Raymond C. LaPerche Elementary School

LaPerche Students squared off against the teachers during our RICAS pep rally! The pep rally started with an intense dance off followed by a trivia battle. Students gathered toge...

PTA Board Elections Get Involved – Make a Difference! Are you looking to become more involved in your child’s school? Do you have ideas to improve the edu...

Reading Week 2019 This year LaPerche is celebrating our 50th anniversary! As a school, we will be celebrating our anniversary during reading week which is April 8th-12th....

March 31, 2019 Updates and Reminders from LaPerche: Tomorrow evening, Monday, April 1, the Smithfield Town Council and School Committee have a joint work ses...

Students in Second Grade showed off their research and writing skills at the Polar Animal Museum. Students researched a polar animal and reported on their appearance, habitats,...

Students in third grade learned about Chinese New Year and when it is celebrated. Did you know the Chinese New Year follows the lunar calendar? Legend says that a monster named...

On Tuesday, January 29, the fifth graders from LaPerche visited Gillette Stadium. We had a large group of amazing chaperones who joined the staff and students and they all had a...

Thank you to our wonderful partner, Special Olympics of Rhode Island, for sharing the Imagination Playground with us. Mr. Connell invited each class let their creativity flow! T...

The LaPerche Pasta Dinner took place on Friday, January 25 and was a smashing success. All of LaPerche is invited to the event where the fifth graders take care of everything fr...

The Local Food Ambassador program kicked off at LaPerche today! Rose Serra from Farm Fresh RI and Karin Wetherill from RI Healthy School Coalition joined us at LaPerche for ou...

Life of a Pat’s fan! What a game, what a game! Onto the Super Bowl! January 21, 2019 This upcoming week is a busy one at LaPerche--please check out all of the events tak...

Today, Theresa Church from the Mat Ministry visited LaPerche during morning meeting to share amazing mats she creates from plastic grocery bags. The dry and clean grocery bags ar...

Our Principal for the Day, Mr. Watson, had a busy first day on the job. He started the day speaking to the students at Morning Meeting about their excellent behavior at the Smith...

Many parents often say, nowadays they don't teach math the way I learned it! Let's take a look inside a math lesson at LaPerche so you can see it from start to finish. At...

On Friday, November 30, LaPerche students dedicated a new Buddy Bench during the Town Meeting. What is a Buddy Bench? It is a designated spot on the playground that a student ca...

Dr. Monaco, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, and members of East Bay Collaborative, joined Mrs. Dorsey and visited kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms to view science ...