
8th grader Brooke & Ms. Garcia prep their advertising space for the first ever Best Buddies Pop Up Shop! Best Buddies is an organization that creates meaningful friendships between students with disabilities and their peers. The club has successfully organized multiple activities and are now creating the pop up shop to raise money for our first ever Best Buddies trip and for future events. The store will be open from February 26th to March 13th. Pick-up will be on or around March 15. Visit the link to shop now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfM67PzW34oglL5rQSnlqVSSBn967llAcXuSjlljsESPRrWzA/viewform


π Congratulations to RHS Senior Paige Kirk who punched her ticket to the State Finals tomorrow in AC!!!
We're all behind you Paige! Let's Go!!! π


Tonight's North 1 Group 2 Boys Basketball Sectional Final is SOLD OUT!
The game will be live-streamed (for free) starting at 6:00pm via YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EShFfh_xG0o


The cast & crew of Smith Schoolβs Matilda the Musical are so excited to welcome everyone to their performances this weekend. Friday night is SOLD OUT; we still have tickets ($10 each) available for purchase at the door for Sat at 12PM! A huge thank you as always to the @rpef_ramsey for their ongoing support and generosity!



February is Black History Month! Each week day this month, Smith School will share a quotation from an influential figure, past & present, in Black history. Today's quote comes from James Baldwin, an American writer and civil rights activist. He garnered acclaim for his work across several forms, including essays, novels, plays, and poems! Learn more here: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/introduction-james-baldwin
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Top of the mornin' to you, Smith School!
Can you believe March is quickly approaching us this week? π
Friday, March 1st will be our Blue & Gold Spirit Day for the month of March.
Make sure to show your Ramsey pride with your blue & gold! ππ


Smith School hosted the Intra-School Competition for Battle of the Books earlier today! Battle of the Books is a Trivia Competition for students based on a predetermined list of 15 books. Since October, student teams of five have read the books, discussed them, and held meetings to practice quizzing each other on the contents. This is the 13th year that Smith School has had a participating Battle of the Books team, and this year the first-ever formalized in-school battle at Eric S. Smith School! Next week, students will travel to compete in the County-Wide battle at Cavallinni Middle School. In the 6th grade, our winners were "The Smarties": Emma Latorre, Emily Al-Ola, Elena Oppenberg, Kudrat Kaur, Henry Ardito. And in the 8th grade, our winners were "Team Two": Lin Miao, Lila Yakata, Summer Goodfellow, Ellie Thumm, Dylan Lagomarsino.
Special shoutout to Mr. Sirota & Mr. Rockefeller for acting as judge & timekeeper for today's event and to Ms. Kelly as the advisor of the club.

February is Black History Month! Each week day this month, Smith School will share a quotation from an influential figure, past & present, in Black history. Today's quote comes from Simone Biles, The most decorated American gymnast in history, she is widely considered one of the greatest gymnasts of all time. Her seven Olympic gymnastics medals are ninth-most of all time and tied for the most by a U.S. gymnast! Learn more here: https://simonebiles.com/about/
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Smith School's Team 7-3 had a (pickle)ball playing with the sophomores at RHS today!





February is Black History Month! Each week day this month, Smith School will share a quotation from an influential figure, past & present, in Black history. Today's quote comes from Chadwick Aaron Boseman was an American actor best known as playing Black Panther in the Marvel franchise. During his two-decade career, Boseman received several accolades, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, along with an Academy Award nomination! Learn more here: https://www.biography.com/actors/chadwick-boseman
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February is Black History Month! Each week day this month, Smith School will share a quotation from an influential figure, past & present, in Black history. Today's quote comes from Oprah Winfrey, an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years! Learn more here: https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/oprah-winfrey
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February is Black History Month! Each week day this month, Smith School will share a quotation from an influential figure, past & present, in Black history. Today's quote comes from Tina Turner, Singer, Songwriter, Actress- best known as the βQueen of RockβnβRollβ! Learn more here: https://www.biography.com/musicians/tina-turner
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February is Black History Month! Each week day this month, Smith School will share a quotation from an influential figure, past & present, in Black history. Today's quote comes from Booker T. Washington, an an American educator, author, and orator! Learn more here:https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/booker-t-washington
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February is Black History Month! Each week day this month, Smith School will share a quotation from an influential figure, past & present, in Black history. Today's quote comes from Ruby Bridges, an American civil rights activist. She was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis on November 14, 1960! Learn more here:https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/ruby-bridges
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February is Black History Month! Each week day this month, Smith School will share a quotation from an influential figure, past & present, in Black history. Today's quote comes from Jackie Robinson, an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947! Learn more here:https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/robinson-jackie
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February is Black History Month! Each week day this month, Smith School will share a quotation from an influential figure, past & present, in Black history. Today's quote comes from Amanda Gorman, an American poet and activist. Gorman was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate! Learn more here: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amanda-Gorman
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Education is vital to shaping future leaders. At Ramsey School District, we strive to instill in our students the values of leadership, integrity and civic responsibility. We are reminded of this, especially today, as we honor the legacy of our nation's leaders.


The musical talent in our district is AMAZING! Last night's choral collage featured singing groups from Dater, Smith, and the high school. The groups performed separately and together in a fast-paced and exciting show featuring great songs and performances. Special thanks to our vocal teachers: Mr. Bogert (Dater), Mr. Ricigliano (Smith), and Mr. Wolf (RHS).
The arts are alive and well in Ramland!


WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! Congratulations to the middle school boys' basketball team. In the first year back after a decade with no middle school team, the Rams, led by Coach Taylor, captured the league title with a hard-fought 51-49 victory over a good Westwood team.
Education-based athletics are an important part of the Ramsey experience.
Another great day to be a Ram!


Smith School's 7th and 8th grade French students celebrated the holiday, la Chandeleur earlier this month. Chandeleur is National CrΓͺpe Day and coincides with Groundhog's Day. On la Chandeleur, the French eat crΓͺpes which symbolize the sun representing the move from winter to spring. The students got to make, cook, flip and fill their delicious crΓͺpes with fillings ranging from fruit and whipped cream to chocolate and lemon/sugar. This was a great cultural experience for the students and one that most want to share at home with their own families.
Proverb: Γ la Chandeleur, l'hiver cesse ou reprend vigueur. (On Candlemas, Winter ends or gets worse.)









