Dear Bateman Families & Friends,

Thank you for your overwhelmingly positive feedback from the parent survey. We are grateful for your insights and appreciate your honest recommendations as we remain committed to continuous improvement. It is evident that we are all here to support our students to succeed. There will be many opportunities for further feedback from parents and in the upcoming weeks, our teachers will be administering a school wide student survey to ensure our student voices and feedback are elevated.

We've witnessed strong classroom communities established, as well as true partnerships being formed between students, parents, and teachers. This week, you will notice an even greater initiative for small group instruction. Many teachers will be gathering data on an individual basis that will be utilized to further inform instruction. We encourage you to refrain from assisting your child during small group time. It is sometimes difficult to hold back or see your child struggling -  as parents ourselves, we completely understand - but it is often these times that provide a true sense and direction for the teacher!

We congratulate each of your efforts to ensure your child is fully present during learning time with minimal distractions. As a friendly reminder, the expectation for daily attendance is that students are present during synchronous time with video cameras on. Further attendance updates are included below.

Thank you for all you continue to do to #BeBatemanSTRONG!

Warmly,

Georgia and Kate

Dear Bateman Families & Friends,

We did it! We successfully began the school year in partnership with each of you! By the end of the week, we are proud to say that we reached 98% attendance! We are incredibly grateful for the amount of positive feedback we have received from the community and our educators are feeling your support. We know this is a lot to navigate and that hiccups are bound to happen; however, with your trust, communication, and enthusiasm we will only continue to foster a sound support system for each of our children.

As we adapt to our new schedules and learning opportunities, your feedback will be instrumental in ensuring growth for all students. We ask that you provide constructive feedback on how we have adopted CPS' vision for Remote Learning. Please provide Week 1 Remote Learning Feedback by Friday, September 18th. 

This week, you'll notice that teachers will begin practicing moving into small groups with students to begin individualized instruction. Educators will be using this week to assist students in transitioning from one Google Meet to another while gathering data to inform their instruction.

Finally, in order to streamline keeping track of who is absent each day, we have made a slight adjustment to our Attendance Policy and Procedure. Throughout Remote Learning, if your child is absent, please complete the Electronic Absence Form by 8:15 am in addition to emailing your child's teacher. Thank you!

We will #BeBatemanSTRONG!

Warmly,

Georgia and Kate

Back to School Forms

At the beginning of each school year, all Chicago Public Schools are required to collect specific information from each enrolled student. Parents must complete the following forms and follow the steps for turning in each form to the school.

Please complete one set of forms per child.  All forms must be emailed to batemanoffice@cps.edu or returned to the school at Door 1 by 3:15pm on Wednesday, September 23rd.  Please read the directions for email submissions carefully and select one method of delivery (either all email or all in person).

Email is highly encouraged. Please email all forms together in one email per child. The subject of the email should include your child's First Name/Last Name_HomeroomNumber. For example, KateKloepper_106.

1.  Family Income Information Form
**SUPER IMPORTANT** This form provides information that is tied to school funding. This form requires an original signature - electronic signatures are not accepted. To email this form, please complete, print, sign, scan, email.

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2.  Request for Emergency and Health Information
This form requires all emergency contact information including phone number, email address, and contacts who are deemed appointed emergency contacts.

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3.  School Messaging Consent Form
This form provides the school permission to send robocalls to the phone numbers listed within the contact information tied to your child(ren)'s Aspen account.

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Dear Bateman Parents,

iBienvenidos! Welcome to the 2020-2021 School Year! While this September is unlike any other, we know the year ahead will bring familiar feelings of joy, community, and growth.

We know that this entire endeavor would not be possible without the strong partnership between teachers, parents, and students. Even after the countless hours of preparation for Tuesday, we know there will be hiccups. We ask the same of you that we do of our students when they might get frustrated: stop and take a deep breath. You are doing your best. Our educators are doing their best. And we all want the best for our children.  In a typical year, our educators have this week planned out by the minute (with a Plan B!) and even with the same level of planning, if not more, the week ahead brings many unknowns. This week, ask that we all practice an extra dose of patience, communication, and grace.

We continue to ask ourselves; "What have we forgotten? Where can we provide more support?" and we look forward to hearing your feedback to continuously improve. With that said, below you will find important information that will set your children up for success before the first day of virtual classes on Tuesday, September 8th at 8:15 am. We hope that this information helps you and your children start the year off remotely with success. Please feel free to email us at bateman.cps.edu,  if you have any questions or need more information. 

