Bus 288 left the school on bus 287 at 3:45. They are on their way home.
To end Red Ribbon Week, we dressed up as our favorite book characters. Reading opens doors to endless possibilities! 🌟 By making reading a part of our lives, we are choosing a bright future filled with knowledge, adventure, and healthy choices! 📖✨❤️
Happy Friday Surf City Families,
Bus 288 will be late this afternoon. These students will ride bus 287 and leave our campus
Bus 288 will be late this afternoon. These students will ride bus 287 and leave our campus
5th grade teachers found a creative way to teach idioms and figurative language ─ by dressing up and having a Pun Party! Teachers and students really showed us how much fun playing with words can be. We love seeing their creativity shine! Can you figure out some of these? 🤩📚
🦃 Join us for our Thanksgiving Family Lunch!
If you are able to attend, please complete the RSVP form below and include the number of guests joining your child. Your response will help our cafeteria team plan and prepare for everyone.
We look forward to celebrating with you!
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Take a look at all the great art being produced thanks to our wonderful art teacher, Mrs. Hanson! 🎨🖌️✍
Kindergarten learned about the color wheel and basic painting skills to then draw self portraits.
1st grade built up these skills and used 2 painting techniques to create a collage background on their self portrait.
2nd grade explored and used the characteristics of Pop Art to create portraits of animals using a variety of media
3rd grade learned about warm and cool color families to then create original art from realistic sources of inspiration.
4th grade created symmetry in a 2 dimensional piece of art using a variety of media and techniques.
5th grade (not pictured) but they created an inspirational art piece based on the art of Robin Mead using seascapes as the subject matter.
Kindergarten learned about the color wheel and basic painting skills to then draw self portraits.
1st grade built up these skills and used 2 painting techniques to create a collage background on their self portrait.
2nd grade explored and used the characteristics of Pop Art to create portraits of animals using a variety of media
3rd grade learned about warm and cool color families to then create original art from realistic sources of inspiration.
4th grade created symmetry in a 2 dimensional piece of art using a variety of media and techniques.
5th grade (not pictured) but they created an inspirational art piece based on the art of Robin Mead using seascapes as the subject matter.
We're happy to share with you that Maggie Hayes from Ms. Mercer's 2nd grade class is our Sea Turtle of the Week! Maggie Hayes, your school is proud of you. 💙🐢💚
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
