Important News

Spread The Word! Kindergarten and New First Grade Enrollment It is that time of year when we enroll kindergarteners and new students to first grade for next year! If you have a child who will be 5 years old by September 1st, please enroll them now! If you know anyone who has a child this age, please have them enroll…

Please take time to complete the MSDE Parent Survey that was recently mailed to you. This survey provides HCPSS the information about how well we are partnering with you and promoting parent involvement. Your feedback will help guide efforts to improve special education and related services in HCPSS. Please access the survey using this link: https://www.mdparentsurvey.com/ .

Picture days are coming! Just a reminder that school pictures are not only great keepsakes for your family but an important fundraiser for our school. Listed below are the details for Class Photos and Spring Individual Photos. Thank you for your support! Class Group Photos - Order envelopes will be sent home with students, however we encourage you to purchase…

State law requires that all public schools in Maryland survey students about school climate. The purpose of the survey is to gain valuable information about the quality and character of each school’s learning environment so that schools can promote a climate that supports student learning. 5th grade students will have the opportunity to take the Maryland School Survey on April…

Book Fair Family Shopping: Tomorrow | SJLES: Bingo 4/12 | ACE Day 4/4 | May Day 5/11 2024 Scholastic Book Fair The 2024 Book Fair is running NOW March 14-21st. Please join us for family shopping TOMORROW evening, March 20th, from 3:55-7:30PM. There are still several ways to support the Book Fair: Shop online HERE: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/stjohnslaneelemschool You can choose to…

At HCPSS elementary schools, students will keep personal technology devices such as cell phones, smartwatches, e-readers, etc, in backpacks during the school day, unless otherwise authorized by school administrators or instructional staff. We have seen a recent increase in students wearing smartwatches to school. Please note that smartwatches can be worn if they are being used simply as a watch…

Thank you SJLES students and families for your support of the 2023-2024 Howard County Literacy Association Young Authors' Contest! The elementary-level winners have been notified, and finalists for the state level will get a postcard in the mail next month. The winners have been posted on the website . We would like to congratulate our Jaguars who participated in this…

In HCPSS, parents and guardians are permitted to visit their children during lunch shifts. Any visitors must have completed the steps below prior to their first visit in order to stay for lunch: Go to the HCPSS Web site to review information about the school system volunteer process. Review the “Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Procedures Online Training” PowerPoint. Sign…

Book Fair: Starts Thursday | SJLES: Bingo 4/12 2024 Scholastic Book Fair Coming Soon and New Ways to Get Involved! The 2024 Book Fair starts on THURSDAY! It runs March 14-21st with a family shopping evening on Wednesday March 20th from 3:55-7:30PM. Shop online in support of SJLES from March 13th - March 26th. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/stjohnslaneelemschool Consider Volunteering!! It takes many…

In response to feedback from families who use the car loop for arrival and dismissal and to increase safety for staff, we will be trialing a single lane of traffic when entering the SJLES car loop line starting on Monday, 2/27. Please note that while we anticipate that this will not impact wait times, it may increase the number of…