Barton Academy & Graded School

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Natalie Hormilla Gordon visited both second-grade classrooms on Friday, September 25, to tell students about Everybody Wins! Vermont, the nonprofit literacy mentorship program wit...

September is OCSU Attendance Awareness Month!

What a wonderful first day! This week we will focus on building relationships and establishing routines. Today we witnessed returning students supporting our new and youngest lear...

This last week was a great week to be a fourth grade student! Students completed the egg drop challenge which has been a right of passage for many students dating back as far as t...

On Monday, May 18, our students had a wonderful opportunity to welcome Melissa and Paul Perley to our school. Melissa, author of The Violin Family, shared her children’s book with...

Wednesday we celebrated our amazing 4th graders as they start to wrap up their elementary school journey at Barton Graded School! The afternoon began with a Celebration of Learnin...

Federal funding is based on participation, so every meal served helps strengthen and sustain the program for the families who count on it most. The more kids and families who part...

Our Kindergarten students had the exciting opportunity to visit the Teddy Bear Clinic at North Country Hospital! 🧸🏥 This fun and educational experience helps children feel more co...

A huge thank you to Ian Drury and Vermont Folklife for bringing the Instrument Petting Zoo to Barton! 🎶🎻🥁 Students had an amazing opportunity to explore and play more than 30 dif...

We are so proud of our Barton Tigers for earning 2nd place in the inaugural OCSU Math Olympiad! Congratulations to our amazing team members: ⭐ Stella Buckovich ⭐ Audrey Lidback ⭐...

We had a wonderful Kindergarten Registration Day at Barton! 🐾 We were excited to welcome 13 families who visited our school and began the journey to becoming Barton Tigers this fa...

Our students have been having a blast combining literacy, science, and art! 🚀📚🎨 In literacy, we read Dancing Through Space by Lydia Lukidis and illustrated by Sawyer Cloud. Thi...

A big THANK YOU to Colburn Sugar House for warmly welcoming our K/1 students for such a memorable afternoon! 🍁 With the support of Green Mountain Farm to School, students had the...

On April 1st, we hosted a successful Family Math Night that brought together students, families, and educators for an evening of engaging, hands-on learning. The event was designe...

Our Cutest Pet Contest was a HUGE success—and honestly, we’re still smiling from all the cuteness overload! 🐾💛 With 24 adorable pets entered, our community showed up in the best ...

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.5px Helvetica; color: #0d2446} This month is all about Perseverance. One way to think about Perseverance is “pushing yourself t...

Listening Sessions

This winter season, students and staff had the opportunity to take part in a variety of engaging outdoor and recreational experiences through the school’s winter activity programm...