Primrose Hill School

👩‍🏫🐦💐NAYATT SCHOOL CELEBRATES RETIRING TEACHER: Nayatt School celebrated the retirement of longtime second grade teacher, Ms. Fran Taft, with a special visit from the RI Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals! Students learned how to care for and respect the animals in their lives and even got to meet two of RISPCA's animal ambassadors, Beans and Beatrice! Congratulations on your retirement, Ms. Taft! Thank you for your many years of service to our students. 💛💙

🚴‍♀️🚶‍♀️🛹HMS WALK, BIKE, AND ROLL TO SCHOOL: Hampden Meadows Elementary School students recently celebrated International Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day which promotes physical activity, teaches students safe and healthy ways to get to school, and helps to reduce traffic congestion and pollution in neighborhood communities. Learn more about International Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day here: https://www.walkbiketoschool.org/learn-more/why-walkbike/

🍂🤝🌞BARRINGTON DAY OF CARING 2024: Barrington High School students recently participated in the Town of Barrington, RI's annual Barrington Day of Caring on Monday, October 14! Among these BPS volunteers were 30 athletes from the boys cross country team who volunteered at Barrington Farm School. They helped harvest crops, remove plants, pull weeds, and spread much to help the Farm School prepare for the upcoming winter. Great work, Eagles! 🐝🌱

🧡🌈🤍BPS CELEBRATES UNITY DAY 2024: October 16 is Unity Day, a signature event of PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center (NBPC)'s National Bullying Prevention Month. Each of our schools celebrated Unity Day today thanks to the Barrington High School Chain Reaction Club, faculty advisors, and school counselors! Students and staff wore orange to send a visible message that Barrington Public Schools and our learning communities are united for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Morning arrival for Primrose Hill Elementary School, Nayatt School, Sowams School, Hampden Meadows Elementary School, and Barrington Middle School students 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

🚒🚑🚨NAYATT STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT FIRE SAFETY: Nayatt School celebrated National Fire Prevention Week with special visitors from the Barrington Fire Department! Students learned about the importance of having working smoke alarms and how to stay safe in case of a fire. They also had an opportunity to see emergency vehicles up close! Thank you, BFD firefighters and EMS! ❤️

👑🏈🦅BHS HOMECOMING FLASHBACK: From the pep rally to the fair to the football game to the parade to the dance, our Barrington High School Eagles had a safe, fun, and busy Homecoming weekend! 💙💛 Watch the Homecoming Pep Rally on Eagles News Network: https://vimeo.com/1016238265 These photos were taken by Richard Dionne, Jr. for East Bay Media.

💯📘📚BHS NAMED TO AP HONOR ROLL: Barrington High School has been named to the Advanced Placement Program (AP) School Honor Roll, earning Gold distinction for students' college readiness and preparation. Seventy percent of BHS seniors in the Class of 2024 took at least one AP exam during high school. Overall, 64% of 2024 seniors scored a three or higher on at least one AP exam and 10% of the seniors took five or more AP exams, including at least one exam in the 9th or 10th grade! This recognition demonstrates the immense amount of hard work and effort our educators and students put into teaching and learning. Way to go, BHS!

⛹️🥍🏊‍♀️⚽️CELEBRATING NATIONAL COACHES DAY: Today, October 6, is #NationalCoachesDay which honors coaches who dedicate their time and energy to leading teams in every sport! Barrington Public Schools is very fortunate to have many coaches who continually motivate our Eagles to be the best they can be. Team work makes our dream work! Thank you, BPS coaches! Some photos courtesy of East Bay Media.

🌼👏👨‍🏫CELEBRATING NATIONAL PRINCIPALS MONTH: October is National Principals Month, a time for us to celebrate the important leadership role of school principals. At Barrington Public Schools, we are fortunate to have the leadership of six dedicated, innovative, and empathetic principals who are committed to our mission of empowering excellence. Mr. Ashley, Dr. Anderson, Mr. Sangiuliano, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Moniz, and Ms. August lead with vision and compassion, fostering learning communities that are rigorous, supportive, inclusive, and kind. Thank you, BPS principals! 💛💙

🌟🏅💙BLUE RIBBON DAY AT SOWAMS SCHOOL: What a beautiful day to honor Sowams School! The Commissioner of Rhode Island Department of Education - RIDE, state and local officials, community leaders, and BPS families joined Sowams School staff and students to celebrate Sowams School becoming a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence!

🚧🏗⚠️SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT UPDATE: We are now in Stage III, the design and development phase, of the Barrington School Building Project. This phase is expected to last 18 months, with schematic design happening through the fall and early winter. Want to learn more about the project's schematic design phase? You're invited to join a Community Conversation with the School Building Committee and Tecton Architects next Tuesday, October 8, for a discussion on visioning the project and initial project concepts. ❓Community Conversation #1: Visioning & Project Concepts 📆Tuesday, October 8, 2024 ⏰6:00-7:00 PM 📍John R. Gray Auditorium, Barrington High School Have a question? Send an email to construction@barringtonschools.org.

🎃🧡🖤BHS STUDENTS VOLUNTEER IN TOWN: You may have seen some familiar faces volunteering at the St. John's Episcopal Church pumpkin patch on Saturday! Barrington High School student leaders who are active in clubs like National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, and Interact spent their weekend morning unloading thousands of pumpkins from pallets in preparation for the annual pumpkin sale. Great work giving back to the community, Eagles!

