Can you believe we still have tickets available for Friday's Opening Night (7 p.m.) as well as Saturday's 12 p.m. performance?! Tickets are on sale now during all lunch periods for $10. Questions? Ms. Fox would be happy to help! Please direct all questions to her! We can't wait to see you there! Thank you in advance for supporting the arts!
Smith's Community Service Club will be hosting an after school event next week (April 29)! Please mark your calendars and lend a hand to pack the bags! We hope to see you there!
No one can beat the rhyming spirit of these 8th grade friends: Barbie and Army! Good job, girls! 💗💚
Seventh graders can't be beat in today's Rhyme without Reason Spirit Day! Great thinking Bella and Madeleine! 💙💛
These Smith 6th grade girls are showing off their spirit: tailor, sailor, and jailer. 💙💛 Good job, so creative!
At Smith, every day is spirit day, am I right? This week, specifically, we are celebrating SPRING! Please see how the week will unfold and how you can show your best spirit in the halls!
A picture is worth a thousand words! This is a picture of Team 7-1 students' hard work as they will now eagerly await responses to their business letters! This real-world connection assignment ties together research and the art of an argument! Fingers crossed they get responses! 👍🏻
The wait is finally over so grab your hats and typewriters! Smith's spring musical, "Newsies, Jr." will take center stage on its opening night, Friday, April 24 at 7 p.m. Additional performances include Saturday, April 25 at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets go on sale in all lunch periods starting Monday ($10 each). Please see or email Ms. Fox with any questions you may have regarding ticket sales. We can't wait to see our performers' hard work and support the arts along the way!
Smith's sixth graders have a beautiful day to visit West Point! ☀️
We have so much to offer our student community at Smith School! Please see the upcoming club dates to determine how you can get in the action!
Team 7-1 is locked in as they begin to research a company they will send a friendly business letter to! They must decide the who and why, as well as the how when brainstorming ways to effectively communicate their reasons for writing! Can't wait to see the final result!
Smith's Scholastic Book Fair kicks off today! Grade 6 will visit on Tuesday, Grade 7 on Wednesday, and Grade 8 on Thursday in all ELA classes, respectively. Any questions? Please see Mrs. Lynn in the media center for more information!
🤖STEAM Tank Challenge UPDATE🤖Congratulations to Smith's very own Arlette N., Valerie W., Alisha J., and Ayan C. as their group, Renew Reeds Initiative, is one of only 21 groups to move onto the Regional Round of the NJSBA's STEAM Tank Challenge. We are so proud of you, girls! Keep up the fantastic work!
Smith's Fitness classes are moving and shaking! The 8th graders are participating in group yoga poses where they are working on muscular endurance, flexibility and balance. While the sixth graders are following a dance video working on there their fitness, coordination and rhythm. Everyone is having fun and keeping fit!
Yesterday, 7th grade students interviewed building administrators as part of their civic action projects. For weeks, they have been diligently working on identifying an issue within our school community that they could work to address, conduct research, survey and interview students, and identify potential solutions to address their issue. Topics included everything from keeping our hallways clean to getting vending machines at Smith. We are so proud of you, Grade 7! You continue to inspire us every day with your innovative thinking!
It's finally here - the best week of the year! Smith will be hosting its annual Scholastic Book Fair from April 13-17. Parent volunteers are still needed! Please sign up on the PTO website! For more information, please visit: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/ericssmithmiddleschool.
Congrats to the Smith School Jazz Band on their first performance of the season! Before Spring Break, students had an amazing concert at RHS. Of course, the highlight was getting to perform a song with the RHS Jazz Band. Keep up the great work! We love listening to your performances!
Students in Mrs. Lynn's Multi-Media class took the stage and rehearsed the Morning Announcements this week! We can't wait to see the "show!" It's a highlight of homeroom!
💐 Today, we want to give a big shoutout to Julia H.! 🌷 Her talent and thoughtfulness is unmatched! She saw a teacher making flowers for a faculty breakfast and volunteered to make the centerpieces! She brought in these absolutely beautiful masterpieces the next day. She said she loves crafting and was so happy to help. 😊 Thank you, Julia! It is this kind of gesture from our student Ram community that makes Ramsey standout!
The Battle of the Books continued this week as Smith's 8th grade Fantasy Felipes — Bobby H. (captain), Dante C., David Y., Ethan C., and Emma L. — won the Smith Interschool Battle of the Books, defeating two other teams in TRIPLE OVERTIME to earn their spot at the Bergen County competition! These readers were joined by our 7th grade Shining Stars — Valerie W. (captain), Ava G., Allison P., Cedric N., and Adam K. Both teams brought their best to the county level this week, answering questions on 15 books they read and mastered. So proud of these dedicated readers! We definitely need your book recommendations for spring break!
