Good Evening Penderlea Families. You can find the full version of this message on our school website under About and clicking Weekly Message.
Thank you to everyone who came out and participated in STEAM night! We had a great time and are looking forward to our next event!
Important Bus Message for students who ride Bus 253: Bus 253 will be about 90 minutes late tomorrow morning picking up students. Bus 250 will pick up students who ride bus 253 after Bus 250 runs their first route. We do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. For the afternoon route, students who ride Bus 253 will be split among the Penderlea buses. All Penderlea buses may be late dropping students off due to this split. Please reach out to Dr. Jordan if you have any questions.
Please remember that on Monday, February 14th, the school will not be receiving any flowers, gifts, etc for students. Any items that are sent to the school will not be accepted. Thank you for your support and understanding.
Our Athletic Booster Club will be delivering Candy Grams on Monday, February 14th. Thank you to everyone who participated and supported our Booster Club by placing an order.
This week, Penderlea will be participating in Happy Healthy Heart Week. Each day students will participate in different challenges using a jump rope and they will be learning about the heart. On Friday, students will be able to take their jump ropes home and show their families what they have learned throughout this week.
If you would like to donate snacks or beverages to our staff to show your support and appreciation, please consider donating these items so we can Fill the Fridge for the month of February. Our staff loves water, Gatorade, Pepsi Products, Coke Products, Dr. Pepper, Sun Drop, Peanuts, Chips, and Fruit. Thank you for considering donating and showing your support for our staff.
Last week was School Counselor appreciation week. Thank you Mrs. Burdette for everything you do for our students and community. Penderlea is honored to have you here as our counselor for the past 26 years.
This week is Love the Bus Week. We appreciate our Bus Drivers and thank them for everything they do.
Basketball Games This Week:
Monday, February 14th: Away Basketball Game vs TMS
Thursday, February 17th: Away Basketball Game vs CFMS
Game time starts at 4:00 pm for girls and the boys game follows immediately after.
Our Middle School BETA Club will be holding inductions on February 22nd at 6:00 pm. Students who met the qualifications were sent invitations. We look forward to recognizing these students and their academic achievements.
Please remember to contact our School Nurse, Nurse Jessica Bain if you or anyone in your home are not feeling well, experiencing COVID symptoms, or have been exposed to a positive case.
Our Glow Run has been canceled, but we are pleased to announce that we will hold a Penderlea Day on Saturday, March 26th, 2022. This will be a family fun day at Penderlea. There will be a Chicken Wing Cook Off, Local Businesses to shop with, community resources, live entertainment, an Egg Hunt, and so much more. We are looking forward to seeing our community at this event. Please contact Mrs. Courtney Rooks or any member of the Athletic Booster Club for more information or if you would like to donate or participate.
8th grade families: Please remember to turn in the permission form and $10.00 for the 8th Grade Social that will be held on April 30th. The forms and the money are due March 4th.
Reminders:
On September 21st, 2021 the Pender County Board of Education held a special called meeting and voted to make mask use optional for students and staff beginning on October 4th. When returning to campus tomorrow, October 11th, masks will be optional in classrooms and on school grounds. Masks are still mandatory on all school buses (yellow and activity). All students, staff, and community members are encouraged to make their own decisions regarding their personal health into choosing whether to wear a mask. Harassment, discrimination, bullying, or intimidation based on any person’s decision to wear or not wear a face covering or a mask will not be tolerated.
Please remember, PCS schools nurses will follow the NC Strong Schools Toolkit in terms of exclusion from school. Decisions of isolation and quarantine dates will be made by the health department. Only symptomatic students must stay home from school, siblings who are not showing any symptoms are allowed to come to school at this time. If someone in the household tests positive for Covid then all students should stay home and the school nurse needs to be contacted.
Please CLICK HERE to review the revised COVID-19 Protocols (revised on September 21, 2021). If you have any questions, please contact the school.
Backpack program:
Penderlea School will once again be partnering with two local churches to provide food bags on Fridays for students to take home. The purpose of this program is to help families with a few extra staple foods and snacks to have for their children over the weekend. The churches only know the number of bags to deliver each week and not the names of the children.
