Barrackville Elementary/Middle School

This is a Bison Herd Alert-The Elementary Halloween Costume Parade will be Oct.28 at 1 pm. Start times will be staggered to allow for social distancing and students will have to keep their masks on during the parade. Additional details will be sent out by homeroom teachers. Parents, while not permitted in the school building or able accompany students, we invite you to watch the parade along the route.

This is a Bison Herd Alert: Monday, October 11 is a professional learning day for Marion County BOE staff. Students will NOT report to school that say.

This is a Bison Herd Alert- Extra copies of the 2021 yearbooks are available for 20 dollars. Please make all checks payable to Barrackville/Elementary Middle School.

The MC BOE recently accepted a resolution to recognize MCS as a Purple Heart District. Many WVs are veterans of the Unites States armed forces and have families with children attending school. During times when these families relocate to meet duty requirements or experience the absence of a loved one while on deployment, MCS has an opportunity to meet the unique needs of these children. The Purple Star Award is designed to recognize schools that create a military-friendly environment and make a special commitment to supporting the resilience of military connected children. For more information, contact L.D. Skarzinski, Administrative Assistant of C&I, at lskarzin@k12.wv.us or visit https://wvde.us/commonground/.

Help a Teen Out! Connecting Link Inc. is collecting items for Teen Angels this year. All donations should be turned into Connecting Link or one of Marion County Schools by Monday, November 29, 2021. Learn more at https://connectinglinkwv.com/.

This is a Bison Herd Alert- Fall Picture Day is October 20th. Forms will go home with students later this week.

here will be signups for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade cheerleading and boys basketball on Wednesday October 6 from 4:00-5:00 and Wednesday October 13 from 4:00-5:30. Signups will be held in the Barrackville K/Pre-K Annex building. The registration fee is $55.00 🏀💙💛 Please message John Ramsey if you are interested in coaching. We hope to have a team for each grade level. If we are unable to obtain enough players and/or coaches, then players will be given the option to play on a combined team (with another school) or play a grade level above their current grade. Refunds will be provided if the option available is not acceptable to the player.

Parent-Teacher Conference days and times are announced for each of the Marion County Schools. Families should contact their child's teacher for more specific information about how to connect on the dates and times listed below.

This is a Bison Herd Alert- The last day for Bison Apparel orders is Oct 5th. If you need an order form, please contact your childs teacher.

This is a Bison Herd Alert- Show your Bison Pride tomorrow and wear your blue and gold to school. Go Bisons! #canthideourbisonpride

This is a Bison Herd Alert-Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Oct. 5th from 3:30-6:30. All conferences will be held virtually. Teachers will be sending information through Livegrades or Google Classroom regarding appointments. Thank you.

This is a Bison Herd Alert-The Bison PBIS Team is sponsoring an apparel sale. Order forms were sent home with students earlier this week. All orders are due to homeroom teachers by Oct. 5th.

This is a Bison HERD ALERT- If you bring your child to school in the morning, you MUST use the parent drop off line in the church lot. If you choose to park your vehicle in the upper lot, you MUST walk your child to the sidewalk. It is not safe for children to walk through parked vehicles alone.

This is a Bison Herd Alert- The Barrackville PTO will host it's first meeting of the school year on Sept 15 from 3:30-4:30 at the playground pavilion. All families are welcome! Help us make this the best year yet!

The Bison PBIS Team is sponsoring a Bison Apparel Sale. Forms will be sent home tomorrow and orders are due Oct. 5th.

Do it for Babydog: Round 2: Online registration is open for the sweepstakes. Weekly, 5 vaccinated WV students, 12-25, win a full 4-year scholarship – including room and board, tuition, and books – to any public college or university in WV. All 18 older who have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can register for an opportunity to win additional prizes, including sports cars, free gas for 10 years, a dream wedding, season ticket packages to WVU and Marshall games, more!

MCS Child Nutrition Office has received word that its application as a countywide Community Eligibility Program has been approved for the 2021-22 school year. All students in MCS have the opportunity to eat breakfast and lunch at school at no cost through CEP. The CEP was enacted as a result of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act and provides universal meal service to children in high-poverty areas. What does this mean for students? If benefits become available again this year through the Pandemic EBT, ALL MCS families now qualify for these benefits. Marion County is an equal opportunity provider.

Like businesses across the nation, the MCS Child Nutrition Dept. has been experiencing some outs and shortages from our suppliers. MCS will continue to substitute products as possible from our suppliers. If we have to change menus, we work diligently to try to give plenty of notice to students and families. Updates are sent through your child’s school as necessary. We appreciate your patience, grace, and understanding.

Help the WV DHHR and WVU Health Affairs gather data about Marion County. The Mountain State Assessment of Trends in Community Health (MATCH) is voluntary, confidential, and non-identifiable. See WVMATCHsurvey.org.

Celebrate Freedom Week educates students about the sacrifices made for freedom in the founding of this country and the values on which this country was founded (WV State Code §18-2-9 ). In social studies classrooms, students will be learning of the Declaration of Independence, Emancipation Proclamation, and Constitution of the United States with an emphasis on the Bill of Rights. This includes the environments and the study of historical documents that inspired the founding fathers for the purposes of safeguarding our Constitutional republic.