On Monday our after school Science Technology Academy took a field trip to the Planetarium! They even got to take a closer look at the moon 🌙
🐼 And the votes are in!
Congratulations to our yearbook cover winner — Zachary Kim, 4th grade! 🎉
Your design captured our Panda Pride perfectly: Kind, Safe, and Responsible. We can’t wait to see it on this year’s cover!
Thank you to everyone who participated and voted. 💙💙
📚⚾️🐼 We attended the “Hit the Books” Shorebird Game to celebrate the books read by our students this school year! We were excited to see so many Panda students and staff who came out rain or shine to represent Pemberton and have a great time! 🤗
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.
When Kindness Karaoke & 💎G.E.M.S. come together, magic happens! 🎤✨ These two clubs showed up, sang out, and had the BEST time together. Nothing better than good vibes and great voices! 🎶
Join us next Friday, May 1st, for our Children's Mental Health Matters Family Fun Night! We will have a night of calming crafts and movement, with a live concert from the Uncle Devin Show🎉
Please use this link to register for the event: https://forms.gle/9wuNgcdvPPwVShP37
To make sure we have enough items for everyone, only students and family members who are registered will be able to participate.
Every group must have an adult (18 or older) with a valid ID to attend. IDs will be checked at the entrance.
Please use this link to register for the event: https://forms.gle/9wuNgcdvPPwVShP37
To make sure we have enough items for everyone, only students and family members who are registered will be able to participate.
Every group must have an adult (18 or older) with a valid ID to attend. IDs will be checked at the entrance.
🐼 A BIG shoutout to Ms. Jordan Alexander, Mrs. Misty Cawthern, and Mrs. Ashley Stevens for Administrative Professionals Day! 🌟 Your hard work and dedication keep our office running smoothly every single day. We’re so grateful for you! 💙
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.
🚒🚔 Our Student Safety Team visited the Salisbury Fire House and Sheriff’s Department today! Students got a behind-the-scenes look at community safety, emergency preparedness, and careers in public service. We’re so proud of these future leaders! Thank you Salisbury Fire Department Station 16 and Wicomico County Sheriff's Office for this experience!
This Week at Pemberton 🐼
Not every adventurer goes around the moon. These intrepid educators are getting ready to go Over the Edge for ALICE On May 8th. That's the day that Beaver Run Elementary Principal Dave Harris, Wicomico High Principal Dr. Nikki Blake, Chief Finance and Operations Officer Dr. Brian Raygor and Wicomico Middle Assistant Principal Kimandi Binns will rappel from the roof of The Ross down to the streets of Downtown Salisbury. We thank them for their willingness to serve students and families in this unique and somewhat daunting effort.
Today the staff of Wicomico County Public Schools is dressing casual to support the fund-raising of these four adventurers. The money raised by Over the Edge for ALICE, through the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore, goes to help families in our community who are ALICE: Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed. Many ALICE families include children in our classroom, and Wicomico Schools is stepping up (and going Over the Edge) to support them. Ours is the first school system in the area to take on this challenge.
Staff members can join this ALICE effort with their casual day donation today and in other ways that we will share soon. And anyone can make a donation to be divided among the four Ross descenders: https://givebutter.com/OTE2026/wicomico-county-public-schools.
(Individual donation links will be shared in the near future. Anyone donating $25 or more to one of our team members through the donation site will have their name added to the adventure suit so they can be part of the descent on May 8th!)
Today the staff of Wicomico County Public Schools is dressing casual to support the fund-raising of these four adventurers. The money raised by Over the Edge for ALICE, through the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore, goes to help families in our community who are ALICE: Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed. Many ALICE families include children in our classroom, and Wicomico Schools is stepping up (and going Over the Edge) to support them. Ours is the first school system in the area to take on this challenge.
Staff members can join this ALICE effort with their casual day donation today and in other ways that we will share soon. And anyone can make a donation to be divided among the four Ross descenders: https://givebutter.com/OTE2026/wicomico-county-public-schools.
(Individual donation links will be shared in the near future. Anyone donating $25 or more to one of our team members through the donation site will have their name added to the adventure suit so they can be part of the descent on May 8th!)
