🧬🔬Today we were SCIENTISTS 🔬🧬 In Mrs. Stracuzzi's Grade 7 Science class students investigated different objects and how they stored elastic energy. The students explored how a plastic spring, a metal spring, a pop up cap, a wind up butterfly 🦋 , a large rubber band, and a bouncy ball 🎾use elastic energy in different ways.
✅✅ Thank you , Mrs. Stracuzzi!
Attention Smith School: Get ready to show off your ugliest sweaters and comfiest jeans for a great cause! This Wednesday, December 11th, we’re hosting an Ugly Sweater and Jeans Day to support the Tommy Strong Foundation Gift Drive.
Here’s how you can join the fun: Bring $1 to participate! Donations can be dropped off in the cafeteria during lunch. Look for your teams jug. All proceeds will go towards helping the two families adopted by Smith’s Blue Team and White Team.
We’re making it a team competition! The team with the most participation and donations during lunch will earn points towards the Charity Challenge. Right now, the teams are tied—so this is your chance to help your team take the lead!
Teachers are joining in and donating, too, so let’s all come together to make this a success. Every sweater, every dollar, and every effort counts!
Show your school spirit, support a great cause, and may the best team win!
Head over to any Ramsey school website homepage for more detail! GREAT prizes and amazing way to honor and participate in Inclusive Schools Week! GO RAMS!
Yesterday, the Sullivan sisters, Alexa (Grade 2) and Avery (Grade 4), visited the Board of Education offices to record the inclement weather announcements for the 2024-2025 school year. The lucky winners of the RPEF raffle did a great recording their extremely cute early dismissal, delayed opening, and snow day announcements! ☃
Ms. Meyers class fit the entire Solar System in their hallway!! Their Solar System to scale was one astronomical unit equaling one meter. That's 93 million miles every meter!! They really got to see the "big picture"!
Smith Student Council Execs & Homeroom Reps visited the New Jersey Hall of Fame!
StuCo representatives took a trip to the American Dream Mall to visit the interactive New Jersey Hall of Fame. Students got to explore and learn about the lives of notable figures from our state including Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston, Albert Einstein, and many more! Exhibits included opportunities to engage in VR tours of notable figures hometowns, flight simulations, and a karaoke hologram experience with famous singers from our home state!
Smith students also got a chance to collaborate with RHS Design Thinking students on a project they are developing for the new museum.
The high school students designed and developed a Bingo game for the museum in an effort to draw new visitors and connect to young visitors.
Our middle school students were the test group and were able to provide insight & feedback to making the Design Thinking project even better.
Thank you to the RHS design thinking students and Mr. Frangione, StuCo advisors, and @newjerseyhalloffame for such a great day!
Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving filled with warmth, joy, and meaningful connections with family and friends. 🍂 🐏
Hey Smith School- In preparation for the kids coming home from college to celebrate Thanksgiving weekend with their families, our school-wide spirit day on Wednesday, November 27th, will be College Day! Please wear a college t-shirt or sweatshirt to show your school spirit! Gobble gobble! 🦃
Smith Student Council's Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive was Monday, November 18th through Friday, November 22nd.
This past week, students dropped off non-perishable food items daily to StuCo representatives all to support Ramsey Respond’s collection for local families and individuals in need.
By The Numbers: Donations from Smith School totaled to over 1,200 items! 😮
The Top Homerooms who will win a donut breakfast for their efforts were Ms. Meyer’s homeroom, Ms. Broderick’s homeroom, and Ms. Larsen’s homeroom. Nice job!👏
Why it matters: Events such as these connect students to our community at large and puts an emphasis on Empathy and the spirit of giving to others
Thank you to everyone who made a contribution to the collection!
Special thanks to our StuCo Advisors, StuCo Executives, Ramsey Buildings & Grounds crew, Custodians, and our Homeroom representatives for their coordination efforts! 🥫🌽🦃🍲
🎭🎭Today we PERFORMED... students in Ms. Fox's Theatre and Drama class discussed ways to enhance their acting skills. We reflected upon projecting our voice, being active while we speak with our movements, using our voice to show emotion, and taking the time to deeply understand our script. Ultimately, the goal for our Grade 8️⃣ actors in training is to engage the audience and HAVE FUN while performing.
🎉🎉🎉 Thank you, Miss Fox!
Smith StuCo's Food Drive is in full swing this week!! Don't forget to bring in your non-perishable donations by Friday, 11/22 to support Ramsey Responds AND have a chance to win your homeroom a donut breakfast. Check out the attached flyer for more information🌽🥕🥣🥫🦃
👨🍳👩🍳Today we COOKED ... low fat pasta, gluten free pancakes, taco bowls, fettuccini alfredo, and chicken kabobs as Grade 7️⃣ students worked on exploring recipes from a variety of healthy diets.
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Thank you Chef O!
7th grade students in Mrs. Broderick and Mrs. Donohues class entered their physics unit today with an engineering challenge. The goal was to design a setup that allowed their marble to keep moving the longest. A great way to intro different types of energy.
It's the season for giving! Smith School Student Council's Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive will be Monday, November 18th through Friday, November 22nd.
The homerooms in each grade with the most donations will win a donut breakfast!
Check out the flyer for items to bring🥖🌽🥕🍽🦃
Today, Ramsey School District takes a moment to express our deepest gratitude to the brave men and women who have served our country.
Thank you for your service. Happy Veterans Day! 🎖️❤️💙
7th graders in Mrs Csengeto’s ELA classes worked through the writing process together and with partners, acted out their realistic fiction stories. Fantastic job!
Reminder! Schools are closed this Thursday and Friday!
See you Monday, Rams! 🐏
Smith Students know all about Award Winners! At the end of the first unit, 6th grade students in Ms. Murphy and Ms. Mahoney’s classes were asked to think deeply about their books and give the book one award in the areas of character, setting, plot, theme or craft. Students created a speech that outlined how their reading experience was made better by this award criteria and used evidence to support their thinking. Ms. Murphy & Ms. Mahoney then hosted an award show in the classroom where students presented their awards!
¡Feliz día de los Muertos! From the Smith School Spanish teachers- Señora Merritt, Señora Kenduck, and Señora Stokes
Happy Diwali! Today we honor the rich cultural traditions of our Hindu, Jain and Sikh community members.
Our District celebrates diversity and the beautiful traditions that make our community vibrant and strong.
