Without change, there is no innovation, creativity or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.

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Without change, there is no innovation,
creativity or incentive for improvement. Those
who initiate change will have a better
opportunity to manage the change that is
inevitable.
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• A man can never hope to be more than he is if he
  is not first honest about what he isnt.

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• Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today
  as you were a year ago.

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• A boat doesnt go forward if each one is rowing
  their own way.

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• None of us is as smart as all of us.

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• When a team outgrows individual performance and
  learns team confidence, excellence becomes a
  reality.

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• The greatest danger
• a team faces isnt that
• it wont become successful,
• but that it will, and then cease to improve.

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• It is amazing how much people get done
• if they do not worry about who gets the credit.

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Everything changes. Nothing remains without
change.
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When we think of failure,failure will be ours.
If we remain undecided, nothing will ever
change. All we need to do is want to achieve
something great and then simply do it. Never
think of failure.For what we think, will come
about.
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Forget about the consequences of failure.
Failure is only a temporary change in direction
to set you straight for your next success.
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If we dont change, we dont grow. If we dont
grow, we are not really living.
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If you do not change direction, you may end up
where you are heading.
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Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but
perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution
which prompts inaction and promotes failure to
seize opportunity.
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Only by great risks can great results be achieved.
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• Quality is never an accident
• it is always the result of high intention,
  sincere effort, intelligent direction
• and skillful execution
• it represents the wise choice
• of many alternatives.

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The only thing you live to regret are the risks
you didnt take.
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• Overcoming barriers to performance is how groups
  become teams.

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• Individual commitment to a group effort, that is
  what makes a team work, a company work, a society
  work, a civilization work.

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• Teamplayer
• One who unites others
• toward a shared destiny
• through sharing
• information and ideas,
• empowering others
• and developing trust.

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Balanced LiteracyOur Total School Commitment

• Ballentine Elementary School
• 1040 Bickley Road
• Irmo, SC 29063
• www.lex5.k12.sc.us/Ballentine

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What is Balanced Literacy?
Balanced literacy means balance in every aspect
of literacy instruction...
It is a balance in WHAT is learned (systematic
word study for meaning and phonics instruction)
It is a balance in levels of support the teacher
provides by having time each day for read
aloud, shared reading, guided reading, and
independent reading
It is a balance in genre (not just fiction and
non-fiction)
It is deeply rooted in assessment   A balanced
literacy classroom will have frequent teacher
driven assessments to determine instructional
needs (both standardized like Dominie or
non-standardized like reading conferences.)  
It is a balance in reading and writing Teachers
explicitly teach children strategies and habits
of effective readers and writers, then coach them
to apply those strategies and habits. Writing
instruction is explicit through shared or
interactive writing, and practiced through
independent writing.
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At Ballentine Elementary, this emphasis
on literacy is a school-wide culture.
It takes the commitment and
active participation of every faculty and
staff member.
Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to
attain uncommon results.
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Everyone plays a key role in our success!
Community
Support Staff
Administration
Classroom Teachers
Together We Are
Ballentine!
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So, what is our secret? Our Key to
Success?
Doing what you feel is best for kids. Ever
changing. Always learning, always
trying. Refining. Reflecting. Not settling for
good enough when better is
possible.
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Be able to recognize ineffectiveness and be
willing to try something new
different out of the box out of your
comfort zone
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Administration (the offensive line)

• Organizational
  Hands-on Enrichment

• WBES (Student recognition for reading milestones,
  sharing of student created work, highlight of
  literary terms, literacy challenges, Latest
  Favorite Book)
• Read-alouds (Administrators give kids the treat
  of being read aloud to when they achieve
  something worked hard for, such as good
  attendance, getting to school on time, or
  reaching a classroom goal.)
• School Newsletter (Literacy Spot includes
  information for parents about literacy
  instruction and ways to improve family literacy.
  Literacy Links are provided for teachers to share
  best practices in literacy instruction and
  current theory. Ballentine Literacy Links are
  sent home to support parent involvement with
  literacy activities at home.
• School-wide themes (Reading across time, Whatever
  it Takes, We are Ballentine promote a pervasive
  culture of learning and school pride.)

• Scheduling (Creating additional planning time,
  staff development time to implement new
  learning.)
• Funding (Hiring of tutors, site visits to
  exemplary schools, purchasing professional books
  for teachers and adding them to the literacy
  library, financially support building of
  classroom libraries by purchasing books for
  teachers.)
• Staff development (Lab classrooms, peer
  observations, staff development opportunities)
• Culture of learning (USC Literacy classes,
  student interns and teachers, teacher cadet host,
  professional book talks, participation in
  district and school based study groups that
  investigate current literacy theory, research,
  and practice support teacher change.)
• Early Intervention Initiatives (Staffings,
  Interventionist, Reading Recovery, Literacy Coach)

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Support Staff(the wide receivers)
Instructional assistants, cafeteria, custodial
and office staff participate in our literacy
initiatives throughout the year in a variety of
ways. They offer their time and talents to be
guest readers to classrooms, lap readers to
work with struggling young readers, and many
participated in our school-wide videotaping for
Rainy Day Read Alouds. Instructional assistants
work one-on-one with children or with small
guided reading groups. Their category of
Support Staff is true to its name they
support all aspects of the educational program at
Ballentine far beyond their job description!
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Parents Community(the faithful, cheering fans)

