Metra Railroad Safety Assembly 

On Monday, March 4th, we will be holding a train safety assembly with our students presented by Metra. Please be sure to read the informational letter regarding this assembly in English and Spanish. 

Updated Information from Specials Classes

Click on the link to the updated newsletter from our special teachers and take a few minutes to see what children are doing in each of our special areas!! 

Barrington 220 Board of Education Wants Your Feedback! 

Thanks to the community’s support for Barrington 220's referendum in 2020, the district's Build 220 initiative has made tremendous progress in renovating our aging school buildings and transforming learning spaces for students. However, much work is still needed to ensure our students learn in schools that meet our community’s high expectations.

Barrington 220 is holding four community engagement meetings in March to gain stakeholder feedback about projects that should be included in a potential referendum question on the November 2024 election ballot. Together, we will develop a community-driven plan so all Barrington 220 students have access to the quality education they deserve. These meetings are open to the public. Each meeting will feature a presentation, along with an opportunity for stakeholders to ask questions. Please note that each meeting will have the same agenda. Click here to learn more!

• Wednesday, March 6: 6pm @ BMS-Prairie Campus 

• Saturday, March 9: 10am @ BHS Front Atrium (Lower Level) 

• Monday, March 11: 6pm @ Arnett C. Lines Elementary 

• Thursday, March 14: 6pm via Zoom (Click here to register for the Zoom)

¡La Junta de Educación de Barrington 220 quiere su opinión! 

Gracias al apoyo de la comunidad para el referéndum de Barrington 220 en 2020, la iniciativa "Build 220" del distrito ha hecho un enorme progreso en la renovación de nuestros edificios escolares envejecidos y la transformación de los espacios de aprendizaje para los estudiantes. Sin embargo, aún se necesita hacer mucho para garantizar que nuestros estudiantes aprendan en escuelas que cumplan con las altas expectativas de nuestra comunidad.

Barrington 220 está celebrando cuatro reuniones de participación de la comunidad en marzo para obtener comentarios de las partes interesadas sobre los proyectos que deberían incluirse en una posible pregunta/cuestión de referéndum en la boleta electoral de las elecciones de noviembre de 2024. Juntos, desarrollaremos un plan impulsado por la comunidad para que todos los estudiantes de Barrington 220 tengan acceso a la educación de calidad que merecen. Estas reuniones están abiertas al público. Cada reunión contará con una presentación, junto con una oportunidad para que las partes interesadas hagan preguntas. Tenga en cuenta que cada reunión tendrá la misma agenda. Si planea asistir a una de las tres reuniones en persona y necesita traducción al español, por favor complete este formulario.

• Miércoles, 6 de marzo: 6pm @ BMS-Escuela Intermedia de Prairie

• Sabado, 9 de marzo: 10am @ BHS- Preparatoria de Barrington Atrio de Entrada (Planta Baja)  

• Lunes, 11 de marzo: 6pm @ Primaria de Arnett C. Lines

• Jueves, 14 de marzo: 6pm via Zoom (Haga clic aquí para inscribirse en el Zoom)

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 or you can click the link here to access directly! Please feel free to contact Mrs. Matthews directly with any questions regarding the survey.

Kindergarten Lab Virtual Information Session

Do you have a child entering kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year? Are you interested in enrolling your child in Barrington 220's innovative new Kindergarten Lab Program at Barrington High School? The district is holding a virtual information session on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 6:30pm. 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://barrington220.zoom.us/j/84614733505?pwd=TkxFQkRlYXpaL0tCcUpTNE5qN0U1UT09

Meeting ID: 846 1473 3505

Passcode: 962105

Reminders

• Grove Cold Weather Procedures 

• Barrington 220 Inclement Weather Protocols 

• Summer School Course Catalogs 

• Kindergarten Pre-Registration is open until March 31st

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, February 28th - 2nd & 5th Grade CoGAT Testing 

Wednesday, February 28th - Kindergarten Lab Virtual Info. Meeting, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom 

Thursday, February 29th - 2nd & 5th Grade CogAT Testing 

Thursday, February 29th - FRP Week #3 Choice Boards Due 

Friday, March 1st - 2nd & 5th Grade CoGAT Testing 

Friday, March 1st - FRP Week #3 Celebration 

Friday, March 1st - 2nd Trimester Report Cards Available to Parents 

Friday, March 1st - Summer School Registration Opens 

Monday, March 4th - Metra Railroad Safety Assembly 

Monday, March 4th - Parent/Teacher Conference Sign-Up Platform Opens 

Tuesday, March 5th - 4th/5th Grade Speech Tournament, 4-6 p.m. 

Wednesday, March 6th - Community Engagement Referendum Meeting, 6-7 p.m. @ Prairie

Thursday, March 7th - FRP Week #4 Choice Boards Due 

Friday, March 8th - FRP Week #4 Celebration 

Saturday, March 9th - Community Engagement Referendum Meeting, 10-11 a.m. @ BHS

Monday, March 11th - Community Engagement Referendum Meeting, 6-7 p.m. @ Lines 

Thursday, March 14th - FRP Week #5 Choice Boards Due 

Thursday, March 14th - Virtual Community Engagement Meeting, 6-7 p.m. 

