Bateman Buzz | 2021-2022; VOL 1

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Bateman Buzz 2021-2022; VOL 1 BATEMAN WEBSITE   |  TRADUCIR ESTA PAGINA  |   TEACHER WEBSITES   |  CONTACT US Message from Administration Dear Bateman Family, It has been so exciting to kick off the 2021-22 School Year last week! Thank you for your partnership as we continue to navigate education during this global pandemic. Our students did a fantastic job and our staff’s significant efforts generated an inclusive, welcoming environment to begin the year. Thank you for your understanding and ongoing cooperation with our COVID-19 prevention policies and procedures to help protect our children, our families, and our staff and their families. We will continue to enforce safe practices to prevent, promptly identify, and respond to potential COVID-19 cases. We have received several questions regarding individual circumstances and have categorized the concerns to address common questions below.   COVID-19 Protocol Reminders Please be reminded that if you do receive a positive test result, it is imperative that you report the positive results to the Office of Student Health & Wellness or call 773-553-KIDS. Only self-reported cases will indicate the need for next steps in our district. Transparency is key to ensuring all of our students remain safe. 2021-22 Opening of School Plans: The CPS external guidance will continue to be updated on SY22 External Guidance: Parents, Educators, and Partners as this year unfolds. Please review the varying scenarios: Children with Symptoms at Home If…. A child is sick with any COVID-19 symptoms (Fever 100.4 or higher, chills, cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell, new muscle or body aches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, runny nose or congestion, fatigue) Then… Call your child’s healthcare provider Get child tested for COVID-19 and stay home while awaiting results Inform your childs’ teachers of any absence and complete an absence note Negative COVID-19 results:   Stay home until illness is over Symptoms have steadily improved Fever free for 24 hrs without medication No uncontrollable cough No vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hrs Siblings should stay home until a negative test result or alternative diagnosis is received for the symptomatic child.  Positive COVID results:   The student must isolate for 10 days from start of illness Non fully vaccinated household members (siblings, etc.) must quarantine 14 days from the date of last contact or end of student’s isolation)   Child/Staff  Exhibits Symptoms During School Please reference the Sick Student Guide for Families  If… A child or staff member exhibits COVID-like symptoms at school, including a Fever (100.4°F or higher), New onset of moderate to severe headache, Shortness of breath, New cough, Sore throat, Vomiting, Diarrhea, New loss of sense of taste or smell, Fatigue from unknown cause, Muscle or body aches from unknown cause Then… Students and staff MUST remain home from school for at least 10 days AND improvement of symptoms OR until they receive negative test results OR alternative diagnosis. Siblings should stay home until a negative test result or alternative diagnosis is received for the symptomatic child. If negative, they can return to school following a negative test: At a minimum, the individual must be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication and have had no diarrhea or vomiting in the previous 24 hours. Other diseases have specific criteria for when a student or staff member can return to school. A doctor’s note documenting the alternative diagnosis or a negative COVID-19 test result should accompany a student or staff member returning to school with an alternative diagnosis after experiencing COVID-like symptoms.  If diagnosed with an alternative diagnosis, they must meet the criteria for returning to school for the illness with which they have been diagnosed. A doctor’s note must accompany the child to return to school. If positive, please report their results to the Office of Student Health and Wellness cps.edu/COVIDresults. If they do not test, they must stay home for 10 days from the onset of symptoms AND for 24 hours (without fever reducing medication) AND improvement of symptoms.  All students and staff sent home with COVID-like symptoms should be sent home and isolated until they are diagnostically tested. Vaccination status does not impact those experiencing COVID-like symptoms. Those experiencing COVID-like symptoms must stay home and get tested regardless of vaccination status.    