
Mrs. Horne's 5th grade class has earned the top spot this week and won the Golden Trash Can. Mr. Jeff is proud of these students and the effort they put in each day to keep their room neat and organized.


This week is Bullying Prevention Awareness Week and we are wearing orange to show our support. Today’s tip is to be an upstander. An upstander stands up for what is right.
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Save the Date! 🍂 Support our PTA!



Mrs. Taylor's first grade class learned about parts of speech, specifically adjectives, so what better way to practice than with popcorn! 🍿







Next week is Bullying Prevention Awareness week and we are wearing orange to show our support. 🧡



Our fall Book Fair is NEXT week, October 16-20. It'll be open for students Monday thru Friday, 7:45 - 2:20. There will also be a special Family Night on Monday, October 16 from 3:00 - 6:00. Set up your child's e-wallet now @ https://www.scholastic.com/bf/surfcityelementaryschool



We're happy to share with you that Josiah from Mrs. Mitchell's 1st grade class is our Sea Turtle of the Week for the week of October 9-13. Josiah, your school is proud of you. 💚🐢💙


Fourth graders are writing and illustrating sentence sets about how the author's use of figurative language helps them understand components of the circulatory system. ✍️






Surf City Elementary has a Book Fair Fairy! If you’d like to contribute money to make sure the Book Fair Fairy can grant book wishes to some children who might not otherwise get to visit the book fair, please use this link to donate!
https://bit.ly/scebookfairy


Rainy days are better when you're hand in hand with a friend. 🌧️🧑🤝🧑



Check out these two art contests happening right now! Yearbook due Oct 20th and Holiday Card due Oct 31. Any questions, please email our fabulous art teacher, kathleen_hanson@pender.k12.nc.us



Meet the Sea Turtles Series. A familiar face in a new role. Mrs. Bricken is one of our new First Grade Teachers. She spent last year at SCE as a sub and now she's a permanent part of our staff. 💚🐢💙


Our Sea Turtles are wearing yellow this week to support Special Needs Awareness Week. Here's a tip! Remember that we are all unique with positive qualities, take time to notice the positive in others today. 💛


Mrs. Graham’s Kindergarten class participated in a Socratic Seminar discussing how the main character in their book used his 5 senses to learn about the world. 🌎




Get those smiles ready, fall picture day is on Friday! 😁


Want to join an awesome team at SCE? We are looking for a full-time EC teacher to join our staff. If you or if you know of anyone that is interested in this position, please contact Kelly Flynn @ kelly_flynn@pender.k12.nc.us


Save the Date! ➡️ Book Fair next week, Oct 16 -20
Family Night ➡️ Monday Oct 16 from 3:00 - 6:00 pm.
Visit our school's Book Fair homepage to set up your child's eWallet ➡️
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/surfcityelementaryschool
Schedule ➡️ https://bit.ly/fallbookfairschedule



Some of our Safe Riders! ✨







We're looking for the good in all areas of our school community! Bus drivers are on the lookout for students that are following all the bus rules including staying in your seat, keeping your hands to yourself, and talking in an appropriate voice level (no screaming or yelling, and not using any inappropriate language). Take a look at our first batch of Safe Riders! 🚌 Your school is proud of you! 🌟


It's a great day in Mrs. McDonald's Kindergarten class. They read the Geodes book Galapagos Island 🗺️ and then practiced animal yoga poses 🧘🏻♀️ such as the warrior for seagull, plank for iguana🦎, upward facing dog for sea lion, and child’s pose for tortoise 🐢. They also used shaving cream to practice their Fundation letter formations.



