April Happenings at WSE

Check out what's been happening in the month of April at WSE!

4th Grade Learning Fun in Ms. Morgan's Class

4th Graders in Ms. Morgan's class have been having fun with their learning...

Literacy and STEM in Kindergarten

Ms. Hall's Kindergarten class read the Three Billy Goats Gruff. After reading the book, they participated in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) activity...

March Happenings at WSE

Exciting things are going on in the classrooms at West Smithfield Elementary...

West Smithfield Elementary's Jump Rope for Heart

This is a fun and exciting event where students learned about their heart while helping others and raising money for the American Heart Association. The Kids Heart Challenge prepares your child for success through physical and emotional well-being

WSE Students Receive Honorable Mention in NC Farm to Schools Art Contest

What's Happening at WSE?

Exciting things are going on in the classrooms at West Smithfield Elementary...

5th Graders Use Math Skills to Build Robots

Students created their own “Area Robots”on 1cm grid paper and then answered questions about the area and perimeter of each body part...

Pre K Students Study Winter

Prek has been studying winter, snow and Ice. Students investigated ice and what will happen to it on the table. They sorted bears in the “snow” and also made popsicle stick snowflakes.

Pre K Students Celebrate the World

Prekindergarten classrooms at West Smithfield Elementary recently learned about their culture, their peers and other cultures around the world.

Pre K Students Make Stone Soup

On November 15th, 2018, West Smithfield Elementary PreK students had a Stone Soup Party.

1st Graders' Thanksgiving Performance

First Graders performed a play to teach us what they had learned about the first Thanksgiving.

PreK Enjoys Field Trip to Sonlight Farms

On October 31, 2018, West Smithfield Elementary Pre-K classes went to Sonlight Farms in Kenly, North Carolina to learn about different fall crops and pumpkins

Second Graders Take a Field Trip

Second Graders from West Smithfield Elementary took a field trip to Clemmons State Forest where they explored the park with Park Rangers.

West Smithfield Student Artwork on Display

During the months of July and August, student artwork will be on display at the Johnston County Animal Shelter. Stop by at 115 Shelter Way in Smithfield to check it out!

West Smithfield Celebrates Relay for Life with a Dunk Tank

A team of WSE staff members formed a team for the 2018 Johnston County Relay for Life.

WSE Student Volunteer of the Year

Congratulations to our Student Volunteer of the Year, Giovanni, who was honored at a district wide dinner at SSS High School on April 23, 2018. We are so proud of Giovanni for his dedication to our school!

Students go on a Word Hunt

After reading the book The Word Collector, by Peter H. Reynolds, Mrs. Cannada's kindergarten class enjoyed a scavenger hunt in the media center. Students found over twenty words on index cards, and were challenged to make sentences using the words they found. Students used string to tie their sentences together.

5th Graders Get Pen Pals

Students in Ms. Adams' 5th Grade Class have penpals in Nairobi, Kenya

WSE 4th Graders Field Trip

On Tuesday January 23, 2018, WSE 4th Graders visited the NC Symphony and NC Museum of Natural Sciences.