Old County Road Elementary School

Dear Families, We know that everyone is excited for the start of school on Tuesday for students in grades 1-12. Please be patient during the first days as traffic will be at a hi...

Hello OCRS families, One more week until the opening of school! Teachers and staff have been working hard this week to get the school ready to go and we're all excited to welco...

Dear Families of Kindergarten Students and First Graders New to the District, This week we are offering our new First Riders Program for kindergarten students and first grade...

Smithfield Public Schools held the New Hire Orientation this morning. We are pleased to introduce our new teachers: Front Row: Ashley Dumas (SHS Science), Sarah Riley (SHS Spec...

Will school lunch and breakfast be free again this year for all students? Starting this school year, schools can no longer offer free meals for every student. The USDA ended th...

Hello OCRS families, As we get closer to the beginning of the new school year, I am going to resume sending out our school's Weekly Update to families. As you can imagine there...

Hello OCRS families, I hope that everyone has been able to take at least a little time to enjoy the summer so far. Here is a quick "mid-July update" for families. I will send o...

Hello OCRS families, Last Friday was the last day of school this year for students and OCRS teachers and staff wanted to express our thanks to families for your support throu...

Hello OCRS families, Happy Father's Day to all of you and we hope that you are able to spend time together today with the people that you love! Today is also Juneteenth, a f...

Hello OCRS families, It's hard to believe, but we have two weeks of school left this school year! Teachers and staff are working hard to finish the school year successfully and...

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Hello OCRS families, We have a busy week ahead of us with 1st, 3rd, and 4th grades all going on field trips. Families of students in these grades, please make sure that you hav...

Hello OCRS families, I hope that you are able to enjoy this long Memorial Day weekend. It's a good opportunity for all of us to spend some time thinking about and honoring thos...

We are all devastated and heartbroken by the tragedy that took place in Uvalde, Texas yesterday at Robb Elementary School. A school shooting that involves students and staff membe...

We are excited to share with the OCRS community that one of our school paraprofessionals, Laura Gaule, has been recognized as the 2021-22 Smithfield Support Professional of the Ye...

Hello OCRS families, I hope that all of you are staying cool during this "early summer" weather this weekend! Fortunately it looks like the temperatures during the school week ...

Hello OCRS families, Well, the weather sure turned quickly and it looks like we have a warm week ahead of us! Because the day is often still starting in the low 50s, it's impor...

The Smithfield Summer Impact program is open to ALL students currently enrolled in grades K-5 in Smithfield Public Schools. This amazing virtual program will be staffed by Smithfi...

Hello OCRS families, It's May and the school calendar is going to get busy in these next eight weeks with field trips, continuation of state assessments, special celebrations, ...

To: The Smithfield Community FROM: Smithfield School Committee Date: April 27, 2022 We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ms. Dawn Bartz as the incoming Smithfield Su...