Baker Bits

Hello Baker Families,

What a wintery week Michigan brought us! We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate the ability to safely open school, or the need to close. Please continue to pack all winter gear for students to enjoy their recess. We are heading outside as long as the wind-chill is above zero degrees.

Currently we are in the middle of our mid-year assessment season. This includes our NWEA Map Growth (Reading and Math) and Running Records (reading one-on-one with their teacher). Thank you for ensuring your child has a full tummy, a good night's rest and is confident, as we push their thinking and skills.

Baker is striving to ensure all students who are healthy make it to school. Please partner with us in getting your child to school each scheduled day. Attendance impacts their learning in such a powerful way.

We appreciate your partnership,

Amanda Nast

• January 27: Mobile Dentist Visits Baker (rescheduled)
• January 29: Spirit Day: Wildcat Wednesday
• January 31: Spirit Day: Purple Out!
  
  
• February 7: Muffins in the Morning (8:25am)
• February 12: Spring Count Day
• February 14-17: Mid Winter Break
  
  
• March 3: WEPA meeting @ Steeby 6:30pm
• March 7: Report Cards published to portal @ 4pm (2nd Trimester)
• March 11 and 13: Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-8pm
• March 14-17: No School
• March 19: Roundup Night (more info to come)
• March 29: Daddy/Daughter Dance (see graphic below)

With our winter assessments starting, we are finding that many of our classroom headphones are broken and unusable for testing purposes.

What we are asking from parents is IF you are able to, send in a pair of corded headphones for your child to keep at school. We had originally requested this as the beginning of the year, so if you are unsure if your child has a working pair here, just reach out to their teacher!

Thank you and please know we always have extras in the building for those who cannot bring in their own!

A literacy coach's job is to support teachers and improve student literacy skills. They also help implement effective reading and writing programs and provide resources. If you have any questions or want additional tips, please contact OUR literacy coach, Jill Terrell!

Is there a right or wrong way to read fiction and non-fiction at home? Here are some quick tips to help you generate discussion with your early reader.

Due to our snow days this week, our mobile dentist visit has been RESCHEDULED!

If you have signed up, your child will be seen by the dentist here at school on MONDAY, January 27th

If you plan on attending classroom parties or field trips, we require an annual background check to be done. Use the button ABOVE to access the form online. Please send this link to anyone in your family or friend group who might want to be involved this year. We would hate to turn away a dedicated grandparent or other relative!

Teacher or Staff at Baker Elementary - Any and all staff can be reached via email by using the employees last name and first initial. Example - Krista Battenfield, school secretary at battenfieldk@waylandunion.org

Technology - Any and all questions concerning parent portals (log-ins, passwords, changing information, etc) must be directed to the WUS technology department. You will also want to contact technology with any Ipad concerns, including broken Ipads.

• Technology - helpdesk@waylandunion.org OR call 269-792-6611
  
  

Busing - If you need to change a student's assigned busing routine, you must contact the bus garage. Please follow up any answers or changes made by calling/emailing with the Baker office staff and your child's teacher. These changes are not automatically communicated between the two buildings. It is the parent's responsibility to communicate the change.

• Transportation/Busing - transportation@waylandunion.org OR call 269-792-2262

Food Service - All Free/Reduced Hot Lunch Applications are confidential. If you have questions concerning the WUS food service program, please contact the following:

• Food Service Program - mathisc@waylandunion.org OR call 269-792-3150