Important News

Time to Order Your Northfield Elementary 50th Anniversary Memory Book It is HARD TO BELIEVE that we are already talking about ordering memory books (yearbooks) for the 2018-2019 school year. It's time to order your Northfield Elementary 50th Anniversary Memory Book! This year, orders are being accepted ONLINE ONLY. If you would like to purchase a 2018-2019 memory book, please…

Water Quality Testing Results Our water sampling was completed in late February and our results have been posted to the HCPSS website. We are happy to report that the testing confirmed all of our water sources were well below actionable levels for any lead in our drinking water. If you'd like to view the report, please visit the link below…

Changes to Your Child's Report Card in the 2019-2020 School Year This information was sent home in paper format on March 15th. You may also use this link to access it electronically.

Choose Civility Poster and Video Contest K-12 students are eligible to enter the 2019 Choose Civility Poster and Video Contest, sponsored in partnership with the Columbia Association Art Center and Howard County Library System. This year's theme is “We Are All Welcome Here". The deadline for entries is March 17, 2019. Winning students will receive Target gift cards. Details can…

SECAC Awards: The SECAC (Special Education Citizens Advisory Council) Educator Awards are on May 1, 2019 from 7:00-8:30pm at River Hill HS. Every year, SECAC allows parents and staff to nominate those staff members that have gone above and beyond in the supports they give for HCPSS students with disabilities. Parents/Guardians can nominate your school’s educators at SECAC Recognition Form…

Change Matters Campaign Kicks Off on Monday, March 11th On March 8 th , Kim Steffens, an authorized representative of the Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, presented the Change Matters campaign to students in all grade levels. The presentations took place in the Multipurpose Room and lasted about 20 minutes each. Students learned about the impact of homelessness on students and…

Greetings Northfield Community, WE NEED YOUR HELP to win one of three prizes up to $10,000 through the WTOP Clicks for Kids contest! Recently, we submitted a proposal to be included in a contest with the chance to win one of three grand prizes ($5,000, $7,500, and $10,000) and we were accepted! Voting opened today and runs until March 13th…

GT Summer Institute Registration Registration for the G/T Summer Institutes is underway. G/T Summer Institutes provide interested students with advanced-level instruction and enrichment experiences not regularly available during the academic school year. The curriculum is focused on talent development and provides academically and artistically rigorous activities. Teaching strategies represent best practices in the fields of gifted and talented and arts…

March is National Nutrition Month To highlight and reinforce the importance of healthy eating, we will be celebrating Fruity Fridays again this year with our students. Beginning Friday, March 1st, students are invited to bring and to eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables during their lunchtime. Each Friday, one color of the rainbow is highlighted and students are asked…

Attention Parents of 3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders: Please remember to sign up for our Kids Heart Challenge on February 14th from 12:10 pm - 3:00pm. If your child(ren) need another permission slip, please log in to Mrs. Yingling's Canvas page or you can email Mrs. Yingling (jessica_yingling@hcpss.org) for another form. We currently do not have a large number of…