Bateman Buzz | 2020-2021; VOL 31

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BATEMAN BUZZ | VOL. 31 BATEMAN WEBSITE   |  TRADUCIR ESTA PAGINA  |   TEACHER WEBSITES   |   REMOTE LEARNING Message from Administration Dear Bateman Friends and Families,   Congratulations on a successful Report Card Pick-Up day and for thriving during the first week back for Quarter 4!  We are grateful for the many parents who made appointments to engage in informative conversations about their child(ren)’s educational progress. We are also incredibly proud of our entire community for your adaptability and resilience in implementing yet another schedule for 4th Quarter. We recognize that this has been a major shift that has impacted start times, lunch times, and more to accommodate the nearly 400 students we have in the building on a daily basis. In an effort of continuous reflection and improvement, please indicate how your child’s first week of Quarter 4 went by completing this survey by Friday, April 30th.   Finally, as we strive to foster an antiracist, inclusive environment at Bateman and in light of the Derek Chauvin trial, we would like to provide you with some resources and tools that we shared with our teachers and staff last week to support difficult but important conversations with our children. We know so many of our teachers have been providing students a safe space to ask questions, form their own thoughts, and share their feelings and have kept social justice at the forefront of all of our units of study themes year round. Please feel free to utilize any of the following resources to continue the conversation at home with your child.   Tools our Teachers Utilize: Learning for Justice: Toolkit for Talking About Racism Facing History & Ourselves:  Accountability, Justice, & Healing after Chauvin Trial Race in US History Lesson Tools   Book ideas to foster discussions with read alouds: Race Conscious Children's Books Conscious Kid Book Lists Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race (First Conversations) Something Happened in our Town Embrace Race Book List The Brown Bookshelf: 28 Days Later Books   Our best, Georgia & Kate Reopening Updates We will continue to update our community with information and FAQs. Newly added items will be included in this section of the Buzz. What if I missed the Hybrid Family Meeting on Wednesday, April 7th? We completely understand that many families have varying schedules. In order to accommodate all who are planning to return, we have included the presentation and video below. Please make sure to view both for all in person information.   What steps would I take if I want to switch the learning model for my child? The window for Quarter 4 In-Person Learning has closed. Thank you for all who have submitted the survey. Those who have submitted "Hybrid Learning" for Quarter 4 have the ability to change to "Learn at Home"; however, all families who have indicated Learn At Home will remain with Remote Learning for the remainder of this school year. How do I access the Social Compact agreement for families who are returning? All parents and students should sign and return (either electronically or printed version) of the Bateman Social Compact [Parent Compact English & Spanish | Student Compact English & Spanish]               How do I know when and where to go for arrival and dismissal? As our numbers have increased for Quarter 4, it is imperative that all families follow the arrival and dismissal procedures. Please make sure that you are at the correct door at the correct time!   What steps are necessary to receive the Health Screener text or email? Parents and guardians of In-Person learners are required to complete a daily health screener for each child attending school. CPS sends a text message or email to the primary contact for each child around 6:00 am. The screener must be completed the morning of attendance no later than 7:30am. To verify that parents or guardians receive the daily reminder, ensure that you have "opted in" to receive district notifications in the North Office by phone at 773-534-5055 or email Ms. Rivera. If you have been receiving the emails to parents with updates regarding reopening, you're all set!              COVID Case Procedures If a staff member or student tests positive for COVID the first important step to take is to report the case to the COVID-19 self-reporting tool. The Office of Student Health & Wellness will then determine who was exposed (close contact for more than 15 mins) and who needs to quarantine. If a staff member tests positive as part of the CPS on-site COVID-19 testing then the pods exposed will be required to quarantine and launch in to remote learning.  