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🥪ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OFFER LUNCH & LEARN PROGRAMMING: In our District, community partnerships are essential to enhancing our students' growth and development. This year, "Lunch and Learn" has returned to Nayatt School and Hampden Meadows Elementary School as an enrichment program that allows students to learn from members of our community and explore their own interests during lunch! This month, elementary students learned about career paths in earth sciences, health sciences, consulting, and illustration! Thank you to BPS parents, Dr. Ralph Milliken, Rudy Seber, Ryan Pancoast, and Lauren Talbert, for sharing your professions with us in November! Are you a BPS parent interested in being a Lunch and Learn speaker this year? Fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSfpBfSHGEoikY.../viewform

🗣BPS SLPs ATTEND ANNUAL ASHA CONVENTION: Barrington Public Schools values continuing education and professional development. This month, our District's speech-language pathologists attended the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention in Boston. They learned about the latest research, expanded their skills and techniques, accessed new resources, and met colleagues from all over the country! The ASHA Convention is an annual professional development and networking event for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Learn more: https://convention.asha.org/

🦃BPS IS THANKFUL FOR YOU! Barrington Public Schools has so much to be thankful for this holiday season. To our creative, caring, and persistent students who inspire us every day; our dedicated and innovative staff who empower our students to excel; and our vibrant extended community of families, coaches, volunteers, and Barrington residents who support our District's work and mission: thank you!

🏈BHS EAGLES ARE DII STATE CHAMPIONS: Congratulations to our Barrington High School football team on their Rhode Island Interscholastic League Division II State Championship win this weekend! What a fantastic end to a very impressive season. The Eagles play on Victory Field once more this season for the annual Thanksgiving game on November 23 at 10 AM. Some photos were taken by Julie Furtado for East Bay Media. Read the championship highlights in the Barrington Times: https://eastbayri.com/stories/barrington-football-team-wins-state-championship,117784?newsletter=117783

🎗HMS STUDENTS SWEAT FOR VETS: This week's physical education unit at Hampden Meadows Elementary School, called "Sweat for Vets," enabled students to learn more about Veteran's Day and challenge themselves with fitness activities! Thank you, Miss Freeman and Miss O'Neil, for providing this immersive learning opportunity!

🏈BHS EAGLES ARE DII STATE CHAMPIONS: Congratulations to our Barrington High School football team on their Rhode Island Interscholastic League Division II State Championship win this weekend! What a fantastic end to a very impressive season. The Eagles play on Victory Field once more this season for the annual Thanksgiving game on November 23 at 10 AM. Some photos were taken by Julie Furtado for East Bay Media. Read the championship highlights in the Barrington Times: https://eastbayri.com/stories/barrington-football-team-wins-state-championship,117784?newsletter=117783

🎁TOYS FOR TOTS: Thank you to the Barrington Police Department, SRO Officer Joel, and Barrington High School's Interact Club for organizing this year's Toys for Tots community toy drive! Now through the end of December, the Barrington Public Safety Building and Barrington High School will serve as drop-off locations for unwrapped toy donations. Interact Club is a student organization that promotes student leadership and active involvement in Barrington through community service and volunteer activities. Learn more here: https://www.barringtonhigh.org/o/high-school/page/interact

📑 BHS STUDENTS SIGN LETTERS OF INTENT: Our Eagles are soaring! Last week, nearly two dozen Barrington High School student-athletes signed their National Letters of Intent or made a commitment to their chosen college or university during a special recognition ceremony at BHS. Congratulations, Class of 2024! This photo was taken by East Bay Media. Read more: https://www.eastbayri.com/barrington/stories/barrington-high-school-seniors-sign-letters-of-intent,117593?fbclid=IwAR0j9F9eQ0zEPuX9PwcEeoR0C8Pmz0wdd9L1nalwOGCU1xxwZycVr7qLJ7Y

🦅EAGLES ADVANCE TO DIVISION II SEMIFINALS: Barrington High School's varsity football and girls volleyball teams are both moving on to RIIL Division II semifinals this week! Eagles football remains undefeated in Division II-B heading into Friday night's semifinals playoff game on Victory Field against St. Raphael’s Academy. BHS girls volleyball will play East Providence tomorrow night in a Division II semifinals match at North Kingstown High School. Goooooo Eagles! These photos were taken by Richard Dionne, Jr. and Julie Furtado for East Bay Media.

📰 HAMPDEN MEADOWS STUDENTS ARE KIDS CORNER REPORTERS: Students at Hampden Meadows Elementary School took over as Barrington Times reporters for this week's Kids Corner page! They covered life in Barrington, student engagement, athletics, and pop culture. Way to go, junior journalists! Read the Kids Corner articles here: https://www.eastbayri.com/barrington/stories/kids-corner-barbie-lovers-school-clubs-and-more,117347?fbclid=IwAR2L5O98zmOtUXg66K47DP1CVyKQn9k-EQBsI4jgiL2wCq0TuOCIKNjIvhU This photo was taken by Richard Dionne, Jr. for East Bay Media.

🦉EYES ON OWLS FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Whoooooo's at Nayatt School? It's Eyes on Owls! #FlashbackFriday to this October in-school field trip that included a visit from Mark and Marcia Wilson and their feathered friends! Eyes on Owls is a live owl program that introduces students to owls of New England and beyond. Nayatt students met six live owls (including screech owls, a spectacled owl, and a barred owl!) and participated in a hooting lesson, and learned tips on how to protect owls in our local area. Thank you to the Nayatt School PTO for generously funding this opportunity for all students to learn more about owls! Learn more about Eyes on Owls here: https://www.eyesonowls.com/aboutowls.htm#Snowy

🏅BMS AND BHS TEAMS ARE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS: It was a big weekend for cross country teams at Barrington Middle School and Barrington High School! On October 28, the BMS girls cross country team won the RIPCOA Cross Country State Championship by nearly 40 points and BHS boys and girls varsity cross country teams both won Class B Championship titles at Ponaganset High School! Barrington High School's boys and girls JV cross country teams claimed Runners-Up at the JV State Championships on October 28, and Barrington Middle School's boys cross country team recently closed an impressive season that included placing first in the Eastern Divisional Championship. Some photos were taken by Richard Dionne, Jr. for East Bay Media. Read more cross country coverage by the Barrington Times: 👟https://eastbayri.com/barrington/stories/barrington-perseveres-through-protests-wins-state-title,117254? 👟https://eastbayri.com/barrington/stories/barrington-high-school-wins-class-b-championship,117194?#top-carousel 👟https://eastbayri.com/barrington/stories/bhs-girls-cross-country-team-wins-class-b-championship,117193? 👟https://eastbayri.com/barrington/stories/barrington-middle-school-sweeps-eastern-division-titles,116756?

🎹HAMPDEN MEADOWS MUSIC-A-THON: Music education stimulates new neural connections and supports positive youth development. Across our District, students have access to inspiring music instruction and encouraging educators. This month, Hampden Meadows School students put their musical talents on display for the whole school to hear! The Hampden Meadows Music-a-Thon filled hallways, classrooms, and outdoor spaces with student performances to raise funds for new chorus and band uniform shirts. Thank you to all of our students, educators, and Hampden Meadows School PTO for organizing and participating in this event!

🏈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!