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Dear Bateman Families and Friends,

We've had so many wonderful opportunities to gather and celebrate our school community! Thank you for joining us for our Quarter 1 Showcase. What a turn out! Additionally, over 1,300 were in attendance at our annual BOOOsterfest! We were overwhelmed with joy to see so many of our families having fun together. A huge thank you to all who made the event a great success! Finally, we had an incredible turn out yesterday at Report Card Pick Up. All of these moments of showing up to support your child(ren) have a profound impact on shaping your child(ren)'s future. Your partnership and investment in your child's education is admirable!

Halloween is this Tuesday, October 31, and I want all of our students to have a great time. But it’s also important to make sure everyone is safe and responsible while celebrating. Please ensure all costumes are appropriate in nature and adhere to the guidelines below.

Costumes cannot include any of the following:

• Full Face-Covering Masks

• Costumes must not demean any race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, condition, or gender

• Weapons (No guns, daggers, swords, or any other weapons)

• Horror costumes that may be too gory, including fake blood

Please be reminded that we are a healthy school! In accordance with school wellness policies...candy, cookies, chips, pop, juice that is not 100%, taffy apples, etc., are not allowed in school on Monday, Oct. 31 nor are the students to take home any “goody bags” that have been filled during the school day. There are two celebration days when these foods are allowed: the winter break classroom party (on Thursday) and the end of the school year classroom party. Thanks for your help in making Bateman a healthy school!

Below are some safety tips that can help kids have a safe and enjoyable time as they head out after school this Halloween. Parents, please remind your trick-or-treaters to do all of the following:

• Travel in pairs or small groups whenever possible.

• Communicate about their location and where they are going.

• Use reflective tape on their costumes to help cars and people see them better

• Stick to well-lit streets and always use the sidewalk.

• Carry a cell phone for emergencies, but remember to stay alert while walking.

• Pay close attention while crossing the street and while walking in parking lots.

• Go to the nearest business or populated area if feeling uncomfortable or threatened and call for help.

Please also make sure that your children are thoughtful when choosing their costumes. With all the unrest happening around the world right now, it’s important that we teach our kids to be sensitive to the feelings of others, and that they choose costumes that are respectful to people of all cultures and faiths.

Please help your children understand how to celebrate responsibly so that everyone can have a fun and safe Halloween this year. You can also visit our city’s guide to celebrating Halloween safely for additional resources.

To all those who celebrate, Happy Halloween! Please stay safe!

Warm Regards,
Ms. Davos & Ms. Kloepper

Snapshots from the Quarter 1 Showcase

Click Above to View Highlights from BOOOsterfest 2023!

THIS WEEK

Tuesday, October 31st: Tropical Optical Appointments

Tuesday, October 31st: PK-4 Halloween Parade @ 2pm

Wednesday, November 1st: LSC Meeting @ 9am | Library

Wednesday, November 1st: Bateman Boosters Meeting @ 6pm | Library

Friday, November 3rd: PAC Meeting @ 8:30am

Friday, November 3rd: BAC Meeting @ 9:15am

NEXT WEEK

Thursday, November 9th: GoCPS Application Window Closes

Thursday, November 9th: McTeacher Night @ McDonald's

Friday, November 10th: NO SCHOOL | Veteran's Day

LOOKING AHEAD

Tuesday, November 14th: School Picture Re-Takes

Tuesday, November 14th - Thursday, November 16th: Dine to Donate: Mima's Taste of Cuba 7am-8pm

November 20th - 24th: NO SCHOOL | Thanksgiving Break

Please join us for the annual Halloween Parade!

The Bateman girls volleyball team finished #2 in the conference! Come show your support and your Bateman pride as they battle Blaine in the quarter finals at 4:45pm at Center on Halsted (3656 N. Halsted).

Playoff schedule:

Quarter finals - Tuesday November 1: Bateman v. Blaine 4:45pm
Semi finals - Tuesday November 7: teams TBD game at 4:45pm

Finals - Wednesday November 8 - teams TBD game at 4:45

Congratulations to the Boys Soccer Team for clinching a playoff seat! They finished 5-3 and will be in the semifinals on either Wednesday or Thursday. Stay tuned for more details to come!

