Dear Bateman Families and Friends,

Quarter 2 is quickly coming to a close in the next few weeks!  We will be wrapping up our units of study and can't wait to see all of the great student work in the upcoming days!  Students are gearing up to celebrate their learning and share all of their progress with the community on our Quarter 2 Showcase Day on February 4th!  Formerly known as investigation days, parents will be invited in to share in a celebration of learning with their children.  Teachers will be reaching out with further details in the upcoming weeks!  We hope everyone will be to join us!

Also...The flu season is here!  Please remind your children to wash their hands frequently and get a good night sleep!  If your child has a fever or is vomiting, please keep your child at home.  Students may not return to school until they are fever free for 24 hours (non-medicated).  If you have to give your child Tylenol or Motrin to "get through the day", please keep your child at home so they can get the proper rest needed to recover.  We appreciate you doing your part to keep everyone healthy at school!

Be Empowered • Be Inclusive • Be Kind

Be Bateman!

All the best,
Georgia & Kate

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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

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Dear Bateman Families and Friends,

We hope you all had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving!  We are thrilled to come back to three full weeks of school together leading up to Winter Break.  This is a critical time to ensure students are on track and growing academically.  Please be mindful of the following key pieces to ensure your child(ren) make the best of this time:

Attendance: Our educators cannot do their jobs effectively without your child(ren) at school!  Please do your part in creating a routine that best supports your family to be at school on time each and every day.

Health:  As the flu season approaches, please remind your child(ren) of the importance of hand washing to keep germs to themselves!  If you have any spare clorox or lysol wipes, our classrooms will gladly accept the extra help to keep our classrooms germ free!

We know this is a very exciting time of year for our community and hope that you'll be able to join us for the many upcoming celebrations.  Please see below for save the dates for Winter Assemblies and be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the most up to date reminders!

Be Empowered • Be Inclusive • Be Kind

Be Bateman!

All the best,
Georgia & Kate

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Dear Bateman Families and Friends,

We are thrilled to share the news that for the fourth year in a row, Bateman has achieved a "1+" rating by CPS for 2019-2020 school year, which is the highest rating an elementary school can earn according to the School Quality Rating Policy! This rating is derived from a variety of factors including our students' attainment and growth on the MAP assessment (grades 2-8), our student attendance rate, and the student and staff results from the 5Essentials survey.  We are especially proud to share that we accomplished our goal of 75% of students being at or above reading level (attainment), the highest to date, according to SQRP.

While we believe the school rating is an indicator of the great things happening at Bateman every day, we also know that "success" for our students is measured in so many other ways.  Success is shown when Bateman students are empowered to think critically about their world, include all opinions regardless of background or need, and show their empathy and kindness in all situations.  

Some practices that we attribute to the success of the past year are the following:

• Our Educators. Our teachers never stop learning. Last year, teachers attended countless professional development sessions to further enhance their practices. Our teachers care immensely for every single child in our building and stop at no end to meet every need. All models at Bateman take high levels of collaboration across our staff to ensure that each student is growing and meeting grade level standards.
• Our Focus.  Teachers spent hours together to develop thoughtful curriculum and design differentiated learning tasks to meet the varied needs of our student population in alignment with our CIWP.  Teachers incorporated social action in assessments, strengthened their workshop and guided reading practices, and continuously analyzed data to inform instruction.  Educators met for two hours after school two times per quarter to analyze the progress of specific plans created for students who need extra supports at all levels.  Intervention and acceleration are a part of our daily practices at Bateman to bridge the opportunity gap in an effort to make Bateman equitable for all students.
• Our Students. Our students bring our building to life. They are celebrated and included in decisions. They learn empathy and are prepared for the real world through the inclusion model, which supports the whole child and allows for students to receive more individualized supports. Their culture, language, and identities are celebrated each and every day!
• Our Community.  We have seen our families come together in celebration throughout the past year like never before.  Through think-tank sessions, Dual Language meetings, or parent meetings - our community is greatly showing a true partnership in this important work: our children.

Be Empowered • Be Inclusive • Be Kind

Be Bateman!

All the best,
Georgia & Kate

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