We hope you have all had a wonderful week. Please don't forget: no school Monday, September 2nd in honor of Labor Day. We will resume school on Tuesday, September 3.

Thank you for all your support and flexibility on our second week of school. Thank you for being patient with us as we work through the kinks of the 24-25 school year. It's going to be a great year!

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out! Have a great long weekend!

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.

Platte County School District is reaching out to our parents and community members to gather feedback that will inform the development of our updated Strategic Plan for 2025-30. Please complete the short five-question survey linked below by September 15. Thank you for your feedback!

New posts will be here: https://www.instagram.com/coachmoshpe/

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PCHS Cheerleading is sponsoring their 38th annual “Super Saturday" cheer clinic on Saturday, September 14. Participants are invited to perform at the October 9 Victory Supper during Homecoming week. See flier for details and click here to pre-register.

These books need to be returned on their next library day in order for them to check out any new books. We have been talking about book care expectations in the library the past two weeks. I am excited to continue to expand our library here at Barry and foster the love of reading for all students! Below are the days each class has library:

A Day:

Martin, McCall, Silver, Ford, Ferraro, Jones (5)

B Day:

Thomas, Jones (1), Pickett, Evans, Robertson

C Day:

Vuagniaux, Thatcher, Mueller

D Day:

Ahmad, Pinkston, Fuller, Brandt, Denig, Hayes

On Friday, August 30, we kick off our 19th year of our Pirates ROCK character education program! To celebrate, wear your orange and black on Friday, join the community from 5-6:30pm at Price Chopper in Platte City for a tailgate, and enjoy free popcorn at the first home football game! See attached flier for details.

We are excited to partner with the Barry Elementary PTA to offer Spirit Wear for the 2024-25 School Year! A portion of the proceeds from each sale will be donated back tot he PTA as a fundraising opportunity. The Pre-sale will be available until Friday, August 30th at 6:00pm.

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).

Operation School Bell provides new clothing, health supplies, books, and other essential items to local K-12 students in need.

4,557 K-12 students were served through Operation School Bell during the 2021-2022 school year, including:

• Elementary – 2,448
• Middle School – 608
• High School – 127
• Extended Calendar – 168
• Uniforms – 1,206

More than 52,000 students have been clothed over the 29-year history of Operation School Bell in our local community

• 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.

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.

Sept 2 - Labor Day - NO SCHOOL

Sept. 3 - PTA Meeting 6:00pm

Sept. 4 - Picture Day!

Sept. 11-24 - MAJOR SAVER Fundraiser

Sept 16 - PLD - NO SCHOOL

Sept 19 - Board of Education Meeting

PTA Skate Night

Oct. 11 - Homecoming 3-Hour Early Dismissal

Oct. 17- PTA Skate Night

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