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5/28/2021
Good Afternoon Barnard Families,
Returning School Materials
If you are the family of a remote student, please plan on dropping the materials off at the school before the end of next week between the hours of 9:30 AM and 2:30 PM.
iPad Collection Reminder
A checklist and instructions for families will be sent home to all families in the coming days. These will outline the steps you will take to get your child's device ready to turn back in. Devices must be turned in with the original case, charging cord, and big block charger.
Three important items to note: First, physical academic work will be available for all students to complete for that last asynchronous school day. Second, your child's device and associated equipment must be turned in or paid for in order to access students' end of year documents. Third, students participating in an Enfield Public Schools summer school program will be issued a device through the program for use during the length of the programs.
Last Week of School Reminder
We are speeding towards the last week of school and as with everything else this year, it is going to look a little different than it has in the past. Please read the following information carefully so that your family can plan ahead.
Monday, June 14th and Tuesday, June 15th:
Both days will be an in-person learning days but will follow the early release schedule. Our official dismissal is scheduled for 1:50. As with previous 2020-2021 in-person early release days, we will allow families to start picking students up a little earlier to help keep traffic flow in our parking lot safe and orderly. Families planning to pick up their child can do so directly from the exterior classroom doors starting at 1:30. It is okay if you cannot arrive until 1:50 but we want to give families the option of picking up early so that they aren't hung up by the buses.
Wednesday, June 16th:
This is our official last day of school. As with all Wednesdays this year, it will be a remote, asynchronous learning day. Physical academic work will be provided for students since iPads will have already been collected.
Summer Learning Program Update
Families who either declined the opportunity through the survey or did not respond to the survey but who have changed their minds, will have the opportunity to be put on a waiting list. To ask that your child be placed on the waiting list, please contact the HBS main office as soon as possible. If seats in the program become available, they will be filled in the order names were put on the list.
Don't Miss Important District Announcements, Updates, and Communications Ever Again!
If you or somebody you know isn't receiving calls, texts, or email announcements through our SchoolMessenger system, there is an easy fix! By logging into the system, you can update contact information and contact preferences in a matter of minutes.
On the District's homepage, just below the calendar updates, you will see a list of links that are each headed by an icon. The last icon in the lineup is a little telephone followed by the heading, "SchoolMessenger Add/Change or Opt out of Calls!" Click on that link and it will bring you to a page that will allow you to make changes to how we contact you.
You can start here: http://www.enfieldschools.org/
Goodbye to Two Special Big Cats
Next year, our School Nurse, Melanie Alaimo, will be working at EHS as the Head Nurse for Enfield's "big kids". You will be missed here at HBS, Nurse Melanie! Congratulations on taking this next big step!
Dive Into Diversity with Our Partners at KITE
Your family is special! What makes your family unique? How are you different or similar to other families in Enfield? Thank you so much to Stowe Parent Sasha Miller for reading, “And Tango Makes 3” by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell! https://youtu.be/y1WDl9iSZvM
Henry Barnard School
Email: jgraham@enfieldschools.org
Website: http://henry.sharpschool.com/
Location: 27 Shaker Road, Enfield, CT, USA
Phone: 860-253-6540