Ballyshannon 411
Published: October 28
Our Fall Book Fair is this week!
Our Family Night is Tuesday 10/30 from 4-7pm. Marty's Waffles will be here, so bring your family out for good food, enchanting activities, and book sales to help out our Ballyshannon Media Center!
Check out the online bookfair by CLICKING HERE.
OUR SCHOOL CALENDAR
THIS WEEK'S EVENING EVENTS
MONDAY
- Attendance Committee at 3pm
- Model UN
- ESS
- Boys and Girls Basketbal Practice
- Dance Practice
- Cheer Practice
TUESDAY
- Yearbook Club
- 7/8 Academic Team Practice
- Drama Club 4-6pm
- Parent Night at Book Fair 4-7pm
- Parent Teacher Conferences by Appointment
- Standards Based Grading Simulation at 4, 5, and 6pm
- Help with Tech for Parents at 4:30, 5:30, and 6:30
- Marty's Waffles on site from 4-7pm
WEDNESDAY
- Model UN
- Academic Team Match at Gray
- Boys and Girls Basketball Practice
- Cheer Practice
THURSDAY
- 6th Grade Academic Team Practice
- Laughing Club
- PBIS Tier 1 Team
- Yearbook Club
- Boys and Girls Basketball Practice
FRIDAY
- Sports of All Sorts Night from 9:30pm to Midnight
SATURDAY
THIS WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL DAY
Tuesday: Vision Screening for 6th and 8th graders
Wednesday: Okay to dress up (stay within guidelines)
Friday: Picture Retakes
Standards Based Grading Training for Parents
You are cordially invited to PARENT TRAINING on Standards Based Grading at Bally. By the end of the year our goal is to make you an expert in our practice. Our first round of training on October 30th focuses on What SBG is and what tools we use to track SBG at our school.
Times have changed a few times now to adjust to parent need and feedback. We are now running six sessions. The last 4 are repeats of the first 2.
SAVE THE DATE! October 30th
4:00-4:30pm: What is Standards Based Grading and Why Are You Using It?
Join us for an experience in Stanards Based Grading. This is not a lecture or a powerpoint presentation (whew!!). This is an interactive, game-based demonstration of standards based grading.
4:30-5:00: Using Kickboard, Canvas, and Infinite Campus as a Parent
Come learn what we use each of the programs for at Bally. Receive help in logging in to programs you are struggling with.
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REPEAT SESSIONS
5:00-5:30pm: What is Standards Based Grading and Why Are You Using It?
Join us for an experience in Stanards Based Grading. This is not a lecture or a powerpoint presentation (whew!!). This is an interactive, game-based demonstration of standards based grading.
5:30-6:00: Using Kickboard, Canvas, and Infinite Campus as a Parent
Come learn what we use each of the programs for at Bally. Receive help in logging in to programs you are struggling with.
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REPEAT SESSIONS
6:00-6:30pm: What is Standards Based Grading and Why Are You Using It?
Join us for an experience in Stanards Based Grading. This is not a lecture or a powerpoint presentation (whew!!). This is an interactive, game-based demonstration of standards based grading.
6:30-7:00: Using Kickboard, Canvas, and Infinite Campus as a Parent
Come learn what we use each of the programs for at Bally. Receive help in logging in to programs you are struggling with.
Next training is December 11th. The content will depend on parent request. We'll send out a survey prior to December to see what you all want to learn about.
Additional Resources and Information
Upcoming Dates
NOVEMBER
6: No School
8: School Board Meeting at Ralph Rush Center at 7:30pm
12: PTSO Board Meeting at 6:30pm
21, 22, 23: No School
27: SBDM at 5pm
30: Parents’ Night Out Babysitting for LBES Ladies Night Out
DECEMBER
1: Dodgeball Tournament
7: Ugly Sweater Dance from 7-9pm
11: Student Led Conferences from 4-7pm
13: School Board Meeting at 7:30pm
19: SBDM at 5pm
SEL CLASS PREVIEW
Mindfulness
Tuesday: Second Step Unit 2 Lesson 2 Instruction
Wednesday: Current Events Article and Classroom Challenge
Thursday: Community Circle
Friday: Genius Hour (will soon transition to Xello ILP creation)
Content Focus This Week
6th Grade: Social Values
7th Grade: Online Values/Cyberbullying
8th Grade: Healthy and Positive Relationships for Teens
Links to Learn More
NEW INFO
Collection for Emergency Shelter of NKY
THIS WEEK: Cereal
NEXT WEEK: Toilet Paper
Send into school.
Spiritwear Order
Veterans Day Guests
PTSO INFO
PTSO Information
President: Kelly Lusk (drkellylusk@gmail.com)
Vice President: Angie Lyle (
Treasurer: Denise Volz (volztd@yahoo.com)
Secretary: Jennifer Pernell (jpernell74@gmail.com)
Volunteer Coordinator: Samantha Richards (samantha.richards@boone.kyschools.us)
- Thank you to all our volunteers and staff who made the Halloween Dance a SPOOKY success! Next dance will be Ugly Sweater Dance on December 7th - SAVE THE DATE!
- Last chance to send a treat to your friends and teachers for Halloween! Monday (TOMORROW), October 29th is the last day to buy a Boo-Gram for $1. All treats will be delivered to SEL classes on Halloween! (All treats will be peanut and tree-nut free!) Send in an attached order form with check or cash (in an envelope please) marked PTSO Boo-Grams.
