In second grade at LaPerche today, partners worked together to determine the main idea of the text they were reading. Then, they reread the text to find the key details that supported the main idea. Second graders know how to work together and give everyone an opportunity to share their thinking.
October is National Principals Month. Principals have a direct impact on student achievement & school climate. Thank you to all of our Principals @SmithfieldSchls
Wear green on Friday in support of Unified Day recognizing and celebrating the inclusion of all of our students in Smithfield Schools! #Movingforwardtogether
Third graders at LaPerche discuss setting, theme and plot for chapter 8 of the Case of the Gasping Garbage. Students learn so much from each other and challenge each other’s thinking during group discussions!
During Start with Hello Week at LaPerche, the third, fourth, and fifth grade students mixed it up at lunch to meet new friends. As students arrived at the lunch room door, they received a card with a number from 1 to 17. That number indicated which table would be their seat for the day. Fifth grade students were seated at the table, ready to lead the discussion so new friendships could be started. Start with Hello Week is a “national call to action week, dedicated to making new social connections and creating a sense of belonging among youth”. It is part of the Sandy Hook promise.
Here is a link to the rest of the photos from the wonderful lunch:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/enDgP6pZLG59VmK68
LaPerche fourth and fifth graders worked in the garden with Mrs. Dorsey and Annie Bayer from Revive The Roots. They prepared the beds for fall plantings! They cleared the weeds from summer, composted the beds to feed the soil, applied mulch to insulate the earth, and planted spinach, beets and radishes to harvest this fall!! The kids learned so much and are excited to get back into the garden to taste all that they planted!
Check out this link for more photos:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/NQR6g7odshU2CE4F6
Families learned more about their children @ the elementary open houses last week. Students wrote about themselves, their dreams & goals, & their families. Thank you @SmithfieldSchls families for the great turnout. Our students, faculty & staff were excited to share.
Healthy meals are served at each of our 5 schools & include fresh vegetables & fruit. All Chartwells meals - brown bag & hot lunch - are nut-free. The new kitchen equipment & smoothie bike will be unveiled Thursday @SHSSentinels @SmithfieldSchls
Open house at LaPerche was a smashing success! So many families visited the building where their children led them on a tour of the classrooms, the art room, the music room, the gym, the bake sale and the playground. The book fair was jumping, the gym was full of active families and the classrooms celebrated all that we do at LaPerche everyday. Thank you to all of the families who came out tonight! What was your favorite part of the evening?
Smithfield Families,
There will be continued delays in several bus routes through the end of this week affecting several routes. This includes Routes 16 and 17. Durham will be doubling up driver runs in both the mornings and afternoons. Thank you.
Our SHS Cheerleaders are selling snacks & beverages at the high school all day today to raise funds for the program @SHSSentinels @SmithfieldSchls
If you are voting, stop in for refreshments.
A reminder to families that Tuesday, Sept. 13 is Primary Day. All schools are closed.
Dear Smithfield Families,
Bus Route 16 and Route 17 will be running 15-30 minutes late Monday for arrival and dismissal. Please plan for this to extend for the remainder of the week. Any of these students will have an excused lateness
The cafeteria rangers from LaPerche Elementary are at the Rootstock festival at Revive The Roots on Farnum Pike in Smithfield. They are challenging people with all sorts of questions about how and what to recycle. Then guests can take a tray down our cafeteria ranger line and test their knowledge. What an amazing leadership opportunity for our fifth graders!!
Join us for the Pink Out on September 17th at SHS!
Schools are closed in honor of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 5. Schools are open Tuesday, Sept. 6 for all students @SmithfieldSchls.
On Monday, August 29, Annie Bayer from Revive the Roots will join us at the LaPerche garden to prepare it for Fall Planting! We are looking for 10 adult volunteers to join us from 12:00-4:00 PM. Please sign up for 1-4 hours and kids are welcome!
Please dress for a mess as we tackle the weeding and turn over the soil.
We have plenty of gloves and small tools but feel free to bring your own. We could use a few more large shovels as well. Click on the sign up genius link below to sign up. Thank you!
Sign Up Genius Link
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0849abae2ea4fe3-prepare
The 2022-23 All Course Network (ACN) registration is now open! ACN is a statewide course catalog that lets students take free courses at colleges, schools, or online. Visit https://enrollri.org/acn for more information.
RI is offering free summer meals for teens and children at 80 distribution sites throughout the state! Call 211 for locations.
The fifth grade students at LaPerche are participating in a fabulous bike program this week. Today they practiced stopping at stop signs, riding down the “road” and looking back over their shoulder to check for traffic, turning or changing lanes. Our instructor from the Woonasquatucket River Watershed council held up 1, 2 or no arms and the kids had to “look back” and call out how many they saw. Some students worked with the second instructor learning how to ride a bike. What a great experience for all of our kids. Bike riding is fantastic exercise and has no impact on the environment!
