Bateman Buzz | 2019-2020; Volume 10

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View this email in your browser Visit the Bateman Website to view the Buzz in a different language! ¡Visite Bateman.cps.edu para ver este mensaje en un idioma diferente! Message from Administration Dear Bateman Families and Friends, Happy New Year!  Each new year brings a new opportunity for new goals, challenges, and experiences.  Our students have been busy creating new goals for the remainder of the year to ensure their growth is continuous in their personal and academic life.   Many take the new year to create a resolution based on healthy habits.  Luckily, Bateman students strive to live a balanced and healthy lifestyle each day through our Healthy Schools Initiative.  As a Gold Healthy School, let's all resolve to stick to our Wellness Policy: Resolution #1: Celebrate with non-food treats! At Bateman, we have two celebration days per year (usually Winter Celebration & end of the year) during which food is allowed.  Please celebrate all other events, including birthdays, with non-food items, such as pencils, etc! Resolution #2: Pack a Healthy Lunch! All students are able to eat the wonderful school lunch daily.  Students also have the option to bring a Home Lunch.  If your family chooses to send a Home Lunch, we encourage you to send healthy options on a daily basis.  Please remind your child that their food is only their own and not for sharing. Be Empowered • Be Inclusive • Be Kind Be Bateman! All the best, Georgia & Kate Click here to give us feedback! Click Here for Grade Level Monthly Newsletters!   Classroom Spotlights For all classroom spotlights, follow us on Facebook and Twitter! Our 5th Graders were experimenting on their first day back to school to see what chemical combination would create the largest reaction with their given materials! Preschoolers were ringing in the New Year in style!  They celebrated together and talked about what they want to achieve in the upcoming year!   Upcoming Dates at a Glance This Week: Tuesday, January 7:  Fathers' Club Meeting @ 6:30 pm | Twisted Hippo Wednesday, January 8: Vision/Hearing Re-Screenings Wednesday, January 8: PTA Meeting @ 3:30 pm | Library Wednesday, January 8: PreK Dual Language Parent Meeting #1 @ 4pm (Span) 4:45 pm (Eng) Wednesday, January 8: LSC Meeting @ 5:30 pm | Library Thursday, January 9: Bateman Boosters Meeting @6:30 pm | Kedzie Inn   Next Week: Tuesday, January 14: 8th Grade Graduation Picture Retakes Wednesday, January 15: PreK Dual Language Parent Meeting #2 @ 4pm (Span) 4:45 pm (Eng) On Our Radar: Monday, January 20: No School | MLK Jr Day Friday, January 24: Winter Movie Night Thursday, January 30: Kids Heart Challenge Kick Off for Students (PK-2) Friday, January 31: No School | School Improvement Day Tuesday, February 4: Quarterly Celebration @ 8:30am What's the Buzz? Upcoming Events at Bateman These events are all within the next 2 weeks! Fathers' Club Monthly Meeting Tuesday, January 7th at 6:30 pm | Twisted Hippo   Come join the Fathers' Club at the monthly meeting to plan upcoming events and join committees As an added incentives and to thank you all for a good 2019, first round of Dragon Keeper will be on the Fathers' Club! Yes, come out and have a pint with your fellow BFC dads.  Contact the Bateman Fathers' Club with any questions!   Vision/Hearing Screening Volunteers Needed Sign up today to Volunteer!   Are you an approved volunteer? We need YOUR help to make screenings go smoothly! Please consider signing up to volunteer using the button below!  Contact Ms. Rivera with any questions! Volunteer for the Vision & Hearing HERE! Monthly PTA Meeting Wednesday, January 8th at 3:30 pm | Library   Please join the Parent Teacher Association for their monthly meeting!  All are welcome to join to learn about upcoming PTA events and how to become more involved with the school!  Please contact the Bateman PTA with any questions!   Dual Language Preschool Parent Workshop #1 Wednesday, January 8th Español: 4 pm - 4:30 pm | Room 119 English: 4:45 pm - 5:15 pm | Room 118   Current Preschool Parents are invited to attend two workshops with Ms. Carrick and Ms. Rosales!  