12/23 - 1/8 . . . Winter Break . . . NO SCHOOL

1/10 . . . PTO Meeting at 9:15 (8th grade transition to high school discussion) . . . (LINK)

1/19 and 1/20 . . . MAP testing

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

We wish everyone a very safe and happy winter break. Enjoy your time with your loved ones!

After the break, Life on the Prairie will move to Tuesdays. Look for it in your inbox on January 10th.

When dropping students off in the morning, parents are asked to pull forward to the end of the drop off area. Once the line begins to form, if your car is between the flag pole and the end of the drop off area, your student should exit the vehicle. We are noticing our students are waiting to unload at the very end of the line which is creating a much longer drop off line and process than is needed. We will have drop off supervisors communicating to students when they can begin to exit the vehicles when being dropped off in the morning. Thank you for your understanding.

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

1/10 . . . Stephanie Spiewak, Asst. Principal/Coordinator of Secondary Counseling, to speak at PTO meeting . . . You don't want to miss this! Will be streamed for your convenience.

1/26 . . . 8th grade field trip to the high school during the school day

We hope you have a happy, healthy, and safe winter break. 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.