Barton Junior High School

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Here is the month of May layout:

Principal's Note: Mrs. Henry

Feature Articles:

• April Fool's Day
• National Garden Month
• National Librarian Day

Yearbook Information

Calendar

WOW! I can not believe it is MAY already! This school year has gone by so fast! We are watching our 8th graders ready themselves for high school and our 7th graders have grown so much since August!

State testing for Barton has been completed, however we are still trying to get make-ups done for those that were absent during testing. We celebrated Wednesday with a Testing Reward day for students that worked hard, completed their tests, and had good behavior during testing! Students and teachers enjoyed the day of fun!

Please help us make the end of this year as great as it can be! We have a lot of things coming up and need students to remember the school rules and follow them. A lot of issues with cell phones are occurring. This should not be a reason students get in trouble. Cell phones need to be off and in their backpack while at school.

Also, just a reminder that student attendance, grades, and STAR scores will determine students that qualify for exam exemptions. The attendance record for exam exemption began on Monday, January 8. In addition to attendance, the grade in the class must be above a C for both 9-weeks AND the STAR scores will have to show improvement from the middle of the year to the end of the year tests. STAR testing will be May 3 & 6. Exam dates/times are below. Students MUST take final exams ON THE DATES SPECIFIED unless they have earned exemption. If there are circumstances outside of your control that cause a student to miss an exam, they must come on exam make-up day to take the exam(s).

• Choir/MP3 Showcase: May 16 @ 6pm at South Arkansas Arts Center
• Honors Day: May 21 @ 9:30am in Barton Gym
• EXAMS:
• May 23 - 1st and 2nd period exams 8:00-11:30am
• May 24 - 3rd and 4th period exams 8:00-11:30am
• May 27 (Memorial Day - no school)
• May 28 - 5th & 6th period exams 8:00-11:30am
• May 29 - 7th period exam 8:00-9:30am
• May 30 - make-up exams *only students needing to take an exam - 8:00am
• June 7 - Report Cards will be mailed! Be sure to contact our office if your address has changed!

We appreciate all you do for your child in supporting us as we do all we can for your child! It truly takes a village!

National Garden Month is a very important month for our nation. National Garden Month helps with many different things. National Garden Month can benefit your physical health, benefit the Earth, and it can help your mental health.

National Garden Month can benefit your health. It combines physical activity with social interaction and exposure to nature and sunlight. Sunlight lowers blood pressure as well as increasing vitamin D levels in the summer.

National Garden Month can also benefit the Earth. It can minimize pollutants in air, water, and soil. It also supports pollinators and natural enemies as well as saves energy and water.

National Garden Month can benefit your mental health. Gardening helps improve memory, cognitive abilities, task initiation, language skills, and socialization. It can also help with rehabilitation.

National Garden Month can help in many aspects. Gardening is very important for the Earth. If you are able to garden anywhere near your house, it could help the land around your house.

Did you know that librarians all around the USA? National Librarian Day is celebrated in April every year on the 16th. It was made in 1958 when it was sponsored by American Library Association (ALA). The theme for the day was Ready, Set, Library!

Did you know that the first librarian was in the 8th century BC, Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, created a library in Nineveh in Mesopotamia. Benjamin Franklin was the person to build the VERY FIRST library in the United States of America. Did you know that a group of librarians are called a sheaf of librarians? The biggest library in the world is in the United States of America. It houses 167 MILLION items, including 39 million books, 3.6 million recordings, 14.8 million photographs, 5.5 million maps, 8.1 million pieces of sheet music, and 72 million manuscripts. If you want to go to the Library of Congress the address is: 101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20540. The first female librarian was named Mary Foy.

Mary’s full name was “Mary Emily Foy”, she was one of the three remaining “Seven Little Foys” of vaudeville farm, the zany family mobs whose frenetic routines made them a national favorite for 20 years, has died at the UCLA Medical Center, it was reported Wednesday. Her niece, Madeline Foy O’Donnell, never fully recovered from her recovery.

Hello all! Join Barton Media in celebrating a fantastic school year with a signing party! It will be held in the cafeteria. Refreshments will be provided and... YOU GET OUT OF CLASS FOR PART OF 6TH PERIOD! If you have purchased a yearbook by this point, you have bought your admission to attend! We can't wait to create some memories with everyone! Although, you may still purchase your yearbook online at jostens.com/ybk!

YEARBOOKS ARE STILL ON SALE! They start at $27 plus taxes. You can place an order online at jostens.com/ybk or jostensyearbook.com! GET YOURS TODAY!

SCHOOL EVENTS

• May 3rd: Glow Dance at 7:30 PM
• May 10th: Signing Party for Yearbooks during 6th period
• May 16th: Choir/MP3 Showcase at 6 PM at South Arkansas Arts Center
• May 21st: Honors Day at 9:30 AM in Barton Gymnasium

MAY TESTING SCHEDULE

• May 3rd & 6th: STAR Testing for Math and Reading
• May 23rd: 1st and 2nd period exams 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• May 24th: 3rd and 4th period exams 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• May 28th: 5th and 6th period exams 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• May 29th: 7th period exams 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• May 30th: Make-Up exams *ONLY STUDENTS NEEDING TO TAKE AN EXAM 8 a.m.

OTHER IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

• May 27th: NO SCHOOL
• June 7th: Report cards will be MAILED out.