• Parents and the surrounding community play an
  important role in supporting and enhancing our
  reading program.
• Guest Readers
• Readers from our district office are invited and
  come regularly to read to children.
• Parents and other community members read aloud to
  children.
• Local high school students read aloud.
• Grandparents are a celebrated part of our
  community of readers. They read to and write
  with children regularly.
• Once a guest reader shares a beloved book with
  children, their name is added to our Paws on the
  Wall display to show our communities commitment
  to reading aloud to children.
• Book studies
• -Our parents lead student book clubs and
  participate in book clubs themselves. Titles for
  parent book clubs have included Reading Magic and
  Hear Our Cry, Boys in Crisis. The community is
  also involved in the monthly Preschool Book Club
  which meets at Ballentine Elementary.

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• Community advisory groups
• include the Parent Teacher Organization and the
  School Improvement Council. They provide ongoing
  input into the school wide educational program
  through regularly scheduled meetings.
• The business community surrounding our school
  supports our reading program.
• Our business partners, including Brusters,
  Publix, and Barnes Noble have each provided the
  venue and financial support for well-attended
  reading nights.
• Other businesses, including SAMS and Wal-Mart,
  have made financial donations to support our
  literacy efforts.
• Local businesses place books authored by our
  students at their businesses.
• Classes from our school have performed poetry
  reading and readers theater scripts at
  surrounding businesses.
• We have Meet Me at the Library nights for our
  school community to meet at our public library to
  promote family reading. During this literacy
  night, families are encouraged to get library
  cards, listen to read alouds, and get information
  on the programs their public library offers.
• Classroom volunteers
• Parent volunteers, trained by our literacy coach,
  read with children individually and in small
  groups.
• Parents also support classroom reading by
  purchasing books as a celebration of their
  childs birthday which is added to classroom
  library in their honor.
• Parents volunteer their time to cover a part of
  the school day to allow extended planning time
  for teachers. This has a positive and direct
  impact on the quality of instruction.
• We are especially proud of our year-end Reading
  Celebration Day which involves students, parents,
  teachers, administrators, outside community
  members, grandparents, and business partners.
• ELA Observation Week
• Parents are invited to observe literacy
  instruction in their childs classroom. This will
  provide instruction and support so that parents
  can practice similar strategies at home with
  their child.

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Classroom Teachers(the quarterback!)
When a team outgrows individual performance and
learns team confidence,
excellence becomes a reality.
Mrs. Laura Duncan 1st Grade Mrs. Sharon Radtke
4th Grade
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Inquiry Based
Meaningful
It matters most that learning is
Social
Joyful
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Z was Zapped
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Claymation
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Back Pack Science
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Hygrometer
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McKnight
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Frederick
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Leo Lionni devised this story while on a train
trip with his grandchildren. Usually he drew
stories for them as he told the stories but this
time he had no drawing materials. Tearing circles
of color from a magazine, he improvised this
story and later wrote it down for the rest of us.
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Leo Lionni devised this story while on a train
trip with his grandchildren. Usually he drew
stories for them as he told the stories but this
time he had no drawing materials. Tearing circles
of color from a magazine, he improvised this
story and later wrote it down for the rest of us.
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Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse
One day Willy told a strange story. "I've
heard," he whispered mysteriously, "that in the
garden, at the end of the pebblepath, close to
the blackberry bush, there lives a magic lizard
who can change one animal into another." "Do you
mean," said Alexander, "that he could change me
into a wind-up mouse like you?"
Prediction, Quotation marks, speech, compound
word, decode words
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Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse
One day Willy told a strange story. "I've
heard," he whispered mysteriously, "that in the
garden, at the end of the pebblepath, close to
the blackberry bush, there lives a magic lizard
who can change one animal into another." "Do you
mean," said Alexander, "that he could change me
into a wind-up mouse like you?"
Prediction, Quotation marks, speech, compound
word, decode words
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That very afternoon Alexander went into the
garden and ran to the end of the path. "Lizard,
lizard," he whispered. And suddenly there stood
before him, full of the colors of flowers and
butterflies, a large lizard. "Is it true that
you could change me into a wind-up mouse?" asked
Alexander in a quivering voice. "When the moon
is round," said the lizard, "bring me a purple
pebble."
prediction, meaning, quotation marks, commas
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That very afternoon Alexander went into the
garden and ran to the end of the path. "Lizard,
lizard," he whispered. And suddenly there stood
before him, full of the colors of flowers and
butterflies, a large lizard. "Is it true that
you could change me into a wind-up mouse?" asked
Alexander in a quivering voice. "When the moon
is round," said the lizard, "bring me a purple
pebble."
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Technology and Balanced Literacy
Oh, the places well go!

• SMARTBoards
• Voice Thread
• Lumens document cameras
• Websites
• Blogs
• Software to facilitate differentiation to address
  the needs of all learners

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Success is a journey, not a destination.
Contact Information Ballentine Elementary
School 1040 Bickley Road Irmo, SC
29063 www.lex5.k12.sc.us/Ballentine (803)
732-8251 Barbara P. Brockhard, Principal Robin W.
Bright, Asst. Principal Jennifer Porter, Asst.
Admin.