We can't wait to see everyone at Open House on Wednesday!! Come get all the updated information, play some basketball on our new court and make sure to get an Icee before you leave!!! Read all about it using this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooFnXuV-wqZjHmZmJt4EJJDexN78nQnyYEszD1rYFdE/edit?usp=sharing #makingprogress #onepender
From above, it’s easy to see just how much is happening on the Cape Fear Elementary/Middle/PILA campus as Pender County Schools prepares for the new school year. 👀🏫
With staff trainings, meetings and preparations underway, a packed parking lot is a pretty good sign that our teams are hard at work behind the scenes before students return. 💼📚✨
August 24 will be here before we know it! 🎒
🚌 Need school bus transportation on day one?
All students who need bus transportation for the first day of school must be registered by August 10.
Requests submitted after the deadline cannot be guaranteed service during the first 10 school days. Register by August 10 to help ensure your student has transportation available when school begins.
Thank you for helping us prepare for a safe and successful start to the school year!
Enroll - https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/enroll
🚌 **¿Necesita transporte en autobús escolar desde el primer día?**
Todos los estudiantes que necesiten transporte en autobús escolar el primer día de clases deben estar inscritos a más tardar el **10 de agosto**.
No se puede garantizar el servicio durante los primeros 10 días de clases para las solicitudes recibidas después de la fecha límite. Complete la inscripción antes del 10 de agosto para ayudar a garantizar que su estudiante tenga transporte disponible cuando comiencen las clases.
¡Gracias por ayudarnos a prepararnos para un inicio seguro y exitoso del nuevo año escolar!
Inscribirse - https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/enroll
📅 Thursday, August 6
⏰ 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
📍 Black River Health Services
301 S. Campbell St., Burgaw
❤️ Free and open to the entire community! School supplies will be available while supplies last.
🎒✏️ ¡Prepárense para el nuevo año escolar! Black River Health Services invita a las familias a un evento GRATUITO de regreso a clases con útiles escolares, actividades para niños, recursos familiares y organizaciones comunitarias.
📅 Jueves, 6 de agosto
⏰ 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
📍 Black River Health Services
301 S. Campbell St., Burgaw
❤️ ¡El evento es gratuito y está abierto a toda la comunidad! Los útiles escolares estarán disponibles hasta agotar existencias.
🏀 A new place to play, connect and recharge is ready at Pender Innovative Learning Academy!
More than two years of planning and teamwork have transformed PILA’s outdoor recreation space. After the fencing was relocated, the area doubled in size—making room for a new blacktop and basketball equipment students can enjoy during recess. 🎉
Principal Nikki Braune says she is ecstatic with the results, although she may need to squeeze in a few practice shots before students return and challenge her to a game! 😄
▶️ Watch the video to see the new space and learn how the project came together - https://youtube.com/shorts/hkMrZCgJ5wo
📚 The countdown is on—just 38 days until students on our traditional calendar return to school on Monday, August 24!
As we prepare for the 2026–27 school year, families are asked to complete their student’s Beginning of Year Information Update. This update is not required for newly enrolled students.
Keeping contact and emergency information current helps ensure a safe, smooth and successful start from day one.
We can’t wait to welcome our students back! 🚌✏️🏫
As you step into this exciting next chapter, know that your teachers, families, classmates, and community are cheering you on with pride. Wherever your path leads, carry with you the lessons, friendships, and memories that helped shape this moment. 🌟
Congratulations, graduates! Your future is bright, and we cannot wait to see all that you accomplish. 🎉👏 YouTube link - https://youtu.be/2cCfXukVrRA
**There are still 5 students that have medications left on campus. If your child still has some type of medication on our campus, please call the school on Tuesday to arrange a pick up time.
**There are still 4 students that have not returned a Chromebook. Please call the school on Tuesday to arrange a time to return the missing device. Parents will be charged for devices that are not returned.
**The report cards for students that were not at school on Thursday will be mailed home by June 1.
Oliver the Otter is SO excited to tell you all about everything going on the last 4 days of school!!!! All guardians also got this information by text, email AND a phone call Sunday afternoon. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to the school using the pila_info@pender.k12.nc.us email. We hope you have an OTTER-ly amazing week!
**Just a reminder that ALL medications on campus MUST be picked up by this Friday or they will be discarded by the school nurse.
**We have completed our Media Center inventory and are still missing 10 books. Please check around your home and send any PILA books back to school on Monday.
**On Monday and Tuesday, select students will be taking make-up EOG/EOC’s and retesting EOG’s.
**Tuesday is our School Improvement Team Meeting at 7:45. All interested parents are invited to attend.
**Wednesday morning will be FIELD day for ALL students. Please have students come dressed to be outside and wearing tennis shoes if possible.
**Wednesday afternoon will be WATER day for students that have missed 5 or less days since March 9. If your student has met this expectation, you may want to send a towel and a dry set of clothes because they WILL be getting wet. Students that have not met this expectation will stay inside and continue to work.
**Thursday is an early release day and all students will be coming home at 12:30.
This week, we’re celebrating the heart, dedication, patience, creativity, and love our teachers pour into our students every single day. 🍎📚
Students and families from across our district sent in video messages to help us say one big, heartfelt THANK YOU. To make sure every school community can be celebrated together, we’ve combined the messages into one special video per school, and we’ll be sharing them throughout the week. 🎥🏫
These videos are filled with smiles, gratitude, and reminders of the incredible impact teachers make far beyond the classroom. 💛
To every teacher: thank you for showing up, lifting up, encouraging, inspiring, and believing in our students. You are appreciated more than words can say. 🌟
PENDER INNOVATIVE LEARNING ACADEMY YOUTUBE LINK - https://youtu.be/vOVPlvMQjJw
