Happiness motivates, gives hope, encouragement & confidence in the pursuit of success. It takes a happy individual to patiently work towards achieving set goals, becoming successful & impactful. No sad, sorrowful or heavy-hearted individual can patiently pursue their dreams.

Reader's Theatre helps build reading fluency, expression, stamina, and confidence. They are all so excited to perform tomorrow! Ball Ground STEM Academy

November was a great month! Listen to our students tell you all about it in the month's edition of our Student-Led Newsletter! Cherokee Co. Schools Ball Ground STEM Academy

Starting a new unit while utilizing the #PSP to reflect on prior knowledge and ask questions. This sparked some great conversations! Ball Ground STEM Academy Mary Marble

As part of our 10 Day Kindness Challenge, today we wanted to take time to show gratitude to our awesome resource officers at BGSA! 1st Graders shared cards, pictures, and hugs. Cherokee Co. Schools Ball Ground STEM Academy

This is the atmosphere every parent should want for their child! You can witness the warmth and love just passing by Mrs. Bramlett's room. #4tribes1family #teachergoals #dreamteam Ball Ground STEM Academy

Sound waves are made when something vibrates, but can sound travel through water?We made a hypothesis and experimented with sound vibrations Ball Ground STEM Academy Mary Marble Cherokee Co. Schools

Students vs Teacher Challenge! Answer questions and prove answers in the text to earn a point. Nothing like a little friendly competition this morning! I hope I lose every time! Ball Ground STEM Academy

We are grateful to have an invested and dedicated resource officer at BG! Thank you Officer Hood for taking the time to hang out with our class today! Ball Ground STEM Academy Cherokee Co. Schools

January Monthly Newsletter! I love their #reflection and #ownership of learning. #elevatetheexcellence #designyourdestiny Ball Ground STEM Academy Cherokee Co. Schools

Our Softball team was recognized as River Ridges Team of the Year today at the CCSD Women in Sports Day ceremony and Kayla Cleaveland was named Athlete of the Year for River Ridge. Congrats ladies!

This week we are using what we know about nonfiction text features to look up facts, research, and take notes to write our own informational books. 1st Grade writers invested in their work! 🙌 Ball Ground STEM Academy Rebecca Heard

Learn by doing and ask questions based on experiences- This is what I love about Science this week! #inquirybasedlearning #4cs Mary Marble Ball Ground STEM Academy

We use magnets, play with magnets...and eat magnets? Coach Bales helped us extract iron out of Cheerios! Mary Marble Ball Ground STEM Academy

Students did independent research so they could create a nonfiction book to share information about animals. They also created 3D diagrams labeling the animal, habitat, and food source! #elevatetheexcellence Ball Ground STEM Academy

Students created "book trailers" highlighting key story elements (characters, setting, problem, solution) in most-loved fiction books! #elevatetheexcellence Ball Ground STEM Academy

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Seriously- BGSA has the BEST Kindergarten teachers! They go all out to create the most loving and fun atmosphere. Ball Ground STEM Academy Cherokee Co. Schools

First Family Journal Night! ✅ #BraveMindsBrightFutures Ball Ground STEM Academy

Love this group already! It's going to be a great year! ❤️🖤 Ball Ground STEM Academy