Bateman Buzz | 2018-2019; Volume 9

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View this email in your browser 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 Click here to give us feedback! Did you miss this month's Grade Level News? Click Here for Grade Level Monthly Newsletters! 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 What's the Buzz? 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@gmail.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! Click here to support Bateman through Amazon Smile! Do you have News to Share? We are always trying to improve our communication! If you have information to share with the Bateman Community, we would like to know! 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