryals' (and intern, Mrs. McClellan) put on their chef hats and became Author’s PIE experts! 🍰 After learning about author’s purpose, they whipped up some fun as PIE chefs—deciding why authors write. Proud of these readers and writers! 📚✨
12 months ago, DeAnne Shelley
Mrs. Ryals and McClellan dressed as chefs
Class photo of Mrs. Ryals' class
Girl doing classwork
Students working with chef hats on, cutting pictures
Students doing classwork at their desks.
Students wearing chef hats and cutting pictures
Student excited, with hands up in the air
Students working at their desk
Students working together
Boy sitting at desk, smiling at camera
United to Read Day! Thank you to the wonderful United Way Volunteers who visited classrooms at KES to read the book, "The Sour Grape" to our students. We appreciate you!
12 months ago, DeAnne Shelley
Mrs. Tucker dressed up like grapes.
Mrs. Tucker with students
Group of students
Volunteer reading
Group of students
Group of students
Group of students listening to a reader
Group of students with reader
Koala Ambassadors
Students listening to reader
Kensington Elementary 4th graders put on a great Veterans Day program under the director of Dr. Marshall. They sang several Patriotic Songs and students shared facts about Veterans Day. Students sang the "Armed Forces Medley" as Veterans in attendance were asked to stand for the song for their Branch of the Military. Thank you to all of our Veterans!
12 months ago, DeAnne Shelley
Dr. Cobb with 4th Graders
Two ROTC members, one adjusting the other's hat
High School student playing the trumpet
4th graders singing
ROTC Color Guard
4th Graders Singing
Paige Sawyer saluting and Mr. Thoma standing during pledge
Audience standing during Pledge of Allegiance
4th Graders singing
4th Graders singing
Please plan to wear Red, White, and Blue tomorrow as we honor our Veterans during our Veterans Day Program. You are welcome to attend, and if you know a Veteran, please invite them.
about 1 year ago, DeAnne Shelley
Veterans Day Program tomorrow at 8 am and 9:15 am. 4th Graders will be performing.
Thank you, Veterans.
The K-Kids raised $339.92 with the "Nickels for NC" service project and will be sending the money to Samaritan's Purse for Hurricane Relief in NC.  Thank you to everyone who donated and helped collect donations!
about 1 year ago, DeAnne Shelley
K-Kids Group picture
Reminder: Make-Up School Picture Day is Thursday , November 7th.
about 1 year ago, DeAnne Shelley
Makeup Picture Day is November 7th
After at least 25 years, there is new playground equipment on the Kindergarten/Pre-K playground. They were thrilled to be able to play on the new playground today.
about 1 year ago, DeAnne Shelley
Removing old kindergarten playground
Removing old playground
Removing old playground
Installing new playground
Installing new playground
New Kindergarten playground
Child playing on balance beam
Children playing on new playground
Children playing on new playground
Child playing on balance beam
📚 Staff Book Character Contest! 📚 Get ready to see some amazing book characters come to life! Our teams have put together their best costumes, inspired by their favorite literary characters, and now it's up to YOU to decide the winner! Here's how it works: 1️⃣ Check out the photos to see each team's character transformation. 2️⃣ Like the photo of your favorite team on the original post. 3️⃣ The team with the MOST LIKES will be crowned the Book Character Contest Champions! Voting closes tomorrow (November 1st) at 2:00 PM, so be sure to vote before it's over. Let the best book characters win! 🏆📖✨ #BookCharacterContest #TeamSpirit #LiteraryFun #VoteNow
about 1 year ago, DeAnne Shelley
Special Area Book Character Photo
Office Team Book Character
First Grade Book Character
2nd Grade Book Character
3rd Grade Book Character
4th Grade Book Character
5th Grade Book Character
Be sure to make plans to attend our Veterans Day Program on Wednesday, November 6th.
about 1 year ago, DeAnne Shelley
Veterans Day Program Flyer
Be sure to mark your calendar to attend our KES Fall Festival! November 14th from 5:00-6:30pm...fun literacy activities, cake walk, BINGO, Carnival Games, Face Painting, Fairy Hair, and Food Trucks (Smoked & Shredded and Sunset Slush)
about 1 year ago, DeAnne Shelley
Literacy Night Flyer November 14th 5:00-6:30
Reminder...Red Ribbon Week begins tomorrow!
about 1 year ago, DeAnne Shelley
Red Ribbon Week Flyer
Today our KES Faculty and Staff honored those who have fought and those who are fighting Breast Cancer for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We showed our support by wearing pink today. 🎀 🐨 #TeamGCSD #KESKoalas
about 1 year ago, DeAnne Shelley
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Flyer
Mrs. Grate wearing pink
Mrs. Grate's shirt honoring her Cancer fight
Staff group wearing pink
Staff wearing pink
Mrs. McClellan and Mr. Cook in pink
Staff wearing pink
First grade teachers wearing pink
Happy World Occupational Therapist Day! Thank you, Mrs. Weatherhead, for all that you do for our KES students.
about 1 year ago, DeAnne Shelley
Administrators with Occupational Therapist presenting a gift basket.
Our K-Kids are working on their first Service Project of the school year, "Nickels for North Carolina". They are raising money for those affected by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. Donations are being accepted through November 1st.
about 1 year ago, DeAnne Shelley
Nickels for North Carolina Flyer
Congratulations to Quinn Giesler! Quinn won 4th place out of over 300 participants for the “I voted” sticker design contest for grades K-12. Go KES Koala!🐨🐨🐨
about 1 year ago, DeAnne Shelley
Quinn holding her trophy.
Today was our United Way Clemson/Carolina Fundraiser Day! Students placed money in the Clemson or Carolina jar to cast their vote for their favorite team. Our admins will wear the jersey of the winning team! We can't wait to find out who wins! All proceeds will go to United Way.
about 1 year ago, DeAnne Shelley
5th Graders wearing Clemson/Carolina attire.
First Graders wearing Clemson/Carolina attire.
Girl wearing Gamecocks dress.
Students wearing Gamecock attire.
Students wearing Clemson attire.
Girls dressed in Gamecocks attire.
Kensington Elementary participated in Unity Day today by wearing Orange. Unity Day sends a message to build commUNITY through kindness, acceptance, and inclusion to prevent bullying.
about 1 year ago, DeAnne Shelley
Kindergarten students wearing orange.
Kindergarten students making silly faces while wearing orange.
4th Graders wearing orange.
2nd Graders wearing orange.