Update for the Week of June 16th (2024)

Hello OCRS families,

This is my final Weekly Update, not only for this school year, but also for my time as principal at OCRS. Thank you all for the opportunity to serve as the principal of Old County Road School. I wish the students and the entire school community the absolute best and I am grateful to have been a part of such a wonderful school for the past 6 years. I will always remember our time together fondly, even as I start a new professional adventure in Massachusetts!

Distribution of Final Report Cards on Monday, 6/17

Students' final report cards will be available to view through via online Campus Parent Portal after 12:00 noon on Monday, June 17th. Parents and families can access the online Campus Parent Portal at https://smithfieldri.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/parents/smithfield.jsp. Instructions on how to login and view your child's report card are attached below.

Report cards are based on year end goals, so the Final Report Card indicates progress demonstrated during this period of learning towards the year end goals. Teachers have worked together with their colleagues across the district to make sure that the information that parents receive accurately reflects the learning that is taking place.

Dr. Monaco, our assistant superintendent, has shared guides for families on the elementary report cards in the past. You can find links for each grade level guide below:

• Kindergarten Report Card Guide for Families
• 1st Grade Report Card Guide for Families
• 2nd Grade Report Card Guide for Families
• 3rd Grade Report Card Guide for Families
• 4th Grade Report Card Guide for Families
• 5th Grade Report Card Guide for Families

If any family has questions or concerns about their child's final report card, please reach out to your child's classroom teacher.

If any family has difficulty logging into their Campus Parent Portal account, please email the Technology Department at technosps@smithfield-ps.org.

2024-25 School Year Calendar

The 2024-25 School Year Calendar is posted both on the district website and on the OCRS website. It's also linked here for your convenience.

Please use this calendar to plan family trips, events, and medical appointments on days when school is NOT in session. In the 2024-25 school year we will be continuing our school's focus on daily attendance for students and we want to continue the significant improvement we made this school year!

Summer Learning Information

Did you know that if students stop learning during the summer, they can lose more than two months of learning in reading and math? This is called summer learning loss and it occurs when students forget what they learned over the school year. Students who consistently fall behind due to summer learning loss throughout their elementary school years could wind up falling more than 2.5 years behind their peers by the end of fifth grade.

Ways to support your child’s summer learning experience:

• Encourage your child to read every day, use Lexia on their school Chromebook, and practice math using Freckle on their school Chromebook! (Freckle and Lexia will be available to students until 8/12)
  • To use Lexia, go to Clever.com on your school Chromebook and choose Lexia Core 5
  • To use Freckle, go to Clever.com on your school Chromebook, choose Renaissance then choose the Freckle tile
  • Reach out to technosps@smithfield-ps.org if you have questions or difficulties logging in.
• In the attached grade level specific packets you will find several learning resources including: Summer Reading Bingo Challenge, a summer reading book log and Freckle instructions and practice log.
• See the online Smithfield Summer Learning Guide for additional summer learning opportunities including public library summer programs and recommended summer reading lists.

A note about helping your child when using Freckle and Lexia
Freckle and Lexia are both adaptive programs meaning they will adjust the challenge based on the student's answers. As your child works on these programs, please only support through encouragement. Too much assistance can result in the student being misplaced which can lead to frustration.

We hope you will join us by supporting and cheering on your student(s) as they strive to meet his or her summer goals! Please share the excitement with other parents, too!

Notes from our Nurse

Mrs. Forte would like to remind families that they need to make arrangements to pick up any student medications by Monday, June 17th before 3:00 PM. The school is not able to keep student medication over the summer. Please call or email Mrs. Forte (cforte@smithfield-ps.org) with any questions.

See the linked letter for additional details.

Rhode Island Summer Meals Program

The RI Summer Meals Program is offering free summer meals to teenagers and children. Please see the linked flyer for more details or call 211 for locations.

Please Let the School Know If Your Family is Moving

If your family is moving this summer (or has already moved), please call the school office at 401-231-6613 or email Mrs. Deus at mdeus@smithfield-ps.org. We want to make sure to update our records and enrollments for next year AND prepare any student files that need to be sent to another school or district.

Have a great last day of school and enjoy the summer!

Mr. Barrette

5th Grade D.A.R.E. Ceremony

Kindergarten End of Year Celebration

Malcolm Mitchell Visited Mrs. Connole's Class to Celebrate Their Read Bowl Win!