Mon. September 4 

No School-Labor Day

Tues. September 19 

3rd Grade Field Trip to the Fair @ 9:00am-12:30pm

Kindergarten Field Trip to the Fair @11:30am-2:15pm

Tues. September 19

PTO Meeting-7-8pm (Library)

Wed. September 20 

No School-Teacher Inservice Day

Thur. & Fri. September 21/22

No School-Brown Jug Days

Tues. September 26 

Fall School Pictures (K-2nd)

Wed. September 27 

Fall School Pictures (3rd-5th)

Thur. September 28 

Smith-Literacy Night @ 5:30pm-7:00pm

October 3-14

Fall Panorama Survey Grades 3rd-5th

Thur. October 5

Smith-Walk to School Day

Thur. October 12 

Elementary Fall Parent Teacher Conferences

@ 3:45pm-7:30pm

October 16-19

Red Ribbon Week

October 16-27

Smith Book Fair-LMC

Tues. October 17

PTO Meeting-7-8pm (Library)

Wed. October 18 

Elementary Fall Parent Teacher Conferences

@ 3:45pm-7:30pm

Thur. October 19 

Kindergarten Field Trip to Lehners

@9:30am-1:40pm

Thur. October 19

Smith-Fall Festival @ 5:00pm-7:00pm

Fri. October 20 

No School-Teacher Inservice Day/Work Day

Mon. October 31

Smith Halloween-Costume Parade

Thur. November 16 

Picture Retakes

Tues. November 21

PTO Meeting-7-8pm (Library)

 Wed. November 22

No School-Conference Adjustment Day

Wed.-Fri. November 23-24 

No School-Thanksgiving Break

Mon. November 27

Mobile Dentist

Fri. December 8 

3rd Grade Field Trip to the Nutcracker

@ 9:15am-12:20pm

Mon. December 18 

5th Grade Orchestra Concert

@ Hayes Auditorium

Tues. December 19

PTO Meeting-7-8pm (Library)

December 21 - Jan. 1 

No School-Winter Break

Tue. January 2 

No School-Teacher Inservice Day/Work Day

Wed. January 3

School Resumes

Mon. January 15 

No School-MLK Day

Tues. January 16

PTO Meeting-7-8pm (Library)

Thur. February 8 

Smith-Math Night @ 5:30pm-7:00pm

Mon. February 19 

No School-Presidents' Day

Tues. February 20

PTO Meeting-7-8pm (Library)

Wed. February 28 

All City Orchestra Festival

@ Hayes Gym 7:00pm

Wed. March 6 

Spring School Pictures (K-2nd)

Wed. March 6 

Elementary Spring Parent Teacher Conferences

@ 3:45pm-7:30pm

Wed. March 6 

Yearbook Candid's-Clubs & Groups

Thur. March 7 

Spring School Pictures (3rd-5th)

Fri. March 8 

No School-Teacher Inservice Day

Tues. March 19

PTO Meeting-7-8pm (Library)

March 25-28 

No School-Spring Break

Fri. March 29 

No School-Conference Adjustment Day

Mon. April 8

No School-Teacher Inservice Day (Solar Eclipse Day)

Tues. April 16

PTO Meeting-7-8pm (Library)

Wed. May 8 

4th Grade Field Trip to Gray Chapel

@ 12:05pm-1:45pm 

Thur. May 9 

5th Grade Orchestra Concert @ Hayes Auditorium

Tues. May 21

PTO Meeting-7-8pm (Library)

Thur. May 23 

Last Day of School for Students

Transportation Procedures - Safety First

Structured Arrival / Dismissal Procedures:

Please use the following link to access our schools structured morning drop off & afternoon arrival procedures. 

Smith Elementary Arrival / Dismissal Procedures

N. Liberty Street-Morning Drop Off Procedures:

All students dropped off in a car should be dropped off on N. Liberty Street. There are two options for your drop off.

1.    Drop off your student on the sidewalk in front of Smith School (traveling South on N. Liberty Street).   

-There will be a drop off zone in front of the school signified by cones.  

- Drivers should not get out of their car to open doors for their child.  

-Students should only exit the right side of the car onto the sidewalk. For safety purposes, we do not want students exiting into the middle of N. Liberty Street.   

-There will be no parking in this line. In order to keep the line moving, we are asking those cars that need to get an item (project, instrument, etc.) out of the trunk to use Option 2.  

-If you arrive early, we ask that you not park in the line, as many students still need to be dropped off.

2.    Park on N. Liberty Street (traveling South) between Pennsylvania and Heffner.

-This option should be utilized when you need to get an item out of your trunk or you need to assist your student.  

-All students who exit on the westbound side of  N. Liberty Street will be required to walk to the crosswalk at Liberty and Heffner to cross the street. 

-There is a crossing guard on duty at the corner of N. Liberty Street and Heffner at 8:10a.m.

After exiting the car, students will walk to their designated line up in front of the school off Liberty Street.

N. Liberty St. Drop Off Diagram 

Heffner Street-Morning Drop Off Procedures:

Students in 4th and 5th grades will line up at the lobby doors on Heffner Street.  

Bus students:

Buses will drop off students on Heffner Street. A staff member will be on duty to assist K-3 students to lineup at the SACC doors and 4-5 students at the lobby doors.

All students will enter the school at 8:20 a.m. In case of inclement weather, students will line up inside the school building. 

N. Liberty Street-Afternoon Pick up Procedures:

We appreciate your patience and understanding at dismissal time. Please know that safety is our first concern at all times. Please refrain from congregating on school grounds.   

Drivers should not get out of their car to open doors for their child.  

-Students should only enter the right side of the vehicle from the sidewalk. For safety purposes, we do not want students going into the middle of N. Liberty Street to enter the vehicle.

