What a fun and busy week! We've had taste testers, hula hoopers, black light crafters, and amazing choir performances! A round of applause for the Barry'd Treasures crew who represented our school at the Real World Learning journey. We are so proud of the hard work you put into the store everyday.

We have also had a blast watching the students learn about leadership through Apex. What a great way to challenge ourselves while also raising money for our PTA. Apex is a wonderful organization that helps our PTA raise funds for field trips, leadership shirts, class parties, various events throughout the year, and teacher appreciation week.

We hope you all have an amazing Spring Break! Enjoy your time off and we will see you back April 1st!

Our Student Lighthouse Team taste tested new items for next years Cafeteria Menu!

Community Advisory members and parents were invited to step into our Real World Learning journey across all grade levels of our District! Students from every school showcased their talents, learning, and experiences during the Real World Learning Showcase at our Community Advisory General Membership meeting. From PCHS's Common Grounds and PCMS's Pirate Perks coffee shops to Pathfinder Student News, Compass's Student-led Assembly crew to Barry's Barry'd Treasures store, members and parents explored, engaged, and even shopped at various stations. Kudos to all our students and sponsors!

You may have heard about the solar eclipse that will occur on April 8, 2024, visible across North America. While we are not in the path of totality, we'll have about 88% coverage in our area, with eclipse phenomena from approximately 1-3pm and peaking just before 2pm. Science teachers and other staff members in each of our buildings are organizing lessons and activities around the event and all students will receive specialized solar filter eclipse glasses and will have the opportunity to view the eclipse. Specific information about each building's activities will be sent via your child's school newsletters. THIS IS WHAT I'M INCLUDING IN E-TREASURES. PLEASE INCLUDE ANY DETAILS FROM YOUR BUILDING.

Click here for additional information about the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse.

Parents of existing students currently in grades Pre K-7 interested in K-8 Summer School: You can now enroll for 2024 Summer School via the Forms on PowerSchool Parent Portal (via a browser or the app). Please complete by May 10, 2024.

Summer School will be held May 31-June 28 at the following locations. Click here for more information about summer school.

• Barry Elementary: For all K-5th grade southern attendance area students (Pathfinder and Barry Elementaries)
• Siegrist Elementary: For all K-5th grade northern attendance area students (Compass and Siegrist Elementaries)
• PCHS: For all 6th-8th students, and 9th-12 grade students

*Incoming Kindergarten students can complete summer school enrollment after completing their regular school year enrollment (Kindergarten Kickoffs will be held April 22).

**Information about enrolling in the High School summer school program will be available in April.

March 21: Crazy Sock Day

March 25-29: SPRING BREAK

With our inclement weather days in January, and no school on February 14 to celebrate the Chiefs Super Bowl parade, our make up day plans to date are as follows:

• January 9 Inclement Weather Day - Will be made up on Thursday, May 23
• January 10 Inclement Weather Day - Will be made up on Friday, May 24
• January 16, 19, and 23 Virtual Learning Days - Will not need to be made up
• February 14 No School Day - Because our attendance hours exceed the necessary hours set forth by the state, the Board has approved not making this day up

Children who have turned five years of age before August 1, 2024, are eligible for kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year. Families are encouraged to view the Attendance area boundary map linked here, or call the District office at 816-858-5420 for confirmation of attendance area.

If your family has an incoming kindergartner, please complete the form linked here. If you know of a family with an incoming kindergartner, please share! We will send you information about enrollment and Kindergarten Kickoffs, hosted in each elementary on Monday, April 22.

• 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.
  

  
  

  
  

  March's #PiratesROCK trait is INTEGRITY: having a sincere, honest nature.

  
  

  Leader in Me connections to INTEGRITY:

  • Habit 1: Be Proactive - You are in charge of you.
  • Habit 3: Put First Things First - Do the important things first.
  Character Strong connections to INTEGRITY:
  
  • Responsible Decision Making, Honesty, Kindness, Respect, Selflessness, Commitment

  
  

  
  

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!

