Important News

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…

We are fortunate to be able to help families in need this holiday season. Please fill out the Holiday Assistance form if you are in need of assistance for Thanksgiving and/or the winter holidays. Please make sure you complete by the deadline, Friday, November 11, 2022. First come, first served.

Orders Due! This is a friendly reminder that our fundraiser is now closed, and all orders must be turned in no later than Wednesday, October 26th. Thank you for your support!

Registration for Battle of the Books teams opens this coming Monday, October 24th! We have two (2) teams currently set to go, but need a coach! Please talk to your children if they're interested in participating and see if an adult (parent, guardian, grandparent, etc...) is able to coach the team. Resources will be given to the coaches throughout the…