Important News

Students in grades 2-5 are invited to participate in the SoMIRAC (State of Maryland International Reading Council) 2017-2018 Young Author's Contest. All entries are due on December 15th and should be turned into their homeroom teacher. Click here to view the program announcement/flyer. This contains information about the rules for each entry. Click here to view the powerpoint presentation that…

Please click here to view the October issue of Home and School Connection from the HCPSS Office of School Counseling. Our School Counselors, Mrs. Christi Bello and Ms. Xiomara Medina, are available to support your child and are just an email away. Please feel free to email them with any questions or concerns. christi_bello@hcpss.org xiomara_medina@hcpss.org

All 2nd-5th grade students have heard about the Instructional Seminar opportunities being offered this year. Instructional Seminars are open to all students in grades 2-5 who have a desire to learn about the topic offered. Groups meet during recess. Most meet once per week for either the first half or the second half of the year. Occasionally some groups meet…

Dear Parent/Guardian: Like in previous years, the Howard County Public School System will be administering the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) to all students in grades 3 and 5. The CogAT is a group-administered abilities test that measures students’ reasoning abilities, which they develop through in-school and out-of-school experiences. It is not designed to test a student’s academic achievement, but their…

How do you support Northfield? One easy way to support our school is with a $20 membership to the PTA! All funds go to programs that support our teachers and students--yet fewer than half of our families have joined. Visit northfieldpta.org TODAY to begin or renew your membership!

TURNING PAGES BOOK COLLECTION The Cub Scouts are collecting GENTLY USED children’s books from October 30th to December 1th in the Northfield lobby. These books will be donated to TURNING PAGES, a program that teaches inmates in the Baltimore correctional system to read to their children. To date, the scouts have collected more than 1000 books! Please start cleaning out…

Please share with interested highschool students. The Howard County branch of the NAACP ACT-SO ( Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological, Scientific Olympics) will host a program kick-off this Saturday, 10/14/17 at Oakland Mills HS from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm for all interested high schoolers. Click here to view the flyer for more infortmation.

This message was shared by administration on Wednesday, October 4th. Talking With Students About Violence - 10/5/17 Good afternoon, We have had two wonderful events this week that shows the depth of the Roadrunner Spirit. It was a true pleasure seeing our community out enjoying the Open Streets event and our Walk/Bike to School Day celebration. With recent news events…

IO Workshop/Melong Ling, a community partner of Northfield, has been partnering with the NES PTA to bring afterschool yoga to our students for several years. See below for more information. Mindful Design This fall in Experiencing Yoga, we will practice mindfulness with a focus on nature and observations of the changing space around us. Additionally, the students will create contemplative…

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our PBIS parent information session on September 27th. Please click here to access the 1-2-3 Magic for Parents handout that was shared.