Weekly Message

Good Afternoon Topsail Elementary Families!

This is Mrs. Wilson, principal at Topsail Annandale Elementary, with your weekly update. This will be our last parent update of the year. The next update will come from the new principal, Mrs. Bellflower, on Sunday 1/7/24.

Thanks to all who participated in our holiday spirit week last week! Continue the festive holiday attire on Monday and Tuesday this week! Don’t forget, Wednesday is school-wide pajama day!  

Our lost and found will be donated over the break! Stop by school between 7:45am-2:00pm, or 3-4pm, any day through Wed 12/20 to claim your child’s items.

 

From Mrs. Payne (Music Teacher):

Attention 4th grade families: Mrs. Payne and Mrs. Cooper will be coaching our Robotics club starting in January!  We have 13 slots available for 4th graders.  Robotics club will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school until 4:00.  Our competition will be on April 11, 2024 in the evening at Heide Trask High School.  Practices will begin on January 11.  If your student is interested, please sign up with the link below.  Due to the limited number of slots, the team will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.  Thank you!! https://www.signupgenius.com/g...

Attention 4th grade parents:  our 4th grade students have the opportunity to participate in an after school choir program with Mrs. Payne called All County Choir.  We will be practicing on Wednesdays from 2:30 - 3:15 in the Music room beginning on January 10.  We will have a performance at the Board of Education on February 13.  We will have our big concert with all 9 Elementary Schools combined on April 26 at Heide Trask High School.  Due to the number of schools involved, we do have a limited number of spots available.  If your student is interested, please sign up with the form below.  Spots will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis.  

https://www.signupgenius.com/g...

Important Dates:

Mon. 12/18- Mrs. Bellflower (new TAE principal) reports to campus and works alongside Mrs. Wilson Mon-Wed. this week! 

Tues. 12/19- School Improvement Team Meeting- 3:10- Media Center. 

Wed. 12/20- School-Wide Pajama Day! 

Wed. 12/20- Mrs. Wilson’s last day as principal at TAE. 

Wed. 12/20- End of second Quarter/1st Semester. Half Day for Students- 11:30 dismissal. 

Thurs. 12/21- Fri. 1/5- Winter Break for Students. 

Mon. 1/8- Students return to school for second semester! 

Tues. 1/9- Monthly PCS Board of Education Mtg.- 6:00- Burgaw. 

Wed. 1/10- Thurs. 1/18- Middle of Year mClass Reading Assessments- K-4. Please be sure students are in attendance. 

Fri. 1/12- Report cards for home for 2nd quarter. 

Please find this year's Pender County Schools calendar attached: 23-24 PCS School Calendar

Social Media:

Parents, we invite you to follow us on social media:

Follow us on twitter: @tes_ospreys

Find us on Facebook: Topsail Annandale Elementary School

Find us on Instagram: topsailannandale

PTA Updates:

Be sure to join the PTA! Join by clicking on the link below. If you have more than one student, be sure to note all teachers

https://tes.memberhub.com/stor...

TAES PTA will soon hold the first meeting of our Bus Driver Appreciation Committee. If you signed up for that committee, please look for an email in the coming weeks. If you would like to help, please email us at Ptatopsailelementary@gmail.com

Shop anytime between 11/24 through 12/23 at Johnson Nursery for our school to receive a 10% donation of your sale. You will need to use TAES as the special code at checkout.

YEARBOOKS are on sale now! The cost is $18 if purchased before March 1, 2024. Please use the link below to order

https://strawbridge.fotomercha...

Do you have pictures for the yearbook? Please upload them to the link below. It is IMPORTANT to give us as much info as you can (teacher, grade, student names, etc). 4th grade parents, if you would like a baby picture of your student in the 4th Grade Dedication page you can upload them at any time, YOU MUST include their name as a label. https://plicbooks.com/go/UUCZE...

Are you interested in joining a committee? We have many volunteer opportunities to choose from! Summer splash (May), concession sales, winter family event/glow bash, monthly teacher appreciation events, teacher appreciation week (May) and bus driver appreciation week (February) are just a few of our opportunities. If you’d like to volunteer, please send us a message on Facebook or to our email Ptatopsailelementary@gmail.com for more information.

Be sure to follow us on Facebook at Topsail PTA and on Instagram at @topsailannandalepta

We want to thank all of our Osprey families for a great first half of the school year! We also want to thank all of you for the treats and gifts so many of you have given to our staff recently. We greatly appreciate your thoughtfulness! We wish you all a happy and healthy holiday and a restful break! We can’t wait to welcome our Ospreys back in 2024!