Welcome back to Ballantyne Elementary School! We are so excited you are part of our Bear Family! If you are new to Ballantyne Elementary, we would suggest watching this video first. It was designed for our kindergarteners, but it is a great primer for any new student!

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Whether you are a new or returning family, we know you have a lot of information in front of you so we made an easy to follow to-do list:
Things To Do
​​​​​​​Bookmark the Ballantyne PTA Website - You made it!  Now bookmark the homepage to stay up to date on news from CMS and Principal Rogers, teacher favorites, links to all the important websites you need, the calendar, clubs, information on fundraising and corporate matching, and future volunteer opportunities!  
  • Looking for school supply lists?  Click Here to head to our main news page, the Bear Necessities, to find a list for each grade level.
  • Looking for information on the dress code or traffic pattern?  Click Here to head to the bottom of our Bear Necessities page for all you need to know!
  • If you don't see it here, make sure you send us an email or ask us a question on social media using the little icons at the bottom of this page!​ ​
Sign Up For Parent Square & then Download the App in your App Store - https://www.parentsquare.com/signin​
  • It will be the one stop shop for ALL of your communication from the school, your teachers, and the PTA.
  • You will receive your weekly Bear Blast Newsletter through this forum.
  • You will get messages from your teacher, and be able to send them messages as well!
  • It will include a calendar of events and a way to RSVP for events and add those events right to your calendar!
  • All parents are expected to sign up to receive necessary communications. No other methods will be utilized.
  • Make sure you use the same email you use to sign in to Power School (below) for them to link correctly!
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Sign Up For PowerSchool - http://cms.powerschool.com/public
  • Online method of viewing student grades, attendance, and report cards when paper copies are not being mailed.
  • Click the link to open the website in an internet browser.
  • Click Create an Account to sign up and link your students.
  • Make sure you use the same email you used for ParentSquare for them to link correctly!
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​​Become a PTA Member - https://ballantyneelementary.memberhub.com/store
  • Being a member does not commit you to volunteering.  Becoming a member shows that you support your school and our mission to provide programs and services to your child, the staff, and the entire student body.
  • Being a member allows you to vote on critical issues, the annual budget, new elective board members, and more!
  • After considering parent feedback on Pay4SchoolStuff, we have moved membership registration over to the NCPTA platform - Memberhub.  Come check it out!
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Make Your Annual Capital Campaign Donation - http://give.mybooster.com/besgives
  • The school does so much for our children but the PTA helps to fill in the gaps by supporting our children and staff in ways that the district and the school could not always accomplish, especially during these uncertain times.  Help us to give back to the school by donating now!
  • After considering parent feedback on Pay4SchoolStuff, we have moved our capital campaign platform over to a new website in partnership with Booster (our Fun Run partner).  While the website may look the same as Fun Run, this link will take you to our capital campaign donation site and is not donating on behalf of the Fun Run (more information on our March run will be coming soon, though!)
  • For more information on the Capital Campaign, Click Here!
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Sign Up for the Here Comes the Bus Website & Download the App (for mobile devices)  - Click Here!
  • This is an easy way to keep track of where your student's bus is in the morning and afternoons!
  • Our district code is 73877
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Download the Canvas App (for mobile devices) - Apple Version or Google Version
  • The Canvas website is used as a virtual classroom between students and teachers if they should need to return to learning remotely.
  • While this is not required to begin the school year, this will be useful should a remote environment need to be employed during the year.
  • This parent app is a way fo keep track of assignments and grades for your students.
  • ​Visit your app store or click the links above to download this app to keep track of student assignments & grades.
  • If you need a tutorial on using Canvas please visit the parent resource page by Clicking Here!
    • For a tutorial on pairing your parent app with your students' accounts Click Here!
    • For a tutorial on the functions of the parent app Click Here!
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Sign Up for an Account at OSP (Online School Payments) - Click Here! 
  • This website is the only method that Ballantyne Elementary uses to accept payment for all school fees during the year.
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Show Your BES Bear Pride and Buy Your Spirit Wear - Click Here!
  • ​​We have a new spirit wear model this year - keep checking back at the link above to be outfitted in all the latest "Bear-Wear"!
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General Volunteer Sign Up - Click Here!
  • ​Sign up for our general volunteer list once and receive information about various volunteering needs throughout the school year if they come available.
  • If you have a little bit more time to give or are interested in being a bigger part of what makes BES the BES-T, look through our Committee Chair options to see if one of them fits the time you have available!
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Ballantyne Bear Birthday Rock Sign Up - Click Here!
  • ​Sign up to paint our birthday rock for your Bear's special day.  Normally our sign up only includes school days (no weekend or school holidays) but, given the unique nature of this school year, we want our Bears to have the opportunity to see their name on the rock no matter what day of the week it falls on!  On the sign up you will see that we have included EVERY day of the school year for you to choose.
  • Please read through the directions for the rock on our rock page and then sign up for your special days!
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Make sure you follow us on our social media channels:​
You did it!  You completed your checklist!  Remember, if you have any questions on the website or the items listed above, please just send us an email at: ballantyneptacommunications@gmail.com or ballantynepta@gmail.com
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