October is here, and we have a fun and busy month planned! Homecoming festivities and Spirit Week kick off soon, and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone’s school spirit. Mark your calendars for upcoming events like Parent-Teacher Conferences, Trunk or Treat, and Fall Parties. We can’t wait to celebrate the season with our amazing school community!

Still time to contribute and get those donations in before we plant our field!

Son + One Event – October 5th 3:30-5:30

Registration is LIVE!

https://www.runpto.com/pto/login?schoolid=barrypta&app=Event&uid=2&hash=0d0871f0806eae32d30983b62252da50

The Barry Elementary PTA is kicking off our fall membership drive by hosting a friendly classroom competition to build our membership. When you join, your membership will count toward your student(s) classroom total to earn a classroom pizza, popcorn, or popsicle party! Already a member!?!? Thank you! Your membership has already been accounted for each of your students. Have another family member interested in joining? Memberships are not limited to just parents. We have had aunts, uncles, step-parents, grandparents, and family friends join as well! Each membership helps our school and students in so many ways!

Download the App and scan to help support Barry Elementary!!

If you are needing to make a permanent change please use this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdctgWlI4RRV9QhrVKc2otnqLyVTOsfsbblv-LpDNBayDCNSg/viewform

This is a link to our BNN channel, where students get the daily news and happenings of Barry Elementary! https://www.youtube.com/@BNNBarryNewsNetwork

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.

https://sites.google.com/platteco.k12.mo.us/barryelementaryschoolstore

The PCR-3 Treasure Chest is a stocked resource center providing food, milk, and toiletries for PCR-3 students and families in need. Qualifying families will receive a weekly form via email to sign up or can call 816-858-7001 for assistance.

Families will receive an email with approval to come to the Treasure Chest on Wednesdays from 4-6pm at the new Treasure Chest site (south side of Paxton building).

• 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!

K-12 Payment Center is now Linq Connect, where parents can deposit money for meal transactions. Parents can access Linq Connect through this link or when signing in to PowerSchool Parent Portal. In addition to allowing for better and faster service to students during meal times at school, the online portion of this system allows guardians to set up scheduled meal deposits or deposits to accounts when falling below a certain amount. A transaction fee will be applied based on the amount of funds added. The Fees are 3.95% of the transaction total with a $2.85 minimum to be paid by the parent/cardholder.

To set up your student's account, you'll need their student ID number, which can be found on your Parent Portal. Parents can still deposit money for meal transactions by sending payment via check or cash to their child's school.

Free and reduced applications from last year expire in October. You need to reapply.

Safety is our District's top priority. PCR-3 has a system of safety and security measures in place, including trained security staff (now at every building following the passage of the Prop C Waiver/Levy Transfer), secure entryways, ongoing monitoring, and partnership with local law enforcement.

We remind parents, staff, and students that school safety is the responsibility of the entire school community. Please follow the principle of "see something, say something." If anyone (student, parent, staff member, community member) sees or hears anything of concern, please contact the District office at (816) 858-5420 so that those concerns can be investigated. You and your child can also easily report tips on bullying, harassment, or any safety issue you're concerned about through our online Safe Schools Alert system. Every tip 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. Each building's website has the Safe Schools icon located within the “quick links” bar on the homepage.

3:00 PM is the cut off for nurse visits UNLESS THERE IS AN EMERGENCY! This is to ensure all children are with their class and ready to go at dismissal.

Sign in for digital access.

Visitors to the building: you will always need to bring your ID with you when you come into the building. We will scan your ID into our safety system Platte County uses to ensure the safety and security of our students.

We ask that students be checked out NO LATER than 3:15. This is helpful as dismissal is our busiest time in the building. This will also ensure our dismissal team has time to be informed of changes. Please note that any check-outs before 3:50 reflect as an early dismissal on your students attendance.

Students are not allowed to order or have deliveries sent to them at school.

All Platte County R-3 athletic event tickets are now digital only. We no longer accept cash as the gate. Fans will purchase tickets online through GoFan or by presenting a card or mobile payment option at the ticket gate. Prices remain the same; a regular season game is $5 for adults and $3 for students. Below is our link to our digital tickets; please share this with any of your friends and family members that plan on attending our events and tell them to purchase tickets in advance to avoid long lines.

Digital Ticket Link:

PCHS Digital Tickets

Please note:

• PCR-3 staff members are admitted free to home and away regular season events by showing their staff ID at the gate. Please have your ID ready to show the gate workers.
• PCHS students and fans aged 55 and older are admitted free with a valid ID to regular season events.
• Everyone (including PCR-3 staff, PCHS students, and senior citizens) must purchase a ticket to any tournament or post season event.

Middle School/Elementary Attendance at PCR-3 Events

All middle school and elementary students (ages 6 and up) must purchase a digital ticket and must be accompanied by a supervising adult to attend PCR-3 athletic events. Middle school and elementary students are not allowed to be dropped off. If they do not have a supervising adult, they will not be allowed to attend.

Live Streaming

Most of our PCHS athletic events will be streamed on PCR3 Activities Youtube. Please share this link with friends and family members who are unable to attend in person.

PCHS Pirates Blackout Football Game is October 25! Blackout shirts are available until October 4; order online (click here) or return the order form/payment to our school. Pickups will be October 17 from 3-5pm and October 19 from 9-11am in front of PCHS's South Gym entrance. See flier for details.

Platte County School District's Homecoming festivities run October 7-12, 2024. This year's theme is "Homecoming 2024: GAME ON." Click here for the week's spirit days and festivities.

PCHS Student Council is also partnering with Glory Days Threads for an official Homecoming tee. Click here to order yours! The pre-sale will run until September 15. All orders will be delivered to PCR-3 schools on October 9. A portion of the proceeds from every shirt sold will be donated back to PCHS Student Council.

Additional information for parade entries will be sent soon.

• Homecoming Spirit Week Flier
• Homecoming T-shirt Orders

Oct 7-11- Spirit Week

Oct 11 - Homecoming 3-Hour Early Dismissal

Oct. 14 - Professional Learning Day - NO SCHOOL

Oct. 17- PTA Skate Night

Oct.18 - End of 1st Quarter

Oct. 23- Book Fair Begins

Oct. 24 - Trunk-or-Treat

Oct. 24 - Board Meeting

Oct. 23- Nov. 1 - Scholastic Book Fair

Oct. 30, 31 - Parent Teacher Conferences

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

• 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

Email: ambrose.kacie@pcr3schools.org

Assistant Principal: Dr. Mindy Wheeler

Email: wheeler.mindy@pcr3schools.org

Website: https://barry.plattecountyschooldistrict.com/

Location: 2001 Northwest 87th Terrace, Kansas City, MO, USA

Phone: 816-436-9623