Bates Family Newsletter
May 27 2022
Bates Community,
We have a lot events coming as we head into the end of the year. One thing we should be proud about is our completion of the MCAS for the year. We had 100% attendance and participation. Every student who took the assessment worked extremely hard, and that is all we can ask for. There is no school on Monday, so please enjoy the time with friends and family. June here we come!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sincerely,
Gavin Softic, principal
Beacons of the Week
Bates Showcase - Save the Date
On May 31st we will be hosting an indoor/outdoor event for all families of Bates. The event will be an opportunity for families to celebrate students' success throughout the 2021-22 school year. Please note: All visitors (non - students and teachers) are required to wear a mask indoors. Some of the planned activities will include:
- 5:45 - 6:30 - Drumatix Performance (Percussion Group) - Outside
- 5:30 - 7:00 - PTO Slushies - Showcase of student work
- 6:00 - 7:00 - Open House/ Student Showcase Inside
- 5:30 - 7:00 - Garden Club fun in the community Garden
- 5:30 - 7:00 - ART Tour
- All students will receive a Bates Buckets of Knowledge. This is a bucket filled with activities students ca do over the summer as they head into the new school year.
- This will look like Literacy Festival Night but with more of a focus on celebration and summer enrichment.
- The event will be run from 5:30-7:00 PM on May 31st with a rain date of Thursday, June 2nd.
ALICE Drill - June 1st
Students at Recess
5th Grade Graduation
Field Day
- June 6th - Pre-K/K
- June 7th - 1st/2nd
- June 8th - 3rd/4th
- June 10th - 5th Grade
More information will come soon!
Amazing Shake Champion
Housekeeping Items
Please let us know...
All students who will be absent from school need to be called in on the Absent Alert line daily when they are not attending school.
I know with Parent Square there is some confusion in regards to this, but the messages are not being received by the Office. This line is available 24/7 and
your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.
Spirit Rock
Our Bates spirit rock is available for weekly rentals. Celebrate your student's birthday or other accomplishments by painting a message on our rock
Tinyurl.com/spiritrock21-22
2021-2022 School Improvement Plan
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HHtvZ9sVEbIx1x3woloCR1c27UQYzSD1ybmjKKb8lgw/edit
2021-2022 Bates Elementary School Handbook
Transportation Registration
Download the ParentSquare APP
A reminder that ParentSquare is the district platform for communication. You will receive communication from the district, your school, and your student's classroom all in one space. You can communicate 1-to-1 with teachers, sign up for parent-teacher conferences, and more.
This is how the schools will communicate with families districtwide going forward. Please be sure you are receiving messages from ParentSquare. If you are having trouble, contact your school's front office. You can visit www.parentsquare.com for more information.
Bates Elementary School
978-400-6378
Email: gsoftic@salemk12.org
Location: 53 Liberty Hill Avenue, Salem, MA, USA
Phone: 978-740-1250
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bateselementarysalem/
Twitter: @sps_bates