Click below for tools to guide you through the process, should the need arise: Quarantining process if a staff member tests positive. How does Contact Tracing Work? Bateman Quarter 4 Reopening Powerpoint Presentation Bateman Quarter 4 Reopening Video Upcoming Dates at a Glance Click here to access the Monthly Calendar and add events to your personal calendar! This Week: Essentials Week A This Week April 28th: Ask the Teacher | 12:15pm | Join Here April 28th: Wellness Wednesday | 1pm | Join Here April 29th: Embody Bateman Parent Health and Wellness Class | 9am |Join Here April 29th: FORGE Parent Workshop | 5:30 pm | RSVP Here April 30th: 8th Grade High School Results Released | See information below   Next Week May 5th: LSC Meeting | 5:30 pm May 5th: Bateman Boosters Monthly Meeting | 6:30 pm   Looking Ahead May 10th - 21st: 3rd - 8th Grade IAR Testing What's the Buzz? Congratulations to our Core Values Champions! Be Kind   Every quarter we focus on a different Core value and every week is a different challenge.   This week’s challenge is to “Tell your classmates why you miss seeing them”   Keep up the good work and look for this upcoming week's Core Value Champion's in next week's Buzz! Upcoming Events These events are all within the next 2 weeks! Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week Donation Drive Happening Now! Let’s kick off the week with some LOVE for our Teachers & Staff at Bateman Elementary School. Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week is quickly approaching the week of May 3-7. Our teachers have been working diligently to deliver learning to our students, custodians are at the school every day cleaning and sanitizing our students' space, our lunch staff is there daily delivering meals to our Bateman families, and security has been there everyday to support all of this!  We have a total of 105 staff members to whom your kind donation will go directly in the form of a gift card.  We welcome you to contribute to recognize these very important members of theBateman Elementary School Family. Donations can be made via https://donorbox.org/bateman-boosters-pledge-drive. Please indicate your contribution is for Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week.  We are also hoping to get a sponsor and a restaurant who would be willing to provide lunch for all Teachers & Staff - if you have any ideas, please shoot a note to [email protected].   Donate for our Teachers & Staff TODAY! My Voice, My School Survey Window Closing Now - April 30th Bateman would love to hear YOUR feedback through the My Voice, My School Parent/Guardian Survey. This survey, given by UChicago Impact for CPS, is an annual opportunity for CPS parents and guardians to rate their child’s school on measures of school community, parent-teacher partnership, school safety, and quality of facilities. Please take the survey before April 30that this link. To learn more about this survey, please visit the Parent Survey informationpage.   Sexual Misconduct & Title IX Training Opt out Form due Friday, April 30th With an ever changing education landscape, the safety of our Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students continues to be of the utmost importance. Earlier this year, our staff completed compliance training “Protecting Chicago’s Children”. These training sessions further ensure our staff remain vigilant about addressing any issues that could compromise the health and safety of your students. The next phase of the Office of Student Protection and Title IX’s commitment to this endeavor is providing training on preventing and reporting abuse to all K-12 CPS students. This training will occur at Bateman for all PreK-8th grade students on Wednesday, May 5th. Pleaseread this letter for more information. The student opt-out form can be found byclicking this link or in the letter and should be completed no later than Friday, April 30th. Click Here for OPT OUT Form IAR Testing Information Remote Learners must sign up! The IAR is a required state exam for students in Grades 3rd through 8th that assesses students performance in Reading and Math. This school year, the test will be administered in-person only. Our students that are currently attending in the Hybrid Model will be taking this exam during school hours on days they are in school on the Week of May 10th.   Our remote learners are able to sign up for in-person testing for May 12th and May 19th. The IAR requirement includes: 2 Units of English Language Arts (75-90 minutes) plus a short 20 min Unit 3 Units of Math (60 minutes) We will follow the following schedule for our remote learners in order to complete all units of the IAR test requirements: Wednesday, May 12th, students will take all units of ELA Wednesday, May 19th, students will take all units of Math No additional dates will be offered for IAR testing at this time. Please complete the following surveys regarding IAR testing for your remote learner by May 5th. Parent Survey in English Parent Survey in Spanish Additional details and information will be provided once all parents/guardians have responded to this survey.   