Important News

Our 5 th graders are participating in a Career Unit and we are in need of parent volunteers to help make the day a success! Career Day will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017 (Snow Date: Wed., Feb. 15 th) from 2:15 – 3:40 p.m. Presenters are invited to share information with students about their career. It would be…

The Great Kindness Challenge, January 23 – 27. All students will be given a Kindness Challenge game brochure. Students are encouraged to complete the Be a Friend Bingo board by the end of the month! Students and staff are also invited to look for kind deeds in the classrooms, playground, cafeteria, halls, buses, etc. and to complete a “Kindness is…

Thunder Hill Elementary School is proudly joining schools nationwide in an effort to promote kindness, acceptance, and respect. We will be encouraging kindness over the next couple of weeks by participating in two positive and proactive bully prevention initiatives: National No Name Calling Week, January 16 – 20 and The Great Kindness Challenge, January 23 – 27.

It's beginning to feel a bit like winter today! We are following the information on Safety and Wellness with the Howard County Public School System. This says that students will have outdoor recess when the wind chill is not less than 20 degrees Fahrenheit or the heat index reading is less than 95. Therefore, the students are outside today enjoying…

Thank you to all the families who attended Books & Buddies on Decemeber 9th. We look forward to seeing our families (M-Z) on December 16th, @8:30-9:00 am.

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,”…

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 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…

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…

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…