PKES Panthers

09/03/2026

💙🐾 We have officially crossed the finish line of August and our Panthers have done an incredible job trading in their pool days for school days! Transitioning into a new school year takes a lot of energy and focus. We are so proud of the hard work that our panthers are pouring in!

09/02/2026

💙🐾Join us in celebrating Mrs. Driver! We are so grateful for all she does for our students and our school!

🔴Please join us in celebrating these Red Nose Award recipients that were honored in August: Heather Wolf, Rachel Driver, Jessica Williams, and Michelle Powell.

These outstanding staff members were recognized for the way they lead with heart, build strong connections, and continually strive to grow in their roles.

The Red Nose Award, inspired by Superintendent Grey Young’s late father, Stormy Young, honors those who reflect the spirit of service, humor, and genuine care that has long been part of Fort Mill Schools.

💙We are grateful for the difference each of these winners makes in our district every day!

09/02/2026

💙🐾In Mrs. Ochoa's third grade Music Class today, students practiced identifying meters with a Meter Madness board game.

09/02/2026

REMINDER: Monday, Sept. 7 is Labor Day! No school for students or staff. All schools and district offices will be closed.

09/01/2026

🐾💙Take a peek at what a day is like in Mrs. Klinger and Mrs. Boland’s Kindergarten Class.

08/31/2026

🐾💙Our second graders kicked off an exciting service-learning project on Friday to support the York County Humane Society! Students learned all about how animal shelters work and the caring people who look after the pets. To tie in our grammar skills, everyone picked a real shelter animal available for adoption and brainstormed fun adjectives and verbs to describe them. Then, they used their word lists to create awesome adoption posters to help their animals find forever homes. It was a great way to practice our writing while helping out our furry friends in the community. We are so proud of their big hearts and hard work!

08/31/2026

🐾💙 Everyday counts! Did you know that showing up to school every single day is the number one way to stay on track, master new skills, and hang out with your school community? Whether it’s learning a new subject, laughing at lunch, or playing on the play ground- we miss you when you aren’t here!

08/31/2026

🐾💙Mrs. Rodriquez's third graders had a fun filled day practicing fluency, finding text evidence, and trying saving Fred!

08/30/2026

September is just around the corner! 🍎🐾 We’ve got a fun month ahead at PKES, so be sure to save this calendar and keep up with everything happening around school.

🔗 This month's links:
🍦 Panther Pops
⚽ Recess Duty Coverage
🛍️ School Store Volunteer Sign Up
🍂 Fall Family Night

Check out our Linktree for all the details: https://linktr.ee/pkespto

We’re looking forward to a great September! 💙🐾

08/29/2026

💙🐾 Mrs. Starkey's 5th graders designed projects, shared them with Mrs. Perkins' class and taught them what it means to "Put Their Best Paw Forward" every day. We had a variety of projects from handwritten books, board games, matching games, puppet shows that they recorded, etc. The 5th graders loved getting to be the teacher for a few minutes.