South Topsail Elementary School

🏅 Elementary Science Olympiad Success! 🏅 This weekend, young scientists from across the district showcased their skills at the Elementary Science Olympiad at Heide Trask High School! 🧪🔬⚙️ 🏆 First Place Varsity: South Topsail Elementary 🥈 Second Place Varsity: North Topsail Elementary 🥉 Third Place Varsity: Surf City Elementary 🏅 First Place Junior Varsity: Surf City Elementary Congratulations to all of our future STEM leaders for their hard work, teamwork, and problem-solving! We are proud of you! 🎉👏 #OnePender

Read Across America Week means it's time for our Stingrays to READ!!! 📚 If you haven't already, sign your child up for their Read-A-Thon account so we can track and celebrate every minute read all the way through spring break. And...help your kiddos win amazing prizes at the same time!! www.read-a-thon.com Login/Sign In as a Reader

Because of winter weather coming our way, South Topsail will be closed tomorrow. All Pender County Schools students will have a virtual school day. Wednesday, February 19: All after school activities are cancelled (sports, PACES, Robotics, tutoring, etc...).

We are so proud of our 1st grade BT Mallory George, South Topsail's Teacher of Promise!!! She is an incredible addition to our Stingray family, bringing energy ⚡️, creativity 🧠 , patience ⏰ and love 💕 to her classroom every single day. We are so lucky to have you Ms George!

We are seeking a 4th grade teacher! Please reach out to Kathryn Bates (kathryn_bates@pender.k12.nc.us) if interested.

$1.00 Pajama Thursday!! Wanna wear jammies tomorrow before the long weekend? Bring in a dollar and stay cozy!

Happy Bus Driver Appreciation Week!! We LOVE our STE bus drivers!

A huge congratulations to our South Topsail Battle of the Books team for taking home 1st place 🏆 at the district competition. Regionals, here we come! 📚 ❤️ 🥇

Grandma and Grandpa Stingrays showed up to celebrate our 💯 days of school today 👵🏻 👴🏻

Stingrays, be sure to purchase your tickets for "All-You-Can-Eat" pancakes at HWY 55 on 2/15 from 8 am- 10 am!

Time to order your 24/25 South Topsail Yearbook! $20. Orders are DUE by 3/14. Order online at: www.strawbridge.net Online Code: YB29970

We are so lucky to have Mrs Rodgers supporting our Stingrays every day! She is a calm, trusting safe space for our school community and deserves to be celebrated! Thank you Mrs Rodgers for all you do!

📢 Attention Pender County Families! 📢 The 2025-26 Pender County Schools Preschool Application opens February 3, 2025! 🎉 If you’re interested in applying for our high-quality preschool program, be sure to submit your application early. 🔗 Apply here: https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/o/preschool 📞 Questions? Call our Preschool Office at 910-259-7603. Give your child a great start in a nurturing and engaging learning environment! 🌟 📢 ¡Atención familias del Condado de Pender! 📢 ¡La solicitud para el programa preescolar de Pender County Schools 2025-26 abre el 3 de febrero de 2025! 🎉 Si estás interesado en inscribir a tu hijo en nuestro programa de alta calidad, asegúrate de enviar tu solicitud temprano. 🔗 Solicita aquí: https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/o/preschool 📞 ¿Preguntas? Llama a nuestra oficina de preescolar al 910-259-7603. ¡Dale a tu hijo un gran comienzo en un ambiente de aprendizaje acogedor y estimulante! 🌟

Come join the Stingray family as we currently have two available positions. 1. Exceptional Children IA 2. Kindergarten IA (must be willing to obtain a CDL) https://pendercountyschools.schoolspring.com/ Please email Kathryn Bates at kathryn_bates@pender.k12.nc.us if interested!

Stay safe and have fun in the snow tomorrow Stingrays! It is a day OFF for students (no virtual learning on Wednesday).

🚨 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!

🚨 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.

Our 3-5 grade Stingrays were hard at work first semester and earned a special Principal's Breakfast this morning if they made A or A/B Honor Roll. We are so proud of you!

5th grade celebrated the end of their The Phantom Tollbooth unit with an STE favorite tradition- the annual PUN PARADE! How many idioms can you figure out?

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