ERIC S. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL

Smith students had an inspiring experience today as they tuned in to a livestream featuring the authors of the five Finalists for the Teen National Book Award! 📚 Students listened as each author shared the inspiration behind their novel, read a short excerpt, and participated in a questions-and-answers segment. After the event, students had the chance to explore copies of all five finalist titles in the library, flipping through the books themselves, with some even getting to take home a copy to read.

Our 💛Smith School💙community is awesome! Look at what we have collected in this week's food drive so far! Today: Mrs. Young and Ms. Perrotti's homeroom pulled out ahead for the 6th and 8th grade homerooms, respectively. In 7th grade, Mrs. Broderick's homeroom remained strong on the leader board. Tomorrow: get ready for a comfy & cozy Wednesday and wear pajamas!

Smith's Food Drive started off today and so far Mrs. Broderick, Mrs. Droubi, and Mrs. Nixon's homerooms have taken the lead in bringing the most canned goods! Get ready Smith Fam - tomorrow is another day to crush it! Extra points will be awarded for spirit wear! Tuesday's challenge: dress in your favorite team's jersey or colors!

What if Shrek met Harry Potter? What if Cinderella met Glinda? Students on Team 7-1 are working hard in their new fan fiction unit! Today, they drafted scenes of imagined 'what-if's' and stayed in character acting the scenes out! 🎭✏️

Starting Monday, Nov. 17, Smith School will be hosting our annual food drive. This year, we have partnered with Ramsey Responds to help collect items through Friday, Nov. 21. As an added bonus, it is also Smith Spirit Week! Please take a look at how you might be able to help our Ramsey families during this month of gratitude.

Today, Mrs. Droubi's 8th grade ELA students worked with Ms. Lynn, Smith's library media specialist. Students began to explore topics for their argument writing, which is their next unit of study.

Congratulations to our Esports teams! Both Smith School squads made the Garden State Esports League Playoffs! Rocket League is the #3 seed in their tournament and Super Smash Bros. is the #5 seed in their tournament. Good luck to both teams at the playoffs, which take place at Georgian Court University on Nov. 22. Go Rams!

It's our 8th graders turn to have a memorable Fun Friday at Holiday Bowl on Nov. 21! Price includes two hours of bowling, shoe rental, two slices of pizza and unlimited soft drinks! There are limited spots available, so please reserve your spot on the PTO website. Guess what? Volunteers are still needed! Please consider spending the night with our RAMtastic 8th graders!

This morning, Mrs. Nixon's 6th graders were working on percentages and giving their 💯 😀

Happy Veteran's Day! 🎖️

As we mark this important day, Ramsey School District encourages everyone to take a moment to learn about the history and significance of Veteran's Day and to recognize the profound contributions of our nation's veterans. To all who have served—we thank you.

Students in Mrs. Johnson's 6th grade English class recently finished their reading unit by studying award-winning literature and authors! Today, they celebrated these titles!

Our first Fun Friday is next week! Price includes two hours of bowling, shoe rental, two slices of pizza and unlimited soft drinks! There are limited spots available, so please reserve your spot on the PTO website. Guess what? Volunteers are still needed! Please consider spending the night with our 6th and 7th graders at Holiday Bowl. Let's make it a memorable night!

Attention all Smithies! Tomorrow, Nov.5, will be our Charity Challenge Blue & Gold Spirit Day for the month of November. Please remember to wear your homeroom's color, either blue or gold, and the majority of what you are wearing must be your team color. You will get extra points for wearing RAMSEY gear! 💙 🐏💛

Smith's Environmental Club had a busy meeting last week! The club has a tradition of planting carrot seeds in the spring and harvesting and eating them in the fall. The carrots were sweet and delicious! They also picked the ONE pumpkin that grew this year! Finally, they were able to feed Draco some microgreens! If you are interested in becoming a club member, please see Ms. Hanratty for more information.

Have a Fangtastic night!

🧡🖤 Smith students had a spooktacular time this morning at our annual Halloween parade! 🧡🖤

Smith's Spanish teachers and classes are currently learning about Dia De Los Muertos! Fun fact: Did you know this traditional Mexican holiday is considered a joyful celebration and not a somber one? 💀

Congratulations are in order for our 11 Smith School band members that recently auditioned and were accepted to Bergen County Band. Six students won first chair on their instruments. Smith School placed second of all the middle schools in Bergen County!

Nathaniel M. - bass clarinet
Marcus S.- bassoon (1st chair) and baritone sax (1st chair)
Declan F. - percussion
Poyraz K. - bass clarinet (1st chair)
Dante C.- trumpet
John L. - tuba (1st chair)
Kayla W. clarinet
Veronica H.- trumpet
Talina S. - piccolo (1st chair)
Amanda E.- bass clarinet
Arlette N. - tenor sax (1st chair)