Important Dates

• November 3rd - End of 1st Quarter
• November 4th - Schools Closed
• November 8th - HCPSS Connect opens for Parent/Teacher Conference Sign-Up
• November 10th - Report Cards Issued
• November 11th - History of Racial Justice Workshop 4
• November 18th - HCPSS Connect closes for Parent/Teacher Conference Sign-Up
• November 22nd - Schools Close Early/Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences
• November 23rd - Schools Close Early/Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences
• November 24th - 26th - Schools Closed

New Information

Kindness Day

Yesterday we celebrated our first Success Factor Day of the 21-22 school year.  It was wonderful to see all of our students in their grade level t-shirts!  The energy in the building was amazing and our students celebrated their peers throughout the day.  A special thank you to all of the staff members that made the day possible.  It was a great day to be a Swan!

Kindness Royalty

Congratulations to the following swans who were nominated by their peers to be their class’s Kindness Royalty!

PTA Hospitality

A BIG thank you to our PTA Hospitality committee for delivering coffee and snacks to our teachers on Thursday morning!  

PTA Updates

Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat,October 30th  

Join us at SES on Oct. 30 for our community Fall Festival from 2-4 p.m. followed by a Swansfield Trunk or Treat from 4-4:45 p.m. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Can you spare 30 minutes to help us make this event great? Choose to help with festival activities and/or decorate your vehicle for our trunk or treat! View volunteer opportunities and sign up here. All volunteers will be entered into a prize raffle. The homerooms with the most volunteers from each grade will receive a special treat! 

National PTA Reflections Art Contest 

Swansfield students in PreK-5th grade will have an opportunity to create an original piece of art for the National PTA Reflections art contest!  Students can compete in one of 6 categories: dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, and visual arts.  Top entries from Swansfield will advance to a county-wide competition.  Entries are due November 29. More information can be found on the SES PTA Reflections website. 

Fall Pie Fundraiser

Once again, SES PTA has partnered with Bonheur Patisserie & Deli to bring you this delicious pie fundraiser! Apple, cherry, and pumpkin pies are all $16/each! Order online now through November 17th and pick up your pies at Swansfield Elementary School on Tuesday, November 23rd from 3:00-6:00pm (dismissal is 3hrs early that day). 

In addition to bringing pies home, you also have the option to buy pies for donation to community members in need, through our friends at Columbia Community Care. All you have to do is purchase a donation pie online and we’ll take care of the rest. Please be generous!

Original Works Fundraiser coming soon!

Support Swansfield by turning your child's artistic masterpiece into keepsakes for family and friends! The Swans are hard at work creating beautiful art that you can have made into mugs, totes, magnets and more! Look out for custom order forms in your child's FISH folder around November 18th.  Orders will be due on December 1st and items will be delivered to Swansfield just before winter break. Check out the PTA Website for more information.  Questions? Email:

Angela McMellen Brannigan  

Volunteer Opportunities

The following PTA committees could REALLY use some more volunteers! If you’re interested, please email Lizz Hammon, PTA VP for School Relations (v.p.schoolrelations@swansfieldpta.org)