Baltic School District

Parents! Please join us in person or virtually for our Kickoff on 1/11/22 @ 7:00 PM. We will have childcare and refreshments provided! Help take a proactive approach to your child's and family's mental health and well-being!

Baltic PTO SCRIP Gift card Christmas Fundraiser Not sure what to get a staff member for Christmas? Get them a SCRIP gift card! If you would like to give a gift to a school employee this holiday season, you can purchase a SCRIP gift card or drop off a dollar amount at the elementary office (you choose the amount). That dollar amount will be combined with other contributions and used to purchase a SCRIP gift card of the staff members choice. . On December 16th, the teacher will be asked to which place they would like a gift card. The teacher will receive the gift card along with a greeting card from each person that gave money for that teacher. To contribute money towards a gift card, you can simply stop in at the elementary office and tell Brittany which staff member you would like the amount to go. You can also fill out the attached form and send it with the money in an enveloped labeled " SCRIP Christmas Fundraiser" to the office. This is a great way to recognize one or more of our staff members while at the same time supporting the PTO Program that raises money to benefit the school, staff, and students. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XJ50XdNtsxptwkvnA2qNWWpCQtJYD4IA/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106538193156935530973&rtpof=true&sd=true If you have questions, please email the PTO at balticpto@gmail.com. Baltic PTO

Dear Parents, To promote two-way communication between the school and parents, we form a Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) that meets 2-3 times throughout the school year. At the PAC meetings, the administration presents information to parents on various topics and gets feedback, and parents have the opportunity to ask questions about topics or concerns of general interest. It should be noted that the PAC meetings are not a time to ask questions or address concerns about specific students or staff. Parents are asked to serve on the PAC for two years, so each year we have half of the PAC serving their second year and half serving their first year. Of course, if a parent is not interested in serving a second year, we will find a replacement, but the experience must not be too painful as most return for the second year. Please email me at Robert.sittig@k12.sd.us if you are interested in serving on the PAC. We are looking for five new PAC members, and if we have more interest than spots, members will be selected to have a good cross-section of K-12 parents. The meetings are usually held on a Monday, Tuesday or Thursday at 6:30 or 7:00pm and usually last 1.5 hours. Once we have the PAC members set, we will determine the date of the first meeting, which we hope to hold in late October or early November. Thank you for considering participation on the PAC. Supt. Bob Sittig Queridos padres, Para promover la comunicación bidireccional entre la escuela y los padres, formamos un Comité Asesor de Padres (PAC) que se reúne 2-3 veces durante el año escolar. En las reuniones del PAC, la administración presenta información a los padres sobre varios temas y recibe comentarios, y los padres tienen la oportunidad de hacer preguntas sobre temas o inquietudes de interés general. Cabe señalar que las reuniones del PAC no son un momento para hacer preguntas o abordar inquietudes sobre estudiantes o personal específicos. Se les pide a los padres que sirvan en el PAC durante dos años, por lo que cada año tenemos la mitad del PAC en su segundo año y la otra mitad en el primer año. Por supuesto, si un padre no está interesado en cumplir un segundo año, encontraremos un reemplazo, pero la experiencia no debe ser demasiado dolorosa ya que la mayoría regresa para el segundo año. Por favor envíeme un correo electrónico a Robert.sittig@k12.sd.us si está interesado en servir en el PAC. Estamos buscando cinco nuevos miembros del PAC, y si tenemos más interés que lugares, los miembros serán seleccionados para tener una buena muestra representativa de padres de K-12. Las reuniones generalmente se llevan a cabo los lunes, martes o jueves a las 6:30 o 7:00 pm y generalmente duran 1,5 horas. Una vez que tengamos los miembros del PAC establecidos, determinaremos la fecha de la primera reunión, que esperamos tener a fines de octubre o principios de noviembre. Gracias por considerar la participación en el PAC. Supt. Bob Sittig

