Principal's Corner
What's going on at Barge-Lincoln Elementary?
Barge Updates for the end of the year!
What a busy place Barge has been this past month, as we prepared for the end of the school year in the next few weeks.
We've exercised our learners' brains for almost 180 days and we are elated to give them some time off this summer. While we know summer can be long, there are plenty of activities within the city to keep the learners occupied.
Barge is hosting summer school and registration has closed. If you registered, you will hear from the district. Summer school goes from June 29-July 27th from 8am to 4pm.
If your child is not attending summer school, please keep your child(ren) busy by visiting:
*Public Libraries
*Local Parks
*City of Yakima Public Recreation Department
*YMCA
*City pools (new pool over at MLK Park by Adams Elementary)
Thank you to our families, as well, for ensuring our 3rd-5th graders were prepared for state testing. Testing continues until June 4th.
Families of our 3rd-5th graders, state testing results will be shared in the Fall. We anticipate to see MANY kiddos pass!
WE ARE BARGE!
~Mrs. Brennan & Mrs. Qualo
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Don't Forget~ Mondays are for the WE ARE BARGE Tshirts!
We encourage our Bobcats to wear their shirts on
Mondays and PRIDE assembly days.
If you are new to Barge and your learner needs a shirt, please call our office to pick one up at 573-5200.
We want ALL STAFF and STUDENTS to wear their shirts!
Let's show our school spirit!
WE ARE BARGE!
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Attendance Goal for YSD and Barge!
Both the district and Barge have attendance goals:
We want our students to attend 95% of their school year, which is 171 days of 180 possible.
Please help by:
- sending your child to school each day, unless they are running a fever or vomiting
- call the office if your child is out
- allow the school to determine if your child is too sick to be at school (sniffles, coughs, sore throats, tummy aches)
- pre-arranged absences are encouraged for missing more than 3 consecutive days
- send doctor notes if student was at an appointment
If you have questions about any of this, please reach the office for clarity at 573-5200.
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Hands-On Learning
Early Learning
Barge Happiness
Friendly Reminders:
As a friendly reminder, students are allowed to wear shorts, tank tops, and sandals to school when the weather permits. We do not encourage sandals without backs or straps, as there is a lot of asphalt and flip-flops and/or slides can cause be unsafe.
Spaghetti straps are NOT allowed, along with tops where the stomach is exposed.
If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to your principals or teachers for clarification.
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FAMILIES---Don't forget!
Barge-Lincoln reinforces our three standards for learning and we'd love your assistance with reinforcing these at home, as well:
- Show Respect
- Make Good Decisions
- Solve problems
WE ARE BARGE!
~Mrs. Brennan
Principal
~Mrs. Qualo
Assistant Principal
5th Graders in Seattle on May 13th
All of Barge 5th graders were sponsored for a day to tour UW, visit Lumen Field, and watch a Sounders game.
Burke Museum at UW!
Students were in awe of the beauty of the museum, which highlighted native artifacts to the Pacific Northwest, including fossils.
Memories Made at UW
Tours, interviews, and learning in Seattle!
Thank you RAVE Foundation for making this possible!
School Spirit
Cooperative Groups
Engagement
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Friendships
