Life on the Prairie

10/24 . . . 8th Grade PSAT

10/27 . . . 7th Grade Social . . . 7-9 PM

11/3 . . . Institute Day . . . NO SCHOOL

11/15 . . . Snowflake . . . 3:10-6 PM

11/22 - 11/26 . . . Thanksgiving Break . . . NO SCHOOL

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

Children of parents who talk to their teens regularly about drugs are 42% less likely to use drugs than those who don’t; yet only a quarter of teens report having these conversations.

Red Ribbon Week® (October 23-31), the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the nation, is your opportunity to get the ongoing conversation started. This year’s theme is Be Kind To Your Mind. Live Drug Free.™ Visit www.redribbon.org to learn more about Red Ribbon Week® and get tips for talking to your kids about drugs. The life you save may be that of your own child or a dear friend.

Please read this message from our Assistant Principal, Brad Gillette, regarding Halloween costumes this year.

We are looking for parents to help supervise 6th grade students in the Commons during lunch. Interested? Click here.

Meetings to receive information about ski club, register your child(ren) and sign-up for chaperone duties will be held on Tuesday, November 7th OR Thursday, November 16th from 7:00 to 8:15 PM at the park district. For more information please click here.

To make this event a huge success for our students, we need your help. Please click on the links below to donate items or volunteer your time to this great event!

Volunteer & Donation Sign Up Link

Amazon Donation Wish List (purchase from Amazon and it ships directly to the school)

Check out the Snowflake Website to learn more about our event. Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at Prairie Campus from 3:10 until 6:00 PM. The cost of Snowflake is $30 and registration needs to be completed through REVTRAK.

Our speakers for this year have provided us with a Snowflake promo video welcoming our students to Snowflake.

Barrington 220 is celebrating its 50th anniversary this school year! Please join us in celebrating on Wednesday, November 1, which marks the 50th day of the 2023-24 school year. On this day we are asking students and staff to wear their district and school spirit wear. Please post your spirited photos to social media using the #Unifiedfor50 hashtag!

As a reminder, all students at BMS-Prairie receive social/emotional learning (SEL)

lessons multiple times a year and during COLT time. In addition, all students have

access to a counseling team member. If you ever have questions about our general

curriculum or supports specific to your student, please feel free to contact a member of

the Prairie Counseling Department.

Melissa Kehoe- 6th grade counselor 847-756-2526 mkehoe@barrington220.org

Sarah Lloyd- 7th grade counselor: 847-756-2523 slloyd@barrington220.org

Jenny Godinez- 8th grade counselor 847-756-2522 jgodinez@barrington220.org

Monica Santiago- Bilingual counselor 847-756-2630 msantiago@barrington220.org

BStrong's Tuesday Tips provide wonderful resources for parents and caregivers. If

you’d like to subscribe to BStrong’s Tuesday Tips try the link here.

Please click here to learn about this program that is led by our counseling staff.

Please click here for the 2023 early winter athletic information.

Our first meeting was very successful. If you plan on attending a meeting or want to be included on our distribution list for minutes and PTO happenings, please fill out this form.

Please bring your driver's license if you are new to Prairie for check-in.

Upcoming meeting dates for 2023 (9:15 AM start):

November 14

December 12

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.

October is National Bullying Awareness Month, and this is an opportunity to encourage the nation to take action at the local level to create safe and supportive organizations. Bullying is unacceptable and comments or conduct that disparages or demonstrates hostility or aversion should not be tolerated. By being accepting, kind and inclusive, you can help make the world a better place. Together we can create a world without bullying! To learn more about bullying prevention and policies here in District 220, click here.

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