Three of the four RI schools named by the Special Olympics as Nationally Recognized Unified Champion Schools are right here in Smithfield. Congratulations McCabe Elementary, LaPerche Elementary, and Smithfield High School. http://bit.ly/2lt3krU
Congratulations to Lindsay Burrows on being selected as the 2020 RIAEA Outstanding New Art Educator of the Year! Your dedication and service to art education have been recognized by your peers. Thank you for implementing a model art education program in Smithfield!
Smithfield's September District Newsletter now available at http://bit.ly/30MLzn0 and on our website
WPRI School Survey for Smithfield available here: https://www.wpri.com/superintendent-survey/2019-superintendent-surveys-smithfield/
New blog post - 8 Tips for a Successful School Year - judypaolucci.edublogs.org
BUS ROUTES POSTED
Please see the 2019-2020 bus routes which have been posted on our website under Family Resources (https://www.smithfield-ps.org/o/smithfield-public-schools/page/transportation--244). Most routes have been updated in an effort to improve efficiency and equity.
The Smithfield Educational Foundation provides grants for innovative projects in Smithfield Schools. Support their efforts by stopping by A&W on Wednesday! A portion of the proceeds from food sales go to SEF.
What are Smithfield teachers doing a week before school starts? Attending a 4-day Responsive Classroom course focused on cultivating a positive school environment and classroom culture!


Day 1 of XQ+RI Design Camp. The Core Design Team had a great day thinking big about the future of Smithfield High School!
The school year is almost here! Get connected to news in Smithfield Schools. The August/September District Newsletter is available at http://bit.ly/2Z8lddT
New blot post, "Grit" available at http://judypaolucci.edublogs.org/2019/07/16/grit/
July/August District Newsletter is now available at http://bit.ly/2Xpjsrx
Latest designs address space in elementary schools
(Valley Breeze) http://bit.ly/2RTBQrB
New blog post - Feed the Teachers! http://judypaolucci.edublogs.org/2019/06/30/feed-the-teachers/
Happy to share our friends at the East Smithfield Public Library's Summer meal schedule for July - visit https://5il.co/8ho0
Congratulations to GMS that was awarded a Career Exploration Grant from the RI Department of Education!
http://www.ride.ri.gov/InsideRIDE/AdditionalInformation/News/ViewArticle/tabid/408/ArticleId/585/RIDE-Awards-Career-Exploration-Grants-to-18-R-I-Middle-Schools.aspx
Basketball Courts Opening Day was a huge success. Thanks for the extra touches, Al, for garnering community support, Dave, and for all other members of the committee for pulling all this together. Even at 8:45 p.m., the courts were bustling

School is officially out but our teachers are still hard at work writing the elementary math curriculum and learning about our new secondary math program that will be implemented in the fall.


The Northern RI Relay for Life takes place tomorrow, June 15th, at the SHS track.

SHS Interact students were recognized at the Smithfield Rotary Installation dinner.


