Rocky Point Weekly Update

Due to the anticipated inclement weather, we will have a remote learning day, tomorrow, Monday, March 16. Your child's teacher will be reaching out to you through Rooms in regard to their assignments to complete to account for their attendance tomorrow. Additionally, an email will be sent to families tomorrow morning between 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. with this same information. If a device is needed to complete an assignment and you do not have a device at home, we will work with families to allow students to make up these particular assignments through Friday, March 20. We will operate on a normal schedule on Tuesday, March 17.

As time changed last weekend, we had a large increase of students getting dropped off after our tardy bell, which rings at 7:20 a.m. Please note that if you do not see our staff outside in the car line, then you need to park your vehicle, walk your child inside and sign them in the office. This procedure is for the safety of all children. Additionally, please know that we will not be releasing any students for early check-outs after 2:10 p.m. Please help us finish strong by having students at school, on time and staying through the entire instructional day!

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. Thank you to all rising families that joined us at our Kindergarten registration event this past Wednesday evening at Heide Trask High School!

Report cards for quarter 3 will be coming home with students Tuesday, March 17. Please reach out to your child’s teacher if you have any questions.

Yearbooks are currently on sale for $20.00! After this Friday, March 20, the price will go up. Take advantage of this discount and buy yours today!

We are still seeking your input from our family literacy learning time held on Wednesday, March 4. Please take time to complete our survey for this literacy event: 2026 RPE Family Literacy Learning & Breakfast - Title 1 Parent Survey ( RPE Desayuno Familiar y Aprendizaje de Lectura 2026 - Encuesta Título 1 de Padres).

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 will be 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 and forms will be going out this week in order for families to RSVP by 3/31/26.

Please help us as we prepare our routing for the 2026-27 school year. On Thursday, February 26, students came home with a parent letter from our PCS Transportation Department. 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, we are requesting for each parent/guardian to circle all “YES”s on the letter. All “YES” forms must be turned in to the administrative office of the school no later than April 17th, 2026. If changes do need to be made, please circle “NO”s (as directed and written in the letter) and proceed to completing the Google form and update your transportation needs for the upcoming school year. The Google form is now accepting responses! Link: 2026-27 School Bus Ridership Form

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.

Join us for a free multi-sensory event and resource fair for our Pender County exceptional students and families at Topsail High School Stadium on Saturday, May 2 from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.

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

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.

PCS Weekly Newsletter:

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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Spanish

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