During Wit & Wisdom, Mrs. Hitchens' 2nd graders learned that chameleons camouflage themselves into their environment. Check out these awesome chameleons in their classroom!
Today’s Mental Health Awareness tip is to take a “mini vacation” when you are feeling stressed, worried or angry. This is how you do it. Close your eyes, take slow, deep breaths, and create a picture in your mind of a place where you feel safe and calm.
📢 Parents: We need your feedback!
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) is revising the K-12 math standards, and your input is critical. Two surveys are available for parents to share their thoughts:
1️. General Survey – Share your overall thoughts on the current math standards.
2️. Grade/Course-Specific Survey – Provide detailed feedback for specific grades or courses.
🗓 Deadline: October 21st at 5 PM
💻 Complete the surveys here: https://bit.ly/4ewtrE7
Your feedback will help shape future math instruction in North Carolina! Please take a moment to complete the survey and share with other families. Thank you for participating!
📢 ¡Padres: Necesitamos sus comentarios!
El Departamento de Instrucción Pública de Carolina del Norte (NCDPI) está revisando los estándares de matemáticas K-12, y su opinión es fundamental. Hay dos encuestas disponibles para que los padres compartan sus pensamientos:
1. Encuesta General – Comparta sus opiniones generales sobre los estándares de matemáticas actuales.
2. Encuesta Específica por Grado/Curso – Proporcione comentarios detallados sobre grados o cursos específicos.
🗓 Fecha límite: 21 de octubre a las 5 PM
💻 Complete las encuestas aquí: https://bit.ly/4ewtrE7
¡Sus comentarios ayudarán a moldear la futura enseñanza de matemáticas en Carolina del Norte! Por favor, tómese un momento para completar la encuesta y compártala con otras familias. ¡Gracias por su participación!
Today Mrs. Meadow's PreK class started their winter garden in the garden boxes located at the front of their learning cottages.
This week we're supporting #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek by wearing green and learning about techniques we can use to pick ourselves up when we're having a bad day.
A good way to start a Monday!
Mrs. Hart's 3rd graders read their Wit & Wisdom essays to Mrs. Smith's 1st graders, explaining to a younger audience why and how scientists explore the sea. Great work collaborating!
Save the Date! 📅 Book Fair is next week, Oct 14 -18. 📚 Family Night ➡️ Monday Oct 14 from 3:00 - 6:00 pm. Be sure to ask your childs teacher which day they will visit. Set up your child's eWallet ➡️ https://www.scholastic.com/bf/surfcityelementaryschool
Picture Day is RESCHEDULED for next week, Monday October 14. 📷
Mrs. Petre, we're going to miss you, you've been a shining light at Surf City. Welcome to Mrs. Johnson, we're happy to have you as part of our Sea Turtle family. 💙🐢💚
Please use the link to access this week's edition of The Turtle Times. I hope all of our students, families, and staff have a wonderful weekend! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I5SIpxdZey1lRQkaMw1M3YmaMlj0pkLM/view?usp=sharing
Mrs. Smith's first graders are hard at work practicing their math skills!
Next week is Mental Health Awareness week and we are wearing green to show our support. 💚
We're happy to share with you that Meli H. from Mrs. Batt's Kindergarten class is our Sea Turtle of the Week for the week of September 30-Oct 4 . Meli, your school is proud of you. 💙🐢💚
4th graders enjoying the love of reading and sharing stories during library class. 💙📚💚
Good morning Surf City families. Bus 230 and bus 280 will be approximately 30 minutes late this afternoon. We are sorry for this inconvenience.
Mrs. Clark’s 2nd graders are looking good. 👀 They're practicing the inside outside routine to explain the problem and resolution in the story that they're reading. 📚
Ms. Mizell's 4th grade class is busy learning about how animals use their senses to communicate. Today students sorted bugs ranked in order based upon how quickly birds will learn to not eat those bugs and avoid attacking them. 🐜🦗🦟
Check out Ms. O'Brien's 3rd grade students. They've been busy writing summaries on the book The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau. Great job, writers! ✏️