Providing a strong foundation for early literacy development is key to success. Come to learn how you can partner with your child’s teacher to help ensure that your child’s language skills continue to grow, along with a connection to their family, community and culture.  Please contact Ms. Liberto with any questions. January Local School Council Meeting Wednesday, January 8th at 5:30 pm | Library   Please join us for the monthly LSC Meeting. All are welcome to attend meetings to learn more about the Bateman experience, share ideas and feedback, and celebrate news with the community.  If you are not able to attend, the agenda and previously approved minutes are available on the Bateman Website.  We hope to see you there!     Bateman Boosters Monthly Meeting Thursday, January 9th at 6:30 pm | Kedzie Inn   Monthly meetings are open to all - we hope to see you there!  Please contact the Bateman Boosters with any questions!   LSC Elections Election Window Open Now!   If you are a parent, community member, student, or teacher looking to get more involved with your school, we encourage you to consider running in your school’s LSC election.  For more information on how to apply, please click here!   Digital Sign Bateman Birthday Messages Open Now! Does your Bateman student have a birthday coming up?  Celebrate them in style by submitting a personalized birthday message to be displayed on Bateman's gigantic digital sign, located right on Richmond Street!  Spots are limited and can be reserved up to 3 weeks in advance.  The cost is $10 per message, and your contribution will go towards the Bateman Booster's fundraising goal of $40,000 for this school year.  Use this form to submit a personalized birthday message today!   Save the Dates Important future events and updates! Dual Language Preschool Parent Workshop #2 Wednesday, January 15th Español: 4 pm - 4:30 pm | Room 119 English: 4:45 pm - 5:15 pm | Room 118   Current Preschool Parents are invited to attend the second preschool workshop with Ms. Carrick and Ms. Rosales!  The PreKindergarten Early Literacy Program teaches students the sounds of the letters by immersing them in a variety of phonemic awareness activities and to provide practice with basic blending in order to prepare them for reading in kindergarten. Providing a strong foundation for early literacy development.  Please contact Ms. Liberto with any questions. BAC / PAC Parent Meetings Friday, January 15th at 8:30 am & 9:30 am | Auditorium   This month's topic will be learning to identify depression and anxiety symptoms in children.  The workshop will be conducted in English & Spanish by WEB FAMILY  Please contact Ms. Liberto with any questions.   Student Council's Annual Winter Movie Night Friday, January 24th at 4pm | Auditorium   PK - 4 Kids Heart Challenge Kick Off Student Assemblies: January 30th The month of February is Healthy Heart Month! Students in Pre-K-4th grade will be partnering with the American Heart Association to participate in  this service-learning program which teaches your student how to care for their hearts both physically and emotionally and teaches the importance of giving back by raising lifesaving donations to fight the nation’s #1 killer, heart disease!  Click here for more information on how to start fundraising today!   2020 Spring Fling  Saturday, March 28th at Twisted Hippo   Events in our Community Independence Library Events See what's happening at the Independence Library here!     Community Public Safety Forum Thursday, January 23rd from 7pm - 8:30pm | Bateman Auditorium Please join neighborhood organizations at a Community Public Safety Forum to discuss neighborhood safety!  We hope all will be able to join!   Click here to support Bateman through Amazon Smile! Click here to support Bateman Teacher Donors Choose Projects! Even one dollar will bring a teacher closer to fully funding their project! 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! To submit an item for our twice-monthly Bateman Buzz, please send an email with the event details including date, time, and location.  Any photos should be submitted in .JPEG format. Please submit by 5pm on Thursday and you might see it in the Bateman Buzz, Bateman Website, or on social media!  Subscribe Now Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* *|LIST:SUBSCRIBE|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|*