March 22nd and 23rd . . . Parent-Teacher Conferences

March 24th - April 2nd . . . Spring Break . . . No School

Click here to see all of the activities going on at Prairie.

Barrington 220 is hosting a Parent University on raising middle school kids in the digital age. The focus will be on the unique opportunities and challenges of technology in the early teenage years.

This event will be held Monday, March 6, 2023, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The format will be a Zoom meeting.

Click here for more information and to register for the event.

We have been seeing an uptick in students arriving late to first hour in recent weeks. In order to begin our school day effectively, we ask all students to be in their first period classes by 8:52 AM.

Bus Riders: Students arriving late to school on the bus will be provided a tardy pass to class without penalty.

Parent Drop Off: Students arriving late to school via parent drop off will be provided a pass to class. However, students will be marked tardy.

Any student accruing 3 tardies or more will be assigned a lunch detention. Each additional tardy will result in subsequent consequences. We reviewed this procedure with our students during lunches last week and ask for your partnership in ensuring students arrive to school each day with an appropriate amount of time to make it to class by 8:52 AM.

Click this link for some amazing, creative writing by Prairie students. Submissions are open now through March for the Spring (April/May) issue.

Please see the submission requirements in the issue or email Mrs. Carolyn Turcotte at cturcotte@barrington220.org with any questions.

We ask all students to have headphones (Charged, if they are wireless.) available for use each day, as many classes utilize them for instructional purposes.

Are you interested in helping to plan the 8th Grade Dance? This involves picking a theme, setting up the decor, and creating a really fun night for our students. If interested, email Lisa Witek at lwlw0918@gmail.com.

On March 9th, 9:30-11:30 AM , current middle school parents are hosting an info session for new middle school parents. It will be held at the Barrington Area Library. Let our new families know that they can learn from others who have gone before them about what it is like to be the caregiver of a middle school student!

Interested in helping with PTO programming next year? Please use this link to let us know. We appreciate all of our volunteers!

Is your student heading to the high school next year? Check out this event on February 23rd at 9:30 AM. Veteran BHS parents will answer all of your questions about high school life.

Please click here to read about upcoming state-required, age-appropriate lessons relating to sexual abuse prevention. These lessons are aimed at providing students the tools they need to improve personal safety, confidence and advocacy skills.

If you are in need of support, help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, call 988: https://988lifeline.org

Safe2Help: https://www.safe2helpil.com/make-a-difference/

Call: 844-4-SAFEIL (723345)

Text: SAFE2 (72332)

Sarah Lloyd- 6th grade counselor: 847-756-2523 slloyd@barrington220.org

Jenny Godinez- 7th grade counselor 847-756-2522 jgodinez@barrington220.org

Melissa Kehoe- 8th grade counselor 847-756-2526 mkehoe@barrington220.org

Monica Santiago- Bilingual counselor 847-756-2630 msantiago@barrington220.org

BStrong's Tuesday Tips provide wonderful resources for parents and caregivers. You can view or sign up for their weekly newsletter here.

Barrington 220 is now partnering with an Illinois school safety helpline aimed at providing students a place to report information that might prevent bullying, suicide, and campus violence. Safe2Help is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It allows students to confidentially share school safety issues via a mobile app, text, email, or phone call. You will notice that the "See Something, Say Something" button on our district and school website now links directly to the Safe2Help contact page. We are asking that all students, parents, staff, and community members now use this platform to report safety concerns. In the case of an emergency, call 911. Please be aware that when a Safe2Help report is made which references Suicide, Self-Harm or School Safety building staff and/or local authorities will be contacted.