School Supplies: A Gift to our Bateman Families

7/24/2020

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A Small Gift to our Bateman Family

Dear Bateman Families and Friends,

We are writing to you today from a lens of empathy and support. Parents, we know you have been juggling a tremendous amount - even more so than normal - and many families have been impacted financially throughout the past several months. With so many unknowns about the upcoming year, we would like to take one potential area of stress off of your plates.

For the upcoming school year, whether we are teaching and learning together in person or remotely, you will not need to purchase any new school supplies. All supplies will be purchased through the school so that there is no concern about cross contamination of supplies and your family will remain safe by not going to a store to buy supplies. If your child would like to have a particular folder, notebook, or marker set, we encourage you to keep them at home. Students will still have the opportunity at school to individualize their materials, as we know ownership over supplies is incredibly important for buy-in of that special notebook or folder. We all remember those days, right?

We will be providing students with all supplies teachers have recommended per grade level. Should we come together in September, the district will be providing 3 masks per child. We encourage you to still provide at least one mask for your child(ren) to ensure safe practices are in place.

We hope this provides you with an opportunity to take a deep breath! If you have already purchased supplies for your child(ren), we appreciate your proactiveness and hope that supplies provided by Bateman will be a great supplement for this coming year.

Please remember to sign up for a community session (see details below) to provide your feedback to the district for the reopening framework and to take the district survey by July 31st. We have heard from many of you and appreciate you taking the time to let your voice be heard!

Stay well and #BeBateman!

Warm regards,

Georgia & Kate

CPS Reopening Framework Feedback Survey

CPS 2020 Preliminary Reopening Framework - English

CPS Reapertura de Escuelas en 2020: Marco Preliminar

Date: Monday, July 27, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Language: English
Registration Link: https://cpsreopeningconversation1.eventbrite.com

Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Language: Spanish
Registration Link: https://cpsreopeningconversation2.eventbrite.com

Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Language: Spanish
Registration Link: https://cpsreopeningconversation3.eventbrite.com

Date: Thursday, July 30, 2020
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Language: English
Registration Link: https://cpsreopeningconversation4.eventbrite.com

Date: Friday, July 31, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Language: English
Registration Link: https://cpsreopeningconversation5.eventbrite.com

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