Barr Update Aug. 27, 2023
Aug. 27, 2023
It's a great day to be a BULLDOG!
Here are a few updates and reminders for the week!
NO SCHOOL this Friday or next Monday, Sept. 1 & 4
No school due to building Professional Development and Labor Day.
Bulldog Passes - Students apply to attend games & events (and get in for free!)
If students want to attend a game or school event (e.g., concert) without parent supervision, they will need a Bulldog Pass. Students received applications last week; student, parent, and teacher signatures are required. If students want to attend games or school events with a parent, they can sit with the parent and do not need a Bulldog Pass.
Get through the lunch line faster!
You can load a lunch account online and not need to add money in the lunch line! Click HERE to add money online.
Mrs. Biberos is on the GIPS Cast!
If you haven't heard or seen the video yet, you can listen to it HERE (or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or fav pod platform). Mrs. Biberos and 12 others from GIPS share what the theme of "Our Today; Their Tomorrow" means to them, and the hopes they have for our students.
After 4:00 PM, pick up on the west side
Students who stay after school for practice, games, activities, etc. need to be picked up on the west side (main entrance side; doors 1 & 3). Any student who is at school after 4:00 will need to be picked up on this side.
UPCOMING GAMES & EVENTS
Info also found on the district site calendar HERE.
SHOW CHOIR AUDITION REHEARSAL - 7th & 8th grade - Monday thru Thursday, Aug. 28- 31, 7:00 - 8:05 AM (doors open at 6:50 AM). Auditions are the following week.
7th GRADE FOOTBALL - Barr Bowl (Scrimmage) at Barr - Tuesday, Aug. 29 - 4:00 PM
8th GRADE FOOTBALL - Doniphan Trumbull Scrimmage - at Barr - Thursday, Aug. 31 - 4:15 PM
7th GRADE VOLLEYBALL - vs. Westridge - at Barr - Thursday, Aug. 31 - 4:15 PM
8th GRADE VOLLEYBALL - vs. Westridge - at Westridge - Thursday, Aug. 31 - 4:15 PM
CROSS COUNTRY - at Lexington - Thursday, Aug. 31 - 6:30 PM
REMINDERS FROM PREVIOUS POSTS
Use the Crosswalk
Many students are walking through the parking lot when getting dropped off or picked up--which is a safety concern! Please remember to use the crosswalks! If you are dropping off a child, please drop off near a crosswalk and remind them to use it! Thank you for your help with keeping Barr safe!
Computer Protection Plan
Pay $10 online just in case the computer breaks!
(Each incident will cost, but it is less expensive than replacing the computer or parts of it.)
https://gips.revtrak.net/district-payments/#/v/gips-computer-protection-plan
Dress Code Update and Reminder
Many students had to borrow clothes from school this week. Please remember the school dress code (below), and please note that "spaghetti straps" are not allowed. We appreciate your help in having students "Dress for Success!"
- Keep covered from top of chest to mid-thigh
- Keep undergarments covered (spaghetti straps not allowed)
- Hats and hoods need to stay off or down
- Anything with profanity, alcohol, drugs/Illegal substances, gangs, etc. is not allowed
- IDs need to be worn everyday!
Last Year's Yearbooks for Sale
You can purchase last year's yearbooks for $10 in the office.
Cell Phones
Cell Phones
Cell phones aren't needed at school. Students will keep them in their locker.
Drop off and Pick up
Drop off
Doors open at 7:30 (do not arrive any earlier as there is not supervision before 7:30).
Each grade will wait in respective areas (and they can eat school breakfast while they wait!). Please drop off in the following locations (and students will wait in the following areas):
6th grade: Door 23 into the cafeteria on the east side (students wait in the cafeteria)
7th grade: Door 8 on the west side (north of main entrance) (students wait in the new gym)
8th grade: Door 3 on the west side (near the auditorium and old gym) (students will wait in the old gym)
Pick up
6th grade: on east side (cafeteria side)
7th & 8th grade: on west side (near main entrance)
Students who walk or ride home are asked to leave right away.
Busing is available! See below!
School Day Hours
The school day is from 8:15 - 3:45 PM.
Doors will open at 7:30 AM. Do not have students arrive earlier as there will not be supervision. Free Grab n Go breakfast will be served from 7:30 - 8:05 AM.
School day ends at 3:45 PM. Students need to be picked up by 4:00 PM (unless staying for an activity, event or practice).
Bus Routes
District bus routes can be found HERE.
Students being dropped off from the bus will enter the following doors:
7:20 arrivals drops off at door 23. Students will wait until 7:30 and then go to respective waiting locations (see above).
After 7:30 arrivals will drop off at door 3 and students will go to respective waiting locations (see above).
Meals
Breakfast
Breakfast is FREE for all Barr students and is served as "Grab n Go" so students can eat it while they wait for school to start. It is served from 7:30-8:05 AM each school day.