Smyrna Elementary School

10/16/2026

Pink Out Friday Brings a Little Halloween Magic

Mrs. Perry and Mrs. Julie Murphy brought extra cheer to Pink Out Friday, showing their support in b...

10/16/2026

On Wednesday our 4th grade students went to the Beaufort Historic Site for a field trip where they learned all about what life would have been like for a 10 year old a few hundred years ago. Students got to try their hand at the process to make wood shingles, preserve food, create cornmeal, and make candles! They topped off their outing with lunch and a little playtime at the park!

10/13/2026

Serving Meals and Sharing Smiles at Smyrna and Down East

During National School Lunch Week, we’re celebrating two special members of our school family: Mrs....

10/13/2026

Third grade learned about the states of matter as they made gummy bears in their science lab in the kitchen today! They saw the liquid as they combined the ingredients, then gas as the steam from simmering the ingredients, and finally a solid finished product and students recorded their observations on their lab sheet.

10/11/2026

Good evening Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary families, it’s Mrs. Lewis with our weekly announcements!
Friday October 16th is a Pink Out day to show support for those affected by breast cancer

Looking Ahead
October 23–Teacher workday, no school for students
October 30th–DEMS Boo Bash Dance, $5 for 6-8th grade students
November 2–PreK workday, no school for PreK students
November 11–Veteran’s Day, no school for staff or students
November 25-27–Thanksgiving Break

Sports Shorts
Tuesday: Girls Soccer vs MCMS 4pm Eastern Park
Wednesday: Football (at WCHS) 4pm
Thursday: Girls Soccer 4pm

Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for students. Come on out and support our Lookouts!

Next season tryouts are on Monday, October 19th. This will be for golf, boys soccer, and volleyball. Students must have a current physical on file and information completed in dragonfly in order to try out.

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10/06/2026

Thank you to Porch Gourds for the fall decor to kick off our DARE program--the front of the builidng looks great!

10/04/2026

Good evening Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary families, it’s Mrs. Lewis with our weekly announcements!
Wednesday, October 7th–Fall Picture Day

Also on Wednesday, FCA will meet at 7:20am in Mrs. Baker’s room.

Thursday, October 8th–DEMS will have a floating Q&A session for parents from 4pm to 6pm–this is a great time to get quick questions answered and have a check in with your child’s middle school teacher

Looking Ahead
October 23–Teacher workday, no school for students
November 2–PreK workday, no school for PreK students
November 11–Veteran’s Day, no school for staff or students
November 25-27–Thanksgiving Break

Sports Shorts
Tuesday: Girls Soccer vs BMS Park 4pm
Wednesday: Football vs BCMS 4pm

Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for students. Come on out and support our Lookouts!

Follow us on Facebook to stay up to date! Have a great evening!

09/30/2026

At Smyrna Elementary we are all in on early literacy in the PreK-2nd grade classrooms! Any day our teachers are pulling small groups to solidify those foundational reading skills and planning independent activities that build both a love of reading and practice everything from phonics to writing!

09/29/2026

Consider signing up for Box Tops for Education--for each new member in the month of September they are giving bonus box tops worth $5 AND another $5 if you scan a receipt. It's super easy and only takes a few minutes to get started. Best of all, it's free!

09/28/2026

Thanks to the anonymous Carteret Ed Foundation donor, students will now have the opportunity to vote on the next NC book Award winner in our media center! Ms. Dawn facilitated sharing the brand new texts with our students as they share their thoughts on the most deserving book.