Smith Spectacular
November 6, 2015
We had a great time celebrating our
Coin Drive success. We surpassed our
goal of 250lbs. of coins so students
earned an extra recess. Thanks to
volunteers, special stations were set up
for student to use. (Chalk, parachute,
ball games, etc.) It was a fun time for all.
Thank you PIE for organizing the
volunteers and games! Thank you to the
community for donating to our coin
drive!
Please remember that any bus changes
need to be in writing. If you have a
change come up during the day, you
need to call the office by 1:30. For the
safety of every student, we cannot
guarantee that changes made after 1:30
will be honored.
Conferences are scheduled for Monday, 27pm and Tuesday, 12-4. If you do not know
when your conference is scheduled, or know
you will not be able to make it, please call the
office at 223-4282. Childcare will be provided
during your conference time in the Smith
School Library if you need it.
Please help us win a garden! Vote
for the Leroy H. Smith School at
http://bit.ly/1iPUGxj Or visit the
terracycle website. You can vote
one time each day. All it takes is a
few minutes! We are in SECOND
place. Please help us win!!
First graders have been busy this year
learning about a variety of topics in
Health, Science and Social Studies,
including: apples, and the life of Johnny
Appleseed, personal safety and
community helpers, keeping our bodies
healthy, and bats. We will soon be
studying important parts of the human
body, and Thanksgiving. We have been
using charts to record information that
we already know about a topic, and the
new information that we have learned
throughout our studies. We have also
been using Venn Diagrams to compare
and contrast information. Ask your first
grader to explain how a Venn Diagram
works! Students have been, of course,
very eager to share the knowledge that
they bring to our discussions! They are
also excited to share the new information
that they have learned. So, please ask a
first grader you know to tell you
something that they learned about
Johnny Appleseed, keeping our bodies
healthy and safe, or amazing bats!
First graders have been working hard
to build reading and writing skills
in the River Wing! We began by
learning how to build stamina as we
read, choose Just Right books, and
practice new skills in workshop
stations. Now, we are learning
about using strategies to help
tackle tricky words: looking at the
picture and sounding out are some we
know! Since we study 5 new words
sight words each week, we can read
over 40 new words, too! As writers
we have learned about two different
genres, narrative and informational,
by writing Small Moment stories and
How To Books!
A slice of Pie!
(Partners in Education)
PIE’s Fall Fundraiser Coin Drive has come
to a close and the results are in!
Congratulations, Smith School
Students...you exceeded our school-wide
goal again this year! Working together, you
collected 277 pounds of coins! The total
amount of funds raised was $1084.52! All
grade levels enjoyed “Fall Fundraiser Fun
Day” on Friday, November 6th as a reward
for their efforts. A fun morning took place
with an extra recess including many fun
outdoor games and activities. Your
contributions helped to raise money that will
directly benefit Smith School. Thank you for
your participation and support with this
fundraiser! Thank you to everyone who came out
to support PIE at our Halloween
Monster Mash event. We hope you all
had a “spook- tacular” time! PIE is selling Smith School T-shirts and
sweatshirts. Order forms were sent home
in backpacks, but additional forms are
available to print from our website at
www.smithpie.webs.com. We will also be
offering Smith School car magnets for $5
each. Magnet order forms will go home
next week and are also available on our
website. Orders for shirts and magnets
will be placed on the second Friday of
every month. Show your Smith School
spirit with a shirt or a magnet! Smith School students participated in a
school-wide vote on Election Day. They
voted to choose the two movies that will
play at PIE’s Holiday Movie night on
Friday, Dec. 11. We are counting ballots and
the results will be announced soon! π
The grade-level Box Top contest came
to a close and FIRST GRADE was the
grade level with the most Box Tops!
Congratulations, first graders! All
grade levels did a great job turning in
Box Tops to help raise money for
Smith School. Thank you for your
participation! The next grade-level
Box Top contest has begun so keep
those Box Tops rolling in! The
results were:
PreK: 27 ($2.70)
K: 720
($72.00)
1st: 1,143 ($114.30)
2nd:
452 ($45.20)
3rd: 607 ($60.70)
4th:
546 ($54.60)
Unlabeled: 568
($56.80)
Total: 4063 That’s $406.30
for Smith School! Join us at our next meeting
on Tuesday, Nov. 17th at 6:30
in the school library. NOTE:
Our November meeting has been
changed from the previously
scheduled date of Nov. 10th.
We look forward to seeing you
on the 17th! Interested in being a “Slice of the PIE”? To
join the PIE email list or to ask any
PIE-related questions— contact PIE
President, Cathy Adamo, at:
adamo@roadrunner.com OR 223-1052.
Up Coming Events:
Monday, November 9: Parent Teacher
Conferences 2-7pm
Tuesday, November 10: ½ day,
11:30 dismissal
Tuesday, November 10: Parent
Teacher Conferences 12-4pm
Wednesday, November 11: No School
Wednesday-Friday, November 25-27:
School Vacation