From Our Principal
Dear Barley Sheaf Parents,
I hope you enjoyed your Spring Break and had time to relax with family and friends. As we head into the final weeks of the school year, I wanted to share that as of August 1st, I will be retiring from my position as Barley Sheaf principal. The past 27 years have seemed to fly by. While I am looking forward to my retirement, I will miss seeing your children each day and working with the wonderful staff members at Barley Sheaf.
I also want to thank and congratulate Mrs. Rosie Hanigan, special education teacher, and Mrs. Sheila Rozansky, second grade teacher, who will also be retiring at the end of the year. We are all leaving with happy memories of an amazing school.
Before the year wraps up, we have many activities planned. We hope to see you at one of our upcoming events like Family Fun Night or Field Day. Please see the calendar for additional events you may want to attend.
Sincerely,
Karen L. Gabruk
Principal
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Allison Bausback Fun Fact: Mrs. Bausback's shih tzu, Rocky, was a therapy dog and inspired her to become a special education teacher. | Rosie Hanigan Fun Fact: Mrs. Hanigan speaks Spanish and spent her summers as a child in Puerto Rico at her grandmother's house. | Becca Nichols Fun Fact: In 2011, Ms. Nichols won $5,000 on a game show on MTV called "The Substitute." |
Allison Bausback
Rosie Hanigan
Becca Nichols
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Margie Ricciardi Fun Fact: Mrs. Ricciardi has a pond in her backyard and takes her dog out with her when she paddleboards on it. | Samantha Klett Fun Fact: Ms. Klett was a Barley Sheaf Student and is also ambidextrous! | Katelyn Moscaritolo Fun Fact: Mrs. Moscaritolo has completed a Spartan Beast (half marathon with 35 obstacles ) and a Spartan Super (10K with 25 obstacles) in this current school year! |
Margie Ricciardi
Samantha Klett
Katelyn Moscaritolo
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Morgan Schrum Fun Fact: Mrs. Schrum has a 6 month old baby named Mason! | Katie Vaccarino Fun Fact: At the age of 15, Mrs. Vaccarino won and placed sixth in the Children's Jumper Final at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show and qualified in first and second place for the finals at the Washington International Horse Show, where she placed fourth and sixth. |
Morgan Schrum
Katie Vaccarino
FROM Our VICE PRINCIPAL
Dear Parents and Families,
The students are buzzing with excitement about the new playground equipment! We are so grateful to the Barley Sheaf PTO for their generosity, and to all the families who have supported PTO events and made this purchase possible. I am proud of our students for following these safety guidelines on the new playground.
It is wonderful to see many of our neighboring families taking advantage of opportunities to walk, bike, and scooter to school. We continue to hear concerns from families in the surrounding neighborhoods about traffic and safety issues. Please click here to review dismissal protocols that were shared with families on April 3. Additionally, if you are picking your child up at dismissal, please refrain from lining up prior to 3:15 pm to limit traffic. As temperatures rise, please remember to turn cars off when you arrive to prevent idling. Your cooperation and consideration for the safety and well-being of our students and neighboring families is appreciated.
Sincerely,
Mary Jane Custy
Vice Principal
PTO EVENTS IN MAY
3 Dine Out at Rita's from 12-9pm
8-12 Teacher Appreciation Week
10 Flower Sale Delivery
19-20 Spring Clothing Drive
19 Family Fun Night at Barley - Kona Ice, Family Fun and a DJ!
21 FRSD Color Run at JP Case
FRSD COLOR RUN IS BACK!
MAY EVENTS
1 Assembly: Oceans Rock
1 ASE Crafts
1 ASE Kickquest Martial Arts
3 Dine Out Day
3 ASE Lego Club
3 ASE Scary Stories
3 Project Accelerate Math
3 Chimes
4 Project Accelerate Math
4 Beats Club
5 Spirit Day!
5 School Lunch Hero Day
5-6 Clothing Drive
8-12 Teacher Appreciation Week
8 ASE Crafts
8 ASE Kickquest Martial Arts
10 National School Nurse Day
10 ASE Lego Club
10 ASE Scary Stories
10 Project Accelerate Math
10 Chimes
11 ASE Zoom Into Engineering
11 Project Accelerate Math
11 Beats Club
14 Happy Mother's Day!
15 ASE Crafts
15 ASE Kickquest Martial Arts
15 Kindergarten Assessments
16-18 BOGO Book Fair
17 ASE Lego Club
17 ASE Scary Stories
17 Project Accelerate Math
17 Kindergarten Assessments
18 National Speech Teacher Day
18 ASE Zoom Into Engineering
18 Project Accelerate Math
18 Beats Club
18 Kindergarten Assessments
19&20 Clothing Drive
19 PTO Family Fun Night
21 FRSD Color Run/Walk
22 HCRHS Children's Play Assembly
22 Kindergarten Assessments
22 Board of Education Mtg. 7pm JPC
24 Spring Concert 10am and 7pm
24 Project Accelerate Math
24 Kindergarten Assessments
25 Project Accelerate Math
25 Kindergarten Assessments
29 SCHOOL CLOSED - Memorial Day
30 Bike Rodeo for Gr. 3 & 4 3:30pm
31 Camp Mason
31 Project Accelerate Math
BARLEY SHEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Fax 908-284-7587
Nurse 908-285-7588
Counselor 908-284-7596