Ballyshannon 411
Published: January 21st
BallyPat Day is March 14th
THIS WEEK'S EVENING EVENTS
MONDAY the 21st
TUESDAY the 22nd
- Basketball Games at 5, 6, 7:15 vs. St. Pius
WEDNESDAY the 23rd
- Budget Committee at 2:45pm
- Team Leader at 2:45pm
THURSDAY the 24th
- Basketball Games at home vs. Camp Ernst
FRIDAY the 25th
Photography Club after school
SATURDAY the 26th
SEL CLASS PREVIEW
Values
Content Focus This Week
6th
Tuesday-Naming Emotions and how they affect decision making
Wednesday-Setting up email and resetting Kickboard
Thursday- Responsive Community Circle
Friday- Amusement Park Challenge and Emotions and the Brain video and processing questions
7th
Tuesday-Role of Emotions and how they affect decision making
Wednesday-Setting up email and resetting Kickboard
Thursday- Responsive Community Circle
Friday- Article and short video discussing the role of emotions with processing questions
8th
Tuesday-Emotions and Decision Making
Wednesday-Setting up email and resetting Kickboard
Thursday- Responsive Community Circle
Friday- Article and processing questions “Scientists discuss why teen brains are wired to be impulsive and impatient”
Links to Learn More
PTSO NEWS
President: Kelly Lusk (drkellylusk@gmail.com)
Vice President: Angie Lyle (alyle1158@gmail.com)
Treasurer: Denise Volz (volztd@yahoo.com)
Secretary: Vacant
Volunteer Coordinator: Samantha Richards (samantha.richards@boone.kyschools.us)
SOCK HOP--January 25th
WINTER SEMI-FORMAL--February 22nd
8th GRADE DINNER DANCE--Tickets On Sale Now
Please go ahead and register for the dinner dance asap. If we don't have at least 125 kids signed up by the end of January, we will have to cancel the dance. If you are having trouble accessing the online link, please click/follow the link, login as requested, and then click/follow the link again. After you are logged in and follow the link a second time, it should take you to the correct part of our PTSO store (we're a completely different account from the Bally School Lunch Account so it gets a bit confused the first time you follow the link and login.). Our apologies for the confusion!
8TH GRADE INFO
Planned Events
Camp Joy: We are taking two groups the week before Spring Break. Permission slips, volunteer signups, etc. have been sent home with students and emailed to parents.
Jones/Woolf/Earsing homerooms will attend overnight April 1/2 (no foolin')
Leonard/Welch/Holliday homerooms will attend overnight April 3/4
Washington DC Trip: May 29-June 2nd. Pay deposit by the end of this month.
Kings Island Trip: May 17th for King Island's STEM Days. Permission slips have been sent home with students and emailed to parents. $$ due on May 1st.
B and B Riverboats 8th Grade Dinner Dance: Signup HERE. $35 per student. Event held on May 11th from 7-9:30pm.
NEW INFO
REPEAT INFO
State Proficiency Dashboard
Upcoming Dates
JANUARY
21: No School
25: Dance sponsored by the Cheerleaders 7-9pm
30: SBDM at 5pm
FEBRUARY
12: Student Led Conferences--Goal Setting and Progress Toward Mastery
14: School Board Meeting at 7:30pm
18: No School
22: Semi-Formal Dance at 7pm
27: SBDM at 5pm
MARCH
14: School Board Meeting at 7:30pm
14: 1st Annual BallyPat Day!!!
15: No School
27: SBDM at 5pm
APRIL
8-12: Spring Break
18: School Board Meeting at 7:30pm
24: SBDM at 5pm
30: Student Led Conferences--My Year in Review and Forecasting for 19.20
MAY
9: School Board Meeting at 7:30pm
10: 8th grade dinner dance at B and B Riverboats at 7pm
17: 8th grade to Kings Island
21: No School
22: Last Day pending no snow--please do not schedule vacations until after June
STATE TESTING: Last 14 days of school
29: SBDM at 5pm
29-June 2: 8th Grade trip to Washington DC
8th Grade Ceremony--TBD
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: sarah.hayden@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