Smithville Elementary School

📅🍂 November Menu is here! 🥪🍎🥗
Check out what’s cooking this month! 😋✨

📬🍁 November Newsletter is here! 🍂📰
Check out all the latest updates, events, and highlights happening this month at Smithville Elementary! 💙

Our school breakfast and lunch November menus are now available on our school website- ritchieschools.com.

You can also access each day under the "Dining" section for each school.

Menus subject to change. Watch the website or Facebook pages for updates.

Come out Friday October 24th and Support our 15th ranked Football team against St. Marys! Fill the Stands! Be the 12th Man! Pack that Stadium!

See you Friday night at 7PM at Chuck Schofield Memorial Stadium!

🎉🍨 We are so proud to announce that 2nd Grade won the first “Race to Five Stars” for weekly attendance! 🏆 Today, they celebrated their achievement with a well-deserved Ice Cream Sundae Party.

Huge thanks to all the students for showing up and being awesome! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

📢 Reminder!
There will be NO SCHOOL for students on Monday, October 13th due to a Professional Learning Day for staff. 🍎✏️

We hope everyone enjoys the long weekend and we’ll see students back on Tuesday, October 14th! 😄📚

🎉🏆 1st 6 Weeks Awards Ceremony! 🏆🎉

We’re so proud of our amazing students for their hard work and accomplishments during the first 6 weeks of school! 💪📚✨

📢🍽️ Menu Change Alert! 🚨😋
Hey Smithville families! Please note there’s been a change to our lunch menu for this week. 🥪🍎

🎉📚 It’s Attendance Spirit Week at Smithville Elementary! 📚🎉
September 29th – October 3rd
Each day has a fun theme to help us celebrate showing up and being present at school:

👉 Tuesday (9/30): Tie Into Attendance – Fun/silly tie, scarf, or bow
👉 Wednesday (10/1): Wake Up & Show Up – Pajama Day
👉 Thursday (10/2): Bright Future Thursday – Neon or bright colors
👉 Friday (10/3): Future Ritchie County Rebel – Rebel gear

📚✨ Don’t forget! Our Fall Book Fair is happening THIS WEEK — September 29th through October 3rd!

It’s a great chance for students to explore new books, build their love of reading, and take home some exciting stories. 🦉📖

We can’t wait to see all of our readers stop by! 💙

📬🍂 October Newsletter is Here! 🍁📰

Check out what’s happening this month at Smithville Elementary! 🎃👻🍎
Stay up to date with events, activities, and all the fun fall happenings. ✨

📣✨ Attendance Spirit Week is coming up! ✨📣
Join us September 29th – October 3rd as we celebrate the importance of showing up every day! 💪📚

Here’s the lineup:
📅 Monday – Motivation Monday 🏈⚽
Dress in your favorite sports gear or team colors!

📅 Tuesday – Tie Into Attendance 👔🎀
Wear a fun or silly tie, scarf, or bow!

📅 Wednesday – Wake Up & Show Up 😴➡️📚
Wear your coziest pajamas – just make sure you’re at school!

📅 Thursday – Bright Future Thursday ✨🌈
Wear neon or bright colors – your future looks bright when you attend daily!

📅 Friday – Future Ritchie County Rebel 💙🤍
Show your Rebel pride by wearing Rebel gear!

Let’s have fun while we focus on the importance of attendance! ✅

🍂🥪🍎 October Menu 🍎🥪🍂

Happy first day of fall!

October Lunch Menus are posted and available daily under dining! Go to https://www.ritchieschools.com/page/lunch-menu to download the October School Lunch Menu.

We are proud to share that Ritchie County Schools' 4th graders ranked #1 in the state of West Virginia for Math performance on the Statewide Accountability Assessment.
This success is a reflection of the hard work of our students, the dedication of our staff, and the support of our families and community.
Stay tuned for more posts highlighting how Ritchie County Schools Shine Bright across the state.

3rd and 4th grade Parents:
A link for WVEIS has been placed at the top of our RitchieSchools.com website. When you are accessing the WVEIS Parent Portal for the first time, you must click on the link for "Request Parent Access". After set up, parents should be able to log-in on the left side of the screen,

Students sign-in with SSO log-in. If students do not know their email or password, please contact your child's school.

**If you, as a parent/guardian, are having issues with your password- request parent access again using the same email. It should send you a link to reset your password.

We are proud to share that Ritchie County Schools has the following grades ranked in the Top 10 in the state of West Virginia for English Language Arts performance on the Statewide Accountability Assessment: 4th, 7th, and 8th.
This success is a reflection of the hard work of our students, the dedication of our staff, and the support of our families and community.
Stay tuned for more posts highlighting how Ritchie County Schools Shine Bright across the state.

🦷 Reminder! The Dentist is Coming to School Tomorrow! 🦷

Just a heads-up, students and families—our school dentist will be visiting Smithville Elementary tomorrow, Friday, September 19, 2025. Students will be seen only if their paperwork has been completed and turned in, so please make sure everything is ready! 😁

We are proud to share that Ritchie County Schools has the following grades ranked in the Top 10 in the state of West Virginia for Math performance on the Statewide Accountability Assessment: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th.
This success is a reflection of the hard work of our students, the dedication of our staff, and the support of our families and community.
Stay tuned for more posts highlighting how Ritchie County Schools Shine Bright across the state.

We are proud to share that Ritchie County Schools ranked #7 out of 55 counties in the state of West Virginia for overall academic performance on the Statewide Accountability Assessment.
This success is a reflection of the hard work of our students, the dedication of our staff, and the support of our families and community.
Stay tuned for more posts highlighting how Ritchie County Schools Shine Bright across the state.