We ended the day with Sharky from the Wilmington Sharks baseball team. We are excited about "Reading Around the Bases!"



What an awesome day to be a SOARing Eagle! Thank you, Mrs. King-Jacobs and all of our awesome community partners for showing our Eagles all the things they can be and do!





Continuing World Read Aloud Day (Feb 1), Author Daniel Jude Miller read virtually to students in McEntee, Carroll, Stewart, Simpson, Midgette, Blessing, Deal, and Mrs. Ursula's classes yesterday.




What a week celebrating 100 Days of School! Thursday and Friday were our highest numbers of students dressed up! It was too many to post! Thank you Eagle families for helping your student(s) dress up and celebrate 100 Days of Learning!

It warms our hearts to see so many Pk-5 students dressed like a teacher! Tomorrow, "We are 100 Days Brighter" so students need to wear school colors: PreK-K blue, 1st-2nd yellow, and 3rd-5th white.



100 Items on a shirt day! Here are a few pictures from the day. Tomorrow is 100 Days Smarter (Dress like a teacher).





Mrs. King-Jacobs delivered Valentine Goodies to the bus drivers this morning as part of Bus Driver Appreciation Week. Ms. Murphy was the first recipient. We love our bus drivers!




Students from Pre-K to 5th grade celebrated the 100th day of school by dressing as 100 years older. Tomorrow, students need to wear 100 items on a shirt in honor of "100 Days and Counting."




Our Eagles of the Week announced today for Soaring behavior last week.

Attractions Book fundraiser ends tomorrow. Please return any unsold books. Thank you for supporting our school!

Monday, Feb 13th, is the 100th day of school. "We're 100 Days Smarter!!" Celebrate will us all this week as we dress up each day this week.

Author Dustin Brady read to Ms. Gibson's 3rd grade class last Friday as part of World Read Aloud Day.


Last Thursday, Author Jenna Grodzicki read her book "I See Sea Food" to Ms. Lasalandra's 5th grade class as part of World Read Aloud Day.


Attraction book fundraiser starts today! Each student will bring one home for preview. There are lots of great coupons in the book! The fundraiser will end on Monday, Feb 13. (Books not sold will need to be returned on the 13th).

Author Ana Siqueira joined Mrs. Wilson's class on World Read Aloud Day through Google Meet. She read us her book, "Bella's Recipe for Success" and encouraged the students to always keep trying. She was an engaging speaker communicating in English & Spanish with the students and she got everyone involved in her presentation.


Children's author Erik Jon Slangerup read the 1st and 8th chapters of his book, "Molly and the Machine," to Miss Harris's class today in honor of World Read Aloud Day. World Read Aloud Day is February 1, 2023.

1/30/23 Eagles of the Week

Good Evening MCES Families,
This is Avery Ellington, your principal, with your weekly Eagle news.
Our K-5 students are continuing to take our Mid Year state reading assessments.
This Tuesday our 3-5 students will be completing their NC Math Check Ins.
This Wednesday we will have a School Improvement Team meeting at 3:15.
Thursday our 3-5 students will complete their Reading NC Check Ins.
Next week PTO will begin selling their Val-A-Grams. Interim reports will also go home Monday, Feb 6th.
Thank you and we hope everyone has a wonderful week.
Broke out the 360 camera for a Q&A with @bradbreedlove90 and students from @mce_eagles #PCSPride https://youtu.be/Iys316dskZs

Due to the threat of severe weather in the area, all Pender County Schools after school activities on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 have been canceled. #PCSPride
