The One Troy Food Drive
Once again the ONE Troy community, with Baker leading the way came together to help feed our community through the ONE Troy Food Drive. Even though we were not able to run the Food Drive from Baker during the school day in person like we have in previous years, we expanded our efforts across the district and successfully acquired a large amount of food to support the Tina Houser Bridge the Gap Food Pantry at Morse Elementary.
The Tina Houser Bridge the Gap Food Pantry at Morse Elementary has a mission to feed families in our learning community. In regular times, they provide food to about a hundred families in Troy each week, but more recently, they have been supplementing food for thousands of families in TSD over the past 10 months. (Both those with school aged children and our vulnerable senior population.)
A big shout out goes to Joe Schmidt for his organizational efforts and commitment in making this an annual event that continues to grow with our need to address food insecurity. The large turnout is a credit to him and the people who volunteered from outside of Baker spreading the word using literature and film to share the story of food insecurity, as well as the various staff members in other buildings who took on our ONE Troy mission. As one person put it, they appreciate the “can-do (pun intended)” attitude and dedication of our Baker and ONE Troy Family.
Upcoming Dates
MLK Jr. Celebrations & Service in his Name: Monday 1/18/21
Unfortunately the pandemic has forced us to cancel the ONE Troy annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration and Day of Service. This is an annual event that brings together thousands of stakeholders from our city, our schools and our residents to honor the legacy of Dr. King through service to the community. It is a tradition that many of us look forward to every year.
Though we are deeply disappointed that we can’t gather together, it is still vitally important for our community to find ways to recognize Dr. King and his achievements toward equality. We are hopeful that you and your family have an opportunity to continue our tradition of participating in a service opportunity. If you are looking for ways to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., please reference the two opportunities below.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CHILDREN & YOUTH PROGRAM
Children and Youth Program on Monday, January 18 from 9-11 am (EST). This event is open to all K-12 students as an opportunity to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. MLK Children & Youth '21 Flyer (1).pdf You can learn more about the event on their website and register to attend (note, there is also an art contest for students to submit artwork from now until March.) When you register, you will be sent a zoom link to participate: https://sites.google.com/umich.edu/mlk-children-and-youth/home
CHARLES H. WRIGHT MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is having a virtual Keynote Speech and Presentation, but will also offer some in-person events at the museum on MLK Day. More information available here: https://www.thewright.org/events/person-events-mlk-day-wright
Return to Learn/ Hybrid In-Seat
Please click on the following link for additional TSD COVID - 19 Safety Information and Data.
This week, Kerry Birmingham shared information about the district's plan to resume our hybrid model for secondary students Monday, January 25th. We are actively preparing our buildings and look forward to having students return. The district is reviewing parent learning preference selection data and considering various models that can include a 2 day or 4 day per week learning format. As soon as we receive confirmation regarding this decision, we will share this information with the Baker community.
Fun Friday Bobcat Video
Mr. Quinn and his "Video Tech-ies" made a "bonus" video this week as a part of their Fun Friday series, where they ONLY showcase student videos. The video series includes a variety of Stop Motion, Time Lapse, Sticknodes Animation videos and more. If any students want their videos showcased...please send them to Mr. Quinn to be reviewed and approved. Enjoy!
Baker PTO Information
If you would like to get involved as a volunteer or receive more information about the PTO, please contact the board at bakermspto@gmail.com. Be sure to join the PTO Facebook Group: BakerMS PTO 2020-21.
Wednesday January 20th Restaurant Night- Mod Pizza 12pm-8pm.
Monday January 25th at 7:30 pm PTO meeting via zoom.
Virtual Club Information
Virtual Clubs are now up and running. Please click on the link above to access our updated Virtual Club List. Information on meeting times, etc. will be communicated via Schoology by the club sponsors.
School Pay
The Troy School District is replacing Payschools with the new program "School Pay".
This will be used for Pay to Participate payments that include intramural athletics and club participation, lunch, field trip, club, media center fines and more. You will need to create a new account using the link below. Click on the link to get started now. Please note that Final Forms will be used for Interscholastic Athletics.
Yearbook Order Information
Hello Baker Families,
Mrs. Traver here. Because of this crazy COVID-19 year, we are in dire need of your help in getting photos for the yearbook. Normally, students would be going around taking photos, but that can obviously not happen this year, so we need to find another way.
You can help by sending photos. We’d like to see them and include them in our yearbook. It can be anything from this year. For example something you did over the summer, hanging with friends, life at home, a great selfie, what you did on break… Whatever! Help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone will want to have.
You can submit them to the link below
Video Submission Instructions
- To select multiple images, press your CTRL (or CMD key) while making your image selections.
- To ensure high quality printing in the yearbook, please provide only high-resolution images. Images can be uploaded in JPEG, TIFF, or PNG file format.
I Can’t wait to see your photos, and I want to thank you so much for helping us out. You are so appreciated!
Have a great day,
Mrs. Traver, Yearbook Advisor
Attendance Hotline
Please call 248.823.4601 to report absences
Attendance is an important factor in your students academic success. Regular and punctual attendance is an expectation for our learning environment, regardless of the format! All student absences must be called in to our attendance hotline before school starts, the morning of your student’s absence (248.823.4601). The attendance hotline is available 24 hours per day.