Rocky Point Weekly Update

"A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle." -Khalil Gibran

Thank you also to all families that have scheduled and participated in beginning of year conferences with your child’s teacher thus far. First quarter report cards will be coming home with students on Wednesday, November 6th. Please reach out to your child’s teacher if you have any questions or have yet to have your beginning of year conference.

As we are well into the 24-25 school year, I would like to share new information learned regarding our school’s success last school year. Rocky Point Elementary ranked 428 out of 2,593 schools (top 16.5%) in all of North Carolina. We continue to be very proud of our students’ continued hard work and success.

Students in grades 3-5 will bring home an informative letter regarding our fall NC Check-ins. These students will take their math check-in on Thursday, November 7th. Please note that we will be calling all families in these grades that are absent at 7:20am to ensure we do not begin testing without our students. If your child is going to be absent, please ensure your child’s teacher knows in advance.

This Friday, November 8, we would like to invite all of our families that are military connected to come celebrate with us and allow us to honor you and your families for our Veteran’s Day ceremony at 1:00pm in our multipurpose room.

It's that time of year, when "holiday artwork" is begin collected from each school for the Pender County Schools 2024 Holiday Card. If your child would like to submit an entry to be considered, please have them do so prior to Thursday, November 7 to Mrs. Harrison, our STEAM teacher at RPES. All artwork will need to include the student’s name, grade and school on the back of the artwork.

November is National Career Development Month and Pender County Schools CTE would like for you to participate with us. Please speak to your child about multiple career options, just as we will be doing during our morning meetings this month and plan to participate in our NCDM Spirit Week November 18 -22. It is our goal in PCS Career and Technical Education to equip our students with the tools to become Enrolled, Enlisted or Employed upon graduation.

Pender County Schools (PCS) is excited to announce the launch of a community-wide survey as part of the development of our new five-year strategic plan. This initiative marks the first strategic plan for the district in many years your input is needed to help shape the future of education in our schools. The survey will gather valuable feedback to identify priorities, performance targets, and areas for improvement that will guide the district over the next five years. It is designed to take only five minutes to complete, and all responses will remain confidential. The survey is available at this link: https://bit.ly/3zY7Ll9 and will remain open until November 8, 2024. We believe that collaboration with our community is essential to ensuring the success of this plan, and the input we receive will be crucial in defining goals that reflect the needs and aspirations of our students and families.