Baker Buzz, October 14, 2019
All Things Baker!
Principal's Message!
I was thinking about the past week and I was struck with the number of times that I was faced with a situation where things weren't exactly where I wanted them to be . . . yet! Whether I was working with teachers to help a student, working with a student to solve a problem, working with parents to support their child, I knew in every single situation that we would eventually achieve complete success, I knew it was just a matter of time! That is the power of yet!
One of the best things and most fabulous things about working with your kiddos is that they all believe in the power of yet! They may not know what it is called but they certainly believe it. As they approach every problem, every struggle, every challenge, they approach it with that not yet attitude! Things may not be exactly how we want them but they are just not there yet! Every day is an opportunity to get closer to our yet!
Thank you so much for believing in the power of YET at Baker where we work every day to reach our goals and push ourselves beyond what we ever thought we could achieve!
As always, thank you all for your support and at Baker Elementary we believe In a World Where You Can Be Anything . . . Be Kind!
Sincerely,
Danielle Wallace
Boxtop Information!
It is time to turn in your Boxtop App earning to get credit for the Fall contest!
Luckily, Boxtops for education just updated their app to allow parents to “assign” credit to their earnings on the app. I have made a step by step graphic for you to follow below.
I few things to keep in mind:
1. I am accepting Summer amounts, so give credit to any store amount from June until present!
2. The Contest ends October 24th! Get all amounts assigned before then for your child’s class to get credit to possible win an ice cream/pizza party!
3. If you have multiple kids, feel free to assign different names to each store earning. (But only one name per transaction!)
4. Please remember to put 1st and last name! There are so many kiddos with duplicate names! And include grade/teacher!
5. I WILL be giving the candy prizes for app earnings! 1 prize for every 10 box tops, which on app is 1 per $1.00 earning!
Thank you! And if you have any questions please email me at prosperbakerboxtops@gmail.com
Thank you and good luck!
Jen Smith
Baker BoxTop Coordinator
Homecoming Parade Info!
Prosper High School Cheer would like to welcome everyone to the 2019 Homecoming Parade! The PHS Homecoming Parade is a great community event that is fun for the whole family.
The parade procession will start at Reynolds Middle School down Church Street to the official starting point at Broadway and Church. The parade will proceed down Broadway turning right on Coleman towards PHS.
The parade will end at the intersection of Coleman and Talon Way, prior to the front of PHS.
Immediately following the parade will be the annual Community Pep Rally held in the PHS Arena. We hope everyone will join us for these special events, as we celebrate the Prosper Eagles!
Road Closures:
All roads listed below will be closing at 4:30 p.m.
• Craig Rd & Broadway to Church Rd & Broadway
• Church Rd & 8th Street
• Coleman will become one-way southbound from Prosper Trail to Broadway
• Broadway & Coleman to Coleman & Talon Way
Free food and beverage will be provided to the community prior to the Pep Rally by First United Bank of Prosper and Children’s Health!
Vehicles sponsored by Longo Toyota of Prosper
Parade Questions
General Parade Information
Dyslexia Parent Night!
Special Needs Financial Issues & Supports!
Special Needs Financial Issues & Supports (THIS INFORMATION APPLIES TO FAMILIES OF STUDENTS OF ALL AGES!)
Thursday, October 17, 2019
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Prosper ISD Administration Building – 605 E. Seventh St. – Room 108
Whatever happens in a typical family is often wrong for a family of special needs, so come learn about:
Texas Medicaid Waiver programs
Wills & special needs trusts
Estate & life planning
Budgeting/funding for the future
Government benefits (SSI, SSDI, Medicaid)
Please RSVP through the link below or by emailing Julia Chalker at jtchalker@prosper-isd.net.
https://forms.gle/pyCLYg8sbnWt6ubV9
***Childcare is also available by reservation through the same link.***
Storybook Pumpkin Time!
Your child is invited to create a storybook pumpkin to be displayed in the Baker library for the month of October! This is something that is optional and done at home. Your child can choose a character from a book and then transform a pumpkin into that character. There are examples attached to this email!
The storybook character pumpkin can be dropped off in the library anytime and will be displayed through October 31st! Please make sure that the pumpkin is picked up by Thursday, November 1st! We did have some pumpkins that went bad and we had to throw away before the month was over last year, so just be aware that the pumpkin may not be here to take back home. Some people did use plastic pumpkins, so that is always an option instead of a real pumpkin.
Email Mrs. Calhoun (recalhoun @prosper-isd.net) if you have any questions!
YEARBOOK COVER ART COMPETITION!
Below is the information for the yearbook art cover competition! We are very excited to see what creative things our students will come up with. If your student needs a paper copy of the attachment there are paper copies outside of Mrs. Sakakini's room (417). The due date for all Yearbook Cover submissions is October 18th.
All the rest of the information you need is located in the attachment.
Stuff the Bus!
21 Day Challenge - "Be a Super Snacker"
Prosper ISD is competing against Wylie ISD to promote health and nutrition in a friendly competition sponsored by Medical City Children’s Hospital called the 21-Day Challenge. The Registration period is September 23 through October 7. The Challenge starts on October 7. The primary purpose is for our own elementary students to create healthy snack options and commit to healthier “snacking” for this 21-day period in hopes that will create habits of healthier eating for life. This is a good-natured competition promoting a great cause. Scores are based on the percentage of parents that enroll their child in the program, eat healthy snacks and do the post-challenge survey. Some of the menu items in the healthy snack recipe book were created by our high school culinary students, taste-tested by parents/students, and submitted.
More information will be coming out through your PISD Elementary PE classes, but here is how to register:
21 Day Challenge
Begins October 7th, but please register online TODAY before it kicks off!!
Here are the steps to have your child participate:
Step 1: Register your elementary child Sept. 23 - Oct 7 for the challenge at www.kids-teaching-kids.com (Please remember to save your assigned number with each enrollment)
Step 2: Each day beginning October 7, create a healthy snack from either your book (will receive at school) or the healthy snack finder at www.kids-teaching-kids.com
Step 3: Complete Final Assessment (this will be emailed to you following the challenge)
Let's be Super Snackers together!
Upcoming Program- Play it Safe!
Red Ribbon Week Dress-up Days!
Mrs. Calhoun is the Best!
Baker Teachers Receive Prosper Education Foundation Grants!! We Love Our Teachers!!
Servant Heart!
We Love Mrs. Harrell!
2nd Grade is Fabulous!
Green Tickets Winners!
Upcoming Dates!
October 14- No School!
October 15-18 Homecoming Week
October 18- Fire Clowns VIsit, K-3 grades
October 21- School Board Meeting, 7:00 PM Admin
October 25- Elementary Conference Day
October 28-November 1 Red Ribbon Week
November 4-7- Annual Stuff the Bus-all donations will be donated to Bethlehem Place/Grace Bridge Food Pantry- Baker collects: pasta, mac-n-cheese, diapers sized newborn and size 2
November 11-Veterans Day
November 13- Picture Retakes
November 15- Baker's Best, K-2 8:00 3-5 9:00
November 15-22 Fall Book Fair
November 21- Grandparents and Special Friends Lunch (1,3,5) Cafeteria
November 22- Grandparents and Special Friends Lunch (K,2,4) Cafeteria
Novemebr 25-29-Thanksgiving Break
John A. Baker Elementary School
Email: dlwallace@prosper-isd.net
Website: https://www.prosper-isd.net/baker
Location: 3125 Bluewood Drive, McKinney, TX, USA
Phone: 469-219-2120
Twitter: @BakerElem