Ballyshannon 411
Published: October 14
THIS WEEK'S EVENTS
Penny War: October 15-31
Pennies and dollars are positive. Silver is negative.
Parent Night for Ignite Institute On Monday
The school has three pillars:
- Personalized Learning
- Project Based Learning
- College and Career Preparation
This high school is housed at the former Toyota building in Erlanger.
If you are unable to attend the parent night and would like more information, please contact Jerry Gels at jerome.gels@boone.kyschools.us
Basketball tryouts are this week. See dates/times in Repeat Info below.
Drama Club will start on Tuesday the 16th. 4-6pm. (Change from the calendar)
Upcoming Dates
OCTOBER
15: PTSO Board Meeting at 6:30pm and Ignite Parent Night from 6-7pm in Media Center
15-18: BASKETBALL TRYOUTS--see Repeat Info below
19: Conner vs. Cooper BallyBranch Tailgate at Longbranch 5-7pm
20: Boone County Education Foundation 5K
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
2: Sports of All Sorts Night from 9:30-Midnight
6: No School
8: School Board Meeting at Ralph Rush Center at 7:30pm
12: PTSO Board Meeting at 3 pm
27: SBDM at 5pm
30: Parents’ Night Out Babysitting for LBES Ladies Night Out
SEL CLASS PREVIEW
Unit 2: Values and Friendships/Relationships
Tuesday: Second Step Unit 2 Lesson 2 Instruction
Wednesday: Current Events Article and Classroom Challenge
Thursday: Community Circle
Friday: Genius Hour
Content Focus This Week
All grades: Values and Decisions
Grade 6 (Social Values): This lesson helps students focus on how they can apply the research-based power of connecting with their values to improve their social lives and the larger social environment at school.
Grade 7 (Online Values): Student conflicts often start or escalate online. Thinking about values can help students clarify how they want to behave. This lesson helps students apply their values to online social interactions.
Grade 8 (Positive Relationships): Relationships with peers are especially important during adolescence. When students are clear about what positive relationships look like, it helps them connect with peers who support them and make them feel good about themselves.
Links to Learn More
NEW INFO
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
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
PTSO INFO
PTSO Information
President: Kelly Lusk (drkellylusk@gmail.com)
Treasurer: Denise Volz (volztd@yahoo.com)
Secretary: Jennifer Pernell (jpernell74@gmail.com)
Volunteer Coordinator: Samantha Richards (samantha.richards@boone.kyschools.us)
- Congratulations to our NEW Bally PTSO Volunteer Coordinator, Samantha Richards! You’ll be hearing from Samantha very soon with exciting ways to get involved!
- SAVE THE DATE!! Our next dance will be our Halloween Dance on Friday, October 26th from 7-9pm! $5 admission at the door. Concessions will also be sold. Proceeds will go to the PTSO and your Ballyshannon Archery Team and Club.
- Send a treat to your friends and teachers for Halloween! The PTSO will be selling Boo-Grams between now and October 29th for $1. All treats will be delivered to SEL classes on Halloween! (All treats will be peanut and tree-nut free!) Send in an order form with check or cash (in an envelope please) marked PTSO Boo-Grams.
- The Ballyshannon PTSO will be hosting our first 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 October 31st for only $20. $25 at the door the night of the event. See flyer below 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
Our Fall Book Fair is this month! October 29th-November 2nd from 7:15-2:45.
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!
Volunteers Needed for the Book Fair!
Extracurricular Activities
TEAMS
- Academic Team: Practice Tuesday and Thursday. Matches on Wednesdays
- Basketball: Tryouts are October 15-19. Contact Coach Pidgeon for details.
- Cheer: Practice outside of school with Mrs. Michels and Mrs. Dennis
- Dance: Practice Monday, Tuesday, Friday after school
- Forensics: Coming Soon with Mrs. Maley (also known as Speech and Debate Team)
- Model UN: After school on Mondays and Wednesdays with Ms. Hansen
- Robotics: Practice outside of school with Kasey Reed-Long
- Volleyball: Season is complete
- Archery: Beginning soon with Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Burke
CLUBS
- Yearbook Club: After school on Tuesdays and Thursdays with Ms. Hansen
- Laughing Club: After school on Thursdays with Ms. Dahlenburg
- Walking Club: Wednesdays and Fridays from 6:30am to 7am with Mrs. Bowles
- Uno Club: Third Wednesday of every month from 2:45 to 4pm with Mrs. Bowles
- Energy Club: with Mrs. White
- Books and Bites with Mrs. Wood
- Drama Club: Beginning October 16th. Every other Monday and Tuesday through April 4-6pm with Mrs. Brady
- Art Club: Coming soon with Ms. Heist
- Mindfulness Club: Coming soon with Ms. Stephens
- Photography Club: Coming soon with Ms. Clayton
- Leadership Club: Coming soon with Mrs. Maley
We are seeking sponsors of the following clubs based on the input of our kids: Math, Spanish, Crocheting, Knitting, Creative Lettering, Soccer or Futsal, Kickball, Dodgeball, Chess, Career Exploration, Trivia. Are you interested in sponsoring a 6-week, 1 time per week cub this year? Clubs are best if they start at 2:45pm and end by 4pm daily.
INTRAMURALS
Basketball coming in spring
Volleyball coming in spring if sponsor can be found
Standards Based Grading Training for Parents
SAVE THE DATE! October 30th
4:00-4:30pm: What is Standards Based Grading? Why Standards Based Grading vs. Traditional Grading?
5:00-5:45pm: Using Kickboard, Canvas, and Infinite Campus as a Parent
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6:00-6:30pm: What is Standards Based Grading? What is Standards Based Grading? Why Standards Based Grading vs. Traditional Grading?
7:00-7:45pm: Using Kickboard, Canvas, and Infinite Campus as a Parent
Additional Resources and Information
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.
Basketball Tryout Information
Monday, October 15
3-4:30 8th Boys
4:30-6:00 8th Girls
6:00-7:30 6th Girls
Tuesday, October 16
3-4:30 7th Boys
4:30-6:00 7th Girls
6:00-7:30 6th Boys
Wednesday, October 17
3-4:30 8th Boys
4:30-6:00 8th Girls
6:00-7:30 6th Girls
7:30-9:00 6th Boys
Thursday, October 18
3-4:30 7th Boys
4:30-6:00 7th Girls
6:00-7:30 8th Girls
7:30-9:00 8th Boys
Friday, October 19
3-4:30 7th Boys
4:30-6:00 7th Girls
6:00-7:30 6th Girls
7:30-9:00 6th Boys
- You must have a current KHSAA physical
- 3 day tryouts are mandatory
- Team shoes will be Adidas
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.
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