Dear Students, Parents, and Staff, This is just a reminder that the Spirit Wear on-line store is open now through Oct. 31. Our Fall / Winter Spirit Wear store is officially open..... we are opening it a little earlier than usual, since supply and demand on some items are taking a little longer than expected and this way if we get the orders in now, we will hopefully have the items in hand in time for the 1st games..... The Spirit Wear store is open NOW thru midnight, Oct. 31st., again, NO exceptions as that will delay the orders even more than predicted. When ordering, if our wonderful Bulldog supporters see something they like, they just have to click on the item, then in the next screen to the right of the item, there is a drop down that states "Choose Design". This is where they will choose a new Generic Baltic Bulldogs logo, or a mens/womens basketball logo. As they choose their logo option, the image will change so that they know they are ordering the correct logo that they prefer. There are specific items notated on the site that they will take longer to arrive, just so that everyone is aware that those particular items will arrive at a later date. Thanks again and here's to another successful Spirit wear shopping season...... https://hauffsports.chipply.com/balticbasketball/

Hello 7th and 8th grade families, Sioux Valley has a scheduling conflict for Monday. We are now moving our JH volleyball game from Monday to Tuesday, October 12th. The games will still begin at 4:00PM and they will still be at the Sioux Valley School in Volga. Thank you, Cameron Kerkhove Secondary Principal/AD

Congratulations Owyn Anderson (1st Grade) for selling the most Krispy Kreme donuts to support the music program at the Baltic School District. Thank you for all your hard work!

Dear Students, Parents, and Staff, Our Fall / Winter Spirit Wear store is officially open..... we are opening it a little earlier than usual, since supply and demand on some items are taking a little longer than expected and this way if we get the orders in now, we will hopefully have the items in hand in time for the 1st games..... The Spirit Wear store is open NOW thru midnight, Oct. 31st., again, NO exceptions as that will delay the orders even more than predicted. When ordering, if our wonderful Bulldog supporters see something they like, they just have to click on the item, then in the next screen to the right of the item, there is a drop down that states "Choose Design". This is where they will choose a new Generic Baltic Bulldogs logo, or a mens/womens basketball logo. As they choose their logo option, the image will change so that they know they are ordering the correct logo that they prefer. There are specific items notated on the site that they will take longer to arrive, just so that everyone is aware that those particular items will arrive at a later date. Thanks again and here's to another successful Spirit wear shopping season...... https://hauffsports.chipply.com/balticbasketball/

Baltic Homecoming Week Dress Up Days HS/MS Dress Up Days Monday --- Sports Day Tuesday --- Holiday Wednesday ---Out of this World Thursday --- Disney Day Friday --- Blue and Gold Elementary Dress Up Days Monday --- Sport/Jersey Day Tuesday --- Holiday Day Wednesday --- Pajama Day Thursday --- Disney/Blue and Gold Friday --- Dress up for parade theme/Blue and Gold​

Baltic Blood Drive Friday, September 24th, 2021 7:00 am to 11:00 am / 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm Baltic High School - Call 529-5461 to schedule a time Walk-ins welcomed too.

Juniors and Seniors: Fall Planning Day is September 23 at Augustana University. There will be close to 100 post secondary institutions there to gather information from. Please read your email from Schmitz, sign up prior to September 17th if you would like to go, and email Schmitz that you signed up. Transportation will be provided. Augustana is requiring masks during the 45 minutes we are there.

Senior parent night has been set. Volleyball and Cross Country will be October 14, 2021 with it being announced before warm ups at the volleyball match. (approximate time of 7:00 pm). Football and Cheer will be on September 10, 2021 prior to the starting lineups at the football game. (approximate time of 6:45 pm).

