Bateman Broadcast #18: Friday, April 24th

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Click here to have this Broadcast translated!   ¡Para traducir este Broadcast, haz clic aqui! April 24, 2020 Bateman Broadcast Buenos dias, Bateman students, parents and staff!  Today is Friday, April 24, 2020. Network 1 Earth Day 2020 Poster Contest! Dear Bateman Families and Friends, A big congratulations to Alvaro T. in fifth grade for representing Bateman and being chosen as one of the winners in the Network One Heal the World Earth Day Poster Contest!  Congratulations! Thank you to each of you who took the time to meet with your child's teacher on Wednesday for what turned out to be a great Report Card Pick Up Day!  We are appreciative of the support you showed each of our teachers and are grateful for the feedback our teachers were able to share with us based on your discussions.  Chicago Public Schools will be sending report cards in the mail within the next week. Please keep a look out for your child's report card. If you have moved or changed an address, please email [email protected] to update your information. A final note of gratitude for all who came to support our school at Sonic on Wednesday for the Bateman Boosters Dine to Donate!  What a fabulous turnout!  We hope it provided a fun way to get out of the house! Please continue to reach out to your teachers and to the school if you need anything at all.  We recognize that there are still many unknowns and everyone's reality is vastly different but please know that we are here to help in any way we can. As we said last week, turn off the technology, go for a walk and enjoy your family time this weekend!  We are grateful that you choose to #BeBateman now and always!   Warmest regards, Georgia & Kate Happy Birthday! We would like to wish a "feliz cumpleaños" this week to... Friday Andres in Room 107 Madilyn in Room 102 Saturday Rianna in Room 314 Alexia in Room 318 Sunday Annie in Room 118 Annabella in Room 208 Zaniya in Room 210 Come down to the North Office when we return to school for your birthday pencil! Student Shout Outs We are proud of each of our students!  Keep up the great work! To Julianna M., Dahlia A., Diego S., and Aryanna G. in Room 211 for checking in on google meets.  From Ms. Garcia To Michelle R. and Nicholas G. in Room 111! Fantastic job competing your Seesaw and activities! Keep up the great work! From Ms. Kucharczyk To Maggie H. in Room 110! So proud of you for exploring all the additional songs and activities on your quaver account! From Mrs. Soto To Luciano P. in Room 205! GREAT JOB being the first 3rd grader to submit your composition in Song Maker! From Mrs. Soto To Marilyn J. in Room 305! Congrats for earning 100% on your Hatchet Chapters 11 & 12 Quiz! From Ms. McKeague To Emily M. in Room 305! You did such an amazing job analyzing Hatchet through ThinkMarks. We are proud of you! From Ms. McKeague To Dermot G. in Room 305 for receiving 100% on your Hatchet Quiz for Chapters 11 & 12! From Ms. McKeague To Miranda R. in Room 305! Thank you, Miranda, for encouraging your classmates to join our Google Morning Meeting. You are awesome! From Ms. McKeague Teacher Shout Outs have been individually delivered!  Keep them coming! Want to give your Teacher a Shout Out? Click Here! Weekly Essentials Class Guides Here are the plans from the week of April 20th. Essentials Teachers have created weekly schedules per Grade!  Click your child's grade below to see fun content for your child to complete during Remote Learning!  Please remember, you only have to choose one class per day but there are lots of activities to keep you busy if you need them!   PreK - Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade   5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Brainbreak Let's prepare our mind for the weekend! Hola, Respiración Neighborhood Information Let's prepare our mind for the week ahead! Community Testing for COVID-19 Swedish Hospital has expanded COVID-19 testing for patients who meet the CDC and IDPH criteria. To determine if you need a COVID-19 test, call Swedish Hospital’s free COVID-19 Help Line at 773-907-7700 or begin screening online.   Your results will be evaluated by a Swedish Hospital clinical expert, who may recommend testing in our convenient drive-through tent. APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR TESTING. Learn more at SwedishCovenant.org/tent.   Testing at Swedish Hospital will come at no cost to patients. Uninsured will be offered free testing and follow up care will be managed through the hospital’s financial assistance and charity program. Those who are insured will not be responsible for any out-of-pocket costs related to being tested for COVID-19.   For information about COVID-19, safety behaviors and prevention, please visit SwedishCovenant.org/covid. Weekend Activities Check out this message from Big Green Learning Garden:   Newly Launched:   Big Green at Home website with pages dedicated to families and educators. It features weekly activities, lessons, recipes, demos, and many other projects that are easy to implement with common household items. This would be great to share as a link on your school website or in your teacher communications. PK-8 garden, food, and nutrition curriculum Ready, Set, Grow! is free and open-source to download. Online Food Literacy Course for Educators: If you or your colleagues are looking for remote professional development opportunities during this time, we are offering this course at no cost. It provides a deep dive into food, nutrition, food systems, and more. Let me know if you have questions--I’m happy to provide more detail. Big Green Educator Group on Facebook to foster collaboration amongst teachers across the nation. I hope you’ll join us (and other teachers!) in conversation there while we can’t be together in person. Big Green Educator Book Group: monthly book groups organized around our Food Literacy Framework. Independent Work Time! Time to grow our brains!  Students, please remember to complete your daily assignments from your teachers!  Reach out to your teachers if you have any questions about your work.  Also, please remember to follow the Blaze Ways: Be Safe, Be Responsible, and Be Respectful!  Parents, have those Blaze Bucks ready!  Have a great day everyone! We miss you! Stay healthy and take care, Ms. Davos & Ms. Kloepper Click Here for More Resources during the School Closure If you have any questions or concerns during this time, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected].  If you have any resources, please pass them along so we can send to share with the community!  Also, if you have pictures with your Blaze Bucks, please send them so we can share them on social media! 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