This year Bates Elementary is doing the "un-fundraiser " again. Please check backpacks and emails from the school on how to donate. From March 16th- 20th we will be doing a Putt for Profit.
Each morning, the class that collects the highest percentage of their fundraising envelopes will participate in Putt for Profit. Every student, along with their teacher, will putt, and the proceeds will go toward their class fundraising goal. This effort will help them earn an ice cream party for their grade!" Each successful putt earns $25 paid for by Big Deal Outlet, Associated Brigham Contractors, and Onions 52.
Each morning, the class that collects the highest percentage of their fundraising envelopes will participate in Putt for Profit. Every student, along with their teacher, will putt, and the proceeds will go toward their class fundraising goal. This effort will help them earn an ice cream party for their grade!" Each successful putt earns $25 paid for by Big Deal Outlet, Associated Brigham Contractors, and Onions 52.
Our school had a visit from Dr. Bradley McCann - a former student at Bates, practicing doctor, and children's book author . It was an engaging experience that left our students both inspired and informed. His unique ability to bridge the gap between his medical background and his creative storytelling offered a dual-educational event that was both meaningful and entertaining.
Books by Dr. Bradley McCann include:
Your Brain: A Fun Approach to The Nervous System
Your Heart: A Fun Approach to the Cardiovascular System
Your Stomach: A Fun Approach to the Digestive System
Your Lungs: A Fun Approach to the Respiratory System
Body McCannics Coloring and Activity Book
You can learn more about The Body McCannics at :
https://sites.google.com/view/body-mccannics/home
Books by Dr. Bradley McCann include:
Your Brain: A Fun Approach to The Nervous System
Your Heart: A Fun Approach to the Cardiovascular System
Your Stomach: A Fun Approach to the Digestive System
Your Lungs: A Fun Approach to the Respiratory System
Body McCannics Coloring and Activity Book
You can learn more about The Body McCannics at :
https://sites.google.com/view/body-mccannics/home
📸 Don’t forget, smile big! Spring Picture Day & Class Pictures are here! 🌸
This is the perfect opportunity for individual portraits and a complete class group shot. Check out the details for your calendar:
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
🕒 Time: During the School Day
📍 Location: The School Gym
📧 Keep an eye out for order forms in your student’s backpack!
🖥️ Order online for convenience.
We can't wait to see all the great smiles! If you have any questions, please contact the school
office at (801) 452-4580.
This is the perfect opportunity for individual portraits and a complete class group shot. Check out the details for your calendar:
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
🕒 Time: During the School Day
📍 Location: The School Gym
📧 Keep an eye out for order forms in your student’s backpack!
🖥️ Order online for convenience.
We can't wait to see all the great smiles! If you have any questions, please contact the school
office at (801) 452-4580.
Hi Bates Families!
Is your student ready to try a new artistic technique? Our upcoming Chinese Corner session features Blow Ink Plum Blossoms. Students will use their breath to "blow" ink across the page, creating the intricate branches of a plum blossom tree!
Event Details:
Date: Thursday, March 26
Time: 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: School Cafeteria
Registration is required through the Google Form as we have a limited number of spots available. We can't wait to see the beautiful art our students create!
Is your student ready to try a new artistic technique? Our upcoming Chinese Corner session features Blow Ink Plum Blossoms. Students will use their breath to "blow" ink across the page, creating the intricate branches of a plum blossom tree!
Event Details:
Date: Thursday, March 26
Time: 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: School Cafeteria
Registration is required through the Google Form as we have a limited number of spots available. We can't wait to see the beautiful art our students create!
![Title: CHINESE CORNER Sub-title: Blow Ink Plum Blossoms Description Text: Can You Paint With your Breath? Join us to blow ink and create beautiful plum blossom art! Event Details: 🗓️ Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026 🕒 Time: 3:30–4:00 PM 📍 Location: Bates Elementary School Cafeteria Registration and Call to Action: Please register on the Google Form. Spots are limited. Sign up early! 👇 [The flyer includes a QR code for the Google Form] Contact Information: https://bates.wsd.net/ Visual Elements Description: The flyer has a soft pink watercolor background decorated with plum blossom illustrations. Main Photo: Shows a young girl leaning over her desk, using a small straw to blow black ink across a piece of art paper. Gallery Photos: Three smaller images on the right side: One photo shows a smiling student proudly holding up a completed artwork of a plum blossom tree branch with red blossoms. Two photos display close-ups of student art, one with blue blossoms and one with yellow blossoms, both with black ink branches and vertical Chinese calligraphy text.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/weber_school_district__ut_ar/live_feed_image/image/24991482/large_Chinese_Corner_3-10.png)
📢 Join us for Chinese DLI Parent Night at Bates Elementary! 📢
Are you interested in the Dual Language Immersion program for your child? Come meet our teachers and other parents to learn about the future of DLI at Bates School.