Parents and Students, Fall pictures that some of us "old" folks still refer to as "ping pong" pictures are coming Thursday, September 2nd. Picture order packets were sent home with students today and should be returned on picture day. All students in grades PK-12 are asked to take a picture, even if you do not intend to purchase any pictures. We have all students take a picture for inclusion in the school yearbook and class composite, and also for use in Campus when making seating charts with pictures for substitute teachers. The picture company will once again be Photography by Mark who provides us with a limited number of hardship picture packages that include two 3 X 5 and eight exchange size pictures. If financial issues prevent you from ordering a picture package, contact Brittany at 529-5464 or at brittany.wipf@k12.sd.us to make a confidential request for a hardship package that will distributed on a first come-first serve basis. Instead of returning the order form, orders can be placed online as outlined below. How To Order School pictures Online… 1. Go to www.schoolphotosbymark.com 2. Click on “Order Here” 3. Choose the “Click here to order” 4. Enter “BASD ”for the event name, click “search” 5. Click on your school district 6. Click on Tea Sports, then choose your sport. 7. Enter your email address and click “login”. All orders are tracked with the email address you enter. 8. You should now see a page with our photo packages. Choose from any of our packages and/or order ala-carte items. 9. Once you are done shopping, click on the “shopping cart” icon. You will be prompted for your students information as well as yours. That is it! Once again, all PK-12th grade students are asked to take a picture regardless of whether you purchase any pictures. Call a school office if you have any questions. Supt. Bob Sittig

Baltic School District Daily Announcements Congratulations to our 2021 -2022 Champions of Character on Track Representatives: Elyssa Clark; James Leffring; Julia Pittman Seniors: Please add class motto ideas to the document emailed to you. Ideas are due by the end of the day Thursday. Any HS student interested in Writing Club, please sign up in Ms. Daugaard's room by the end of the week. Reminder: First Day of CTE Classes is Tomorrow, August 26th Any Junior or Senior interested in running for student council officers, please notify Mr. Kerkhove by today! PTO Meeting tonight at 6:30 in Marissa Whipple's classroom Our 2020-2021 yearbooks are in! Current students can collect pre-ordered yearbooks or purchase one ($45) from room 112 (Spanish room) at the following times. Before school 8:00am – 9:30am or after school from 3:00pm- 4:15pm. Parents/graduates can pickup their copies after school. Location will be at a table by the HS office (just inside the doors) from 3:30 -4:00 this week only. We will also have a table set up at the volleyball game Tuesday the 31st. Any alternative time will have to be scheduled. If you have any questions, please email me at melanie.koskela@k12.sd.us Thank you to everyone who made this yearbook possible! School Picture Day: Thursday, September 2nd Order your 2021 Yearbooks now! If you place your order by October 8th, you can select up to 4 free icons with the purchase of personalization. Order forms are available from Mrs. Koskela, either of the school offices, or you may order online at http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A07697300 The cost of the yearbook is $45.

Baltic Bulldogs will be hosting the Parker Pheasants tonight at 7:00 PM at the Baltic High School come out and support the team. To view our live stream event please visit our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBzmQqWjtzY We hope to see you all out there showing your Bulldog G.R.I.T.

Hello Elementary Families, I hope my email finds you enjoying your summer. While summer has seemed to fly by, I sure am looking forward to seeing all your students in the upcoming weeks. It will be great to see their smiling faces and hear about what they did over summer break! Please see below, and mark your calendars, for some important information I wanted to be sure and share with you. • Monday, August 9th, we will post your student's teacher in Campus. Please log into your Infinite Campus account to check who their teacher will be this school year. • Monday, August 16th, from 6:30 - 7:30 PM we will be having an open house where you can bring your student, drop off their supplies and meet their teacher. We look forward to being able to have this option this year. I know I missed out on meeting many of you last year, in person, and look forward to having this opportunity. o PLEASE NOTE:  Preschool will be having a separate open house on a later date. Please look for information on that coming soon.  Kindergarten will be scheduling a family meeting, for each student, so they will not be at open house.  Junior Kindergarten and 1st -5th grades will be present at the open house on the 16th. • Wednesday, August 18th, will be our FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL !!!! If there is anything you may have questions about, please don't hesitate to contact our front office or myself. I look forward to seeing you all on the 16th from 6:30 - 7:30 PM! Take care, Carrie Klein Elementary Principal and Special Services Director

