Smithton CCSD 130

Happy Bosses' Day!

Today Ms. Dobey's 3rd Grade Class did a fun STEM activity where the students had to make a tower that could stand on its own. They could only use marshmallows and toothpicks. You can tell they had a lot of fun!

The 7th and 8th graders recently learned about the work of artist Wayne Thiebaud in Art class. They created plaster cake sculptures. They almost look realistic enough to eat!

Yesterday Kindergarten & 1st Grade visited the Fire Station to learn about fire safety!

This week in STEM...Kindergarten made insects from play-doh, 1st grade used pattern blocks to create symmetry and 3rd grade used pulleys.

Today the Pre-K and EC classes had a special visit from the Smithton Volunteer Fire Department! The classes loved learning about fire safety from Captain Knake and Firefighter Bryce! They got to hear a real smoke alarm, and discussed what to do if there is a fire at their house. They also got to climb inside one of the fire trucks, and Captain Knake even turned on the siren! Thanks SVFD! 🚒🚨🔥

September 2023 Board Brief from Dr. Castelli https://5il.co/26pod

Today on National Coaches Day we say thank you to all of our Smithton coaches who inspire our students regularly and work hard to help our students be the best that they can be!

Veterans Day T-Shirts, Sweatshirts & Hoodies are available for purchase at the link below! Veterans Day will be celebrated with an all-school assembly on November 9th 2023. Students who purchase shirts are encouraged to wear their Veterans Day shirt to school that day. For each shirt sold, $1.00 will be donated to the Smithton Veterans Memorial. All shirts will be picked up, delivered to school & sent home with your student(s) the week prior to the assembly. Orders are DUE BY MONDAY OCTOBER 16th. https://aim-designs.square.site/veterans

Mrs. Carter's 2nd grade art class worked hard to finish their paper mache animal masks yesterday! They paper mached balloons, added ears, horns, etc., and then painted! They turned out great!

Thank you Smithton Teachers for everything that you do! Your contributions do not go unnoticed. Our students are so lucky to have each and every one of you in their corners.

October is AAC Awareness Month! Mrs. Morra, our amazing Speech Language Pathologist, reminds us that everyone deserves a voice with her amazing bulletin board! AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, which are ways people use to communicate besides talking; typically when someone is unable to speak or hard to understand. However, we ALL use AAC when we type, text, write & gesture!

Kindergarten went to the Pumpkin Patch on Friday. Here are some pictures from Mrs. Brueggemann's class!

6th Grade playing the cardboard box games they created in STEM class!

We can't say it better than the US Department of Education, "Principals set the tone for the entire school community with strong leadership, school spirit, and care for students, teachers, staff, & families. We celebrate you for everything you do! #NationalPrincipalsMonth" Thank you Mrs. Belosi!

Girls on the run this weekend!

On Friday Mother Goose visited Pre-K for their Nursery Rhyme Party! Each student took turns reciting their own nursery rhyme from memory - earning themselves a badge into the Mother Goose Club! Then Mother Goose led the class outdoors to play silly games! There was the Itsy Bitsy Spider chase, Humpty Dumpty Egg Race and Egg Toss, a Jack Be Nimble jumping contest and the Jack and Jill Water Bucket races! When we came inside, Mother Goose had left us some muffins from Little Miss Muffet, and cheese sticks from the Hickory Dickory Doc mice!

Good Luck to our Softball and Baseball teams as they both travel to Pinckneyville this morning to compete in the 1st round of state championships! Go Cougars!

8th Graders attended Career Day at Beck Vocational Center today. Here are some pictures from their day!

Smithton staff celebrated Ms. Guyette's "almost here" baby boy this week with a diaper shower! Our wonderful 5th graders helped arrange her gifts in her classroom to find when she returned from today's kindergarten field trip.