Smithton CCSD 130

Picture Day is coming up on Thursday, August 24th! Order before Picture Day to receive free shipping to the school. Order online at inter-state.com/order and enter Order Code 78163EF.

Welcome our new Athletic Director, Brendan Hand! Brendan comes to us as our Boys Basketball coach & AD after spending time as Waterloo High School's assistant boys baseball coach. He also spent time coaching Millstadt Xplosion and Southern Storm youth baseball teams. Brendan has his bachelors degree in Mass Communication with an emphasis in Sports Mgmt & Sports Information from Lindenwood University - Belleville. Brendan and his wife Taylor live in Smithon and welcomed their son Brooks in October 2022. In his free time Brendan enjoys spending time with his family, traveling and playing golf. Brendan is excited to join Smithton School to work with the incredible staff and work together to grow the Athletics Department within the school walls and out in the community. Quote: "It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed." Theodore Roosevelt. Welcome Brendan!

5th Annual Striking Out Cancer Baseball/Softball Game TShirt link here: https://www.storessimple.com/spectragraphics/groupproducts.php?prodgroup_id=17864&prodgroupbypass=true

Girls On the Run is back at Smithton School this Fall! Please click the link below to sign up your student! GOTR meets weekly Tuesdays & Thursdays from 3:15 - 4:30. Key Season Dates: August 7 - September 4 at 11:59 PM: Program Registration is open for all teams September 11: Practices begin this week November 18: End of Season 5K in Forest Park! https://www.pinwheel.us/register/index/23FAProgram?sid=76037eee80654d3db5718ca1d65859ba

Start making those wishlists! Sale starts next Tuesday! Ordering your Smithton gear from 1st Place Spiritwear gets our school 10% of the proceeds! We appreciate your support.

If you would like to donate to our Positive Referral Pantry our Amazon List can be found here. We thank you in advance for supporting our students! https://a.co/hybvcFe

Meet our new Social Worker, Emily McPherson! Emily comes to us after spending time in schools in Sparta, Red Bud, Okawville and Evansville. She has her Bachelors & Masters Degrees in Social Work from SIUE. Emily is married to Keith and has two sons Konnor & Kameron who attend Smithton School! They also have two dogs named Charlie & Mimi. In her free time Emily likes to read, hike and spend time with her boys. She is excited to work at Smithton because she loves the idea of working in her hometown & building a connection with all the kiddos in the community! Quote: "To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world." Dr Seuss.

Thank you to all who came out to our PTO Swim Party last night! Here are a few more upcoming dates for your calendars! School starts next Wednesday!

Please support our Smithton School Boosters Club buy purchasing 8" Mums for Fall! Cash & Checks due to Smithton School by Thursday August 31st. 🪴🍃🍁💚 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18HYYf8X3gX-_wgK9I-9pO62mWMh0QgK-aRotyTa3rlw/edit?usp=drivesdk

Softball will practice in the outfield and the cages by the baseball field (August 2nd) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Baseball tryouts will be moved indoors this evening (August 2nd) from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. in the Smithton School Gym. Players will need to wear tennis shoes and may wear shorts.

We are currently looking for a Girls C Team Basketball Coach for the 23-24 Season. Please contact Mrs. Belosi if interested!

Meet new Early Childhood Para, Alivia Wilson! Alivia has 3 dogs - Rosie, Addy and Charlie and in her free time she likes to spend time with her family, draw and paint, go fishing and go for walks. Alivia is excited to work for Smithton School because she loves working with kids and with her mother as an educator, she has loved watching her mom work. "Smithton School is doing a lot of amazing things that I'm excited to be a part of!" Quote: If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. - Wayne Dyer Welcome Alivia!

If you have the means and desire to help out our younger students, they could use the following items for their classroom. You can drop off any donations in the main office. We thank you in advance! Legos (big bulky kind) Dinosaurs cars/trucks (small) Paint (washable) Construction Paper Animals (stuffed) Animals (plastic) Stampers Chunky puzzles Magna Doodles String n Beads Connector/ Snapping Toys Little People Potato Head Color or Counting Toys

Welcome 3rd Grade Teacher Emily Dobey! Emily is a recent graduate of SIUE with her Bachelors degree in Elementary Education. Emily student taught and substitute taught at Ellis Elementary in Belleville before making her way to Smithton. In her spare time Emily enjoys spending time with her mom, her 2 brothers and her boyfriend. She also loves to spend time hunting, fishing and being outdoors. When she is not outside, she enjoys reading. Emily is very excited to meet her students when the school year gets started! Quote: "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela

❤️COME AND SEE A GREAT MUSICAL! You will laugh lots and really enjoy the songs!🤣😃 Smithton's own Mrs. Berry is one of the backstage singers. MUSICAL: HP & THE DEATHLY HALLOWEEN 🎃 WHEN: Thursday, August 3rd @ 7:30 PM; Friday, August 4th @ 7:30 PM; Saturday, August 5th @ 7:30 PM, and Sunday, August 6th @ 2:00 PM WHERE: Belleville East High School in the Theater Building (2555 West Blvd, Belleville, IL 62221) WEBSITE: You can buy tickets at the theater or online ahead of time. https://takeabowshowcase.org/product-category/tickets/?fbclid=IwAR3_exO9hWPz4N0zL-sHR5Q7Oop7MDcpjOMfMq661WgA0n-7lekT6lNnX4M SHORT DESCRIPTION: This musical is themed around the Harry Potter book series, but each of the characters has different names that playoff of this literary masterpiece. The songs are parodies of other musicals & band songs. There are so many jokes that play off of movies and television shows. TAKE A BOW SHOWCASE & RISING STARS is the theater company putting on the show. DRESS UP IN COSTUME: (OPTIONAL) There is a Halloween costume contest at each performance. So you are welcome to dress in costume.

Here is your link to July's Board Brief: https://5il.co/20d3b To see this and previous month's Board Brief's, please access our website under Board of Education - Board Briefs.

Meet 3rd Grade Teacher Ireland Keen! Ireland is a recent graduate of the University of Alabama and has previous experience in Alabama city & county schools. Ireland comes from a family of 4 kids with 3 older brothers! She has a mini goldendoodle named Ella. In her free time, Ireland loves to be at the lake, to play sand volleyball and to shop. She is excited to work at Smithton because of the community. She is most excited to work with the incredible staff that she has already met! Quote: "Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier." - Mother Teresa

You can now support Smithton Elementary through #WalmartSparkGood! Find us on walmart.com/sparkgood, and you can round up your change to donate to us when you shop at walmart.com or in the Walmart app. From now until September 4, Walmart will match your Round Up donations to schools 2:1!

Meet Early Childhood Teacher, Trisha Gaffner! Trisha comes to Smithton School from Central School District where she spent the last 4 years. Before that she spent time at Edinburg, Wood River / Hartford, Bond County and East St. Louis districts. Mrs. Gaffner has her Bachelors Degree from Eastern Illinois University. She has been spending her summer spoiling her niece and nephew! Trisha enjoys working out, running, cooking, listening to music, giving back to the community through the Moose Lodge, and spending time with family & friends. Trisha is excited to work at Smithton School because the program is new and to be able to help familes that may not know about the positives of early childhood. Quote - "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." - Maya Angelou