All Things Bally
Published: October 14, 2019
Principals Message
The first quarter ends on October 16th. By contract, our staff has one week to input and finalize grades for the first quarter. After October 23rd we will print progress reports and mail them home. You should also be able to view grades in Infinite Campus. As a reminder, daily grades are kept in Canvas. Infinite Campus is used for quarter checkups and your child's final grades at the end of the year. Year-long course grades are not final until the end of the year. Semester course grades are not final until December. Quarter course grades are final at the quarter.
All of our core courses are year-long courses (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies). Students are building mastery throughout the year. The goal is that all students be at a 3 level by May in each of the priority standards evaluated throughout the year. It will be common for students to have 1's and 2's on standards in October.
4 = The student has mastered the standard and is now completing enrichment activities to deepen understanding of the standard. This may include extensive writing, research, and reading about the topic.
3 = The student has mastered all of the prerequisite skills necessary to understand the standard itself in depth AND has mastered all components of the standard.
2 = The student has independently mastered all of the prerequisite skills necessary to understand the standard itself but still requires support to understand all components of the standard.
1 = The student requires help to understand the prerequisite skills necessary to understand the standard.
0 = Typically means a student is not putting forth the required effort even with help to understand prerequisite skills leading to mastery of standards. This is VERY rare in our school. Our kids, as a collective unit and as individuals, work extraordinarily hard and are diligent in completing the assigned work so that they can make adequate progress day to day.
Erika Bowles
erika.bowles@boone.kyschools.us
James Demetrakis
This Week's Events
Monday: No School Today
Tuesday: Archery Practice, Basketball Tryouts (see schedule below)
Wednesday: Choir concert at 7pm, Photography Club, Yearbook Club, Friendship Bracelet Club after school, Energy Club, Recycling Club, Academic Team matches at Camp Ernst
Thursday: Archery Practice, Basketball Tryouts (see schedule below), Academic Team Practice
Friday: Basketball Tryouts (see schedule below), Forensics Team Practice, Movie Club, Sign Language Club
Ballyshannon SEL, Counseling, and Guidance
Info From Our Teachers
6th Grade Newsletter for October--Click here!
7th Grade Newsletter for October...see attachment below.
8th Grade Newsletter for October--Click here!
Info from our PTSA
Friday, October 25th - Halloween Dance sponsored by Cheerleaders from 7-9
Friday, November 1st - 2nd Annual Ballyshannon Color Run
Basketball Tryout Times
6th Girls
- Oct 18 5-615
- Oct 19 1230-2
- Oct 21 3-430
- Oct 23 5-615
7th Girls
- Oct 18 615-730
- Oct 19 2-330
- Oct 21 430-6
- Oct 23 615-730
8th Girls
- Oct 15 5-630
- Oct 18 730-845
- Oct 22 5-630
- Oct 23 730-845
6th Boys
- Oct 17 5-615
- Oct 19 11-1230
- Oct 21 6-730
- Oct 24 5-615
7th Boys
- Oct 17 615-730
- Oct 19 930-11
- Oct 21 730-9
- Oct 24 615-730
8th Boys
- Oct 15 630-830
- Oct 17 730-845
- Oct 22 630-8
- Oct 24 730-845
Halloween
Costumes
We do allow our kids to dress up on Halloween in costume. That said, they do need to stay in dress code and the costumes cannot be gory, too provocative, advertise items that middle school students should not consume, etc. If your child has an idea for a costume and you think it might be a problem, have them come see me (Bowles). We'll chat about the appropriateness of their idea for the school setting and in most cases can make a few minor adjustments to allow them to express their creativity within the confines of the dress code.Candy
Please, please, please. Please. Keep the candy at home this year. Last year on November 1st I thought we opened our own candy factory at school. It was like "locker trick or treat day". Not this year. I especially need you to keep all of the peanut and peanut butter candy out of the school. Thanks so much!
School Hours
Breakfast: 7:00-7:30am
Tardy Bell: 7:35am (students must be in their 1st period classroom)
Buses, Walkers, Bike Riders dismiss: 2:35pm
Car Riders dismiss: 2:40pm
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