Penderlea School

Did you know yesterday was School Nurse Appreciation Day? 💙 We’re so grateful for Nurse Brown — thank you for keeping our school healthy, calm, and cared for every single day. From comforting a sick child to managing immunizations and health plans, your work matters. 👩‍⚕️🏫

Please join us in saying THANK YOU to Nurse Brown!

We are so proud of our talented 6th grade students, Marissa and Johany! Their artwork has been selected for the Superintendent’s Award and will represent Penderlea this Saturday at Spring Fest in Burgaw! We’re also happy to share that additional Penderlea student artwork will be on display at the Pender County Arts Council building starting May 2nd and continuing through next week. Come out to support our incredible arts students and take time to enjoy the amazing creativity and hard work they’ve shown all year. We hope to see you there!

💙✨ It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! ✨💙

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. 🌟

PENDERLEA SCHOOL YOUTUBE LINK - https://youtube.com/shorts/PvUc3GBQL9k

Season champions. #1 seed. The Penderlea Hornets Volleyball team has earned every bit of the hype. 🐝🏐 All season long, this group has set the tone—and now they head into the tournament on top, focused and ready for what’s next. The job’s not finished. Let’s go, Hornets.

The energy is building and the stage is set. The Penderlea Hornets are headed into the baseball tournament ready to compete, bring the intensity, and represent with pride. Let’s pack the stands, bring the noise, and show what Hornet baseball is all about. 🐝⚾️

Today is Principal Day! Students celebrated Mr. Harris. We appreciate all you do for our school.

We are so proud to recognize our Penderlea Junior Beta Club students! 🐝💙

Although they were unable to attend the NC Beta Convention back in February due to the weather, their hard work and achievements certainly did not go unnoticed. Our talented students earned honors in several categories, including:

📸 Digitally Enhanced Photography
📓 Scrapbook
🎨 Painting
🖤 Black & White Photography
💍 Accessorized Design
🎂 Cake Decorating
📚 US History (6th Grade Test)

Congratulations to all of these outstanding Penderlea Hornets for representing our school with excellence, creativity, and dedication. Your accomplishments make our hive proud! 🐝✨

Honoring our 8th grade baseball players tonight ⚾💛 You closed out your season with a bang—finishing strong and leaving your mark on this program. Your effort, grit, and growth showed every time you took the field. Thank you for the pride you’ve brought to Hornet baseball. The future is bright! 🐝

We are also celebrating our 8th grade volleyball managers tonight 💛🏐 Your hard work behind the scenes helped make this special season possible. From start to finish, you’ve been an important part of this team’s success. Thank you for your dedication and Hornet pride! 🐝

Honoring our 8th grade volleyball players tonight 💛🏐 This group made their mark in a big way—accomplishing something our program hasn’t seen in quite some time at Penderlea. Your hard work, determination, and commitment helped set a new standard and brought pride to the court. Thank you for your leadership, heart, and the example you’ve set for those coming up behind you. You’ve represented our program with pride all season long. We’re proud of everything you’ve accomplished and excited for what’s ahead. Once a Hornet, always a Hornet. 🐝

🐝💛 FINAL HOME GAME 💛🐝

Come out and support your Penderlea Hornets as we take on Surf City Middle!

🏐⚾ Games begin at 4:30 PM
🎟️ $5 admission (cash only) — middle school age & up

🎓 We will be recognizing our 8th graders at the conclusion of EACH game — come help us celebrate them!

Let’s pack the stands one last time at home and show that Hornet pride! 💥
GO HORNETS! 🖤💛

CTE had a coffee tasting today! Do you think they liked it?

Mrs. Umphress' class had two special guest readers today! 📚 Our very own, Olivia & Sam, joined to read a bilingual story, Moon Rope, in English & Spanish. This story is from Peru, South America and portrays indigenous South American folktales. 🌕 🦊 Kindergarten is currently learning about our fascinating world! 🌎

Teacher Appreciation Week--If you can't scan the QR code, here is the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FsM7547XROOcg97eGAmmOCFaBTAecr0fAoYmo8cS8Yk/edit?usp=sharing

💛🐝 PENDERLEA DAY FEEDBACK 🐝💛

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported Penderlea Day this year—we hope you had a great time! 🎉

We’re always looking to improve, and your feedback truly matters to us.

👉 Please take a moment to complete the survey using the link below:
https://forms.gle/CZgkydt7p5Lcr7wF8

Your input helps us make next year even better for our entire Hornet community! 💛🖤

Thank you for your support! 🐝

🔥 GAME DAY ENERGY 🔥

The Hornets are on the move! 🐝💪
Penderlea is heading to Topsail Middle School for a DOUBLE matchup — Volleyball AND Baseball!

🏐⚾ Hornets vs. TMS
🕟 Game Time: 4:30 PM
🎟️ $5 Entry (Middle school age & up)
🚫 Peanut-Free Facility — please plan accordingly!

Let’s pack the stands and bring the noise! 💥
GO HORNETS! 💛🖤

Did you hear? Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4–8! 🎉 We’ve planned spirit days each day to celebrate our amazing educators — check the attached images for the full schedule and join the fun.

🏆🐝 Penderlea Athletic Banquet is Almost Here! 🐝🏆

Join us for a night celebrating our incredible Hornet athletes!

📅 Thursday, May 14th
🍽️ Dinner starts at 4:30 PM
🏅 Awards begin promptly at 6:00 PM

🚚 Come hungry! We’ll have 3 amazing food trucks:
~DaniJays
~Saved by Grace Soul Food
~Tacos El Jefe

🎉 Athletes eat FREE!💲All others: $10 meal options available

📌 Don’t forget to RSVP to Mrs. Umphress by May 11th!

Third graders are introduced to poetry as a way to explore language through imagination and the five senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. By focusing on how poets create vivid imagery, students learn to “see” and “feel” what a poem describes. In this lesson, students read “The Great Figure” by William Carlos Williams. They closely examine the words and phrases in the poem to identify sensory details, such as what they might hear in the scene or what they can picture in their minds. They have LOVED learning to use their senses while reading poetry and creating illustrations depicting the poem using their 5 senses. 🚒🚒

🍩 Donut Stress… Just do your best! 💛

Testing days are coming up, and we’re here to make them a little sweeter! Treat your student (or a hardworking teacher!) to a delicious doughnut delivered right on EOG testing days. It’s the perfect way to add a smile, boost some confidence, and remind them they’ve got this!

Order now and help support our fundraiser—because a little sugar and encouragement can go a long way. 💫