Important News

Howard County Public Library "Libraries Rock" Summer Reading Program Children, teens, and adults are invited to enroll for Summer Reading: Libraries Rock! at hclibrary.beanstack.org or at any HCLS branch. Please click on the flyer for more information. [[{"fid":"176","view_mode":"image_highlight","fields":{"format":"image_highlight"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-image-highlight"}}]]

Order 2018 NES Memory Books by May 9th What? 2018 NES Memory Book (yearbook) When? Sale Ends on May 9th How Much? $24.00 per memory book What do I need to do? Complete order form on provided envelope just like you would to order school pictures. Note: Online ordering is not available for memory books. Write a check payable to…

2018 NES Field Day It is hard to believe that we are already at the point in our school calendar when we start talking about one of the best days of the school year, FIELD DAY! Our 2018 Northfield Field Day is right around the corner on Thursday, May 17th (rain date: Friday, May 25th). This is a full day…

Walk and BIke to School Day- Wednesday, May 9th We are excited to announce our 3rd Annual Walk and Bike to School Celebration which will be held on Wednesday, May 9th. See below for a schedule of events. If your children are safely able to walk or bike to school, please encourage them to do so. We encourage parents and…

Message from the Media Center As we are preparing for the end of the school year, we are asking students to return any media books that they have finished reading. Students will continue check out until Friday, May 25th. Recently, we sent home letters with ordering information to those students who have had books overdue prior to February 1st. If…

Spring MAP Testing In years past, all students in first through fifth grade participated in the spring administration of the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) assessment. This year, HCPSS decided to eliminate the spring adminstration of MAP for students in grades 3-5 due to PARCC testing. Students in 1st grade will be taking MAP ELA on May 30th and MAP…

2018 NES STEM Fair With an emphasis on STEM and problem solving in the Howard County curriculum, students are being provided the opportunity to pursue questions that are relevant to them. To extend and enrich these experiences, we are encouraging students to complete a STEM project and share their discoveries at the Northfield STEM Fair. This year the STEM fair…

2018 Northfield STEM Fair Is your child interested in completing a STEM Fair project? Come to our Parent Information Night on Monday, April 9th. This meeting is intended for parents only, but if you want to come and do not have alternate childcare options, feel free to bring your kids along. Find out how STEM Fair will be a bit…

Howard County Police Department Visits to Northfield In response to recent events, Howard County police officers are being asked to conduct at least one foot patrol a day at a school (K-12 private and public schools) in their assigned area. Not every school will receive a visit every day, but NES will be visited regularly. HCPSS is encouraging officers to…

Drills and Emergency Preparedness This year, all HCPSS schools are required to conduct a minimum of 14 drills with a small group of students, a grade level, or the entire student body. The drills are conducted at various times throughout the year. This way, we can provide practice for students to be ready at different locations. Below is a description…