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 Bateman's 2018 Winter AssembliesPlease sign up to volunteer to assist with the assemblies this year! CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER! All three performances will include: The Bateman Theatre Troupe The Bateman Choir The Joffrey Ballerinas Classroom Performances Also Available at Each Performance:    High School Applications Due: Friday, December 14th!It is officially the last week to submit your high school applications for the 2019-2020 school year! Here’s a quick checklist of important tasks to make sure you have done before the Dec. 14 deadline.
We want to thank our Bateman community and families for participating in all our Science Events last week. The week kicked off with our Middle School Science Investigation day and STEM fair. It was then followed up with our K-4 Science Investigation day and came to a close at our Saturday Science with Dad event. Thank you to all volunteers, parents, and teachers for making these events successful! What a true testament to our amazing community - from our STEM Fair Judges to the classrooms overflowing with investigating visitors - it was quite the collaborative effort! Congratulations to all of our scientists this week and a special shout out to our STEM Fair winners: 1st place- Samantha 2nd place- Stella 3rd place- Sofia 4th place- Joshua Once again, thank you to everyone! Remember to #BeBateman and #BeAScientist!  Stay up to date with news for the month of December! Remember, you can view all grade level newsletters here!
 The Mysteries Have Been Solved! Thank you to each of our Mystery Readers for surprising our students and showing them how important it is to read at school and beyond. At Bateman, we believe that reading can be a pathway to celebrating culture, families, journeys, and much more! We appreciate all of our parents who have taken time to surprise their own children and their classmates by being our inaugural Mystery Reader crew! You have each played and will continue to play an integral role in cultivating a shared love for reading at Bateman! We look forward to solving all the mysteries in the upcoming weeks!  Thirteen-year-old Jason found a place to joyfully engage his mind and overcome anger -- thanks to our generous supporters, people like you who care about youth.
“Since I started chess, I’m more focused, more happy… Before I started chess, I would be angry all the time. Now I like the fact that I can be as competitive as I want without consequences …” A middle-schooler at Chicago Virtual Charter School, a Chicago Public School in the Near West Loop neighborhood, Jason was introduced to chess at the Chicago Chess Foundation’s 2017 summer camp. A year later, he’s still playing, smiling and having fun meeting new kids from other schools! Watch Jason talk about chess on this video from our 2018 camp. It’s remarkable how chess changes kids’ lives. At the Chicago Chess Foundation, we know there are thousands of CPS students like Jason who could benefit from chess. But we need your support. I’m writing to ask you to make a generous year-end gift to provide chess to more CPS students. And, as I’ll explain below, your gift will have double the impact this year! Why Chess? The research on chess is compelling. Young chess players:
Chess is unique:
In some CPS schools, especially in our marginalized neighborhoods, chess is the rare after-school activity that keeps students safe, off their screens, and occupied in productive academic and personal growth. The Chicago Chess Foundation can bring this tremendous opportunity to thousands more CPS students – but only with your help. In just four years, we’ve had tremendous impact, serving more than 8,000 kids. Each year, we launch new chess teams at CPS schools, providing the start-up materials, curriculum, and support. We provide high-quality coaches to successful teams ready to advance competitively. We run four summer camps accessible to students throughout the city. We arranged for entries and US Chess memberships this year for 120 kids to attend the state chess championships. And we offer seven tournaments around the city. All our programs are free, because of the support of friends like you. We have big plans. Last year, we started 12 new chess teams at CPS schools. Our goal is to add 45 more in the next three years. We’re focusing on schools in Chicago’s high-poverty neighborhoods, bringing chess to where it can have tremendous impact. We need your help. It costs about $2,100 for CCF to start and support a first-year chess team. Our average new school has 15 students on its team – so CCF is making chess available for less than $150 per student per year. That’s amazing impact for a small investment. So imagine the power of your gift over time. Tens of thousands of CPS kids expanding their minds, confidence, teamwork and resilience through an activity they can enjoy throughout their lives. And when you make your gift by December 31, it will have double the impact! Our wonderful Board member and supporter, Jerry Neugarten, has agreed to match all gifts made before January 1, up to $25,000. Please give generously so we can meet the match – you will be making a real difference in the life of thousands of students like Jason. In this time of giving thanks, we want to express our immense gratitude for your past support. And we hope you will join us again this season to change kids' lives through chess. In this season of giving, we thank you for your support! Ben Wong, Board Chair, and the entire Chicago Chess Foundation team. P.S. It’s easy to donate.
 Bateman Chess Team Success!On Saturday, November 10, the Bateman chess team traveled all the way down to 111th st. to participate in the first Chicago Chess Foundation tournament of the year at Brooks High School. The 3rd/4th grade and 7th/8th grade groups both earned the second place team trophies! In the K-2 section, Kalen A. began his chess career with 3.5 points and finishing in the top 7 to win a trophy. Carl C. continued the success he had last year at Brooks, once again getting 3.5 and winning a trophy for his top 7 finish. The 7th/8th grade group was led by Cholpon N. who successfully made it into the top 7 for another trophy. And the winning ways were capped by Chris S. and his top 7 finish in the Intermediate section. Congratulations to all of the players whose parents schlepped them all the way to the Indiana border for this fun event. Let's hope we continue our winning ways in the other upcoming tournaments! |
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