Important News

Please join us for our SFES Reading Night. Families will have the opportunity to learn comprehension strategies specific to their child’s reading level. This event will be held on December 4th. Dinner will begin at 5:30pm in the cafeteria followed by our meeting. School age students will engage in a reading activity with school staff while adults participate in this…

November 24th, 25th, and 26th are the designated dates for our first round of Parent Teacher Conferences. First quarter conferences can be scheduled with your child’s ELA teacher. Families of fourth grade GT Math students can sign up for a conference with Mr. Fischer. Our Related Arts Team is also holding conference times if you would like to sign up…

Howard County is full of wonderful resources for families. Sometimes it can be hard to know where to start looking. There’s a helpful website that brings all these resources together in one place. You can search by topic and zip code. You can visit the website using the link below or download the CAREapp Howard County on your phone for…

Families that have been affected by the federal government shutdown and who would not ordinarily qualify for the Pre-K program could now be eligible due to their current loss of income. Howard County families who have lost pay due to the shutdown, even those families who have previously applied and did not meet Tier I eligibility, may apply. If your…

The 10th Annual Howard County Toys for Tots Campaign is now accepting applications. Key Details for This Year’s Campaign: Distribution Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. New Location: 9755 Patuxent Woods Drive, Columbia, MD (Located in the Howard County office complex near the Department of Community Resources and Department of Social Services — and accessible by bus.) Walk-up…

Quarter 1 Report Cards will be available at/after 4 p.m., Monday, 11/10. All Stevens Forest students will receive a paper copy of their Report Card on 11/14 in their Friday Folder. Parents/guardians may view/download report cards online by taking the following steps: Log in to HCPSS Connect Synergy using parent/guardian credentials Select More Options from the left panel Select Report…

Please see the flyer at this link to review Quarter 1 data trends for Stevens Forest Elementary School. These measures are directly related to our School Improvement Plan and include action steps the school is taking to support our progress in these goal areas. We will revisit this data for each quarter of the school year and discuss with our…

Please join us for our SFES Social Emotional Learning (SEL) night. K-5 Families will have an opportunity to learn about flexible thinking strategies from our School Counselor, Mrs. Carlson, and Student Engagement Teacher, Mrs. McGuire-Smith. Pre-K Families will learn about SEL topics from the C4L Pre-K curriculum from Early Childhood staff. You will also learn ways to support your child…

Mark your calendars! Stevens Forest Elementary is excited to welcome you to American Education Week. American Education Week is November 17-21. This year we are inviting all families in on Monday November 17th and Friday November 21st to see some snapshots from our School Improvement Plan. We have scheduled a continuous block where families can visit a component of our…

November 24th, 25th, and 26th are the designated dates for our first round of Parent Teacher Conferences. First quarter conferences can be scheduled with your child’s ELA teacher. Families of fourth grade GT Math students can sign up for a conference with Mr. Fischer. Our Related Arts Team is also holding conference times if you would like to sign up…