If you would like for your child/children to participate please reach out directly and confidentially as soon as possible to Mrs. Burdette, School Counselor. Her email address is: lisa_burdette@pender.k12.nc.us or you may call her direct line at 910-815-7304. Please leave a message if she is not at her desk.
Penderlea School and Pender County Schools are happy to announce the adoption of an innovative mobile device app and website entitled, Here Comes the Bus®. Please review the attached information sheets for more information on how this application works.
Here Comes the Bus allows you to view the real-time location of your child’s school bus on your
smartphone, tablet or computer. With it, you will have the information you need to send your children to the bus stop at just the right time, helping to protect them from inclement weather and other roadside dangers. What’s more, you’ll have peace of mind knowing your children haven’t missed the bus. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Jordan.
Here Comes the Bus Letter.English Here Comes the Bus. Spanish
To ensure that our buses remain on schedule, we are asking that all bus riders stand at their bus stops ready to board the bus when the bus arrives. Please arrive at the stop at least 15 minutes early before the scheduled pick up time. Please utilize the Here Comes the Bus Application to track your child’s bus.
This year, Pender County Schools will offer FREE breakfast and lunch for ALL students for the 2021-2022 school year. Penderlea Menu
Important message for 8th grade parents and students:
The Pender Early College Recruitment/Application process for current 8th grade students are listed below. Please let Mrs. Burdette know if you have any questions.
PEC will be having two parent nights:
November 2nd: Parent night at the CFCC campus at Surf City at 6:00pm
November 8th: parent night at PECHS Burgaw campus at 6:00pm
October 29: Recruitment visit at Penderlea (1:00pm) for Penderlea students.
Online applications will be available beginning November 1. Students can let Mrs. Burdette know if they would like a copy.
Completed paper applications due to Mrs. Burdette by January 27, 2022.
Student interviews will be held in February, 2022.
Acceptance or waitlist letters will be mailed in mid March, 2022.
Shadow day for those accepted will be in mid April, 2022.
Please remember that drop off time begins at 7:20 am and the tardy bell rings at 7:45 am. Breakfast begins at 7:20 am and ends at 7:45 am. If your student eats breakfast, please arrive early so that your student has enough time to eat breakfast as they will be sent to class at 7:45 am to begin their instructional school day.
Please remember that the dress code is enforced daily. Rips/holes in jeans should be below the mid thigh. For girls leggings and for boys basketball shorts are examples of appropriate clothing items to wear under jeans if rips/holes are above mid thigh. Pajama pants/pajamas are to be only worn on approved school wide activities. These are not allowed to be worn daily to school. Please visit Pender County Schools website under board policy 4316 Student Dress Code Policy to review the policy. If you have any questions please call the school.
Penderlea has a Spirit Rock! Thank you PTO and the village it took to get the rock to Penderlea. We are looking forward to seeing this celebrating our students and school!
Our lost and found is overflowing. Please have your students check with the front office if they have misplaced their coats/jackets/sweatshirts.
If your student is a bus rider, please remember that while masks are optional while on school campus, masks are mandatory on the school bus. Please ensure your student has their mask on prior to boarding the school bus. Masks will remain on at all times while riding the school bus.
Important Dates to remember:
February 14th: Candy Grams will be delivered
February 14th- February 18th: Happy Healthy Heart Week
February 14th: Away Basketball at TMS
February 17th: Away Basketball at CFMS
February 22nd: Middle School BETA Inductions at 6:00 pm
March 4th: End of the 3rd nine weeks
March 7th-18th: Spring Break. No school for staff and students
March 21st-22nd: Optional Teacher Workdays. No school for students
March 23rd: Students return to school for the 4th nine weeks.
March 26th: Penderlea Day
March 28th: Report Cards go home.
April 30th: 8th grade Social
Please find this year’s school calendar here: Penderlea School Year Calendar 21-22
Thank you for your continued support and have a great week!