Important News

Tips for Talking to Your Student after Conferences Now that Parent-Teacher conferences have ended, how about taking the time to update your child? Having a short discussion with your student can help reassure him or her that school is going well, and can start the process of problem-solving if needed. Here are some suggestions for how to speak with your…

Tonight, February 13, 6 PM-8 PM Students in PK-5th grade can attend the dance with an adult chaperone. Students that arrive without an adult chaperone will not be allowed to enter and a parent will be called to pick up their child. Due to space limitations, older siblings and friends that do not attend SFES will not be permitted to…

Our PTA will be hosting a Valentine's Dance on Wedensday, February 13, 6:00PM - 8:00PM. As are reminder, students that do not have an adult present will not be allowed to enter the building. Please be sure to escort and remain with your child the night of the event so they can enjoy the dance. The PTA is still in…

Did you know that all students at our school have access to school breakfast in the classroom thanks to a state funded program called Maryland Meals for Achievement? When students eat breakfast, they perform better academically, and miss fewer days of school, and have fewer behavioral problems. A study conducted by Harvard Medical School found that schools with Maryland Meals…

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.