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Pam's Lunchroom is a service that allows parents to pre-pay for school lunches online. Parents can set up automatic payment plans, view balances and account history, and receive automated notification on balance status. Learn more at www.pamslunchroom.com.
Barton's new food service manager is Dona Dillman, 668-3584. She can help answer questions about food service at Barton.
Join other Barton families for a back-to-school get together Monday, August 30, from 5:00-7:30 PM. The Barton Leadership Council is sponsoring a potluck at Beard’s Plaisance picnic grounds on the west side of Lake Harriet [map and directions]. The potluck offers a great chance to meet other families in the school. The Leadership Council will provide beverages and will also organize the event in a way that parents can get to know others in their children’s classes before the school year is in full swing. Watch for details in the August school newsletter mailed to Barton families.
NEW! View the flyer about the potluck - including details on what food to bring.
The Community Engagement Collaborative, hired by the Minneapolis Public School (MPS) Board to implement a community-wide listening and learning process, has set dates, times and locations for a series of discussions with community members that will provide the School Board with guidance as they make future decisions about Minneapolis Public Schools.*
Learn more here. A schedule of meetings is available, including several in the Southwest area.
You and your child will have an opportunity to meet next year’s homeroom teacher on Monday, August 30, from 3:00-4:00 PM. Students going into grades K-6 should go directly to their assigned homeroom to meet their teacher. Students going into grades 7-8 should go to the commons. A schedule will be posted listing three of the year-long courses you have been assigned to (language arts, mathematics and science or Spanish 1. You will be able to meet all the uppers teachers at that time.