-There will be no parking in this line. In order to keep the line moving.

-If you arrive early, we ask that you not park in the line, as many students still need to be picked up.

N. Liberty Pick Up Diagram

Heffner Street-Afternoon Pick up Procedures:

Smith Bus zone is located on Heffner Street, and this is also a no parking, stopping or standing zone. 

Changes in your child's normal dismissal routine:

At all times, we work to ensure the safety of our students. If there is a change in your child's dismissal routine on a given day, please send a written note to the office or contact the school office at (740) 833-1350 prior to 12:00 p.m. If there is no contact with the school regarding the change (i.e.: no note or phone call), your child will follow their normal dismissal routine. 

Student Sign Out Notifications:

Please be sure to contact the front office when coordinating an early pick up of your child. With increased clinic visits, we want to be sure to have minimal student congregations in the office to avoid germ transfers. We appreciate your understanding & cooperation, and will do our best to have your child down to the office in a timely manner. 

Please have ID when signing out students / dropping off items.

Attendance Reporting System

Delaware City Schools utilizes an automated student absence reporting system called Safe Arrival. This system reduces the time it takes to verify student attendance making it easier for you to report your child’s absence and easier for staff to respond to unexplained student absences.

Safe Arrival allows parents to report their child’s absence quickly and conveniently in several ways:

• Parents can log into a website, go.schoolmessenger.com to access a Safe Arrival Parent Portal where an account can be set up to report absences. The email used to set up the account must match the email you gave to the school.

• Parents can call into an automated interactive telephone system via a toll free number (1-844-817-5313) through which absences can be reported.

• If you have an Android or Apple device, you can also download the School Messenger app. You can go to the Google Play store or the Apple App and search using the keyword "School Messenger". Download the app with the blue swirl logo.

Visit this link on the Delaware City Schools website for more information. Please do not call the school directly to report an absence unless there is an emergency with your student. Please report any absences no later than 8:30-9:30 am. If you do not report your child's absence, you will receive a phone call from the school office to verify your student's absence.

School Lunch Menu

Click the link below to access the district’s monthly lunch menu.

DCS School Lunch Menu

**FYI: 2023-2024 Lunch Policies

meals both breakfast and lunch, will be regularly priced.

Meal Prices:

LUNCH:                     BREAKFAST:

Elementary - $2.75              All schools - $1.75

Middle School - $3.00          

High School - $3.00            

**Please be sure to add money to your child’s lunch account

Click the link below to access Payschools.

PaySchools Information

Parents can send cash/check with the student in a sealed envelope. Students who have forgotten their lunch money are permitted to charge up to a maximum of $15 (See the food service website for meal costs and the full charging policy). Once a student exceeds their charging limit, an alternate meal will be provided.

If you believe you qualify for free or reduced meal benefits or you have any questions about our school lunch procedures, please contact our Food Service Director at 740-833-1866 or you can review and complete the meal benefits application.

School Fees & Supplies**School Fees for 2022-23 School Year:

Kindergarten - $25.00

1st Grade - $25.00

2nd Grades - $25.00

3rd Grade - $25.00

4th Grade - $25.00

5th Grade - $25.00

Please make checks payable to Delaware City Schools and indicate in the memo line your child's first and last name and grade. If you are paying by cash, please include the exact amount (change is not available on-site) and place the money in an envelope with your child's first and last name, grade, and purpose for the payment on the outside of the envelope.

Pay School Fees Online!

DCS has upgraded to PaySchools Central, an online system to pay for school fees. You will need to set up a new account in order to use the system. It accepts both bank account transfers and credit card payments.

PaySchools Information

Use the following link for more information on DCS closing & delay policies

DCS Closing & Delays



Recess Attire

Please Make Sure Students Have Appropriate Recess Attire For Outside

Building Communication Working on finalizing! 

As we embark on a new school year,  Smith Elementary is starting new practices based on Delaware City Schools policies with school to home communication.  Family members and Smith staff are strongly encouraged to use district sanctioned & supported communication forums, such as: district email, phone calls to the building, messaging through Canvas, PowerSchool, as well as communication means through Google Suites.  

To help support this practice, we ask families to refrain from contacting Smith teachers and staff members through personal text messaging, social media accounts, or other non-district applications.  We know that while convenient, the use of personal messaging and social media accounts has proven difficult to maintain documentation for public records, as well as safety of student information.  We look forward to working with all families this year. If you have any questions or need to establish a communication plan for your child, please feel free to reach out to your teacher or building principal.  

Online Forms

The online form portal is now open. The back to school forms can be completed by logging in to your PowerSchool parent portal. Select the "Forms" link and click on the first form. Please remember to complete each form in its entirety before clicking submit to move on to the next form. Forms should take less than 10 minutes per student. Forms need to be completed by September 8th.

If you need assistance logging in to your account, please call the office at (740) 833-1350.

Mumkin order pick up will be Thursday, September 26th from 4pm-6pm in the Smith parking lot.  We are still very much in need for parent volunteers to help with organizing and distribution (especially from 1:30-3:30pm) if you are available to help, please sign up through the following link: Mumkins Parent Volunteer Sign Up

Smith Elementary School Picture Day Dates: 

Tuesday, September 26 - Wednesday, September 27

Picture Day ID: EVTMVBGQK

Important Information: 

9-26 (Kindergarten - 2nd Grade) & 9-27 (3rd-5th Grade)

Smith Fall Book Fair

Our Smith annual book fair will run October 16th - 27th.

We are extremely excited to announce that our Smith Fall Carnival is back!  This year’s carnival is Friday, October 19th from 5:00pm-7:00pm

Sign up to volunteer: Smith Fall Carnival Volunteer Sign Up