Old County Road Elementary School

Hello OCRS families, Happy Father's Day to all of you and we hope that you are able to spend time together today with the people that you love! Today is also Juneteenth, a f...

Hello OCRS families, It's hard to believe, but we have two weeks of school left this school year! Teachers and staff are working hard to finish the school year successfully and...

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Hello OCRS families, We have a busy week ahead of us with 1st, 3rd, and 4th grades all going on field trips. Families of students in these grades, please make sure that you hav...

Hello OCRS families, I hope that you are able to enjoy this long Memorial Day weekend. It's a good opportunity for all of us to spend some time thinking about and honoring thos...

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 membe...

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 Ye...

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 ...

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 impor...

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 Smithfi...

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, ...

To: The Smithfield Community FROM: Smithfield School Committee Date: April 27, 2022 We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ms. Dawn Bartz as the incoming Smithfield Su...

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 d...

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 "p...

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 stu...

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 studen...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 sha...