Surf City Elementary

Sensory math in action! ✨ Yesterday, Ms. Jones, Ms. Brayton, Mr. Cross, and Ms. Full’s class practiced writing numbers using shaving cream — a messy, memorable way to build fine motor skills and number fluency.

Ms. West's 4th graders explored how rocks form and change, learned that granite is NC’s state rock, and created their own digital rock cycles. Swipe to see rock property investigations and some partner reading moments! 📸➡️

Well, that’s a wrap Friday — what a great week! 🎬 Rest up this weekend and come back ready for another week full of learning adventures. See you Monday! 🌟📚

On Monday, October 5, and Tuesday, October 6, Bus 288 will not leave Surf City Elementary until 4:00 p.m.

If you would like to arrange another way home for your child, please notify your child’s teacher or email sce_info@pender.k12.nc.us.

Thank you for your flexibility!

Today we celebrate School Custodian Day! 🎉 Big thanks to Bucky and all our custodians who work tirelessly to keep school safe, clean, and welcoming for students and staff. Join us in saying thank you — share a message for the custodial team below. Let’s fill their day with appreciation! 💙🙌

Our 5th grade Turtle Leaders aren’t just reading — they’re building confidence as they read aloud to their Turtle Pals. These mentoring moments help older students practice fluency, public speaking, and empathy while younger readers gain role models and support — kids supporting kids! 🐢📖💪

Curious minds in action! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Today Ms. Wilson's 5th grade scientists learned about matter and force by building and launching Alka-Seltzer rockets. The students observed reactions, measured distances, and cheered for each successful launch. 🚀🧪📏

Check out Mrs. Carmichael's 4th graders! They're using graffiti walls to show the theme of a poem and how a character shows a great heart from their story “Love That Dog”. 💛🐶📝

Next up, our second Sea Turtle of the Week goes to Harper from Mrs. Gruber's 3rd grade class. Harper, your school is proud of you. 💙🐢💚

It's a special week! We have TWO Sea Turtle of the Week recipients this week. First up, we're happy to share with you that Myka from Ms. Wiggins' Kindergarten class is one of our Sea Turtles of the Week . Myka, your school is proud of you. 💙🐢💚

Mrs. Stewart’s 3rd grade class (including her amazing student teacher Mrs. McCurley) had a sweet time with science during our Root Beer Float Lab! 🥤🍦🧪 Students reviewed their learning by exploring the three states of matter by identifying the ice cream as a solid, the root beer as a liquid, and the bubbles and foam as evidence of a gas. They made predictions, recorded observations, and watched how the materials changed once they were combined. Learning about matter is definitely more fun when you can eat the experiment afterward! 😋🔬

✨ Just a typical day in Pre-K! ✨From painting and building to puzzles, dramatic play, cutting, sorting, and learning together, Ms. Pleasant's Pre-K students are exploring, creating, problem-solving, and making new discoveries every day. 💛

🧐 Mrs. Edwards' first graders dove into one of their favorite classroom routines today: Notice & Wonder! They looked at Green Eggs and Ham together, and instead of rushing to find an answer, they slowed down to just be curious. In small groups, they asked each other, What do you notice? and What do you wonder? 💡Keep up the great work, first grade!

🥞🍕October breakfast & lunch menus 🔗 https://bit.ly/3WtG3o2

Looking for a peaceful place to read? 📚✨Our new quiet and cozy reading area at the front of the library is open! With comfy couches and books all around, it’s the perfect spot to build lifelong readers. 📚💚

📣 Join us tomorrow night for the first PCS community forum on future growth and school planning!
📍 Topsail High School
🗓️ Tuesday, September 29
🕕 6 p.m.
Can’t attend in person? Watch the forum live on the Pender County Schools YouTube channel. ▶️
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/@PenderCountySchools
Your participation will help shape the future of our schools! 🏫

📣 ¡Acompáñenos mañana por la noche en el primer foro comunitario de PCS sobre el crecimiento futuro y la planificación escolar!
📍 Topsail High School
🗓️ Martes 29 de septiembre
🕕 6 p.m.
¿No puede asistir en persona? Vea la transmisión en vivo a través del canal de YouTube de las Escuelas del Condado de Pender. ▶️
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/@PenderCountySchools
¡Su participación ayudará a dar forma al futuro de nuestras escuelas! 🏫

Good evening Sea Turtle Famileis. Bus 284 may be a few minutes late in the morning as a result of changes in the earlier high school route. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope this update does not have much impact on elementary and middle school routes.

In Mrs. Batts' & Mrs. Summerfield's class, they have been learning about their five senses through Wit & Wisdom. Today they learned about apples and got to put their taste buds to work and explore 3 different types of apples to include: gala, granny smith and golden delicious. Then they got to enjoy an apple tasting using all 5 senses and created a class graph to show everyone´s favorite.

Mrs. Holt's 2nd graders are learning about place value. Today they bundled popsicle sticks to make groups of ten and then groups of 100. Great work, mathematicians!

Bus 288 will leave campus at 3:45 this afternoon. This is about 45 minutes behind schedule. We are sorry for the inconvenience.