We will #BeBatemanSTRONG!

Warmly,

Georgia and Kate

Essentials Information

Each day, your child will participate in an Essentials Class for 30 minutes of synchronous instruction and 30 minutes of asynchronous instruction! This essential part of the day will keep your child engaged in physical activity, artistic expression, language development, and healthy habits! 

To simplify this for students and families to access live lessons with Essentials teachers, your child's homeroom will participate in the same class each day for one week (Week A) and then rotate with a different class for the next week (Week B). We have paired an art with a physical activity per quarter. The essentials your child's homeroom does not participate in during Quarter 1 will be scheduled for Quarter 2!

Need further information? 

Click below for written instructions in
English and Spanish!

Please be advised that QR Codes are given to PK - 2 Grade!

Dear Bateman Family,

Today we officially welcomed back our staff to the beginning of the new school year! While we could not greet them with our annual BBQ, it was wonderful to hear planning occurring in socially distanced hallway meetings, see supply bags receiving their final touches, and witness virtual teaching space creations! We know many have already been in contact with their new homerooms and all are eager to collaborate with each of you!

Over the past few weeks, we have put all our efforts into preparing for a successful school year. Through everything, we are so thankful for our Bateman Family! The continued collaborative efforts inspire us as we begin a very unconventional school year. 

Our top priority continues to be supporting all students and their families. Thank you to each of the participants in Friday's Local School Council Meeting, where we explained in great detail regarding the plan for this year. Please take a moment to watch this video  or review the presentation slides created by the Bateman Leadership Team that further explains the Remote Learning Expectations provided by the district. It is important to note that we have adapted the guidance to fit the needs of our Bateman community. The video includes information regarding:

• The 7 Remote Learning Expectations

• Remote Learning Policies

• Curriculum and Instruction, including the framework grade band schedule 

• Diverse Learner Support

• English Learner Support

• Social- Emotional Support 

If you still have lingering questions regarding our remote start to the school year after watching the video and reviewing the Bateman FAQ for Remote Learning, please feel free to contact us at bateman@cps.edu. Please note that we are continuously adding new sections to the Bateman FAQ for Remote Learning to keep information as pertinent as possible. Please continue to check back on this document, which will be centralized within the Remote Learning section of our website. Additionally, teachers will be emailing student versions of schedules to parents  on Wednesday afternoon.

We have several exciting upcoming events. For more information about these events, please ensure you are subscribed to the Bateman Buzz!

• Kindergarten Virtual Orientation: Tuesday, September 1st @ 10am

• PreK Virtual Orientations: Wednesday, September 2nd @ 10am

• Supply Pick Ups: Week of August 31st

• First Day of School!: Tuesday, September 8th @ 8:15am

• Virtual Curriculum Night: Wednesday, September 23rd @ 5:30pm 

The flexibility and understanding of our Bateman community has been tremendous. We encourage you to stay connected to the Bateman Facebook page, Twitter and the Bateman Buzz for the latest information regarding learning models in the coming months. 

We are looking forward to a wonderful 2020 school year!

Warm regards, 

Georgia and Kate

Dear Bateman Family,

Connection is one of the most special parts of our community. While we are sure each of us has felt small moments of disconnection in the past months, it has truly restored our sense of connection to see each of our students, learn and plan with our teachers, and visit with parents both live and virtually throughout the past week. What a treat to be able to spend our mornings this week seeing the smiling faces of our community! We hope your hearts have felt just as full as ours!

Our teachers have been putting in countless hours leading up to Tuesday ensuring this year is a true success! They have curated curriculum, explored new virtual engagement tools, created toolkits for home and coordinated across teams so that our students experience high quality, supported lessons each day.

Below, please find links to finalized schedule by grade level. This schedule includes the times of each subject and what to expect during that time period.  We will be adding this to the updated Remote Learning Section of the website.  Your child's teacher has been and will continue to reach out to you this week to connect and build the foundations of a trusting partnership! At the beginning of each week, please look for an email from your child's teacher with a more detailed schedule including classroom links, assignments, and weekly learning targets. We know that the partnership will only continue to strengthen as the year begins!

We look forward to welcoming back more families throughout the rest of our Supply Pick Ups this week and remain committed to staying connected as one Bateman Community! Together, we will #BeBatemanStrong!

Warm regards, 

Georgia and Kate