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This spring, students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will take the Spring MCAP assessment. The Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) is the overarching term used for all state assessments. The ELA portion of the MCAP is administered in four 70-minute sessions. The Math portion is administered in four 40-minute sessions. Students will need to bring their fully charged Chromebooks…

Students in grades 1 through 5 will take the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment in Reading and Math beginning in April. Students will need to bring their fully charged Chromebooks, headphones, and chargers to school each day of testing. 1st grade: ELA & Math 4/4 - 4/8 2nd grade: ELA 4/5 Math 4/7 3rd grade: ELA 4/5 Math 4/21…

We need your help. Please read below to help support a safe arrival and dismissal for our students : Arrival Students may arrive as early as 8:35 AM to wait under the entrance canopy. Teacher supervision begins at 8:35 AM and the school doors open at 8:45 AM. School begins at 9:00 AM, but arriving by 8:45 allows the children…

To celebrate the end of the 3rd Quarter students & staff are invited to participate in an optional spirit week next week! Please see below for details: Monday 4/4- Hat Day Tuesday 4/5- Team Color Day PreK/K- BLUE, 1st-Yellow, 2nd- ORANGE, 3rd- RED, 4th- GREEN, 5th- BLACK Wednesday 4/6- Work out Wednesday Thursday 4/7- Backwards Day Friday 4/8- Pajama Day…

Howard County Public School's Title I Office receives Title I funds to provide additional support and resources to Title I Schools. The Title I Office supports family engagement through the implementation of its Parent, Family, and Community Involvement Plan and by providing schools with funds to support family engagement. Please take a moment to complete the HCPSS Title I Parent…

Kindergarten through Grade 5 students (except those who have Special Education IEP Goals for Reading) will be bringing home a notice with the title: Screener for Students with Reading Difficulties. In accordance with Maryland's Ready to Read Act (2019), COMAR (2021) and the HCPSS Board of Education, SFES Kindergarten through Grade 5 students were screened for specific reading foundational skills…

Don't Forget Yearbooks Are For Sale Online! Order your 2021-2022 SFES Yearbook NOW! The price for a yearbook is $18.00. Online credit card orders may be placed at https://www.strawbridge.net/ using the order code YB110205 Please click this link to view the yearbook ordering flier. All orders are due by 4/29/22

All volunteers and chaperones who interact with students, and parents/guardians who are conducting classroom observations are required to use the PinPoint platform to show proof of full vaccination at least five school days in advance. Learn how to access and use the PinPoint VaccineCheck platform.

Come out to sports camp the week of June 27 and/or July 18 at Reservoir High School. Camp is hosted by Lime Kiln teacher and Reservoir coach Phil Ranker as well as other certified elementary and middle school teachers in the county and state. The camp is open to current K-8th graders and features many different sports and activities every…

The SFES Safety Patrol is sponsoring a food drive to support the Oakland Mills High School Food Pantry. The food drive begins on March 23 and ends on March 30. 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 donations, but…