Turtle Time: Dive into SCE news!

• October 26 - Sprit Night 5:00-7:00 Shaka Taco at both locations- be sure to mention you are supporting SCE!

• October 26-30- Red Ribbon Spirit Week

• October 28- Fourth Grade Field Trip Symphony

• October 30- Kindergarten Field Trip Trask Farms

• October 30- Report Cards go home.

• November 3- Teacher Workday no school for students

• November 10- 4th Grade Veteran's Day Performance @ 12:00

• November 11- Veteran's Day Holiday NO School

• November 16- Thanksgiving Meal with Parents Prek-2nd grades during student lunches (details coming soon)

• November 18- Thanksgiving Meal with Parents 3rd-5th grades during student lunches (details coming soon)

Pender County Schools calendar: 26-27 School Year

It’s that time of year again! Pender County Schools is inviting student submissions for the annual PCS Holiday Art Contest. Each year, members of the Board of Education select winning pieces to be featured on the district’s official holiday cards sent to community stakeholders and partners.

Submission Guidelines:

• Deadline: Friday, November 6, 2026
• Upload Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CT_BfSIzA5YtLz2z3uG6PV17-td5mIme?usp=sharing
• Limit: Up to three (3) pieces of artwork per school
• Information Required with Each Submission:
• School name
• Teacher name
• Student name
• Student grade level
• Title of artwork

Please ensure all entries are uploaded by the deadline to be considered. We look forward to seeing your students’ creativity and celebrating their talent across the district this holiday season!

More information- Click the link!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18JfoK0dthNEKN0mVDGX6kRudGJOgy1pw/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104877770142360564095&rtpof=true&sd=true

Dear SCE Families and Staff,

Please take note of these important upcoming dates and deadlines:

Monday October 26 Spirit Night @ Shaka Taco both locations! Mention SCE!

• Friday, November 6 – Save the Date: 2nd Annual Glow Run! More details will be shared soon, but mark your calendars for this exciting evening event.

• Friday, December 4 – Save the Date: Annual Winter Fest! Get ready to celebrate the season with our school community.

Thank you for your continued support of our students, teachers, and school!

Warm regards,

Surf City Elementary PTA

We are accepting gently used or new clothes donations of any sizes. There are times where our kiddos have an accident or are out of dress code and they may need some quick assistance with clothes. Also please check your children before they leave in the mornings. It is getting chilly but we still are experiencing some students with shorts that are much too short or just inappropriate for the school setting.

Also if your child is complaining of head ache or sore throats, please check temperature before giving over the counter pain meds. We are consistently having to call parents around lunch when meds wear off and fevers return. Reminder - children should be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school to help prevent spreading of illness.

We have a few important systems that will help our school year run smoothly. Please take a moment to make sure you have access to each one:

Here Comes the Bus

• What it does: Allows you to see your child’s bus location, receive alerts when the bus is near, and have peace of mind about arrival times.

• What you need: Your child’s Student ID number

  • If you do not know it, email Pamela_brazelton@pender.k12.nc.us and she will send it to you.

• District Code: 29081

• Sign Up Here: Here Comes the Bus

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Infinite Campus

• What it does: Lets you view your child’s grades and attendance, and submit excuse notes.

• Step 1: Get your student’s activation code here: Lookup Activation Code

• Step 2: Use your code to create your account here: Infinite Campus Login

• (we are also in a district competition to have the most families sign up, help us win!)

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Rooms

• What it does: Our county-wide communication system for messaging between teachers and parents.

• Set up your account here: Rooms Information

Safety is always our first priority at Surf City Elementary School!

We also have a new visitor and volunteer check in system that we will be using. If you would like to visit or volunteer in the building. You MUST have a valid ID to run through our new security program. You will not be able to visit or volunteer during the school day without your ID.

If you are volunteering, you must have completed the volunteer background check. You can find it here.

Arrival: 7:20 - 7:55

Tardy Bell: 7:55

Ending Bell: 2:50

Dismissal: 2:50

Early Release: 11:55 pm

There continues to be NO CHARGE for breakfast or lunch this year at SCE.

Lunch menus are now live!

CLICK HERE!

If you need to make any changes to add or remove bus transportation services for your students please email Mrs. Leah Smith at leah_smith@pender.k12.nc.us.

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 normal, please take the following steps:

• Send in writing (handwritten note, email, rooms message) to your child's teacher
• You may also email sce_info@pender.k12.nc.us
• 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 sce_info@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 to ensure you are up to date on what constitutes an excused absence. It can be found here:

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

To submit a request for educational leave please utilize this form.

If you would like to be a parent representative on our School Improvement Team. Please email Mrs. Shand, karla_shand@pender.k12.nc.us.

We are combining our PAC (Parent Advisory Committee) with our SIT Team. If you are currently serving on our PAC committee, please note the upcoming meeting dates! See you then!

Our SIT team works together throughout the year to Identify strengths and needs of the school community, provide support and advice on matters relating to the general school community, provide positive communication between the school and the community, offer suggestions and recommendations for the improvement of the school, and serve as a liaison between the school and the School Board, when needed.

Our meetings this year are tentatively the following. You do not need to be at every meeting to join our team, but we prefer you to be able to attend the majority.

September 9

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1POEDqQ1nwPnejYWnPH_e8bi7d0vd6nZSX8dpjpKAKF4/edit?usp=sharing

October 14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1epBNPio_Y-KKmIln1DAm4aZDjVlGQdqFmlW-d6TONwc/edit?usp=sharing

December 9

January 13

March 10

April 14

May 12

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