In preparation for April, the Month of the Military Child, we'd love all military families to be recognized in a slide show. OMKC will also be placing purple stars with student’s names out in the front of the school to recognize our military connected students! 💜

Let's support our fabulous PTA tonight at their spirit night at Margarita’s Mexican Grill & Cantina. Join us from 4 to 8 p.m. for a fiesta full of fabulous tacos and good times.

These awesome 4th graders are modeling our SURF matrix perfectly on this beautiful day by; using hands and feet safely, including others, and showing good sportsmanship. 🌟🏐

Schedule your time now for our upcoming Kindergarten Screener Day on Friday, April 5. ✏️ 📅 https://bit.ly/scekscreener24

Fourth Grade students have been learning about the causes of the Revolutionary War in Social Studies, and are beginning Module 3, "The Redcoats are Coming!' in ELA classes. Students took field trips to Moore's Creek Battlefield to learn about this Patriot victory of the Revolutionary War. They also visited Poplar Grove Plantation to learn about early colonial life in our area.






Explore curriculum resources for ELA 9-12, Math 1, K-8 Science, and 6-8 Social Studies! Join our stakeholder preview at the PCS central office on 3/26 (1-6 pm), 3/28 (1-6 pm), 4/2 (8 am-1 pm), and 4/3 (8 am-1 pm). Online preview available until April 8. #ExperiencetheExcellence

We're happy to share with you that Adadlie B. from Mrs. Batts' Kindergarten class is our Sea Turtle of the Week for the week of March 18-22. Adadlie, your school is proud of you.

Mark your calendars, it's spring picture day this week!

📢 Last call for photo submissions! 📢
Check out Mrs. Holt's class busy at work learning all about land forms. They had to create and label an island and then make a salt dough landform creation to match their island. 🏝️



Congratulations to Mrs. Hitchens' second grade class. They are our recent winners of the Golden Trash Can. Mr. Jeff has noticed that they are picking up their materials and keeping their room clean each and every day. Your school is proud of you! 🌟

Mrs. Smith's First Grade is wrapping up the Wit and Wisdom module called Creature Features. Working in collaborative groups, the kids created a jumbo trading card with a picture and written details about an animal from the module. Way to go, learners! 🦛🦍





⭐🌟During the most recent Board of Education meeting, students from Surf City Elementary, Topsail Annandale Elementary and Topsail Middle were recognized for advancing to the State level of the Science Fair this weekend at NC State. Congrats and good luck to McKenna, Annabelle, Riley, Silas and Austin 🧪🔬 #ExperienceTheExcellence



Mrs. Horne's fifth graders participated in a Socratic seminar in ELA, discussing the causes of the Civil War. Their debates were supported by text evidence and background knowledge, many of which successfully defended their responses.


Mrs. McDonald’s Kindergarten class is busy today! They drew 4 emojis representing how the house felt throughout the book, The Little House. The final feeling is 😃 because the house has been moved out of the city to the quiet countryside again! They also worked on a great spring display for their hallway bulletin board.

📣 Heads up! 🚸 Because of a teacher workday, school's out for most on Thurs., March 21st, but Pender Early College is still in session! 📚✏️ Keep up the great work, PECHS students! 💪 We'll see everyone else on Friday🎒📅#ExperienceTheExcellence

Mrs. Burnett's 3rd grade mathematicians are enjoying some hands on math by using fraction bars to help them find equivalent fractions.



Busy week in Mrs. Gray's 3rd grade class! They are learning about and making models of landforms while also learning about comparing fractions greater than a whole on a number line. Keep up the great work!





Proud of our Sea Turtles, McKenna & Annabelle, who were recognized tonight at the BOE meeting for their Science Fair project. 💙🐢💚

Check out these awesome students in Mrs. Rice's 4th grade class. Students worked in small groups to create a skit about the novel, Hatchet. The main character, Brian, has a decision to make. Once completed, the groups performed their skits for the class.






