Important News

The November PTA meeting is scheduled for tonight. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Media Center. Hope to see you there!

It's time to celebrate our students! Today 1st quarter report cards will be coming home with your child(ren). Each quarter we want to recognize their efforts in school and will be hold a pep rally and award ceremony for each grade. Each classroom teacher selected four students to receive the PAW Award. Two PAW Awards are given to students who…

Students in Grade 3 and Grade 5 will be taking the CogAT in December. The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) is an assessment that measures learned reasoning abilities that have been developed through both in school and out-of-school experiences. CogAT is a nationally norm-referenced ability measure that provides feedback on student performance as compared to students across the country. Please mark…

Unfortunately, it looks like rain is in the forecast for the end of this week. Since the students run on the back fields (grass) for the Turkey Trot, the fields may be drenched and become extremely muddy. Safety is a top priority and wet, muddy conditions will not be ideal for running. IF we need to postpone, we will send…

Parent-Teacher Conferences Parent/Teacher Conferences offer a wonderful opportunity to learn more about your child’s educational progress and to partner with the school. The upcoming November conferences will be held with your child’s ELA teacher. The dates will be November 19-21. The conference sign up window will be open from November 9 until November 18, at 5:00 pm. Please call the…

Thank you to everyone who made it out to the Chick-fil-A on Dobbins Road on November 5 to support our first restaurant night fundraising event. The next SFES restaurant night is on December 11 at Chipotle (6181 Old Dobbin Lane) Hope to see you there! SFES School Improvement Team (SIT): Are you interested in joining the SFES School Improvement Team…

Parent/Teacher Conference Sign-Up Begins Friday, November 9th Parent/Teacher Conferences offer a wonderful opportunity to learn more about your child’s educational progress and to partner with the school. The upcoming November conferences will be held with your child’s ELA teacher. Parents/guardians may schedule the parent/teacher conferences in HCPSS Connect starting on Friday, November 9th. The window will be open until Sunday…

Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help out with the Bobcat Bonanaza that was to take place out on our blacktop today. Due to rain in the forecast, we are postponing the event. We will send out information about the new date as soon as we make a new plan.

The Council of Elders Community Academy Saturday, November 10, 2018 9:00-11:15 a.m. Oakland Mills Middle School Please join us for a great session as: Dr. Jackie Douge, Director of the Bureau of Child Health at the Howard County Health Department will be discussing healthy stages and key warning signs for children and adolescents. HCPSS representatives will offer strategies to address…

American Education Week American Education Week is recognized the week of November 12-16. During this week, SFES students are engaged in a variety of activities to highlight our instructional program. Your child’s teacher will inform you of any special events that will take place that week. Fall into Math Challenge A Fall into Math Challenge came home in your child's…