
March 4, 2026
PICTURE GALLERY HAMPSTEAD, NC - South Topsail Elementary played host for the 2026 Elementary School Battle of the Books competition. In the weeks leading up to the competiti...

March 2, 2026
Good evening Penderlea Families, Here are some important information and updates for the week of March 2nd through March 6 and beyond. Thank you for staying connected and invol...

February 27, 2026
ROCKY POINT, NC - Students from across Pender County gathered at Cape Fear Middle School for this year’s Middle School Battle of the Books. Teams spent weeks reading from the li...

February 23, 2026
Good evening Penderlea Families, Here are some important information and updates for the week of February 23rd through February 27th and beyond. Thank you for staying connec...

February 20, 2026
First grade students worked in pairs to complete an Evidence Organizer after reading Brave Irene. Each duo discussed the text, identified a sentence that showed an important idea ...

February 16, 2026
Kindergarten spent Friday the 13th the sweetest way possible — celebrating LOVE and Valentine’s Day! Our teachers switched classes and shared special Valentine stories with eac...

February 16, 2026
Good evening Penderlea Families, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend . Here are some important updates for the week of February 16th through February 20th and beyond. T...

February 9, 2026
Good evening Penderlea Families, I hope everyone had a great weekend. Here are some important information and updates for the week of February 9th through February 13th and ...

February 2, 2026
Good evening Penderlea Families, I hope everyone is enjoying the snow, staying safe and warm. Here are some important information and updates for the week of February 2nd th...

January 26, 2026
Good evening Penderlea Families, Here are some important information and updates for the week of January 26th through January 30th and beyond. Thank you for staying connected a...

January 23, 2026
Seventh Graders have been learning about the Industrial Revolution. In this lesson they saw the difference between an assembly line and handmade materials. We discussed the pros a...

January 20, 2026
Good evening Penderlea Families, Here are some important information and updates for the week of January 20th through January 23rd and beyond. Thank you for staying connected a...

January 12, 2026
Good evening Penderlea Families, Here are some important information and updates for the week of January 12th through January 16th and beyond. Thank you for staying connected a...

January 5, 2026
Good evening Penderlea Families, Here are some important information and updates for the week of January 5th through January 9th and beyond. Thank you for staying connected and...

December 14, 2025
Thank you to all of the students who participated in Penderlea's Science Fair this year. Everyone did such a great job and we are very proud of you. We are happy to announce that...

December 8, 2025
Good evening Penderlea Families, As we complete our final 2 ½ days of school this week, here are some important reminders and updates before we begin our Winter Intercession. Th...

December 1, 2025
Good evening Penderlea Families, As we move into the week of December 1st through December 5th, here are some important reminders and updates to help keep your family informed ...

November 25, 2025
Third graders in Mrs. Giarrusso’s class took their learning to new heights this week as they stepped into the shoes of real NASA engineers. After studying the historic Apollo 11 m...

November 24, 2025
Good evening Penderlea Families, As we move into the week of November 24th through November 25th, here are some important reminders and updates to help keep your family informe...

November 17, 2025
Good evening Penderlea Families, As we move into the week of November 17th through November 21st, here are some important reminders and updates to help keep your family inform...