🗓 When: March 3, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Where: Bates Elementary Library
🎒 Special Note: We highly recommend parents of current Kindergarteners attend if interested in the 1st-grade DLI program!
Get your registration questions answered and see what our students are achieving.
For more information about the DLI Progrram visit our Bates DLI Page.
https://sites.google.com/wsd.net/bateselementarydli?usp=sharing
📞 Questions? Call us at (801) 452-4580
#BatesElementary #ChineseDLI #DualLanguageImmersion #ParentNight #Education
Are you interested in the Dual Language Immersion program for your child? Come meet our teachers and other parents to learn about the future of DLI at Bates School.
🗓 When: March 3, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Where: Bates Elementary Library
🎒 Special Note: We highly recommend parents of current Kindergarteners attend if interested in the 1st-grade DLI program!
Get your registration questions answered and see what our students are achieving.
For more information about the DLI Progrram visit our Bates DLI Page.
https://sites.google.com/wsd.net/bateselementarydli?usp=sharing
📞 Questions? Call us at (801) 452-4580
#BatesElementary #ChineseDLI #DualLanguageImmersion #ParentNight #Education
Hey Bates family. This event is happening tonight a Weber High.
Rad Dads will be this Friday. The lunch schedules are listed on the school website www.bates.wsd.net
Today one of our second grade classes received a huge box of duckies from donors. Students used what they’ve learned in math to solve a real-word problem. How many duckies? They decided to put them in groups of 20 to count them.
Go to Bates PTA page to answer the question to be entered in the drawing for a prize.
Next stop: Junior High! 🚌✨
Our Bates Elementary 6th graders spent the morning last Friday exploring North Ogden Junior High to get a sneak peek at life as a North Ogden Knight. From navigating the halls to meeting teachers, our students are getting ready to take that big next step.
We are so proud of their growth and can’t wait to see them finish their final year at Bates strong!
#BatesElementary #FutureKnights #NorthOgdenJuniorHigh #SixthGradeStrong
Don't forget to report your pages that you read this last week on Tuesday!
🌟 It’s Kindness Week at Bates Elementary! 🌟
Hey Bates Families! This week, we’re celebrating what makes our school the best place to be: Kindness. We have a full lineup of themed days to help us remember to look out for one another and spread some joy.
Check out the schedule below so you’re ready to celebrate:
🗓️ The Kindness Lineup:
Tuesday: "You’ve Got a Friend in Me" Day 🤠🚀
Grab your cowboy boots or space gear! Dress like your favorite Toy Story character to celebrate the power of friendship.
Wednesday: "Kindness is Warm & Cozy" Day ☕️🧸
Being kind gives us all the fuzzies. Wear your warmest pajamas or coziest clothes to school.
Thursday: Look For ways to show kindness 🍎🎒
Let’s look for ways to be kind by seeing things from a different perspective. Students dress like teachers, and teachers dress like students!
Friday: "Crazy About Kindness" Day 🤪
We’re ending the week strong with crazy hair or mismatched clothes.
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
We can't wait to see everyone’s creativity on display. Let’s make it a week to remember at Bates!
#BatesElementary #KindnessWeek #ChooseKind
Hey Bates Families! This week, we’re celebrating what makes our school the best place to be: Kindness. We have a full lineup of themed days to help us remember to look out for one another and spread some joy.
Check out the schedule below so you’re ready to celebrate:
🗓️ The Kindness Lineup:
Tuesday: "You’ve Got a Friend in Me" Day 🤠🚀
Grab your cowboy boots or space gear! Dress like your favorite Toy Story character to celebrate the power of friendship.
