Five Smithfield Public Schools administrators are spending their Saturday taking a FEMA (emergency management) course at the police department's training room.
Our "Cyber Sentinels" team competing in the semifinals for CyberPatriot XXII Silver Tier Division. Go Sentinels!
The FY21 budget process is underway. Keep abreast of how this budget evolves by going to our finance webpage (http://bit.ly/30IeXfc). For the slides from the first budget workshop, see this link: http://bit.ly/2RNcMTE
We are ready to go to RIDE for approval and then out to bid for construction services for elementary school renovations and additions. This link provides detailed drawings and information about what will be in the base bid and what will be in bid alternates. http://bit.ly/2RAhrYE
Join us on January 29th for a Family Wellness Celebration! Stop in to the SHS cafeteria anytime from 5:30-7:30 PM to sample nutritious foods, take part in activities, and celebrate our student postcard winners!
We have parents and community members who are essential for getting us to where we need to be. Support the music boosters to help us renovate the high school auditorium. Read all about it: http://bit.ly/30qbLoe
The District Improvement Team met last week & updated our progress percentages on our district strategic dashboard, which is available on a link on our website. Look through our indicators & strategies to understand what we're doing and where we need to go. http://bit.ly/2u6TiB2
Listening to Michael Horn, author of Choosing College, and excited to learn more about how to support our students as they make the decision about steps they plan to take after graduating high school. This is a great book for parents of SHS students!
New Blog Post: Why Curriculum Matters: http://judypaolucci.edublogs.org
Parents and educators of Winsor and McCabe students gathered last night at the first unification meeting. What a awesome (and large) group of caring individuals! Our mission is to build a cohesive school culture that unites the students and staff of McCabe ES and Winsor ES through events, communication, and other means. Meeting minutes will be distributed by PTOs, principals, and by posting on the building project webpage.
Congratulations! Liliana Zapata and Eva Chaput have been awarded silver keys for artwork submitted to the Scholastic Art Competition. There is an opening reception and ceremony for the public on Sunday, January 19th at The Chazen Family Gallery at RIC's Alex and Ani Hall at 2:00pm. This show will remain on display through February 2nd. The house painting is titled "Home" and is by Eva Chaput, and the screaming face, titled "Bitter Frustrations" is by Liliana Zapata.
Smithfield Special Education Parent Advisory Committee, parents and teachers working together to plan community events.
12 RI and Mass high schools, including SMITHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, were awarded an Office of Naval Research STEM Resources and Professional Development grant worth over $10,000. STEM and special educator teachers are attending this Thursday's workshop on Jan. 9th at The East Bay Educational Collaborative.
A World of Difference peer leaders kicked off their first session at Gallagher by presenting a lesson on respect to 6th-grade advisory groups.
Isabella, Simon, and Abby, graduates of SHS, came to Rotary today to report on their college progress. The overwhelming message is that we serve our students well but there’s also places where we can do better. #continuousimprovement.
Happy New Year! New blog post: 2019: The Year in Review in Smithfield https://judypaolucci.edublogs.org/
January District Newsletter is available at: http://bit.ly/2rl7LIG
NO SCHOOL - Tuesday, December 17th. Road conditions are expected to be most intense through the morning and icy conditions are predicted for the afternoon.
Another great family event...Kindergarten students at Old County making gingerbread houses with the help of their families
SHS Winter Concert and Holiday Cookie Tray Sale
Wednesday, 12/11/19 at 7pm
All proceeds benefit music programs and activities