🏈BHS HOMECOMING FLASHBACK:
Flashback to last week's Barrington High School Homecoming festivities! Organization efforts from Student Council and student leaders, enthusiastic participation during Spirit Week, and the Eagles' Friday night win on Victory Field helped to make Homecoming 2023 fun, safe, and successful!
Watch the Homecoming Pep Rally on Eagles News Network: https://vimeo.com/876367286
This photo was taken by Richard Dionne, Jr. for East Bay Media.
⛳️PROJECT PUTT UNIT BRINGS GOLF TO HAMPDEN MEADOWS PE:
Project Putt is a 4-week long golf unit offered as part of the physical education curriculum at Hampden Meadows Elementary School that combines project-based learning with STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education. Project Putt allows students to learn basic putting skills required in golf, a life-long sport, and encourages them to think like engineers by creating a 9-hole miniature golf course of their own!
After learning golf etiquette, exercising psychomotor skills, and practicing the rules of the golf game, students will work in small groups using the "6 C's" (character, citizenship, collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking) to each design a hole for the Hampden Meadows miniature golf course. Nine selected holes will be put on display in the gymnasium, to be used by all Grade 4 and Grade 5 students as well as Hampden Meadows staff who can stop by to "pause and putt" when time allows.
🌼CELEBRATING NATIONAL PRINCIPALS MONTH:
October is National Principals Month, a time to celebrate the important leadership role of school principals across the country.
At Barrington Public Schools, we are fortunate to have the leadership of dedicated, innovative, and empathetic principals who are committed to our District’s mission of empowering excellence. As a society and as a District community, the past few years have challenged us immensely. Our principals have continually risen to meet these challenges by building genuine relationships, extending compassion and care, and preparing new paths forward that help improve our District and school outcomes.
Thank you to our BPS principals for leading with vision and fostering learning communities that are rigorous, supportive, inclusive, and kind.
Learn more about National Principals Month here: https://www.principalsmonth.org/
Some photos were taken by Richard Dionne, Jr. for East Bay Media.
#NationalPrincipalsMonth #ThankYouPrincipals
📜BPS TEACHER OF THE YEAR RECEIVES HOUSE AND SENATE CITATIONS:
Rhode Island State Senator, Pam Lauria D32, and Representative, Jennifer Boylan D66, visited Barrington Middle School on Friday, October 20, to present Barrington's Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Connie Oswald, with House and Senate Citations recognizing the immense contributions she has made to her students, colleagues, and community.
Mrs. Oswald's influential impact on Barrington Public Schools is inspiring!
#BMSshines #BPSsoars
📚GRACE LIN VISITS BARRINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:
October has been a busy month for Barrington Public Schools! Last Friday, award-winning author and illustrator, Grace Lin, visited Nayatt School, Sowams School, and Primrose Hill School. The opportunity for students to learn from this dynamic author was generously funded by our BPS PTO.
Grace Lin has published over 25 books written for young and middle-grade audiences. She is known for contributing to Asian-American representation and diversity in children's literature, and much of her work features young Asian and Asian-American characters in both everyday and fantastical settings. As a strong advocate for increased diversity, Grace Lin believes that children's bookshelves should contain books that are mirrors enabling children to see themselves in literature and books that are windows teaching respect and appreciation for the incredible diversity among us.
This year, BPS students in all K-3 grades are focusing on developing their writing. Grace Lin's work sets a great example of how our students can write stories they can see themselves in.
🧡BPS CELEBRATES UNITY DAY 2023:
October 18 is Unity Day, a signature event of PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center (NBPC)'s National Bullying Prevention Month. Schools across our District celebrated Unity Day thanks to the hard work and organization of the Barrington High School Chain Reaction Club, faculty advisors, and school counselors!
Today, students and staff sported orange to send a visible message that Barrington Public Schools and our learning communities are united for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Morning arrival included many high fives and warm welcomes into school.