⚓️🦋🧠BHS STUDENT CLUBS ATTEND P2P CONFERENCE: Barrington High School students are helping to create a school environment their peers feel seen, supported, and empowered. Student organizations like the Hope Club and Morgan's Message are eliminating the stigma around mental health and expanding access to mental health resources at BHS. Today, members of the BHS Hope Club and Morgan's Message attended the 2024 Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Conference at University of Rhode Island to bring the P2P mental health awareness program to Barrington! Sponsored by the Chris Collins Foundation and the University of Michigan Depression Center, P2P is an evidence-based, student-led program that uses innovative stigma reduction messages to help students connect with one another and make a positive impact on mental health. Learn more about P2P here: https://depressioncenter.org/outreach-education/youth-mental-health/peer-peer-depression-awareness-program

💙💛🏆SOWAMS SCHOOL IS A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL: Today, the U.S. Department of Education recognized Sowams School as a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School for academic rigor and excellence! The National Blue Ribbon Schools award is the highest honor an American school can achieve. Sowams's recognition as a Blue Ribbon School is a testament to the hard work of our students and educators and to the unwavering support of our Barrington community. Rhode Island Department of Education - RIDE Commissioner Infante-Green visited Sowams this afternoon to help us celebrate! 🥳🙌 Congratulations, Sowams School!

🚴🚦🚴‍♀️RHODE TO BICYCLE SAFETY AT HMS: Students at Hampden Meadows School are learning how to be safe cyclists thanks to the Rhode to Bicycle Safety program! Rhode to Bicycle Safety (R2BS), is a 180-minute course that teaches fifth grade students across Rhode Island how to safely ride their bikes for transportation, physical activity, and fun. At Hampden Meadows, R2BS is part of the Grade 5 health and physical education curriculum. Over the course of two weeks, students learn the rules of vehicular cycling, proper helmet safety, and bike safety checks, and practice navigating intersections and safely scanning their surroundings. Each student receives a helmet to take home at the end of the R2BS course to ensure safe bike practices! R2BS is made possible by a partnership between Rhode Island Department of Transportation and Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council. Learn more about Rhode to Bicycle Safety: https://wrwc.org/wp/what-we-do/red-shed-bike-programs/

💡📒🎓SPECIAL EDUCATION RESEARCHER VISITS BHS: Dr. Vickie Mitchell, Professor of Special Education at Sam Houston State University, visited the Transition Academy at Barrington High School this afternoon! Dr. Mitchell is a leading researcher on adult transition programs and special education practitioner. It was a pleasure to meet with and learn from her today. 🦅

⭐️🏫✏️PRIMROSE HILL PRESCHOOL PROGRAM RECEIVES 5-STAR RATING: The Primrose Hill Elementary School preschool program has received a 5-star rating from BrightStars, the highest recognition possible under Rhode Island’s Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS). BrightStars assesses early childhood education programs across five levels, focusing on continuous quality improvement in health, safety, nutrition, enrollment, staffing, staff qualifications, professional development, administration, early learning and development, and family engagement. The 5-star rating recognizes programs that exceed Rhode Island's regulatory requirements and demonstrate best educational practices. Primrose Hill School stands out as one of only six schools in the BrightStars database to achieve this honor and is also distinguished as the only school among the top-rated that does not operate under the direct oversight of the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE). This recognition is the result of our dedicated educators and staff, our supportive community, and our District’s unwavering commitment to providing a nurturing and enriching environment for all of our students to learn and grow.

SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT UPDATES: The Barrington School Building Committee and Tecton Architects have planned a series of community conversations, open to all members of the Barrington public, as the project enters the design and development phase of Stage III. Community Conversation #1: Visioning and Initial Concepts Tuesday, October 8, 2024 from 6-7:00 PM Barrington High School Auditorium Community Conversation #2: Refining the Preferred Option Tuesday, December 10, 2024 from 6-7:00 PM Barrington High School Auditorium Community Conversation #3: A More Detailed Look at Space Tuesday, February 25, 2024 from 6-7:00 PM Barrington High School Auditorium Community Conversation #4: Final Design and What to Expect in Construction Tuesday, August 12, 2024 from 6-7:00 PM Barrington High School Auditorium

🚒🚓🚑BPS CELEBRATES HIGH-FIVES FOR HEROES: You may have seen a procession of first responder vehicles driving around town this morning. That is because students and staff at Nayatt School, Primrose Hill Elementary School, Sowams School, and Hampden Meadows Elementary School lined their school's hallways to participate in High-Fives for Heroes, a showing of thanks and support for Barrington's first responders in observance of the twenty-third anniversary of September 11, 2001. Elementary school students prepared for "High-Fives for Heroes" by learning about the roles and responsibilities of first responders. They also made signs, drawings, and cards for members of the Barrington Police Department and Barrington Fire Department who walked through our schools. Barrington Middle School and Barrington High School also showed support of first responders by writing messages of thanks. Thank you to all of our first responders for keeping our community safe and healthy!

🎨🎺🎭NATIONAL ARTS IN EDUCATION WEEK: This week, September 9-13, is National Arts in Education Week, a celebration of the transformative power of music, theater, dance, media arts, and visual arts instruction in education. Arts education contributes to overall student success, social-emotional development, and school engagement. Thank you to our BPS arts educators who encourage our students to explore the world and their place within it and provide a consistent, positive outlet for students to express themselves! 🎹🎤🖍