Dear Baker families,
We are so excited to begin the 2022-2023 school year on Wednesday. It was wonderful to see students, families and teachers returning to the building today, and the halls, classrooms and outdoor spaces buzzing with activity. Intake conferences and meet and greets were well attended, and if you were unable to attend, do not worry, you will have many other opportunities to connect with your child's teacher and classmates.
Our teaching team returned last week and we began to build the relationships and community that will serve as our foundation for this school year. We completed team building activities that included miniature plastic monkeys, Goosebumps, gratitude notes, CPR training, Chipotle and more as we learned about each other and connected as humans. Some of you may have seen us celebrating the week's work at Five and Dime with a happy hour get together, and a competitive Jenga game.
Last week we also built upon the work that was started last year with Ryan Williams-Virden and Beatriz Alcazar to create a restorative culture. This work centered our faculty and staff around the importance of community, relational connections, equity and personal accountability. Ryan imparted energy and enthusiasm to our group and everyone responded in kind. We know that a school that prioritizes relationships is successful, and we are being intentional about forging those amongst ourselves as well as our students and families.
We were excited to have so many new families at last week’s New Family Social. We have 62 new students to welcome this school year (the highest number of newly enrolled students in 7 years) and we are thrilled to have so many new families joining our community. It was a pleasure to reconnect and welcome you to Baker.
This week's bulletin has some reminders for the start of school on Wednesday.
We can’t wait to see your children on Wednesday!