Important News

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.

We love math at Stevens Forest Elementary and want to encourage our Bobcats to continue practicing and using math at home, especially during the month of April. Not only is April Math Month, but it is also the start of the baseball season. This is a great time of year for students to “hit a homerun with math” and to…

To close out the third marking period, students and staff are invited to participate in an optional Spirit Day, Team Colors, on March 31st. This theme was selected to celebrate National Crayon Day. Please see below for Team Colors: PreK - YELLOW Kindergarten - BLUE First Grade- GREEN Second Grade - ORANGE Third Grade- RED Fourth Grade - BLUE Fifth…