Important News

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…

Healthy Hands in the Cafeteria All students have access to hand sanitizer prior to lunch. Some students get hand sanitizer in their team before heading to the cafeteria, some students use the dispenser in the cafeteria, and others bring their own in their lunch boxes. Students are also welcome to go to the bathroom and wash their hands with soap…

Northfield Elementary Room Parent Information 2018-19 Thank you for your interest in serving as an NES Room Parent/Team Captain for the upcoming school year! We welcome your support, and we are grateful for your involvement! Administration, teachers, and the PTA have worked together to develop the room parent guidelines and responsibilities. If you have any questions about the role of…

Mandatory Training for All Volunteers It truly takes a village to raise a child. At NES, we take our role in this village very seriously. We strive to provide the very best education for our students every single day, but we would fall short without the help of our wonderful, dedicated volunteers. Volunteers support us and our students in more…

We now have a SALAD BAR in our cafeteria! If you follow us on Twitter, you may have seen our tweet about the new salad bar in our cafeteria. We are excited to be able to offer all students an assortment of fresh fruits and veggies during each lunch shift. The salad bar is available for all lunch buyers and…

Team schedules for all students have been posted. Click on the "About" tab and scroll down to "Team Schedules". We are posting the schedules below, as well. Questions should be directed to the grade level Instructional Team Leader (names and emails can be located under the "Our Staff" tab. Team Schedules for the 2018-2019 School Year Kindergarten 8:25 - 8:45…

Hello NES Families, This message contains important information regarding AM and PM bus routes, as well as dismissal information for all students including those that do not ride a bus. At the bottom of this message, you will be able to download a document detailing the route information for each of our buses. Students should only the ride the bus…

Exciting Green School Announcement! We now have a Non-Standard Recycling Container at NES! We are excited to announce that Northfield now has a Non-Standard Recycling Container to collect items that can't be recycled in the standard blue bin each week. Philip Taylor, former Northfield student and rising senior at Wilde Lake Highschool, designed and constructed the bin as part of…

The HCPSS Family File is now open for the 2018-2019 school year! Please update your Family File for each of your children. This information must be verified and/or updated every school year, so please begin today at https://www.hcpss.org/connect/. Parents new to the Howard County Public School System will soon receive a welcome email with instructions to activate your account. Change…