We're thankful to have Ms. Rosse as our full time guidance counselor this year. This week she had the students create a portrait of a first grader or of a second grader. They created a model student while learning respect, communication, problem solving and setting personal goals for their school year!
3 months ago, Surf City Elementary
students working outside on a guidacne poster in groups
Kindergarten students enjoyed moving to the music this week with Ms. Polster as they became caterpillars & butterflies. 🐛♫🦋
3 months ago, Surf City Elementary
Kindergarten students in music class
Kindergarten students in music class
Mrs. Clark’s second graders are learning the parts of graphs. Check them out as they are creating a bar graph with their partner using color squares.
3 months ago, Surf City Elementary
2nd graders working in groups on bar graphs
2nd graders working in groups on bar graphs
2nd graders working in groups on bar graphs
2nd graders working in groups on bar graphs
2nd graders working in groups on bar graphs
We're happy to share with you that Kavan from Ms. Wilson's 5th grade class is our first Sea Turtle of the Week for this new school year. Kavan, your school is proud of you. 💙🐢💚
3 months ago, Surf City Elementary
sea turtle of the week announcement
Bus 288 left the bus lot at 4:21 on bus 291. Thank you for your patience and support.
3 months ago, Surf City Elementary
bus
We are so proud of our kindergarten students on their second day of school! They did amazing today. We are very sorry for any confusion. Surf City Elementary and most elementary schools in the district allow parents to walk students down the first day only- then staff accompanies them from there. Our students did awesome. We have staff strategically placed all throughout the school to assist the students. They did amazing and we greatly appreciate our parents and staff at Surf City Elementary!
3 months ago, Karla Smith

Check out this awesome lunch room! These Kindergarten students and teachers are rocking it on their first full day all together. Way to SURF, Kindergarten! 🎥 http://bit.ly/3JU8fgA

3 months ago, Surf City Elementary

Good afternoon Surf City Elementary Families! Bus 288 will be approximately 1 hour late this afternoon. We apologize for the inconvenience. If you would like to make a transportation change, please contact your child's teacher or send an email to sce_info@pender.k12.nc.us. Thank you for your continued support.

3 months ago, Surf City Elementary
Bus
Mrs. Collins makes math fun! Students in all blocks played Grudgeball. It was a whole class review with teams. When a team got the question correct they got a point. They also got to shoot a basketball for a second point. They chose to keep their points, take away points from another team, or keep one and take one. They had a lot of fun!
3 months ago, Surf City Elementary
5th grade students working at their desks on math
5th grade students working at their desks on math
5th grade students working at their desks on math
students shooting a ball into a class basketball hoop
chart showing team points during a math game
It's a busy Thursday morning here at SCE. Guidance class outside with Ms. Rosse, an art lesson by the talented Mrs. Hanson, fire safety & bus safety! 🚌🎨
3 months ago, Surf City Elementary
2nd grade students sitting in a circle outside for a guidance lesson
2nd grade students standing around one table watching art teacher demonstrate the lesson
students lining up outside for fire drill
teacher helping kid out of the back of a bus during bus evacuation drill
We're so thankful to have a well organized & enthusiastic PTA at Surf City Elementary. Let's support them by getting our class t-shirt orders in tomorrow and then attending their first meeting on Sept 8 right after school.
3 months ago, Surf City Elementary
list of important PTA dates
Good morning Surf City Elementary Families! Bus 288 will be approximately 1 hour late this morning. We are apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for your continued support.
3 months ago, Surf City Elementary
late bus
Ms. Bohrer's 1st grade class enjoyed the book First Day Jitters, sipped Jitter Juice, and started building new friendships! Their first day was full of smiles, stories and a lot of fun.

3 months ago, Surf City Elementary
first graders on the first day of school
first graders on the first day of school
first graders on the first day of school
first graders on the first day of school
Mrs. Burnett's 3rd grade class was busy today discussing with their partner how to best organize and count a collection of objects. Efficient counting to help with multiplication is coming soon!
3 months ago, Surf City Elementary
3rd graders working in partners with math manipulatives
3rd graders working in partners with math manipulatives
3rd graders working in partners with math manipulatives
3rd graders working in partners with math manipulatives
In Mrs. Horne's 5th grade ELA classes, students were asked to investigate their teacher. Students were thrilled to get special permission to peek inside the teacher's desk drawers, search the shelves and scan the walls to find evidence that reflects their teacher's personality, hobbies and other characteristics. Students gathered evidence and completed a written summary of their findings. This activity was a great warm up to citing evidence.
3 months ago, Surf City Elementary
5th graders looking around a teachers desk
5th graders looking around a teachers desk

There are a few spots left on our GOTR team, sign up now! GOTR Participant Flyer 2025

3 months ago, Surf City Elementary
Girls on the  run logo
🚍 We know the first day of the three-tier schedule brought some challenges, while we continue to work to make improvements there is a free tool that can be helpful for families - the Here Comes the Bus app.

With this free app, parents can:
✅ See their child’s bus location on a map
✅ Get alerts when the bus is near your stop or school
✅ Gain peace of mind with notifications when the bus arrives in your area

The good news is that traffic flow improved by 30 minutes in some areas after adjustments from day one. While we continue to make changes, the Here Comes the Bus app can provide extra confidence and convenience for families.
3 months ago, Bob Fankboner
here comes the bus app

Good afternoon. Thank you for your GRACE and PATIENCE. As you know, today was day #1 of brand new start times for Pender County. Please be reminded elementary starts dismissal at 2:55. Middle school starts dismissal at 3:30. Middle school parents do NOT need to get into the car rider line prior to 3:30 because you will have to circle back around. Elementary parents who arrive late will get stuck in middle school line so the earlier the better. Hopefully more students will be riding buses tomorrow. Morning drop off went great. If it is your child's second day tomorrow, please drop off in the line versus parking and walking in. THANK YOU!! It will only get better from here. Kindergarten parents are welcome to walk students in on their first day. Overall, we had an amazing first day at Surf City Elementary!

3 months ago, Karla Smith
All buses have arrived and will be on the road soon.
3 months ago, Surf City Elementary
Good afternoon Surf City Families!
We still have students who ride buses 280, 284, 281, 323, and 279 on campus as the buses have not arrived yet. We are still waiting on news of when they will arrive. We will update you as soon as we can. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
3 months ago, Surf City Elementary