Friday, March 15th - FRP Week #5 Celebration 

Saturday, March 16th - Orchestra Solo and Ensemble Concert @ BHS, a.m. 

Grove Warrior Dash!

The Grove Avenue School PTO is excited to announce its 2nd bi-annual Grove Warrior Dash Fundraiser! It’s a fun run with a twist. The Warrior Dash will feature activities along its course such as photo stations, running through obstacles, tire flipping and more! This is a school wide event geared towards promoting school pride and community spirit, while raising funds that support our students and staff. Each student will participate in the Warrior Dash during their PE period on Friday, April 19, 2024. 

To make this event a success we are looking for community business event sponsors. Sponsors will be featured on the back of the Grove Warrior Dash t-shirt that all 450+ students and staff will receive the day of the event. There will also be event sponsors featured at the various stations of our race course. Thank you for your consideration.

 

Thank you to our PTO Room Parents and our other volunteers who helped plan and facilitate our Valentine’s Day Parties this past week! As always, our students were so excited and had a blast!! 

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 or you can click the link here to access directly! 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 3, 2024 for all grade levels. Course guides are now available on our summer school webpage. Registration for all levels will open on March 1. Please note that due to construction happening this summer, there are a few location changes:

• Elementary summer school programs will be held at Roslyn Road Elementary and Barbara B. Rose Elementary.

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

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

• The Jump Start and Dual Language programs traditionally held at Sunny Hill Elementary will be held at Hough Street Elementary. 

• The early childhood Extended School Year (ESY) program will be held at the Barrington Early Learning Center. 

• TBA: elementary, middle, and high school Extended School Year (ESY) location

Kindergarten Registration for 2024-2025!!  

Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, Barrington 220 will offer FREE full-day kindergarten at all elementary schools, for children who turn five years old on or before Sept. 1. A half-day kindergarten option will still be available to families. Students in full-day kindergarten will experience additional learning time in core subject areas: literacy, math, science, global studies, and health. In addition, they will be able to participate in elementary specials throughout the day such as art, music, STEM, library, and physical education.

Pre-registration for kindergarten for 2024-2025 is now open! Please visit the district Kindergarten Registration Web Page for more information. The timeline for registration is below! 

• Sunday, March 31, 2024
  Deadline to complete kindergarten pre-registration form

• Friday April 5, 2024
  Notifications will be sent to all K-Lab, Spanish Dual Language, and Chinese Immersion families 

Kindergarten Lab Virtual Information Session

Do you have a child entering kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year? Are you interested in enrolling your child in Barrington 220's innovative new Kindergarten Lab Program at Barrington High School? The district is holding a virtual information session on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 6:30pm. 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://barrington220.zoom.us/j/84614733505?pwd=TkxFQkRlYXpaL0tCcUpTNE5qN0U1UT09

Meeting ID: 846 1473 3505

Passcode: 962105

Reminders

• Grove Cold Weather Procedures 

• Barrington 220 Inclement Weather Protocols 

Upcoming Dates

Monday, February 19th - NO SCHOOL, President’s Day 

Tuesday, February 20th - PTO Meeting, 9:15 a.m. 

Thursday, February 22nd - FRP Week #2 Choice Boards Due 

Friday, February 23rd - FRP Week #2 Celebration 

Wednesday, February 28th - 2nd & 5th Grade CoGAT Testing 

Thursday, February 29th - 2nd & 5th Grade CoGAT Testing 

Thursday, February 29th - FRP Week #3 Choice Boards Due 

Friday, March 1st - 2nd & 5th Grade CoGAT Testing 

Friday, March 1st - FRP Week #3 Celebration 

Friday, March 1st - 2nd Trimester Report Cards Available to Parents

Clay Monet Painting Event

There are still spots available for this fun student drop-off event!

Grove Warrior Dash!

The Grove Avenue School PTO is excited to announce its 2nd bi-annual Grove Warrior Dash Fundraiser! It’s a fun run with a twist. The Warrior Dash will feature activities along its course such as photo stations, running through obstacles, tire flipping and more! This is a school wide event geared towards promoting school pride and community spirit, while raising funds that support our students and staff. Each student will participate in the Warrior Dash during their PE period on Friday, April 19, 2024. 

To make this event a success we are looking for community business event sponsors. Sponsors will be featured on the back of the Grove Warrior Dash t-shirt that all 450+ students and staff will receive the day of the event. There will also be event sponsors featured at the various stations of our race course. Thank you for your consideration.

Family Reading Program - 2023-2024 - Reading Gives Your Imagination Wings

We had such a fun day at Grove on Thursday kicking off our Annual Family Reading Program!! Hopefully you heard from your child all about the original skit performed by our Grove Staff to kick-ff the program! Detailed information about the program was emailed to parents on Friday morning. 

