Baker Elementary Weekly Update
Week of December 5th-9th
WEEK AT A GLANCE
Monday- 12/5
- Full Day
Tuesday -12/6
- Full Day
- Full Day
- Musical auditions for Moana Jr. after school till 5:00pm
Thursday- 12/8
- Full Day
- Choir Practice 7:30-8:00 am
- Choir Field Trip performances in community
- Make up pictures
Friday- 12/9
- Full Day
MARK YOUR CALENDAR UPCOMING DATES
December:
- 12/8-Fall/yearbook make-up pictures
- 12/16-Early Dismissal/ Classroom Holiday Parties
- 12/19-1/2- Winter Break
January (2023)
- 1/3- Professional Development No School for students
- 1/16- No School Martin Luther King Jr. Day
PARENT CORNER
Announcements:
Musical Auditions: Parents in the Spring, Baker will be putting on a musical performance of Moana Jr. Auditions for the musical will be this Wednesday December 7th right after school until 5:00pm. Students in the 2nd-4th grade who were interested brought home permission slips this last week. Please make sure those are filled out if students are staying for auditions.
Holiday Parties:
On Friday December 16th, parents will be allowed to come to their child's party. More information will be coming Monday about how to register. Please make sure you following the instructions.
Fall Make up pictures:
Make up Fall pictures and yearbook pictures will be December 8th. Please send a note if you want your child to retake their picture. All new students and those that were absent will be taken.
The Well Outreach Food Pantry Jetpack Program:
The JETPACK Program is a free food program providing nutritious, non-perishable food to students each weekend during the school year. Each student who participates in the JETPACK program will receive a drawstring bag of food each Friday containing basics for breakfast and lunch for the weekend. Information collected on the registration form and the names of children participating are kept confidential between The Well Outreach and the school. The food is provided at no cost to the child.
Visit www.springhillwell.org or call (615) 932-9355
You can register for JETPACKS here.
Choir:
Choir practice is Thursday mornings at 7:30am. If you have questions, please reach out to Mr. Dasher at sdasher@mauryk12.org
Outside Food: Parents, please help us out! Students are not allowed to bring outside food into the cafeteria (McDonalds, Hardees, Taco Bell etc.). If you get breakfast at one of these places, please make sure it is consumed before you come into the cafeteria. If you are visiting for lunch and bring in outside food, we will make a space available for you to eat, but breakfast we do not have enough people to help supervise. Thank you for your help.
Parents of 3rd Grade Students: Parents, please see here for VERY IMPORTANT information regarding a new law pertaining to 3rd grade retention! Please pay special attention to #2 in the document, affecting ALL 3rd grade students in the State of Tennessee this year. We will be sending home paper copies with all 3rd grade students. There is also information regarding the new grading scale for 3-12 grades.
Car Rider Tags:
Please make sure your car rider tag is visible in car rider line so that we can see it in order to call the number. If you do not have a tag, you will be asked to park and go to the front door to sign your child out. Please make sure you have your photo ID.
Computer/Device Agreements:
Parents, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade . Computer device agreements have been sent home. We need these returned ASAP with the deposit for the exact amount of $30. If you write a check, please make check out to Baker Elementary.
Bus Routes:
Need help finding what bus your child will ride and what time pick up and drop off is?
1. Please go here to look up your street address. Remember, only students who live in the Baker School Zone can ride a bus.
2. Once you have your street address, go here to see where bus will pick up and drop off.
Dress Code:
Please make sure students are coming to school in dress code. Thank you for your help.
Lunch with your child:
Parents, you are welcome to eaT lunch with your child. There are a couple of things we ask:- Please bring your photo ID as you will have to check in at the office.
- Please keep cell phones put away while in the lunchroom.
- Please only eat lunch with your son/daughter.