December 11th-December 15th
Dear Families,
Thank you Mrs. Clapprood and all of our dedicated family volunteers for another successful Book Fair. The students always enjoy the Book Fair!Winter Wonderland Shop Next WeekWinter Wonderland Flyer If you are having financial hardship or are in need, please can contact me (949-2058 or by email at tviera@smithfield-ps.org) to arrange for their students to be able to shop without money. Volunteers NeededWe are in need of volunteers for before school and after lunch recess. Our recess periods are as follows:Grade 1 & 5 Recess-11:40-12:05Grade K & 3 Recess- 12:15-12:40Grade 2 & 4 Recess-1:10-1:35All volunteers must have a current background check and must complete the volunteer documents on our school website. Please email jross@smithfield-ps.org to sign up to help our school!School SafetyPlease remind your child and any adult picking up your child/children not to hold the door for anyone entering the building behind them. Music News:Community Band OpportunityMrs. Barrette is starting a Smithfield Community Band.Here is the Community Band Flyer.Winter Concert on Wednesday 12/20/23The link for families to watch the live stream is on the Pleasant View website under the tab "Quick Links". It is called "Pleasant View TV".Winter Concert ScheduleEveryday SpeechWe have started showing quick videos weekly during 6 minutes of our lunch from our EveryDay Speech Program. The goal is to support students during unstructured time and empower them with strategies to handle conflict at recess independently or be able to ask a supervising adult for assistance.This week our focus was Topic Radar. Students learned that when they are playing with friends not to focus on talking just about themself. Students were empowered with suggestions such as asking friends questions. We then role played and came up with the following questions:-Do you have any pets?-Do you play sports?-Do you take swimming lessons?-What’s your favorite color?School Spirit Week!Monday, 12/18 - Holiday sweater dayTuesday, 12/19 - Holiday socks & hat dayWednesday, 12/20- Holiday colors dayThursday, 12/21 -Winter Whiteout: Wear White/First Day of WinterFriday, 12/22 - Pajama DayM, T, Th, F - December 18, 19, 21, 22 -Holiday Shop and Student School Spirit WeekWednesday December 20th - Winter Concert/This will be live streamed!Monday, December 25th-January 1st-Holiday Recess/No SchoolMonday, January 15th- No School in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.Monday, February 19th-Friday, February 23rd-Winter Recess, NO SchoolFriday, March 29th-Good Friday, No SchoolTuesday, April 2nd-Presidential Preference Primary Day/No SchoolWednesday, April 3rd-ELA RICAS Testing in Grades 3rd-5thThursday, April 4th-ELA RICAS Testing in Grades 3rd- 5thMonday, April 15th-Friday, April 19th-Spring Break/No SchoolWednesday, May 1st-NGSS Science Testing in 5th GradeThursday, May 2nd-NGSS Science Testing in 5th GradeTuesday, May 14th-Math RICAS Testing in 3rd -5th GradeWednesday, May 15th-Math RICAS Testing in 3rd - 5th Grade Thursday, May 16th-Orientation Night at GMS for PVE 5th Graders/ 6:00-8:00pmMonday, May 27th-Memorial Day/No School
Have a wonderful weekend!
Warmly,
Mrs. Dohoney & Mrs. Viera