Success is contagious at T. G. Smith, that is our motto and our parents are the “secret of our success!”   The doors at Smith Elementary are always open to our parents.  Parents are involved with numerous projects: mentoring students, organizing parties and fund raisers, maintaining our Parent Center, watching over our school, and assisting teachers with clerical work.

     Parents are welcomed as they enter our school by our Safegate Mom as she attends the desk at our Parent Center.  Safegate Moms perform an abundance of tasks for teachers and students as they assist visitors in signing in and operate the Parent Center.  Students at Smith love to be sent to the Safegate desk to read or work!

     Smith Stallions are so fortunate this year to have 39 parents actively involved in our Mentoring Program.  Parent mentors meet with Smith students at least once a week for an hour.  During this time students are able to get help with a specific area of academics as well as be encouraged and uplifted by the individual attention that a mentor can provide.   Our teachers are raving about the difference that they are seeing in children that have mentors.  We always have room and a need for more mentors!  If you are interested in participating in our mentoring program, please contact our school.

     Smith Stallions are absolutely spoiled by our homeroom moms and parents that work so hard to make all of our class parties and AR parties so special.  Parents meet together to plan ways to make the most of each of our special celebrations.

          Our Watch D.O.G. Dads work at school helping with the traffic flow.  After having their picture made with their child for our “Wall of Honor” they are handed a “rigorous” schedule that includes a lot of fun and energy!  Watch D.O.G. Dads are assigned to assist students in different classrooms throughout the day along with specific times to patrol the school grounds and take care of various chores from the office.  It is just like having a dad at home during the day, some days the list is longer than others!  Dads are treated to a special school lunch with their child and allowed to play during recess time with 100 other children.

     Parent volunteers work with teachers on special projects throughout the week.  We have parents in each grade level that assist teachers weekly copying papers for homework packets and class work, allowing teachers to spend their planning time, planning for instruction and working with individual students.

     One of the most important ways that parents at Smith Elementary support our school is by helping their child each evening with homework.  Students in grades kindergarten through fifth grades take homework folders home each evening along with reading assignments.  Smith parents assist their children each evening with the responsibility of completing these assignments.

     P.T.A. at Smith Elementary ties our parent involvement up into one beautiful package.  Parents are given many opportunities to serve our school and students through the numerous activities sponsored by our fabulously active P.T.A.

     On any given day at Smith Elementary parents can be found throughout the school.  Smith Stallion students and faculty salute our parents for their involvement in our school.  You are the reason for our success.        
Thank you! 
                          Kim Simco, Principal & Tonya Woods, Vice-Principal