Important News

The Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County (TCOE), in collaboration with the Howard County Public School System, will host a TCOE Community Academy on Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships on Saturday, January 28th, 2023 from 9:00 - 10:30 am. The event will be virtual. The session will provide information regarding healthy and unhealthy relationships. Representatives from HCPSS…

Children in grades 1- 5 will participate in the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) in mathematics and reading this winter. MAP is an untimed computer-adaptive assessment that measures student growth and achievement, independent of grade level or age. The MAP assessment does not affect your child’s grade. It is normal for students to only answer about half the questions correctly…

Mark your calendar! Students at Stevens Forest Elementary will have class/group pictures taken on February 1st, 2023. If you wish to order school pictures, please view directions for online ordering below. Paper order forms will come home in student Friday Folders in the upcoming weeks. Go to www.strawbridge.net Click on red button (order pictures and yearbooks) Enter the SFES online…

Are you interested in working at Stevens Forest Elementary School? We are looking for dedicated, friendly staff to join our amazing learning community. At this time SFES is in need of a full or part time lunch and recess monitor. Please see below for additional details and email Mrs. Carter at kathleen_carter@hcpss.orgfor more information. Lunch and Recess Monitor Start Date…

Do you have a child who will be 5 years old by September 1, 2023? If so, please join us for an information session about Kindergarten in the Howard County Public School System. Please share this information with your neighbors and the SFES community. [[{"fid":"689","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Road to Kindergarten Advertisement","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":""},"type":"media","attributes":{"height":899,"width":688,"alt":"Road to Kindergarten Advertisement","class":"media-element file-default"}}]]

Please mark your calendars for the SFES Winter Concert/ PTA Art Night featuring performances by ALL Band, String and Choir students in grades 3-5 on Wednesday, January 25th at Oakland Mills High School. Musicians should dress for success and arrive by 6:15pm with their instruments. It will be a wonderful night to celebrate the arts at SFES! Marque sus calendarios…

Oakland Mills Middle School is thrilled to welcome rising 6th grade falcons. Middle school is an exciting time for students and their families. They will be holding a New Student Orientation on Tuesday, January 17th at 6pm in the OMMS cafeteria. Families are invited to attend to learn about the middle school schedule and opportunities at OMMS.

All HCPSS students and staff must stay home if they are experiencing symptom(s) associated with any communicable disease. Families, students, and staff should perform daily health checks and stay home if they have symptoms of a communicable disease, including the seasonal flu, COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Families are encouraged to consider taking advantage of flu and COVID vaccines…

On January 20th we will finish up the second quarter of the 2022-2023 school year. We are incredibly proud of our students for their determination to their learning and growing both academically and socially. To close out the second marking period, students and staff are invited to participate in an optional Spirit Week. See below for additional details. In addition…

The Office of School Safety and Security and Risk Management, in collaboration with School Management and Instructional Leadership, reviewed county wide practices regarding school visits and it has been determined that parents are no longer able to attend recess. Parents can continue to eat lunch with their child(ren) if they complete the following: Go to the HCPSS Web site Links…