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Straight from Station

The Newsletter of Barrington Middle School - Station Campus

Straight from Station The Newsletter of Barrington Middle School - Station Campus
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A Note From Principal May - Parent Teacher Conferences

Dear Station Families,


Parent-Teacher Conferences are approaching! This year, Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences will be Wednesday, October 18th from 4:00 - 8:00 PM, and Thursday, October 19th from 12:00 noon - 7:00 PM. We will continue to offer individual teacher conferences as well as full team conferences. Team conferences will be by “invitation only”. If you are contacted for a full team conference, please do not schedule additional individual conferences, as appointments are very limited.


Parents will schedule appointments through this web site: Meet The Teacher. For more step-by-step information regarding the registration process please click here.

**The Meet the Teacher site link will become active at 9:00 AM this Saturday, October 7th and will remain open for one week.


Translation services will be available to assist with communication during conferences on both days. You will be able to select having a translator provided during the registration process.


If you have any questions about registering for a conference with your child’s teacher(s), you may contact our Registrar, Debbie Owen, via email at Dowen@barrington220.org.


Respectfully,

Mr. May

Principal

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Important Dates!

  • October 5: Student Portraits - Retakes
  • October 10: PTO General Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM
  • October 13: Team/Individual Pictures (7th & 8th Girls Basketball A&B, Boys and Girls Golf) 3:45-5:00 PM
  • October 18: Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00-8:00 PM
  • October 19: No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
  • October 20: No School - Institute Day
  • November 14: PTO Meeting 9:15-10:15 AM
  • November 22: No School - Thanksgiving Break
  • November 23: No School - Thanksgiving Break
  • November 24: No School - Thanksgiving Break

Counselor Connection

Welcome back to the new school year! The Station counselors are here to support all students. Each grade level has a counselor that loops with them throughout their journey at Station. We also have a bilingual counselor and a wellness counselor. The counselors are:


Julie Schoppe, 6th grade Counselor: 847-842-3694 jschoppe@barrington220.org

Jennifer Schramm, 7th grade Counselor: 847-842-3608 jschramm@barrington220.org

Lisa Hale, 8th grade Counselor: 847-842-3609 lhale@barrington220.org

Alma Ardon, Bilingual Counselor: 847-756-6471 aardon@barrington220.org

Katie Curran, Wellness Counselor: 847-756-6441 kcurran@barrington220.org


All students have access to counseling support on an as needed individual basis and through monthly school-wide SEL lessons that focus on relevant social-emotional topics such as respect, team building, problem solving, and empathy. Some of the other topics we cover are drug, alcohol and vaping prevention, anti bullying, positive mental health and the state mandated Erin’s Law . Our approach is to teach students to make positive healthy choices for themselves. Students may reach out to their counselor via an office visit, email or schoology message. Parents, we invite you to reach out to us at any time should you have any questions or concerns. We are here for you, too!


We hope you have experienced a smooth transition back to school. Best wishes for a great school year!

After School Pick Up Information

Parents who are using the parking lot at the Lutheran Church of the Atonement, next door to Station Campus, to pick up their children after school are asked to kindly use the parking spaces nearest the soccer field, rather than in front of the church’s day school. Please use extreme caution, attentiveness, and a slow rate of speed while in the parking lot. It is becoming a safety issue for all students, including their children who are being dismissed between 3:00 and 4:00, when parents drive through open parking spots, travel the wrong direction through their parking lot, or use parking spots directly in front of the school side of the church. In addition, please do not park in their handicap spaces or the loading dock area. Finally, please ask your children to remain on the sidewalk when waiting for a ride, rather than standing in the parking lot. Thank you for your understanding as we work together with the church in keeping our students safe during afternoon dismissal.
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Sign Out Procedures

If you plan to pick up your child up early from school, we ask that you please put in an Absence Request in the Parent Portal on Infinite Campus. When you arrive to pick up your child, please come to the front door with your cell phone. Ms. Jarva or Ms. Alters will buzz you in and you will scan a QR code (located on table near front door) that is linked to a sign-out form that you complete while you wait for your child to come down from class. Please note, only individuals listed on Infinite Campus (IC) will be allowed to pick up your child. If you need assistance with the parent portal, please contact the Infinite Campus Hotline at (847)-842 3580.

Thank you!

Visitor Procedures

In our district’s continued effort to keep our students and staff safe, remember to bring your driver’s license or state ID when you come to visit/volunteer at Station. The reason for this is we run your ID through our sex offender background check system. After your ID is scanned, you will be issued a visitor lanyard and visitor sticker before being admitted into the building. Every D220 school follows these procedures. For the safety of our students, there are no exceptions.

Blue Shirt Day

  • Monday, October 2nd is Blue Shirt Day! On this day students, schools, and communities all over the world go blue against bullying. Please help us support bullying prevention by wearing a blue shirt this coming Monday.
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Picture Retake Information!

PICTURE RETAKE DAY in on THURSDAY OCTOBER 5th:

View your School Portraits, and select your yearbook/class picture before Retake Day!*

  • *The final deadline is two weeks after retake day; if you do not pick an image VIP will choose a yearbook/class picture image for you

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

  • Retake pictures will be taken on 10/5/23.

  • Retake photos will be added to your online image gallery about a week after photo day

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

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