About

Start by visiting the district's Enrollment Services Page. Then contact the school office at 734-416-3100 to schedule a registration appointment. Students are able to begin the next school day after registration is complete.

Arrival:

Smith School has line-up supervision starting at 8:40 each day as students arrive at school. Procedures and important details are as follows:

Bussers - students exit their bus and join their class line.

Walkers - students cross at the crossing guard in front of the school, if needed, and follow the sidewalks to their class line.

Car loopers - All vehicles should utilize name placards on their passenger-side sun visor (Name placards will be given out at the open house or if you do not attend open house the placards will come home in your child's folder). Parents pull up as far as possible in the car loop and students exit their vehicles on the right side only. If student assistance is needed that requires the parent to exit the vehicle, parents should park in the lot and walk the student(s) across the crosswalk to the sidewalk. From 8:40 - 8:50 students may walk around the building to join their class lines or gather by door 14 and wait for the bell. Once the first bell has rung at 8:50, the orange sign is taken in and arriving students should enter using door 14 after that point, until the supervising adults go in and lock the door. The second bell rings at 8:55, at which time all students should be in their classrooms.

Prior to 8:40, only students who are arriving at Champions Care, have student safety jobs, or who are purchasing breakfast should be in the building. Students should not cut through the building to get to their class line.

On rainy or cold days, when the orange sign indicates "indoor line-up," students may enter using the nearest entrance and join their class in their line in the main hallway. This is also indicated by the red flag outside of door 14.

Smith playgrounds are not available for use before school. We do not have supervision for the playground at this time. If non-school aged siblings would like to play, we ask that parents wait until the Smith students have entered the building to start the school day before accessing the playground equipment and areas.

Many parents walk their children to the lines in the back of the school. Please either follow the sidewalks or use the crosswalk at the front of the car loop when crossing the parking lot. Our goal is to make the traffic areas as predictable as possible during arrival and dismissal.

Thank you for your support in helping us get all of the students into the building safely, on time, and ready to learn!

Dismisal: 

Please make sure that your child knows his/her dismissal plan before leaving home in the morning. If your plans change, please contact the school office and we will notify the student and teacher. Emailing the teacher with this type of information once the school day has started is not the best plan as teachers may not be checking email during their time with students in the classroom. Contacting the office to change or communicate the dismissal plans is the best plan, but should be reserved for emergency situations. Thank you for being proactive!

Our first bell rings at 3:55, at which time safeties are dismissed to help our youngest students get to their end-of-the day destinations: car loop, bus, or Champions. All other students are dismissed at 4:01.

Please make sure that anyone picking up your child is authorized to do so on your child's emergency card and knows the car loop or pick-up procedures. Emergency contacts can be changed, added, or deleted in the MiStar Parent Connection by the parent.

Car loop procedures are the same for arrival and dismissal. Please remain in a single line until reaching the end of the driveway, at which point vehicles should form two left turning lanes.

The utilization of the car loop is for students who are being picked up by adults in vehicles. Adults who are walking up to the building may not pick students up from the car loop. If the adult is getting out of their car to pick up the child, then the child is considered a “walker” and should be picked up at their designated release location (check with teachers for specific release location) door. This allows us better accountability for the release of children and helps reduce confusion in the car loop area.

View the P-CCS Health and Wellness page to view immunization guidelines and obtain any necessary forms.

Our school nurse is Cheryl Wiseman.  You may email her at Cheryl.Wiseman@pccsk12.com. Information about school health matters is available at this link:  School Health and Safety.

View the P-CCS Health and Wellness page to view  medication disbursement information and obtain any necessary forms. Please read carefully as these guidelines are strictly followed. Let us know if you have any questions.

Our school nurse is Cheryl Wiseman.  You may email her at Cheryl.Wiseman@pccsk12.com. Information about school health matters is available at this link:  School Health and Safety.

