Baker-Butler awarded Five Shannon Grants!

We are pleased to announce that Baker-Butler was recently awarded five Shannon grants totaling $2436! 

As you can see in the ACPS news release here , our second grade teachers won several grants to be used in the classroom this year. 

As noted in the story, 

"Baker-Butler Elementary School received funds for five different programs, with teachers
Lee Owen and Lisa Baker submitting two successful grant applications apiece. Owen’s grants will fund a cooking program linked to math instruction and a program that will teach second graders about life cycles as they follow the hatching of quail eggs. One of Baker’s programs will teach second graders how to grow and harvest vegetables and flowers from a garden, and a second program will teach second graders to research and create artifacts that represent ancient Egypt. A fifth new program at the school, led by Lisa Harman, will center on hands-on experiments to teach children about various states of matter." 

Congrats to our 2nd grade team of teachers!

Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year!

Dear Baker-Butler Families:

Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year! We are glad that you are a part of our Baker-Butler community.

We strive to be a community at Baker-Butler. One of the ways we are strengthening our community is our new staff biography sheets that are displayed outside each classroom or office. All of the members of our Baker-Butler community – including our teachers, teaching assistants, custodians, office staff, kitchen staff, and bus drivers – will have these sheets displayed within the next few weeks. We believe that this is a great way for everyone to make connections with the many different members of our Baker-Butler community.

This year we are excited to welcome several new staff members as well as several teaching changes in our school:

Kindergarten: Jamie Davis (new)                   Kindergarten: Tammy Schwab (change)

1^st grade: Katherine Shifflett (change)           1^st Grade: Kellee Cole (new)

2^nd Grade: Ryan Drago (change)                    Speech: Melissa Eich (new)

3^rd Grade: Sarah Fagan (new)                         3^rd Grade: Lindsey Graybill (new)                 

4^th Grade: Meg Whitehurst (new)                   4^th Grade: Ashley Wright (new)                    

School Counselor: Emily Lathe (new)

Arrival & Dismissal information:

In order for our school day to run smoothly, we want to share the procedures for the safe arrival and dismissal of all of our students. Here are a few important reminders about arrival to school and dismissal from school:

Arrival:

• School starts at 7:55 a.m.
• Students may enter the building starting at 7:40 a.m.
• Car riders: Student drop off begins at 7:40 a.m. when a faculty member is present.  All cars should use the drop off circle located at the front of the school. Student car riders should not be dropped off unless a faculty member is present.   
• If you walk your child into the building in the morning, please park in the parking lot.

  Dismissal:

• Students will begin exiting the building at 2:20 p.m.  Kindergarten, first and second grade students will dismiss at 2:20 p.m. and third, fourth, and fifth grade students will dismiss at 2:25 p.m.
• If you are in the car circle line, your child will be called and brought to you in your car.  Please remain in your car while in the car circle. 
• Pick up: Please park in the parking lot and meet your child in the designated area on the sidewalk.
• For the first week of school, the afternoon bus routes may be a little late due to the beginning of the year safety and attendance procedures.

 Visitors:

• Please report to the main office to check in and to receive a visitor’s badge.

Upcoming events:

Here are some important dates for the start of the 2015-2016 year:

• No school for students on Monday, September 7^th (Labor Day)
• PTO Bike Rodeo: Friday, September 11^th  6:30pm-8pm
• Back to School night for grades 3-5: Tuesday, September 8^th 6-7:30pm
• Back to School night for grades K-2: Tuesday, September 15^th 6-7:30pm
• No school for students on Monday, September 28^th (professional development day)

 We are looking forward to working with you and your children. This is going to be a great year.

Sincerely,

 

Steve Saunders  & Wendy Eckerle