Smithfield Public Schools -

This Veterans Day, we honor and appreciate the dedication of those who have served our country, both in our schools and within our community. Their commitment and sacrifice deserve our utmost gratitude. #VeteransDay #ThankYou

The Smithfield Public Schools has received $85,000 from the Arts Grant II to continue to support our work in the fine and performing arts as well as our CTE programs. This will help us to purchase needed materials that will directly benefit our students and staff.

Support SHS Senior Petros Lemme, named in the Global Top 30 high school students in the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, a science competition. See his 2-minute video and "like" it. @SHSSentinels @SmithfieldSchls

Chartwells showcased the Denver Bowl breakfast dish at the Gallagher open house last week. The Denver Bowl is made with local eggs, veggies, and bacon. Come and visit Chefs Will and Reece who will be at all of our upcoming open houses this month!

Thank you, Representative Gabe Amo for hosting a state wide symposium on Artificial Intelligence at the Smithfield Public Schools. Ava, a senior at SHS, was the student representative along with a panel of delegates including the Department of Education, Brown U professors, SHS teacher leaders & our district leadership. This symposium was hosted by Rep Amo & our Supt at SHS. Rep Amo is co-sponsoring legislation that will support partnerships between K-12 schools & higher education.

Practicing for the first games on the new field.

Thanks to several grants we have received, new gardens like this one at Old County Road School are being implemented for the entire school to enjoy.

Students, community members, & volunteers from Bryant University spent a morning beautifying areas outside of SHS before the first day of school. Thank you to all for the awesome work - Classes of 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and even 2029!

Welcoming new students to SHS & GMS. Thank you to our student volunteers, administrators, faculty, & staff .

We are nearly ready to open the new athletic field @smithfieldschls on Aug. 30. Community members, families, alumni, & businesses are invited to purchase an engraved brick for the entranceway.

Welcome to our new teachers, paraprofessionals & secretaries to the Smithfield Public Schools. We are happy to have you join our SPS family.

Please join us on the Day of Service, August 22 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at SHS. We will be revitalizing the front area of the high school. Stay tuned for communications from SHS and the district office. Donations of planters and plants for each SHS Class are welcome. Please contact SPS if you have any questions. Thank you!

It's not too late to get started on summer learning work! Visit https://www.smithfield-ps.org/page/summer-learning-guide for more information!

Smithfield hosted a 2-week STEM Camp at Brown University thanks to a RIDE grant. Thank you to District STEM Coordinator, Wendy Phillips, for organizing this incredible experience.

Students in the SPS STEM Camp at Brown Cool Calculations Group designed a profitable ice cream pop-up shop. They collected $164 in profit and tips which they donated to the Providence Animal Rescue League.

Great to see so many families joining us at @SmithfieldSchls today for the 3rd annual Summer STEAM Showcase featuring musical performances, an art gallery, robotics, movie making, & Brown U summer math program.

Students in the SPS STEM Camp at Brown are working with the Providence Animal Rescue League to collect data about people's pet preferences in order to improve placements. Please take a moment to complete this anonymous survey (note this is not an application to adopt). https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdyhzhq-021_8TqLNVgFf4aojpeQRmn4PJlsS0Dj3FP-XQ0Kw/viewform

Brown University’s Van Wickle Gates are only opened twice a year - once in the Fall for incoming students and again in the Spring for graduating students. In a few years maybe one of these students participating in SPS’ STEM Camp at Brown will pass through!

So proud of SHS student Tyler Guilfoyle! https://www.wpri.com/news/street-stories/smithfield-teen-helping-the-homeless-one-tomato-at-a-time/

Michelle Nonis, LaPerche and Old County Library STEM Specialist, is a member of the first cohort of teachers to receive RIDE’s new elementary STEM endorsement. To receive this endorsement Mrs. Nonis had to complete 90 hours of coursework over the course of the 23-24 school year, and plan and implement a STEM project with her students. Congratulations, Mrs. Nonis!