The Weekly Update #1

I hope everyone had a great first week of school and a restful weekend!

The beginning of a brand new school year is an exciting time with new friends, new routines and lots of learning. As we settle into our classroom community, we will be focusing on finding a healthy balance between social development and academic growth. At home, if parents could speak with their child about classroom expectations and the importance of effort and engagement with academics, that would be very much appreciated.

Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions! Have a great week!

Mrs. Loughery 💙

• Students need to bring a water bottle and snack everyday.
• It is expected that your child reads every night for at least 30 minutes and studies their multiplication and division facts up to 12.

9/7- Labor Day (no school)

9/8- PTO Fun Run Kick-off

9/9- Testing Window opens for mClass grades kindergarten-5th grade; Testing Window opens for Math STAR grades kindergarten-5th grade

9/11- Chromebook Request Form Due

9/17- STE PTO Fun Run (schedule and details are to follow)

9/18- Testing Window closes for mClass and STAR Math

9-24- Progress Reports go home

• School Hours- Doors Open at 7:20 am and the tardy bell rings at 7:55 am. Dismissal is 2:50 pm
• Exclusion date for missing NC Health Assessment or Immunization records is September 23rd. Please email heather_treece@pender.k12.nc.us with any questions or concerns.
• If you have to pick-up a student from school before 11:15 am, the student will be marked as absent. If the absence can be excused, please email ste_attendance@pender.k12.nc.us with the excuse or doctor's note and Mrs. London will change the absence from unexcused to excused.
• Students should not be checked out later than 2:15 pm. Please be sure that all transportation changes have been made by 2:00 pm and verified by the teacher. Please only call the office if you did not receive verification from the teacher. We cannot accommodate transportation changes past 2:00 pm.

• If you would like to limit the amount of "A La Carte" items that your child purchases in the cafeteria, please use www.linqconnect.com where you can access your child's meal account. Once on the webpage, you can add money to their account, view transactions, and add limits to the quantity of "A La Carte" items. Students in Kindergarten-Fifth grade can purchase any snack items Monday-Friday and ice cream on Friday's. Students that do not have money on their account or unable to purchase "A La Carte" items.

• Please utilize ste_attendance@pender.k12.nc.us if your child is absent from school. PCS Policy states that excuse notes must be sent in prior to the third day that the student returns from being absent. We are unable to accept excuse notes from prior months as it will skew the attendance data that we submit to the state.

• If your child is going to miss school and it qualifies as an excused absence under the "Educational Leave" policy. Please complete the following form and submit it to your child's teacher 10 days prior to the absence. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4WObGqLfL0sTlVIWFJ0clFsYW5uVWxnRl91UTZQRmI0b0pF/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-xSy7NMLTGYPt_EusWxNgTA

• Lost and Found is located outside of the cafeteria. Please be sure to have your child look for items if they are missing any jackets, hats, or water bottles. We will donate all unclaimed items at the end of the month.

It’s time! You can sign up your student for our South Topsail Elementary Fun Run! Our goal is to raise $25,000 for playground upgrades. Signing up is easy and comes with a fun prize for your student! PLUS: Register before kickoff day on 9/8 and be entered to win a “Skip the Carline” Pass!

️ Sign Up On MyBooster.com ️

Thank you for being a part of our South Topsail Elementary community and helping us make a difference for our students. We are grateful for your support! Follow our social pages for fun progress updates in the coming weeks.

Our school is working toward a BIG goal and Great Wolf Lodge wants to celebrate with us! Registered families will have the chance to earn some awesome rewards. Log in to mybooster.com today and share your student’s donation page with your whole pack. Just for receiving their first donation, students can earn their very own Wolf Ears!

Key Dates to Remember:

Fundraiser Kickoff in school – 9/8/26

Event Day – 9/17/26

Event Schedule:

Second Grade - 8:25am-9:00am

Pre-K and Kindergarten - 9:00am-9:45am

First Grade - 10:00am-10:45am

Third Grade - 12:00pm-12:45pm

Fourth Grade - 1:00pm-1:45pm

Fifth Grade 2:00pm-2:45pm

*Need help signing up? View video instructions.