Joseph R. Pye Elementary School
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Our Vision: To be recognized as a world class STEAM school that integrates the arts and sciences… Joseph R.
Pye Elementary school is helping all students develop the world class skills and life and career characteristics of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate by ensuring that “college and career readiness begins at elementary”. We are located in the heart of one of the fastest growing districts in South Carolina. We serve a diverse population of 856 students enrolled in our 4-K through 5th grade.
✨ 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 2 ✨
🎡🎉 Step right up, Explorers…🎉🎡
After a year of showing what it means to STEER the JPES way—demonstrating Safety, Teamwork, Empathy, Effort, and Responsibility—our Explorers cashed in their positive choices for the most anticipated event of the year…
🎪 THE JPES END-OF-YEAR CARNIVAL! 🎪
And let us tell you… it did NOT disappoint! 😎
🍿 Popcorn
🍭 Cotton Candy
🏰 Jump Castles
🏃 Obstacle Courses
🎳 Bowling
🎨 Face Painting
🎁 Prizes
💦 And yes… the chance to soak a teacher in our modified dunking booth!
This day wasn’t just about fun—it was about celebrating a year of making great choices, building positive relationships, and showing that doing the right thing pays off. 🌟
To our Explorers: Thank you for making JPES a place where kindness, respect, and responsibility shine every day. You earned every bounce, every prize, every handful of popcorn, and every splash! 💙🌎
Special Thank You’s:
• PARENT VOLUNTEERS 🥹🫶🏽 - We could not have pulled this off without you!
• Ms. Hayden, thank you for planning and executing another spectacular carnival 💙.
• Ms. Chabala, thank you for your support, prep, and help with coordinating volunteers.
• EK’s Sweet Spins came in clutch when our donated cotton candy machine would not work, and loaned us hers. You made cotton candy wishes and dreams come true 😅🩵🩷🙏🏽🙌🏽!!!
(And to the teachers who volunteered for the dunking booth…thank you for taking one for the team. 😂💦)
🌎 💙 🎉 ⭐ 🎡 ❤️ ☀️
05/31/2026
🍕📚 Registration is now open for the Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Summer Reading Program!
Keep your child reading all summer long while earning rewards along the way. The BOOK IT! program encourages students to build strong reading habits, explore new stories, and make reading part of their summer adventures.
Families can register now and start tracking reading progress through the BOOK IT! app. ☀️📖
Don’t miss this fun opportunity to keep those reading skills sharp before the new school year begins!
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Pizza Hut BOOK IT!® Program Pre-register teachers for the BOOK IT! reading program.
🎓✨ 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟭 ✨🎓
We may have been a little quiet on social media lately, but it’s only because we’ve been busy doing what matters most—fully embracing every moment, every milestone, and every memory with our Explorers. ❤️
And this one? It captured our hearts.
During our Alumni & Final Walk, our graduating high school seniors—former JPES Explorers—met our youngest Explorers halfway. As they passed by, each senior gently placed their graduation cap on the head of a 4K student before continuing on their journey. 🎓➡️🧒
What seemed like a simple gesture was so much more.
It was a passing of the torch. 🔥
A transfer of legacy. 🌎
A reminder of how far our students can go. 🚀
A picture of hope for the future. ✨
For one brief moment, the ending of one story met the beginning of another. The graduates represented dreams realized, while our 4K students represented dreams just beginning to unfold. 💙
The message was unspoken but powerful:
“𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶.”
