Communication

TIME TO COMMUNICATE! Here parents/guardians can find helpful information about what is going on in school including a calendar of events, messages from the teacher, and messages from the students!

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Map of the Month!

News from the Guidance Office;

Now that we are back in the swing of the new school year, I would like to share some information regarding counseling services here at Barrows. I am very pleased to share that Jane Caudill, a second year Tufts University student intern in the School Psychology Program has joined our office. Jane will be working with our staff and students three days a week for the entire school year. As in the past our office will continue to run both “lunch bunch” and “snack groups” with students. Lunch groups have become a popular and important function of the guidance office. Your son or daughter may be invited from time to time as a “peer model”. This provides an opportunity for students to become familiar with our office and provides them with a sense of the work we do. We use this time to enhance friendship skills and problem solving abilities often using a social skills game. It has been my experience that social behavior and academic behavior are closely linked. Successful social exchanges with classmates will carry over and enhance a student’s level of confidence within the classroom setting. At Barrows, our goal has been to create a caring school community and to raise our students’ level consciousness around fairness and empathy for each other. Counseling services are one more means to ensure a safe and effective learning environment. It is clear that the students enjoy being invited to lunch group (which is always optional) and often ask if they can return another day. We also enjoy this time, which allows us the opportunity to meet our students on a more personal level. While school is an exciting environment, it may also cause some feelings of stress or anxiety. We also spend time with students on an individual basis when needed. Many of our students benefit from simply talking about how they are feeling or by discussing a few coping strategies. If Ms. Caudill or I can be of any assistance over the course of the school year please don’t hesitate to contact the guidance office. Sincerely, Denise Carroll  Jane Caudill (Student Intern)

Scholastic Book Club Ordering-

As many of you know, parents are now able to order their child's Scholastic books online! This quick and easy to use website not only makes ordering easier for you, but also greatly benefits our classroom. For each online order, the classroom will receive one free book! Here is the link to our classroom's book club website: [|Scholastic Parent Ordering]

Our user name is: MsHarboursClass The password is: 5thgrade

Thanks for you support! Ms. Harbour 10-2-09

Hello Parents & Students-

Several students have asked me to post the specials schedule so here it is!

Monday = Music - 1:20-2:00 Tuesday = Phys. Ed - 10:00-10:30 & Art - 10:50-11:30 Wednesday = NONE Thursday = (Every other Thursday) Library - 1:30-2:00 Friday = Phys. Ed - 2:00-2:40

~Ms. Harbour

Hello Again-

It has recently come to my attention that because we are using our wikispace as our primary gorm of communication, some parents/guardians might forget to check edline for the latest Barrows News, Calendar, and Notices. The Barrows School Websiteis a great place for you to get all of this updated information. If you have any trouble accessing this link please let me know.

Also, please enjoy our pictures from the first day of school! media type="custom" key="4346895" ~Ms. Harbour 9/10/09

Hello Again!

This is will be the place to come when you want to see pictures or videos that do not fit into the other website page categories. To start us off, here are some pictures from my summer vacation! If you have pictures from your summer vacation that you would like to share, please let me know and I would love to post those as well! Hope you enjoy the pictures of my trip to Florida to visit my Uncle Dan, Aunty Michelle, Cousin Matthew & Cousin Meagan! media type="custom" key="4346897"

Hi 2009-2010 Parents/Guardians/Students!

Ms Harbour here on Wednesday, 8/19/09! I am so excited to start the new school year! If you are checking out the links to our wikispace, then that means you have recently received my postcard! Please feel free to get acquainted with the site. Be sure to ask me any questions by e-mailing me at: tharbour@reading.k12.ma.us. I check my e-mail frequently, however please allow 24 hours for a response. Due to privacy, which is something we will be discussing in class in the upcoming weeks, I am not posting a class list on this site, however I would be happy to e-mail one to parents/guardians/students if you request one by e-mail. Don't forget, the first day of school is Wednesday, September 2nd, which will be a half day for all students. Below I am posting your supply list for the school year, just in case you misplaced yours over the summer.



Enjoy the last few days of summer! See you soon!

~Ms. Harbour