Smith Academy News

Weekly community email: October 23rd
Good morning everyone,  I hope that you are looking forward to a restful weekend.   We have been back in full hybrid for a month and I wanted to say that a great deal of our success has been down to our community vigilance in relation to wearing masks, social distancing, using sanitizer which are key to keeping our school open. As the clocks change and we shift into Winter...
SA question and answers from the meeting on october 20th
Smith Academy Q & A: 6-7pm, October 20th, 2020 Thank you to everyone who came to the virtual event yesterday. Below are the questions asked here and also in the survey sent out in the last two Friday emails. In the week of Nov 9-13 (After the end of Quarter 1) we will be asking the SA community to give feedback on how Hybrid learning has been going so far.   Questions and...
Weekly community email
Good afternoon everyone, I can't believe that we are in the middle of the month already! This is a challenging time for students, families and teachers and I am highly appreciative of the continued flexibility and support we receive from the SA community. Everyone is working outside of their comfort zone and it is important that we all continue to communicate and be collaborative in the...
The members of the school committee have been announced
I am delighted to announce the Smith Academy School Council members for 2020/21. Thank you for giving up your time to help us provide the best learning experience for students that we can. Name Connection with the school Maisy Dyer Student Council President Beth Moynahan Parent...
Good afternoon everyone,   Thank you for your patience and flexibility this week and for your ongoing support with our hybrid program in these difficult and stressful times.   This year, more than ever, it is important to communicate when we need support as early as possible. I am hoping that students and families reach out directly to staff at SA for help and guidance when...
Virtual Open House 2020/21
Smith Academy Virtual Open House 2020/21   Introduction Video from Principal Buckland   Important information for 2020/21   Slide show of important  information for 2020/21   Building orientation for SA families   Building orientation video   Grade level videos   Meet the Middle School Team   Grade...
Senior students enjoying our outdoor learning spaces
Good afternoon everyone, It was fantastic to welcome back Cohorts A and B to the building this week. It was also great to see the Fire department here to run fire drills and to rescue and rebuild our outdoor learning spaces after the storm! Thank you to all our learners, families and educators who are taking on the new challenge of hybrid learning in the current circumstances. There will...
Weekly community email
  Good afternoon everyone,   I hope that you have had a great week.   I also wanted to thank students, families and staff for their ongoing patience and flexibility as we learn to simultaneously build and fly our hybrid plane. I am sure that there will be bumps and the occasional bit of fog, but I am confident that with transparent communication we...
  Good afternoon everyone,   Well, we made it through the first week!!!   Thanks for your ongoing flexibility as we explore this brave new world together. Everybody in the state is in the same situation and I know that we are thankful for the support of the students and families at SA as we find our groove.   Remember, our focus for the year is...
Welcome to the new school year!
Sept 10th   Welcome to Smith Academy, 2020/21   Good afternoon everyone,    As you may have gathered, things are slightly different this year!   The good news is that we are all in the same boat. Administrators have been working on what school will look like, teachers have been working on what classes will be like and students and families have...

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