📢 Schools Open on Normal Schedule Wednesday, September 18! 📚
We’re happy to inform you that all Pender County Schools will resume regular operations on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
TEACHER TUESDAY - Ms. Hannah Stewart | Malpass Corner Elementary! ✨
In her fourth year of teaching, Ms. Stewart finds pure joy in those lightbulb moments when students learn something new. Her passion shines brightest in ELA, where she loves helping her students “travel the world” through reading and writing. 🌍📚 Instilling a love for learning is what drives her every day.
One of Ms. Stewart’s proudest accomplishments was during her third year in Kindergarten, when she worked with several multilingual learners who spoke little to no English. By embracing their language and culture, she was able to teach and communicate effectively with them. By the end of the school year, three of those students made significant progress, moving from red to green or blue composite scores on mCLASS! 🎉💪
Outside the classroom, Ms. Stewart loves to spend time with her family and explore new destinations. She’s a big fan of reading, listening to music, cooking, and—of course—traveling. 🛫👩🍳 Her favorite trip so far? The Bahamas! But she’s got her eyes set on Europe, especially Scotland. 🏴
And let’s not forget about her adorable Golden Retriever, Fancy—yes, named after Reba McEntire’s famous song! 🎶🐕
Her personal motto, inspired by Babe Ruth, is a perfect reflection of her approach to teaching and life: *“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.”* ⚾
Due to the current weather conditions, Pender County Schools is moving to an early release schedule. Additionally, all after-school activities have been canceled.
To view the updated bell schedule for early release, please visit our website - https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/school-bell-schedule
At this time, we plan to resume our normal schedule tomorrow.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Please stay safe.
A wet day for sure but our Eagles show up to the nest because it is better when we are together! Continuing with the S for Safety - part of our S*O*A*R matrix for behavior - this week's Eagles of the Week were recognized for being safe in the hallways.
IMPORTANT IMMUNIZATION REMINDER FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR: Pender County Schools reminds families to ensure their child’s Kindergarten immunizations are up-to-date in accordance with North Carolina state regulations. Kindergarten students that do not have an updated immunization record will be excluded from school as per state law. For your convenience, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services provides a comprehensive guide to immunization requirements. Parents with questions or concerns about immunizations are encouraged to contact the school nurse or the health services department.
Pender County Schools has moved from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus for the Student Information System (SIS). Pender County Schools will be utilizing Infinite Campus (the new SIS) to complete certain updates required at the start of the school year for access to grades, attendance and other updates throughout the year. To request access to your Parent Portal Credentials, please complete the google form found HERE. This is for PARENTS and GUARDIANS ONLY. You only need to provide information for ONE student (Your Oldest Student) to receive parent portal access for all students. Once you create your account, you will be able to add/view your other student(s) information. ONLY COMPLETE THE FORM ONCE. This will avoid confusion and will provide a quicker process to release letters. Please allow 24-48 hours to process your request as the information provided must and will be verified before the letters are sent to families.
This week our 3-5 students will be work on beginning of the year benchmarks.
PTO is hosting a Popcorn Friday this Friday. Popcorn is a $1.
If you haven’t already, please make sure we have your Curriculum Night RSVP’s. This information is important in our planning.
You’re invited to our first PTO Meeting Wednesday the 25th at 5:00. We will also have a virtual option, a link will be shared.
Our Eagles of the Week who demonstrated the S in SOAR - safety. We're off to a great year in the Eagle's Nest!
It's 24-25 Picture Day in the Eagles Nest! Our Eagles are looking sharp today! This is just one of the pieces that will be part of our yearbook (available this spring), and especially, school pictures are a big part of school memories for families.
We will continue this week with K-3 mClass testing and K-5 STAR Math testing. 4th and 5th will continue taking the STAR reading assessment.
National Arts in Education Week is this week! We are so appreciative of our Arts team and all of the experiences they provide our Eagles.
This Thursday is Fall Picture Day. Bring your SOARing Eagle smile!
If you haven’t already, please send in RSVPs for Grandparents Breakfast and Curriculum Night. Grandparents breakfast is this Friday, Sept 13th. Plates are $5. K-5 will be from 7:20-8:00 and PK Grandparents breakfast is from 8:30-9:15.
