Hi Tech Troubles (BHS) H.E.R.E. in Barrington Education Series continues Jan. 14
The H.E.R.E. in Barrington Family and Community Education Series continues Thursday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. with a FREE presentation by Detective Rich Wistocki of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. In Hi-Tech? Trouble, learn how to monitor and protect your child from cyber bullying, sexting, Internet access to inappropriate materials or information, and other harmful online influences. This program in the Barrington High School auditorium is open to the general public.
The Dream for Our Community (BHS) Save the Date: Students to perform in Jan. 31 tribute to MLK
Several Barrington 220 students and performing groups will participate in a Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The community event is scheduled for 2 p.m. in the Barrington High School auditorium. Many local dignitaries, including WGN TV newsman Robert Jordan, are tentatively scheduled to participate, as well.
Library Sale: Superbowl Toss In Library Activity. Sale of items using "money" earned by how much children have read and shared during library sharing time. Donations and volunteers are always appreciated. Please contact Denise or Kelly Madryzk to get involved.
Bone Marrow Registry & Blood Donation Drive (Langendorf Park) A member of our Station and Barrington community was recently diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a rare condition that substantially limits the body’s ability to produce vital blood cells. This condition draws attention to a national need for blood donations and bone marrow testing and registry. This will help thousands of patients, many of them children, living with leukemia, lymphoma, aplastic anemia and related blood line disorders. As always, our community can take a lead role through compassion and activism.
For many patients, the only cure is to jump-start their bone marrow with a donation from a compatible source. Because a patient can find themselves needing such a therapy on very short notice, LifeSource? maintains a national registry of donors who agree to participate in the compassionate donation of their blood and/or bone marrow. LifeSource? quickly matches a patient with a compatible donor and the donation process begins and a life can be saved.
The LifeSource? testing process, which consists of a simple cheek swab, is quick and painless (less than 10 minutes including paperwork.) LifeSource? is asking for a $25 donation which will help defray the cost of testing (standard testing cost is $100). There is NO cost to donate blood. The family heartily supports any effort to promote a local drive as a testament to the strength and volunteerism that make our community so special and the chance for us to touch lives all over the world.
PLEASE JOIN US IN OUR EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP ALL PATIENTS WITH BLOOD RELATED ILLNESSES.
LifeSource? has agreed to run 2 testing sessions for us on the dates and times below:
February 8th 2pm – 8pm Langendorf Park District (bone marrow & blood drive)
February 9th 2pm – 8pm South Barrington Club (bone marrow only)
If you are between the ages of 18 and 60, please come out and support all who live with similar blood related conditions. Your participation in the national registry could potentially save a life across the street or across the country. More donors allow for more potential lives to be touched, so please tell everyone you know about this event and encourage them to participate. To register for:
Bone marrow: please send an email to indicating which testing session you will attend, Monday or Tuesday.
Blood: please go to www.lifesource.org and click on the “Existing Donor” or “New Donor” on the right; then follow the instructions to schedule a time. Sponsor code is “A101.”
LifeSource? will have staff present at both sessions to explain the testing and the potential donation process and to answer any questions. For those of you who cannot make either of these sessions, you can also be tested by visiting the LifeSource? facility in either Hoffman Estates (1145 N. Roselle Road) or Lake Zurich (790 S. Rand Road) and telling them you are there to be tested for the Langendorf Drive, or you can go to join.marrow.org/LifeSource (use promo code “LifeSource”) and register online (they will send you a test kit in the mail). If you have any questions in the meantime, you can email any of the following people:
Jo Fischer fischer86@comcast.net
Connie Jacobs jacobsconnie@comcast.net
Shefali Bhuva bhuva5@comcast.net
BMS Station PTO Parents
Thank you in advance for your support.
Bone Marrow Registry (South Barrington Club) A member of our Station and Barrington community was recently diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a rare condition that substantially limits the body’s ability to produce vital blood cells. This condition draws attention to a national need for blood donations and bone marrow testing and registry. This will help thousands of patients, many of them children, living with leukemia, lymphoma, aplastic anemia and related blood line disorders. As always, our community can take a lead role through compassion and activism.
For many patients, the only cure is to jump-start their bone marrow with a donation from a compatible source. Because a patient can find themselves needing such a therapy on very short notice, LifeSource? maintains a national registry of donors who agree to participate in the compassionate donation of their blood and/or bone marrow. LifeSource? quickly matches a patient with a compatible donor and the donation process begins and a life can be saved.
The LifeSource? testing process, which consists of a simple cheek swab, is quick and painless (less than 10 minutes including paperwork.) LifeSource? is asking for a $25 donation which will help defray the cost of testing (standard testing cost is $100). There is NO cost to donate blood. The family heartily supports any effort to promote a local drive as a testament to the strength and volunteerism that make our community so special and the chance for us to touch lives all over the world.
PLEASE JOIN US IN OUR EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP ALL PATIENTS WITH BLOOD RELATED ILLNESSES.
LifeSource? has agreed to run 2 testing sessions for us on the dates and times below:
February 8th 2pm – 8pm Langendorf Park District (bone marrow & blood drive)
February 9th 2pm – 8pm South Barrington Club (bone marrow only)
If you are between the ages of 18 and 60, please come out and support all who live with similar blood related conditions. Your participation in the national registry could potentially save a life across the street or across the country. More donors allow for more potential lives to be touched, so please tell everyone you know about this event and encourage them to participate. To register for:
Bone marrow: please send an email to indicating which testing session you will attend, Monday or Tuesday.
Blood: please go to www.lifesource.org and click on the “Existing Donor” or “New Donor” on the right; then follow the instructions to schedule a time. Sponsor code is “A101.”
