Please turn in your Spring Pictures.
Please return your Spring Pictures or payment for pictures by Friday, May 17. Lifetouch will send you a bill for pictures not returned.

Pastries with Parents
Did you know one of the most prominent indicators of a successful reader is the amount of time spent actually reading? Please see attached for an important mathematical calculation comparing children who read a lot and those who don't read as much. You do the math and decide how much your child will read this year!
Family Literacy Resources
Please find attached a few literacy resources and information shared at this year's Family Literacy Night and the first Pastries with Parents. Supporting reading and writing at home are essential to your child's literacy learning and achievement at school. Additional resources are included below.

BALL CHARTER GRADUATION
Photos 13 hours ago Graduation ceremonies were held at Springfield Ball Charter School today. Dr....

STUDENTS BID DR. GALES FAREWELL
Photos 2 days ago
May PTO eNewsletter is Available!
PTO News 3 days ago The May PTO eNewsletter is up - to receive this monthly newsletter in your inbox, simply navigate to our PTO eNewletter page, and hit the subscribe button!

IT'S GARDENING TIME AT BALL CHARTER WITH GEN H
Photos 4 days ago It was a beautiful day to plant the gardens at Ball Charter....

BALL CHARTER RELEASES BUTTERFLIES!
Photos 4 days ago On Monday we decided to let our ten Painted Lady butterflies spend the rest of their lives free....
THANK YOU BUCKLEY'S GARDEN CENTER
News 5 days ago Buckley's Garden Center gave us a discount on plants for out herb & perennial gardens....

BALL CHARTER DECADES PROJECT IN MRS. TAN'S CLASS
Photos May 17 Scholars dressed up in clothes from the decade that they created a website about. Check out Mrs. Tan's resources to see the Decades Project Links.

UPPER MIDDLE LEVEL PRESENTS THE MULTICULTURAL FAIR
Photos May 17 Students spent time reading multicultural books in their literature circles....





