
The Smithfield Education Foundation is hosting an ‘Open House’ Meeting on Monday, January 14, 2019, at 4pm in the Smithfield High School Media Center.
Come learn about the Smithfield Education Foundation’s mission and how we support the Smithfield Public Schools by awarding grants to teachers.
The Smithfield Education Foundation is looking for new volunteers. If you are interested but cannot attend, please contact us at
smithfieldedfoundation@gmail.com.
We hope to see you on January 14th!

Calling all LaPerche Families--Please come and join us for a delicious pasta dinner on Friday, January 25. The event will take place at Smithfield High School. That evening, the 5th grade students from LaPerche will be your hosts, wait and bus staff and will be ready to take care of your every need!
Click on this link to register:
https://goo.gl/forms/x1NKUWttEWSlUmHp2

Welcome back to school! Happy New Year. Take some time to check out the latest update from LaPerche!
https://www.smore.com/app/pages/preview/cpvdn

As the weather gets colder we want to remind students to bring their hats and gloves to school! Smithfield school understand the importance of fresh air and outdoor play. Gear up so you can have fun in the cold!

Thank you to Smithfield High School for inviting the elementary students to a holiday concert featuring the SHS band and chorus. The student enjoyed the upbeat tunes and sang along to the holiday classics. Thank you for the invitation Mrs. Chartier and Mrs. Young!

Every student in 5th grade in Smithfield has the opportunity to play an instrument in the band. Today the trumpets and saxophones practiced together to get performance ready!

Our One and Done Fundraiser was a huge success! Thank you to Amy Antunes and Elaina LaVallee for all their hard work planning and organizer the fundraiser and to all who purchased tickets. We exceeded our goal of $15,000 to fully find the PTA and provide incredible support to the school!

Miss Zucker teachers her first graders about Hanukkah and they teach their fourth grade reading buddies how to play the dreidel game. Reading buddies is a time for student to engage with an older or younger friend and play the role of teacher or learner. In this case, our first graders were the teachers!

Fourth Grade Students at LaPerche visited Brookdale Assisted Living Facility today to bring some holiday cheer to the residents! LaPerche students care about their community. Thank you Mrs. Barrette for organizing this trip.

Each year, LaPerche teachers choose a shirt to purchase and wear as our theme. This year's shirt--In a world where you can be anything, BE KIND! What a world it would be if we all lived by that motto!

The District Wellness Committee spent time today looking at our strengths and areas of growth. Next up, food tasting opportunities for the elementary students. The program will begin in January at LaPerche and then expand to the other schools! More info to come...

Flexible seating options in Miss Zucker's first grade classroom! Comfortable students are engaged students--do you think they look comfortable as they read?

Mrs. Dorsey, Mr. Connell, Miss Feeley and Mrs. Hayward meet with Elisabeth Townsend from Best Buddies to discuss bringing this awesome partnership to LaPerche!

November student council run Morning Meeting today. Opportunities for public speaking are so important towards developing leaders!