2/16 . . . 7th grade event . . . 5-7 PM . . . TODAY (2/14) IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER!

2/16 . . . 8th grade event . . . 7-9 PM . . . TODAY (2/14) IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER!

2/17 . . . Institute Day . . . NO SCHOOL

2/20 . . . Presidents' Day . . . NO SCHOOL

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

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.

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

5 PM to 7 PM at Main Event in Hoffman Estates

$25 per student

Join other 7th grade Prairie students for games, fun and food. The event includes two hours of bowling, laser tag, gravity ropes, pre-paid video game card, billiards, shuffleboard, pizza and a drink.

Click HERE to register and pay for this event by Tuesday, February 14th.

Neither registration nor payment can be taken onsite.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Click HERE to sign up.

NOTE: All students must be picked up at 7 PM. Students will not be permitted to stay past 7:00 due to another event occurring at the facility.

7 PM to 9 PM at Main Event in Hoffman Estates

$25 per student

Join other 8th grade Prairie students for games, fun and food. The event includes two hours of bowling, laser tag, gravity ropes, pre-paid video game card, billiards, shuffleboard, pizza and a drink.

Click HERE to register and pay for this event by Tuesday, February 14th.

Neither registration nor payment can be taken onsite.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Click HERE to sign up.

NOTE: All students must be picked up at 9 PM. Students will not be permitted to stay past 9:00 due to another event occurring at the facility.

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.

Is your child interested in a late winter sport? Click here for more information.

We recognize this time of year may be challenging for some people for a variety of reasons. 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.