Barr Update Aug. 20, 2023
Aug. 20, 2023
We are BACK TO SCHOOL!
Thanks for your help in making a great week for coming back to school! We are so excited to have students back in the building! Here are a few reminders for the week!
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.
REMINDERS FROM PREVIOUS POSTS
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.
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School Supplies
What to bring
While not required, you can bring school supplies for the year. Here's the list of what to bring:
- pens: red, blue, and black
- pencils
- eraser
- highlighters
- colored pencils or markers
- 3 packages of loose-leaf notebook paper
- 1 inch binder
- 2 composition notebooks
- 1 subject spiral notebook
- Headphones (with wires)
- Black dry erase markers