Baraga Area Schools

Reminder: Chromebook checkout is from 11AM-1PM. Please practice social distancing when picking up and follow the directions on the board!

Chromebooks will be available for check-out and at home use on Friday, 4/17/2020 from 11AM-1PM at the central office entrance. This check-out is on a need-only basis with priority to Baraga students in grades 4 and up. Lower grades are allowed to check-out as long as we have enough. A loan agreement must be signed before you are allowed to take a device home and a parent/guardian must be the one picking up. Here is the form to pre-sign out a Chromebook. https://forms.gle/GfacLGf4Y4jLiwMu6

Hearts Of Hope Art Challenge! Another weekly art project from Mrs. Klein! Send a picture of your hearts of hope to be entered into a prize drawing to win my artwork from this video! Send them to vklein@baragaschools.org or to the Baraga Area Schools Art Facebook messenger. I can’t wait to see what you’ve made! Spread joy and make are while social distancing. We are all in this together! https://youtu.be/HPXf-PPLqag

Hey everyone! I've put together a resource for parents on ways to get through the shelter-in-place order. Hope this helps!

Here is a fun message from Mrs. Pizziola to all of you!

Vikings, We all took some time to send some messages to you while we can't be in the school building. Seniors, we didn't forget about you so make sure to watch until the end. Make sure everyone is checking their school email, the website, and teacher pages for the most updated learning information. Email your teachers if you aren't sure where to go to find this information. #VikingStrong https://youtu.be/DHfsW67xIrs

Homemade Paint Art Challenge! Project ideas for all levels K-12. From now on if you participate and send me a picture of what you made you will be entered in a raffle/drawing to win my artwork in the video (no longer a vote). Please send your finished work to me at vklein@baragaschools.org or send it to me on Baraga Area Schools Art Facebook messenger. This one is coming out late, but I had an amazing parade to see you all at yesterday! https://youtu.be/ZMx1WSTQuE8

Check out highlights to the staff car parade. Thank you to everyone that was able to make this so special. https://youtu.be/bvjts9mxm8g

Please check out our COVID-19 Resource page for the most updated information. Please be aware of these following changes and notifications: • The school building will remain closed until the end of the school year. We will continue to meet the needs of our students by providing learning opportunities. • We will continue handing out food on Thursdays from 11:00-1:00 and new forms will be available on our resource page and social media. • The office will have new hours. Starting this week the office will be open from 8:00-2:30 Monday-Thursday. • Scholarships can be dropped off at the main entrance on Thursdays from 11:00-1:00. There will be a drop-box outside for them. • Kindergarten registration can also be dropped off at the main entrance on Thursdays from 11:00-1:00. There will be a drop-box outside for them.

As we all do our best to stay safe during this difficult time, remember our medical personnel as they continue working. Experiencing a lack of PPE such as medical masks, Bay Ambulance reached out to us here at the school for assistance. Our STEM class this year has been learning to design and print objects with our 3D printers, so here is an example of the real world problems we can help solve with STEM and ingenuity. This is a 3D printed mask for medical personnel or for personal use that uses a small 4 cm x 4 cm filter material. Filters can be cut out of surgical masks or filter sheets. Our plan is to supply as many of these 3D printed masks as possible for our local medical workers and school personnel. Anyone who is interested in donating or buying spools of PLA plastic to help out in this time of need can contact Richard Sarau at the school (906-353-6664).

The Class of 2023 World's Finest Chocolate Spring Collection fundraiser has been delivered. Our order was submitted and paid for before the mandated shutdown. For the safety of our students, their families, and the community, orders can be picked up by the customers at the school from 11:00 am untill 1:00 pm, Thursday April 9th. Our distribution site will be located at the central office during the same time as the school lunch pickup program. Refunds are available for those who wish. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ben Johnston by phone at 353-6116 or by e-mail at bjohnston@baragaschools.org. Thank you for understanding and for supporting our school.

