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


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






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. ✍️





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. 💚🐢💙

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


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

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. 💛

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. 💚🐢💙

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

Some of our Safe Riders! ✨






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! 😁

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


Check out Mrs. Pastore's 2nd graders! They have been working on adjectives and finished up their work with leaf rubbings! 🍁🍂





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.




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! 🌟

Next week is Special Needs Awareness week and we are wearing yellow to show our support. 💛


We're happy to share with you that Reno B. from Mrs. Buckley's 5th grade class is our Sea Turtle of the Week for the week of October 2-6. Reno, your school is proud of you. 💚🐢💙

