Bison Announcements
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and delays -
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messages alerts from the school - 
SCHOOL CALENDAR CHANGES
All the rough winter
weather recently has wreaked havoc upon every type of schedule
within the schools, and especially the overall school calendar.
Please mark these changes on your copy of
that yellow calendar that came home at the beginning of the
school year. Changed days are all Fridays and they will ALL now
be Full Days of School: March 6, March 13, March 20, May 1, May
8, and May 22.
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FEW EXTRA BISON FLAGS AVAILABLE
A good way to show your Bison spirit
would be to get a Bison porch flag.
There are about
8 extras.
A color picture of it is posted at the top of this web
page.
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".
Contact the school at 367-2128 to purchase one at
$29.00.
Contact Susan Boore for more information. ALSO; IF YOU
ORDERED ONE AND HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED IT, CALL THE SCHOOL.
NOTE: They will be available to purchase at
the 2nd Grades' Used Book Sale.
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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.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: DON’T
BRING “TOUCH” TO SCHOOL
The
newest high-tech gadget that “Santa” brought a number of good
little boys and girls in the area was the new Apple “i-Pod
Touch”. Not only is
it an expensive item, and one that can be used to listen to ones
favorite music and play games; it can be used to check email,
text message, store YouTube videos and access the Internet.
For all
of those reasons, it has been decided that “i-Pod Touch’s”
SHOULD NOT BE BROUGHT TO SCHOOL.
If they are found, first offense, they will be turned
into the office.
Further occasions will warrant more severe measures.
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.
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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