Wednesday: "Kindness is Warm & Cozy" Day ☕️🧸
Being kind gives us all the fuzzies. Wear your warmest pajamas or coziest clothes to school.
Thursday: Look For ways to show kindness 🍎🎒
Let’s look for ways to be kind by seeing things from a different perspective. Students dress like teachers, and teachers dress like students!
Friday: "Crazy About Kindness" Day 🤪
We’re ending the week strong with crazy hair or mismatched clothes.
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
We can't wait to see everyone’s creativity on display. Let’s make it a week to remember at Bates!
#BatesElementary #KindnessWeek #ChooseKind
On January 30th, our talented second graders picked up their markers and crayons to bring some prehistoric pals to life.
We are so proud of their hard work and "dino-mite" imaginations.
Check out some of these masterpieces!
#BatesElementary #SecondGradeArtists #DinoDay
📢 Join us for Chinese DLI Parent Night at Bates Elementary! 📢
Are you interested in the Dual Language Immersion program for your child? Come meet our teachers and other parents to learn about the future of DLI at Bates School.
🗓 When: March 3, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Where: Bates Elementary Library
🎒 Special Note: We highly recommend parents of current Kindergarteners attend if interested in the 1st-grade DLI program!
Get your registration questions answered and see what our students are achieving.
🔗 More info & Registration:
https://sites.google.com/wsd.net/dual-language-immersion/home?authuser=0
📞 Questions? Call us at (801) 452-4580
#BatesElementary #ChineseDLI #DualLanguageImmersion #ParentNight #Education
This years Chinese New Year Celebration was spectacular. The night had food trucks, cultural activities, and incredible performances by the students at Bates Elementary, North Ogden Junior High, and Weber High.
We are so proud of these students for their dedication to learning a second language and embracing global cultures!
A huge thank you to the teachers, parents, and staff who made this celebration possible.
📚 Staff Spotlight: Bates Reading Corner
We have a double feature today! 🌟 Our Reading Corner is shining a light on two wonderful educators and the stories that shaped their perspectives.
💙 Mrs. Sun: The Magic of the Everyday
Mrs. Sun’s favorite childhood story is "The Blue Bird" by M. Maeterlinck. She first discovered this enchanted journey when she was 8 or 9 years old and was immediately swept away by the mystery.
"The journey of the brother and sister searching for happiness felt almost enchanted to me," Mrs. Sun shares. "What stayed with me is the message that happiness is often already around us—in the people we love, in our home, and in the small, ordinary moments. It reminds me even now to notice the ‘blue bird’ of happiness in everyday life."
✨ Mrs. Okelberry: A Lesson in Perspective
For Mrs. Okelberry, "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli was a book that grew with her. She first read it in 6th grade and thought it was "just okay," but a second read in 9th grade changed everything.
"I came to really love the characters and seeing their different perspectives," Mrs. Okelberry says. "It is a great book to show how we can influence friends and sometimes try to change them in ways that isn't always for the best."
Whether it’s finding magic in the ordinary or learning to appreciate what makes us unique, these books have a special place on our shelves!
Stop by the Bates Library to check out these staff favorites and more.
📚 Staff Spotlight: Bates Reading Corner
"I am not here," said Toad. 🐸🐌
Thoday, we are taking a trip down memory lane with Mrs. Young! Her favorite childhood picks are the ultimate classics of friendship and cozy adventures.
Mrs. Young fell in love with Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel and Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik when she was just five years old. These were the stories that helped spark her imagination and her love for reading at the very start of her school journey!
Whether it’s Toad waiting for a letter or Little Bear going to the moon in a cardboard box, these books remind us that the best stories are the ones we share with friends.
You look for these books and more at our school library.
"I am not here," said Toad. 🐸🐌
Thoday, we are taking a trip down memory lane with Mrs. Young! Her favorite childhood picks are the ultimate classics of friendship and cozy adventures.
Mrs. Young fell in love with Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel and Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik when she was just five years old. These were the stories that helped spark her imagination and her love for reading at the very start of her school journey!
Whether it’s Toad waiting for a letter or Little Bear going to the moon in a cardboard box, these books remind us that the best stories are the ones we share with friends.