The winning grade is 1st grade! They read 81,293 minutes and will get a popcorn party.

The winning classroom is Jones in 5th grade! Her class read 36,774 minutes which gets them cotton candy.

The student with the most minutes, our principal for an hour winner, is Alden Brandt read 8,000 minutes!

Now for the big list of pizza party winners!

From kindergarten:

Penelope Chisholm with 1430 minutes

Connor Cornwell with 1330 minutes

Lucas Banks with 1230 minutes

From 1st grade:

Saige Sharpe with 6861 minutes

Quentin Spain with 4960 minutes

Elliot Edgar with 3060 minutes

From 2nd grade:

Miles Bonsignore with 2545 minutes

Elissa Augustin with 2500 minutes

Addison Bankston with 1535 minutes

From 3rd grade:

Iris Dukes with 3140 minutes

Joelle Quansah with 2870 minutes

Aiden Whitten with 2520 minutes

From 4th grade:

Brinley Courter with 7400 minutes

Gretchen Schill with 1630 minutes

Henry Sayles with 1620 minutes

From 5th grade:

Alden Brandt with 8000 minutes

Moses Omoike with 7000 minutes

Mira Shalabi with 6000 minutes

From Mueller, Thatcher and Friedrich's rooms:

Nati Samuel with 400 minutes

Eli Medina with 300 minutes

Isabella Brozanic with 200 minutes

Congratulations to everyone for an amazing reading challenge! We will announce the final reading minutes at the Lead Day Assembly in April.

Thanks for making it fun!

Jess

Given the colder climate and the proximity of outerwear, there have been isolated instances of head lice reported within the school community. For more information on prevention or treatment- contact Nurse Angela at 816-436-9623 or bacha@platteco.k12.mo.us

Hello!

The CDC no longer requires 5 days of quarantine after a COVID diagnosis. That means the district also no longer requires a 5 day quarantine for staff or students. You are required to stay home until symptoms improve and no fever for 24 hours on no medication - just like our guidance for other illnesses.

This is a link to our BNN channel, where students get the daily news and happenings of Barry Elementary!

Please visit our Barry School Store website!

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

The purpose of the event is to provide fresh foods to those in need in our community.

Anyone is welcome to get food and no proof of need is required. You can also pick up food for other people.


Platte County Health Department | 7925 NW 110th Street | Kansas City, MO

Directions to enter the food distribution. Follow 112th to N. Airworld Dr. Then head south on N. Airworld Dr. until reaching NW 110th. Head west on 110th to find the Platte County Health Department and enter the lanes for the food distribution.

Safety is one of our district’s top priorities, and to help safeguard our school community, our District uses Safe Schools Alert, a tip reporting service by Vector Solutions, that allows students, staff, and parents to submit safety concerns to our administration.

You and your child can easily report tips on bullying, harassment, or any safety issue you're concerned about through this online reporting system. On the homepage of the District website (www.plattecountyschooldistrict.com) and on each school building's homepage there is a Safe Schools quicklink which links to the reporting tool. Every tip Vector Solutions receives about our District is immediately logged in the system and our administration is notified so that they can investigate and take appropriate action. Tips may also be submitted anonymously if you prefer. Together, we can make our District a safer place to learn.

We love that many of you take the time to come eat with your children! To help the staff in the lunchroom we would appreciate if you could please follow the expectations listed below:

• Please only invite your specific children to eat with you.
• Help your children follow the lunchroom expectations the rest of the cafeteria is asked to follow like remaining at the table until their class is dismissed.
• When you have finished your lunchtime, please return to the front office rather than making rounds through the cafeteria to say hello to other students. The other students would love a wave though!

Thank you for wanting to be a part of our school community and we'll see you at lunch!

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!

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.

We love showing off our Barry Pirates! If your child is on the NO PHOTO list we won't be able to include them in our newsletters or social media posts. If you are, or think you may be on the list and no longer want to be please call the office and we will gladly fix that for you!

New phone number? Change your email? Please call the office so we can update your information!

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.

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