Barrington Middle School
BMS Connected Learning Newsletter: Week of 2.2.2025
The BMS Learning Community is Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Excel!
Mission:
Barrington Middle School’s Mission is to empower all students to excel in character, citizenship, collaboration, creativity, communication, and critical thinking, so that they may positively impact the future.
Welcome, Bienvenido, Bienvenu, Bem-vindo, Willkommen, 歡迎, benvenuto, Hoş geldin,Καλώς ήρθατε Fáilte, Bem-vindo, स्वागत छ, добро пожаловать, vitajte Ласкаво просимо, üdvözlöm, 환영합니다 , স্বাগত, 欢迎, 환영합니다, いらっしゃいませ, ,ברוך הבא to BMS This year, we would like to celebrate and recognize the various languages spoken at Barrington Middle School. If you would like to include the language spoken in your home, please complete the following link. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barrington Public Schools believes accessibility and inclusion benefit everyone. The District is committed to planning accessible events and providing reasonable accommodations to support the full participation of all members of our community. For accommodations, please contact Barrington Middle School at 401.247.3160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trimester 3 Schedules: I would like to thank our counseling and technology team for working hard to finalize our teachers’ and students' Trimester 3 Schedules. Please note that the first day of Trimester 3 is March 17, 2025. If you have a question about your schedule, please reach out to your school counselor. 6th Grade: Mrs. Stephanie Nary (narys@barringtonschools.org) 7th Grade: Mrs. Jaime Poirier (poirierj@barringtonschools.org) 8th Grade: Mrs. Krystal Leary (learyk@barringtonschools.org) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Calling 8th Graders! Baby pictures for yearbook: It’s a tradition at BMS to include baby/toddler pictures in the BMS yearbook during their 8th grade year. Please complete the following form and upload your child's baby photo directly through this form.To avoid confusion, please ensure only one photo is uploaded per student. PLEASE NOTE: You need to be signed into your or your child's gmail account. If not, you will not be able to upload the photo. DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Please contact Mr. Kearns (kearnsb@barringtonschools.org) in room 2221 if you have any questions. Thanks! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BMS Yearbook: Order your BMS Yearbook today! Only $40.
Absolute last day to order will be April 22, 2025. Click here for more detailed yearbook information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barrington Public Schools Districtwide Art Show: Coming in March 2025, Barrington Public Schools will be showcasing student work examining sustainable art at the Barrington Public Library. “One man’s trash is another man’s art.” More information to come! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade 8 Barrington High School Orientation: Dear 8th Grade Families, We thank all the families who were able to join us Monday evening for the 8th grade parent orientation. For any family who was unable to join us, attached is the presentation from Monday evening. We also encourage families to join us tomorrow evening, the 5th, at 6:00 PM back in the Auditorium for a special presentation on our Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. We thank you again and will invite you back to BHS in the late spring for a follow-up presentation about transitioning to BHS. Kind regards, Chris Ashley, Principal, BHS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stay Healthy this Winter - Nurse Maddy News: Barrington Middle School has had an increase in confirmed cases of influenza, and many other students are home sick with fever and flu-like illness. How can you tell the difference between cold and flu viruses? Many of the respiratory symptoms are similar in both illnesses. The difference, however, is in the onset and severity of symptoms. Typically cold symptoms have a slow onset, body temperature less than 100℉ with little or no body aches. In contrast, flu symptoms come on quickly, usually accompanied by a high fever above 100℉ and severe body aches. Most people who get the flu will have a fever and cough or sore throat. They may also have a runny or stuffy nose, headache, chills, fatigue, vomiting, or diarrhea. Please encourage frequent hand washing and covering coughs, and also follow school guidelines for keeping sick children home. As a general rule, your child must be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication (and symptom free, if experiencing vomiting or diarrhea) to attend school. Please consider whether or not your child is energetic enough to engage in class. Keeping a sick child home from school helps prevent the spread of illness in the school community and allows your child time to rest and recuperate. If you need further guidance, please contact your pediatrician or speak with the school nurse. Thank you! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BMS Career Day Volunteers Needed: BMS Career Day for 7th grade students is right around the corner. We need 15 volunteers to chaperone small groups of students in classrooms where career day speakers will be presenting. Chaperone volunteers will meet in the BMS Presentation Room at 9:30 am for a brief overview. A light breakfast and boxed lunch provided! Click here to sign up! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Community Service Drive for the Bristol Animal Shelter: Dear BMS families, students, and staff, The Community Service Club is holding a drive for the Bristol Animal Shelter! We all know winter can be very cold and harsh, and the shelter makes sure to care for as many animals as possible. During this season, they tend to see a lot of kittens! We are looking for canned wet cat food, dry cat food, and clay kitty litter. To keep up their kitty demand, please donate so that as many kittens as possible can stay safe, warm, and cared for this winter! Thank you! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This week, we would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on our BMS Counseling Staff! Thank you, Stephanie Nary, Krystal Leary, Jaime Poirier, Mary Ellen Tillotson, and Gilda Johnson. These ladies work so hard not only to support the students here at BMS but also to assure that their coworkers are well supported to be able to bring their best selves to the job. Thanks for all you do to be an amazing team! (Nominated by Mrs. Canario) This week, we would like to shine our BMS spotlight on Ms. Slaughter. Grateful for the consistency she brings to the culture of expected behaviors at BMS. This helps students choose and use more healthy behaviors and will continue to help shape wise minded adolescents who give back to their communities and loved ones! Thank you AMY! (Nominated by a member of our BMS Learning Community) This week, we would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on Lily Dion and our Middle School Band! This past Wednesday, our band played to a packed house. Our band students sounded amazing! Great work Ms. Dion. This week, we would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on Ms. Sawyer. Ms. Sawyer always manages to put a smile on my face and she is such an amazing teacher! (Nominated by a BMS Student). Do you know of a BMS Faculty/Staff/Student member who is shining bright? If you do, please complete the form below and we can include the nomination in an upcoming newsletter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New England Youth Cycling: Join New England Youth Cycling for an information night on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Bikeworks, 179 Swansea Mall Dr, Swansea, MA 02777. New England Youth Cycling is a registered 501(c)(3) non profit organization with the goal of getting more kids on bikes. They are a youth development organization that supports racing and riding for kids in grade 5-12. Click here for more information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barrington Public Library - Teen Programs:
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Barrington Little League: Online registration for Little League Spring Baseball and Softball is OPEN now through February 28th for boys and girls ages 4-16! Registration is also open for coaching and non-coaching volunteers. Please visit Barrington Little League’s website for more information. |