Mrs. Clark’s second grade class was busy today! During science, they tested the hardness of solid objects using a penny and a nail in their scratch test.
Hello Sea Turtle Families! The second run of bus 313 will be 30 minutes early today. They will ride on bus 218. Thank you and have a great afternoon.
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🌟 Celebrating Science and Innovation in Pender County Schools! 🌟
On Monday, January 13th, Cape Fear Elementary School hosted the Pender County Schools District Science Fair, bringing together our brightest young minds! 👩🔬🧑🔬 Sixty-one students competed after excelling at their school-level fairs, presenting impressive projects based on science experiments or engineering principles. We are so proud of their hard work and creativity! 🌱🚀
A huge thank you to our judges from GE, PECHS, and the community for helping us select the winners! 🏆✨ These outstanding projects will represent Pender County at the Regional Science Fair at UNCW on February 15th. 🎉 Best of luck to our winners:
📌 The Heat Trapper by Emmalyn Brock and Abigail McMenamin
📌 Launching Marshmallows by Josie Coleman, Emma Outlaw, and Clara Trochelman
📌 Slime Recipes by Aubrianna Lewis
📌 Fruit that Browns, Makes You Frown by Lane Jackson, Weston McGowen, and Reyden Bryant
📌 Plant Power: The Impact of Soil pH on Growth by Carson Breisacher
📌 Macaron Time Machine by Claire Taggart
📌 Cold Wash Challenge by Audrina Loftus, Hailey Keller, Harper Henry
📌 Get Your Groceries Home by Julia Leasillagi and Brynn Powell
📌 A Whiter Smile by Gage Sierleja, Elijah Milbourne, Carter McKinley
📌 Cerebral Keyboard by Bella Porter and Frances Jane Wilgis
📌 Cold as Ice by Peyton Hunter, Ava Zimmerman, and Finley Nelson
📌 Which Dynamic is Faster by Joseph Watts (middle school)
Let’s cheer on these young scientists as they take their incredible ideas to the next level! 🙌✨ #OnePender
Congratulations to three of our science fair teams for winning at the county level science fair yesterday. They'll be representing PCS and moving on to the Regional Science Fair at UNCW on February 15th . #onepender
Good afternoon Surf City Families, Bus 318 is running behind by approximately 15 minutes. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Good Afternoon Sea Turtle Families. Bus 310 and Bus 285 will be 90-120 minutes late this afternoon. If you are able to provide transportation for your child, please notify your child's teacher and the front office. We will notify your child of the transportation change. Thank you for your continued support of Surf City Elementary School.
Let's get excited about our upcoming READBowl competition! READBowl is a global reading competition and begins on January 13. Students will receive a weekly reading log to record their minutes and will return it to school so their teacher can record the minutes online. We are excited to be a part of this opportunity, as it is a terrific way for students to engage in reading during the College Football National Championships & the Super Bowl. 📚🏈
Hello, Sea Turtle families. Please use the following like to access this week's edition of The Turtle Times. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N1VBxhEP5fwyk7hK3U4pBQ90P4Gvo1Aa/view?usp=sharing
I hope all of our students, families, and staff have a wonderful weekend.
Good morning Surf City Elementary Families,
Bus 218 will be combining with bus 313 this afternoon. This may effect drop-off times by 5-10 minutes. Thank you for your continued support of Surf City Elementary School.
Good morning Surf City Elementary Families,
Bus 310 will be approximately 60 to 90 minutes late this afternoon. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for your continued support of Surf City Elementary School.
January Week 1: Lost & Found. Anything look familiar?
We're happy to share with you that Palmer B. from Ms. Graham's Kindergarten class is our Sea Turtle of the Week for the week of January 6-10. Palmer, your school is proud of you. 💙🐢💚
Good afternoon Surf City Elementary School parents,
We have several bus changes for today, January 9, 2025.
Bus 240 will be 15 minutes late.
Buses 258 will be 60-90 minutes late.
Bus 285 will be 90-120 minutes late.
If you are able to provide transportation for your child, please notify your child’s teacher and contact the front office. We will notify the student that they will be a car rider.
Thank you for your continued support of Surf City Elementary School.
Sea Turtle Families,
Please see the message below from Pender County Schools.
Due to extreme cold and potentially hazardous driving conditions, Pender County Schools is taking the following precautions:
1. All after-school activities on Friday, including PACES, are canceled.
2. No travel for any school-related activities is permitted until noon on Saturday.
3. On Saturday, activities will only be allowed between 12:00 PM and 7:00 PM. All events must conclude by 7:00 PM.
These measures are being taken to ensure the safety of our students, staff, and families. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Science All Around! 🔎 Mrs. Holt's 2nd graders are busy sorting gemstones by different properties while Mrs. Hart's 3rd graders used model swings to investigate force and motion to develop questions to guide their group investigations.
Today is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day but we appreciate those who protect and serve every day. Our school is thankful for our SRO, Officer Wyke. He makes sure that students, teachers and staff at SCE & SCM are safe. Thank you for all you do for us in our school community.
Let's support our amazing PTA. From membership drives, yearbook ads, meetings to spirit nights and more! They do it all! 🎉
Mrs. Burnett's third graders are experimenting with force using a ping pong ball and a maze.
In STEAM class, 1st grade is using snowflake blueprints to build their own snowflakes with marshmallows and toothpicks. They learned about symmetry, how snowflakes formed, as well as Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley.
4th grade is busy on this chilly Thursday morning working on their 3D names in art class. 🎨