COVID-19 Close Contact at Home COVID-19 Protocol for Families | Protocolo COVID-19 para familias If… Someone (household member, friend, or visitor) that the student was in close contact with has tested positive. Then… Entire household must quarantine for 14 days from the last date of exposure. Testing is encouraged between 3-5 days after the last date of exposure. COVID-19 positive person must isolate for 10 days from start of the illness (or 10 days from the date of test if no symptoms) Fully vaccinated household members who are not experiencing symptoms do not need to quarantine. It is recommended that they be tested 3-5 days after the last day of exposure   COVID-19 Positive Exposure in Classroom CPS Protocol for Positive Case | CPS Protocolo para un Caso Positivo How does contact tracing work? | ¿Cómo funciona el rastreo de contactos? If… A child or staff member tests positive for COVID-19 Then… It is imperative that the parent report the positive case to CPS at cps.edu/covidresults so that the contact tracing can begin When a confirmed or probable case of COVID-19 is identified in school, the CPS contact tracing team will determine if the individual was in the building while contagious and establish who were close contacts After completing an interview with the individual who tested positive and reviewing entrance logs of the school, the contact tracing team will notify any individuals who were identified as close contact of the need to quarantine for 10 days and will be provided a return to school date  Quarantined students will be provided chromebooks for remote instruction  The school will send a notification informing the community when a confirmed case was present in the building Siblings of students in different classrooms are considered secondary exposure and will not be required to quarantine   Domestic Travel CPS Travel Guidance If… A family decides to travel and is returning from a high-risk (orange) state Then… Get tested with a viral test 3-5 days after travel AND stay home and self-quarantine for a full 7 days. Even if you test negative, stay home and self-quarantine for the full 7 days. If you don’t get tested, stay home and self-quarantine for 10 days after travel. Fully vaccinated travelers are not required to quarantine if they are asymptomatic and fully vaccinated. They must monitor their health for 14 days after travel and if they experience symptoms potentially consistent with COVID-19, they must self-isolate until clinical evaluation and COVID testing.     Instructional Support for COVID-19 Quarantined Students: Students under a COVID-19 quarantine (not including for travel) will be provided a connection to their classes through a combination of live-streamed broadcasts of their classes and access to materials and lessons through our learning management systems (Seesaw and/or Google Classroom). As our teachers focus on the students within their classes, instructional support for COVID-19 Quarantined Students will differ from previous hybrid and remote learning and look different for various grade levels. Staff will need 24-hours’ notice to post Zoom links and organize materials/chromebooks that will be available for students at door #4.  Important links to reference: How does contact tracing work? ¿Cómo funciona el rastreo de contactos?   As a reminder, you should have received a copy of the Health Screener Attestation Form yesterday in your child’s backpack. It is imperative that you sign and return the form by Friday, September 10th. All parents must complete a daily health screener prior to sending children to school. If they are exhibiting anyCOVID-19 symptoms they must stay home for the day. Please don’t hesitate to reach out for help with any of this information. We are here to help navigate through all of this together. Thank you for your continued support. Warm regards, Ms. Davos & Ms. Kloepper Helpful School Information Bateman Protocols & Procedures   Quarter 1 Attestation Form Click Here to View the Quarter 1 Attestation Form ----- CPS Breakfast & Lunch Menus Click Here to View all CPS Menus ----- Bateman Approved Snack List Click Here to View the Bateman Snack List ------ Upcoming Dates at a Glance Click here to access the Monthly Calendar and add events to your personal calendar! See further details regarding all of these events & more below! Essentials Week B THIS WEEK   All Week: Boosters Pledge Drive is Live! NEXT WEEK   Wednesday, September 15th: **In Person** LSC Meeting | 5:30pm | Auditorium Wednesday, September 15th: Dine to Donate at SONIC! | All Day LOOKING AHEAD   Tuesday, September 21st: Fall Picture Day Wednesday, September 22nd: Virtual Curriculum Night | 5:30pm Friday, September 24th: Dine to Donate at Miko's | 3pm - 9pm   2021-2022 Year at a Glance Calendar What's the Buzz? Upcoming Events These events are all within the next 2 weeks! Bateman Art Galleries   Looking for a way to support the visual arts in our school? This year, Ms. Chrisman and Ms. Tambone, along with the Bateman Beautification Team, have big plans to spruce up specific areas within our school by featuring student artists. These gallery style wall installations will feature artists of all ages in varying sizes of black frames. The Target links below will lead you straight to the exact sizes for the gallery walls! If you choose to purchase one to support this initiative, please bring it to the North Office labeled "Attention Ms. Chrisman & Ms. Tambone". Floating 12X12 Frame ($15) Matted 12X12 Frame ($13) 12X18 Matted Frame ($18) 8X10 Matted Frame ($13) SONIC Dine to Donate! Wednesday, September 15th from 6am - 12am   Please join us ALL DAY at Sonic on 1022 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 for our first September Dine to Donate! Make sure to mention Bateman and Sonic will donate 15% back to our students!  **No 3rd party vendors**     Bateman Boosters Back-to-School Pledge Drive! Happening Now!   Let’s kick-off the NEW school year with NEW technology for the kids. Please consider making a one-time or ongoing donation to reach our goal of outfitting Bateman Elementary with new Interactive White Boards in EVERY classroom. The Back-to-School Pledge Drive goal is $3,000 - the cost to outfit one classroom with new, needed technology. Donate Now! DonorBox/PayPal: https://donorbox.org/bateman-boosters-pledge-drive Zelle: FriendsofBateman@gmail.com Check: Payable to Bateman Boosters   5th-8th Fall Sports Update Please Provide your Feedback!   As we prepare to organize our sports teams for this school year, we would like to gauge interest in each of the sports that we will offer.  Please review the following information as it includes details about each sport as well as an update regarding participation in CPS sports this school year.  If you are interested in your child joining one of our teams, then please complete the survey using the link below.  Sports are offered for 5th-8th grade. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Nowak at jdnowak@cps.edu.  Please note that completing the survey does not mean your child has registered for a specific team.  This survey is for informational purposes only. Please CLICK HERE to Take the Sports Program Survey CPS COVID VACCINE AND TESTING POLICY This school year, CPS policy states that in order for students in 5th-12th grade to participate in the CPS Sports Program, they must meet one of the following criteria:                  -If eligible to be vaccinated, the student must be fully vaccinated.                  -If eligible to be vaccinated but is not fully vaccinated, the student must take part in weekly COVID testing.                  -If not yet eligible to be vaccinated, the student must take part in weekly COVID testing.                  -In order to meet the vaccine requirement, an elementary school student must be fully vaccinated by September 30th, 2021.                    -If a student is not fully vaccinated and does not participate in weekly COVID testing, then the student is not eligible to participate in the CPS Sports Program.                  -More information regarding weekly COVID testing for sports will be provided at a later date. SPORTS OFFERED 5th/6th and 7th/8th Boys Soccer (September-November) 5th/6th and 7th/8th Girls Volleyball (September-November) 5th/6th and 7th/8th Boys Basketball (December-March) 5th/6th and 7th/8th Girls Basketball (December-March) 5th/6th and 7th/8th Girls Soccer (April-June) 5th/6th and 7th/8th Boys Volleyball (April June) GAMES AND PRACTICES Games will generally take place at 4:30 (5th/6th) or 5:30 (7th/8th) on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Practice days and times will be determined by the coach. TRANSPORTATION Students and their families are responsible for their own transportation to and from practices and games. FEES There will be a fee to purchase a team jersey. Click to Take the Fall Sports Survey! Save the Dates School Pictures Tuesday, September 21st   Let's see those smiles, Bateman! Please disregard the flyer that was previously sent home to parents. The original date of September 21st still remains as the correct day for School Pictures this fall!   Virtual Curriculum Night Wednesday, September 22nd   Come to learn about the targeted goals your child will achieve this school year! You will meet with your child's teacher and learn about curricular goals, instructional strategies and more to look forward to this upcoming school year! .  Miko's Italian Ice Dine to Donate! Friday, September 24th from 3pm-9pm   Please join us for an after school sweet treat at Miko's Italian Ice on 4125 N Kimball! Miko's is Donating 100% back to Bateman from 3pm - 9pm!! Make sure to mention Bateman!    Local School Council Updates Join us for our first **In person** meeting of the year in the Bateman Auditorium on Wednesday, September 15th at 5:30pm. To learn more about the Bateman LSC, please visit the LSC Page on the Bateman Website! 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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