Important News

Fitnessgram Announcement Students in Grades 4 and 5 will be participating in FITNESSGRAM® (FG) during the week of October 15th - 26th. FG is a health related fitness assessment which is part of the standards based physical education curriculum in Howard County. Over 30 million students nationwide are assessed with FG each year. It is recognized worldwide for health related…

Howard County Drug Free- Guiding Good Choices Guiding Good Choices is an evidence-based, interactive prevention program that provides the families of children age 9-14 with the skills and knowledge to reduce the risk that their children will use drugs. This program is offered by the Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office and HC DrugFree in partnership with the Howard County Health…

Northfield Flu Clinic Volunteers In order to help our flu clinic run smoothly, we are looking for volunteers to go to classrooms to pick up students. If you are able to help us out, please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0844aaa729aafb6-flushot

Start with Hello! Northfield has been a proud participant in the Start With Hello initiative for 4 years. Start with Hello (SWH) is a research-based program of Sandy Hook Promise. The Northfield Elementary School SWH program is focused on the growing epidemic of social isolation in our schools and communities, and empowering kids to create a culture of inclusion and…

PTA Reflections Program- Heroes Around Me! The National PTA Reflections program is PTA's cornerstone arts program. It was developed to encourage students to explore their talents and express themselves. Since its inception 50 years ago, the Reflections program has inspired millions of students to reflect on a specific theme and create original artwork. Each year, students in Grades PreK -…

Please consider joining the NES Diversity Committee The Diversity Committee meets once per month to discuss and plan for ways in which we can make Northfield a culturally inclusive environment for all of its stakeholders. Our goals are the following: 1. To enrich learning at Northfield by honoring our diversity 2. To ensure that all students and staff thrive in…

Picture Day is Coming on October 11th!​​​​​​​ Click here to access the flyer from School Pictures that contains ordering information for picture day which will be on October 11th. All students will have their photo taken for the yearbook even if their parents do not wish to purchase photos at this time. Individual school pictures will be taken again in…

Thank you to those families who were able to attend our Back to School Night events this week. We hope you enjoyed seeing your child's classroom and learning more about what it is like to be a Northfield student. If you were unable to attend, please email your child's teacher to learn where you can access the power point used…

MAP Testing Dates for the '18-'19 School Year Students in grades 1-5 will be taking the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) assessment on the dates below. Most students take approximately one hour to complete each of the two assessments. If you know your child is going to be absent, please let the teacher know so that a make-up test can…

PARCC Reports from '17-'18 Test Administration Current 4th and 5th graders that took the PARCC assessment at NES or another HCPSS school last year will receive their home reports on Friday, September 14th. Please be on the look out for your child's report. Students who took the assessment at a school in another county will not receive a report. Please…