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Additional Tuition Based Winter/Spring After School Sessions

12/21/2018

Mission Propelle (K-5), Spanish Classes (K-2), and
Girls on the Run (3-5)Winter/Spring Sessions!

Click Here for the Mission Propelle Registration

Classes will be taught by our very own World Language teacher, Ms. Suleiman!

Click here to register for Bateman Spanish Classes

Tuesdays & Thursdays

Coached by Ms. San Jose, Ms. Almonte, and Ms. Hoff

3rd - 5th Grade Girls

Stay tuned for the Registration Link!

NBGC WINTER BREAK CAMP REMINDER

12/21/2018

This is a friendly reminder about Winter Break Camp.

When: Thursday, December 27th: NBGC EXPRESS Theme Day
Friday, December 28th: Field Trip to Museum of Science and Industry
Wednesday, January 2nd: The Big Freeze Theme Day
Thursday, January 3rd: Field Trip Enchanted Castle
Friday, January 4th: Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice Theme

Where: NBGC- 2501 W Irving Park Road

Time: 8:00am - 6:00pm

Cost: $250 for ALL Five Days
$65 for Field Trip Days
$55 for Non Field Trip Days

T-Shirt: NBGC T-Shirt must be worn on Field Trip Days

Last day to Register: All Registrations/Payments are due by Friday, December 21st at 2:00pm. No Registrations will be accepted after this time. We will not be accepting Walk-ins on the day of.

WINTER BREAK CAMP IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AFTER-SCHOOL SESSIONS.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Nissa Finch.

Neighborhood Boys & Girls Club
2501 W. Irving Park Road
Chicago, IL. 60618
773.463.4161
www.nbgc.org

Winter Assemblies are One Week Away!

12/12/2018

Bateman's 2018 Winter Assemblies

Please 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!

12/12/2018

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.

Activate your account and create your application profile.
Review the high school programs to which you are eligible to apply.
Research these programs to find the ones that are the best fit for you.
Talk to your elementary school counselor to better understand these programs.
Attend open house or other events at these schools.
Select and rank the Choice and Selective Enrollment programs to which you want to apply.
Schedule (RSVP) for any required admissions screenings. *
Submit your application.

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Bateman Buzz | 2018-2019; Volume 9

12/10/2018

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Message from the Principal

Dear Bateman Families and Friends,

The holiday season is upon us! We look forward to seeing everyone throughout the day on Wednesday, December 19th for our annual Winter Assemblies! If you are feeling extra festive that day, please join our community at the Kedzie Inn at 7:30 pm for our Holiday Parents' Night Out. 10% will be donated back to our school! Hope to see you all there!

One of our main goals at Bateman is to make sure all of our students are meeting and exceeding the Common Core State Standards. Teachers are using data gathered from NWEA/MAP testing to differentiate their lessons and to drive their instruction. Our winter assessment window for NWEA/MAP will take place during the months of December and January. Please reach out to your child's teacher to know when your child’s homeroom is scheduled for math and reading for 3rd - 8th grades. For more information about the NWEA/MAP assessment, you can visit www.nwea.org. With everyone working together, we know that all of our students can meet their growth goals in the months ahead!

Just a reminder that during the winter months, all of our students will have normal arrival and dismissal and go out for recess whenever possible. We will be checking the temperature on www.weather.com. It is imperative that our students are dressed in weather appropriate attire. If you are able, please consider donating a pair of dollar store gloves.

Have a safe and joyous winter break!!

As always, thank you for staying connected and showing our community what it means to #BeBateman!

Be Empowered • Be Inclusive • Be Kind
Be Bateman!

All the best,
Georgia & Kate

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Upcoming Events

December 11th
Fathers' Club Meeting
6:00 pm | Kedzie Inn

December 12th
8th Grade Graduation Pictures

December 14th
High School & GoCPS Applications Due

December 14th
Progress Report Distribution

December 15th
Lego Robotics Competition

December 17th
7th & 8th Grade Trip to Northwestern

December 17th - 21st
BAC Holiday Sale

December 17th - 20th
Student Council Candy Cane Gram Sale
Lunch Periods

December 19th
Winter Programs
See Details Below

December 19th
Parents' Night Out
7:30 pm | Kedzie Inn

December 21st
PAC Parent Field Trip
8:30 am | MSI

December 24th -
January 4th
Winter Break

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Upcoming Events at Bateman

8th Grade High School Applications Due
Friday, December 14th

Applications can be modified up until the Dec. 14 deadline. You may want to add/delete a program on your application, or you may want to change the ranking of the programs to which you’ve applied. If you applied using the online application site, you can simply log into your account and make those changes. If you applied via paper application, you will need to request an Application Modification Form from the Office of Access and Enrollment. Contact them at 773-553-2060 or gocps@cps.edu. It is extremely important that you rank the programs you are applying to in your true order of preference. This means that the program you want to attend most should be ranked first and the one you want to attend least should be ranked last. To see your preferences, please Check My Program Rankings.

Kindergarten Application Window Closing Soon!
Window Closes: December 14th

Do you know families interested in applying to attend Bateman for Kindergarten next year? Please send them a friendly reminder that the first round window closes December 14th. Please apply at go.cps.edu today!

Bateman Boosters Spring Fling Planning
Now!

The Bateman Boosters are busy planning our annual Spring Fling! This is the largest event to support our school and takes many months of planning behind the scenes. The Boosters need YOUR help to make this year's event the best yet! Please contact the Boosters at friendsofbateman@g mail.com to volunteer for a planning committee today!

Student Council Candy Cane Gram Sale
Monday, December 17th - Thursday, December 20th

The Student Council's annual Candy Cane Gram Sale is next week! Students and parents have the opportunity to purchase Candy Cane Grams for students and staff during lunch periods. If you would like to volunteer to help the Student Council between 10:20 am - 1:10 pm any day Monday through Friday, please sign up in Room 118 or contact Ms. Vigilante at navigilante@cps.edu.

Bateman Winter Evening Concert
Tuesday, December 18th

Bateman Winter Assembly
Wednesday, December 19th

Are you available to volunteer to ensure that the Winter Assemblies run smoothly? Mrs. Soto would love your assistance at any of the performances to help guide students to the stage, monitor the hallway, and make sure all students enjoy the show! If you are able to volunteer and have either Level 1 or 2 clearance by the 19th, please email Mrs. Soto at your earliest convenience!

Holiday Parents' Night Out!
Wednesday, December 19th at 7:30 pm

Join Bateman Boosters, administration, teachers, staff, parents and friends in celebration of the holiday season at the Kedzie Inn for a parents' night out! There will be a cash bar and 10% of all sales will go back to Bateman. See you there!

PAC Parent Field Trip
Friday, December 21st at 8:30 am

If you are a parent and interested in a trip with our Parent Advisory Council to the Museum of Science and Industry, contact Mrs. Tellez at katellez@cps.edu. We only have a few spots left! We will meet at Bateman at 8:30 AM on Friday, December 21st and return at 1:30 PM. The trip is free!

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Science Event Success At Bateman!

12/9/2018

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!