Barrington Middle School
BMS Connected Learning Newsletter
12/14/2025
The BMS Learning Community is Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Excel!
Mission:
Barrington Middle School’s Mission is to empower all students to excel in character, citizenship, collaboration, creativity, communication, and critical thinking, so that they may positively impact the future.
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~ BMS New News ~ |
BMS PTO: The next BMS PTO meeting will be on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the BMS Student Union. All are welcome! |
BMS Community Service Club - Toys for Tots Drive: The holiday season is here! For those who don’t know, Toys for Tots is a U.S. Marine Corps based organization that collects new toys and gives them to kids as gifts for the holidays. Our Barrington community is holding a toy drive working with Toys For Tots and the Barrington Police Department to help kids who aren’t as fortunate. We are looking for donations of new toys such as stuffed animals, games, or sports equipment that are new and unwrapped. There will be a bin for donations in the second floor breakout space. Donations are due on December 19. Thank you! -The Community Service Club |
Chartwells January Highlights & Special Events: We are thrilled to share two fun celebration days that we hope will get the students excited about the cafeteria and January’s menu:
Finally, on behalf of the entire nutrition team, I wish you and your families a safe and restful holiday break. We look forward to seeing everyone in the new year! |
~ BMS Current and Relevant News ~ |
Join BMS’s School Improvement Team BMS is seeking family members to join our School Improvement Team. The purpose of the SIT is to provide input on and monitoring of SMART Goals (School Improvement Plan) for continuous improvement based on the District Strategic Goals (Scorecard), data, and feedback provided by the school and district-based teams such as the data teams, the Health and Wellness Committee, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) teams, and the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support teams. Teams will provide voice and an avenue for communication from each building to their school community and the larger district community regarding progress toward our strategic goals and objectives. Teams will also be integral to the participatory governance of the school. Student representatives are needed as well! |
BMS PTO News: Do you want to help the PTO but just don't have the time, don't worry! Paying PTO Dues for the year ($20) helps the PTO tremendously and is just a click away... There will also be a cluster competition for the most PTO dues paid so help your kid's cluster today! |
Barrington Education Foundation STAR fundraising campaign: Need a special gift idea? We’ve got you covered! Thank your teachers, counselors, administrators, nurses, custodians, office staff, and more with a S.T.A.R.! Starting Friday, December 5th, click HERE to order your S.T.A.R. certificate. Our S.T.A.R (Staff Teacher Appreciation Recognition) program is a special “Thank You” and a gift that gives back to our schools. Make a tax-deductible donation (minimum of $10 per S.T.A.R.) to Barrington Education Foundation, and we will deliver each of your honorees a beautiful S.T.A.R. certificate. Each gifted certificate allows BEF to fund grants for creative, educational initiatives and programs in all six schools. Let’s honor your teachers for being the STARS that they are! Orders are due by Monday, December 22nd for delivery before the holiday break. Visit our website for more details: www.barringtoneducation.org. Thank you! BEF champions extraordinary educational opportunities in the Barrington public schools. |
BMS Family Learning Walks: Over the course of the school year, BMS will be hosting family learning walks. This is an opportunity for families to tour the building and see teaching/learning in action. Families may or may not see their own child’s classrooms. Parent Learning Walks are scheduled from 9:30 am - 11:00 am for the following two dates this year:
There are still a couple of spots available on January 26. If you are interested in attending a walk, please sign up for ONE of the walks using the link below (first-come, first-served basis). Space will be limited to 15 individuals per visit. A confirmation email will be sent to individuals confirming their participation. |
~ BMS Student Activities ~ |
~ Spotlight on Learning ~ BMS Enrichment: BMS Winter Enrichment |
This week, we would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on Mrs. Armstrong and our BMS Chorus. This past week, our BMS Chorus students sang beautifully to a packed house. Well done Mrs. Armstrong and students. This week, we would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on All the Support staff that has helped in room 1201! Room 1201 can be quite challenging at times, and I truly commend everyone who has stepped up to support us. Your kindness, flexibility, and patience are deeply appreciated and do not go unnoticed. Each of you has shown an incredible ability to adapt and ensure our friends feel seen, heard, and loved—and that means more than words can express. This week, we would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on Ms. Tags. Ms. Tags is kind to all her students, you always feel good in her room, and she makes social studies fun. (Nominated by BMS students). This week, we would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on Lori Dalessio, Mark Davis, Abby Halnon, Jenny Hines, Kellie Polando, Melanie Roy, Milissa O'Neil (Grade 1 Elementary Educator and 2025 RI Teacher of the Year) and BMS students Nancy Thayer, Ananthan Puppala, and Owen Cai. A heartfelt thank you to our incredible educators who made this year's CodeFAM: Coding with Families such an inspiring success. and BMS students. Your passion, creativity, and dedication brought STEM, coding, and AI to life for our families. Thank you for sparking curiosity, building connections, and showing us all that learning together is truly magical. Visit http://bit.ly/codefam25 to learn more! Do you know of a BMS Faculty/Staff/Student member who is shining bright? If you do, please complete the form below and we can include the nomination in an upcoming newsletter. |