Supply lists for many of the classrooms have been posted on the team pages:

• Primary (Grades K-1-2)
• Older Primary (Grades 3-4)
• Middles (Grades 5-6)
• Uppers (Grades 7-8)

Our list of summer activities continues to grow. If you're still looking for camps for your child this summer, check out our list.  Or, if you know of other interesting options, please share them so other families can check them out.

We welcome four new parents to next year’s Council membership, Laura Balfour, Ahmed Farah, Ann Journey and Ellis Peterson, who are joining eleven returning members, Jennifer Bennett, Andrea Breen, David Curle, Nasra Hassan, Sarah Lahm, Glen Larson, Julia Paulson Mullin, Nettie Posey, Steve Richter, Brenda Zehnder and Lori Zook-Stanley.

Jennifer Bennett will serve as the parent co-chair of the Council for the 2010-2011 school year. She will be joined by Amber Damm who will take on the role of staff co-chair.

The first Leadership Council meeting of the new school year will be Thursday, September 16, from 6-8 PM.

Mark your calendars now!  Fall Parent Information Night is scheduled during the first week of school, Thursday, September 2, 2010, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. in order to avoid a conflict with religious days the following week.

Mark your calendars for this new summer program at Barton (open to all... pass it on!). Here is an opportunity to dive in deeper in an area of the arts that sparks your interest. The teachers are experienced, high quality teachers that will take your intro class experiences to the next level. An ice cream social and showcase will end each session on Thursday afternoons (families and friends are welcome to see what young people have learned).  More...

Our all-school Family Pot Luck is scheduled for Thursday, August 26 at Beard’s Plaisance, from 5-7 pm following the Meet Your Teacher session from 3-4 pm at school. This event is an opportunity for parents to connect with other families that will be in the same classrooms, and for your kids to renew their friendships before school begins. There are 600 or more family members who attend each year, and we need to gather a group of volunteers to shop for a few supplies, set up the space, organize the refilling of lemonade jugs, and oversee cleanup. Please send an email to andrienthomas@gmail.com if you are interested in helping with this event. We will schedule a planning meeting for late June, after we all have time to catch our collective breath.

This year isn't over yet, but it's time to start planning ahead for next year!  Parent volunteers are needed to work with teachers and staff to expand and enrich the Barton web site. All you need is access to the Internet and a desire to contribute to your child's classroom. NO EXPERIENCE is NECESSARY. If you're interested in joining our team -- or just learning more about it -- contact Kevin Kinneavy at kevin@kinneavy.com.

The Grant Training Center
Professional Grant Development Workshop
Master the techniques of writing superior and winning proposals
Proposal Writing I: July 19 - 21, 2010
To be held at:
Metropolitan State University
St. Paul, Minnesota


Sponsored by: The Grant Training Center
Register online at: Grant Training Center

This intensive three-day grant proposal workshop is geared for: 1) those who wish to strengthen their grant writing skills and 2) beginners who wish to acquire and master the techniques of preparing, writing and winning proposals from various funding agencies. The center of attention will be on how to effectively tell the story that leads to funding, be it for the researcher in the sciences and social sciences, educator and non-profit professional.

Participants Will Learn How To:
 Comprehend the diversity of the grant funding community
 Research and identify potential funding sources
 Create the right fit with the funding agency
 Address the guidelines of proposals
 Identify and effectively write the key elements of a proposal
 Integrate each component of the grant into the final product
 Develop focused and realistic budgets
 Package professional grants submissions

Workshop fee: $595.00, including tuition, materials, certificate of completion, and continental breakfast. Rebate of $50.00 per person is given for two or more registrants from the same organization.

Is there a girl in your household that just can’t stop singing? If so, then the Twin Cities Girls Chorus is the place for her! With creative music, inspiring instructors and exceptional performance opportunities, TCGC provides the perfect environment for any young singer to grow. Audition night is Monday, June 7, 5:00-6:30 PM at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 3901 1st Ave So, Minneapolis. For more information and to sign-up for an audition time, visit www.tcgchorus.org/join.html.

East Harriet RoseFest - Saturday, July 17, noon - 7:00 p.m.
Lyndale Farmstead Park - 39th & Bryant Ave S

Rosefest is an East Harriet neighborhood festival which takes place just down the street from Barton Open School at Lyndale Farmstead Park. The July 17 event is both a community building activity and a fundraiser for the neighborhood and its programs. Activities planned between noon – 7:00 pm include tasty food and beverages, carnival games, pony rides, dunk tank, inflatables, live bands, classic auto show, puppet show, antique fire engines, information booths and much more!

Many volunteers are still needed - if you can help, please contact Deb Schirber at info@eastharriet.org or 612-824-9350 for more information or to sign up to volunteer that day! You can also visit our website, http://www.eastharriet.org/-rosefest.html to submit your time and event preference directly online.