Important News

We are very excited for this special event! To make this day a success, we need your help! Volunteers are needed to help manage the events at the stations or to help as a “chaperone” by joining a grade level throughout the day. We will have a volunteer orientation in the morning to help prepare you for your station or…

The Howard County Health Department is offering sessions on Social Media Guides for Parents: Guide to Healthy Summer Habits. The sessions are virtual, and you can register and see more details here. Each event is from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. and will start with a presentation, and end with Q & A. May 9 - Parents of Children ages 3-8…

Our Pre-K program has recently completed their self-appraisal using the Maryland Accreditation Standards Checklist. Participating in Maryland Accreditation is a way for our Pre-K program to demonstrate its commitment to providing high-quality learning environments and continually making improvements to benefit children, families, and staff. Our self-appraisal team consisted of teachers, administrators, family, and community members. As a result of our…

Please join us on Tuesday May 9, 2023, for two great SFES Family Events. See below for additional details and to RSVP: Spring Math & Reading Night Hosted by SFES Title I 5/9/23 from 6:00-7:00 pm Please RSVP using the information on the flyer at this link. Paper flyers were sent home in Friday Folders. Each student who attends will…

Please support SFES on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at Nothing Bundt Cakes in Columbia. When you order, just mention that you are part of the SFES community. 20% of the proceeds are donated to SFES. See more details at this link.

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…