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Gordon Korman Book Order
On Friday, December 6, 2019, students in grades 3-5 will have a special presentation by author, Gordon Korman. Use the link to complete the book order form attached. The deadline for orders is Wednesday, November 13, 2019.
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PTO News
Miss Chocolate Fundraiser: Flyers were sent home with your children. If you would like to place an order online, please do so before December 15th.
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Baker's kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students attended Family Math Night with their parents on Monday, November 25th. They enjoyed thirty different math games courtesy of the PTO, with assistance from Ms. Russo, Ms. Minakyan, and a fantastic group of fifth grade volunteers. A favorite event is always the jelly bean guess, with one of our kindergarten students guessing closest to the actual number of jelly beans in the jar.
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Fourth and fifth graders are learning about the importance of overcoming obstacles from Mr. Pendergast. Mr. Pendergast has been fighting ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, for many years. This is his 8th year returning to Baker to teach students about the Ride for Life. He is an inspirational individual who is helping to raise awareness for the ALS cause.
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Baker Special Area teachers are introducing a new podcast series. Tune in to our first podcast featuring Mrs. Dooley and Mrs. Sullivan!
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Fourth grade students work together to write rhythm patterns on the SMARTBoard. Students were asked to use known rhythmic elements (quarter note, paired eighth notes, quarter rest and half note) to create as many four-beat patterns as possible.
Fifth grade students in Ms. Alexandrou's class perform their compositions on xylophones, Boomwhackers and the keyboard. Students used rhythmic and melodic concepts learned in fourth grade to write their own musical pieces. Students will continue to revise, perform and conduct their compositions in vocal music during the coming months.
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Look for the new inspirational rock display as you approach the Baker entrance! Our Baker Family designed these rocks with motivational messages during our first Baker Pride Day.
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Baker students collected over 500 donations to support the St. Aloysius Interfaith Food Pantry. The pantry feeds 50 to 60 families each week. We thank our Baker family for your generous donations.
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Students in third grade are designing and creating 3D printed crayon containers to donate to St. Mary's Children's Hospital. Last year, grade three students donated to Cohen Children's Medical Center. The containers are delivered with crayons donated by our PTO!
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In the second of five books connected to our Habits for Life and "Baker Reads", the Baker family will be sharing "Sometimes You Fly" by Katherine Applegate. This is the heartwarming story of childhood persistance and the lessons you learn along the way.
Mr. Lynch and Mrs. Cascino's class tracking the movement of the sun! Students were making observations and predictions about how the sun impacts shadows, and how they will change as the day moves on.
Students in Mrs. Chatelain's class share their work on the multi-touch SMARTboard flat screens.
