Important News

Mark your calendar! SFES will host spring individual pictures on 5/5/23. Spring pictures are only for students who return order forms, who have pre-ordered online, or who are new to SFES. All students will not have their pictures taken on May 5th. As a reminder, all students had their individual school pictures taken in the fall on October 13th with…

The SFES Staff is looking ahead to the 2023-24 school year. As part of our process of articulating classes for the upcoming school year, we would like to give you the opportunity to share some information that you would like for us to consider as we create classroom groupings. The consideration form gives us specific information about your child that…

Families whose children are eligible for bus transportation must register through HCPSS Connect Synergy to receive bus service for the 2023-2024 school year. This new process will take place annually to help HCPSS plan for student ridership and to make routes more efficient. Registration for 2023-2024 bus service is open now through June 1. Visit https://www.hcpss.org/schools/transportation/registration/Links to an external site…

The SFES Safety Patrol is sponsoring a food drive to support the Oakland Mills High School Food Pantry. The food drive begins on Monday, April 17 and ends on Thursday, April 20. Plastic bins for the Food Drive will be placed in the front entrance for students to drop off their donations. The OM Food Pantry accepts all non-perishable food…

The annual Art Exhibit at the Mall in Columbia is up now until May 1st. The Stevens Forest Elementary School panel is located on the lower level in front of the old Lord and Taylor store. The show runs from April 12th- May 1st at 12pm. We hope you can make a trip to the mall with your child(ren) to…

Join us at Centennial High School on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 6:00-8:00 pm for a viewing and panel discussion of Our Turn To Talk, a film that features teens sharing the impact of social media, sexual identity, gender identity, racism, and the pandemic on their mental health. The film is sponsored by National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Howard…

As part of our school improvement process, we are asking families to provide input about their equity priorities for our school. Please use the link below to complete the Indicators of Educational Equity Survey by May 31, 2023. We will use your input, along with other school data, to refine our school improvement plan for next school year. The survey…

Our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students are getting ready to take the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) in the areas of Reading and Math. The testing window opens on April 11th. More information about the MCAP assessment can be found at this link. Please reach out to your child’s teacher if you have any questions. Please note that if…

The HCPSS Rainbow Conference will be held on Saturday, May 6th from 9am - 5pm. The conference will be hybrid with opportunities for both virtual and in-person participation. For more information scan the QR code on the Rainbow Conference Flier or access this link .

Please see the linked flier below to view the Spring 2023 Before/After School Classes for Stevens Forest ES sponsored by the Howard County Recreation & Parks. Options include Sports, Chess, and Music! Register early, programs fill quickly! Financial assistance available for Howard County residents that qualify, See all details at this link.