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This week's Elkster Examiner for November 7th, 2022.

Parent teacher conferences will be held in-person on Monday, November 21st and virtually on Tuesday, November 22nd and/or Wednesday, November 23rd. During this conference window, you will be meeting with your child’s reading teacher. Each conference will be fifteen minutes in length. This is a great opportunity for you to discuss your child’s progress in school and learn about their…

We are trying to raise enough money to sponsor all our PTA programs this year and to continue to provide the level of support we have in the past. It is easy to ask for sponsors. You can share on your own personal social media pages or text the link. Just go to https://www.race4ed.com/ees/ to enter your child's name, copy…

Quarter 1 report cards are being sent out through HCPSS Connect next week on Friday, Nov. 11th. In order to help families prepare, we wanted to share a PDF called "Understanding Your Child's Elementary School Report Card" that may be useful. It explains what scores or codes mean and what to look for when reviewing the report card. Take some…

Want your child to re-do their school photos? Was your child absent or is your child new to the school? Tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 4th, Strawbridge will be back in the building to retake photographs. Please have your child bring their original photos if they're getting them redone.

Howard County Public Schools System (HCPSS) is partnered with Envision Payment Solutions for the recovery of returned checks. If your check is dishonored by the bank, a service fee will be assessed in accordance with state law. In providing a check as payment, you authorize electronic representment if your check should return unpaid. Also, you authorize service charges and processing…

Attached below are each grade level's choice boards for all content areas, including Related Arts, in the event that we have an asychronous inclement weather day in November. If you need a paper copy, make sure you have filled out the Google Form from your child's homeroom teacher. If you filled out the form and haven't received a paper copy…

Please read the Oct. 31st Elkster Examiner.

Have your child wear pink tomorrow, Monday, October 31st in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We plan to take an Elkridge Elementary School photograph with all of our students. We look forward to seeing everyone joining in to wear pink!

For the 2022-2023 school year, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) is allowing local school systems to repurpose up to three inclement weather days as asynchronous instruction days. The HCPSS plan was created following State requirements, and in conjunction with Howard County Board of Education Policies 8010 Grading and Reporting: Pre-Kindergarten Through Grade Five and 8020 Grading and Reporting…