Before and after school care is provided through the district's Kid's Time program. Contact the Kid's Time main office in order to check for availability. This office also runs the Kindergarten Crew program and the summer camp program. Staff members are not available to monitor children before or after school.

Visit the P-CCS Food & Nutrition Services page to view menus, cost information, as well as an application for free/reduced meals. 

Menus can be found at https://nutrition.menulogic-k12.com/#/plymouth-canton-community-schools/calendar

Click here for the Parent Connection information. You will need a login and pin to access the system. If you do not have one or experience difficulty, contact the helpdesk at 734-416-2720 or parentconnect@pccs.k12.mi.us

The district has an English Language Learners department which provides services to over 600 students who speak at over 80 different languages. You can contact the ELL office at 734-416-4908 or visit their website. Arrangements for translation services for parent/teacher conferences can be arranged if necessary. Documents can be translated by copying and pasting them into Babelfish.com.

Curriculum overviews for each grade level can be found on the P-CCS Teaching & Learning page. Click here to view additional resources, maintained by the elementary media specialists, provided to support district curriculum.

Visit the P-CCS TAG website, where you will find information regarding the program and nomination process.

Bus Transportation - The school office must be notified, in writing from both families, if your child is going home with another student.  The school office will approve/disapprove the requests, contingent on bus space, if applicable.

Riding the bus is a privilege; therefore, following the bus procedures is essential. Safety is first and foremost. Rules that apply specifically to buses are posted on the front of every bus.

For the safety of every student who rides the bus, the bus driver must be given complete cooperation. Should a student choose not to follow the rules regarding the school bus, consequences ranging from a warning to a suspension from school or bus services may be applied.

Please be aware that in circumstances where the behavior of the student seriously compromises the safety of the other students or is destructive or vulgar in nature, the principal and/or designee may automatically suspend bus privileges for a period deemed appropriate for the infraction.

Visit the Transportation Department Page for more information.

We welcome our students to the Smith Cafeteria! The majority of foods we serve are whole grain products as well as low fat. We encourage good nutrition habits!  

We offer 5 different lunch choices daily. Fat free milk choice of white or chocolate is included with lunch.

We recommend prepaying your child’s lunch. Send cash or check in an envelope with your student’s name on it. We will accept any amount, and one check can cover multiple kids regardless of school. Please stipulate how it’s to be divided. This money may only be used for breakfast or lunch. You can also prepay online; please be aware that there is a  service charge in order to do so. You can call technology at 416-2711 if you need help setting up the online account. Account balances can be checked online as well. 

In addition to lunch, we also serve a grab n go breakfast before school. We offer a variety of items including egg muffins, mini pancakes, whole grain muffins, whole grain pop tarts with a cheese stick, yogurt, bagels and cream cheese, assorted fresh fruit, and milk and juice.

Daily milk purchases are available for 50 cents if you bring a packed lunch. Also at our snack cart we sell a variety of baked chips, whole grain fresh baked cookies, and low fat ice cream choices. Snack cart purchases cannot be made with the pre-paid lunch account.

I hope this has answered some of your questions about eating at the Smith Café. Please don’t hesitate to email if you have further questions. See you in the lunch line!

Mrs.  Colleen  Baumann

colleen.baumann@pccsk12.com

Important Nutrition Update:

Food shortage  and supply chain are nationwide issues, and our district may also experience unavailable items 

or last minute replacements. Menus are subject to change, but we will do our best to notify you if there are any changes.

Menus on pccsk12.nutrislice.com may not reflect these changes. If you have a concern please contact your Cafeteria Manager to verify the menu of the day.

We appreciate your patience and understanding!

We look forward to serving all of our students

free breakfast and lunch this school year. 

Breakfast Opt-in Form Link- Deadline October 29th

To help us make sure that all children arrive safely at school, please report the absence or tardiness of your child.  Call 416-4850 and press 2, which will connect you to the Smith Attendance Hotline.  Office staff will call to check on unconfirmed absences.