Smallwood Headlines
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For the fifth year in a row, Smallwood Drive Elementary School earned a Promising Practice award from Character.org for its “Our Community, Our Plan” character initiative.
![National logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709027947/amherstschoolsorg/jl5c8gqjiudqj57awcah/nationallogo.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1709027947/amherstschoolsorg/jl5c8gqjiudqj57awcah/nationallogo.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1709027947/amherstschoolsorg/jl5c8gqjiudqj57awcah/nationallogo.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709027947/amherstschoolsorg/jl5c8gqjiudqj57awcah/nationallogo.png","width":999}])
Smallwood Drive Elementary School “has a vibe”. It’s a positive vibe that can be described by teachers and students alike and it’s built on how the school views the importance of character as essential to every part of the school culture.
![NYS School of Character badge]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709028075/amherstschoolsorg/uf9hs1h0t7c3flf274bs/NewYorkSSOCbadge.png","width":150}])
![Assistant Principal]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709028073/amherstschoolsorg/smunxvmz8utegzy6sfrk/KatieMarzocchi_SDSAssistPrincipal_NEWS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1709028073/amherstschoolsorg/smunxvmz8utegzy6sfrk/KatieMarzocchi_SDSAssistPrincipal_NEWS.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709028073/amherstschoolsorg/smunxvmz8utegzy6sfrk/KatieMarzocchi_SDSAssistPrincipal_NEWS.jpg","width":640}])
![Teachers and students stand by poster]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709028067/amherstschoolsorg/ejlzryptef9hjqw8b3k7/LendaPaw_NEWS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1709028067/amherstschoolsorg/ejlzryptef9hjqw8b3k7/LendaPaw_NEWS.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1709028067/amherstschoolsorg/ejlzryptef9hjqw8b3k7/LendaPaw_NEWS.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709028067/amherstschoolsorg/ejlzryptef9hjqw8b3k7/LendaPaw_NEWS.jpg","width":999}])
![Science Educator Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709028065/amherstschoolsorg/f9p2gof9msdiwcmciscc/Jillzobel_NEWS.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709028065/amherstschoolsorg/f9p2gof9msdiwcmciscc/Jillzobel_NEWS.png","width":305}])
![principal stands with students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709028060/amherstschoolsorg/ztqysxsl1rs6dggqgk8s/SDSHeartHealthy_NEWS.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1709028060/amherstschoolsorg/ztqysxsl1rs6dggqgk8s/SDSHeartHealthy_NEWS.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1709028060/amherstschoolsorg/ztqysxsl1rs6dggqgk8s/SDSHeartHealthy_NEWS.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709028060/amherstschoolsorg/ztqysxsl1rs6dggqgk8s/SDSHeartHealthy_NEWS.png","width":999}])
![football player reads book]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709028048/amherstschoolsorg/nmmbidmahmo6wayyqhye/StevieRead_1_NEWS.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1709028048/amherstschoolsorg/nmmbidmahmo6wayyqhye/StevieRead_1_NEWS.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1709028048/amherstschoolsorg/nmmbidmahmo6wayyqhye/StevieRead_1_NEWS.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709028048/amherstschoolsorg/nmmbidmahmo6wayyqhye/StevieRead_1_NEWS.png","width":999}])
![students play at sand table]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709028045/amherstschoolsorg/lht5umadguvz3qxwh9sc/SmallwoodDriveSandTable_NEWS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709028045/amherstschoolsorg/lht5umadguvz3qxwh9sc/SmallwoodDriveSandTable_NEWS.jpg","width":305}])
![principal holds a book]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709028041/amherstschoolsorg/jtqubccdv6arciao1pib/useyourvoice_NEWS.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709028041/amherstschoolsorg/jtqubccdv6arciao1pib/useyourvoice_NEWS.png","width":305}])
Only school in New York to earn national recognition
![All feelings welcome]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709028039/amherstschoolsorg/xcmhjxlxwevzqrlbf31v/SELWall_NEWS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709028039/amherstschoolsorg/xcmhjxlxwevzqrlbf31v/SELWall_NEWS.jpg","width":305}])
![two students hold banner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709028024/amherstschoolsorg/dh5pmew6zhgjghwcttzd/SmallwoodDrFundraisers_NEWS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709028024/amherstschoolsorg/dh5pmew6zhgjghwcttzd/SmallwoodDrFundraisers_NEWS.jpg","width":305}])
Building-Wide Kindness Challenge Reaches 600 Entries
![Promising practice logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709028014/amherstschoolsorg/sn74k7uxatwsemxxburc/SDSpromisingpractice_NEWS.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709028014/amherstschoolsorg/sn74k7uxatwsemxxburc/SDSpromisingpractice_NEWS.png","width":305}])
!["The Power of a Puppet" at Smallwood Drive Elementary]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709028011/amherstschoolsorg/odsrppe8ijyod8vwhtbq/PromisingPracticebadge.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709028011/amherstschoolsorg/odsrppe8ijyod8vwhtbq/PromisingPracticebadge.png","width":298}])
Earns a 2020 Promising Practice Award from Character.org
![Rich Crozier]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709028005/amherstschoolsorg/z3btej9beyvhvgsqkzlm/RichCrozier_SDSPrincipal_NEWS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709028005/amherstschoolsorg/z3btej9beyvhvgsqkzlm/RichCrozier_SDSPrincipal_NEWS.jpg","width":305}])
![Cake]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709027953/amherstschoolsorg/jir8xozytcricfldvwej/cake_NEWS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709027953/amherstschoolsorg/jir8xozytcricfldvwej/cake_NEWS.jpg","width":305}])
Part of Strategic Plan Initiative at Smallwood
![Roary the puppet and teacher]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709027949/amherstschoolsorg/p7dojjfsjebk8dtgmdfn/Rory_NEWS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709027949/amherstschoolsorg/p7dojjfsjebk8dtgmdfn/Rory_NEWS.jpg","width":305}])
As part of Smallwood's Strategic Plan, new skills help students' social and emotional growth