Smithville Elementary School

📣✨ 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.

We are proud to share that Smithville Elementary School ranked #1 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.

We would like to Welcome Officer Katrina Barnes to Ritchie County Schools!

📢 Reminder: Picture Day is Tomorrow! 📢

Don’t forget – Monday, September 8th is Picture Day! 🎉
Visit 👉 mylifetouch.com
Use Picture Day ID: EVT3BTH3M

Pick out your favorite outfit, bring your best smile 😁, and get ready for a great photo day!

📸✨ Picture Day is Coming! ✨📸

Mark your calendars for Monday, September 8th – it’s Picture Day!
Visit 👉 mylifetouch.com
Use Picture Day ID: EVT3BTH3M

We can’t wait to see everyone’s bright smiles! 😁

📢 Reminder
There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, September 1st in observance of Labor Day.
Enjoy the long weekend and we’ll see everyone back on Tuesday, September 2nd ready to learn! 🍎✏️

September Menu

📚🏈September Newsletter🏈📚

🦷✨ The Dentist is Coming to School! ✨🦷

The mobile dentist will be at Smithville Elementary on September 19 for their 6-month visit!

📋 Permission forms have been sent home—please return them ASAP if you’d like your child to be seen.
💻 You can also sign up online at 👉 www.MySchoolDentist.com

➡️ Reminder: If your child is in 2nd grade, Pre-K, Kindergarten, or newly enrolled in any grade and still needs a dental exam for school entry, this is the perfect opportunity!

Did you know? Dental disease causes 51 million lost school hours every year. Let’s help our students stay healthy, smiling, and in the classroom! 💙

✅ Return the form or sign up online today!

Rebel Gear is now on sell through BSN sports. Visit the website: https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/west_virginia/ellenboro/ritchie-county-high-school for all your Rebel Gear needs! They also have multiple designs to choose from. Tons of products to choose from as well! Blankets, cups, hoodies, shirts, shorts, and even wall decals. Make great gifts for Christmas!

We would like to Welcome Back all of our students! We have missed seeing their smiling faces. Here's to a great 2025-2026 School Year.

✏️📚 Happy First Day of School! 📚✏️

Welcome back, everyone!

Let’s make this the best year yet — be kind, work hard, and don’t forget to smile! 😊🚌🍎