Commissioner Gist, State of Education Address
In the Commissioner of Education's State of Education Address on May 1, she particularly acknowledged the impressive systemic achievement in student writing in North Smithfield Schools. Our Grade 5 students were 97% proficient in writing and top in the State as a grade level!
Teacher Appreciation Week, May 7-11
It is Teacher Appreciation Week, May 7-11.
Thank you to all our teachers and staff for their professionalism, reflection on practice and putting the needs of our students first!
Thank you also to our wonderful, supportive PTO and for their many expressions of appreciation this week!
Grade 4 Science NECAP Testing May 8 and 9
All Grade 4 students will participate in Science NECAP Testing on May 8 and 9. There are two testing sessions each day. The morning session is 8:45 to 10:25 and the afternoon session is 12:30 to 2:05. The testing incorporates multiple choice, written response and performance task components. This testing is done yearly in Grade 4 during the Spring term.
Very Successful Family Math Night!
Once again the Halliwell Memorial School Family Math Night (Mathmania!) was a big success. Dozens of families came out for the fun event on the evening of March 29. There were a wide variety of math games, including the fan favorite, our Estimation Jars. The person with the closest estimate of amounts of the contents of each jar, won the jar. Thank you to the NSPTO for donating this year's estimation jars. Thank you also to our family volunteers, students, faculty and staff leaders for organizing and facilitating the event, including: Diane Kohler, Marjory Brenner, Claire O'Hara, Monica Maroney, Carla Giarrusso, Clarissa Russell, Amanda Zifcak and Kathy Sylvia, who ran the activities.
