PTA Announcements

All HCPSS parents/guardians are invited to take part in a series of free, virtual workshops, held in partnership with Backpack Healthcare. Offered the fourth Thursday of every month from 6-7 p.m., these workshops will delve into the challenges of parenthood and offer techniques to help parents navigate those challenges. Click on link to see list of topics and registration details.

Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtfuCppzsjG9y8rz6--gJORglVjFLJgmi_#/registration

Northfield’s 2nd Annual Family Fun Run is Saturday, November 23! FREE, family-friendly event for our amazing students and families. Toddler Run, 1-mile and 3-mile runs for runners, walkers, and strollers. Pre-registration is required for 1-mile and 3-mile entrants. Post-race snacks, music, and some turkey-rific prizes! Register at: https://bit.ly/NESFamilyFunRun24 

Interested in volunteering? Please see the Sign-up Genius for available opportunities!

Here is a list of all our auxiliary department appreciation days for the school year! If your family/student utilizes these department services, we highly encourage you to make sure you and your student say thank you on these nationally recognized days. Our NES staff make our school so wonderful and special. Thank you NES!

NES Magnets are now available for sale! Approximately 3.5" in diameter, they are perfect for your car bumper or fridge.  A PTA member will contact you for porch pickup.

Even though we are all on different walks of life, we are still in the same community. Every year, Howard County releases a guide of resources for parents. You can find it at this link: https://www.howardcountymd.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/OCF.ParentsGuide1-29-24.pdf

Howard County SECAC (Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee)'s monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday December 3, 2024. Northfield's SECAC Representative is Erika Lee. Please contact her at secac@northfieldpta.org with any questions.

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Patuxent Valley Middle School
9151 Vollmerhausen Road
Savage, MD 20763

We've got spirit yes we do, we've got spirit how 'bout YOU! The FIRST ONE is next Friday 9/13. Roadrunners should wear BLUE, YELLOW and/or any NES SPIRIT WEAR! Remember, the spirit wear shop is closing soon - don't forget to scoop something up! 

5th Grade Parents and Families, help us welcome our amazing NES teachers and staff back to school with a "Taste the Rainbow" themed luncheon and with sprinkling the staff lounge with colorful supplies on Thursday, September 26th! There are many ways to contribute - making a donation, purchasing items, or giving your time! Please check out the Sign Up Genius and Amazon Wishlist for more details and we can't wait to show our bright, fun and happy staff that we're "over the rainbow thankful for you"!

Please reach out to Christina Rock or Kristy Insignares with any questions!

 Girls On The Run starts 9/23 for 3rd, 4th, 5th graders! We will work our way up to running a 5k at the end of the season (12/7) and learn about female empowerment and positivity along the way! Practice will start 9/23-12/7 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00-5:15

Register Here!

Need to get a staff member a gift and don't know where to start? Our staff have filled out a form of their favorite things, allergies, and classroom wishlists and it's all at your fingertips in a convenient spreadsheet. This spreadsheet will be updated with new entries, so check back to see your specific staff member responses. This is a great resource for all those appreciation days.