Osprey Family Update

10/10 - OMKC

10/20 - Early Release

10/20 - Spirit Night at Bubba and Fins

10/28 - Q1 Report Cards

10/22 - Boosterthon Kick Off

10/31 - Boosterthon Fun Run

Pender County Schools calendar: 25-26 School Year

• Did you know that healthy teeth are important for your child’s overall health and learning? The North Carolina Oral Health Section will conduct dental screenings for children in Kindergarten during the 2025-2026 school year. The dental screenings will be completed by a licensed public health dental hygienist with the Oral Health Section on Monday, 10/06/2025. The hygienist will use gloves and a flashlight during the screening. The data we collect is used to improve oral health programs for children and youth in your county. The dental screening is also a positive experience that provides your child the opportunity to learn about good dental care, even if your child sees a dentist regularly. Please send a note/email to Nurse Vicki or your child's teacher if you do not wish for your child to participate.

• The health department will be offering flu shots during school hours. They will be at TAES on November 4th. If you would like your child to receive a flu shot while at school, please complete this form

We’re thrilled for this year’s main fundraiser — Topsail Annandale Elementary Fun Run! Our goal is to raise $50,000 for playground resurfacing and classroom enhancements to benefit our students at Topsail Elementary.

If we reach $30,000 - The admin team will be kissing farm animals

If we reach $50,000 - The staff will be participating in a school wide blow up race

Why are we excited?

✅ Easy-to-use fundraising platform

✅ Character-building program

✅ Fitness celebration event for every student!

Families will gather donations through MyBooster.com by simply sharing your student’s page with friends and family. Every share makes a difference!

Students will also enjoy 'Star Quest 5,' an exciting character-building adventure where they'll learn important values through space-themed figures and activities.

⭐ Key Dates:

💻 Sign up opens at MyBooster.com – 10/08/2025

🎉 Kickoff in school – 10/22/2025

👟 Event Day – 10/31/2025

Stay tuned for more details and follow us on social media for updates!

We are getting ready to kick off the PCS Million Minute Reading Challenge runs from October 1, 2025 - May 21, 2026. PCS is trying to reading a million minutes! Student may count any minutes read at home throughout the year to help us get to the million minute goal. Anytime your student reads at home, please complete this form so we can track the minutes.

This year we will be participating in family PE week. This week during your child's scheduled PE time, parents are invited to join in on the fun. Don't forget to wear comfortable shoes and clothes. Please look out for communication from your child's teacher for the specific day and time.

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 julie_martine@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

We are excited that we now have a double secure entrance at the front of the building in order to continue to increase security.

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

Find a detailed map HERE

All breakfast and lunch information including the online payment account system can be found on the district here.

The cost for breakfast and lunch will remain the same this year.

Breakfast = $1.45

Lunch = $2.30

Lunch menus are now live!

If you need to make any changes to add or remove bus transportation services for your students please email Mrs. Martine Julie_Martine@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
• 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 tae_attendance@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.

Join today to be entered into a drawing for a $50 Dave & Busters Gift Card.

The class with the most participation will be treated to a Pizza Party!

The membership drive ends on Sept. 12th!

https://tes.givebacks.com/store/items/12228

If you are interested in volunteering, please complete this form.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3TE9CSNEkhXY820IzjQkZHTL-dI0FWRCoG1qs749N0a2zwA/viewform

Please complete this form to reserve your day. PTA will respond confirming your date. It is first come, first serve so we recommend signing up early.

Student

August - 98.95%

Staff

August - 97.4%

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