South Topsail Elementary School

🎶👏 A big THANK YOU to the South Topsail Elementary Chorus, under the direction of Samantha Rodgers, for their wonderful performance at Tuesday evening’s Board of Education meeting! Your talent and hard work brought joy to everyone in attendance. 🎤🎼 We’re so proud of our young musicians for representing Pender County Schools with such enthusiasm and excellence! 🎵💙

🚀🤖 Get ready for an electrifying showdown of innovation and technology! 🤖🚀 📅 Date: April 17, 2025 📍 Location: Heide Trask High School ⏰ Time: 4:00 - 7:00 PM Our talented students are gearing up to showcase their incredible robotics skills in the Pender County Schools Robotics Competition! 🏆💡 Watch as teams battle it out, putting their problem-solving, creativity, and teamwork to the test! Come support our future engineers and innovators as they bring their robotic creations to life! 🔧⚙️✨

Kindergarten and 1st grade Stingrays had the pleasure of hearing professional storyteller Donna Washington perform this morning 📖❤️

Please be aware that the outage may impact school phone lines. Thank you for your understanding. UPDATE (11:43AM) Four County Electric is on site beginning repairs. The outage is expected to extend through the school day. UPDATE (5:00 PM) Internet has been restored.

Spring Picture Day is coming up March 19th!

LAST CHANCE! STE yearbook orders are due March 14th!! www.strawbridge.net Order Code: yb29970

📢 Kindergarten Registration & Preschool Info Event! 🎉 📅 March 12 | 4:30 – 7:00 PM 📍 Heide Trask High School Join us for a fun & informative evening to help your child start school with confidence! ✨ What’s Happening? ✅ Meet PCS staff & community partners ✅ Fun games & entertainment for kids ✅ Kindergarten Readiness Bags for incoming students ✅ On-site Registration Station for easy enrollment ✅ Food trucks & more! 📌 Bring these to register: ✔ Birth Certificate ✔ Proof of Residence ✔ Health Assessment ✔ Immunization Records ✔ Parent ID 💻 Online registration opened March 1 - https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/enroll Don’t miss this exciting event—we can’t wait to welcome your family! 🎒✨ 📍 Escuela Secundaria Heide Trask ¡Acompáñanos para una tarde divertida e informativa y prepárate para el primer día de clases! ✨ ¿Qué habrá? ✅ Conoce al personal de PCS y socios comunitarios ✅ Juegos y entretenimiento para niños ✅ Bolsas de preparación para Kindergarten ✅ Estación de Registro para inscribirte fácilmente ✅ ¡Comida deliciosa de food trucks! 📌 Para registrar a tu hijo, trae: ✔ Acta de nacimiento ✔ Comprobante de domicilio ✔ Evaluación médica ✔ Vacunas ✔ Identificación del padre/madre 💻 ¡La inscripción en línea abre el 1 de marzo - https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/enroll ¡No te lo pierdas! ¡Esperamos darte la bienvenida a nuestra comunidad escolar! 🎒✨

Come join the Stingray family as we currently have an opening for an EC teacher!

🏅 Elementary Science Olympiad Success! 🏅 This weekend, young scientists from across the district showcased their skills at the Elementary Science Olympiad at Heide Trask High School! 🧪🔬⚙️ 🏆 First Place Varsity: South Topsail Elementary 🥈 Second Place Varsity: North Topsail Elementary 🥉 Third Place Varsity: Surf City Elementary 🏅 First Place Junior Varsity: Surf City Elementary Congratulations to all of our future STEM leaders for their hard work, teamwork, and problem-solving! We are proud of you! 🎉👏 #OnePender

Read Across America Week means it's time for our Stingrays to READ!!! 📚 If you haven't already, sign your child up for their Read-A-Thon account so we can track and celebrate every minute read all the way through spring break. And...help your kiddos win amazing prizes at the same time!! www.read-a-thon.com Login/Sign In as a Reader

Because of winter weather coming our way, South Topsail will be closed tomorrow. All Pender County Schools students will have a virtual school day. Wednesday, February 19: All after school activities are cancelled (sports, PACES, Robotics, tutoring, etc...).

We are so proud of our 1st grade BT Mallory George, South Topsail's Teacher of Promise!!! She is an incredible addition to our Stingray family, bringing energy ⚡️, creativity 🧠 , patience ⏰ and love 💕 to her classroom every single day. We are so lucky to have you Ms George!

We are seeking a 4th grade teacher! Please reach out to Kathryn Bates (kathryn_bates@pender.k12.nc.us) if interested.

$1.00 Pajama Thursday!! Wanna wear jammies tomorrow before the long weekend? Bring in a dollar and stay cozy!

Happy Bus Driver Appreciation Week!! We LOVE our STE bus drivers!

A huge congratulations to our South Topsail Battle of the Books team for taking home 1st place 🏆 at the district competition. Regionals, here we come! 📚 ❤️ 🥇

Grandma and Grandpa Stingrays showed up to celebrate our 💯 days of school today 👵🏻 👴🏻

Stingrays, be sure to purchase your tickets for "All-You-Can-Eat" pancakes at HWY 55 on 2/15 from 8 am- 10 am!

Time to order your 24/25 South Topsail Yearbook! $20. Orders are DUE by 3/14. Order online at: www.strawbridge.net Online Code: YB29970

We are so lucky to have Mrs Rodgers supporting our Stingrays every day! She is a calm, trusting safe space for our school community and deserves to be celebrated! Thank you Mrs Rodgers for all you do!