Old County Road Elementary School

We are all devastated and heartbroken by the tragedy that took place in Uvalde, Texas yesterday at Robb Elementary School. A school shooting that involves students and staff member...

We are excited to share with the OCRS community that one of our school paraprofessionals, Laura Gaule, has been recognized as the 2021-22 Smithfield Support Professional of the Yea...

Hello OCRS families, I hope that all of you are staying cool during this "early summer" weather this weekend! Fortunately it looks like the temperatures during the school week wil...

Hello OCRS families, Well, the weather sure turned quickly and it looks like we have a warm week ahead of us! Because the day is often still starting in the low 50s, it's importan...

The Smithfield Summer Impact program is open to ALL students currently enrolled in grades K-5 in Smithfield Public Schools. This amazing virtual program will be staffed by Smithfie...

Hello OCRS families, It's May and the school calendar is going to get busy in these next eight weeks with field trips, continuation of state assessments, special celebrations, and...

To: The Smithfield CommunityFROM: Smithfield School CommitteeDate: April 27, 2022 We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ms. Dawn Bartz as the incoming Smithfield Superin...

Hello OCRS families, We hope that everyone enjoyed the April Break and that students were able to get outside to enjoy some of the amazing weather (especially in the last few days...

Hello OCRS families, Thank you for a terrific Teaching & Learning Night last night! Also thank you to the OCRS PTA for the tremendous (and delicious) Bake Sale. Here is some "pre-...

Hello OCRS families, Wow, what a week for our school! Mr. Gruczka won a Golden Apple Award, we had two days of ELA RICAS testing, and we hosted a hearing screening for OCRS studen...

Mr. Gruczka won the Golden Apple Award toward for being such an incredible teacher!!! We are so excited for him and we appreciate the creative lessons he leads for all OCRS student...

Now that we have completed the first two days of RICAS testing, we can shift our focus to next Wednesday's Teaching & Learning Night. Each classroom teacher will have an activity f...

Back to School Report #29 Dr. Paolucci will share a weekly report with Smithfield families to provide the latest information on COVID-19 information and protocols. If you have not...

Hello OCRS families, It looks like a pretty wacky week of New England spring with a cold start on Monday (possible snow flurries!) and a much warmer finish to the week. As long as...

Hello OCRS families, Today is the first day of Spring, so we're looking forward to warmer weather! Tomorrow also begins the 3rd trimester of this school year, so we will be sharin...

Hello OCRS families. Today we set our clocks 1-hour forward and the first day of Spring is just one week away! It's nice to see daylight getting longer and the weather getting war...

Hello OCRS families, It appears that the weather is FINALLY warming up and we're looking forward to the rest of the snow and ice melting away so kids can get back outside for rece...

Hello OCRS families, We hope that students enjoyed the February break and were able to spend time with family and friends. OCRS teachers and staff also enjoyed some time to rechar...

Hello OCRS families, What an incredibly strange weather weekend! Beach weather on Saturday and snow on Sunday, so who knows what the rest of the week will bring. There is a LOT of...

Hello OCRS families, Like many of you, I spent quite a bit of time yesterday chipping ice off of our family's cars. I hope that everyone made it through Friday's ice storm safely ...