Bus update:
Both routes of bus 291 are combined as a first run for Tues, Wed, and Thurs this week. Thank you! Also, please be aware that many kiddos have been checked out early and will not ride the bus home. The routes may be a little earlier than usual!
Both routes of bus 291 are combined as a first run for Tues, Wed, and Thurs this week. Thank you! Also, please be aware that many kiddos have been checked out early and will not ride the bus home. The routes may be a little earlier than usual!
Always a fun last week at school! 🎉 Mrs. D's room is enjoying pirate themed activities ⚓️🏴☠️ while Mrs. Allen’s 2nd graders are having a glowing good time with Glow Day ✨🕶️🎶
Bus Updates Monday May 18
Both routes of Bus 291 will be combined and ride bus 290 today.
Bus 288 will have a sub driver.
Bus 287 will ride Bus 322
Both routes of Bus 291 will be combined and ride bus 290 today.
Bus 288 will have a sub driver.
Bus 287 will ride Bus 322
Kindergarten Enrollment application for the 2026–27 school year is now open! 🎒✨
Visit 🔗 https://bit.ly/41EIaY4 to get started and enroll today! 📲
We also invite families to attend Kindergarten Screener Day on June 2 & 3 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 🏫Bring your future student for registration support and screening assistance! ✅
Children must be 5 years old on or before Aug. 31, 2026.
Please bring:
📌 Proof of residency
📌 Certified birth certificate
Visit 🔗 https://bit.ly/41EIaY4 to get started and enroll today! 📲
We also invite families to attend Kindergarten Screener Day on June 2 & 3 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 🏫Bring your future student for registration support and screening assistance! ✅
Children must be 5 years old on or before Aug. 31, 2026.
Please bring:
📌 Proof of residency
📌 Certified birth certificate
It all started with this one. 📚 5th Graders, it's been fun to look back at the book that started your elementary school library reading journey. May the love of reading continue for years to come! ✨❤️
We're happy to share with you that Atlee from Ms. Brunjes' 1st grade class is our Sea Turtle of the Week. Atlee, your school is proud of you. 💙🐢💚
What a year in the library! 📚✨Our end of year video breaks down circulation, top reads, and student engagement highlights — and the numbers are impressive. We’re proud of the growth and the readers who made it happen! 😍📚 https://youtu.be/ZdjL_h-xY0g
Both Routes of Bus 291 will be combined as a first run for the rest of this week. On Wednesday, bus 291 students will ride bus 290. Thank you!
Ms. Stewart’s 4th grade class has officially filled (and overfilled!) our class jar from surf points , earning a well-deserved Glow Day! ✨
They turned their EOG review into a day full of engaging activities. Students practiced highlighting evidence from the text in ELA and used invisible ink pens to answer questions!
They also worked through math EOG review with a competitive game and even completed an escape room together as a class! 🧠🔍
It was a great day of reviewing and preparing for the EOG—their learning was definitely glowing! ✨
They turned their EOG review into a day full of engaging activities. Students practiced highlighting evidence from the text in ELA and used invisible ink pens to answer questions!
They also worked through math EOG review with a competitive game and even completed an escape room together as a class! 🧠🔍
It was a great day of reviewing and preparing for the EOG—their learning was definitely glowing! ✨
📣Attention all 5th graders signed up for band next year at SCM! 📣
Haven’t been able to come a meeting yet to reserve an instrument for band next year? We will have a VIRTUAL meeting this Wednesday @ 6pm - 7pm. Remember that the instruments will be delivered at the beginning of the school year. This is an easy item to check off now prior to all of the other class material lists come out in the fall.
The link for this meeting is: https://guitarcenter.zoom.us/j/96455902975
If there are any questions please email Mr. Judy @ trevor_judy@pender.k12.nc.us
Kindergarten Enrollment application for the 2026–27 school year is now open! 🎒✨
Visit 🔗 https://bit.ly/41EIaY4 to get started and enroll today! 📲
We also invite families to attend Kindergarten Screener Day on June 2 & 3 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 🏫Bring your future student for registration support and screening assistance! ✅
Children must be 5 years old on or before Aug. 31, 2026.
Please bring:
📌 Proof of residency
📌 Certified birth certificate
Join us for our LAST General Membership Meeting of the 2025–2026 school year! 💚
Let’s come together one last time to celebrate all we’ve accomplished, vote in our 26-27 board members, and look ahead to an even brighter future!
📅 Monday, May 11th
⏰ 6:00 p.m.
📍 At the school
We're happy to share with you that Domenica from Ms. Clark's 2nd grade class is our Sea Turtle of the Week. Domenica, your school is proud of you. 💙🐢💚
What an amazing EOG Pep Rally! 🔗https://youtu.be/m46xiDUZdrM
From the walk up songs, SCM cheerleaders, a teacher skit and words of wisdom, the energy in the building was incredible! 💙 🐢💚
Our Sea Turtles are feeling confident, excited, and READY to rock the EOG's! Thank you to everyone who helped make today so special!
From the walk up songs, SCM cheerleaders, a teacher skit and words of wisdom, the energy in the building was incredible! 💙 🐢💚
Our Sea Turtles are feeling confident, excited, and READY to rock the EOG's! Thank you to everyone who helped make today so special!
Good evening Sea Turtle Families. Bus 261 will be approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes late tomorrow morning, May 8th. We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause.
Bus Updates Thursday May 7
Bus 291 both routes combined
Bus 287 will ride bus 322
Bus 291 both routes combined
Bus 287 will ride bus 322
Ms. McCarty's students surprised the cafeteria team with notes and smiles today — gratitude never tasted so good! 🍎💛 Shoutout to our hardworking staff keeping kids fed and cared for.
Sea Turtle Families! EOG testing starts tomorrow! Please ensure students arrive well rested and on time. Testing begins first thing in the morning to ensure all students have appropriate time to test. Attached is the testing, retesting, and remediation calendar for SCE. Help us lift up and encourage our students to catch the wave of success!
Ms. Edwards' first graders are comparing their Geodes book, The Printing Press, to very old books from her personal library. They also made connections back to module one when they read the Brothers Grimm. 💡📚
Sunshine + Stories = Happy Pre-K Readers! 🌞📚