Wednesday, November 1 at 9am

Bateman Library

Please join us for the monthly LSC Meeting. All are welcome to attend meetings to learn more about the Bateman experience, share ideas and feedback, and celebrate news with the community. If you are not able to attend, the agenda and previously approved minutes are available on the Bateman website. All meetings will be in person this year. We hope to see you there!

Friday, November 3rd @ 8:30am

Bateman Library

Join the PAC for their next Parent Workshop! One of our very one teachers, Ms. Cindy Villalobos, will be presenting on Common Core in Math Instruction! We hope to see you there!

Orders due November 3rd!

In the weeks leading up to Dia de Muertos, many families embark on the heartfelt task of preparing their home altars, known as ofrendas, which serve as meaningful tributes to honor those who have passed away.

Within these ofrendas, families lovingly place photographs of their dearly departed, alongside cherished mementos like a beloved book, a meaningful trinket, or even a symbol representing their favorite food or beverage. Personal letters are also included.

These ofrendas encompass traditional elements, including water, candles, vibrant marigolds, intricate paper flowers, and the Pan de Muerto, a delicious Mexican sweet bread.

We invite your family to participate in Bateman Elementary's celebration of this beautiful cultural tradition, as a way to remember and pay homage to our beloved departed. You can contribute by bringing a photograph of your cherished loved one, a small token that holds significance to their memory, or a heartfelt letter dedicated to them.

You can send these special items with your child starting next week, on October 30th. The construction of our Dia de los Muertos ofrendas has already commenced on all floors of our school. We anticipate having the ofrendas fully decorated and ready by November 2nd.

Come support our school and stop by McDonald's on Addison! Bateman educators will be serving the community dinner on Thursday, November 7th from 4pm-7pm! You never know who you'll see!

***Important Reminder!*** ALL students must be appropriately dressed for Physical Education Classes; Essentials days have changed for the new quarter and PE is on a new day! Please support your child in participating safely and fully in PE by wearing gym shoes!

Vendor applications are open for our annual Winter Craft Sale! If you are interested in having a table at the Winter Craft Sale, please click here! 100% of the money received by the applicants will go toward helping the music department. Please contact Linda Mondragon with all questions!

Looking Ahead at Bateman

2925 W. Irving Park Rd from 7am - 8pm.

Dine-in or Carryout only.

No delivery or 3rd party apps.

Must mention "BATEMAN" and 15% will be donated back to the school.

Important Updates for the High School Application Process

Updates regarding the HSAT for 8th Grade Families

Congratulations to our 8th Graders! All students were successful in taking the HSAT on Tuesday, October 24th! Please be reminded that the GoCPS Process ends on November 9th!

Please contact Counselor Rivera with any questions!

Thank you for joining the PAC on Friday with Ms. Rivera's presentation of the High School Process! We had a great turnout at both meetings!

Wednesday, November 1st at 6pm in the Bateman Library.

Kids are always welcome! Meeting agenda will be posted on the Friends of Bateman website and the Bateman school calendar on Wednesday before the meeting.

Another BOOOsterfest is in the books! We had an incredible turnout (over 1,300 people!), the best weather, great food, and fun for all ages. As always with BOOOsterfest, we rely on volunteers for every single aspect of it. The names are too numerous to list here, but to those of you who volunteered your time to build the haunted houses, act in the haunted houses, plan activities, build games, put together spiders, set up tables, decorate your cars, buy pounds and pounds of candy, get pied in the face over and over, manage volunteers, put flyers around the neighborhood, babysit, sell tickets, screen print t-shirts, paint faces, man booths, and help BOOOsterfest run in it's fabulous way, we say THANK YOU!! There were many happy kids on Saturday. We can't wait for next year!!

• 11/9: BFC Meeting @ Leader Bar, 7:30pm
• 11/14: BINGO FUNdraiser @ Templestowe, 7pm to 9pm
• 12/2: Cradles to Crayons, 12:30pm to 2pm - Volunteer link Coming Soon!
• 1/11: BFC Meeting @ Leader Bar, 7:30pm
• January – Sports day [Date TBD]
• 2/8: BFC Meeting @ Leader Bar, 7:30pm
• 2/24: BFC hosting bowling @ Timber Lanes, 2pm to 5:30pm

Starting 2023, we will meet on the second Thursday of each month, at Leader Bar on Irving Park. Hope to see everyone there!