Good Afternoon Swansfield,
I hope this communication finds you well. We’ve had a busy week at SES. Last Friday, the PTA hosted their annual Family Culture Night. It’s become one of my favorite nights of the school year as our diversity is celebrated and honored.
This week we had “Take Your Child to Work Day.” Over 30 children of current SES staff members joined us for the day to see what their parents do on a daily basis. Last night, our 5th grade team hosted their family night. We had representatives from our three feeder middle schools and students from each. It was a wonderful night of learning. Thank you to the AKA sorority for purchasing dinner for our 5th grade families. Your donation is appreciated!
Good luck to our four teams taking part in the Battle of the Books event tonight at Merriweather. Please join us tomorrow morning at SES for our annual PTA sponsored Fun Run. There is still time to sign up. Race day registration begins at 7:45am. The run kicks off at 9:00am Hope to see you there!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend! ~ Anthony J Esposito, Principal
IMPORTANT DATES
April 25th - Fun Run
May 6th - PTA Meeting
May 14th - Schools Closed 3 Hours Early for Students - Professional Work Day
May 15th - Field Day
May 20th - Spring Concert @ WLHS @ 6:30pm
May 25th - Schools & Offices Closed
NEW INFORMATION
We Need Your Help for SES Field Day 5/15/26
Join Us Friday, May 15th, For All The Fun
Our annual field day is a month away! Please consider donating your time for our annual Field Day on Friday, May 15th. This day is always full of fun, friendship and fabulous sportsmanship! We need as many volunteers as possible to help run 5 different field day areas. Many students consider Field Day the best day of the year, in large part due to your presence. Thank you in advance for your help!
To sign up to volunteer, please go to https://forms.gle/1k5ti2i8kwqJBSNR8
On the sign up there is a schedule that indicates the locations that each grade will be throughout Field Day!
Try your best to send your child to school with their sneakers on! Also, if you would like your child to wear sunscreen please be sure to apply it before the school day. Please wear your kindness-colored t-shirt on Field Day!
- Pre-K and Kindergarten - Red
- 1st Grade - Orange
- 2nd Grade - Purple
- 3rd Grade - Yellow
- 4th Grade - Green
- 5th Grade - Blue
Thanks,
Jamie Berry and Melissa Nash
Science Fair
Register for the Science Fair by May 8th to participate! The PTA will purchase boards for students registered by Friday, April 30th. Fill out one Science Fair Interest Form per student. For details, check the Student Packet or email sciencefair@swansfieldpta.org.
INFORMATION WORTH REPEATING
MCAP Dates
Grade 3:
- ELA - April 30th, May 1st, 4th, and 5th (10:00 - 12:00)
- Math - May 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th (9:00 - 10:00)
Grade 4:
- ELA - April 27th, 28th, and 29th (9:00 - 11:00)
- Math - May 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th (9:00 - 10:00)
Grade 5:
- Math - May 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st (10:00 - 11:00)
It is important that students arrive at school on time each testing day. Please avoid scheduling vacations or appointments on testing days.
Please contact Mrs. Madden (Courtney_Madden@hcpss.org) or Ms. Guide (LaRae_Guide@hcpss.org) with any questions about the MCAP assessment.
To learn more about Spring Assessments and MCAP please visit HCPSS Testing FAQ located on the HCPSS website.
Pre K Applications Available
In alignment with Maryland’s Blueprint for the Future, new applications for students turning 4 by September 1 are now available online. The Howard County Public School System continues to offer Prekindergarten for income eligible children who will be 4 years old by September 1. The online application is the preferred method of submission. However, families may request a downloadable application by emailing hcpss_pk@hcpss.org.
Learning Together Program!!!
The Swansfield Early Childhood Classes are making preparations for the 2026-2027 school year. Applications for general education students to participate as peers through the Learning Together Program (LTP) are now available: https://tinyurl.com/2s4fjska. These classes include general education and special education students. The program’s focus is helping all children develop communication, literacy, math, problem solving, motor, and social skills. Parents of children who will be 3 by September 1st, may apply.
If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Willow Maldonado at Willow_Maldonado@hcpss.org
Donations for Health Room
Accidents happen! We are looking for donations of new or gently used clothing for students in the event of “clothing emergencies” (lunch spills, nosebleeds, torn clothes, accidents, etc.). We need 1) elastic waist (athletic style) pants, especially boy’s sizes 6-8 and 2) underwear, especially boys (all sizes up to 10/12). Donations can be dropped in the front office marked “clothing donations”.