

Blue Jay Update
June, 2023
Important Dates
May 31 ~ 8th Grade Trip
May 31 ~ 5th Gr. Band Invitational 4pm
June 1 ~8th Gr. Dance 6:30-10pm ~ Bella Vista
June 2 ~ 8th Gr. Team Building Day
June 5 ~ 5th Gr. Student Orientation 9:30 am, 5th Gr. Parent Orientation 6:30pm
June 6 ~ Bd. Meeting at CTB @ 7pm
June 8 ~ 7th Gr. Team Building Day
June 9 ~ 6th Gr. Team Building Day
June 12 ~ 8th Gr. Graduation Practice 12:33pm
June 13 ~Board Meeting @ 7pm, 8th Gr. Graduation Practice 12:33 pm
June 14 ~ Graduation Practice 12:33pm, PTO Mtg. 6pm
June 15 ~ Early Closing, Graduation Practice 8:40am,
June 15 ~ Graduation at Freehold Township HS at 3pm
June 16 ~ Early Closing
June 19 ~ Schools Closed
June 20 ~ Early Closing, Last Day of School, Report Cards Posted
For complete schedule of events for the year, please use the CTB Calendar.
🌼May Events🌼
1st Place, Music in the Parks
Band Competition
Geography Bee Finals
Chorus Concert
CTB vs. DDE Softball Game Coming Up 5/31
CTB vs. DDE Baseball Game
Staff Take Your Child to Work Day
Principal's Appreciation Week
We are always grateful to our incredible fearless leaders at Barkalow School! Thank you to our administrators, Mr. Smith and Mrs. Rosen, for their leadership.
End of Year Schedule
Due the lack of snow dates being used this school year, the last day of school is
Tuesday, June 20th.
As a reminder, the last three days of school are early dismissal:
Thursday, June 15, Friday, June 16, and Tuesday, June 20.
Reminder that Monday, June 19th schools are closed.
Please remember to send in a note if you child if there is a change in their dismissal.
Change in Working Papers
Working papers are going digital! Schools will no longer be administering work paper applications. Please read the attachment for further information.
Availability of Funds for Free/Reduced Lunch Students
The State of New Jersey is offering extra funds to families that are approved for Free/Reduced Lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. The funds will be issued to an EBT/SNAP Card that will be distributed next fall. If you have not applied for Free/Reduced lunch for this school year, please take this opportunity to fill out the application. If you are approved, you will receive these extra funds.
To fill out the application for Free/Reduced Lunch, please go to Mealtime (click the Orange box).
Last Call ~ Family Engagement Survey
As we have reached the ending of our 2022-2023 school year, we are always looking for feedback to make our school community even stronger. We continue to value the connection between home, school, and our community members. Therefore, we welcome your feedback on this brief survey. As always, if you have any questions, please reach out! You can enter your responses here as well.
Thank you!
PTO Updates & Important Dates
Please be sure to check out our PTO Homepage for more information regarding current and upcoming PTO events and fundraisers. See the Facebook page and newsletter as well for all details. Consider volunteering to work our Bagel Sales. Here is the link to volunteer.
There is a lot going on! Check it out!
- Bagel Sales June 1, 8, & 15
- May 31st June 1st, Blow Out Fundraiser at Style Salon & Barber Shop, 8am-6pm
- Route 9 cards are still available! Email the PTO if interested
- Our digital sign fundraiser is also ongoing. Please consider donating.
If you aren't on the Facebook page, join here .
Thanks for your support and help!
As we enf the fourth quarter of the school year, please take a moment to "shout out" a Barkalow staff member. Please use this link to recognize our amazing staff . We will be sure to celebrate this with our faculty and staff. Thank you!