Bally June Check-In
Published June 24, 2019
Last Week to Order School Supply Kits
You are welcome to shop on your own...or you can skip the lines at Target and buy a school supply kit from us.
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Summer & Back to School Events
Summer: Keep reading!
August 5th: We Are Bally Day for new students. Signups for sessions coming in July.
August 7th: Schedule pickup for all students. More info to come in July.
August 14th: First day of school
Celebrating Former Staff
We are losing some great people to new adventures. We want to say THANK YOU for investing in our students and the beginning of Bally during year one. Wishing you all the best in the future!
- Tabatha Byrd will be teaching at Boone County High
- Jen Woolf will be teaching at Ryle High
- Bernadette Leonard will be teaching at Conner Middle
- Jay Huber will be teaching at RA Jones Middle
We also say goodbye to Kristen Hansen and Karly Stoll. Thank you both!
Welcome New Staff
We have had a very successful hiring season. We can't wait for you to meet our new staff at Bally.
- Adrienne Kocin comes to us from Turkeyfoot Middle. She will be teaching 7th grade social studies.
- April Kron comes to us from Turkeyfoot Middle. She will be teaching 8th grade science.
- Jerry Stamper comes to us from Gray Middle. He will be teaching in our new emotional/behavior disorder unit.
- Tricia Widener comes to us from Ockerman Elementary. She will be teaching 6th grade.
- Ashley Munson comes to us from Gray Middle. She will be teaching 7th grade science.
- Jackie Kennedy comes to us from Coppell ISD in Texas. She will be teaching 8th grade ELA.
- Tiffany Davis is a dynamo first-year teacher whose enthusiasm and energy light up a room. We're thrilled to have her on staff.
Required Summer Reading
6th Grade
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed.
Want to read more by Aisha Saeed? Check out:
- Written in the Stars
- Legendry
- Our Stories, Our Voices
- Far from Agrabah
7th Grade
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty
If you liked the Miscalculations of Lightning Girl, you might like:
- The Science of Unbreakable Things
- The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
- Front Desk
- Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
8th Grade
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Want to read more by Jason Reynolds? Check out:
- All American Boys
- The Track Series (Ghost, Patina, Lu, Sunny)
- For Every One
- The Boy in the Black Suit
Who Doesn't Love a Contest?
50 Grand Challenge!!
We want you to DEFINITELY read one book this summer. We DEFINITELY DEFINITELY want you to then keep reading. For every 50,000 words kids read this summer they are entered in a drawing for a Chromebook, an Apple Watch, and gift cards.