Important News

SJLES PTA News 10/3/23 Catch up on Walk to School Day, Spirit Wear AND Trunk or Treat! Walk to School Day Tomorrow National Walk and Roll to School Day is tomorrow! Students can walk to school, from school, or both to earn a charm! Be sure to enter through the school’s rear entrance. PTA volunteers will be outside to distribute…

Be Sure You’re Receiving Emails and Texts! HCPSS uses both text messages and email to communicate important and time-sensitive information, including bus delays and emergency closings. Parents/guardians are automatically enrolled for email notification; however, all users must opt in one time to receive texts by texting “yes” to 67587 from the mobile number listed in their Family File. If you…

Clean Out Your Closet & Help SJLES Raise Money Our Clothing to Cash recycling bin at the entrance of our car loop pays SJLES for every pound of clothing collected. All items will be reworn, repurposed, or recycled. Help support our school and green school initiatives one bag at a time! Clothing to Cash Recycling Program Information

Afternoon Dismissal Changes Parents may need to change their child’s dismissal plans occasionally. If you know of these changes in advance, please email the following staff members with the change in dismissal plans by 10:00 am… Your child’s Homeroom teacher Your child’s Math teacher Our front office staff - robin_wolfrey@hcpss.org & michele_smith1@hcpss.org If parents do not know in advance, please…

As the weather patterns begin to change toward Fall, we wanted to provide you with information regarding HCPSS’ Outdoor activity guidelines. Generally, it is assumed that students will be outside for recess, outdoor eating, physical education, or any other outdoor activity when the temperature combined with the wind chill is not less than 20 degrees Fahrenheit or the heat index…

Thank You! The HCPSS Educational Partnerships 2022-2023 Annual Report has just been released. Each school’s partners are listed, as well as system wide (at-large), curricular and program office partnerships. The report highlights the important role partners play in inspiring students to achieve.Thank you to our SJLES partners! 7–Eleven, Baltimore National Pike China Taste Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center Howard Community College…

HCPSS and The Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County (TCOE) have partnered to sponsor the following parent workshops series: October 14: Navigating the Howard County Public School System December 16: Social Emotional Well-Being and Substance Abuse January 27: Processes for Parent Empowerment March 9: Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships Each engaging session is held virtually on Saturdays…

Students who participated in the 2023 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) for grades 3-5 in the 2022-2023 school year will be hand carrying individual score reports home on 9/22/23. For additional information on how to interpret the reports, please visit https://support.mdassessments.com/reporting/ and click on the Parent Score Interpretation Guide menu. These results will be used in combination with other assessments…

SJLES PTA News 9/26/23 Restaurant Night: THIS Thursday, September 28th Mark your calendar! SJLES PTA is hosting their first Restaurant Night of the 23-24 school year at Zen Garden on THIS Thursday, September 28. Mention SJLES PTA for all online, phone, and dine in orders and 10% of your total will be donated to support our school! Walk to School…

All volunteers must complete a Confidentiality Training Course about protecting the privacy of our students, staff, and schools, and the Child Abuse and Neglect Training about reporting any suspicion of child abuse or neglect to Howard County Department of Social Services. Once you complete the courses, which take 10 or so minutes, please print out the certificates and give them…