You look for these books and more at our school library.
📚 The Book Fair is OPEN! 📚
The wait is over! It’s time to find your next favorite story. Whether you’re looking for the latest graphic novel, a thrilling mystery, or some cool new school supplies, we’ve got it all waiting for you.
📍 Location: The School Gym
Come visit us during these hours:
Wednesday: 12:20 PM – 7:00 PM
Thursday: 1:20 PM – 7:00 PM
Friday: 12:20 PM – 2:00 PM
See you there! ✨
#ScholasticBookFair #ReadMore #SchoolEvents
The wait is over! It’s time to find your next favorite story. Whether you’re looking for the latest graphic novel, a thrilling mystery, or some cool new school supplies, we’ve got it all waiting for you.
📍 Location: The School Gym
Come visit us during these hours:
Wednesday: 12:20 PM – 7:00 PM
Thursday: 1:20 PM – 7:00 PM
Friday: 12:20 PM – 2:00 PM
See you there! ✨
#ScholasticBookFair #ReadMore #SchoolEvents
📚 Teacher Feature: Mrs. Drake’s for Bates Reading Corner
"Don't turn the page!!" 🚫📖
Today in our Staff Favorites Reading Corner, we are featuring a true childhood classic chosen by Mrs. Drake: The Monster at the End of This Book.
For Mrs. Drake, this book wasn't just about the lovable, furry old Grover—it was about the memories made with her dad. Back when she was in 1st Grade, she and her father would sit down to read it together.
"My dad was the absolute best at reading this book," Mrs. Drake shares. "He would read it in his best Grover voice and make it seem so incredibly hard to turn the pages. It was our special way to connect, and even at that age, I loved the humor of it!"
Whether it's building paper "walls" like Grover or just sharing a laugh, stories like these remind us that a book is more than just words on a page—it's a core memory in the making.
By 3rd grade, everything changed when her teacher, Mrs. Rigby, pulled out "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls.
"I fell in love with Old Dan and Little Ann," Mrs. Drake recalls. "I remember 'Teacher Read' being the best part of my day. I laughed and rejoiced with Billy Coleman, but I also shed many tears. Seeing Mrs. Rigby cry as she read showed me it was okay to feel sadness and empathy for others."
✨ From Reader to Teacher
For Mrs. Drake, these two stories were the spark. Where the Red Fern Grows was the book that made her want to be a reader for life—and ultimately, it’s what inspired her to become a teacher. To this day, she can’t read it without a few tears!
You can look for these books and more at our school library.
"Don't turn the page!!" 🚫📖
Today in our Staff Favorites Reading Corner, we are featuring a true childhood classic chosen by Mrs. Drake: The Monster at the End of This Book.
For Mrs. Drake, this book wasn't just about the lovable, furry old Grover—it was about the memories made with her dad. Back when she was in 1st Grade, she and her father would sit down to read it together.
"My dad was the absolute best at reading this book," Mrs. Drake shares. "He would read it in his best Grover voice and make it seem so incredibly hard to turn the pages. It was our special way to connect, and even at that age, I loved the humor of it!"
Whether it's building paper "walls" like Grover or just sharing a laugh, stories like these remind us that a book is more than just words on a page—it's a core memory in the making.
By 3rd grade, everything changed when her teacher, Mrs. Rigby, pulled out "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls.
"I fell in love with Old Dan and Little Ann," Mrs. Drake recalls. "I remember 'Teacher Read' being the best part of my day. I laughed and rejoiced with Billy Coleman, but I also shed many tears. Seeing Mrs. Rigby cry as she read showed me it was okay to feel sadness and empathy for others."
✨ From Reader to Teacher
For Mrs. Drake, these two stories were the spark. Where the Red Fern Grows was the book that made her want to be a reader for life—and ultimately, it’s what inspired her to become a teacher. To this day, she can’t read it without a few tears!
You can look for these books and more at our school library.
100 days smarter, 100 days brighter! 🌟
We officially hit the 100-day mark last Friday, and what a journey it’s been. From conquered math problems to new friendships, these students have put in the work. 🍎📚
We officially hit the 100-day mark last Friday, and what a journey it’s been. From conquered math problems to new friendships, these students have put in the work. 🍎📚
