Please see the October 2013 Newsletter attached below.

Barnett Elementary 5th grade students were mesmerized as a ‘Foam Gnome’ grew out of the cup in front of them. In a presentation put on by the Discovery Gateway Museum the students saw first hand many chemical and physical changes. They learned about the three states of matter and were able to enjoy a ‘hands on lab’ creating their own physical and chemical reactions. The students enjoyed the afternoon and left the lab with a great understanding of chemistry thanks to the informative and engaging presentation! 

Barnett students are healthy and happy. To celebrate being healthy our school is participating in Walk More in Four by having students walk or bike to school at least 3 days a week for the 4 weeks in September. Our bus students who may not be able to walk to school can still participate by practicing safe habits while walking or biking in their neighborhoods.

Here’s how to participate:

Please see the attachement below for this month's newsletter.

The Reading Program at Barnett kicked off with S.H.I.E.L.D. (Students Having Interesting Exciting Learning Days) showing up and offering support to Mrs. Angela Stoddard as she tried to combat the enticings of Evil Dr. Dropout (Mrs. Lisa Peterson). Dr. Dropout tried to persuade students to play video games, watch TV, and sleep instead of reading.  However, when Chick Learny (Mrs. Gwen Spencer) came with her band of heroes--Captain Accuracy, More (books), the Incredible Bulk, Fluency Man, Book Reader, and Sharp Eye (Ms. Whitney Zylstra, Mr. Austin Cope, Mrs. Clea Comte, Mrs.