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BACK TO SCHOOL MONDAY!
Students will return on Monday, January
5, 2009 and back to a regular routine, at least for a while.
The end of the 2nd
Nine Week Grading Period (and 1st Semester) will be
Friday, January 16.
There will be no school on Monday, January 19 in
observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
CHRISTMAS CARDS COLLECTION
Barrackville School will be a collection point
for recycling Christmas Cards, so feel free to send them into
the school anytime between Monday, January 5 and Monday, January
12. Be sure to remove any pictures and or personal notes you
would like to keep before sending them in.
BISON BASKETBALL RESUMES
After some time off
over Christmas break, the Bison Basketball teams will resume
their schedules.
Good luck to all levels from 4th grade to 8th
grade.
A FEW EXTRA
BISON FLAGS AVAILABLE
A good way to show your Bison spirit
would be to get a Bison porch flag.
They came in just before Christmas and there are about
10 extras.
A color picture of them will be posted here soon.
Contact the school at 367-2128 to purchase one at
$29.00. Contact Susan Boore for more
information.
The
nice part about these flags is that they are good for all
seasons, all sports, and “just because” you want to show your
"Bison Pride".
FREE TEXT
ALERTS
FOR
SCHOOL
NOTICES
Technology is now providing another way for parents and schools
to be more closely connected. How would you as a parent like to
receive text messages on your cell phone and/or emails from your
child’s school to alert you to school delays and/or closings?
How about reminders of things like school picture day, IS days
or early release days, or major school events or programs?
How about, heaven forbid a school emergency or
lock-down?
Welcome to the "free"
MySchoolAlerts,
a state-of-the-art messaging and emergency notification system
for all schools in
North America.
Sponsored by American Income Life, this is a free
service that they provide to schools.
Barrackville School is now registered with this valuable
service. A link to it can be found on the
webpage for posted delays and closures through the West Virginia
Department of Education.
Or you can click on it's logo at the top of this web page.
Just go to the web site;
http://www.alerts.com/MySchoolAlerts; or
click on the logo above, and click on the “Get Started Now”
button. Before you click on that button, you can read more about
the program.
When you go on to the next page, click on “West Virginia” in the first space and
then start typing in the second box, “Barrackville
Elementary/Middle School Barrackville 26559-0150”.
After both boxes are filled, click on “Find
Your School”.
After that, follow all the directions that lead
parents to opt into receiving the types of messages you wish to
have: emails and/or (better yet) text messages.
The nice thing about receiving text messages rather
than email is that most people carry their cell phones with them
most all of the time and check that more frequently during the
day than their email.
Take your time to sign up today, you’ll be glad you did!
If you have any trouble signing up, contact Susan
Boore at
Barrackville
School at 367-2128.
VOTE FOR
BARRACKVILLE
A reminder to readers in the
Barrackville
School
area to stop in to any U.S. Cellular office to vote for our
school in their “Calling All Communities” promotion.
Ten (10)
schools receiving the most votes in the country will have a
share in $1 million.
You just have between now and
January 15 to cast your vote. Residents can vote for the school
of their choice by one of two ways: 1. Activate, renew or add
additional line(s) of service at any U.S. Cellular®
store, U.S. Cellular Authorized Agent location or through
Telesales during the Sweepstakes Period and receive one entry
form; OR 2. Stop by a U.S. Cellular store or U.S. Cellular
Authorized Agent location during the Sweepstakes Period and
receive one entry form. Vote for the school of your choice by
completing the original entry form with all requested
information and mailing it to U.S. Cellular ("Sponsor") at the
address provided on the entry form. Among the information you
must provide is the name and location of the one (1) school you
would most like to receive a Limit one entry per person for the
entire Sweepstakes Period, regardless of the means by which you
obtain an entry form.
Rules can be found at
www.uscellular.com/callingallcommunities
. All schools in the U.S. Public and private, serving
kindergarten through high school are eligible.
Winners will be
announced in February 2009.
It's just as
easy as stopping in their office, filling in the card and
they'll even placed it in the mail.
Easy!
CHECK GRADES ON EDLINE.NET
Students grades can be checked online at
www.edline.net
Activation
codes from last year continue to work for this year if your
child was at Barrackville School. If you did not receive
an activation code or have forgotten your screen name/password,
contact school counselor, Susan Boore. If
your child was not at Barrackville last year, you
will need to get new log in information for this school.
BISON FOR CHRIST
The Barrackville
United
Methodist
Church
holds “Bison for Christ” after school every Wednesday beginning at 3:30pm
and running to 4:30pm.
This “after-school” program is only for students
who have “pre-registered”.
Forms for registration were sent home with
students through the school.