Students were also provided with a copy of the book Solimar (one copy per family, sent home with the youngest sibling in a family) with the intention of every family reading the book together! Our One Book, One Grove initiative will not only connect families, but our entire Grove community throughout the course of the next five weeks. Students will be able to discuss the book with parents, neighbors, classmates, and any other Grove students! We are encouraging families to read the book in the best way that works for their family. This may include parents reading to children, siblings taking turns reading aloud to the family, or a child reading to their parents! Students can also listen to the story by checking out the audiobook via Overdrive. Miss McLean will be working with students this coming week to show them how to access the book in Overdrive if they are interested in listening to it throughout the course of the program. 

The first weekly reading choice board will be due on this Thursday, February 15th and students will receive their Family Reading Program t-shirts for our first weekly celebration. We can’t wait to see all the students and staff in their shirts! 

Happy Reading!!! 

Grove Student Newspaper Club - February 2024 Edition

Please check out the February publication of our Grove 4th & 5th Grade Newspaper!! The mission of the Grove Newspaper Club is to strive to nurture a passion for writing, promote creativity and collaboration, and foster a sense of belonging. Most of all, it seeks to hear the voices of our students. We continue to share publications with our students, staff, and parents each month! Enjoy!

Updated Information from Specials Classes

Click on the link to the updated newsletter from our special teachers and take a few minutes to see what children are doing in each of our special areas!! 

Reminder - Student Personal Items and Electronic Devices at School

We ask that students refrain from bringing toys, trinkets, and other personal items such as electronic devices (cell phones & smart watches) to school. These items are typically very special or valuable to students and they run the risk of being lost. These also can be a distraction from learning. When students have personal electronic devices at school, they are required to leave them in their lockers or put them on a teacher table or desk in order to avoid the items being a distraction. If a student needs to contact a parent, our staff will help facilitate contact via the classroom phone or the main office. Thank you for your support in reinforcing these guidelines in order to ensure our students are able to focus on learning and avoid disappointment with lost or missing items. 

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 or you can click the link here to access directly! 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 3, 2024 for all grade levels. Course guides are now available on our summer school webpage. Registration for all levels will open on March 1. Please note that due to construction happening this summer, there are a few location changes:

• Elementary summer school programs will be held at Roslyn Road Elementary and Barbara B. Rose Elementary.

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

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

• The Jump Start and Dual Language programs traditionally held at Sunny Hill Elementary will be held at Hough Street Elementary. 

• The early childhood Extended School Year (ESY) program will be held at the Barrington Early Learning Center. 

• TBA: elementary, middle, and high school Extended School Year (ESY) location

Kindergarten Registration for 2024-2025!!

Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, Barrington 220 will offer FREE full-day kindergarten at all elementary schools, for children who turn five years old on or before Sept. 1. A half-day kindergarten option will still be available to families. Students in full-day kindergarten will experience additional learning time in core subject areas: literacy, math, science, global studies, and health. In addition, they will be able to participate in elementary specials throughout the day such as art, music, STEM, library, and physical education.

Pre-registration for kindergarten for 2024-2025 is now open! Please visit the district Kindergarten Registration Web Page for more information. The timeline for registration is below! 

• Sunday, March 31, 2024
  Deadline to complete kindergarten pre-registration form

• Friday April 5, 2024
  Notifications will be sent to all K-Lab, Spanish Dual Language, and Chinese Immersion families 

Reminders

• Grove Cold Weather Procedures 

• Barrington 220 Inclement Weather Protocols 

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, February 14th - Classroom Valentine’s Day Parties, 1:15-2:00 p.m. 

Thursday, February 15th - Family Reading Program (FRP) Week #1 Choice Boards Due 

Thursday, February 15th - Family Reading Program (FRP) Week #1 Celebration 

Thursday, February 15th - 2nd Trimester Ends 

Friday, February 16th - NO SCHOOL for Students, Teacher  Institute Day 

Monday, February 19th - NO SCHOOL, President’s Day 

Tuesday, February 20th - February PTO Meeting, 9:15 a.m. in the MPR

Thursday, February 22nd - FRP Week #2 Choice Boards Due 

Friday, February 23rd - FRP Week #2 Celebration 

Wednesday, February 28th - 2nd & 5th Grade CoGAT Testing 

Thursday, February 29th - 2nd & 5th Grade CoGAT Testing 

Thursday, February 29th - FRP Week #3 Choice Boards Due 

Friday, March 1st - 2nd & 5th Grade CoGAT Testing 

Friday, March 1st - FRP Week #3 Celebration 

Friday, March 1st - 2nd Trimester Report Cards Available to Parents

Grove 2024 Yearbook Orders

If you did not purchase your yearbook in the fall, please make sure to use the link below to purchase! All orders placed after March 22nd must be made directly through TreeRing and will have taxes and shipping costs added. Don't forget about your child's custom pages - it's a great way to include personal pictures from this school year with friends, after school activities, sports and more!