Ballyshannon 411
Published: September 16
THIS WEEK'S EVENTS
Monday
- Dance team practice
- Volleyball at Highlands
Tuesday
- Dance team practice
- Ballyshannon Ribbon Cutting at 6pm. All welcome.
- Energy Club at 3pm in room 601
- Yearbook Club at 3pm in room 704
Wednesday
- Cheer practice 3-5:30
- Volleyball AT HOME vs. Woodland
Thursday
- Fall Picture Day
- Volleyball AT HOME vs. Ockerman
Friday
- Dance Team from 3-5:30pm
- Glow Dance from 7-9
Weekend
Upcoming Dates
* Volleyball games: 6th grade at 5pm, JV at 6pm, Varsity at 7pm
SEPTEMBER
22: 6th grade volleyball tournament at Gray
25: Volleyball AT HOME vs. Beechwood
26: Curriculum Night from 6:30-8pm. Parents only. Parent SBDM Elections 7am-7pm.
27: Volleyball AT HOME vs Conner
29: DRAMA CLUB Meet and Greet with Mrs. Brady (sponsor) at 10am at school
OCTOBER
15: PTSO Board Meeting at 3pm
19: Conner vs. Cooper Tailgate at Longbranch 5-7pm
26: Dance sponsored by Archery Team 7-9pm
30: Conferences for students not on track for mastery (Student-led conferences for 100% of students will be held in December 11)
NOVEMBER
12: PTSO Board Meeting at 3 pm
30: Parents’ Night Out Babysitting for LBES Ladies Night Out
NEW INFO
PE Uniform Order Reopened Until September 23rd
Help Needed for This Friday
PTSO Information
PTSO Co-Presidents: Kelly Lusk (drkellylusk@gmail.com) and Cici Luna (ciciluna80@icloud.com)
PTSO Treasurer: Denise Volz (volztd@yahoo.com)
PTSO Secretary: Jennifer Pernell (jpernell74@gmail.com)
PTSO Volunteer Coordinator: ???
- Our Chili’s Fundraiser is still going! We will announce the first grade-level winner soon! BUT, we’ve decided to extend until the end of the September and will also have a final OVERALL winner! If you haven’t been yet, you still have time to go enjoy some Chili’s and raise some money for Ballyshannon!
- 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. We will be in the cafeteria during lunches on Monday and Friday. Cash or check accepted.
- Still need chaperones and donations for the Glow Dance on 9/21. Link to sign up is: http://signup.com/go/WLuTgsJ
- Please come out and vote for our SBDM Parent Representatives on 9/26 from 7am-7pm (including during Curriculum Night). Candidates are Rita Jones and Sonya Bessong. Biographies have been posted through Remind.
Kickboard Update
REPEAT INFO
Checking Student Grades and Behavior
1. To check behavior, see Kickboard. There is a Kickboard app, FYI. Or log in through www.kickboardforschools.com If you are having trouble logging into Kickboard, try this trick: Login: student first initial and last name DASH 6uu (ebowles-6uu) Password: Their typical login password (same number twice).
2. To check missing assignments, see Kickboard. We have added this feature.
3. To see specific day-to-day progress of your student, see Canvas. Your child should log in for you. The parent app will be up and running soon. See graphic below for how to check the Canvas gradebook.
4. To see overall progress toward grade level standard mastery, check IC. Teachers will update IC monthly through December and twice a month beginning in January. Students have ALL YEAR to reach mastery of standards. You will not see this change substantially throughout the year. If you do not have a Parent Portal login, we will be available to hand them out from 5-8pm on Tuesday this week in the main office.
5. No need to check Edulastic or Mastery Connect this year. Those are just tools we'll use in house to assess mastery.
CLIFF NOTES
1. If you just want to know if they are behaving and turning work in, Kickboard is your tool.
2. If you'd like to see progress from day to day, you will also want to check Canvas.
3. IC is something to check randomly through the year to see how they are progressing for an end of year score.
4. No Edulastic or Mastery Connect. Forget we even mentioned them.
Model UN Club
Model United Nations is an extra-curricular team activity in which members role-play delegates to the United Nations and simulate UN committees. In the state of Kentucky this activity takes place at the KUNA (Kentucky United Nations Assembly) 3-day conference in Louisville during the month of March. Many schools across the state of Kentucky participate in Model United Nations. Members of the Ballyshannon Model United Nations team will be afforded the opportunity to gain substantial and valuable researching, public speaking, debating, and writing skills, as well as critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership abilities. Being a part of the Model United Nations team also affords students the opportunity to experience the richness of cultures from around the world, develop empathy, and become more cognizant of global issues that affect the world around them.
Ms. Kristen Hansen, one of our 7th grade social studies teachers, will serve as the faculty advisor for the team. She is a former member of the award winning Model United Nations team at Wright State University where she competed at the International level. During her 3 years with the team, she received numerous awards, including “Best Position Paper in Committee” and “Best Delegate in Committee”. She is looking forward to sharing her knowledge and experience with the students at Ballyshannon.
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.
Contest: Winning Grade Gets a FREE PERIOD!!
Volunteer Opportunity: 11:30am-12:40pm daily
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
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
Family Handbook
CAFETERIA MENU AND PAYMENTS
Text Updates
- All students and parents: @allbally
- 6th grade: @bally2025
- 7th grade: @bally2024
- 8th grade: @bally2023
- Positive messages: @BallyRocks
SOCIAL MEDIA
@ballyshannonms
@ballyshannonms
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