Rocky Point Weekly Update
May 11th-15th
Hello Rocky Point Families
Happy Mother’s Day to all of our mothers, grandmothers and caregivers in our Rocky Point Family. We hope that you have had a wonderful day being celebrated for the loving, supportive individuals that you are!
We are so proud of how hard our students continued to work this past week to prepare for their end of grade assessments. Our students in grades 3-5 worked so hard on Friday as they took the NC Reading EOG. We only had one absence in these grade levels on Friday, which we highly appreciate! Families will be made aware of what students need to take readministrations on Wednesday, May 13. Please know that attendance continues to matter as all teachers continue to instruct students to prepare them for the remaining end of grade assessments in grades 3-5 as well as for the upcoming grade in grades Pre-K-2. A reminder again to please make sure to mark your calendars for everything coming up during the remaining 3 weeks of our school year!
Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate our teachers this past week during Teacher Appreciation week. Every positive message and gift was highly appreciated by our staff and administration!
Again, Happy Mother’s Day to all of our RPE Mothers! Our quote for this upcoming week as we continue our end of grade assessments, remediation and readministrations, We are looking forward to seeing our students’ continued efforts, persistence and success during end of year assessments and assessment preparations this week!
End of Grade Assessment, Remediation & Readministration
Students in grades 3-5 will continue their End-of Grade state assessments this Tuesday, May 12, as they take their Math EOG. On Thursday, May 14, 5th grade students will take their Science EOG. Please ensure students are getting plenty of rest and a healthy breakfast in order to be able to perform to their best ability on these end of grade assessments.
As we have previously shared, following the administration of NC End-of Grade assessments for students in grades 3-5, Pender County Schools will offer remediation before the retest is given to students. Remediation will take place following the completion of End of Grade (EOG) assessment from May 11th- Tuesday, May 19th. Retesting of EOG assessments will occur May 14th-May 20th as follows:
Thursday, May 14: 3rd grade Reading Readministration
Friday, May 15: 4th & 5th grade Reading Readministration
Monday, May 18: 3rd grade Read-to-Achieve assessment
Tuesday, May 19: 3-5 Math Readministration
Wednesday, May 20: 5th grade Science Readministration
Your student(s) will work with their grade level teacher and other staff members to focus on skills that will promote success for retesting. Please note that if this form is not returned, your child will not be permitted to participate in this retesting opportunity. If you would like your student to have the opportunity to retest, please complete this google form, EOG Readministration Opt-In Form, with your email address that is associated with your Infinite Campus account or return the paper form with your signature that is being sent home students in grades 3-5 this afternoon. Thank you to all families who have already completed this form.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Bethanie Cramer, our Assistant Principal and Test Coordinator at bethanie_cramer@pender.k12.nc.us. Thank you for your continued support through this process.
EOG Spirit Week Continues: May 11 - May 15
To support and promote our students doing their best on their EOGs, we will continue with our spirit, dressed themed days from Monday, May 11 - Friday, May 15. Please take a look at this flyer to see the theme for each day.
Monday, May 11: “Don’t Stress the Test” - Wear comfy clothes or Pajamas
Tuesday, May 12: “Knock Our Socks Off” - Wear fun socks
Wednesday, May 13: “Tame the Wild, Wild West” - Wear western style clothes or wild colors
Thursday, May 14: “Stretch Your Brain” - Wear exercise or athletic gear
Friday, May 15: “Dress for Success on the Test” - Wear RPE Ram colors
ACCESS Evaluation Results
If you are the parent of a multilingual student who took the ACCESS test during the month of February, please be on the lookout for score results coming home with students on Thursday, May 14th. There will be a district parent learning opportunity coming soon to help with the understanding of these results.
Ronald McDonald Pop Tab Challenge Continues - Meet Ryleigh
Meet Ryleigh, she is 8 months old. This sweet girl is working on her third surgery. Her brother goes to Rocky Point Elementary, so this hits a little closer to home. She will be in and out of Chapel Hill for a few years doing multiple surgeries. She has already had 2 surgeries now for the 3rd surgery around October to Christmas, where she will be in the hospital for 2-3 months for recovery. She has something special and extremely rare called cloaca malfunction that she will be getting worked on next. From her mother, Lynzey, she wants to personally thank everyone who has donated and continues to save their tabs for us to take to the Ronald McDonald House.
Again, please consider saving and sending in all of your tabs from soda, food and pet food cans as we will continue our efforts in collecting tabs to send to the Ronald McDonald House to help Ryleigh and other children like her. Let’s work together to collect as many pop tabs as possible!
May School Improvement Meeting
Our final school improvement meeting for this school year will take place on Thursday, May 28 at 1:00 p.m.
Read Around the Bases & Homework Expectations
Our reading challenge at RPE has come to an end. Thank you for encouraging reading in your homes during the evenings this school year. Students that have completed their weekly reading logs will be receiving 2 tickets to go watch a Wilmington Sharks baseball game on June 1.
Please 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
Incredible Years - Virtually on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m.
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!
Kindergarten Registration
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.
Preschool Application 2026-2027
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.
Second Semester Upcoming Event Reminders
Below are our events for the fourth quarter of the year. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for these events:
- May 11 - May 20: EOGs & Readministration opportunities
- May 19: End of Year Awards for 1st grade (11:15 a.m.), Kindergarten (12:20 p.m.) and 2nd grade (1:25 p.m.)
- May 20: End of Year Awards for 3rd grade (11:45 a.m.) & 4th grade (1:00 p.m.)
- May 21: 5th grade Moving Up Ceremony (8:00 a.m.)
Lunch Menu
Throughout the year, you can find school lunch menus for each grade level by following THIS LINK.
Pender County Schools Weekly Newsletter
Please see the information happening around our school district.
Rooms Directions by Phone Number Link
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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