Important News

Greetings SJLES Families, It was awesome welcoming back our staff yesterday! Their energy and enthusiasm helped bring our building back to life in a hurry. We are inching closer to the return of our Jaguars with Monday serving as the first step in the process. We will welcome back our students in group E followed by our primary students on…

Greetings SJLES Families, You should have received an email this afternoon from HCPSS that contained important information regarding our transition to Hybrid Learning on Monday 3/1/2021. The email directed families to this page of the HCPSS website. You can view our new SJLES schedule by clicking here. It will serve as our schedule for ALL K-5 students beginning on Monday…

Greetings SJLES Families, We are quickly approaching the return of our staff and many of our Jaguars to our storied SJLES building. Mrs. Redd and I could not be more excited to reconnect in-person with our staff and students. We are in high gear preparing our building, PPE, schedules, logistics, routines, and so much more to make this a smooth…

Greetings SJLES Families, Hope this communication finds you well and happy 100th Day of School! Several of our Jaguars and teachers appear to have aged quite a bit over President's Day Weekend. It has been great seeing our students, teachers, and even Mrs. Redd showing off their school spirit today dressed up as centenarians. There are several updates below to…

Parent Teacher Conferences Parent conferences will be held during the afternoons of Wednesday, 2/10 and Thursday, 2/11. Some teachers will host evening hours. Synergy is now closed for parent scheduling. Please email your child’s math teacher if you need to schedule or reschedule a conference. Logging into Google Meet for your Conference You will use your child’s HCPSS credentials to…

Greetings SJLES Families, Thank you for your time and consideration in completing the In-Person Commitment form for each of your students. We currently have commitments for 546 of our 671 Jaguars. If you have not already done so, please complete the two-question commitment form by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 2/10. This extended deadline gives families additional time to review the…

SJLES Families, please keep the responses coming! We have approximately 60% of the responses we need. Thank you for your time and attention to this important survey! The Howard County Public School System requests that parents/guardians complete a commitment form to assist with preparations to begin a phased-in transition to a hybrid instructional model beginning March 1. Parents/guardians must complete…

Greetings SJLES Families, Recently, HCPSS announced that on March 1, 2021, the school system will begin the first phase of a transition to a hybrid instructional model, which provides the opportunity for students to attend school in-person for part of each week and receive virtual instruction for the remainder of the week. We’re excited at the prospect of welcoming your…

Greetings SJLES Families, HCPSS will begin a phased-in transition to a hybrid instructional model beginning March 1st. By Friday, February 5th, families must make a decision to send their child to school for 1-2 days per week and receive virtual instruction the remainder of the week, or to have their child remain fully virtual for the remainder of the school…

Greetings SJLES Families, The end of the first semester and winter parent teacher conferences are approaching. Please review the important information below regarding conferences and end of quarter grading and reporting details. Additionally, we are in the process of ensuring that all our students have a complete and updated Family FIle. Thank you for taking time to follow the steps…