Surf City Elementary

This might be our Sea Turtle's chilliest adventure yet, but we're loving it! ⛄🥶❄️

Good afternoon Surf City Families: Weather permitting: NC Check-ins will take place for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders as follows. -Mon, Jan 27- Math -Tues, Jan 28 -Reading -Wed, Jan 29- Science for 5th grade only Make-ups will be held on the following days.

Our sea turtles are hard at work and staying warm today. Great job everyone!

After reading Grandfather's Journey and Tea With Milk, books by Allen Say, Mrs. Burnett's 3rd grader had a classroom visit from Mrs. Kennedy, a parent who talked about her similar life experience immigrating to the US from Korea and her experiences also living in Japan.

Mrs. Batts' kindergarten class is mastering how to record a total and parts in a number bond with decomposing 5 and 6 in more than one way.

Check out Snow (Surf) City!! We'll keep sharing ours - let us see yours!! 📷 Use #PCSSnowDay to help us see what you see 👀

Mrs. Faircloth's STEAM classes have been studying how snowflakes occur and the science behind snowflakes. We hope all our students get to enjoy seeing real snow!❄️

🚨 Weather Update 🚨 We continue to monitor the evolving weather forecast. ✅ Tuesday, January 21: Early release for students. All after-school activities, including PACES and athletics, are canceled. ✅ Wednesday, January 22: Schools will operate on a two-hour delay at minimum. We will provide an update on Tuesday if further changes, including remote learning, are necessary. Thank you for your understanding as we prioritize safety. Stay tuned for updates via email, phone, our website, and social media. Stay safe! 🚨 Actualización del clima 🚨 Seguimos monitoreando el pronóstico del clima que continúa cambiando. ✅ Martes, 21 de enero: Salida temprana para los estudiantes. Todas las actividades después de clases, incluidas PACES y deportes, están canceladas. ✅ Miércoles, 22 de enero: Las escuelas operarán con retraso de dos horas como mínimo. Se proporcionará una actualización el martes si se requieren más cambios, incluyendo el aprendizaje remoto. Gracias por su comprensión mientras priorizamos la seguridad. Manténgase atento a las actualizaciones a través de correo electrónico, llamadas telefónicas, nuestro sitio web y redes sociales. ¡Manténganse seguros!

Hello Sea Turtle Families, By now, I am sure you have received the update from PCS. Tuesday, we will operate on an Early Release schedule. There will be NO afterschool activities on Tuesday. PCS will continue to send updates district-wide as decisions are made. Mr. Bailey

🚨 Important Weather Update 🚨 Due to the forecasted winter weather, Pender County Schools will move to an early release schedule on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. 👉 Early release schedule: https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/school-bell-schedule Additional updates: All after-school activities for Tuesday, including athletics and PACES, will not take place. We will monitor the weather and announce Wednesday’s schedule on Monday. Stay informed: Check the PCS website and social media for the latest updates. Thank you for your understanding and support as we prioritize student safety.

Happy Friday, Sea Turtles! Please use the following link to access this week's edition of The Turtle Times: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bvv18wyimnMfH6QrPOYuPKDfBBnUox6X/view?usp=sharing Reminder: In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. there will be no school Monday, January 20.

Good afternoon Surf City Elementary Families, Bus 285 second run will be approximately 30 minutes early. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you for your continued support.

Good morning Sea Turtle Families. Bus 310 will be 60-90 minutes late this afternoon. If you are able to provide transportation for your child, please call the front office and we will notify the student that they will be a car rider. Thank you for your continued support of Surf City Elementary School.

We're happy to share with you that Harper P. from Mrs. Horne's 5th grade class is our Sea Turtle of the Week for the week of January 13-17. Harper, your school is proud of you. 💙🐢💚

Lost & Found. 🧥 Anything look familiar? ➡️ https://bit.ly/4jmnYm8

Good afternoon Surf City Sea Turtles. Bus 310, both routes of bus 240, and the second route of bus 285 will all be approximately 60-90 minutes late this afternoon. If you are able to provide transportation for your child, please call the front office and we will notify the student that they will be a car rider. Thank you for your continued support of Surf City Elementary School.

Check out Mrs. Gray’s 4th grade readers, they're busy participating in a discussion about the perspectives of the two main sides of the American Revolution.

Mrs. Mitchell’s 1st grade class is using their skills and having fun reading their Geodes book with a buddy. Keep up the great work, readers! 📖

Miss Withers & Miss Alicia’s PreK class had fun on this cold morning figuring out many snowballs tall they were. ❄️

3rd grade is deep into force & motion. Mrs. Holmes’ class used pendulums and a stopwatch to explore how the length of the string might affect the number of swings the pendulum can make!