Bates Elementary

Check out this K students discussing how she is a great collaborator and communicator! “I share my ideas with friends and they tell me their idea and then we make a really big idea”!

Student Lighthouse Teams from Bates Elementary and @WestEndSchool synergized today for a great morning of connecting through leadership and sharing of ideas! @TheLeaderinMe

Highlighting the collaboration with Ms. Westerman, Ms. Cherry, Ms. Perry, Ms. Payne & Ms. Norma. They worked with the K-2 project of creating a Wintery Town practicing labeling, encoding and vocabulary. And helped prepare floats for Holidays Around The World Parade.

🎉 CONGRATS | @franklincovey recognized five JCPS staff members who exemplify characteristics of @TheLeaderinMe. Congratulations to: Amee Puckett (@MiddletownES) Kara Williams (@FrayserTigers) Gina Ziegler & Libby Atchison (@BatesElemJCPS) Becky Lawson (@SandersElem) #WeAreJCPS

Congratulations to our Bates #STLP leaders who received great feedback on their STLP project and are moving forward to STATE!! @kystlp

#BOTS at Bates Elementary today!!! 1st flakes created lots of excitement this morning!!! @JCPSKY

Check out these globally and culturally competent students in Mrs. Brodt’s class. They are singing the Ghana Rock Passing song “Obwisana” in @JCPS_Rich Performing Arts Class

🇺🇸 THANK YOU, VETERANS | On this Veterans Day, schools across JCPS found meaningful ways to celebrate and honor staff, family members, and alumni who have served in the armed forces. Thank you to all veterans for your service. #WeAreJCPS

Our 1st Bates Writing Stars of 2024-2025! These students to are definitely effective communicators!

Our students got some practice filling Emotional Bank Accounts for our teachers and staff.

5th Graders giving speeches as they run for mayor of Biztown! Amazing effective communicators! How are your classes moving on their Journey to Success? @jcpsInnovation @JCPS_CAO @RondaCosby

Busy day in kinder! We watched Hair Love, discussed story elements, and listened to Affirmations by @SnoopDogg Ss wrote their own affirmations and drew self portraits! Connecting skills from EL into special area class. @BatesElemJCPS @jcpsK12SS @JcpsElemEla

3rd annual Culture Fest was a HUGE success! Thank you to the over 400 students, families, friends, and former students for coming!

Today our @BatesElemJCPS Men of Quality and Gifted Girls Action Teams spent their day in service learning projects with Build-A-Bed. A Sunday afternoon well spent! @BenJcpsCSS @GoffnerGwen @FRYSC_JCPS

Our Family Habit Hop had a little synergizing, filling Emotional Bank Accounts, creating family BIG Rocks, and ended with families creating their own mission statements. @TheLeaderinMe @BatesElemPrinc @JCPS_CAO @LisaWathen @CoachBryan83

I spy some former Bates Bears!!!! Go do great things!!!

As we are gearing up for Back to school, I am SO thankful for the support of my community partners! Thank you so much to @southeastchrist and Jtown PD for donating backpacks and school supplies to @BatesElemJCPS! #AmazingBates @BatesElemPrinc @GoffnerGwen @FRYSC_JCPS

@TheLeaderinMe @JCPSKY schools Synergize focusing on Sense of Belonging, Equity and Success Skills #togetherisbetter @JCPS_CAO @JCPSDirectorT1 @SFosterJCPS @JCPSCoS @CoachBryan83 @nolanmarx

I see some Bates Bears keeping their skills sharp this summer!!

Congratulations 4th grader Reese B to represented @PGAJrLeague presenting the championship trophy at @PGAChampionship at @ValhallaGolf on Sunday. @JCPSKY @BatesCounselors @BatesElemPrinc @BatesElemAP