Important News

Please join us for our Virtual Back to School Nights! This is a great opportunity to hear about our school and learn information about your child’s grade. This event will utilize multiple GoogleMeet links, one for the Administrative Overview followed by grade specific links. Please see below for more details. Remember, families will enter using their child's HCPSS username and…

The food services program will offer Grab & Go Meals Monday - Friday from 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. and 10:45 - 12:45p.m. Breakfast and lunch can be picked up at either meal time. This is free and open to all SFES students. Please pick up your meals at the cafeteria doors! More information can be found at this link.

Please See Message Below From Mrs. Bacon Attention all 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Families! Is your child interested in Band or Strings this year? Check out the Band/ Strings Modules in your Grade Level Canvas Course to see your options and be sure to enroll by September 25th. To enroll via Google Form please follow these links: Band (Grades…

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, obtaining a vaccine for seasonal influenza (flu) is even more important this year than ever. HCPSS Health Services is continuing its partnership with the Howard County Health Department (HCHD) and the Maryland Partnership for Prevention (MPP) to offer several regional seasonal flu vaccine clinics for HCPSS students and staff during the month of October. The…

Students' active participation in synchronous (live) instruction sessions is critically important to effective learning. HCPSS DOES NOT allow video recordings of live instruction because recorded sessions could hinder students' active class participation, violate privacy rights and accessibility requirements, and other factors. Find more information online

We were so happy to welcome you back to school today! Seeing so many smiling Bobcats, both students and staff, was a really uplifting way to start the first day of virtual learning. We understand that some of our families experienced difficulty this morning when trying to log in to Canvas and/or Google Meets. If your child was unable to…

We are excited to announce that each school day morning (including Wednesdays) there will be a short morning announcement video for students to watch before their classes start. It will be similar to the morning announcements we did over the PA system when we were in the school building. We will say the pledge of allegiance, celebrate successes, student birthdays…

Families, as we prepare to engage in virtual learning this Fall, we would like to share a useful resource with you. These Canvas orientation videos, along with student and family guides are now available to explore as we prepare for the 20-21 school year. There are two parts to the video, providing a global navigation and course structure. To view…

Free vaccine clinics to be held at several HCPSS school locations during the week of September 21 from 4–6pm. September 21, 4–6pm Howard HS, Hollifield Station ES September 22, 4–6pm Oakland Mills MS, Longfellow ES September 23, 4–6pm Cradlerock ES, Bushy Park ES September 24, 4–6pm Deep Run ES, Ducketts Lane ES September 25, 4–6pm Howard HS, Laurel Woods ES…

Here’s what you need to know for the 2020-2021 school year, including new information on attendance, student meals and meal pickup guidelines, and virtual instruction responsibilities. The following is a brief overview of the 2020-2021 School Year. More information will be provided during the Back to School Night events on September 22-24. K-5 students begin on September 8, 2020; Pre-K…