
October is National Principals Month - what better time to get to know the lighter side of the leaders of Pender County Schools. We'll start off with perhaps the most light-hearted principal in the district, Stephen Buchanan from C.F. Pope. #PCSPride https://bit.ly/3VnJFpH 💛💙

CFP teachers are so thankful for our wonderful PTO for their love and support... and breakfast today!


Families, please remember that October 24th and 25th are teacher workdays and there will be no school for students!

As we continue Fire Prevention Week, check out the following to help be prepared should your family ever need it!





We are still in need of donations of ice cream toppings for our 1st nine weeks PBIS celebration. If you can, please send a topping to school. We appreciate any and all donations for the students who earn this incentive!

This week is Fire Prevention Week! CFP is thankful for the materials donated by the Burgaw Fire Dept to help teach our students about fire prevention & what to do if there is ever a fire. Please work with your students to make an exit plan, practice, and check smoke detectors!





1, 2, 3...3, 2, 1 Girls on the Run is SO MUCH FUN!



Please check the lost and found picture for anything your child may be missing. They can get their items from the hooks near the cafeteria. If you have questions about looking through the items, you may call the school at (910)259-0145.


We are still in need of donations of ice cream toppings for our 1st nine weeks PBIS celebration. If you can, please send a topping to school. We appreciate any and all donations for the students who earn this incentive!

Check out our other Proud Panthers from this school year so far! Keep up the outstanding work Panther Pride!





Check out our amazing Proud Panthers from October 7th! We are so proud of our amazing students and all of their hard work at CFPES!


FRANK-ly we just LOVE books at CFPES! Please utilize this weekend to read with your student and ask them about the books they have read recently! Don't forget to visit the public library also for access to even more books!


This week PCS and CFP students have learned about the importance of Mental Health and different strategies to ensure positive mental health or how to reach out to a trusted adult if needed!

Title 1 Night


Check out some of our 1st graders hard at work learning about feelings with our school counselor! Their feelings monsters are awesome!




Families, please remember that car riders ends promptly at 2:50 each day. Please be in line prior to this time so that we can dismiss each student to their ride.

Tomorrow (Thursday, 10/6) is the day! Picture day and Curriculum Night! We cannot wait to see you for Curriculum Night! Don't forget that PTO will be meeting also! See you there CFP Families!

Families, please look at the following lost and found items for anything your child may be missing! The students can get their items from the hooks near the cafeteria! Thank you for helping us return these items to their homes!

October Breakfast and Lunch menus are now available! Remember that meals are no longer free for everyone. Please send money or fill out a lunch application. These are also available in the Pender County Schools app! If you haven't gotten the app, download it today!

Don't forget that this Thursday is Fall Picture Day for students! Also, Thursday night starting at 5:30 in the gym, we will have our Annual Title I meeting and curriculum night, this is the even that was rescheduled from last week due to the weather.