Hello Baltic 7-12 Families, We have a lot of events going on this week leading up to the beginning of our fall sports seasons. Below is a reminder of the events. Please consider attending. Monday, August 2nd - Baltic Athletic Booster Club Meeting at 6:30 on the football field bleachers. All are welcome to attend. Tuesday, August 3rd - Impact Concussion Testing from 9:00am to 12:00pm. This is our last scheduled session. If your student is playing a fall sport and has not signed up for a time, please come tomorrow morning to complete this 20 minute test. Tuesday, August 3rd - Fall Sports Parents Night with the following schedule: 6:30PM 7th and 8th Football 7th and 8th Volleyball All Cross Country (7th-12th) 7:00PM 9th-12th Football 9th-12th Volleyball All meetings will be held in the MS wing. Sports practices start as early as this Thursday with high school football. All athletes will need to have a completed physical as well as completed online registration before they can participate in any practices. Follow this link for Athletic Registration - https://baltic-ar.rschooltoday.com/home. If you are unsure on the physical or online registration, please reach out to Secondary Administrative Assistant Carol Wickham at carol.wickham@k12.sd.us or Activities Director Cameron Kerkhove at cameron.kerkhove@k12.sd.us. Thank you, Cameron Kerkhove Secondary Principal/AD

We are currently searching for a special education teacher assistant for the upcoming school year. Hours will vary slightly depending on the specific duties, but start time will be from 7:40am to 8:00am and end time from 3:30pm-4:00pm with a minimum of 7 paid hours per day. This is an hourly position with the hourly rate dependent on the education and experience of the person hired. Two or more years of post-secondary education is desired but not required, and all applicants with a high school diploma will be considered. This 9-month school year position includes benefits such as sick leave, health insurance, paid holidays, and state retirement. Ideally, the person would start on August 13th with some flexibility on the start date for those who may need to give notice to a current employer. To apply, submit a resume and Baltic School District Non-Certified Employment Application (attached) to Supt. Bob Sittig, Baltic School District, PO Box 309, Baltic, SD 57003, or by email to robert.sittig@k12.sd.us. EOE. The position will be filled as soon as a qualified applicant is found, so don't delay applying if you are interested. If you know someone who might be interested who is not a Baltic School parent, please forward this message to them. Supt. Bob Sittig

Dear Parents of 7th-12th Grade Athletes, Parent meetings for fall sports will be held on Tuesday, August 3rd using the schedule below. A reminder also that all parents must complete the athletic on-line registration and submit a completed physical form prior to an athlete being allowed to practice. The link to athletic registration is below (same link as school on-line registration). 6:30PM 7th and 8th Football 7th and 8th Volleyball All Cross Country (7th-12th) 7:00PM 9th-12th Football 9th-12th Volleyball All meetings will be held in the MS wing. A reminder also that the deadline for ordering Spirit Wear is 11:59pm on Sunday, August 1st. The link to order is below. Baltic Spirit Wear Sale https://hauffsports.chipply.com/baltic2021/ Baltic On-Line Registration https://www.balticschool.org/page/online-registration AD Cameron Kerkhove

Hello Baltic 7-12 Families, We are not far from our Fall Sports Seasons starting. Before these seasons start, we would like to have all fall sport athletes take the Impact Concussion Test Baseline. This free program for athletes will give us a baseline for athletes before the seasons start. I am attaching a link to sign up for a time slot. Please follow the link and sign your athlete up for this free test. We highly suggest that all athletes take this test prior to the first practice. We will have the computers available for students to use. Link to Impact Concussion Testing Sign Up Here -https://signup.com/go/qngvHBz Thank you, Cameron Kerkhove Secondary Principal/Activities Director

The PK-5th Grade Supplies List for the 2021-22 School Year is here. Find it on our Baltic School Home Page right next to Online Registration, or copy the link below to view the Google Doc. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18i92he7NetOY7z092NR17_4qOCdC7EjUF_oWP8-s6wo/edit?usp=sharing