Good Evening MCES Families,
This is Avery Ellington, the principal, with your weekly Eagle news.
Thank you everyone for a wonderful first week of school.
No school tomorrow in observance of Labor Day.
This Thursday we have Curriculum Night beginning at 5:00 until 6:30.
We have begun counting tardies and early check outs. The adult must come in to sign a child in and out of school. Children are tardy after 7:45.
If you haven’t done so, please complete a breakfast/lunch form. This helps with funding and school resources.
Spirit wear orders are due September 16th.
We hope everyone has a great week!
CAPTION THIS (From Malpass Corner Elementary School) #PCSPride ❤️
Aug 28, 2022
Good Evening MCES Families,
This is Avery Ellington, your principal, with your weekly Eagle news. Welcome to the 22-23 School Year. LIke an Eagle, we are looking forward to flying to great heights.
Bus 266 will not leave campus until 6:30 in the morning. This means bus 266 will be an hour late.
Doors will open at 7:20 and dismissal begins at 2:40. Students will be eating in the cafe this year for breakfast. If you would like your child to eat breakfast, please have them to school with enough time to eat and report to class by 7:45. Breakfast and lunch are not free this year, so please make sure you complete the lunch form.
PK families, drop off will begin in the front of the school at 7:30 and end at 7:45 Please make sure you pull completely around the front circle and the PK teachers will be there to greet you. Please do not pass anyone in the car drop off line. Dismissal for PK will be from 2:00-2:15
K families only will be allowed to walk their students to class on the students' staggered day.
We hope everyone has a wonderful first week of school!
Welcome to Malpass Corner Elementary!
Join Sheriff Cutler and our SROs in a Back to School Community Chat. Come see us on August 16, 2022 from 6PM - 8PM at Topsail High School or August 18, 2022 from 6PM - 8PM at Heide Trask Sr. High School.
Because of COVID-19 rules, many families have not completed free and reduced-price school meals applications. Making sure they are turned in by Aug 31 will help ensure families are ready for the fall, and eligible for Summer P-EBT benefits! Learn more https://bit.ly/3zeHWZA
SAVE THE DATE - Open House dates are set for the 2022-23 school year, don't let them sneak up on you. #PCSPride 📅
Due to the weather today, we did not sell popsicles. We will sell popsicles next Tuesday, May 17, when it is hot and sunny and the students can enjoy them outside. If you haven't sent in the $2, you can on Monday. Money for today will be used on Tuesday.
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK - it's great to see so much ❤ for our teachers! PCS is fortunate to have the group we have to educate our students. If you'd like to drop a message for a teacher who's had an impact, here's the link https://forms.gle/u8xMQLHaWNhrBhw16
Check out our Spirit Week and join in the dress up fun!
As the 2022 Statewide Primary is nearing (May 17), a reminder that the distribution or display of political materials is prohibited.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK - "He achieves by persevering and not giving up" Amalfi Ovalle-Ramos has earned high praise from his teacher. The Malpass Corner 4th-grader is big on math, soccer and chicken and he's the latest PCS Student of the Week https://bit.ly/3iLZ8Ob
SURVEY SAYS - Aramark, our food service provider, is currently asking for input for its Student ViewPOINT survey at all Pender County Elementary Schools. We invite parents and students to take this survey together. The survey is open until March 18, 2022 at www.studentVP.com
BACK WHERE IT STARTED- WWAY’s Jeff Rivenbark read to students at Malpass Corner as part of Read Across America Week. Jeff is a product of Pender County Schools https://youtu.be/uu0wK299W0M
QUITE THE BATTLE - congrats to Topsail Elementary for earning the top score in the Elementary School Battle of the Books. TES edged Surf City by just seven points. Thanks to SCES for hosting today's event and for sharing some pictures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqBUZRFXunk
COOKIE MONSTER - word of advice, make sure the jar is full or it will drive Dara Stophel crazy! Cookies, pink & purple, Berenstain Bears - she's your average 1st grader, or maybe a bit above which is why she's the Star News Pender County Student of the Week https://bit.ly/3IBqul6
A big thanks to Topsail Magazine for putting the spotlight on Superintendent Hill's personal path and the one he envisions for students in Pender County Schools to succeed.
https://www.topsailmag.com/a-clear-path-forward/
CHICKEN DINNER!! - It's possible considering these are the December winners in the Publix School Stars promotion. Each will receive a $20 Publix gift card because someone thought they had gone above and beyond at their school. Nominate here https://bit.ly/3uZshuO
CHANGES ARE COMING to the K12payment system. The system will shut down 12/23/21 and change to family.titank12.com on 12/27/21. Accounts can be set up now.
Come see our first musical in 2 years! This Thursday our 3rd-5th graders will be presenting "Christmas at the O.K. Corral" at 5:30 in the gym. We look forward to seeing everyone!
