Important News

Students must be registered by their custodial parent (biological, adoptive, legal guardian). Parents can complete a registration form at their school or fill out one ahead of time to complete the registration process. Find out more.

Important Information for 5th Grade Parents- Please review carefully - Action Required Middle school letters were sent home with all 5th grade students. Please read the letter carefully and return the registration form to your child’s homeroom teacher by Friday, January 13, 2017. Please note this corrected return date for the Patapsco Middle School registration form. The correct return date…

Thank you to Mrs. Greta Bock for her service to the St. John’s Lane Community as PTA President from July 2015 - November 2016. Welcome to our new PTA President, Mrs. Melissa Schropp who will serve as PTA president for the remainder of this year.

We welcome the following new staff member to SJLES! Ms Amy Leisner - Health Assistant (begins on 12/21) Ms Annie Back - Student Assistant (begins on 12/19) Ms. Drema Justice – Kitchen Manager substitute We are still in process of filling our evening custodian positions. These positions are currently filled by substitutes.

The process for your child going to middle school has begun! Please note the date and time for the Parent Information Meeting in January for the middle school your child will attend. January 10 @ 7:00pm - Patapsco MS Parent Orientation January 19 @ 6:00 pm/Snow Date, January 26 –Dunloggin MS Parent Orientation

During the Computer Science Education Week and Hour of Code, SJLES ws visited by the HCPSS Superintendent, Dr. Renee Foose. Dr. Foose Visited several classrooms in K, 5th, 4th, and Technology class. The students explained coding to her and even let her program a robot! Dr. Foose observed our everyday strong student engagement through technology! Thanks for your visit Dr…

Monday, 12/19 - SJLES Spirit Wear Day Tuesday, 12/20 - Crazy Sock Day Wednesday, 12/21 - Happy Hat Day Thursday, 12/22 - Ugly Sweater Day Friday, 12/23 - Pajama Day

For the second year in a row, the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) has been named the top school system in Maryland by Niche.com, a national education and community analysis firm. The 2017 Best School Districts in Maryland rankings give HCPSS an overall grade of A+ and rank Howard County public schools #1 for “Best School Districts in Maryland,”…

As part of the new IEQ process to ensure a safe and healthy environment, we conducted our first formal IEQ Walk Through in November with our IEQ team (Administrators, Central Office IEQ Coordinator, Parent member, Staff/ Custodial and HVAC representative). The results of the IEQ Walk Through indicate that our building is in very good standing with no major concerns…

SJLES would like to announce our participation in The Hour of Code during Computer Science Education Week, December 5-9, 2016. The Hour of Code is a global movement by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries through a one-hour introduction to computer science and computer programming. We live in a world surrounded…