More pictures to come later today, but let's start off with our amazing administration team! Just like making good choices, reading opens doors to endless possibilities and a bright future! ❤️📖🐢
Mrs. Sandrik’s students let their creativity shine by making their own Color Monsters, inspired by The Color Monster by Anna Llenas! 🎨💛 Through this fun activity, students learned to identify and express their emotions in healthy ways!
Today we wore favorite mix-and-match clothing to show that harmful choices and healthy futures don’t mix. Ribbon Week reminds us that making smart decisions and taking care of ourselves, is one way we can protect our future.
Ms. Clark’s 2nd graders put their reading skills to work with The Legend of the Bluebonnet! 🌸 Students sorted vocabulary words from their Wit & Wisdom text into story elements—characters, setting, problem, and resolution! What a fun, hands-on way to build reading comprehension and bring a story to life! 💙📖
What happens when you mix dirt and water? You get MUD! 💦 Our Pre-K scientists got their hands dirty exploring this fun discovery!
🎶Our 4th graders got to spend a special day out in Wilmington today. A big thank you to the Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College for hosting our students and to the NC Symphony for putting on a great educational concert for these young musicians. 🎻Students listened, learned about instruments, and left inspired by the power of music.
Today we wore bright colors because our future is bright when we make good choices. Get enough sleep, stay active, eat healthy foods, and make choices that keep you safe. Healthy Choices, Bright Futures! 🌟
• Thursday & Friday mornings: Bus 288 will run one hour late, with middle and elementary school routes combined on bus 322.
• Thursday afternoon: Bus 288 students will ride Bus 322 and arrive approximately 90 minutes late.
• Friday afternoon: Bus 288 will also be late. Transportation Department is still finalizing plans and will share details as soon as possible.
If you would like to make other arrangements, please contact your child's teacher or email sce_info@pender.k12.nc.us.
• Thursday afternoon: Bus 288 students will ride Bus 322 and arrive approximately 90 minutes late.
• Friday afternoon: Bus 288 will also be late. Transportation Department is still finalizing plans and will share details as soon as possible.
If you would like to make other arrangements, please contact your child's teacher or email sce_info@pender.k12.nc.us.
Mrs. Gruber’s third graders took their learning outside this week! ☀️🌎Students brought science to life while exploring Earth’s rotation and orbit around the Sun. Building on what they learned about Galileo in their Wit & Wisdom lessons, students created sundials and observed how changing shadows help us tell time. What a fun, hands-on way to connect science and reading!
After reading the story Pumpkin Jack, Ms. Meadow's Prek class recreated Jack but voted to name her "Peppa". The student helped draw the face and cut out the pieces. As they explored what was inside the pumpkin they used the knowledge they gain from the apple unit the week before and as a whole group talked about what is the same and different between the two fruits. 🎃
Bus 288 is running 30 minutes late this morning. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Please take a moment to check out what is happening at Surf City Elementary this fall!
Warmly-
Karla Shand
🎉 NATIONAL PRINCIPALS MONTH | SURF CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
For Karla Shand, principal of Surf City Elementary School, a great school day comes down to some simple but meaningful things: smiling students, everyone following expectations and the school community together.
Ms. Shand describes herself as a born leader — who might also be a little too talkative! 😊 But when asked who deserves more recognition, she turns the attention to someone else.
She gives a special shoutout to the school’s custodian, recognizing the hard work, positive attitude and smile she brings every day. It’s a reminder that the people who help keep a school running deserve to be celebrated, too.
And her idea of a peaceful afternoon away from school? A trip to the beach — with or without company. 🏖️ Sometimes, a little quiet time by the water is just right.
Throughout National Principals Month, we’re getting to know the people behind the principal’s desk and celebrating the leadership they bring to our schools each day.
Thank you, Ms. Shand, for all you do for the Surf City Elementary School community! 💙 YouTube Link - https://youtube.com/shorts/dOmW7IYZ_ms
For Karla Shand, principal of Surf City Elementary School, a great school day comes down to some simple but meaningful things: smiling students, everyone following expectations and the school community together.
