Barrington Weekly Update

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As part of our upcoming Safety Week, Barrington Elementary School students in grades 3-5 will have the opportunity to attend digital safety presentations with expert Jesse Weinberger at the UAHS Performing Arts Center. She will provide age-appropriate presentations for students in grades 3-6 focused on digital citizenship, responsible technology use, online decision-making, and personal safety. As part of the presentation, students will be invited to complete a brief anonymous survey to provide district-level information that can help inform our ongoing digital safety education and prevention efforts.

Parents/guardians of Barrington students in grades 3-5 — please complete this permission form by October 16. Please submit one form for each participating child in grades 3-5 in your family. If you do not want your child to participate, we will provide an alternate, supervised learning activity at their school during the presentation time.

This is a friendly reminder that our 3rd grade students will be taking the Ohio State Test (OST) in reading on Monday October 26th and Tuesday October 27th.

Please help your child be prepared by:

• Making sure they get a good night’s sleep each night.

• Providing a healthy breakfast at home.

• Encouraging them to take their time, do their best, and stay positive.

We’re so proud of our students and all the hard work they’ve put in this year! Thank you for your support in helping them feel ready and confident.

Our Annual Harvest Costume Parade will take place on Friday, October 30th from 1:35–2:00 PM. Families are invited to join us (weather permitting) as our Bobcats show off their creative costumes!

Please help your child plan a fun, elementary-appropriate costume that can be worn over regular clothes and does not include accessories that are weapons or anything scary or gory.

Students will parade along the sidewalks around the perimeter of the school. Families are encouraged to line up on the grass along Barrington Rd, Andover Rd, Guilford Rd, and Northwest Blvd to watch and cheer them on!

Please click here for all the details.

Student Council will once again be collecting candy. Please see the flyer below for more details!

Upper Arlington Schools invites parents and guardians of students in grades K-12 to join internet safety expert Jesse Weinberger for an evening presentation on today’s digital environment and how families can support safe and responsible technology use. The presentation will build on age-appropriate digital safety presentations Weinberger will provide to students in grades 3-6, focused on digital citizenship, responsible technology use, online decision-making and personal safety.

Wednesday, November 4, 2026
6:30–7:30 p.m.
Upper Arlington High School Performing Arts Center

In accordance with the presenter’s event requirements, this session is for adults only. Children and students ages 1–20 will not be admitted to the presentation space. Audio and video recording are also prohibited.

Third and fifth-grade students referred for testing will take the CogAT in November. Parents should use this Google Form to request gifted testing. The deadline to request testing is 11/3/26.

All second-grade students will be tested for gifted identification in superior cognitive ability and reading in December. All fourth-graders will be tested for gifted identification in superior cognitive ability in December. Star Math is now used to screen all students in grade 1 and up. Star Reading is now used to screen all

Upper Arlington Schools is partnering with the Tri-Village Packers for their Thanksgiving break and winter break food distribution programs. The Tri-Village Packers will distribute grocery items for the children of families in the Upper Arlington school district for the days out of school over Thanksgiving break (November 25-29) and winter break (December 21-January 4). The food will be provided at no cost for children who would benefit from the support.

To sign up to receive food for Thanksgiving and/or winter breaks, please complete this form by the end of the day on Monday, October 26, 2026. The school district will keep the information you provide in the form confidential unless you request otherwise.

October 16th: No School, Fall break

October 19th: No School, Teacher Work Day

October 21st: Virtual PTO General meeting, 12:00-1:00

(link will be released the week of)

October 21st: Conferences, 4:00-7:30pm

October 22nd: Early Release, 11:00am

October 22nd: Conferences, 12:00-7:30pm

October 26th-October 30th: 3rd Grade Fall OST testing

October 28th: Best Buddies Meet Up, Miller Park 5:00-6:30pm.

October 30th: Harvest Parade, 1:30pm (details above)

October 30th: Harvest Parties, 2:00-2:50

ABCDE Calendar

District Calendar

Assessment Calendar

We are so proud to announce that we surpassed our fundraising goal and raised $59,323 for Barrington! This incredible achievement would not have been possible without our amazing Barrington families, sponsors, and supporters. Thank you for helping make such a meaningful impact on our students!

TOP 3 FUNDRAISING CLASSROOMS

Congratulations to the three classrooms with the highest fundraising totals! Each class has won a Pizza & Ice Cream Party!

1. Ms. Staker - 4th Grade

2. Ms. Steiner - 2nd Grade

3. Ms. Kuzma - 5th Grade

CONGRATULATIONS! We can’t wait to celebrate with you! More details about the parties will be coming soon.

Thank you again, Bobcat Family, for making this year’s fundraiser such a tremendous success!

Set-up a New eWallet (Digital payment):

-Go to https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/barringtonelementaryschool3

-scroll down to Prepare for the Fair and click e-wallet: Get Started.

-sign in or create an account.

-click Create eWallet for This Fair.

-Print eWallet information, or indicate on your student's book-fair permission slip (grades K-3) that an eWallet is available.

Grades K-3 Permission Slips:

-All students in grades K-3rd must return permission slips to make a purchase.

-Permission slips went home in students' take home folders.

-Please note: 8% sales Tax will be charged for all items.

-Print a new permission slip: https://tinyurl.com/BF-Permission-Slip

-Shop the book fair from 4-7pm on conference night, Wednesday October 21.

-All book fair profits help the Barrington library purchase new books.

-Complimentary gift wrapping will be provided by Jone's middle school volunteers!

-Shop stocking stuffers, best sellers and more.

Parent Volunteers Needed!

-Help students shop the fair Tuesday through Thursday during school hours.

-Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D48ABAD2FA6FAC61-66575341-2026

Is your child interested in presenting at the Science Fair? Join our Zoom information meeting on Thursday, October 22 at 8:00 PM to learn how to participate. Zoom link will be posted at https://barjosciencefair.com/ and feel free to email barjo@barjosciencefair.com with any questions. The fair itself is February 4, 2027 at Barrington Elementary. Mark your calendars!

Calling all bakers, shoppers and generous community members! We are gearing up for Election Day on Tuesday, November 3, 2026! Each year we host a bake sale in the Barrington cafeteria to raise money for the PTO.

We need baked goods, snack donations, financial donations (we can shop for you!) and parent/student volunteers to sell the treats. There will be no school that day, so we strongly encourage your elementary students to join the fun and work the table, practicing their math skills and engaging with our community members.

Sign up HERE to contribute!