Barney Ford Elementary

Weekly Update: May 29, 2025

05/29/25, 5:31 PM

Dear Families,

It was wonderful to see so many family members at Field Day last week! What a joyful day of sunshine, friendship, games, and laughter. Days like this remind us of how special the Barney Ford community is. Thank you for your support, trust, and partnership this school year. 

This is our final Thursday Update of the school year and we wish you a safe, fun, and relaxing summer!

Tomorrow: Kindergarten Continuation

On Friday, we will be celebrating our kindergartners as they move on to first grade. The continuation ceremonies will be in the gym, followed by refreshments in the library. Please refer to the invitation from the teachers for all the details.

 

Tomorrow: Dollar Dress Down Day

Dress down day is tomorrow. Students can bring a dollar and choose what to wear.

Monday, June 2: 5th Grade Continuation

We say goodbye to our fifth graders next Monday at their continuation ceremonies. Continuation will be in the gym, followed by refreshments outside. Please see the invitations for all the details.

Monday, June 2: Early Dismissal at 1:00

Monday is also an early dismissal day. We will dismiss students at 1:00 to start their summer.

 

Attendance Update

Here is a look at our overall attendance for the school year. Our goal was to reach 93% attendance throughout the year, but we only got to 89.9%. This was slightly better than last year’s average of 89.2%

 

We did make significant progress on our chronic absenteeism rate, which dropped over 10% from last year.

Third grade had the best attendance of the year at 91.8% followed closely by fith grade at 91.1%.

Let’s continue to work on hitting our attendance goal next year because every day of school makes a difference.

Upcoming Events

• Friday, May 30:
  • Kindergarten Continuation
  • Dollar Dress Down
• Monday, June 2
  • 5th Grade Continuation
  • Early Dismissal at 1:00

View the May Monthly Calendar here.