Smithton CCSD 130

1st Grade is learning about Community Helpers this week. They had a guest speaker come in and read to them on Monday! It was our Student Resource Officer (SRO), Mr. Harris! 👮‍♀️ He is a community helper who helps keep us safe at school.

On Friday our 1st Graders took a trip to the Zoo! It was a beautiful day and they had so much fun exploring with parents & friends.

This week is Digital Citizenship Week in the US. Digital Citizenship can be defined as engaging in appropriate & responsible behavior when using technology. It encompasses digital literacy, ethics, etiquette, online safety and more. More information can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju9aOc2MLyo

Good Luck to our Cross Country Teams today at the State Meet! Yesterday we had a "clap out" for the teams to wish them luck!

Kindergarten & 1st Grade learned about Fire Safety at the Smithton Firehouse today!

Congratulations to our Boys & Girls Cross Country Teams who have both advanced to the State competition in DuQuoin on Saturday! Information for State can be found here: https://www.flowcode.com/page/2022sijhsaastateccmeets?fbclid=IwAR2IxXOpJE0YN3OzAd2ik13KPejdSfyJDj6Qag2k9hp_AHzTeKCUgbFkcmE

1st Grade collected money to adopt animals at the St. Louis Zoo. Enough money was collected for each class to adopt 3 animals! Mrs. Lucash's class: Spotted Hyena, Red-Kneed Tarantula and Reticulated Giraffe. Mrs. Gerberding's class: Spotted Hyena, Red-Kneed Tarantula and Chimpanzee Mrs. Lance's Class: Spotted Hyena, Red-Kneed Tarantula and Chimpanzee

Today our Girls on the Run team is practicing for the 5K that they will participate in on November 12th at Forest Park!

Last call for Veterans Day Shirts! Orders due tomorrow.

Smithton Families - we cannot thank you enough for the support of our Positive Referral Pantry! We have been so overwhelmed with goodies we've had to remove the account for a bit - just so we can get through all of the items we've received! We are so grateful and will let you know when the site is active again. Thank you so much!

A huge thank you to Dr. Castelli & Mrs. Belosi for having the Destination Desserts food truck come and treat Smithton teachers & staff to sweet treats on our Institute Day today!

Last week, Mrs. Walls' Kindergarten friends created drawings of "Sparky the Dog" while learning about fire safety!

Congratulations to our Boys Baseball team for winning 1st Place and becoming SIJHSAA STATE CHAMPS! Congratulations also to our Girls Softball team for winning 4th Place at State! We are so proud of all of our players!

We'll see everyone back at school on Tuesday. Have a great long weekend!

Wear your spirit wear (green and white) on Thursday (10/6)! Let’s show our support for our baseball and softball teams!  The baseball team won in the second round of the state tournament yesterday. The baseball team will play for the championship tomorrow at 3 pm. The softball team will play for 3rd place tomorrow at 1 pm.

The Smithton School Student of the Month for October 2022 is Drayden Shumaker. Drayden was chosen for this award by the faculty and administration of the school. The award was presented to Drayden for displaying a good work ethic, outstanding character, and good behavior. Drayden also shows respect, leadership, willingness to help his peers, and kindness to others. Drayden will receive a plaque and a gift card from the school. Drayden is the son of Shane and Kara Shumaker. Drayden loves to build Legos, learn new things, ride his bike and listen to music. He does not have any plans for the future, he is just going with the flow. His favorite quote is "You cannot have a rainbow, unless you're willing to put up with the rain."

Picture Retake Day is TOMORROW!

Show your school spirit TOMORROW! Wear your spirit wear (green and white) on Tuesday (10/4)! Let's show our support for our baseball and softball teams! They are competing in the second round of the state tournament tomorrow! GO COUGARS!

We appreciate our custodians!

Parents, please check your email for a message about our Positive Referral Pantry! Click or copy the link to make a donation: https://a.co/hybvcFe We appreciate your help keeping our pantry stocked!