Life on the Prairie

9/4 . . . Labor Day . . . no school

9/12 . . . PTO meeting in LMC . . . 9:15am

9/12 . . . 6th Grade Back to School Night . . . 6:00-7:30

9/13 . . . 7th and 8th Grade Back to School Night . . . 6:00-7:30

9/15 . . . 6th Grade Party on the Prairie . . . after school until 5:00

9/19 & 9/20 . . . MAP testing

In order to provide the best learning environment possible, we ask that students' cell phones are turned off and in their lockers throughout the school day. However, we understand that there may be times when parents wish to communicate with their students, and we have multiple ways in which this can be accomplished.

You can send your student a message via the Schoology messaging platform. For help setting up your parent Schoology account, please click here. You can also reach out to our Library Technology Assistants at: 847-756-2660.

Students also have school-issued email accounts. Their addresses are set up thus: username@bsd220.org. Usernames are typically in the first initial, last name format. Your student should be able to share their username with you.

Alternatively, you can call the main office at: 847-304-3990 and we can pass the message along.

Please click here to read an important message from our Assistant Principal, Brad Gillette, regarding getting our year started in the best way possible.

Please click here for the 2023 fall athletic information.

Student Arrival Procedures

Students arriving to school via the BUS will enter through Door #2 (300 Wing), Door #4A (900 Wing) and Door #4B (400/500 Wing). Students will be granted permission to disembark the school bus by a staff member no earlier than 8:40 AM.

Students that are being dropped off by CAR should arrive no earlier than 8:30 AM. Car drop-off will occur in front of the building along the long curb. Once on property, cars turn left and stack a single file line through the parking lot making their way patiently toward the concrete sidewalk. We ask that cars pull all the way forward as much as possible and then drop students at the sidewalk alongside the building. Once dropped off at school, students will proceed either to their lockers or to the Commons to wait for the 8:40 bell to ring.

Student Dismissal Procedures

Students who are riding the BUS after school will be directed to a live updated bus map, which displays where their assigned bus route is parked in our new bus lanes.

Individuals picking up students at the end of the day should follow the same procedures as morning drop off above. Once on property, cars turn left and stack a single file line through the parking lot making their way patiently towards the concrete sidewalk along the building. We ask that cars pull all the way forward as much as possible. After picking up students, we ask that traffic needing to travel eastbound toward Route 14 exit at the stop light, while traffic needing to travel westbound use the ELC exit. Please see the hyperlinked map for reference.

Staff will be outside assisting in the flow of traffic should you have questions.

Further, we have been asked to communicate that pick up and drop off at Pershing Court and Peterson Court are not allowed. These are the entrances to the small subdivision right around the corner off of South Grove Avenue. Please utilize the school for these procedures.

School Picture Day was Friday, August 25th. You will soon be able to select your image for your yearbook (please remember to do so before it’s selected for you), and all orders will be delivered to your home.

To view and order photos from Picture Day: You’ll receive an email when your images are ready to view online. Or, you can search for them at vipis.com shortly after photos are taken. If you need further assistance, contact VIP at support@vipis.com.

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. In the case of an emergency, call 911. Please be aware that when a Safe2Help report is made which references Suicide, Self-Harm or School Safety building staff and/or local authorities will be contacted.

During an emergency situation at one of our schools, it is important for our community to work together. Barrington 220 has developed this tip sheet for parents/guardians, which shares specific actions parents/guardians should take in the event of an emergency.

Website: prairie.barrington220.org
Location: 40 E Dundee Rd, Barrington, IL, United States
Phone: 847-304-3990
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Prairie220/
Twitter: Prairie220