Important News

Girls will learn to apply basic computer science concepts with hands on visual/block programming using Scratch. Animation, sound, loops, x and y axis, conditional statements, and debugging commands will be introduced and utilized, and participants will use their creativity to design and customize projects while building their confidence and knowledge of coding. Important Note: All students will need an email…

Class pictures will be taken on Wednesday, February 13. The price per photo is $10.00. Envelopes are coming home in Friday Folders today. You can pay by cash (exact payment please), check made payable to Strawbridge Studios, Inc. or on-line.

The next restaurant night scheduled for February 19, will be at Grotto Pizza located at 7075 Minstrel Way in Columbia. The event will be from 4-9 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there!

Students in PK through 4th grade heard the story Heartprints by P.K. Hallinan about how to spread kindness. The book explains that a heartprint is formed when you do something kind or when someone else does something kind for you. We want to continue to encourage our students to build each other up and create a community of positivity. This…

Instructional Seminars There are some exciting Instructional Seminars which will be starting soon! Students who submitted and Interest Form to participate in an instructional seminar will be receiving an Acceptance/Commitment letter in their Friday Folder this week. Please fill out all sections on the bottom portion of that form, and have your child return it on their first session. Most…

The next School Improvement Team meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 7, 2019. The meeting will begin at 3:00 p.m. in the Media Center. The focus of the meeting will be to review mid-year progress for the SFES School Improvement Plan. We look forward to seeing you.

We have recently received a generous donation of winter coats from Grace's Closet. They range in all sizes appropriate for PK through 5th grade and we want to make them available to any child that is in need of a warm, winter coat. We also have a supply of gloves and hats that were donated by our generous SFES PTA…

SFES Parent/Teacher Conference Sign-Up Opens Friday, February 1st Parent-Teacher Conferences offer a wonderful opportunity to learn more about your child’s educational progress and to partner with the school. The upcoming February conferences will be held with your child’s math teacher. Parents/guardians may schedule the parent-teacher conferences using HCPSS Connect starting on Friday, February 1st at 8:00 AM. The window will…

In preparation for possible inclement weather this week and throughout the winter season, we ask that you review your child's information in Family File listed under Arrival/Dismissal ( www.HCPSS.org/Connect). Please log into the Family File and check to see if the information is correct. UNSCHEDULED EARLY CLOSING OF SCHOOL - It is important that you discuss the emergency plan that…

Parent/Teacher Conferences offer a wonderful opportunity to learn more about your child’s educational progress and to partner with the school. The upcoming February conferences will be held with your child’s math teacher. The dates will be February 14 and 15. The conference sign up window will be open from February 1 until February 11, 2019. A message including the sign-…