If you are still interested and need a registration
form, call the school at 367-2128.
The program will conclude for the 2008-09 session
during the week of Easter – April 12, 2009
BARRACKVILLE NAMED EXEMPLARY SCHOOL
The West Virginia Department of Education has set up a policy
that recognizes outstanding achievement by its students on
the WESTEST state tests. Based on the school's good test
scores, and the high number of students achieving the "Distinguished"
status on their tests, our high attendance rate and other
targeted data, Barrackville School was awarded WVDE EXEMPLARY
SCHOOL status.
Congratulations to our students, teachers, staff, parents, and
supportive community on achieving
this highest honor! Barrackville
School
truly is a place"
Where Staff and
Students Excel &
Parents and Community
Care!"
as the slogan on the school web page states.
SCHOOL HANDBOOK
ONLINE
The 2008-09 School Handbook will soon be available here
online. At this time, the 2007 - 08 School Handbook is now
available on-line as a PDF file. It is available under the
"School Policies" button. The handbook file can be read after
downloading the free Adobe Reader software. A link to
Adobe is listed in the far left-hand column.
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SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS FOR 2008 -09
Suggested supply
lists for Barrackville (Lists open in PDF format)
Elementary
School Supply List
Middle
School Supply List
General School Rules for All Students:
*Watch that
meaning!; students are NOT
to wear items with insulting, vulgar, suggestive, and/or
inappropriate words or pictures; apparel supportive of
tobacco or alcohol products, either by pictures or slogans.
*Rooms are air-conditioned;
therefore students are
NOT permitted to wear tank top,
spaghetti straps, crop tops, mesh tops, short-shorts, or any
other clothing that would be inappropriate and/or distracting in
class. All shirt tops must have some type of sleeve.
Girls tops should not show cleavage.
*Clothing tops and bottoms must
overlap, even when sitting. At no time should student’s
underclothes be visible. Shorts and/or shirts are not to
be any shorter than 6 inches above the top of their knee.
Students will be asked to change or will be sent home for being
dressed inappropriately.
*Not
permitted at anytime in school is the use of: cell
phones, pagers, CD players, MP3 players, radios, hand-held games
or walkie-talkies. (Exceptions may be made by teachers
within their classroom only.) It is highly recommended
that these items not be brought to school. Any valuable
item that is brought to school should be kept in a locked
locker.
*Also NOT
permitted in school: chewing gum, white-out correction
fluid, wearing hats (by boys or girls), playing cards, trading
cards, or laser pointers.
*Students should not use any spray
toiletries in the school hallways due to allergic reactions,
they can cause in other people.
BEHAVIOR EXPECTED IN SCHOOL:
*Students
are to follow all classroom rules and classroom management
plans.
*Students
are to remain honest (includes assignments, possessions,
witnessing, etc.
*Students
are to show respect for others. No physical or verbal disrespect
is permitted towards fellow students or adults.
*Students
are not to throw any objects (including snowballs) in the
building or on the school grounds.
All Students
are expected to follow ALL guidelines and policies which
include, but are not limited to Barrackville School policies and
updates throughout the year, Marion County Schools’ policies,
West Virginia State Law, and West Virginia State Board of
Education policies.
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STUDENTS REQUIRED TO HAVE TB TESTS
Please take note of a change in West Virginia state law
concerning the enrollment of students from outside of the state
of West Virginia: These students
MUST
have a TB test and have it read
BEFORE
being allowed to attend school in West Virginia. Therefore
it is encouraged for parents to get this done in the next few
weeks so no school time will be lost.
Days missed will be days counted absent.
Free
T.B. tests are given every Wednesday at the Marion County Health
Department from 1:00-3:00pm. They then must be read on the
following Fridays at the Health Department from 1:00 - 3:00pm.
Their phone number for more information 366-3360.
T.B.
tests can also be obtained at the John Manchin Sr. Health Care
Center on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays from 8:00am to 3:00pm.
Their phone number is 363-2500.
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Here at Barrackville Elementary and Middle School we are a
unique public school setting which houses grades kindergarten
through the eighth grade. An Elementary School and a
Middle School are both contained within one school setting.
Enrollment in the whole school usually is around 350 students
for all nine grade levels. Our mascot is the mighty American
Bison, and we are all very proud to be a school of "Winners"!
To see our Alma Mater and Fight Song please click below on the
mighty American Bison.
Our low teacher-pupil ratio allows us to
really get to know our students and to give the personal
attention to students who need it right away. We believe that
all students can learn...and our job is to help them do their
best. To learn about our
Vision and Mission here at
Barrackville Elementary and Middle School please
Click Here.
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