LifeSource? will have staff present at both sessions to explain the testing and the potential donation process and to answer any questions. For those of you who cannot make either of these sessions, you can also be tested by visiting the LifeSource? facility in either Hoffman Estates (1145 N. Roselle Road) or Lake Zurich (790 S. Rand Road) and telling them you are there to be tested for the Langendorf Drive, or you can go to join.marrow.org/LifeSource (use promo code “LifeSource”) and register online (they will send you a test kit in the mail). If you have any questions in the meantime, you can email any of the following people:
Jo Fischer fischer86@comcast.net
Connie Jacobs jacobsconnie@comcast.net
Shefali Bhuva bhuva5@comcast.net
BMS Station PTO Parents
Thank you in advance for your support.
Fun Fair! North Barrington School’s Mardi Gras FUN FAIR
Get your masks & beads ready and dance your way over to school for the first Fun Fair of the new decade!
Date: Saturday, February 20th
Time: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
GAMES for all ages
CRAFTS for all ages
CAKE WALK
MONEY MACHINE
FOOD (Culvers)
POPCORN, CANDY & MORE
MOON WALK
INFLATABLE SLIDES & LOTS MORE!
Act Fast
Advance Ticket Sales – Here is your information on & Details on the “Exclusive” NBS Tye-Dye? T-Shirts! Fun Fair Flier
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE FUN FAIR!
Please contact Kris Launer to sign-up!
or 847-277-1244
Building Resiliance in Children and Teens (BHS) Feb. 25 – 7 p.m. at Barrington High School
Dr. Ken Ginsburg, noted author, discusses his book, Building Resilience in Children and Teens. Sponsored by the District #220 Educational Foundation and PTO Presidents' Council.
National author speaks Feb. 25 about raising resilient kids
The Barrington 220 PTO Presidents Council is pleased to announce the third-annual all-district book read. Please join an evening with Dr. Kenneth R. Ginsburg, one of the leading authorities in the field of child and adolescent resilience. Ginsburg is the author of the Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Your Child Roots and Wings, which focuses on raising resilient children who can deal with stress in an increasingly complex world.
This event, for parents of children from pre-school through high school, will be Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. in the Barrington High School auditorium. For more information or to purchase a book in advance at a discounted price, please contact Sue Randall or Barb Karon before Jan. 15. This program is generously underwritten by the District 220 Educational Foundation.
Today's children face a great deal of stress - academic performance, heavy scheduling, high achievement standards, family tension and peer pressure . . .
Show your children how to bounce back--and THRIVE--with coping strategies from one of the nation's foremost experts in adolescent medicine.
The District 220 PTO Presidents' Council proudly presents an evening with
Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg
author of
"A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Your Child Roots and Wings"
on
Thursday, February 25th
at 7:00 pm
in the Barrington High School Auditorium
Learn how to raise resilient children who are capable of dealing with life's difficulties and who learn from personal defeats, while at the same time fostering an understanding of "authentic success". His presentation uses humor, real-life scenarios, and poignant cases in addressing the "7 C's" of resilience. He is also the co-author of "But I'm Almost 13!: An Action Plan for Raising a Responsible Adolescent" and "Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond."
This program is free to all CUSD 220 residents thanks to the generous sponsorship of the District 220 Educational Foundation.
Teacher Appreciation Dinner The Teacher Appreciation Committee is providing salads & sandwiches for dinner on Conference Day. Contact Laura Jones to find out how you can help out.
BJWC Safetytown2010Registration (Barrington Public Safety Building) Registration begins April 10 for Barrington Junior Women’s Club (BJWC) 2010 Safety Town. During the two-week sessions, June 14-25 and July 12-23, children attend classes Monday through Friday for 2.5 hours each day at The Orchard Church in Barrington (formerly Health World). Two class times offered during each session are 9-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-3 p.m.
Safety Town is an educational summer program sponsored by BJWC where a variety of important safety lessons are taught through participation and demonstrations. Safety topics covered include pedestrian, motorist, fire, bicycle, water, poison, electrical, animal, and playground safety, as well as stranger danger. Children also review their address and phone number and how to properly use 911 for an emergency.
Children entering kindergarten or first grade who have not previously participated in Safety Town are eligible. The Safety Town enrollment fee for campers is $100. Scholarships are available based on financial need. Students completing sixth, seventh and eighth grade can participate as volunteers.
Registration will be held on April 10th from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. at the Barrington Public Safety Building for students residing in the 60010 zip code or in School District 220. Application forms will be available at the Barrington area pre-schools and elementary schools and at www.bjwc.org. All mail-in registrations will be processed on a first-come/first-serve basis after walk-in registration on April 10.
All questions about Safety Town and registration should be directed to the BJWC Safety Town program at 847-809-1960. Safety Town is not a CUSD 220 sponsored program.
NBS Goes Ice Skating (Barrington Ice Arena) We'll have Barrington Ice Arena all to ourselves! Lunch and snacks will be available for purchase. Contact Susan Huttinger to volunteer to help out.
Library Sale: Mother's and Father's Day In Library Activity. Sale of items using "money" earned by how much children have read and shared during library sharing time. Donations and volunteers are always appreciated. Please contact Denise or Kelly Madryzk to get involved.
Camp PTO Want to get involved but want to learn more about how things are done? Already experienced but want to compare notes with your counterparts at other District 220 schools? Then come to Camp PTO! A great morning of learning, teaching, comparing notes and getting inspiration on how you might want to contribute to your child's experience at NBS.
Student Middle School Orientation Part 2 Field trips to the Middle School campuses. Students will tour the Middle School that they will attend in the Fall. The two tours will occur simultaneously.
Health Reports Due for Incoming 6th Graders All incoming 6th graders must have health reports and immunization records submitted by today. See URL for letter from the District Nurse.
