PTSA January Stuff:

Bus Blues:

Are you interested in ridesharing to get your child to Ballard, or helping pay for gas for someone to take your child?  Or, could you help get a child to Ballard who lives near you?  If you are interested in exploring this with other families, fill out this google form and we will try to get you connected:

https://forms.gle/t9GP5AxbAS2fGu2P9

Compassion Project Nominations:

Do you know of a student or teacher at Ballard who has gone above and beyond demonstrating kindness and compassion?  We are now accepting nominations for the Bruin Compassion Award!  One faculty/staff will be selected, and one student from each grade.  The faculty award is THE BEST PARKING SPOT, so it's worth it to take a minute and fill this out:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdecm0zRO1zXemGsaZRFUl4UDN-MsmR8qhpAuN6WqKRhER3gA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Senior All Night Party Interest?

Traditionally we hold an all-night party for graduating seniors the night of graduation.  The goal is to have a fun, safe, chaperoned, drug and alcohol free time and place to make final memopries with high school friends.We are curious about the interest level this year in holding such a party.  Senior parents and seniors--please take a minute to fill out this anonymous poll:

Parents of seniors, take this poll

Seniors take this poll

September Meeting Video

This 9 minute video is the PTSA on-demand coffee-break meeting for September:

https://youtu.be/r-e2EDR9sGk

Parent/Teacher Chat: Anxiety Resources

Three Steps to Taking Back Control From Anxiety

https://www.socialanxietykyle.com/3-steps-to-social-confidence

From operationparent.org, Webinars

Social Anxiety: The Silent Pandemic That Needs a Louder Voice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWeq_22VI3U&t=10s

Embracing Uncertainty: How to Support Anxious Teens in Developing Resilience in Stressful Times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBOTfu3Vnic

Please Join the Ballard PTSA 

PTSA's mission is to make every child's potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for their educational success, health and well-being.

PTSA is an easy way to support our school and your child!  There are four easy ways to participate in PTSA.  Do one, or all four: do what works best for you!

1. Join and donate. From our memberhub store (link below), you can join the PTSA for $10, or donate to one of our projects. Students and family members can all join!

2. Contribute goods. Throughout the year we will send out signup genius emails for items for the library craft activity and various teacher appreciation events.  When you join through memberhub, you can register your email address.

3. Volunteer time. We believe in many people doing a little bit!  Join our board!  We also love it when people are willing to support our activities! You can attend our monthly meetings even  without being a member to hear what is going on at Ballard and what we are doing to advance the educational success, health and well-being of our kids.

4. Check this page regularly for ideas of how you can help your teen be more successful, healthier and happier at school. (Topic examples: "What the teacher wishes you knew", "Helping teens handle anxiety", "Substance abuse prevention and help".)

Thank you!

https://ballardptsa.memberhub.store

Connect w/ the Ballard PTSA

ballardhighPTSA@gmail.com

PTSA Social Media
To find the PTA on FB, ask to join the group 'Ballard Bruins PTSA Group'
Twitter is @ballard_ptsa
Twitters is @for_bruins
IG - @ballardptsa
IG- Forballardbruins