Life on the Prairie
January 28, 2022
Important Dates
2/8 - - - - PTO Zoom meeting -- 9:15 AM
2/17 - - - 8th grade social at Main Event -- 6:30 to 8:30 PM -- More details to come next week!
2/18 - - - In-service day -- No school
2/21 - - - Presidents' Day -- No school
3/9 - - - - Speech Tournament -- At Prairie -- 4 PM to 8 PM
Please click here for a look at upcoming Student Activities. *All after-school practices and clubs end at 5 PM.
News You Can Use
A Change at Prairie
Beginning Monday, January 31st, our current Assistant Principal, Jen Ellett, will be moving to Barbara Rose Elementary to serve as the Assistant Principal there until the end of this school year. The district is looking to further support specific programs at Barbara Rose and Mrs. Ellett fully intends to return to Prairie in the fall.
During Mrs. Ellett's time at Rose, Mrs. Jaclyn Sheldon will be taking her position and handling her duties in Special Education, Assessment, SHIELD Testing, etc. If you have any questions relating to those roles after the 31st, please contact Jaclyn Sheldon at jsheldon@barrington220.org and she will support you in the best manner possible.
Upcoming 6th Grade SEL
During the months of February and March, our counselors will be meeting with our students for SEL lessons on:
Erin’s Law (Required by the state of IL to implement a prevention-oriented child sexual abuse program)
Introducing Erin’s Law and age appropriate sexual harassment and sexual abuse facts
Zooming While Quarantined
Should your child be placed on quarantine due to COVID-related reasons, he or she can access Zoom to join classes remotely. Students can access these links in each of their Schoology courses. Please understand that the Zoom links may not be immediately available once a student has been placed on quarantine. Our teachers will work as quickly as possible to allow students access and our counselors will provide students with further information.
Please understand that, per district policy, only students who have been quarantined due to COVID-related issues will be allowed to join classes remotely.
COVID-related Athletics and Activities Guidelines
For students returning from exclusion – either isolation or quarantine, they may resume all activities, competitions and performances, as long as they remain asymptomatic and mask consistently when around others at all times for the remaining 6-10 days.
For students in Test to Stay, they can resume all activities, competitions and performances, with a negative test result upon the last day of their testing cadence, remain asymptomatic and mask consistently for 6-10 days around others.
5Essentials Survey
We are excited to announce the return of the 5Essentials surveys. The 5Essentials surveys are for parents and students. This is the ninth year that we will be participating in this statewide survey of school performance in 5 essential categories. The results of the survey are published annually, summarizing the performance level of schools in communities throughout Illinois. Since this is, “essentially” a performance appraisal of our school community, we are asking for all students and families to take time to complete it. Students will be taking the student version of the survey with their teachers on February 16th. We hope that you will find time to complete the family survey as well.
*If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s participation, please contact Jaclyn Sheldon (jsheldon@barrington220.org) directly, prior to the scheduled date. Survey questions and more can be found on the Illinois 5Essentials website. (https://www.5-essentials.org/illinois).
To complete the survey right away, please visit: https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/login/
Updating Your Student's Vaccination Status
BMS Prairie COVID-19 Dashboard
Please note:
- A positive case is counted on the day it is reported. Every day after, it is placed in the quarantine category.
- Quarantine cases are total students and staff not attending school due to testing positive or exposure to a positive case.
- Positive cases for students are only counted for those who have been in the building for any reason (academic, athletics, clubs, etc.).
Construction Updates
Barrington Middle School - Prairie Campus
Website: barrington220.org/prairie
Location: 40 E Dundee Rd, Barrington, IL, United States
Phone: 847-304-3990
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Prairie220/
Twitter: Prairie220