👉👉Swipe through to see our Beary Best Attendance Winners 🐼
For the month of March:
Pre-Kindergarten: 🐼🏆 Goes to Mr. Johnson and Ms. Blackburn’s Class at 97.20%
Kindergarten: 🐼🏆 Goes to Mrs. Rickards & Mr. Jenney’s Class at 96.34%
1st Grade: 🐼🏆 Goes to Ms. Lloyd’s Class at 94.0%
Fourth Grade: 🐼🏆 Goes to Mrs. Thompson’s Class at 96.17%
Fifth Grade: 🐼🏆 Goes to Mr. Dulany’s Class at 97.05%
Classes receiving a certificate for having 94% or higher for the month of March:
Ms. Oleszczuk & Mrs. Harrison’s Class at 95.78%
Ms. Carapico’s Class at 94.0%
Mrs. McDonough’s Class at 94.0%
Ms. Cooling’s Class at 96.05%
Ms. Kenna’s at 94.0%
📢 A huge shoutout to all 135 students who submitted a yearbook cover design this year. Your creativity blew us away! 🎨
From those entries, we’ve hand-picked 15 finalists that best represent our Panda Pride: being Kind, Safe, and Responsible. 🐼
Now the power is in YOUR hands. Vote for the cover that should represent our school this year!
🐼 Use this link to vote:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefk96Dlc1HuabKnr6NSe0hCb_A2UzS3nNK6RKXhr_AJraS9g/viewform
📢 A huge shoutout to all 135 students who submitted a yearbook cover design this year. Your creativity blew us away! 🎨
From those entries, we’ve hand-picked 15 finalists that best represent our Panda Pride: being Kind, Safe, and Responsible. 🐼
Now the power is in YOUR hands. Vote for the cover that should represent our school this year!
🐼 Use this link to vote:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefk96Dlc1HuabKnr6NSe0hCb_A2UzS3nNK6RKXhr_AJraS9g/viewform
🐼👍Ms. Carapico’s 1st grade class surprised their 2nd grade reading buddies with thank you notes for helping them grow in their reading, while also intertwining good luck messages on their COAGT testing. Good luck to 2nd grade!
💻🎒🤗 We were so excited to see so many families at the mall for our Early Childhood Fair! As a reminder, registration opens for 2026-2027 Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten online on the WCPS website. Register today as we can’t wait to welcome our new Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Pandas to Pemberton! 🐼💙
https://www.wicomicoschools.org/o/wcps/page/enrollment
📣 Look Who’s Joined Ms. Fries' Classroom! Hatching Project is a Success! 📣
We are absolutely thrilled to share the news that we have some very special new "classmates"! Our classroom hatching project has been a huge success, and the students are over the moon!
These pictures capture some of our new fluffy friends piping out of the egg, acclimating to their environment, getting their very first meal, and learning how to navigate their brooder.
This project is more than just about how cute they are; it's a profound learning experience for the students. Here is what this project is all about:
What the Students are Learning:
• The Circle of Life: This is a powerful, hands-on lesson on biology and reproduction, moving from an egg to a living creature in real-time.
• The Importance of Care & Responsibility: Students are seeing firsthand how much care a life needs—from regulating incubator temperatures to providing water and food to the chicks.
• Scientific Observation: They have been keeping observation logs, predicting hatching dates, and now, they get to observe and record the chicks’ different behaviors and milestones.
• Patience & Empathy: Waiting 21 days is hard work for little learners! They've learned patience and are practicing empathy by being gentle, quiet, and caring around their fragile new friends.
We are absolutely thrilled to share the news that we have some very special new "classmates"! Our classroom hatching project has been a huge success, and the students are over the moon!
These pictures capture some of our new fluffy friends piping out of the egg, acclimating to their environment, getting their very first meal, and learning how to navigate their brooder.
This project is more than just about how cute they are; it's a profound learning experience for the students. Here is what this project is all about:
What the Students are Learning:
• The Circle of Life: This is a powerful, hands-on lesson on biology and reproduction, moving from an egg to a living creature in real-time.
• The Importance of Care & Responsibility: Students are seeing firsthand how much care a life needs—from regulating incubator temperatures to providing water and food to the chicks.
• Scientific Observation: They have been keeping observation logs, predicting hatching dates, and now, they get to observe and record the chicks’ different behaviors and milestones.
• Patience & Empathy: Waiting 21 days is hard work for little learners! They've learned patience and are practicing empathy by being gentle, quiet, and caring around their fragile new friends.
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.
School Status Alert for Friday, April 10: Wicomico County Public Schools has a 90-minute delay due to fog. Breakfast will not be served at school. Schools provide additional details if needed. Please be safe.
🤗💙 National Assistant Principals Week calls for celebrating one amazing leader Dr. Elizabeth Finch! Her dedication to our staff, students, and school doesn’t go unnoticed. We see you, we appreciate you! ✨
