Happy First Day of School, Bateman!

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View this email in your browser Happy First Day of School, Bateman! BATEMAN WEBSITE   |  TRADUCIR ESTA PAGINA  |   TEACHER WEBSITES   |  CONTACT US Good afternoon Bateman Families! We officially welcomed over 900 students this morning for the start of the 2022-2023 school year! Our theme this year is “All Hands on Deck” - we are Diving in to Engage and Connect with our Kids!  We cannot thank you enough for helping make today such a smooth and successful first day of school. All Hands on Deck includes every single member of our community to ensure our children receive the best - from our educators, to our parents, and all who come together to support our kids. We are looking forward to making this school year our strongest yet! Students spent today engaging in get to know me tasks, building community in their new classrooms, learning routines, and having fun! We were so impressed with how many remembered the Blaze Ways right from the first day of school.  Please remember that all parents will need to wait outside tomorrow morning during arrival. Our students did a remarkable job coming right in today and were ready to learn! We know they will be ready to do the same moving forward. We want to hear how your day went! Please let us know here. Check out the dismissal times and locations below so you know where to meet your child to hear all about their day! Looking forward to a wonderful year ahead! Warmly,  Ms. Davos & Ms. Kloepper Arrival & Dismissal   Dismissal Locations: PK: Door 4 & Door 2 (Room 102PM) K: South gate on Richmond 1st: North Gate on Richmond 2nd: North Gate along alleyway 3rd-8th: Playground 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! LOOKING AHEAD Wednesday, August 24th: New student Orientation (during school) Friday, August 26th: Kindergarten BooHoo Coffee | 9am Tuesday, August 30th: Dine to Donate at Easy Street | 4pm - 10pm Monday, September 5th: No School | Labor Day Wednesday, September 7th: LSC Meeting | 4:30pm Friday, September 9th: Movie on the Turf | 7pm Thursday, September 15th: Curriculum Night | 5pm Upcoming Events These events are all within the next 2 weeks! Sign up for Weekly COVID Testing Open Now!   Would you like your child to participate in weekly Covid-19 testing for the 2022-2023 school year? Every CPS student who wants to enroll in weekly testing this school year MUST complete a new consent form.  Parents or guardians canclick here to complete this year’s consent form. Please refer tothis guide if you need assistance.         Sign up for Weekly COVID-19 Testing Here! 2022-2023 School Supply Lists   Do you want to get ahead of ordering your child's school supplies for next year? School Tool Box orders are online starting Thursday, June 3rd! Visit schooltoolbox.org to view your child's list and have supplies shipped directly to your house!   2022-2023 MealViewer Chicago Public Schools has made viewing the lunch schedule per school more accessible! Check out the new platform, MealViewer, to see our school specific information for meals.    Signing Up is easy! Go to https://schools.mealviewer.com/district/Chicago%20Public%20Schools or download the mobile app and register for a free account. Create a profile for you and your students by first selecting their school.  Set up your student’s profile by selecting the appropriate allergens and let them favorite their most loved meals. Now you will receive notifications every time any of these are served For guidance on using Mealviewer and the Mealviewer App, see the links below: Setting Up a User Profile  Nutritional Calculator MV App Walkthrough (English) MV App Walkthrough (Spanish) Vaccination Records Please make sure your child's vaccination records are updated in our school system. We will have a table at the Back to School Bash to update your child's record. If you would like to provide your child’s vaccination record ahead of time, please email a photo copy to Nurse Anna at [email protected]. Kindergarten BooHoo Coffee Friday, August 26th at 9am   Kindergarten parents and caretakers are invited to join us to celebrate their child's first week of Kindergarten! What an accomplishment! Join us for some coffee and get to know fellow Kindergarten parents to make connections right from the start of school!   Dine to Donate at Easy Street Tuesday, August 30th at 4pm-10pm   Save the Date - Next Week - Tuesday, August 30, 4-10pm   Join us next week for our first official Dine to Donate of the 2022-2023 School Year at Easy Street Pizza Irving Park, 2922 W Irving Park Rd. Dine-in, Carry out or Order Delivery directly from Easy Street on Irving Park ONLY: https://easystreetpizzachicago.com/irving-park/ Be sure to mention “BATEMAN” or note on online orders and 20% of all sales will benefit Bateman Elementary School.   **No third-party delivery services will count toward fundraising**   Mabel's Labels Order Today!   Who wants to write your child's name on everything for Back to School when you can order labels!? Save yourself some time while supporting our school with Mabel's Labels!    Local School Council Updates BAC & PAC We look forward to an exciting year with the BAC & PAC! Visit our table at the Back to School Bash on Friday, August 19th! Bateman Boosters Digital Sign Does your Bateman student, family member, or neighbor 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! ¿Se acerca el cumpleaños u otra celebracion de su estudiante o miembro de la familia? ¡Celebren con estilo enviándole un mensaje personalizado en el gigantesco cartel digital de Bateman, localizado en Richmond Street! Hay espacios limitados y se tienen que reservar 3 semanas con anticipación. El costo es $10 por mensaje. ¡Utilice este formulario para enviar un mensaje personalizado hoy! Community Updates Updates from Chicago Public Schools & Our Community Horner Park Farmers Market Kids' Day! Saturday, September 17th   Save the Date for Kids' Day at the Horner Park Farmers Market! Visit https://hornerpark.org/farmers-market/ for all information on the Farmers Market.    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? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|*