Important News

HCPSS Tops Maryland Rankings Again

For the second year in a row, the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) has been named the top school system in Maryland by Niche.com, a national education and community analysis firm. The 2017 Best School Districts in Maryland rankings give HCPSS an overall grade of A+ and rank Howard County public schools #1 for “Best School Districts in Maryland,”…

Hour of Code

Dear Parents, The Hour of Code is coming December 5-11! HCPSS is once again partnering with Code.org to bring the Hour of Code to all HCPSS schools and students. Each child has been enrolled in a code studio course. To access: Go to hcpss.me (Links to an external site.) Click on More Apps Login with your Active Directory Username and…

Congratulations THES!

Congratulations to the students, staff, and community of Thunder Hill Elementary School! The 2017 Best Schools Niche results are in! THES has been ranked #14 in the 2017 Niche Best Public Elementary Schools in the Baltimore Metro area. Out of 874 public schools, we also were ranked #20 in the Best Public Schools in Maryland, and #49 with the Elementary…

Holiday Gift Program

KIDS HELPING KIDS Tis the season to give! School counselors have identified children in our community who require assistance this holiday season. If you would like to sponsor a child or family please see attached PDF. Please click link to preview or download the PDF file[[{"fid":"154","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]] We have added two new families to the list! Family #10 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G2SyXkiqTW2sDlmYgz6dQV6it4r52QhhNF7qoQRp9pg/edit?usp=sharing…

Parent Teacher Conferences

Will be held on November 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. You are invited to schedule a conference with your child’s Language Arts teacher, and you may schedule conferences with your child's related arts teachers as well. Conferences will be scheduled in your HCPSS Connect account beginning on Monday, November 7th at 10:00 am. The scheduling window will close on Monday, November…

Dental Clinic Visit

Dear Parent or Guardian of Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Graders, Your child may participate in an oral health education visit and receive an oral screening exam by a licensed dental professional on Friday, December 9, 2016. A consent form will be sent home today. Please SIGN and return no later than Monday, NOVEMBER 28, 2016 if you would like…

Camp Read-a-Lot

We welcome all families to join us for a fun filled night at Camp Read-a-Lot. The night will consist of four fun filled camping trails and a representative from the public library. Students can get a library card and/or checkout a library book. Please send in your RSVP for this extraordinary event! You won't be disappointed! Date: Thursday, October 13…

Change Matters

Thunder Hill will be participating in the Change Matters campaign. Please consider donating small change to this campaign. All donations will go directly to Grassroots to provide the essential services needed to help the children and families that are homeless here in our community. Please see attached document for further information. Date: October 6 - 14th Thank you!

SY15-16 Yearbooks for Sale

The PTA has some leftover THES yearbooks from last school year. If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook for $25.01, please send a check payable to THES-PTA with a note listing your child's name and teacher's name to Miss Bowen's attention. The requests are first come, first served, when the books are gone, there will not be any more…