Pender County Schools is in the first group of schools in NC that are moving from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus for the Student Information System (SIS). In an effort to continue effective and efficient communication with our parents, Pender County Schools will be utilizing Infinite Campus (the new SIS) to complete certain updates required at the start of the school year for access to grades, attendance and other updates throughout the year. To request access to your Parent Portal Credentials, please complete the google form found HERE. This is for PARENTS and GUARDIANS ONLY. You only need to provide information for ONE student (Your Oldest Student) to receive parent portal access for all students. Once you create your account, you will be able to add/view your other student(s) information. ONLY COMPLETE THE FORM ONCE. This will avoid confusion and will provide a quicker process to release letters. Please allow 24-48 hours to process your request as the information provided must and will be verified before the letters are sent to families.
Itsssss Backkkkkkkk! Eagles of the Week!! What a wonderful first week of school we had and while all our Eagles were happy to be back in the nest, a few were Super SOARing. Adjectives the teachers used to describe these Eagles: helpful, safe, leader, kind, following directions . Congrats to our first Eagles of the Week for the 24-25 school year. Way to SOAR!
We hope everyone had a great first week of school and a great long weekend!
As we continue to work out transportation, please have students out at bus stops in the morning 10-15 minutes before their assigned time. Times for pick up may continue to vary until all students have been added to the routes. We also ask that there is a 10-15 min grace period in the afternoons.
Admin met with students this Friday and completed mandatory bus evacuation drills and went over schoolwide expectations for how to be a Super SOARing Eagle. When students arrive at school they either go straight to breakfast or if they are not eating, they go straight to class. The announcements begin at 7:45 and right after instruction begins.
Please send in RSVPs for Grandparents Breakfast and Curriculum Night. Grandparents breakfast is $5 per plate. K-5 will be from 7:20-8:00 and PK Grandparents breakfast is from 8:30-9:15.
If your child has received an invitation for our tutoring program, please return those permission slips as well.
School hours are from 7:45 until 2:45 and we are teaching bell to bell. If your child is late, a parent or guardian will have to sign them in at the office. If you must sign your child out early, we ask that you do so by 2:15.
We would like to invite you this Wednesday to our first SIT meeting. We will be reviewing our school goals for this year.
We hope everyone has a wonderful week!
Part of bus safety for students was participating in a bus evacuation drill. We are safe SOARing Eagles!
Today during Specials, all classes met in the gym to hear Ms. Ellington share the beginning of the year presentation, "Super SOARing Eagle Behavior" about being a Super Eagle around the Eagle's Nest. Everyone also watched the bus safety videos.
Meet our new 5th grade science teacher ... Mrs. McEntee! Yes! Mrs. McEntee moved hallways from 1st grade and has taken over the new science curriculum with the 5th graders this year. Today, the 5th graders are going over states of matter and using their senses to observe. Do you know your states of matter? (PS. Yes, students are allowed to write on some of the desks in school now.) :) #handsonlearning #onepender
Good Evening Malpass Corner! Just wanted to send a reminder to check blue folders tonight. There is information about Grandparents Breakfast and our Curriculum Night🦅
The beginning of the year means reviewing all procedures in the first few days of school. Today, we had our first fire drill of the year. Our Eagles did great!
3rd day of school... and we have a few lost and found items .... 3 jackets, 2 water bottles and a hat! Parents, do you recognize these items? If so, please contact your child's teacher. Unfortunately, by the end of the year, we usually have 2 coat racks FULL of wonderful items that are donated because no one claims them. The best way to help us support your student is to label all items so that when we find them, we can return them. (We did have a 3rd water bottle that was found and because the parent labeled it, we were able to reunite the water bottle with the student. The student started smiling really big when the water bottle was returned!). Whenever you come to school, please check the lost and found area.
This year, our cafeteria is running "The Golden Spatula" competition between classes. For the first day of school, Mrs. White's FIRST GRADE class was the winner! Congrats Mrs. White's Eagles! Way to SOAR in the cafeteria! We will post monthly winners and see which class earns the Golden Spatula the most!
All systems GO! From the start of the school day until the end of the school day, staff are always available to support students and ensure the Eagles Nest is the Best Place to Be!! #onepender #schoolisbetterwhenwearetogether
Workdays aren't just for classroom preparations... #ProjectAdam #onepender
🎈 It was a joyful start to the school year at Malpass Corner Elementary! 🏫✨ Excitement filled the air as students stepped into their classrooms, ready to learn and make new friends. From big smiles to eager minds, our students and teachers are all set for an amazing year ahead!
Let’s make this a fantastic year, Malpass Corner! 📚🎉 #OnePender
