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Will Barrington offer all-day kindergarten next year?

By   /  May 2, 2013  /  News, Schools  /  No Comments

A move to all-day kindergarten this fall could mean two additional classes at Nayatt School.

Wednesday, May 22. That’s when anxious parents should know for sure if Barrington Public Schools will offer all-day kindergarten next fall. School officials initially created a $144,000 placeholder in their budget allotting for the all-day program next fall, but have since said the program will likely cost more than $144,000 — “significantly more,” said Barrington [...]

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Barrington’s Sowams School bringing Flat Stanley to life

By   /  March 21, 2013  /  News, Schools  /  No Comments

Sowams School students rehearse for an upcoming performance of "The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, Jr."

Students at Sowams School will perform “The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Jr.” on Friday and Saturday nights. The shows are produced by Arts Alive!, a nonprofit that provides performing arts opportunities to students in Barrington Public Schools. The play, based on the award-winning children’s book “Flat Stanley” written by Jeff Brown and illustrated by [...]

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Barrington’s public school principals pitch their budget requests

By   /  January 4, 2013  /  News, Schools  /  No Comments

Sowams School and the other two elementary schools in Barrington currently offer half-day kindergarten.

Sowams School Principal Jim Callahan stood before the school committee on Thursday night, Jan. 3, and offered a few specific budget requests as officials begin planning for the next fiscal year. Mr. Callahan said Sowams School’s top priority was preparing for the full implementation of the Common Core, a set of standards that will be [...]

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