Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week 2017

Hello Barrington parents!

Teacher Appreciation Week 2017 is next week, May 8th-12th.

We are going with a Superhero theme this year and are super excited to celebrate such a wonderful group of people!

Here is the fantastic schedule of events for BES:

Here is the marvelous schedule of events for the ECLC:

If you are looking for ways to volunteer, please see the links below. We are always looking for helping hands and there are so many ways to help out! We understand that not everyone has the time to come into the school during the day to assist so we have listed many ways to help that are outside of volunteering time. The teachers have wishlist items that they would love to have filled to help keep their classrooms running smoothly. There also is a breakfast on Monday at both schools for the teachers and staff and we need lots of yummy treats to keep our SUPERHEROES powered up!

Volunteer links for ECLC:

1. Monday – POWER-up breakfast http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a44a4ad23a3fa7-teacher1
2. Tuesday – Friday Activities http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a44a4ad23a3fa7-eclc7
3. SUPERHERO staff wish list http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a44a4ad23a3fa7-beastaffs

Volunteer links for BES:

1. Monday – POWER-up breakfast http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a44a4ad23a3fa7-teacher
2. Tuesday – Friday Activities http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a44a4ad23a3fa7-besteacher
3. SUPERHERO staff wishlist http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a44a4ad23a3fa7-beastaffs

I am always in such awe by how well our community comes together to support our schools!

Thank you so much for being a part of making the Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week so amazing!

Save Those Box Tops!

Our Box Top drive is full force!

From now until October 25 we will be collecting Box Tops from both the ECLC and BES.

Box Tops are a simple and great way to support your school.  Last year we collected over $3,500 worth!  Making Barrington  BES and ECLC the 4th largest Box Top total in New Hampshire. This year we hope to raise over $4,000.  Please continue to save and send them into the school with your child, every little bit helps.

The class that collects the most Box Tops at each school will win an a prize awarded in November.

To learn more,  visit http://www.boxtops4education.com or contact our Box Tops Coordinators Abby Hatfield and Elizabeth Escabi at BarringtonNHPTA@gmail.com

Thank You for helping to make a difference in Barrington Schools!

2016-2017 PTA Reflections Contest Results

Thank you to ALL the children who participated in this year’s National PTA Reflections Art contest! We had over 100 entries across 7 categories which is more than any other year before!

First, I must say a HUGE thank you to the Administration (Mary, Deannah, Ann Marie, Andrea, and Cindy!) at both the Elementary School and the ECLC. Without their continued support of this program, the PTA wouldn’t be able to provide it to our Schools. A special thanks to Laura Vittorioso who was the Staff Representative for this program — THANK YOU LAURA! Also a special thanks to our fabulous judges for taking on such a huge responsibility and project 🙂

Second, a big thank you to YOU – the Parents – thank you for supporting not only the PTA but the Arts in our schools. The Arts in Education has always been very close to my heart and I’ve always believed that the Arts should be celebrated as often as possible. Encouraging children to be creative is paramount to ensuring their continued success in school — and, well, it’s just fun!

And finally, I must say thank you to the Students. What an amazing group of kids our town has! Their excitement in participating was inspiring! They all did an amazing job with creating artwork from the theme “What is your story?” Each student really put a lot of thought and creativity into their work and I was blown away!

Here are some of the photographs that were taken of the Honorable Mention recipients and School Winners that are moving on to the Statewide Competition in March up in Derry, NH.

I feel honored to have been a part of this program and look forward to next year!

• Carrie Neill – PTA Vice President & Reflections ChairList of Winners:
• CATEGORY: LITERATURE
  Winners
  Grade 3-4
  – Thomas Carloni – “The Oldest House on the Street”
  – Maggie Escabi – “My Story”
  Grades 1-2
  – William Taylor – “How my Mom had my baby sister”
  – Olivia Snook – “What I love to do”
  – Drew Verweij – “About Daisy”
  Honorable Mentions
  Grade 3-4
  – Maeve McNicholas – “The Letters”
  – Bella Dempsey – “The Journey”
  – Allison Dotchin -“The Funny Fight & More”
  Grade 1-2
  – Jackson Doran – “How Mom and Dad met”
  – Ava Melanson – “About me”
  – Fiona O’Connor – “How I got my Pets”
  – Ryker Copland – “Outside”
  – Matthew Walker – “Cold Snow”
  CATEGORY: MUSICAL COMPOSITION

  Honorable Mention

  – Jackson Leonard – “The Fruit Swap Song”
  CATEGORY: VISUAL ARTS
  Winners
  – Forest Eberl (grade 1) – “My Lego Self”
  – Bailey Everett (grade 1) – “Three Horses”
  – Violet Collins (grade 1) – “Outer Space”
  Honorable Mentions  
  – Katerenna Forrest – (grade 3) – “The different looks of Hello Kitty”
  – Isabella Grassi (grade 2) – “My Sister and my friend”
  CATEGORY: PHOTOGRAPHY
  Winners
  – Faolan Totty (Kindergarten) – “Alex the Cat”
  – Fionn Totty (grade 2) – “My cat for Christmas”
  – Frank Marhefka (Kindergarden) – “Everything I took a picture of”
  Honorable Mentions    
   – Charlie Andrews – (grade 2) – “Baby Giraffe Cuteness”
   
• CATEGORY: DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
  Winners 
  – Arhiana Hanscome – “Can’t Stop the Feeling” Dance

Pizza Bingo – Friday, January 27th

Don’t miss out on all the fun and games at our annual Pizza Bingo Night! There will be good food, great prizes and plenty of FUN for all ages. 

Friday, January 27th 6:00-7:30pm

$20.00  includes the following:

• 1 Large Pizza (Cheese or Pepperoni)
• 4 Drinks (choice of milk, juice, lemonade, bottled water)
• 4 Sets of Bingo Cards and crayons. (Additional Bingo cards may be purchased in advance or at the door – $2.00 each.)
• Additional pizzas can be ordered as well – $9.00 for an additional cheese and $10.00 for an additional pepperoni

Make your reservations now as space is limited!!

The registration form can be found in the Documents & Forms section of our website.

 

Pancakes with Santa – Fri, Dec 9th.

Bring the whole family for a fun filled night.  Pancakes for dinner and a visit from Santa!

We will also have the Little Elf’s workshop.  For $.25 kids can “shop” for a gift and wrap a holiday gift.

Come join us for this popular PTA traditional event right in the BES Café.

** If you have any toys you are looking to give to a new home, we are looking for donations for the Elf’s workshop.  There is a box located in the entry of BELC & BEC for drop off.

Click here for the sign up form & more information on the elf workshop.

REFLECT on the theme. CREATE art. BE RECOGNIZED

The National PTA® Reflections is a nationally acclaimed student recognition program to encourage artistic creativity in the classroom and at home.

This year, the PTA is opening the program to all 7 categories:

• Dance Choreography • Film Production • Literature • Musical Composition • Photography • Visual Arts

Students of all grades and abilities may participate and explore the arts based on the 2016-2017 theme: What Is Your Story?

We look forward to seeing all of the talent that the ECLC and BES has to offer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8dpI20guJg

Click here for sign up documents and more information

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