Ms. Shand describes herself as a born leader — who might also be a little too talkative! 😊 But when asked who deserves more recognition, she turns the attention to someone else.
She gives a special shoutout to the school’s custodian, recognizing the hard work, positive attitude and smile she brings every day. It’s a reminder that the people who help keep a school running deserve to be celebrated, too.
And her idea of a peaceful afternoon away from school? A trip to the beach — with or without company. 🏖️ Sometimes, a little quiet time by the water is just right.
Throughout National Principals Month, we’re getting to know the people behind the principal’s desk and celebrating the leadership they bring to our schools each day.
Thank you, Ms. Shand, for all you do for the Surf City Elementary School community! 💙 YouTube Link - https://youtube.com/shorts/dOmW7IYZ_ms
🌱💙 Teacher Tuesday: Ms. Tammy Meadows — Surf City Elementary
Ms. Tammy Meadows teaches at Surf City Elementary and has more than seven years of teaching experience. Colleagues describe her as welcoming, professional, and someone who brings a positive attitude to the classroom each day.
Ms. Meadows looks for ways to make learning hands-on and meaningful for her students. One example is a "garden center" she created to help children learn about growing food while also practicing responsibility and commitment. Activities like this give students opportunities to learn new skills and understand the importance of caring for something over time.
What stands out about Ms. Meadows is the care she puts into her classroom and the relationships she builds with those around her. One colleague shared how much they've learned from working alongside her and appreciates her willingness to share ideas and support others.
💛🌻 Thank you, Ms. Meadows, for the time, creativity, and care you bring to your students and colleagues at Surf City Elementary!
Ms. Tammy Meadows teaches at Surf City Elementary and has more than seven years of teaching experience. Colleagues describe her as welcoming, professional, and someone who brings a positive attitude to the classroom each day.
Ms. Meadows looks for ways to make learning hands-on and meaningful for her students. One example is a "garden center" she created to help children learn about growing food while also practicing responsibility and commitment. Activities like this give students opportunities to learn new skills and understand the importance of caring for something over time.
What stands out about Ms. Meadows is the care she puts into her classroom and the relationships she builds with those around her. One colleague shared how much they've learned from working alongside her and appreciates her willingness to share ideas and support others.
💛🌻 Thank you, Ms. Meadows, for the time, creativity, and care you bring to your students and colleagues at Surf City Elementary!
Fourth Grade Parents - join us on November 10 at 12:00 in the multipurpose room if you can!
Today we wore wacky socks to show that we’re healthy from head to toe. We make good choices by choosing healthy habits to help us grow strong, stay focused, and feel our best.🧦🐢❤️
Today we wore RED to show that Sea Turtles make healthy choices and take care of our bodies and minds! From eating healthy foods and staying active to being kind and making safe choices, every little decision helps us grow happy, healthy, and strong! 💪🐢❤️
Our first graders combined creativity and a love of reading with a fun fall Pumpkin Book Report project! Students read a book and decorated a pumpkin to look like one of the main characters. What a fun way to celebrate reading and creativity! 📖🧡
Check out Mrs. Emery's first graders! They're bringing reading to life with Reader’s Theater. It helps them build fluency, practice expression, and grow their confidence as they read and perform with classmates.🎭📚
❤️Join us as we celebrate Red Ribbon Week by wearing RED this week!❤️
Red Ribbon Week is a time to help students learn about making safe, healthy, and positive choices. That means encouraging children to take care of their bodies, make good decisions, choose positive friendships, and know they can always turn to a trusted adult when they need help.
Let’s fill our school with RED and celebrate making choices that help us be our very best!
Red Ribbon Week is a time to help students learn about making safe, healthy, and positive choices. That means encouraging children to take care of their bodies, make good decisions, choose positive friendships, and know they can always turn to a trusted adult when they need help.
Let’s fill our school with RED and celebrate making choices that help us be our very best!
