Old County Road Elementary School

I am excited to share with the OCRS community that one of our school custodians, Gary Regniere, has been recognized as the Smithfield Support Professional of the Year! It i...

Hello OCRS families, It's difficult to believe, but we have two and a half weeks left of this school year! Because the school building will close to all school personnel immedi...

OCRS families, You’re invited to shop our Scholastic Book Fair online from June 1st to 14th! All purchases benefit our school and connect kids with new books, favorite characte...

Hello OCRS families, Even though the weather is not cooperating, I hope that you are able to enjoy this long Memorial Day weekend. It's a good opportunity for all of us to spen...

Hello OCRS families, It's hard to believe, but we only have four and a half weeks of school left this year! As we complete the final month of this school year, teachers and sta...

Hello OCRS Families, The weather is starting to warm up and we know that everyone is enjoying being able to spend additional time outside. It looks like this week will be the w...

Hello OCRS families, Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers (and grandmothers) of the OCRS community! I hope that you have a wonderful day surrounded and celebrated by your f...

Hello OCRS families, Thank you for working with Mrs. Olson on a great first week back after April Break! Mrs. Olson and I would like to share the following information with all...

Hello OCRS families, The April Break weather is off to a terrific start and I hope that everyone has a chance to get outside and enjoy some COVID safe fun! "Back to School" ...

Hello OCRS families, I can't believe that I'm typing this, but we're going into the final week of school before April Break! All OCRS students, teachers, and staff have been wo...

The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), in collaboration with the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), is pleased to announce that we are now offering participation...

Hello OCRS Families, I hope that you were able to take some time to enjoy this long weekend together. If your family celebrates Easter, I hope that you are having a safe and ha...

Hello OCRS families, It's been great to see the weather start to warm up and allow us to give the students more time outside. As the weather continues to get warmer and (hopefu...

Hello OCRS families, It's FINALLY spring and this weekend's weather has been beautiful. I hope that all families have had at least a few minutes to get outside and enjoy the su...

Hello OCRS Families, Today we began Daylight Saving Time and set our clocks ahead by one hour. While I never look forward to the loss of an hour of sleep, I am always excited b...

An important reminder; even though that as a district we are no longer collecting the Daily Health Tickets when students arrive at school, it is crucially important for the healt...

Hello OCRS families, There are two calendar milestones to be aware of coming up in the next two weeks. First, we switch to Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, March 14th. While thi...

Hello OCRS families, We had some really nice weather this past week, so hopefully it means that Spring isn't too far around the corner. While we still had snow covering most of...

Hello OCRS families, I hope that students enjoyed their time during the February Break to relax and to have some fun with their families. I know that all of the staff have defi...

Hello OCRS families, Happy Valentine's Day! This week is February Break and it's an opportunity for students and staff to take some time off from the daily school routine, r...