Osprey Family Update

4/2 - Spring and class pictures

4/10 - PTA Meeting @ 5:30

4/10 - Spring Concert kinder/1st

4/14 - Military Child Spirit Week

4/18 - No School

4/21 - No School

4/25 - All County Choir @ 6 pm @ HTHS

Pender County Schools calendar: 24-25 PCS School Calendar

On Monday all families will receive a letter with their students current bus information. Each letter contains the student’s current bus stop information. If the stop location fields are blank, it means the student is not currently assigned to a bus. If there are no changes to be made, you will circle all “YES”s on the letter and return it. If any of the information is incorrect or changes need to be made you will circle “NO” and return it. If you circle no, please complete this Google form and update your student's transportation needs for the upcoming school year. All forms must be completed and submitted no later than April 16th, 2025. It is imperative all families complete this process so that we have the most accurate data for bus route determination next year.

Reminder: Yearbooks are on sale until April 15th. They are now $20. April 15th is the final cut off. There will be no exceptions and there will be no extras ordered so be sure if you would like your student to have a yearbook you get yours ordered.

https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/search/YB30459

4th grade parents: Please send in a baby picture here

Our school is participating in a creative fundraiser with Art to Remember that allows you to purchase keepsake products customized with your child’s art. There are over 50 products and many are less than $20. These make great gifts and a percentage of every purchase goes right back to our school. Click on the link below and enter the online order code shown on your child’s order form or to search for your child’s artwork. Then, have fun shopping!

https://arttoremember.com/school/GW2L5W

Due to a required staff training, robotics club will be on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Our Spring Concert will be presented by our Kindergarten and 1st grade students on Thursday, April 10 at 6:00. 1st graders will be wearing the color blue like the ocean. Kindergarteners will be wearing their best pirate attire. Hope to see you there!

Kindergarten registration for the 25-26 school year is now open! All kindergarten families can register here!

As we enter the new year we wanted to highlight some important reminders of our BUS RIDER EXPECTATIONS. Please review and talk to your bus rider about following the rules and how they can make good choices.

Reminder:

-K-2nd grade riders MUST have a responsible adult at the bus stop or get off with an older sibling in order for the student to exit the bus.

-You must be at your stop 10 minutes PRIOR to the bus arrival.

-Have your child stand back from the road until the bus makes a complete stop. At no point should a child run towards a moving bus.

-Your child MUST remain seated, facing forward, and be respectful for the duration of the bus ride.

For your convenience you can download Here Comes the Bus on your smartphone, tablet, or computer to view the real-time location of your child's school bus.

Visit http://www.herecomesthebus.com for more information.

Thank you for your cooperation! Safety is our number one priority when transporting your child to and from school.

If your student has a change in transportation that is different then then normal, please take the following steps:

• Send in writing (handwritten note, email, rooms message) to your child's teaching
• If you do not get a response by 12 pm the day the change is needed, please call the front office. We will still ask you to send it in writing, but we will be sure the teacher gets the information
• No student can ride a bus other then the bus they are assigned to
• No student can ride a bus with a friend unless they are assigned to that bus

In order to streamline attendance, this year we will be receiving attendance excuse notes electronically, not paper copies.

All excuse notes should be sent to tae_attendance@pender.k12.nc.us

This includes doctors notes, parent notes, etc. This allows us to make sure all excuse notes get to where they need to be. It also allows families to have documentation that they sent in their notes instead of things getting lost.

It is still best practice to communicate with the teacher in the event of the absence to ensure students have all necessary make up work, but you do not need to give the teacher the excuse note.

Please review Board Policy 4400 for the full attendance policy and to ensure you are up to date on what constitutes and excused absence. It can be found here:

https://www.boardpolicyonline.com/bl/?b=pender#&&hs=1686781

Student

September - 95.75%

October- 94.24%

November- 92.46%

December - 93.61%

Semester 1 - 94.02%

January - 93.67%

February - 93.7%

Staff

August - 99.98%

September - 96.6%

October- 94%

November- 91%

December - 91.7%

Semester 1 - 94.66%

January - 93.4%

February - 95.5%

Parents, we invite you to follow us on social media:

Follow us on twitter: @tes_ospreys

Find us on Facebook: Topsail Annandale Elementary School

Find us on Instagram: topsailannandale

Be sure to join the PTA! Join by clicking on the link below. If you have more than one student, be sure to note all teachers

https://tes.memberhub.com/store

Be sure to follow us on Facebook at Topsail PTA and on Instagram at @topsailannandalepta

Sign up and Guidelines

Please complete the volunteer interest form to support TAES!

YEARBOOKS are on sale now! The cost is $20. The final order date is April 15th. Please use the link below to order:

https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/search/YB30459

Do you have pictures for the yearbook? Please upload them to the link below. It is IMPORTANT to give us as much info as you can (teacher, grade, student names, etc). 4th grade parents, if you would like a baby picture of your student in the 4th Grade Dedication page you can upload them at any time, YOU MUST include their name as a label.

https://plicbooks.com/go/LXU79F