As we watched those tiny faces beam beneath caps much too big for them, we were reminded why we do this work. Every lesson, every hug, every encouraging word, every challenge overcome—it all matters. ❤️
Here’s to the first of many May memories we’ll be sharing from a month filled with celebration, gratitude, growth, and unforgettable moments. Because at JPES, we’re not just educating students—we’re helping write stories that come full circle. 🌟
🌎 🎓 ✨ 💙 ☀️ ❤️
05/19/2026
🎉🧺JPES Families — Get Ready for the Pye PTA End-of-Year Picnic! 🧺🎉
Join us Thursday, May 21 from 5:30-7:30 PM on JPES' front lawn for an evening full of fun, food, and celebration as we wrap up an amazing school year together! 🌟
✨ Amazing food trucks
✨ Fun games & activities
✨ Performances showcasing our incredible JPES talent
✨ Special guest performance by Magnolia Dance Academy 💃
✨ A great DJ keeping the party going 🎶
Bring your picnic blankets, your smiles, and your school spirit for a night of family fun and unforgettable memories! We can’t wait to celebrate with our JPES family! 💙🤍
05/18/2026
💙❤️ MERIT MONDAY CELEBRATION! ❤️💙
Shoutout to our amazing Explorers who earned their Merit Monday Award by showing our school expectations! ⭐️📚
Thank you to our wonderful partners at Chick-fil-A Dorchester Road and Chick-fil-A Ladson Road 🐄🍟 for supporting our students! 💙❤️
Way to go, Explorers! 🎉✨
05/16/2026
✨🎉 Rookie Year = OFFICIALLY UNLOCKED! 🎉✨
Please join us in celebrating our incredible first-year teachers as they successfully complete their induction year at JPES! 🍎📚👏
Throughout this rigorous year, our induction teachers engaged in ongoing professional development, mentor/mentee check-ins, support observations, SCTS Rubric 4.0 evaluations, and collaborative learning with our district’s Education Effectiveness Coordinator—all while building relationships, growing their craft, and making an impact on students each and every day. 💙
Congratulations to:
🍎 Ms. Beebe
🍎 Ms. Selert
🍎 Ms. Sobeck
🍎 Ms. Parker
…for reaching this major milestone in your educational journey! Your dedication, resilience, willingness to learn, and heart for children have not gone unnoticed. 👏✨
The first year of teaching is no small feat, but these educators rose to the challenge and continued “Blazing a Path to Endless Possibilities” for our Explorers every single day! 🌟🔥
We are so proud of you and can’t wait to see the impact you continue to make in education! 💫
05/13/2026
Happy Speech Language Hearing Month to our amazing Speech Language Pathologists to Ms. Baxter, Ms. Simmons, & Ms. Velasquez.💙🗣️✨
Thank you for the patience, encouragement, and care you give each and every day. Your work helps students find their voices, build confidence, and communicate with the world around them in meaningful ways. From celebrating first sounds to major milestones, the impact you make reaches far beyond the classroom.
We are so grateful for all you do to support, inspire, and empower our students. 💫
05/09/2026
Last Thursday night, we brought the ✨PYE PRIDE✨ loud and proud at the annual Dorchester School District Two Teacher of the Year Celebration as we celebrated two of JPES’s finest! 🎉🍎💙
Huge congratulations to our incredible Teacher of the Year, Emily Peidl, and our District Honor Rookie Teacher of the Year, Ashley Erin Parker! 🌟👏
Baby…the JPES crew came ready with the HOOTIN’, HOLLERIN’, cheering, clapping, and celebrating because when your people are THAT deserving, you make some noise about it! 🗣️🎊🙌
These ladies represent the heart of what makes JPES so special—passion, excellence, love for children, and the kind of dedication that leaves a lasting impact far beyond the classroom walls. 💫📚✨
We are beyond proud to call them OURS! 💙🌎
🏇💬 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗝𝗣𝗘𝗦! 💬🏇
Today’s Staffulty Appreciation celebration brought Kentucky Derby flair to campus as our team showed up 𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘋𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 👒🌹 and ready for a day in the Winner’s Circle! 🏆
A huge thank you to our 𝗣𝘆𝗲 𝗣𝗧𝗔 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 and parent volunteers 👏🏾 for an incredible Southern spread from 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗴 & 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗲 🍗🤠—truly a 𝘙𝘶𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 kind of treat! 🐎💨
And to our amazing families and students 💙—thank you for the love, notes, and thoughtful gestures that made our staff feel so seen and celebrated.
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