Barry Bulletin

This week our 4th graders completed the Spaghetti Tower Marshmallow Challenge. The students were partnered up and given a set amount of specific supplies to build a structure that could support their marshmallow. The students had two goals during this challenge. 1. Teamwork 2. Design a solution to a problem. This is one of those legendary team building engineering challenges that requires collaboration, time management skills and encourages the design mindset all while supporting engineering principles. Below are the designs that the students created. Ask your child about their design, and if they would change or do anything different next time. Great Job 4th Grade!

Friday, October 13: 3 - Hour Early Release, Homecoming

Friday, October 20: No School, Professional Learning Day for Staff

Our PTA voted to have our Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) students included. Thank you to all that came to support including all kids!

We are excited to share that this year's Homecoming theme is "Enjoy the Ride" ROAD TRIP to Homecoming"

We will be participating in Spirit Week at Barry the week of October 9-13. The Parade and Footbaall Game are on Friday, October 13th. Students will dismiss at 12:50 that day.

Bricks4Kidz begins Monday, Sept 18 (7:30 - 8:30am) at Pathfinder. If your child is interested, please see the form below. Students will be walked to Barry at 8:30 at the conclusion of the time.

Per our District Elementary Handbook: Items such as cell phones, smart watches and electronic devices should not be seen, heard or used in the school building during instructional hours without permission. Failure to comply will result in graduated consequences that will include phone or electronic devices being confiscated from the student by an administrator with a potential parent pick up.

We have had an uptick of cell phone and apple watches being used in some of our classrooms. Please remind your students that they are not to be out during school hours and watches should not be worn during school hours.

See below for details.

Platte County School District recognizes the importance of community input to help set the future direction of our schools. We will be kicking off another year of the PCR-3 Community Advisory by gathering volunteers who will have an ongoing role to review the District’s progress toward its Comprehensive Strategic Improvement Plan goals, as well as to provide input regarding the District's general operation and specific issues impacting education activities and programs. Any District resident, employee, or student may participate in the ongoing work of this group.

We have reached out to existing members about continuing their participation and are now opening membership up to new members. If interested in serving on this advisory, please complete the application linked here by September 25. The first General Membership meeting will be held October 3.

We will be presenting our new logo to students on October 6th at our Lead Day Assembly! Thank you to all who voted!

Below is a link to the Sign Up Genius if you wish to eat lunch with your child.

Please keep in mind that there will only be 2 slots available per grade level due to space and seating available. If you are coming for lunch, you may bring in outside food for your child but we ask that you not share that food with any students other than your own. We are excited to have our families in for lunch!

We kicked off our Platte County Education Foundation discount card sales program this week. Our schools, in conjunction with Major Saver, work with businesses throughout our District to offer a $15 discount card providing customers with 21 local buy-one-get-one-free or discount offers. In most cases, redeeming only two offers offsets the cost of the card. Proceeds from the card campaign directly benefit your student's school and the Platte County Education Foundation. The Foundation gives back to the Platte County R-3 community by awarding annual pre-K through 12th-grade classroom and building site grants, as well as senior scholarships. Your student should have brought home an envelope with information and instructions on Thursday, September 7 or on Friday, September 8, and was instructed to not go "door-to-door," but to offer to relatives, friends, co-workers, etc. Collection dates start on Tuesday, September 12, and the program wraps up on Tuesday, September 19. Please consider purchasing a card and supporting our schools! You can also purchase cards online here.

The Treasure Chest is our school district resource center. It is a stocked pantry providing food, clothing, toiletries, and other household supplies. All items in the Treasure Chest are free to PCR-3 students and families who participate in the Free or Reduced School Lunch Program. The Treasure Chest is open for shopping every week of the calendar year on Wednesday evenings from 4pm-6pm.

Families must register by calling 816.858.7001 weekly so we can appropriately plan for resources. Once approved, families can drive through at the original Treasure Chest site (in the north parking lot of PCHS). Identification must be provided in order to receive food.

Pirates R.O.C.K. (Raising Outstanding Character Kids) is a program designed to surround our families with examples of strong character traits through school experiences, at home, and reinforced in their community. Each month our community focuses on a specific character trait and students are recognized for exhibiting these traits: Self Confidence, Pride, Responsibility, Citizenship, Compassion, Individuality, Self Control, Integrity, Perseverance, Respect, Honesty, and Cooperation.

September's #PiratesROCK trait is PRIDE: a feeling of self respect & worth.

Leader in Me connections to PRIDE:

• Habit 1: Be Proactive - You are in charge of you.
  
• Habit 6: Synergize - Work together to do better.
• Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw - Take care of yourself.

Character Strong connections to PRIDE:

• Self-awareness
• Social Awareness
• Commitment
• Humility

Hello! My name is Katie McCoy and I am a practicum student at the University of Missouri. I will graduate from Mizzou in May of 2024 with a Master of Education in Educational, School and Counseling Psychology. This fall, I will be working as Avery Holsinger’s substitute counselor while she is gone on maternity leave. A little about me: I graduated from Platte County High School in 2015 and earned my undergraduate degree from Kansas State University in 2019. I love spending time with my family and friends, especially my 5 month old niece. I enjoy reading and anything outdoors. I am excited to be here at Barry Elementary this semester and work with all of the students and staff! #BeBarry

Please visit our Barry School Store website!

Next week students will be voting on their favorite name for our store!

We are so excited to be opening a school store this fall to promote school spirit and pride at Barry Elementary. We will sell items such as pencils, erasers, pencil grips, notebooks, etc. The possibilities for inventory are endless. The store will eventually be run by student employees who will calculate purchases, make change, count and record inventory, and complete checks and balances of inventory and sales. Additionally, older students will be afforded leadership opportunities by teaching and mentoring younger students. All proceeds from the store will directly benefit the students and the school. We are excited for our students to gain valuable real-world experience in the areas of teamwork, responsibility, leadership, and customer service as they learn lifelong skills!

If you have any questions, want to volunteer or make a donation, please contact Blaire Zessin or Teddi Weber.

Here is the link to Nutrislice for the menus. You can also access it on the district website under Food Service. If you click the link, then choose Barry and then bookmark it, it should take you to Barry menus each time. If there are changes to the menu for the week, they will be updated here first.

For the 2023-24 school year, both Pathfinder and Barry will be supported by one PTA that is made up of members from both schools! PTA would love your support in this organization which provides experiences directly related to kids: field trips, leadership shirts, classroom parties and more!

2023-2024 Academic Calendar

September 21: Skate Party 6:00-8:00pm

October 3: Community Advisory Meeting

October 9-13: Homecoming Spirit Week

October 13: 3-Hour Early Release, Parade, 4pm, 4th Street Platte City; Football Game 7pm

October 20: No School- Professional Learning Day for Staff

October 20: End of 1st Quarter

October 27: Report Cards Go Home

Please take a minute to add this important calendar to your important links. Here you will find important information as far as No School Days, Specials Rotation Days, Assemblies, etc.

Barry Elementary Public Calendar

Our SUMMER office hours are 8:00am - 3:30pm.

Regular school day office hours run from 8:15am - 4:30pm.

• Students can enter the building- 8:30 a.m.
• Official start of school- 8:50 a.m.
• Dismissal- Car Riders and Y-Club-3:35 p.m.
• Dismissal-Bus Riders- 3:50 p.m.

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Principal: Kacie Ambrose

Assistant Principal: Dr. Mindy Wheeler

Website: https://barry.plattecountyschooldistrict.com/
Location: 2001 Northwest 87th Terrace, Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone: 816-436-9623
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barryelementary/
Twitter: @barry_elem_pcr3