Important News

The Howard County Health Dept. will be administering flu injections at SFES on October 28. Consent forms will be coming home Friday, Sept. 13 & are due back by Friday, Sept. 20. Please make sure you sign and completely fill out the form if you desire your child to receive the flu immunization. If you have any questions please contact…

Caring School Community builds classroom and schoolwide community while developing students’ social and emotional learning (SEL) skills and competencies. It is designed to help students become caring, responsible members of their school communities, and ultimately grow into humane, principled, and skilled citizens of a democratic society. From the first day of Pre-K through the last day of grade 5, the…

Anyone volunteering in any way at Stevens Forest Elementary School must take the following training and submit the certificate to the front office before they will be allowed to volunteer. According to HCPSS Board Policy, all parent volunteers must complete a Confidentiality Training Course about protecting the privacy of our students, staff, and schools. To start the trainings and complete…

Dear Families, Please consider enrolling your child in the BSAP Saturday Math Academy. The program is for students in grades 3 - 12. The cost is $80, but is $40 for students who qualify for free and reduced priced meals. More information is below. Please let me know if you have questions! Dr. Joy Smith Principal Saturday Math Academy https://www.hcpss.org/schools/bsap/saturday-math-academy/…

Family File – Emergency Contact Information All families must update the Family File in HCPSS Connect each school year. Please check the accuracy for ALL sections of the Family File including address, phone numbers, email addresses, emergency contacts, and emergency dismissal procedures. This is the most important part of the back to school process! Currently, 60% of our families have…

Mark Your Calendar For This Saturday - 9/14/19 There will be a Black Student Achievement Program (BSAP) Saturday Math Academy (SMA) Parent Information Session on Saturday, September 14th at Oakland Mills High School (9410 Kilamanjaro Road, Columbia 21045) from 9:00a.m to 10:30 a.m. The information session will provide an opportunity for parents to learn more about Saturday Math Academy and…

Instructional Seminars are open to all students in grades 1-5. These interest-based seminars run between 8 – 12 weeks. Seminars take place either before school, from 8:00-8:45 AM or during the grade level recess time. Most seminars will begin the first week of October and end the last week of December. Students, who are interested in participating, need to fill…

Apply online today for Free and Reduced Meals benefits by clicking https://www.hcpss.org/food-services/farms/. Applying online significantly reduces the processing time. If you prefer to complete a paper form, one will be included in the take home folder or found in the front office. Families must submit a new application every year so do it today! We have many families whose FARM…

In an effort to increase organization and safety, our afternoon dismissal procedures will be as follows: Anyone waiting to pick-up a student in front of the building must wait in one of two designated areas on the side grass sections. No one will be allowed to stand in front of the entrance or canopy. Staff will be stationed with a…

There will be no printed 2019-2020 calendars. Staff, students and families may add our online calendar to their own mobile/online calendar by Going to https://www.hcpss.org/calendar/ Scrolling down to Subscribing to a Calendar Right-clicking on the calendar you wish to subscribe to Selecting Copy Link Location/Address/Shortcut Adding to your calendar of choice (See your calendar for specifics on adding a new…