Rocky Point Weekly Update

Our NC Check-ins for spring will begin this week for students in grades 3-5. Math will be taken on Tuesday, March 24th, Reading will be taken on Thursday, March 26th and Science (grade 5 only) will be taken on Tuesday, March 31. If students are not at school by 7:20 a.m. and teachers and administration do not know why students are absent, you will receive a phone call as we cannot allow students into their testing session after the assessments have begun.

Incredible Years is a FREE evidenced-based program based on 40 years of research. Families learn the skills needed to:

• Decrease challenging behaviors for school aged children ranging from 6-12

• Build cooperative relationships with your kids

• Create clear family rules

• Decrease stress in parenting

Please consider signing up today as virtual sessions have begun on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. Please call Jamie Pirkle at 910-523-3016 if you are interested and would like to sign up!

Pender County Schools will be hosting a job fair at Heide Trask High School in the gymnasium on March 31 from 4:30 - 7:00 p.m. This is for classified and certified employees. High school seniors are also encouraged to attend. ESS (our substitute company), HES (our janitorial company) and PACES Afterschool programming will all be in attendance. Maintenance, Transportation, Technology, Operations, and Aramark will all be set up as well as all Pender County schools.

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Mr. Smith, our RPE Physical Education teacher, is continuing to seek volunteers for this year’s field day to be held on Thursday, April 2. If you are able and interested in volunteering for this year’s field day event, please complete this form. Paper copies of the form were also sent home this past week. All support is highly appreciated.

Our PTO is hosting a Spring Fling on Thursday, April 16 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Students MUST be accompanied by an adult and all families are welcomed. Students are invited to dress in country western attire (examples: Denim, Plaid, Cowboy Hats, Boots, Bandanas) for a fun school dance with games and concessions available for purchase. There will be an entry charge of $2.00 per student with adults getting in free. Space will be limited, therefore please complete this RSVP form by Tuesday, March 31.

Join us at Topsail High School for an inspiring presentation from Scarlett Lewis from the Choose Love Movement and discover how courage, gratitude, forgiveness, and compassion can empower students to navigate challenges, strengthen resilience, and build a safer, more supportive and healthier school community. This framework was

created in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy.

Our reading challenge at RPE in conjunction with the PCS Million Minute Reading Challenge is ongoing. Additionally, during our final nine weeks, if students read for a minimum of 45 minutes a week and complete their reading log, they will receive 2 tickets to go watch a Wilmington Sharks baseball game on June 1. They will also get an opportunity to run around the bases at the game. Please help your child meet this goal and by signing your child’s paper reading log each night. We will continue to assist them in filling out the Google Form when they go to media for specials each week. You may also do so by filling out the PCS Million Minute Reading Challenge Google Form found here, RPE Million Minute Reading Challenge, and in Classlink of your child’s computer. Let’s keep reading!

Please also continue to support students in completing their adaptive practice in their online Freckle program on their chromebooks throughout the week. Please support your child in completing a total of 45 minutes at home each week in math for grades 2-5 and in reading for grades 3-5. Help guides are linked below:

K-2 Freckle Math Instruction Guide

3-5 Freckle Math Instruction Guide

Kindergarten Enrollment applications are continuing to be accepted for the 2026–2027 school year for children that will be turning 5 prior to August 31, 2026. Families can access the application using the direct application link, 2026-27 Kindergarten Enrollment Application, or by visiting pender.k12.nc.us/enroll.

The preschool application for 2026-2027 school year is now LIVE on the PCS website, on the preschool page. If you have a child that will be turning age 3 or 4 prior to August 31, 2026, please consider applying or reach out to our preschool office, 910-259-7603 or email: preschool@pender.k12.nc.us. Acceptance letters will begin to be sent out on April 1 as we must ensure funding is approved prior to sending letters of acceptance to families.

A surgery date has been set for one of our very own Rocky Point Elementary family members! Please consider saving and sending in all of your tabs from soda, food and pet food cans before April 2nd in order for us to send them all with the family to the Ronald McDonald House as they head there during spring break. Again, collecting can pop tabs supports the operating costs of providing a home away from home for families with sick children. Let’s work together to collect as many pop tabs as possible!

Throughout the year, you can find school lunch menus for each grade level by following THIS LINK.

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Please see the information happening around our school district.

We are excited to share the following links to further support families in connecting to Rooms in order to easily communicate with your child’s teacher. We hope you will find this information helpful!

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