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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…

MARK YOUR CALENDAR HCPSS 2023-2024 academic calendar SJLES public calendar HCPSS calendar HCPSS Related Arts Color Day Schedule 3/18 - 3/22 - Spot-O-Gram Store 3/18 - Hearing & Vision re-screening 3/20 @ 3:55-7:30 - Book Fair Special Evening Hours for Family Shopping 3/21 - 5th grade to Gettysburg 3/22 - Favorite Book Day: Celebrate Reading Month by bringing your favorite…

We are approaching the spring assessment season for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. Please see the dates below for SJLES administration dates! This link provides more information about MCAP/MISA. If you have questions not answered on this page, please reach out to Erin Coleman at erin_coleman@hcpss.org MCAP Testing Testing Dates Test 3/11, 3/12 3/14 (make-ups) 5th Grade MISA (Science) Starting…

Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year is opening March 4th -8th. Families of children who will be five years old by September 1, 2024 should enroll their child in kindergarten or submit a kindergarten waiver. Families can find more information about enrolling children in kindergarten, as well as resources to support kindergarten readiness, the kindergarten waiver, and more on…

Restaurant Night: Wednesday | Book Fair: Next Week 2024 Scholastic Book Fair Coming Soon and New Ways to Get Involved! The 2024 Book Fair starts next week, March 14-21st with a family shopping evening on Wednesday March 20th from 3:55-7:30PM. Be on the lookout for information coming home with your student about the book fair coming to our school March…