Important News

The end of the year is a bittersweet one as we have to say goodbye for the summer to our students and sometimes to staff members. We have been celebrating the following staff members and wishing them the best: Cathy Papathakis will be retiring. Tracey Albright moving on to Principal of Centennial Lane Elementary School. Smyrna Jackson will be relocating…

Dear Bobcat Families, It has been another amazing year for our SFES Community! Our students have grown tremendously as readers, writers, mathematicians, historians, scientists, artists, and musicians! They have also strengthened their perseverance, collaboration, technology, media, problem-solving, and physical movement/health skills! We are proud that we dedicated time daily to social/emotional learning through our class circles and meetings. We have…

This year we will dismiss on the last day as follows: 12:15 PM All staff NOT assigned to a classroom will gather outside of the front door forming a receiving line on either side all the way down to the sidewalk that runs horizontally to the school. Parents and staff are invited to bring bubbles to blow. 12:18 PM PK…

Health Room Please pick up any medications that you may have in the Health Room by 1:00 PM on Friday, June 21st . Any medication not picked up will be disposed of by our nurse. Early Dismissal Days Wednesday, Thursday and Friday school will dismiss at 12:30 PM. Please make sure you child is picked up on time. Columbia Association…

This past January, the Board of Education directed that HCPSS initiate a systemwide school boundary review, which could potentially impact any or all of the 74 comprehensive schools in our county beginning in the 2020-2021 school year. This review will begin on June 13 with the presentation of the 2019 Feasibility Study and is critical due to population growth that…

Effective school year 2019-2020, Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene requires all incoming Kindergarteners and 1st grade - 5th grade students in the state of Maryland to have TWO Chickenpox (Varicella) and TWO MMR vaccines BEFORE entering school. Students may have received these immunizations, but the Health Room may not have the updated immunization record. Please contact your…

This is a reminder to all Stevens Forest families who participate in the Columbia Association after care program that there will be no after care on the last day of school (Friday, June 21). Before care will be provided that morning. Please make alternate arrangements for your CA student on the last day of school.

“How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” (from Winnie the Pooh) The time has come after 30 years in the Oakland Mills community to start a new adventure. I will be retiring at the end of this school year. I want to take this opportunity to say I very quickly fell in love with…

Hello Bobcat Families, It is hard to believe we are coming up on our last week of school. There's a lot to look forward to over the next week in school to include all awards ceremonies, end of year celebrations and 5th grade promotion ceremony. We hope to see many of you at these fun events to celebrate a great…

To celebrate Mrs. Albright and her promotion to Principal at Centennial Lane Elementary School, we are declaring Tuesday, June 18, as Mrs. Albright's Special Day! Let's shower her with love, cards, and flowers to congratulate her and show her how much she will be missed at SFES!