📚The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! SAVE THE DATE for October 23-30th and get your reader psyched to pick out their own books! Family night is on October 28th during Trunk or Treat! Start exploring together: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/pembertonelementaryschool #ScholasticBookFairs

🐼 Get Ready, Panda Families! 🐼
Next week is Bullying Prevention Spirit Week! We’re excited to celebrate kindness, inclusion, and school spirit together.
Each day your student participates, their name will be entered into a drawing for a special goodie bag at the end of the week. There will be multiple chances to win, so encourage your child to join in the fun and show their Panda Pride! 🐾
Next week is Bullying Prevention Spirit Week! We’re excited to celebrate kindness, inclusion, and school spirit together.
Each day your student participates, their name will be entered into a drawing for a special goodie bag at the end of the week. There will be multiple chances to win, so encourage your child to join in the fun and show their Panda Pride! 🐾

🦋 Ms. Fries' 3rd grade class had a great time creating a model of a butterfly and its life cycle during Art Integration. Check out the photos!









Calendar Reminder: Schools are closed this Friday, Oct. 17 for the Maryland State Education Association Convention. The Central Office and school offices will be open.

This Week at Pemberton 🐼

🦝🎨 Mrs. Thompson's 4th grade class has been learning about nocturnal animals. Today for art integration, they made zentangle racoons.










Letter days for elementary students (including those at Pittsville Elementary & Middle) are posted each week during the school year. The schedule of letter days is on school web pages in Live Feed, and on the school system's website, in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole.



Mrs. Grant’s class researched states and designed creative plates showcasing landmarks and key facts! 🗺️









🌟 Student Shoutout! 🌟
A huge congratulations to all our incredible students who received positive referrals for the month of September! Your hard work, kindness, and positive attitude haven’t gone unnoticed. You’re making our school community a better place every single day. 👏💙








🌟 Student Shoutout! 🌟
A huge congratulations to all our incredible students who received positive referrals for the month of September! Your hard work, kindness, and positive attitude haven’t gone unnoticed. You’re making our school community a better place every single day. 👏💙







🚌 2nd Grade Field Trip to Furnace Town 💙










🍂 Mrs. Setzer's class made a hand wreath for their Connecting with school and Friends unit for art integration.

It’s Fun Friday, and the Kindergarteners in Ms. McClintock’s class are getting their wiggles out by doing the Wiggle Dance! 💃🕺


👉👉Swipe through to see our Beary Best Attendance Winners 🐼
For the month of September:
Pre-Kindergarten: 🐼🏆 Goes to Mr. Johnson & Ms. Blackburn’s Class at 98.01%
Kindergarten: 🐼🏆 Goes to Mrs. Rickards & Mr. Jenney’s Class at 96.27%
1st Grade: 🐼🏆 Goes to Mrs. Shaver’s Class at 98.31%
Second Grade: 🐼🏆 Mrs. Hoisington’s Class at 96.83%
Third Grade: 🐼🏆 Goes to Mrs. Kopp’s Class at 96.74%
Fourth Grade: 🐼🏆 Goes to Mrs. McDonough’s Class at 96.99%
Fifth Grade: 🐼🏆 Goes to Mr. Dulany’s Class at 98.69%
Classes receiving a certificate for having 94% or higher for the month of September:
Ms. Setzer & Ms. Campbell’s Class at 95.62%
Ms. Venere & Mrs. Sontakke’s Class at 97.27%
Mrs. Moore & Mrs. Davis’ Class at 97.68%
Mrs. McClintock & Mrs. Sullivan’s Class at 96.12%
Ms. Smiley & Mrs. Smith’s Class at 94.69%
Ms. Oleszczuk & Mrs. Harrison’s Class at 94.59%
Ms. Carapico’s Class at 95.32%
Mrs. Lobus’ Class at 96.65%
Ms. Horn’s Class at 96.67%
Ms. Hicks’ Class at 95.55%
Ms. Voyce’s Class at 95.13%
Ms. Fries’ Class at 96.24%
Ms. Joseph’s Class at 96.00%
Mrs. Owens’ Class at 96.45%
Mrs. Thompson’s Class at 94.76%
Mrs. Grant’s Class at 96.98%
Ms. Kenna’s Class at 97.80%
For the month of September:
Pre-Kindergarten: 🐼🏆 Goes to Mr. Johnson & Ms. Blackburn’s Class at 98.01%
Kindergarten: 🐼🏆 Goes to Mrs. Rickards & Mr. Jenney’s Class at 96.27%
1st Grade: 🐼🏆 Goes to Mrs. Shaver’s Class at 98.31%
Second Grade: 🐼🏆 Mrs. Hoisington’s Class at 96.83%
Third Grade: 🐼🏆 Goes to Mrs. Kopp’s Class at 96.74%
Fourth Grade: 🐼🏆 Goes to Mrs. McDonough’s Class at 96.99%
Fifth Grade: 🐼🏆 Goes to Mr. Dulany’s Class at 98.69%
Classes receiving a certificate for having 94% or higher for the month of September:
Ms. Setzer & Ms. Campbell’s Class at 95.62%
Ms. Venere & Mrs. Sontakke’s Class at 97.27%
Mrs. Moore & Mrs. Davis’ Class at 97.68%
Mrs. McClintock & Mrs. Sullivan’s Class at 96.12%
Ms. Smiley & Mrs. Smith’s Class at 94.69%
Ms. Oleszczuk & Mrs. Harrison’s Class at 94.59%
Ms. Carapico’s Class at 95.32%
Mrs. Lobus’ Class at 96.65%
Ms. Horn’s Class at 96.67%
Ms. Hicks’ Class at 95.55%
Ms. Voyce’s Class at 95.13%
Ms. Fries’ Class at 96.24%
Ms. Joseph’s Class at 96.00%
Mrs. Owens’ Class at 96.45%
Mrs. Thompson’s Class at 94.76%
Mrs. Grant’s Class at 96.98%
Ms. Kenna’s Class at 97.80%







Our second graders learned important fire safety tips from local firefighters during National Fire Prevention Week! 🚒 Thank you to our community heroes for teaching our students how to stay safe!


🍬CLASSROOM CANDY CONTEST! 🍬
We are having a classroom candy contest to support the Pemberton Elementary Trunk or Treat on October 28th. The class that brings in the most candy (by weight) will receive a movie with a treat!
🍭Bags of candy may be sent in your child’s bookbag, labeled with their teacher’s name.
🍭Candy will be accepted Tuesday, October 6th- Friday October 24th.
🍭The winning class will be announced on Tuesday, October 28th!
We are having a classroom candy contest to support the Pemberton Elementary Trunk or Treat on October 28th. The class that brings in the most candy (by weight) will receive a movie with a treat!
🍭Bags of candy may be sent in your child’s bookbag, labeled with their teacher’s name.
🍭Candy will be accepted Tuesday, October 6th- Friday October 24th.
🍭The winning class will be announced on Tuesday, October 28th!



Check out Mrs. Kopp's 3rd Grade class! In art they did a resist painting of a leaf using oil pastels and liquid watercolor.






This Week at Pemberton 🐼

🧍🧍♀️Yesterday Mrs. Thompson's 4th grade class did an arts integration project for their Human body, vision, and the brain unit. They colored different body parts, traced a classmate, and then put together all the body parts on their human outline.










Letter days for elementary students (including those at Pittsville Elementary & Middle) are posted each week during the school year. The schedule of letter days is on school web pages in Live Feed, and on the school system's website, in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole.



