Happy First Day of School, Bateman!

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View this email in your browser Happy First Day! BATEMAN WEBSITE   |  TRADUCIR ESTA PAGINA  |   TEACHER WEBSITES   |  CONTACT US Dear Bateman Families and Friends, We officially welcomed over 900 students this morning for the start of the 2023-2024 school year! We cannot thank you enough for helping make today such a smooth and successful first day of school. Our theme of GROWing Together 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 Upcoming Dates at a Glance Click here to access the Monthly Calendar and add events to your personal calendar! 2023-2024 CPS Calendar [English | Español] See further details regarding all of these events & more below! 2023-2024 School Year [View full 2023-2024 CPS Calendar Here] Tuesday, August 22nd: Kindergarten Parent BooHoo Coffee @ 8:30am Thursdays, August 24th & 31st: Dine to Donate at Angelo's | 4pm - 10pm Friday, August 25th: Fall 23-24 FORGE Application Opens Tuesday, Aug. 29th & Thursday, Aug. 31st: 6th-8th Boys Soccer Tryouts Wednesday, Aug. 30th & Friday, Sept. 1st: Girls Volleyball Tryouts Monday, September 4th: No School | Labor Day Thursday, September 7th: Curriculum Night @ 5pm Friday, September 29th: Bateman Mile Walk-A-Thon Important Links 2023-2024 School Year At-A-Glance 2023-2024 Who To Go To Parent Portal SchoolSupply Lists Lunch Menu Become a Volunteer Arrival and Dismissal All students should be prepared to enter the building at 8:05am. Please see the map below for your child(ren)'s arrival and dismissal location.   Breakfast and Lunch To view our breakfast lunch menus, please visit CPS Meal Viewer and select the dropdown menu for your grade band (ie. PreK Lunch vs. K-8 Lunch). Bateman Wellness Policy As we begin the school year, please take a few moments to review our school wellness policies.  We appreciate your attention to these policies, and thank you for helping to keep Bateman a healthy school! Bateman Approved Snack List Wellness Policy Reminders   Bateman Student & Parent Handbook Educators will be reviewing updated policies and routines with students throughout this week. We encourage you to read the Student & Parent Handbook to familiarize yourself and reinforce the expectations at home. Upcoming Events These events are all within the next 2 weeks! Kindergarten Parent BooHoo Coffee Tuesday, August 22nd | Bateman Playground Kindergarten caretakers are invited to stay for a cup of coffee, community building, and maybe a few tears right after drop off on Tuesday, August 22nd! We know this is a big week for parents, as well as students! Stay to get to know other parents and caretakers, as well as administration! We look forward to seeing you on the playlot! Dine to Donate at Angelo's Thursday, August 24th & Thursday, August 31st from 4pm-10pm Join us for a Dine to Donate at Angelo's Wine Bar located at 3026 W Montrose Ave on Thursday, August 24th and Thursday, August 31st from 4:00PM - 10:00PM! Be sure to mention 'Bateman' and Angelo's Wine Bar will give 20% back to support ALL students at Bateman Elementary School. Dine in, takeout or delivery via https://angeloswinebar.lightspeedordering.com/ or phone (773-539-0111) ONLY. Use promotion code BATEMAN. Cannot be used with any 3rd party vendors   6th-8th Grade Boys Soccer Tryouts Tuesday, August 29th & Thursday, August 31st 6th-8th Grade Girls Volleyball Tryouts Wednesday, August 30th & Friday, September 1st Morning Care at Bateman Registration is Now Open If your family is in need of Morning Care (7:15am - 8:15am), register today! Bateman is proud to offer our community extended hours to accommodate all family schedules. Please click below to learn about payment schedules, cost, and logistics. Registration is linked below. Register for Morning Care Preschool After Care at Bateman Registration is Now Open Registration is now open for preschool families in need of child care for the 2023-2024 after school hours! There are two after care programs at Bateman - Preschool After Care and Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club (K-8). Please click below to learn more about the Preschool Program and to Register. Register for Preschool After Care Neighborhood Boys & Girls Club Registration is Now Open Bateman partners with the Neighborhood Boys & Girls Club to provide after care for students in grades Kindergarten - 8th Grade. Click here for all information and to register your child for NBGC! Register for NBGC FORGE Application Window Opening Soon! Application Window: September 25th - September 1st .     FORGE Program Overview | English FORGE Program Overview | Spanish Save the Dates Bateman Walk-a-Thon We are thrilled to announce that our Bateman Walk-a-Thon will be returning this year on Friday, September 29th!  Please keep an eye open for next week's Buzz for event information!  All proceeds will benefit Physical Education and Athletics at Bateman. Bateman's Night Out with the Chicago Fire October 7th, 2023 Join us for a Chicago Fire FC soccer match on October 7th to help support the Fire and Bateman PE and Athletics!  We will receive $5 for each ticket sold, with the proceeds benefitting our Physical Education and Athletics Department.  The match on October 7th is also Fan Appreciation Night! Please click this link to view the match flyer: Bateman/Chicago Fire Flyer Discounted tickets are available for purchase using the following link: https://fevo.me/bateman  If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Nowak at jdnowak@cps.edu. Thank you for your support, and Let's Go Blaze! Local School Council Updates Community Updates Updates from Chicago Public Schools & Our Community 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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