Life on the Prairie

2/12 . . . Students complete the 5Essentials Survey

2/15 . . . 7th and 8th grade socials at Main Event

2/16 . . . Institute Day . . . NO SCHOOL

2/19 . . . Presidents' Day . . . NO SCHOOL

2/22 . . . Illinois Youth Survey parent letter . . . 8th grade during Colt Time

3/6 . . . Speech tournament

3/7 . . . Illinois Science Assessment . . . 8th grade

3/20 & 3/21 . . . Parent-teacher conferences

3/22 . . . Institute Day . . . NO SCHOOL

3/25-3/31 . . . Spring Break . . . NO SCHOOL

Please complete the 5Essentials Survey by March 29th to share feedback regarding your experiences with our schools. Not sure what it is? Click here.

Students will complete the survey during the school day on February 12th.

Congratulations to our hoopsters. They won their sectional game and are headed to the state tourney. You can find information about the games here.

Thursday, February 15th at Main Event in Hoffman Estates

7th grade 5-7pm

8th grade 7-9pm

$30 per student

$20 Free and Reduced students

Join your Prairie classmates for games, fun and food! The event includes two hours of bowling, laser tag, gravity ropes, pre-paid video game card, billiards, pizza and a drink.

Register for this event by Tuesday, February 13th.

There will be no registrations after this date!

The PTO is fundraising for new stationary bikes that all of the PE classes can use. We are looking at some really nifty bikes that will match what the kids will use at BHS, giving them a real leg-up when they get to the big leagues. (Get it, a leg up? 😉)

We are going to go the stress free route, because, middle school ... Here's how this works: we send you a link to donate and you donate. That's it. That's the fundraiser!

And now, the nitty-gritty:

Our goal is $20,000.

Purpose: to outfit the Prairie workout room with 15 new stationary bikes. (The ones they have at the high school!!!)

How to contribute: Use this link and donate. That’s it! Any donation amount is extremely generous and extremely appreciated.

Please click here for the 2023-2024 late winter athletic information.

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.

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 (9:15 AM start):

February 13

March 12

April 9

May 14

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