Learn more about BHS Chain Reaction Club: https://www.barringtonhigh.org/.../page/chain-reaction
Learn more about Unity Day: https://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/unity-day.asp
🍂BARRINGTON DAY OF CARING 2023:
Dozens of Barrington High School athletes and coaches participated in the Town of Barrington, RI's annual Barrington Day of Caring on Monday, October 9!
Among these BPS volunteers were 22 athletes from the boys cross country team who volunteered at Barrington Farm School. They spent hours digging ditches, spreading mulch and wood chips, pulling weeds, and transplanting crops to help the Farm School get ready for the winter season.
Great work, BHS athletes and Barrington residents, for your care and community service!
👟PRIMROSE HILL JOG-A-THON:
The Jog-A-Thon has returned to Primrose Hill Elementary School for another year, sending Primrose Pandas on the move! Students and their teachers jogged laps around the field to a cheering crowd of families and friends - all to support the PHS community.
Organized by the Primrose Hill School PTO, the Jog-A-Thon helps fund additional school events and activities for the school year. Throughout the week leading up to the Jog-A-Thon, Primrose students also contributed to a community cause by collecting athletic sneaker donations.
Thank you to our PHS PTO for organizing another wonderful Jog-A-Thon and to our community of educators, families, and BPS volunteers who make this event such a success!
🧙♀️OCTOBERFEST THROWBACK THURSDAY:
Take a #ThrowbackThursday look at Sowams Octoberfest through the years and get excited for Octoberfest 2023 this weekend! There will be food trucks, carnival games, and lots of family fun.
🟠Saturday, October 14
🟣10 AM - 3 PM
⚫️Sowams School
All photos taken for East Bay Media.
📘BHS NAMED TO AP HONOR ROLL:
Barrington High School has been named to the Advanced Placement Program (AP) School Honor Roll, earning Gold distinction for students' college readiness and preparation.
Seventy percent of BHS seniors in the Class of 2023 took at least one AP exam during high school. Overall, 63% of 2023 seniors scored a three or higher on at least one AP exam and 11% of the seniors took five or more AP exams, including at least one exam in the 9th or 10th grade!
"This recognition demonstrates the incredible amount of hard work of our students and teachers," said BHS Principal, Mr. Ashley.
Read more about this distinction: https://www.barringtonschools.org/article/1276470
This photo was taken by Richard Dionne, Jr. for East Bay Media.
🚴♀️HMS WALK, BIKE, AND ROLL TO SCHOOL:
Hampden Meadows Elementary School Tough Tigers and their families recently celebrated International Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day school-wide! Walking, biking, and rolling to school promotes physical activity, teaches students safe and healthy ways to get to school, and helps to reduce traffic congestion and pollution in neighborhood communities.
Thank you, Miss Freeman and Miss O'Neil, for encouraging healthy habits, road safety, and a strong sense of community at HMS. And a special thank you to Officer Joel for making sure our students and families were able to safely cross the road on this foggy morning!
Learn more about International Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day here: https://www.walkbiketoschool.org/learn-more/why-walkbike/
🎃SOWAMS SCHOOL OCTOBERFEST:
Sowams Octoberfest is coming! This weekend, Sowams School will be hosting its annual Octoberfest, a fall community event filled with family fun!
🟠Saturday, October 14
⚫️10 AM - 3 PM
There will be food trucks, carnival games, spooky hayrides, basket raffles, and a silent auction. Admission is free!
🥎NATIONAL COACHES DAY:
Today, October 6, is #NationalCoachesDay which honors coaches across the country who dedicate their time and energy to leading teams in every sport!
Barrington Public Schools is very fortunate to have many coaches who continually motivate our students to strive for improvement and be the best they can be. Team work makes our dream work!
All photos were taken by Richard Dionne, Jr. for East Bay Media.
