{"id":4106,"date":"2026-10-16T13:43:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/bates\/?p=4106"},"modified":"2026-10-16T16:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:46:27","slug":"bates-buzz-10-16-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/bates\/2026\/10\/16\/bates-buzz-10-16-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates Buzz 10.16.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100% !important\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"main-body\" style=\"padding-top: 10px;padding-bottom: 10px;background-color: white\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100% !important\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"outside-body-section\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 1px;border-bottom-color: #ddd;border-bottom-style: solid\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"outside-box\" style=\"width: 100% !important;max-width: 100% !important;background-color: white;margin: auto\">\n<tbody>                            <!-- This is the heading row - orange color -->                            <\/p>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td class=\"padding-row\" style=\"height: 12px;line-height: 12px;font-size: 12px\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>                            <!-- This is the body row - orange color on left and right col, white color on inside col -->                              <\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"vert-spacing-medium\" style=\"width: 1.8%;min-width: 14px\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"96%\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"padding: 5px\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"inside-box\" style=\"width: 100% !important;max-width: 100% !important;text-align: left;border-width: 0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"vert-spacing-small\" style=\"width: 0%\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"padding-row\" style=\"height: 12px;line-height: 12px;font-size: 12px\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"vert-spacing-small\" style=\"width: 0%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"vert-spacing-small\" style=\"width: 0%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"97%\">\n<div class=\"padding-row\" style=\"font-size: 12px;line-height: 12px\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-text\">\n<div role=\"article\" lang=\"en\" style=\"background-color: #EBEBEB;border-width: 0\">        <!--[if gte mso 9]&gt; 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We will hold our annual Halloween parade starting at\u00a0<strong style=\"border-width: 0\">8:45 am on Friday, October 30.<\/strong>\u00a0We hope you can join us for the fun! Here are some important details to help the morning run smoothly:<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-width: 0\"><br style=\"border-width: 0\"><\/div>\n<ul style=\"border-width: 0\">\n<li style=\"border-width: 0\">Students who wish to participate in the parade should wear their costume to school and bring a change of clothes for after the parade.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\"border-width: 0\">Any child who prefers not to participate in the parade will enjoy a fun activity in the gym.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\"border-width: 0\">Costumes should be appropriate for a K-5 audience.\u00a0\u00a0Simple props are allowed, but no masks, face coverings or toy weapons may be brought to school.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border-width: 0\">Families are invited!\u00a0\u00a0Please stand along the parade route, to the side of the sidewalks where students will walk. Classes will walk around the school building two times.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"border-width: 0\"><br style=\"border-width: 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-width: 0\"><strong style=\"border-width: 0\">Fall Assessment Reports Available Today\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-width: 0\">We are pleased to share our fall assessment results with families today. You can access these reports directly through the\u00a0<strong style=\"border-width: 0\">PowerSchool Portal<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-width: 0\"><br style=\"border-width: 0\"><\/div>\n<ul style=\"border-width: 0\">\n<li style=\"border-width: 0\">  <strong style=\"border-width: 0\">K\u20133 Early Literacy (DIBELS):<\/strong>\u00a0Beginning-of-year reading reports for K\u20133 students are now available.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border-width: 0\">  <strong style=\"border-width: 0\">Grades 3\u20135 Math &amp; Reading (NWEA MAP):<\/strong>\u00a0Student reports for Grades 3\u20135 are also ready to view.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"border-width: 0\"><br style=\"border-width: 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-width: 0\">These baseline results provide a helpful snapshot of your child&#8217;s start to the school year. To help you track growth over time, updated reports for both DIBELS and MAP will be shared again alongside report cards in the winter and spring.<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-width: 0\"><br style=\"border-width: 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-width: 0\"><strong style=\"border-width: 0\">Student Emergency Drill &amp; Safety<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-width: 0\">Keeping our school community safe and prepared is always our top priority. Looking ahead, we will conduct a routine student emergency practice drill on\u00a0<strong style=\"border-width: 0\">Wednesday, November 4<\/strong>. During this drill, Bates students and staff will practice evacuating the building. Our framing with students always emphasizes calm and reassurance. Teachers will discuss how practicing our responses, whether for a fire or another scenario, helps us stay prepared, while reassuring students that Bates remains a very safe environment.<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-width: 0\"><br style=\"border-width: 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-width: 0\">I look forward to discussing our student safety procedures and sharing our 2026 MCAS results at our upcoming Bates\u00a0<strong style=\"border-width: 0\">PTO meeting<\/strong>\u00a0on Friday,\u00a0<strong style=\"border-width: 0\">October 23, at 9:00 am<\/strong>. Please join us if you are able!<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-width: 0\"><br style=\"border-width: 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-width: 0\">Thank you for your ongoing partnership and support. 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