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There will be a 1 hour delay tomorrow, Thursday, 2/28/19, due to the impending weather conditions. Travel safely everyone!
A good reminder - It is so important to #SaySomething to a trusted adult if you see, hear, or read a threat of violence. Please watch and RT: http://bit.ly/1G2r2cW
There are three road closures in Smithfield that may affect bus dropoff today (2/25). One is on Woodland Avenue at Waterman Avenue. The second is on Mann School Road between the 2 Conners Farm entrances. The third is at #24 Colwell Road.
Each year there are 2 million acts of violence in
schools. Even though Smithfield is a relatively safe community, everyone should know, when you #SaySomething, you can help
prevent acts of violence. http://bit.ly/2vMArHM
The Smithfield School Committee will be considering the FY20 budget at its February 25th meeting - 7pm at SHS Media Center.
New blog post focuses on rigor: http://judypaolucci.edublogs.org/2019/02/15/rigor/
The Smithfield Art Department invites you to an exhibition of student art work. February 27th, 3pm- 5:30pm. RI State House, 2nd Fl. Featuring: Eva Chaput, SHS; Kileigh Hodgkins, GMS; Eli Thimas, OCRS; Alana Roman, LaPerche ES; Isabella Ramieri, Winsor ES. Kaya Gaffney, McCabe ES.
There will be a 2 hour early dismissal tomorrow, Tuesday, February 12th, due to the impending storm. There will be no after school activities.
Mrs. Friel's kindergarten class at LaPerche is singing a science song led by the music teacher, Mrs. Barrette. Right now our budding scientists are investigating the properties of wood. Integrating subject areas maximizes learning.
The artwork of SHS student, Eva Chaput, was selected to appear in a RI State House exhibition. The mixed media work is a beautiful rendering of her family vacation home with figure drawings of herself as a baby, toddler, child, and teenager.
Join us on on Wednesday, February 13th, at 7 PM in the SHS Media Center for this no-cost prevention program about prescription drug misuse and abuse. Thank you to CVS for sponsoring this event.
Fidelity and the RI Center for the Book donated copies of What the Eyes Don’t See for the entire SHS Freshman class. Thanks to community partners, we are able to provide enriching experiences for our students.
Congratulations to our four-time district spelling bee champion Anna Costello (gr. 7) and runner-up Emma Ferraro (gr. 8)! Anna will now represent Smithfield at the RI Spelling Bee at Lincoln Middle School on March 16th, 2019 at 10:00 AM. Come and cheer on this amazing speller!
Thank you to our amazing school counselors for the tremendous impact they have in helping our students achieve success. Take a minute to thank your counselor today!
Tonight's budget workshop included information about a variety of District needs and updated the School Committee on the draft FY20 budget. To view the workshop slides, go to: http://bit.ly/2WJV7xx
Keep up with district work by reading our newsletter each month. The February newsletter is available at http://bit.ly/2SgVy2W
The Northern RI Relay For Life--an annual event in June held at the Smithfield High School track involving all Northern RI towns, raises money in the united fight against cancer. A Kickoff event is organized to invite new teams to join in this endeavor.
Extremely cold weather tomorrow morning will necessitate that parents carefully supervise students at bus stops. We are planning to start school on time unless issues with buses arise due to the cold weather. Please stay tuned!
The RFQs for OMP services and designer services (architect) for the elementary reconfiguration project in Smithfield are posted! See https://www.smithfieldri.com/bids/#pm and https://www.smithfieldri.com/bids/#design
Congratulations to the 49 seniors inducted into the National Honor Society this evening! How fortunate they were to hear such an inspirational speech delivered by Smithfield High School alum, Erik Deneault '97, centered around the importance of service.