Green Out for Noah-Friday, October 11--Students and Faculty are encouraged to dress all in green to show our support for our wonderful fifth grader, Noah Antunes, who is battling and WINNING the fight against Burkitt’s disease. If interested, we are collecting donations that day all of which will go to Noah’s family to offset the cost of the medical treatments. If you would like to write a check, please make it out to LaPerche PTA. Thank you!
Lost and Found is GROWING! Do any of these items belong to your child? Tell your child to check the stage in the cafeteria where Lost and Found is stored!
Thank you to the Smithfield firefighters who visited LaPerche yesterday. They talked to the students about the importance of knowing what to do in a fire. One of the firefighters put on all of the gear they wear when they fight fires. They wanted the kids to see the sights and hear the sounds they would see in a fire. They wanted to make sure the kids don’t hide from them and instead call out in a fire. Student volunteers demonstrated how to stop, drop and roll. One important piece of the STOP portion is covering your face with your hands. The kids were reminded to crawl out of a room with smoke and were challenged to plan AND PRACTICE an escape route at home. Show your child the pictures and talk about your evacuation route today!
Does your car need washing? Come on out to the 5th grade car wash happening RIGHT NOW at Fast Freddie’s at 471 Putnam Pike in Smithfield. All proceeds will benefit the 5th grade at LaPerche! Thank you for your support!
Please join us for an Elementary Wellness Workshop by Tri County Community Action Agency. The event is taking place on Tuesday, October 8 at 6:30 in Smithfield High School library.
Learn helpful tips for:
-Building Resiliency
-Promoting Mental Health
-Navigating Cell Phones, Social Media and Technology
-Starting the conversation about substance abuse
Please register by clicking on this link. https://forms.gle/NW5q1qXJZV3V2iSp6
In Mrs. Caswell’s class yesterday, students passed Pete the Cat to indicate whose turn it was to share about their weekend.
Sharing and speaking in front of the group is one part of the Responsive Classroom morning meeting. We heard about friends visiting grandparents, going apple picking, playing with friends and finding the perfect pumpkin with a spiky stem. Kindergarten at LaPerche rocks!
Ms. Clough’s class played Guess My Number during their Responsive Classroom morning meeting yesterday. A number was written on a sticky note and placed on a student’s back for all to see. The student could ask the class questions to help him determine the number.
Does it have a 2 in it?
Is it a two digit number?
Does it have a three in it?
Ms. Clough showed a 100’s chart so the student could use it to think about the possible numbers. After 8 questions, the student guessed the number. Way to go!
Kindergarten celebrated Johnny Appleseeds birthday with a fun filled day of apple activities! Students participated in apple themed Reading, math, and science centers. In Mrs. Caswell’s class, at the literacy center students worked as a team to match upper and lowercase letters. Then they worked to put the apples in alphabetical order. At the art center students created ripped paper apples with colorful construction paper. At the group math activity students worked as a team to sort apples based on the image on each apple. They worked to match the images to the numeral on each apple basket. At the independent math table students worked on dabbing apples on top of animals in response to reading Ten Apples Up on Top. They had to count their “apples” to match the written numeral. Students also enjoyed slicing apples in the morning for our homemade applesauce.
Kindergarten celebrated Johnny Appleseed’s birthday with a fun filled day of apple activities! Students participated in apple themed reading, math, and science centers. In Mrs. Friel’s class, at science center, students cut open an apple horizontally to see the star that is found inside. They then used the apples to paint! At reading and art center, students read and illustrated Johnny Appleseed informational books and created Apple art projects. At math center, students played a math game to see how many apples they had on their head to go along with the book Ten Apples Up on Top. In the afternoon, students tasted their homemade applesauce and participated in an Apple tasting and graphed their results. Mrs. Caswell’s coming next!
Thank you Cardoso Family for the Random Act of Kindness—Delicious calzones for the LaPerche Staff!!
During fifth grade art class today, students worked on adding secret symbols about themselves into their multi media self portraits. Final products coming soon!
Reading Conferences in Fourth Grade- Mr. Medeiros introduces reading conferences to the students and models the process with a student. The teacher and student discuss the student’s short and long term reading goals and then she reads aloud so Mr. Medeiros can hear her fluency. He follows it up with questions to check for understanding. The rest of the class observes the conference and then were asked what did you notice about the conference. The students notice that the student read loud enough for the teacher to hear but quiet enough not to disturb the rest of the class. They notice that she was able to read almost all of the words so it was a just right book. Now everyone is excited for their own reading conferences! Teaching routines specifically allows for more instruction time for all.
Mr. Silvia, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Serapigla from the American Legion visited with the whole school at Morning Meeting and then spent time with our fifth graders today. In addition to showing the kids the proper way to fold a flag, discussed a variety of topics and shared:
*when multiple flags are flown, the American flag must be at the center and at the highest point
*if a flag touches a ground, it’s a common misconception that it has to be burned, just dust it off
*if a flag needs to be destroyed, bring it to the American legion and they burn it at a ceremony on June 14, Flag Day
*if a flag is flown at night, shine a light on it
*flags are flown at half mast when certain people pass away
*the thirteen stripes are for thirteen colonies and 50 stars for 50 states
PE stations with Second Grade
Throwing or striking with opposition and crossing midline; it is often difficult for students to coordinate their opposite arm and foot to work together to hit a target and realize when you should use the same foot and arm as when throwing a frisbee. These stations provide fun opportunities to practice these important life skills.
LaPerche teachers have added flexible seating to every classroom. Flexible seating allows for student choice and increases comfort and movement. Many options allow for more sensory input which in turn may help student focus. Whatever the benefit, LaPerche students all agree they love the new choices!
Come on out to the PTA meeting tonight at 6:30 at LaPerche and help us plan an amazing year for our school! Fifth grade families, please join us for PTA and then stay for the 5th grade committee meeting starting at 7:30! We need you and your ideas!
The telephone provider for several RI schools is experiencing technical issues & our phones at the schools have been periodically affected. Please email your school if you have to contact them about an issue today & we will update you when Cox Communications resolves the issue.
Bus routes throughout the town were reviewed with the bus company in an effort to improve efficiency and equity. While buses had previously gone into some smaller neighborhoods, some stops were moved to the start of the neighborhood so that run times could be improved. All stops fall within the school committee policy for bus riders and walkers.
Please review all information provided in the link below relating to bus stop locations and times prior to the start of the school year.
2019-2020 Bus Routes-https://www.smithfield-ps.org/o/smithfield-public-schools/page/transportation--244
New Open House Date--We realized that the high school and elementary schools had scheduled Open House for the same night so we moved ours to Thursday, September 19 from 5:30-7:30.
Bring your whole family to LaPerche to visit your child's classroom, meet your child's teacher and other staff members and explore the building. This is a drop in event and families are welcome to attend during any of the two hour block.
Volunteer Training--Tuesday, August 20 at 9:30--Every adult who plans to volunteer at LaPerche must complete volunteer training ONCE during their child’s career at LaPerche. BCI’s must be completed yearly. Visit https://rles.smithfield-ps.org/o/smithfield-public-schools/page/school-volunteer-bci for BCI information
New Student School Tour--Tuesday, August 20 at 10:00--Are you a new student at LaPerche? No need to register, simply join us at LaPerche to see your classroom, meet the school secretary and tour the school!