- Sports of All Sorts Night on Friday, November 2nd from 9:30pm-midnight. Includes unlimited bowling, volleyball, basketball, 10 game tokens, & unlimited pizza and drinks for 30 minutes. Reserve your spot by THIS Wednesday, October 31st for only $20. $25 at the door the night of the event. See attached flyer to register.
- Parents, if you’re interested in chaperoning the Sports of All Sorts night on November 2nd, please email our volunteer coordinator, Samantha Richards, at samantha.richards@boone.kyschools.us
- The PTSO is still selling spirit stuff - popsockets - $10, slides - $20, flipflops - $15, tumbler cups - $20, water bottles - $10, magnets - $5, and yard signs - $10. Cash or check accepted. Order forms can be found in the front office or by emailing drkellylusk@gmail.com.
REPEAT INFO
Costumes
- No masks
- No weapons (fake or otherwise)
- No gory/horror-themed costumes
- Student must be recognizable as themselves
- Cannot restrict ability to perform typical school functions (doing work, walking, etc.)
- Must stay within dress code--keep body parts covered--you know what we mean
- No clowns
- No full face paint
SBDM Regular Council Meeting--November 27, 2018 from 5-7pm in the Media Center
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge to Flag
3. Agenda Approval
4. Minutes Approval
5. Audience of Citizens
6. Budget Review
7. Academic Progress Review
8. Behavior Progress Review
9. Attendance Review
10 New Business
A. Creation of By-Laws
B. Delegation of Policies
11. Adjournment
Future Meeting Dates: December 19, January 30, February 27, March 27, April 24, May 29, and June 26.
No Package Dropoffs
We do understand it may be difficult for you to tell your child "no" when he or she requests you run something up to school that he or she forgot, but we can promise you that the lesson learned of doing without for a day will far outweigh the relief of rescuing them. Please help us help our students become self-sufficient and responsible before they enter high school.
Bally + Kroger = 4% Cash Back
We are LIVE with Kroger Community Rewards. Kroger will give Bally 4% of your grocery bill and they will never take anything away from you (including your fuel points). Just go to kroger.com and connect your plus card to our school. Here's a video to show you how simple it is!!
PS: If 100 people spend $100 a week on groceries, each person earns our school $4 per week. $10,000 for Kroger AND $400 for Bally. If we add that up over the course of a year...that's $20,800 for Bally to spend on ipads and programs and nets to keep the basketballs in the play area and soccer goals and club sponsors and so, so much more. Please connect. Please. Begging.
Bally Ballgame Spirit
Points are earned for each student or staff fan in attendance
1 point: Wearing green
1 point: Wearing orange
5 points: Wearing green AND orange tie dye
5 points: Wearing green AND orange print (plaid, paisley, polkadot, etc.)
5 points: Wearing Hawaiian shirt with green and orange as predominant colors
5 points: Wearing green or orange tutu
5 points: Wearing green or orange or headband
5 points: Green or orange noisemaker or pom
5 points: Shamrock leggings, shorts, or pants
5 points: Shamrock necklaces, earrings, or bracelets (10 points if they light up)
5 points: Green or orange socks
10 points: Shamrock or leprechaun themed hat or headwear
10 points: Wearing Bally spiritwear shirt
10 points: Green or orange face paint
10 points: Green or orange shoes
10 points: Green or orange hair
25 points: Green or orange wig
50 points: Wearing leprechaun costume
50 points: Wearing a Rowdy Rocks shirt
50 points: Awarded for each staff member in attendance. If staff member is not 6th/7th/8th, they will roll dice to award their points to a grade level.
100 points: For every cheer that the student section participates in, a grade will be selected from the randomizer. No or low participation = no points
Family Handbook
CAFETERIA MENU AND PAYMENTS
School Hours
Breakfast: 7:00-7:30am
Tardy Bell: 7:40am
Buses, Walkers, Bike Riders dismiss: 2:25pm
Car Riders dismiss: 2:30pm
Office closes: 3:30pm
Text Updates
- All students and parents: @allbally
- 6th grade: @bally2025
- 7th grade: @bally2024
- 8th grade: @bally2023
- Positive messages: @BallyRocks
SOCIAL MEDIA
@ballyshannonms
@ballyshannonms
IMPORTANT CONTACT INFO
School Number: 859-905-2620
Assistant Principal: james1.demetrakis@boone.kyschools.us
School Counselor: meredith.palmer@boone.kyschools.us
School Resource Officer: mark.jump@boone.kyschools.us
Attendance: jill.stinson@boone.kyschools.us
Finance: holly.morgan@boone.kyschools.us
Volunteers: crissy.nelson@boone.kyschools.us
Health: heather.simpson@boone.kyschools.us
Cafeteria: mary.butsch@boone.kyschools.us
District 2 Bus Garage: 859-586-0878
Board of Ed: 859-283-1003
About us
Email: erika.bowles@boone.kyschools.us
Website: http://www.boone.k12.ky.us/29/Home
Location: 7515 Shamrock Avenue Union, KY 41091
Phone: 859-905-2620
Facebook: facebook.com/ballyshannonms
Twitter: @ballyshannonms