Life on the Prairie

10/15 . . . Conference Registration Closes . . . 11 PM

10/18 & 10/19 . . . Parent-Teacher Conferences (NO SCHOOL ON THE 19TH)

10/20 . . . Institute Day . . . NO SCHOOL

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

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

Don't forget to view your school portraits and select your yearbook picture before the deadline, which is 10/19.

To view your school portraits, look for an email sent to you by “Visual Image Photography”, or go to vipis.com. (student ID number may be required)

If you do not make a choice by the 19th, VIP will choose for you. There is no deadline to order pictures.

If you have questions, please email support@vipis.com.

Click here for information regarding registering for conferences.

Registration will close on Sunday, October 15th at 11 PM.

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

The Prairie PTO is hosting a dinner for the staff during parent-teacher conferences on Wednesday, October 18th. We are looking for parents to assist by donating various drinks and desserts. Please use this link to sign up. Thank you.

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)

Thanks to everyone who ordered spiritwear. Orders are being fulfilled and will be delivered to school the week of October 16th. Orders will be handed out during the lunch hours to your child.

If you wish to keep the spiritwear a surprise please email karenmcgee22@gmail.com and we will pull your order so you can pick it up at the office.

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.

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