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PE at Whitesides

WES students participate in 6 special area classes including art, music, PE, STEAM, computer and library! These 1st graders are showing off their ball skills during PE. 

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Thank you for shopping the Book Fair!

Thank you so much for your support of our Book Fair this year! The money we raised supports our library and helps us to expand our collection. 

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Reading Passport Celebration

We celebrated our new Reading Passport Program with a Patio Popcorn Party for students who have completed the first milestone in the program. Eight students were recognized for reading at least five of the 20 Passport Books. Congratulations Alice, Cooper, Harrison, Liam, James, Evan, Rachel and August!

The Reading Passport program was created for students in fourth and fifth grades to encourage them to continue reading for fun by exploring a variety of book genres. Students receive a passport stamp for each book they read and can earn prizes after reading 5, 10 and all 20 books. There will be another Patio Popcorn Party in February for students who are still working to complete 5 books. 

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Teacher of the Year!

Congratulations to our 2025-26 Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Suzi Carter! Mrs. Carter teaches 4th grade at Whitesides. We are so grateful for all she does for our students and our school! 

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SC Ready Perfect Score

Congratulations to these students who scored a perfect score on the SC Ready diagnostic test in at least one area! 

Photo of students in front of the StarLab
PTA Hosts StarLab Visit for Students

Each month the Whitesides PTA hosts a Fun Friday event for students. Recently, they hosted a visit from the StarLab! During the visit, Beth McCarty, of Science Adventures Everywhere, took students on a journey to outer space where they learned about the moon and sun and common constellations in our night sky!

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 "The choice to send our children to Whitesides was one of the easiest decisions we ever made. Our children are thriving under the educational expertise provided by all of the wonderful teachers as well as from the support of all of the other school staff that are crucial to the structured yet warm environment that this school provides."

- The Ward Family 

"I have learned so much at Whitesides. The mood is so cheerful and happy! I love all of the teachers' energy. The teachers are so nice and kind!" 

- Kinsley, WES 5th grade student