Penderlea School

🏀 8th Grade Boys Basketball Night 🏀 This group has grown together, pushed each other, and created a bond built on teamwork, trust, and family. Tonight we recognized our 8th graders — the foundation of the team and the heartbeat of our Hornet family. Proud to wear maroon and gold with them. Let’s celebrate them the right way. 🏀💛🖤🐝

🐝 Hornet Pride on Full Display Tonight! 🐝
Join us for 8th Grade Night at Penderlea as we celebrate our incredible Girls Soccer and Boys Basketball athletes! ⚽🏀

📅 Tonight
⏰ Girls Soccer: 4:15 PM
⏰ Boys Basketball: 4:30 PM
📍 Recognition Ceremony: After both games in the gym

Let’s fill the sidelines and stands, bring the noise, and show our Hornet Pride for these hardworking 8th graders! 💛🖤
Come support, celebrate, and make it a night they’ll never forget! 🎉🐝

Our 8th graders went to Heidi Trask for a career fair this morning!

Through the halls Thursday!! This week, we are featuring the 2nd grade hall and their amazing work! They have been learning about early Americans in the west, such a John Henry and Johnny Appleseed,🍎 during their Wit & Wisdom module.

📣 Winter II Athlete Parent Meeting – Date Announced!

All parents of athletes planning to try out for Boys Soccer or Girls Basketball who have NOT attended a previous athlete parent meeting this school year are required to attend.

🗓 Date: Monday, December 8th
🕒 Time: 3:30 pm
📍 Location: Room 134 (Mrs. Umphress' classroom)

To be eligible for tryouts, all BigTeams forms must be fully completed, including an up-to-date sports physical uploaded to the platform.

Thank you for helping us ensure a smooth and successful start to the season! ⚽🏀

❄️Get Your Tickets Now for the Middle School Winter Dance❄️
All students in grades 6-8 are invited to our annual Middle School Winter Dance on December 10th from 6:30pm-8:30pm. 🎶 Tickets are $10 and can be purchased via the QR code on the flyer, or with cash from Mrs. Finn and Mrs. Kolb. Tickets will include pizza, chips, and a drink! 🍕 There will also be other concessions for sale during the dance. All tickets must be purchased by Monday, December 8th 🗓️ We hope to see you there! ❄️

Seventh graders are learning about potential and kinetic energy by creating roller coasters!

Weekly attendance: November 10th-14th

Let's work to boost our attendance back up this week!!!

🔥 GAME DAY, HORNETS! 🔥 The Penderlea Hornets hit the road today as we travel to Surf City Middle! Let’s bring the energy and show that Hornet pride wherever we go! 🐝💛 ⚽ Girls Soccer – 4:15 PM 🏀 Boys Basketball – 4:30 PM Let’s go, Hornets—play hard, stay focused, and leave it all out there! #FeeltheSting! 💛🖤

Lost and Found! Is your student missing something? We have lots of clothes in our lost & found. Please come and look through it. Anything left at Thanksgiving Break will be donated.

Through the halls Thursday! A new series where we will be posting all the amazing work throughout the grade levels. To start it off, we're walking through the Kindergarten hallway to see all they have been learning about farming and farm animals 🐓🐑🐄

🏆 GAME DAY at Penderlea! 🏆
Come out and cheer on your Penderlea Hornets at home this afternoon! 🐝💛🖤

⚽ Girls Soccer kicks off at 4:15 PM
🏀 Boys Basketball tips off at 4:30 PM

Let’s pack the stands and show our Hornet Pride! 🐝💪

#feelthesting #PenderleaisthePlacetobe

💛🖤 GAME DAY AT HOME! 🏠🐝

Your Penderlea Hornets are back in action at home today — let’s pack the stands and show our Hornet pride! 💪⚽🏀

⚽ Girls Soccer – 4:15 PM
🏀 Boys Basketball – 4:30 PM

Bring your energy, wear your maroon and gold, and cheer loudly for our Hornets! 🐝🔥

#feelthesting #PenderleaisthePlacetobe

Thank you! We appreciate your support with our Book Fair last week. It was a great success. We out performed our last fair. Thank you to those who volunteered to help, students, staff, and volunteers!

There is no school on November 11, 2025!

Feeling under the weather? We’ve got you covered! 😷💻

Did you know your child can be tested for COVID, flu, or strep right at school? Through our PATH partnership telehealth program, students can see a Nurse Practitioner virtually, and testing can be done on-site, quick and easy!

➡️ Contact your school nurse to enroll in Telehealth today.
📞 Questions? Call 910-815-7063

Let’s keep Pender County Schools healthy together! 💙

¿No se siente bien? ¡Tenemos todo cubierto! 😷💻

¿Sabía que su hijo(a) puede hacerse la prueba de COVID, gripe o estreptococo directamente en la escuela?
A través de nuestro programa de telemedicina en colaboración con PATH, los estudiantes pueden tener una visita virtual con un(a) enfermero(a) practicante, ¡y las pruebas se pueden realizar en la escuela de forma rápida y sencilla!

➡️ Comuníquese con la enfermera de su escuela para inscribirse en el programa de Telehealth hoy mismo.
📞 ¿Preguntas? Llame al 910-815-7063

¡Mantengamos juntos a las Escuelas del Condado de Pender saludables! 💙

This week, our 3rd graders had their second visit from the Master Gardeners. They taught them about worms and composting this month and brought us our very own composts! 🪱The students are so excited to turn, spray, and feed our composts each day!

Weekly Attendance: November 3rd-7th Way to go Hornets!! Our attendance grew this week!! 🎉 🎉 Keep up the amazing work!!

Tomorrow, 11/7/25, is the last day of the Book Fair! We are open until 4 today and tomorrow. Thank you for your support!