Important News

Instructional Seminars are open to all students in grades 1-5. These are interest-based seminars that run between 8 – 12 weeks in length. Seminars take place either before school, from 8:00-8:45 AM, or during the grade level recess time. Most seminars will begin the week of October 1 and end the last week of December. Students who are interested in…

Oakland Mills Middle School will be hosting a free dinner and PTSA information on Monday, October 8, at the middle school. The invitation is for all Oakland Mills community members to come together to break bread and build relationships. Dinner is from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Community circles will start at 6:15 p.m. and conclude at 8:15 p.m.

Girls on the Run inspires girls in grades 3-5 to be joyful, healthy, and confident by using running to teach valuable life skills. Teams of 15-20 girls meet twice weekly after school for 10 weeks. Each season concludes with the girls and their running buddies completing a 5K run. The fall season will start the week of September 17, with…

Sign up today for How Girls Code: Foundations of Computer Science with Mrs. Kastner and Mrs. Burnstein. This introductory class is free, thanks to the generous support of sponsors. How Girls Code is for girls in grades 3-5 and will begin on Tuesday, October 2, and run for 8 weeks. The hours are 3:35 – 5:05 p.m. Go the website…

Great Year Ahead Showing your child you’re excited about the school year will get them excited too. Encourage your child to share what they learn and make the most of each school day with these strategies. “What will you learn today?” Talk about your child’s day at school before it happens. In the morning, let them know you can’t wait…

From the SFES Health Room Staff: Flu season is upon us and SFES is again working with the Maryland Partnership for Prevention (MPP) to aid in getting our students vaccinated. SFES will hold their flu clinic on October 2nd and parents have the option to complete online or paper consents. Please see the enclosed attachments from MPP which include information…

The PTA Ice Cream Social scheduled for tomorrow, Friday September 14th, has been rescheduled for next Friday, September 21st due to rain. We hope to see you next week.

We want to make you aware that we will practice a lockdown drill with students on Friday, September 14th. This drill is one of the safety measures that all HCPSS schools conduct periodically throughout the year as part of our Emergency Response Plan, and is good practice for students and staff to review safety procedures. A lockdown is a procedure…

Beginning tomorrow, Thursday, September 13, our pick-up procedures for students will be adjusted to increase organization and safety. Anyone waiting to pick-up a student in front of the building must wait in one of two designated areas on the side grass sections. From this point forward, no one will be allowed to stand in front of the entrance or canopy…

Please join us tonight for our September General Membership meeting, from 6:30-8:30 in the media center. We will open the meeting with an overview of our PTA, who we are and what we do. Then, our administrators will share information about the new school year, including updates on our lunch and recess procedures and our new behavior system. After their…