Week 4 2026
Thursday News!
Here is our lineup for next week's Read-A-Thon guest readers :
Tuesday, September 8th:
7PM Mrs. Ginos K-2 ZOOM LINK: https://bit.ly/46lxkJf Passcode: 609444.
7:30 PM Mr. Schweikhard K-5 ZOOM LINK: https://bit.ly/4hXXf10 Passcode: 540629.
Thursday, September 10th:
7PM Mrs. Wiesner K-5 ZOOM LINK: https://bit.ly/46lxkJf Passcode: 609444
7:30 PM Mrs. Hall 3-5 https://bit.ly/4hXXf10 Passcode: 540629.
THANK YOU for your support of our Fundraiser with our Baker Elementary PTO!
What we're learning!
Students working to:
- analyze plot elements in order to retell a story while maintaining meaning and order.
- write and edit a 5-star sentence.
- compare and order numbers up to 100,000 using place value and symbols.
- indentify community heroes and their contributions to society.
- measure and record an object's mass.
Baker Elementary Patriot's Day Assembly
We will remember 9/11 and honor Patriot Day during a morning assembly for all of our Baker families and students. If your child has a family member (active or retired) who is a first responder, please fill out this form so we can honor them on Friday, September 11th. We will be meeting at 8 am for all grades in the Baker Cafeteria.
Please complete this Google Form and submit your information and photo NO LATER than September 8th. THANK YOU!
Be a room parent!
Ready to join the classroom crew? It's time to sign up to be a room parent for your child's class! Check out the information below for all the details, then use the sign up link to join one of the best crews at Baker! We can't wait to have you on our team!
We’re getting ready to READ + RAISE! 🎉
Don't wait—register your reader today.
Here's how it works: Kids read. You support. We raise BIG!
Let’s make this our best fundraiser yet! 📚
Baker Library Fall 2026 Book Club
YOUR Baker Library is hosting a Fall Book Club for 3rd, 4th and 5th Graders reading I Survived The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 by award winning author, Lauren Tarshis. Apply NO LATER than September 14th. Book Club starts Tuesday, September 15th through October 20th with weekly meetings held on Tuesdays in the Library! We will meet during the 3rd, 4th and 5th grade level lunches, talk about the book, do fun activities related to the reading and eat our lunch! Space is limited to 15 students in each grade level. Books are free and so is the fun! Students must apply in the Library Google Classroom. See you soon!
Elementary Putting Contest with the Rock Hill Blue Hawks
FUTURE BLUE HAWKS - MINI
GOLF TOURNAMENT
OCTOBER 7
6-7:30PM
WESTRIDGE GOLF COURSE
9055 N COTTON RIDGE RD
MCKINNEY, TX 75071
Register by 10/02
$35/student (shirt included)
UIL Competition 2026-2027
UIL Academics Grades 2nd-5th:
We are VERY excited about our students having the opportunity to participate in the University Interscholastic League (UIL) A+ Academics Competition in grades 2nd-5th.
By using the QR code on the Baker UIL Website, you will be able to indicate areas of interest for your student. Please keep in mind that there may be conflicts with practice and/or competition times, and it may not be possible to participate in multiple events.
Please complete a separate form for each student.
Deadline to submit Student Interest Forms: September 18, 2026.
Dates to Remember
August 24-September 21: Read-A-Thon!
September 4: No school!
September 7: Labor Day- No school!
September 8: Fall Picture Day
September 11: Patriot's Day Assembly @ 8:00
September 24: Virtual Author Visit- Ally Gerber
September 25: House Assembly- Wear your house colors!