Barry News

Happy New Year Barry Pirate Family! 2023 already has some exciting things in store for our community. We are thrilled to be partnering with you for another semester of educating our Pirates and we look forward to all the excitement that will come along with opening our new Platte Purchase Middle School in the fall. Here's to a great 2023 together!

Mrs. Marshall's 8th Grade class has been learning about George Washington and King George III, adversaries during the American Revolution. This was a George vs. George activity they did with it.

January 9 -

• MS Basketball Practice, 3-5pm (Gym)
• 5th Grade Girl Scouts - Troop 1488, 4-5:45pm (Library)
• Girl Scout Troop 1637, 6-8pm (Cafeteria)
• Action Packed - Brian Stewart, 6-7:30pm (Gym)
• KC Athletics Soccer Club Practice, 7:30-9pm (Gym)

January 10 -

• Academic Lab, 3-4pm
• NO PACE
• Step Team Practice, 2:50pm (Cafeteria)
• MS Basketball (A, B, C), 4--7:30pm (PCMS)
  
• MS Girls Basketball (A, B, C), 4-7:30pm (Antioch Middle School)
• PTSA Meeting, 6pm (Commons)

January 11 -

• PLC Day (2-Hr Early Release)
• MS Boys Basketball (A, B, C), 4-7:30pm (Raytown Central Middle School)
• MS Girls Basketball (A, B, C), 4-7:30pm (PCMS)
• Archery Practice - Garlands, 5-8pm (Gym)

January 12 -

• Step Team Practice, 2:50 (Cafeteria)
• Academic Lab, 3-4pm
• MS C-Team Boys & Girls Basketball Games, 4-7pm
• MS Boys Basketball (A & B), 4-6:30pm (PCMS)
• MS Girls Basketball (A & B), 4-6:30pm (Raymore-Peculiar East MS)

January 13 -

• MS Basketball Practice, 3-5pm (Gym)

We are excited to launch 3rd quarter PACE (Pirate After Class Events). Here are a few details about the program:

• Program to start 3rd Quarter (1/17) (7 week session)

• Students will need to resign-up even if they were in 2nd quarter activities. Spots are filled on a first come first serve basis.

• Tuesday, and Thursday 3pm-4 pm 7 weeks per quarter for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarter

• PACE focuses on Lifestyle Activities - Depending on the strengths of our staff, activities will be offered that are outside of the realm of sport.

• Activities offered 3rd Quarter will be Esports (Video Games), Board Games, Art Club, Mindfulness, and Great Sport Moments

Tyler Crawford is our PACE Coordinator, and he will be working with you and your students to get this program up and running. Included are some very basic details in this email, but please take some time to review the slideshow. The slideshow will explain the details of the PACE activities.

• PACE Slideshow

Please click on the form below to sign your kids up to attend PACE. Students can sign up for one activity per day.

If you need to make any changes, please contact Tyler (crawfort@platteco.k12.mo.us).

Every week students go through a Character Strong lesson that help build on our 8 traits: honesty, forgiveness, commitment, kindness, humility, selflessness, patience, and respect. Starting shortly students will be asked to complete a Student Character Dare. These are to help build on practices that are taught in our weekly lesson. Some dares can be as simple as asking someone new to join their table to reaching out to someone students look up to and writing them a letter.

We are encouraging each family to complete the monthly Family Dare. Each Family Dare offers parents, guardians, and families the opportunity to engage in challenges designed to increase connection and conversation at home. These dares also provide students with more opportunities to practice habits discussed in class.

January's Family Dare is: Lyrical Conversation

If you take a picture of your family completing the dare, please send pictures to Amy Gardner at gardnera@platteco.k12.mo.us. She will post pictures on Social Media and we can showcase them on our TV's at school.

PCHS is planning an 8th grade student and parent night on January 18, 2023, 6:00pm in PCHS's Wilson Auditorium. The purpose of Curriculum Night is to allow you to learn about each core class (English language arts, math, science, and social studies) from the department's perspective. This night will also include an Electives and Extra-curricular Expo with representatives from a variety of elective offerings and clubs. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held virtually.

We encourage both the student (current 8th graders) and parent(s) to attend, so that all can receive the information about courses offered at Platte County High School. This will greatly assist you and your student in the planning process and in course selection for the 2023-24 school year. If you would like more information, please contact your student's counselor: Amanda Griffin, Barry Counselor.

Teachers, support staff, and parents on the calendar committee developed a proposed academic calendar for the 2023-24 school year. The draft was formulated based on required student hours, teacher contract days, historical parent and staff survey data, parent and staff feedback regarding PLC days, as well as consideration of the alignment with other Northland districts from a programming perspective. Based on feedback, the draft calendar has the first day of school on August 22, the last day of school on May 22, and potential makeup days are planned for May 23, 24, and 28-31. It is important to note this calendar makes a shift from 2-hour early release days for Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to full-day Professional Learning Days. The change in approach will provide teachers with more efficient and focused time for professional development, while reducing the number of days parents have to find day care alternatives for their children. Public review of the draft calendar occurs from December 16, 2022 to January 9, 2023. Comments may be emailed to Vicki Diggs. The Board will vote on approval of the calendar at the January board meeting.

Click here for information on school cancellations/modifications due to inclement weather, how the District will notify parents, as well as information on recess, Y Club, and Inclement Weather Virtual Learning Days. As a reminder, PCR-3 will implement traditional inclement weather days (no school and no virtual learning), until we reach a threshold that would push the school year past Memorial Day. We will make those days up per our academic calendar, and if we go past our planned make-up days for inclement weather, we will implement our Inclement Weather Virtual Learning Days.

We have some field trip information that is starting to be sent home. If you would like to be a parent volunteer for any of our trips, we're asking that parents be scanned through our Hall Pass system prior to the field trip. This scan can be done by coming up to the main office a few days prior to the field trip and once you are in the system, it will be good for the whole semester.

Thank you for your cooperation in maintaining our safe and caring environment!

We are so very blessed to have an incredibly supportive PTSA here at Barry! They have a big year planned for both our students and staff.

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Pirates ROCK (Raising Outstanding Character Kids) is a program designed to surround our families with examples of strong character traits through school experiences, at home, and reinforced in their community. Each month our community focuses on a specific character trait and students are recognized for exhibiting these traits: Self Confidence, Pride, Responsibility, Citizenship, Compassion, Individuality, Self Control, Integrity, Perseverance, Respect, Honesty, and Cooperation.

January's #PiratesROCK trait is Individuality: setting yourself apart from others

Email: hoffeckj@platteco.k12.mo.us
Location: Barry School, Northwest 87th Terrace, Kansas City, MO
Phone: 816-436-9623 x. 3101
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Location: Barry School, Northwest 87th Terrace, Kansas City, MO
Phone: 816-436-9623 x.3102
Twitter: @barryschool

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barryschool/

Instagram: @barry_school_pcr3

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