It’s official! Retirement starts today! I have loved being an educator for 35 years and now plan to cuddle grandkids, play with friends, exercise and travel. Thank you to all of my colleagues and mentors throughout my career. I have been truly blessed with the best!!!!

Pembroke’s Spirit Squad made sure we ended the week with a Spooktacular House Ceremony! @BethBianchi @amwetmore

THANK YOU @VBPD @VirginiaBeachFD for visiting our ECSE classes this morning! 🚔🚒 It was a BEAUTIFUL day to learn about safety & our community helpers❤️‍🔥💙🤍 @PES_Mustangs @amwetmore @BethBianchi

Thank you @VBPD and @VirginiaBeachFD for visiting with our ECSE classes! What an awesome learning experience! @BethBianchi @amwetmore

We are so excited to announce Mrs. Salgado @Nnsalgado as Pembroke’s Teacher of the Year 2026 and Mrs. McCormack as a Distinguished Educator! We celebrated with our first Parking Lot Party today! Pembroke is lucky to have these amazing educators! @BethBianchi @amwetmore

This is what @WTCookeSchool is all about! Four houses, one familia! 🧡💚💙❤️ We love pep rally day here! #casadeCooke #DualLanguage @ParkerThoro @crystal_wilky @kelly_arble

How’s your week been? Awesome? Exhausting? Productive? Stressful? Whatever your answer.. know that it’s valid and you still made an impact. Someone is better today because of your leadership & support. Finish the wk strong & choose to REST this wkend #DailyDoseOfOxygen

Congratulations to Dr. Lorena Kelly the recipient of Our Future’s So Bright award!

Wrapped up our first full week with Pembroke’s House Sorting Pep Rallies! #fourhorsesonerace @BethBianchi @amwetmore

Some of our outstanding caring colts for today! We are so proud of them! 🌟 @cfescolts @JoshRingling

An amazing morning @PES_Mustangs celebrating Hotcakes with Heroes! 🇺🇸

Thank you Hometown Heroes! Pembroke enjoyed honoring our hometown heroes this morning at Hotcakes for Heroes!@BethBianchi @amwetmore

Welcome to Elementary Administration, Curstin! We are so glad you have joined our team. @vbschools @vbkimani @TeriBreaux

So exciting to officially welcome Curstin William’s, assistant principal, to Pembroke Elementary School! Mustangs will love you! @PES_Mustangs @PembrokePta @vbschools @TeriBreaux @MJHamblin1 @vbkimani

Our dynamic reading specialist is preparing our teachers for the start of the year with HMH and whole group planning. Mrs. Dalton is the best and we are so lucky to have her at The Farm! 🐎@cfescolts @anne_bianchi

Mustangs in the House! Mystic- Kindness, Blaze- Safety, Ranger- Respect, Scout- Responsility! Staff sorting ceremony and pep rally have everyone pumped for the year! @vbschools @PES_Mustangs @PembrokePta @TeriBreaux

What an amazing Pembroke Mustang week!!! We had a blast with our Kindergarten Rodeo welcome and Rock our Block! @vbschools @PES_Mustangs @PembrokePta @amwetmore @TeriBreaux

!!LETS MAKE THIS YEAR GREAT!! Please sign up to help @PES_Mustangs #pembrokeelementary #pembroke #pespta

There was so much excitement at Pembroke today as we welcomed our new teachers! We can’t wait for a fabulous year together! @BethBianchi @amwetmore

Welcome to Pembroke, Mrs. Williams! We are excited to have you join our Mustang family! @BethBianchi @amwetmore