Bateman Ask A Teacher Wednesday, April 28th | Join HERE! Every Wednesday from 12:15 pm to 12:45 pm two teachers from Bateman host an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session, think Geek Squad meets customer service. Parents or supervised students may hop on to receive assistance or have their questions answered. Everything ranging from how can you get a Chromebook for your child to what is your teacher's favorite pizza topping. This week our hosting teachers will be 6th grade teacher Mr. Ambrosio and 3rd grade co-teacher Ms. Hoff!    Wellness Wednesday Wednesday, April 28th at 1pm | Join Here!   In an effort to support all families during the Wednesday Asynchronous Afternoon Schedule, we will continue hosting a weekly Wellness Wednesday! Each Wellness Wednesday has been a big hit!  This week's theme: Show & Tell, continued! 8th Grade High School Results Coming Friday, April 30th 8th Grade families - please see this powerpoint regarding the 8th Grade High School Results. Results are coming out on Friday, April 30th (this week)! Parents, please visit the GoCPS website for additional information.   Dance Workshop with Joffrey Ballet Sunday, May 2nd | Sign up HERE! Looking for a fun workshop on Sunday, May 2nd? Join one of our partners, Joffrey Ballet, for a Virtual Dance Workshop! Click here to sign up! Bateman Parent Embody Studio Hour Every Thursday April 29th - June 17th at 9am | Join Here!   FORGE Parents Workshops at Bateman See Dates Below!   FORGE is hosting Social-Emotional workshops for our Bateman parents at the Kedzie Center! Take some time to learn and understand more about your child's Social and Emotional development by joining! Register to join!  https://tinyurl.com/BilingualParentWorkshops   Workshop Dates : April 29th - 5:30 - 6:45pm May 20th - 5:30 - 6:45pm June 3rd - 5:30 - 6:45pm PreK Application is Now Open! Details below! Learn more at chicagoearlylearning.org   Albany Park Theater Project 7th & 8th Graders Sign Up Today!   Attention 7th & 8th Graders! APTP TIME! is a six week after school program where teens come together for GAMES, FUN, PLAY, CONNECTION, & STORIES. APTP TIME! is a time to ACT, a time to DANCE/MOVE, a time to make MUSIC, a time to see what’s possible through PLAY! Apply Today!   Apply Here! Parent Organization Updates Important future events & Ways to be Involved! Local School Council     For more information, please visit the Bateman LSC Page or the CPS LSC Election Page. Bateman Boosters For more information, please visit https://www.friendsofbateman.org/ or reach out to [email protected] Digital Sign Celebrate In Style With The Digital Sign on Richmond! Does your Bateman student or family member have a birthday or other celebration coming up?  Celebrate them in style by submitting a personalized 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.  Use this form to submit a personalized message today! BAC & PAC   Please continue to take this survey to help plan upcoming parent workshops! Your insight is greatly appreciated!   Take the BAC Parent Workshop Interest Survey Other Updates Save the Dates, Community News, District Updates & much more! Chicago Public Library Events Check them out below!   Join the Chicago Public Library Foundation’s first ever Read-A-Thon from April 5 to May 21. Readers of all ages are welcome to participate. You can also read as a team! Proceeds benefit lifelong learning at Chicago Public Library. Register Here!   Vaccination Links Check them out below! Both Loyola and Rush allow people to schedule vaccine appointments through their patient portals (MyChart-see below).  Anyone can create an account and schedule vaccine appointments when available. Click here to learn more!   FACE to FACE Parent Workshops As our district continues to navigate through challenging times, we want our families and students to know we are here to support them. Family and Community Engagement in Education (FACE2) has launched a series of virtual workshops that help families build on their strengths. Offerings will be designed by experts and include various topics in the following areas: Academics Mental health Arts and self-care Socio-emotional learning Technology assistance Direct access to experts from the field BIT.LY/FACEPARENT [email protected] 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!  Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* Want to change how you receive these emails? 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