|
|
|
|
| School Closure |
California's Stay-At-Home-Order
All Santa Barbara County Schools, including Ballard School, will remain closed until further notice from the Governor’s office and the state and local Departments of Public Health.
At this time, it appears that the earliest possible return to school date is now Monday, May 4th.
We will continue to provide updates as this very challenging situation develops and will do our best to provide at least a week’s notice before returning to school. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
|
| Posted On : Monday, March 16, 2020 |
|
|
| Congratulations Ballard School... |
2016 California Gold Ribbon School!
2014 California Distinguished School!
|
| Posted On : Wednesday, June 1, 2016 |
|
|
| Upcoming School Board Meeting |
Unless otherwise announced, the next regular Board meeting is scheduled take place on Thursday, April, 2020 at 4:00 PM in the Ballard School Library. (This meeting may be rescheduled depending on the status of California's Stay-At-Home order.)
The agenda for the meetings will be available on the school bulletin board and this website ('Best of Ballard').
The meetings will be held in the Ballard School Library.
|
| Posted On : Friday, January 17, 2020 |
|
|
| Ballard School Information |
Enrollment: 143 students
Telephone: 805-688-4812
Fax: 805-688-7325
2425 School Street
Solvang, CA 93463
Superintendent/Principal: Allan Pelletier
apelletier@ballardschool.org
(You may also click on the word 'email' to your right.)
Administrative Assistant: Gina Floyd
gfloyd@sbceo.org
Board of Trustees
- Chris Kazali (President)
- Tracey Cassidy (Clerk)
- Rick Jacobs
|
| Posted On : Thursday, December 13, 2018 |
|
|
| Thought for the Day |
"If you can stand in space just for a little while, a new door will open, or you'll be able to see in the dark after a while. You'll adjust."
~J. Campion
|
| Posted On : Monday, March 23, 2020 |
|
|
| Upcoming |
For Student and School Safety...
We do not list off campus student events, including field trips, on this page. Please call the school office (688-4812) with questions.
At this time all Santa Barbara County Schools, including Ballard School, will remain closed until further notice from the Governor’s office and the state and local Departments of Public Health.
You may find the documents listed below (and many more) under the 'Best of Ballard' tab.
- 2019/2020 School Calendar
- School Board Meeting Agenda: 3/18/20
- School Board Meeting Minutes: 1/16/2020
- School Board Meeting Agenda: 2/13/2020
- School Board Meeting Minutes: 12/16/19
|
| Posted On : Monday, March 16, 2020 |
|
|
| What's on the Website?? |
You can find a school district boundary map, monthly calendars, board meeting agendas and minutes, and more in the 'Best of Ballard' section of this website.
Others...
- 2018/2019 School Calendar ('Calendar' or 'Best of Ballard')
- Email & Class Website Information ('Faculty')
Please do not hesitate to call (688-4812) or email (apelletier@ballardschool.org) if you cannot find what you are looking for.
|
| Posted On : Wednesday, July 24, 2013 |
|
|
| Weekly Calendar of Events |
Do you need to know when you have music or library? There are always a lot of great things going on at Ballard School! Click on the 'Upcoming Events' tab for the latest information! |
| Posted On : Friday, May 22, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ballard School is located in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley on the central coast of California in Santa Barbara County. This public school teaches students from kindergarten to 6th grade. In the early days, since the schoolhouse was the only public building in the valley, it was often used for church services, weddings, funerals and the meeting place of the Good Templar Lodge and the Farmer's Alliance. It also has served as the site for lectures, social entertainment, lively debates, singing and Saturday night dances.
If you have a great story to tell about Ballard School or old time photos you would like to share, please email us and we can include it on our website. We want to preserve the history of our fabulous school.
Phone: 805-688-4812 Fax: 805-688-7325
|
| |
| Teacher Resources |
|
|
| |
| General K-5 |
- SBCEO Portal - Santa Barbara County Education Office site that provides academic resources for researching, language arts, math, science, history, and much more.
- Kahn Academy - With a library of over 2,400 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 150 practice exercises to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace.
- http://www.kerpoof.com/#/activity/draw - Drawing Program.
- http://www.sbplibrary.org - Santa Barbara Public Library.
|
| |
| Kindergarten |
- Starfall - Kindergarten games, letters, sounds, reading, and more.
- Kinderweb - Letters, adding, subtracting, telling time, shapes, currency, and much more.
- PBS Math Games (K) - Time, geometry, measuring, money.
|
| |
| First Grade |
- Starfall - First grade games, letters, sounds, reading, and more.
- Academic Skill Builders - Learning basic math, language arts, vocabulary, and thinking skills.
- Tooth Tally (synonyms) - Practice words that have similar meanings.
- Frearless Frieda (spelling) - Help Frieda surf as you spell words.
- Squanky the Tooth Taker (antonyms) - Help the tooth fairy find pairs of words with opposite meanings.
- Monkey Business - Help the monkey cross the bridge by making a complete sentence.
- PBS Math Games (1st) - Time, geometry, measuring, money.
- http://storylineonline.net/ - Story Online present books read by actors.
|
| |
| Second Grade |
- Synonyms - Game to practice words that are similar.
- Tooth Tally (synonyms) - Practice words that have similar meanings.
- Squanky the Tooth Taker (antonyms) - Help the tooth fairy find pairs of words with opposite meanings.
- Frearless Frieda (spelling) - Help Frieda surf as you spell words.
- Academic Skill Builders - Learning basic math, language arts, vocabulary, and thinking skills.
- Fun Brain - Arcade with math and reading games.
- Contractions - Game to help learn contraction words.
- PBS Math Games (2nd) - Time, geometry, measuring, money.
- Wordshake - Make as many words in three minutes with 16 letters. How many points can you get?
|
| |
| Third Grade |
|
|
| |
| Fourth Grade |
|
|
| |
| Fifth Grade |
|
|
| |
| Sixth Grade |
|
|
|