
Our Battle of the Books team travelled to Bayboro, NC yesterday to compete in the regional competition after coming in first place 🥇 at the district level. Congratulations for making it to the podium!!! 🥉🥉🥉We are all so proud of your dedication and eagerness to dig into some great books! 📚





🎶 What an amazing performance by our talented students! 🎶
We are so proud of the incredible voices showcased during the All-County Elementary Chorus performance. Their hard work, dedication, and love for music truly shined on stage!
If you missed it — or just want to enjoy it again — you can watch the full performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kd59EJTQJI
Thank you to our students, music educators, and families for making this event such a special celebration of the arts in Pender County Schools! 🎤✨


Our 2nd grade Stingrays have worked so hard researching a famous person in history and writing/memorizing a speech for their annual Living Wax Museum. 🏛️











Congratulations to our Stingrays who represented STES at All County Chorus! They presented a beautiful concert at Heidi Trask High School on Friday evening!





3-5 tug-o-war championships 💪











And even more from Field Day 3-5











Field Day 3-5 continued…










Here we go with Field Day for 3-5!







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K-2 tug-o-war championships 💪









More K-2...







K-2 field day continued...










K-2 Field Day is off to a great start!











Congratulations to Mrs Everett's class for graduating from D.A.R.E. with Deputy P!


Just two more days until the Kids Heart Challenge kickoff! Remember to join us on April 24th! http://www2.heart.org/site/TR?fr_id=11255&pg=company&company_id=488648


Sensory Sensation Shirts available!!
EXTREMELY SOFT AND TAGLESS!
Order form for KIDS shirts!
Size XS-XL
$10 donation or more!
https://my.cheddarup.com/c/kids-shirts-49495
Order form for adult shirts!
https://my.cheddarup.com/c/adult-shirts-48909
We also have 4 size 3XL left but we can only do 5 options on cheddar up without paying for a monthly fee. (Email septopendercounty@gmail.com to request a 3XL.)
To donate to our Special Education PTO without purchasing a shirt here:
https://my.cheddarup.com/c/septo-donations
Your donations help fund amazing events for kids with disabilities in PCS.
Most recent event here:
Pics:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OKwnFK6hSSA4aWNYeezKLhOZbErtQn6t/view?usp=drive_web
Recap:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10rBto7kKm3RAFu-vEwVYnqKtCf0T359Z
Thank you!
Jesaya Hargrove
Septo President

After months of hard work, our South Topsail robotics team 🤖, the MechaRays, competed in the district competition at Heide Trask yesterday evening. They did so great 😄 and we are very proud of their teamwork and dedication 💪 ⚡️!



4th graders had a egg-cellent time in math today, combining multiplication, teamwork, and an egg hunt! Way to get creative with instruction Stingrays!





Field Day is coming to South Topsail next Thursday, April 24th! We are looking for parent volunteers to come out for either the morning (K-2) or afternoon (3-5) session. Please follow the link to sign up!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054CA5AD28A0F8CF8-56235745-field#/


📚 April is School Library Month! Meet Sally Kennedy, Media Coordinator at South Topsail Elementary. She brings a love for reading & learning every day! Favorite book? Anything by Jodi Picoult! Let’s celebrate the heart of our school libraries! 💙📖 #SchoolLibraryMonth
