Mrs. Faircloth's STEAM classes have been studying how snowflakes occur and the science behind snowflakes. We hope all our students get to enjoy seeing real snow!❄️
🚨 Weather Update 🚨
We continue to monitor the evolving weather forecast.
✅ Tuesday, January 21: Early release for students. All after-school activities, including PACES and athletics, are canceled.
✅ Wednesday, January 22: Schools will operate on a two-hour delay at minimum.
We will provide an update on Tuesday if further changes, including remote learning, are necessary.
Thank you for your understanding as we prioritize safety. Stay tuned for updates via email, phone, our website, and social media. Stay safe!
🚨 Actualización del clima 🚨
Seguimos monitoreando el pronóstico del clima que continúa cambiando.
✅ Martes, 21 de enero: Salida temprana para los estudiantes. Todas las actividades después de clases, incluidas PACES y deportes, están canceladas.
✅ Miércoles, 22 de enero: Las escuelas operarán con retraso de dos horas como mínimo.
Se proporcionará una actualización el martes si se requieren más cambios, incluyendo el aprendizaje remoto.
Gracias por su comprensión mientras priorizamos la seguridad. Manténgase atento a las actualizaciones a través de correo electrónico, llamadas telefónicas, nuestro sitio web y redes sociales. ¡Manténganse seguros!
Hello Sea Turtle Families,
By now, I am sure you have received the update from PCS. Tuesday, we will operate on an Early Release schedule. There will be NO afterschool activities on Tuesday. PCS will continue to send updates district-wide as decisions are made.
Mr. Bailey
🚨 Important Weather Update 🚨
Due to the forecasted winter weather, Pender County Schools will move to an early release schedule on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
👉 Early release schedule: https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/page/school-bell-schedule
Additional updates:
All after-school activities for Tuesday, including athletics and PACES, will not take place.
We will monitor the weather and announce Wednesday’s schedule on Monday.
Stay informed: Check the PCS website and social media for the latest updates.
Thank you for your understanding and support as we prioritize student safety.
Happy Friday, Sea Turtles! Please use the following link to access this week's edition of The Turtle Times: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bvv18wyimnMfH6QrPOYuPKDfBBnUox6X/view?usp=sharing
Reminder: In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. there will be no school Monday, January 20.
Good afternoon Surf City Elementary Families,
Bus 285 second run will be approximately 30 minutes early. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you for your continued support.
Good morning Sea Turtle Families. Bus 310 will be 60-90 minutes late this afternoon. If you are able to provide transportation for your child, please call the front office and we will notify the student that they will be a car rider. Thank you for your continued support of Surf City Elementary School.
We're happy to share with you that Harper P. from Mrs. Horne's 5th grade class is our Sea Turtle of the Week for the week of January 13-17. Harper, your school is proud of you. 💙🐢💚
Good afternoon Surf City Sea Turtles. Bus 310, both routes of bus 240, and the second route of bus 285 will all be approximately 60-90 minutes late this afternoon. If you are able to provide transportation for your child, please call the front office and we will notify the student that they will be a car rider. Thank you for your continued support of Surf City Elementary School.
Check out Mrs. Gray’s 4th grade readers, they're busy participating in a discussion about the perspectives of the two main sides of the American Revolution.
Miss Withers & Miss Alicia’s PreK class had fun on this cold morning figuring out many snowballs tall they were. ❄️
Mrs. Mitchell’s 1st grade class is using their skills and having fun reading their Geodes book with a buddy. Keep up the great work, readers! 📖
3rd grade is deep into force & motion. Mrs. Holmes’ class used pendulums and a stopwatch to explore how the length of the string might affect the number of swings the pendulum can make!
Mrs. Clark’s second grade class was busy today! During science, they tested the hardness of solid objects using a penny and a nail in their scratch test.
Hello Sea Turtle Families! The second run of bus 313 will be 30 minutes early today. They will ride on bus 218. Thank you and have a great afternoon.
VIDEO - https://bit.ly/3PxAy46
🌟 Celebrating Science and Innovation in Pender County Schools! 🌟
On Monday, January 13th, Cape Fear Elementary School hosted the Pender County Schools District Science Fair, bringing together our brightest young minds! 👩🔬🧑🔬 Sixty-one students competed after excelling at their school-level fairs, presenting impressive projects based on science experiments or engineering principles. We are so proud of their hard work and creativity! 🌱🚀
A huge thank you to our judges from GE, PECHS, and the community for helping us select the winners! 🏆✨ These outstanding projects will represent Pender County at the Regional Science Fair at UNCW on February 15th. 🎉 Best of luck to our winners:
📌 The Heat Trapper by Emmalyn Brock and Abigail McMenamin
📌 Launching Marshmallows by Josie Coleman, Emma Outlaw, and Clara Trochelman
📌 Slime Recipes by Aubrianna Lewis
📌 Fruit that Browns, Makes You Frown by Lane Jackson, Weston McGowen, and Reyden Bryant
📌 Plant Power: The Impact of Soil pH on Growth by Carson Breisacher
📌 Macaron Time Machine by Claire Taggart
📌 Cold Wash Challenge by Audrina Loftus, Hailey Keller, Harper Henry
📌 Get Your Groceries Home by Julia Leasillagi and Brynn Powell
📌 A Whiter Smile by Gage Sierleja, Elijah Milbourne, Carter McKinley
📌 Cerebral Keyboard by Bella Porter and Frances Jane Wilgis
📌 Cold as Ice by Peyton Hunter, Ava Zimmerman, and Finley Nelson
📌 Which Dynamic is Faster by Joseph Watts (middle school)
Let’s cheer on these young scientists as they take their incredible ideas to the next level! 🙌✨ #OnePender
Congratulations to three of our science fair teams for winning at the county level science fair yesterday. They'll be representing PCS and moving on to the Regional Science Fair at UNCW on February 15th . #onepender
Good afternoon Surf City Families, Bus 318 is running behind by approximately 15 minutes. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Good Afternoon Sea Turtle Families. Bus 310 and Bus 285 will be 90-120 minutes late this afternoon. If you are able to provide transportation for your child, please notify your child's teacher and the front office. We will notify your child of the transportation change. Thank you for your continued support of Surf City Elementary School.
