Grove Avenue Principal Blog

2nd and 3rd Grade Family Folk Dance Night

All 2nd and 3rd grade students and their families (including siblings) are invited to attend our Family Folk Dance Night! During this event, our 2nd and 3rd grade students will be teaching their families folk dances that they have learned in music class. Please be ready to join them in their dancing!

2nd Grade Arrival, Dance Time, and Picnic: Students should arrive in the Grove gym at 5:50 so that we can start dancing right at 6:00! 2nd grade students and families will participate in the folk dance night from 6:00-6:30 PM. At 6:30, we invite all 2nd grade families to move to the MPR for a family picnic. Please note that the picnic will be finished at 7:00 so that we can accommodate the third grade families.
3rd Grade Arrival, Dance Time, and Picnic: Students should arrive in the Grove gym at 6:40 so that we can start dancing right at 6:45. Please do not arrive sooner, as the 2nd grade students will be in the gym prior to the 3rd grade students. 3rd grade students and families will participate in the folk dance night from 6:45-7:15 PM. At 7:15, we invite all 3rd grade families to move to the MPR for a family picnic. The picnic will conclude at 7:45.
Location: Students will go to the GROVE GYM for the folk dance portion of the evening. Students in the grade level and their families are then invited to move to the MPR after the dancing portion for a grade level picnic and socializing time together!!
What to Wear: There is no dress code for this event, but please make sure that both you and your students are wearing comfortable clothes that are suitable for movement. Gym shoes are encouraged!
Picnic details: For the picnic portion, please bring a picnic-style dinner from home for your family. During this time, we encourage you to socialize with other families as you eat your meal in the MPR!

Thank you again for all of your support! The students are excited to teach you their dances! Please feel free to contact Mrs. Boyer at cboyer@barrington220.org if you have any questions!

Teacher Experience Raffle Winners

Thank you to all of our families who supported the Grove Parent Party in February!! Even though some families couldn’t attend the event, they still supported the fundraising efforts by purchasing raffle tickets for the teacher experiences!! Thanks to the support of all who attended the party or participated in the raffle, the event was a great success! I have included a link to the list of winners for each of the teacher experiences. Grove staff members will reach out to individual winners to coordinate the experiences with families directly!!

5 Essentials Survey

Please click on the links below to a letter regarding an important survey for the parents of Grove Avenue School. The results of this survey will be included as a portion of our official School Report Card and school ranking next fall. As a result, your participation and input is important, as we need at least 20% of our parent population to participate. Students in grades four and five, as well as, the Grove Avenue Staff will be participating in the survey.

The survey will be open until the beginning of April, but please take a few minutes to complete the survey as soon as possible. It takes approximately 10 minutes to complete.

Letter in English

Letter in Spanish

Due to the fact that our district office is located in Lake County, parents will need to choose Lake County at the login page in order to then access the Grove link. Links to the survey site are included in the letter! Please feel free to contact Mrs. Matthews directly with any questions regarding the survey.

Summer School Course Catalogs NOW Available

Summer school in Barrington begins on Monday, June 5, 2023 for all grade levels. Course catalogs are now available on our summer school webpage. Registration for all levels will open on March 1. Please note that due to Build 220 construction happening this summer at several schools, there are a few location changes:

The high school academic summer school program will be held at Station Campus. Please note, BHS Athletic Camps will remain at BHS.

The middle summer school program will be held at Prairie Campus.

The elementary summer school program that is traditionally held at Barbara B. Rose Elementary will be held at Grove Avenue Elementary. This program serves students from Countryside, Grove, Sunny Hill and Rose.

The elementary summer school program that is traditionally held at Roslyn Road Elementary will remain at Roslyn. This program serves students from Hough, Lines, North Barrington and Roslyn Road.