Guess what Baraga students? We miss you. A lot. So we want to plan a car parade around the neighborhood to wave and say hi. If you would like to wave back at your favorite staff member just look at the map and meet us outside. If you are not on our route and still want to see us we have a parking area planned for you! The car parade will start at the school at 5pm this Monday, April 6th. This will be so exciting but we want to make sure we are all practicing social distancing and being safe during this event. Stay in your cars if you drive and just wave from the window. Stay in your yards if we pass your house and be sure to stand at least 6 feet from people. See you Monday! #VikingStrong

UPDATE: April 2, 2020 Baraga Area Schools Grab-N-Go Food Service is changing to better meet the needs of our staff and our community. Starting next week, food can be picked up on Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. The deadline to fill out the online form is now Monday, April 6th at 12:00 p.m. This form lets you to request meals for the next three weeks. Please follow the social distancing guidelines when picking up your child's food. If someone is at the door picking up food, wait in your vehicle until they are done. https://forms.gle/uXTqH5u9ZLj7qdks8

eSports SAYKKLY’S EGG ORDERS CANCELED The Saykkly’s egg fundraiser order has been canceled. We are trying to do the best and safest thing for our students and families. As a group it is not safe for us to write the names or deliver the eggs home to home as it’s non essential travel. If you sold or ordered any Saykkly’s eggs/candies you will be contacted the week of April 14th about whether you want to get a refund or donate to the program. If you sold eggs please get this message out to anyone who ordered from you before Easter. We are very sorry for any inconvenience this causes. We appreciate all who sold and purchased candies to support our eSports team. If you have further questions please contact Mr. Davidson or Mrs. Klein via email.

UPDATE: APRIL 2, 2020 Governor Whitmer has announced today that all Michigan K-12 schools will be closed for the remainder of the year. We know this will cause additional stress on an already stressful situation but our Governor feels this is the best direction to keep families and the community safe. It was announced that all seniors will graduate and all students showing adequate progress prior to the closure will move onto the next grade. State testing has been canceled for the 2019-2020 school year. We will continue supplemental learning for the remainder of the year. All of these resources and updates can be found on our website or app but our staff is still in the development stages of the learning plans for the school and more information will be made available as things are finalized. Please bear with us as we sort through this ever changing information and be assured that we realize there are multiple barriers to this type of learning and we are working hard to meet the various needs of our students.

This week the art challenge is to make an animal using any art supplies you have at home. In this video there is a tutorial on making texture with household objects and a time lapse of my painting. You can win my painting along with a snack. We may have to vote online so please send me a picture of your finished art challenges via Baraga Area Schools Art Facebook messenger, @baragavikingsart Instagram or my email vklein@baragaschools.org. You WILL get extra credit or a Vikes card for participating WHENEVER we get back. https://youtu.be/gmLyUdkOJQs

The “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order that went into place this morning means that school will be closed for at least three more weeks starting today, March 24th. As of right now we are continuing to provide meal pick-up. Information on how you can participate in the food program can be found in our news article or on our Instagram and Facebook pages. We will continue to keep you informed on what is happening but this is uncharted territory for us all and because things are changing at such a fast pace we currently have more questions than answers. We are awaiting further guidance from the state on many things, such as online learning. For right now, teachers are sharing resources and lessons with students on various platforms of their choosing. We are working on getting a resource together that gives parents and guardians all of this information in one place. Please be on the lookout for something on our webpage. We appreciate your patience as we continue to sort through the details of this ever-changing event. Stay home, stay healthy. We are Viking Strong and will get through this together.

There is a new Google Form to fill out to receive food for the week of April 6th-April13th. Please see our news article for more information. These should be pinned to the top of both our website (under "News") and Facebook page. https://www.baragaschools.org/article/212310?org=bas https://forms.gle/ESxEHc1CYKN254WSA

In effect tonight, Govenor Whitmer has ordered all non-critical businesses to temporarily close. This order will be in place for the next three weeks and will hopefully decrease the spread of the coronavirus. Grocery stores, gas stations, and banks are among the businesses that will be staying open. Details can be found here. We will continue serving grab-and-go food unless we get different instructions from the state. Stay home. Stay healthy. https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90499-522625--,00.html

Helping kids through the COVID-19 Crisis.