Hello Smithfield Families!

It seems like March has arrived overnight! We hope you find the calendar and other resources below helpful for staying up to date about happenings this month. I'd like to take this opportunity to wish our assistant principal, Mr. Judd well as he will be serving the students and families at East Stroudsburg Elementary School beginning March 7th. I'd like to welcome Mrs. Shannon Metzgar to the Smithfield family as a part-time Dean of Students. She comes to us with much experience from J.M. Hill where she has served as the Dean of Students for the last two and a half years. We are truly excited to have her join our team!

As always, if you have any questions, please call our office at (570) 421-2841. Wishing you a safe and healthy month of March.

Sincerely,

Kristin Lord

2nd - Class pictures

2nd- PTO Silly Sock Day

3rd -3rd grade only: Smithfield Rotary dictionary distribution

4th - District Casual for a Cause - Special Olympics

4th - Star Student Celebration

7th - No School for Students - Parent/ Teacher Conferences

(by appointment w/ the teacher)

8th - PTO Meeting @ 6pm (link: meet.google.com/gcb-hevt-ffy )

18th - Book Tasting (Read Across America)

25th - SWPBS - Spirit Day

28th - Last day of third marking period

4/1 - 2-Hour Delayed Start for students

Click Here for ESASD calendar (also found at www.esasd.net)

We are collecting tabs for the Month of March for the Ronald McDonald Fundraiser, assisting JTL's National Honor Society.

• Students will have outdoor recess if the outside air temperature or wind chill is 15 degrees or warmer.
• We like children to wear warm coats when they go outside during the winter months. If you do not require your child to wear a coat outside please let their teacher know.

In the case of snow days, early dismissals, and delayed openings there are many methods you can use to stay informed. The district communicates in the following ways:

• District Website: www.esasd.net
• TV Stations: WBRE; WFMZ; WNEP; WYOU; BRC-13
• Blackboard Connect mass communication system (the system calls the phone numbers listed in your child's Sapphire Community Portal account)

Reading Nook Section:

Book Tasting Event flyer

Fallin in Love with Reading" Ten Simple Things you Can Do at Home

Read Across America Week...Without Seuss

Our guidance counselors are ready to assist!

March Newsletter

Photo of Mrs. Rovi and Mrs. Osmun below:

See the following brochure for the ESASD attendance and truancy procedures. Please call our main office (570) 421-2841 with any questions.

ESASD Attendance and Truancy Brochure

For your convenience, an email address has been created for sending absence notes. Notes may be sent to smi-attendance@esasd.net

Click here for instructions

Until further notice, all classroom birthday celebrations are on hold. Please do not send any items prepackaged (or otherwise) from home to share with others.

The cafeteria is in the process of bringing back their Birthday Basket package that parents/guardians will be able to purchase to celebrate their child's special day. More information and order forms will be released from Food Services soon.

In keeping with health and safety, the ESASD Birthday Basket option will be the only type of birthday celebration permitted at this time.

All grade levels at Smithfield Elementary will be using Class DoJo for communication with families this year. Use the following link to join our building DoJo. https://www.classdojo.com/invite/?s=561eb8f6c46521bf68fdd2aa

Use the following link to report any Chromebook issues: