Important News

Over the last six weeks, we’ve all learned just how much our teachers do for our children! Now’s our time to show our appreciation! The week of May 4 is national Teacher Appreciation Week. And although we can’t thank our teachers in person, we can still show our gratitude! The SFES PTA would like to collect short videos or pictures…

Message from Administration May 4th – 8th is Staff Appreciation Week. We feel very fortunate to work with so many talented teachers and staff members at SFES who do an amazing job working with your wonderful children. We would love your help showing appreciation for our staff members this identified week, as we know they would value your feedback. Please…

Message from Ms. Burstein regarding SFES Yearbooks - HERE Due to the school closures, we are unable to collect paper order forms for yearbooks - this means all yearbooks must be ordered online. 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. All orders are due Friday, May…

If your family has moved to a new address during this closure time please email Deborah Dwyer, SFES Registrar, as soon as possible at Deborah_Dwyer@hcpss.org Ms. Dwyer will then inform you of what documents you will need to submit. ​​​​​​​ Student files need to have the most current address, phone numbers and email address. In the event you have changed…

As we enter a new week of 'stay at home', we are sharing several items that are resources for food and other items that were sent to us. Please feel free to share this information with friends and neighbors. In addition, the Columbia Community Care organization will be handing out school supplies to support at home learning at the OMMS…

This week we expand our distance learning model for elementary school students. By 9:15 a.m. today in Canvas, teachers will post all of the learning activities students should complete during the week, and students will have virtual check-ins with their teachers. Students and families may access to learn about how to use Canvas and other important information about all distance…

It was so nice to stop by several orientations this week. Seeing the familiar faces of our students was a joy for our staff, and reminded us all of the meaningful relationships that have been fostered throughout the school year. Orientations invigorated teachers and clarified the important task we have at hand; student learning. Over the past several weeks, our…

Most of the more than 13,000 student technology devices that have been requested have been delivered to students through device distribution locations or by FedEx delivery. We expect devices that were requested before April 10 should have been delivered by the end of the day Tuesday, April 21. Devices that were requested after April 10 will be packaged and shipped…

Devices for Student Learning Most of the more than 13,000 student technology devices that have been requested have been delivered to students through device distribution locations or by FedEx delivery. Unfortunately, due to unprecedented volume at FedEx, there still are some devices that have not yet reached their destination. We expect devices that were requested before April 10 and have…

While our students will be using Google Meet to meet virtually with their teachers and other classmates, we wanted to review expectations for these check-ins. We expect all SFES students to: Follow SFES 3R's - Be Respectful, Responsible, and Ready! Students will only be permitted into a Google Meet virtual check-in session with a HCPSS email account. Adhere to HCPSS…