Important News

The Howard County Reading Council is proud to sponsor the local Young Authors' Contest for 2016- 17. All students in grades 2-5 are encouraged to submit a poem or short story for the contest. Information about the contest and the required cover sheet for all submissions are being sent to all parents via Synergy by your child's ELA teacher. All…

HCPSS will be using Synergy Conference Management to schedule parent–teacher conferences. Synergy Conference Management provides a simple user interface and easy navigation. Starting 11/07/16 at 8:00 a.m., and ending on 11/14/16, parents can log into HCPSS Connect to view and select from the time slots provided by their child's teacher for the conference. The parent-teacher conference is an important event…

This year, SJLES will again honor the generations of families who walk through our doors and play a vital role in the lives of our students by hosting our annual “Grandparents and Special Guests Day” on Friday, November 18th. Grandparents and special guests of our SJLES students are invited to visit our school and engage in a classroom STEM lesson…

View our newsletter for parents and the community. We have lots of exciting events coming your way!

View our newsletter for parents and the community. We have lots of exciting events coming your way!

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,”…

Read the SJLES newsletter for October 14, 2016.

84% - We’re getting closer! Thank you once again for your attention to completing the Family File. We have about 111 families that still need to complete the file. Find the Family File at http://www.hcpss.org/connect. Call the school for assistance 410-313- 2813. Please help us reach 100% right away!

Thank you SJLES parents and friends for attending our Back to School Night this week. We look forward to a strong partnership in education with you this year! 2016-17 Back to School Night Presentation (PDF)

As you think about the coming school year, remember that the SJLES PTA needs you! Many additional programs and events, such as cultural arts and family fun events, are not funded by the school system and are provided to our students and their families through the efforts of our PTA. Please support our school by joining the PTA and responding…