Important News

Consideration Cards for 2018-2019 School Year: Each year our Guilford staff spends time developing class lists for the upcoming school year. During this process, we utilize both formal and informal assessment data, social emotional data, and student strengths and learning needs to create classes. Homeroom classes are based on reading levels, we typically have three or four different reading levels…

End of Year Picnic Information for each grade and the bagged lunch request form is listed below. All bagged lunch request are due by May 21st. If we do not receive a bagged lunch request form for your child we will assume your child is bringing their own lunch on picnic day. Grade 2: June 8th at 11:15 am -…

Guilford Elementary School’s yearbook is now available for pre-sale for $13.00 each. Yearbooks will be delivered to GES for distribution on June 8, 2018. We are offering two ways to pay for this keepsake. You may pay on-line from the GES website at ges.hcpss.org and click on the tab “School Resources.” Scroll down and find the link to “On-line payments”…

Please join us in celebrating the awesome reading stamina of our Guilford students! During our spring reading incentive, students read 211,466 minutes! Students surpassed their reading goal of 190,051 minutes by 21,415 minutes! 267 students participated in this challenge! The classes that read the most for their grade level were: Kindergarten: Ms. Brothers’ Class First Grade: Mrs. Murphy’s Class Second…

We are so excited to have some warmer weather and to see the sun out each day. Remember that this time of year, the temperatures are often cold in the morning, meaning the kids need jackets and warmer in the afternoon. Please encourage your child to wear layers and don’t forget to label their sweatshirts and jackets in case they…

GES PARCC Testing Schedule - Grade 3-5 Students in grades 3-5 will soon be participating in the PARCC assessment Next week, students in grades 3-5 will begin participating in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessment. The PARCC tests are designed to match the Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards and serve as an "educational GPS…

Don’t forget, Friday, April 13th is the end of the 3rd Quarter and is only a half day of school. Schools close 3 hours early, GES will dismiss at 12:50 pm. In the afternoon, the teachers will be working on end of the quarter grades. Congratulations to our After School Bridges students who have been working on multiple service learning…

In recognition of April being Maryland Math Month, students are encouraged to complete a weekly math challenge! Entries will go home on Monday beginning today and must be returned to school by Friday of that week. • A drawing will be held each Friday for a grade level winner! • Students completing the challenge on all 4 weeks will earn…

Upcoming Spring Concerts – Important Dates and Changes Due to missed days of instruction, we have had to make some changes to our upcoming spring concerts. Please see the important dates listed below. If you have conflicts with the dates, please make Mrs. Cousins aware. Thank you for giving us your best for these wonderful performances. Grade 4 Spring Chorus…

I wanted to keep everyone up to speed as to the new protocol that Howard County Police Officer are visiting the schools. We have had three different officers visit over the past two weeks. A typical visit starts with the officer checking in at the office and then walking through the hallways. Most days, either Mrs. Stahler or myself have…