Above: Last week, Mrs. Traver and her Life Skills students participated in their annual Cupcake Wars. During cupcake wars, students are given the task of coming up with a theme and baking cupcakes, making a frosting, and building a display and decorations that clearly represent a theme. The students also are given a secret ingredient that will have to be incorporated on the day of baking. Cupcakes were judged on the following criteria, Display, Use of Special Ingredient, Flavor of the Cupcake, Flavor of the Icing, and Presentation of the Cupcake. This was a fun competition that rewarded the judges with tasty treats.
Cupcake Wars
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TSD MLK Day of Service Contest Winner
As a part of the TSD MLK Day of Service, students were invited to participate in a district-wide contest in four areas: essay, poetry, video and art/photography. There were MANY excellent entries, but the judges had to select the top students who best conveyed the theme of Dr. King's message, "The time is always right to do what's right."
One of the winners was Baker's own Kejdi “KD” Shpata, for his artwork (below). We are so proud of his accomplishment and are grateful for his contributions to our district MLK Day of Service program.
Baker PTO Meeting
Save the Date: The next PTO meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 23rd at 7 pm in the Baker Middle School Media Center.
Spirit Week
Monday, January 23 - Friday, January 27
End of the 2nd Marking Period
The First Marking Period will ended on Thursday, January 19th. Teachers are in the process of finalizing grades. Report cards will be available in the parent portal on Friday, January 27th. The report card can be viewed from the Report Card Icon on the left menu of the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
No School January 30th: Teacher Professional Development
Please note that there will be no school on Monday, January 30th. This day is dedicated to teacher professional development. Please make arrangements for your student to stay home.
Volleyball Tryouts
7th Grade Vision Screening
2023 DC Trip Parent Meeting
Monday February, 6th at 5:30 pm
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Baker PTO Information
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Volunteer Opportunities
We have updated the Bob Shop sign up genius to reflect the remaining school days. We really appreciate the help with running the Bob Shop during lunch. For each shift (max 3) that you work, your child will receive $5 Baker Bucks that can be used at concessions during sporting events or Bob Shop.
Winter 1 Sports Season Concessions
Baker families, your assistance is needed at home athletic events. If you are interested in helping the PTO, please sign up using the link above to work concessions. If you work a shift you will earn $5 Baker Bucks for your student. Baker Bucks can be redeemed at the Bob Shop or concessions. There is a max of 3 shifts/$15 each parent can earn.
Support Our PTO
The Baker PTO has the opportunity to raise a significant amount of funds every year through purchases regularly made at Kroger and Amazon! Many of you already make purchases through theses companies. They are willing to donate a portion of the proceeds back to Baker.
These funds go directly into the classroom, impacting all Baker students. If you have not registered yet with Kroger or Amazon, simply click on the links below to find out how. Please consider asking your family and friends to sign up for this FREE benefit for our Bobcats. Thank you for support of the Baker PTO.
Troy High Band Boosters
The Troy High Band Boosters would like to invite 7th and 8th grade students (and their parents/guardians) to a9end our Informa3onal Open House on Thursday, January 26 at 7:00pm in the Troy High Auditorium. This program is designed to give students who are considering registering for Band or Color Guard during their high school years more informa3on to assist them in the decision making process. An overview of the Band and Color Guard programs will presented. Current TC Band members and boosters will be on hand to answer ques3ons about the band and color guard programs. To RSVP for this event click on the link above
TSD Parent Enrichment Series
Supporting Your Child in Athletics
Parents and Coaches of all Baker (and all other TSD) Athletes! Here is a great, FREE, opportunity!
We are excited to let you know about an upcoming parent symposium entitled Supporting Your Child in Athletics (A Focus on the Physical, Mental, and Emotional Well-Being of Student-Athletes), which will be run in the Troy HS Auditorium on Monday, January 30, at 7:00 pm (note: we had limited dates and the Athens auditorium was not available). We will have four featured speakers at this event—each speaker will present for about 10-12 minutes each on their topic and then we will have a Q&A session following the presentations:
Andrea Kooistra, MS, RD [Performance Nutrition]
- Performance Dietitian Fellow
- Student-Athlete Health & Welfare
- University of Michigan Athletic Dept
Seth Swary, MA, PhD [Identity in Athletics]
- Sports Psychologist
- Henry Ford Health System
Jesse Allgeier, LPC, NCC, Ed.S [Mental Health w/Abbie Lewis]
- Troy High School Counselor