🧑🏫CELEBRATING WORLD TEACHERS' DAY 2023:
October 5 is #WorldTeachersDay, which recognizes the significant ways teachers shape, mentor, and educate youth all over the world.
The Rhode Island Department of Education recently celebrated and honored outstanding educators across the state at WaterFire Providence - including our own District Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Oswald!
Thank you to all of our Barrington Public Schools teachers, past and present, for empowering, educating, and encouraging generations of youth!
🏆BPS ALUM WINS NEWS EMMY:
Congratulations to ABC News senior White House correspondent and Barrington High School alum, Selina Wang, for winning Outstanding Emerging Journalist at the 44th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards!
Prior to moving to ABC News, Selina was based in CNN's Beijing bureau as the network's sole correspondent in China.
BPS alumni are doing phenomenal things all over the world!
🍏SOWAMS SCHOOL GOES APPLE PICKING FOR A CAUSE:
Sowams School students and their families enjoyed fall fun at Rocky Brook Orchard on Sunday, September 17, and contributed to a community cause thanks to an apple picking event planned by the Sowams Family Fun committee!
The Sowams PTO funded three-half bushels of apples for donation to TAPIN and many families purchased additional pounds of apples to donate. Sowams community members donated a total of 70-80 pounds of apples to help address food insecurity in the East Bay.
⚫️POW MIA FLAGS RAISED ACROSS THE DISTRICT:
Today, September 15, is National POW MIA Recognition Day which honors United States service members who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action.
This morning, the POW * MIA flag was raised at all Barrington Public Schools buildings in recognition. Here is the flagpole at Barrington Middle School today!
🎨NATIONAL ARTS IN EDUCATION WEEK:
This week, September 10-16, 2023, is National Arts in Education Week, a celebration recognizing the transformative power of music, theater, dance, media arts, and visual arts instruction in education.
Arts education is an important contributor to overall student success, social-emotional development, and school engagement.
Thank you to our BPS arts educators who encourage our students to explore the world and their place within it and provide a consistent, positive outlet for students to express themselves.
🚒HIGH-FIVES FOR HEROES:
Driving through town this morning, you may have noticed a procession of first responder vehicles on the road.
That is because students and staff at Nayatt School, Primrose Hill Elementary School, Sowams School, and Hampden Meadows Elementary School lined their school's hallways to participate in "High-Fives for Heroes," a showing of thanks and support for Barrington's first responders in observance of the twenty-second anniversary of September 11, 2001.
Students from each elementary school prepared for "High-Fives for Heroes" by learning about the roles and responsibilities of first responders. In addition to high-fives, they made signs, drawings, and cards for members of the Barrington Police Department and Barrington Fire Department who walked through our schools.
Barrington Middle School and Barrington High School also showed support of first responders by writing messages of thanks.
Thank you to all of our first responders for your participation in this event and for your service!
🌳KINDERGARTENERS' DEEPER LEARNING ON DISPLAY:
It's #FlashbackFriday and we're going back to June 2023 when the work of our Nayatt School, Primrose Hill Elementary School, and Sowams School kindergarteners was showcased at the Barrington Tree Commission Open House.
The Open House provided a platform for kindergarten students to display and develop each of the three pillars of student achievement - mastery of knowledge, character, and high-quality work - upon which our English Language Arts curriculum (ELEducation), is based.
Kindergarten students showcased their mastery of content knowledge in a video capturing their reasons why trees are important. They had the character-building opportunity to interact with members of the Commission, vote on the types of trees they would like to see added to Barrington's landscape, and share their thoughts about how the importance of trees could be reflected in revisions to the town ordinance. The high-quality and creative watercolor paintings each kindergartener completed encouraged visitors to appreciate the beauty of trees through the eyes of a child and enabled kindergarteners to put their learning into action.
This experience exemplifies the hallmarks of deeper learning where, through independent and collaborative learning, students can understand and address the complex elements of a topic and draw connections within and across contexts.
