Georgia Student Health Survey
BMS students will complete the Georgia Health Survey in February. The Georgia Student Health Survey is an anonymous and statewide survey instrument that covers various topics such as school climate and safety, peer and adult social support, bullying, mental health, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation.
For more information about the survey, families may visit the GaDOE website.
Parents/guardians of students who do not want their child to participate should complete the Passive Permission Letter ( English/ Spanish) and return to the student's first-period teacher by Friday, Jan 21. |
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Per CDC/DPH guidance:
“You may discontinue home isolation if you had symptoms when:
- At least 5 days* have passed since symptoms first appeared and
- At least 24 hours have passed since last fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and
- Symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) have improved
You may discontinue home isolation if you did NOT have symptoms when:
- At least 5 days have passed since the positive laboratory test and you remain asymptomatic
- Note, if you later develop symptoms, you should follow the guidance for symptomatic persons above.
*To determine when 5 days have passed, you can consider that day 0 of isolation defined as either the date your symptoms started, if symptomatic, or the date of your first positive test, if asymptomatic. If leaving isolation earlier than 10 days, you should continue to wear a mask around others for the remainder of the 10 days.”
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7th Grade Field Trip
The final installment of $25 ($35 for chaperones) for the 7th grade Atlanta Zoo and Hard Rock Café field trip is due on Friday, Feb 4.
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Wolf Mart
Our Wolf Mart needs your donations. As you clean out your closets, please consider donating any dress-code-approved gently used pants, shorts, and/or hoodies to the front office.
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2022-23 Board Members
If you are interest in being on the PTO Board next year, send us an email by Jan 31.
Volunteers
Please use this link to sign up to volunteer for a Duty-Free Lunch to relieve our teachers in the cafeteria once a month throughout the year.
You MUST be fingerprinted to volunteer (fingerprints expire after 5 years so double-check and make sure yours are current).
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BMS Brags!
We'd love to hear about the incredible things our students are doing outside of BMS. Click here to complete an online form to share. We may include your news in our upcoming newsletters or as a spotlight on WIN-TV. |
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Briana Porcello - We are so proud to brag on Briana Porcello. Every year Briana helps collect school supplies and clothing for kids ages 0 - 12 and delivers the items to several families in need. This year, Briana had the opportunity to personally connect with about 40 families and kids in need in Colombia, South America. What an incredible way to serve others. |
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Athletic Corner
Come out and support our athletes at their events. Go Wolves!
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Counselors' Corner
School counselors are here to support you and your student in any way. Please email your child's counselor if you have any questions or need help or visit our website to learn more about our program.
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Please remember to wait for after-school activities to be called before leaving class to attend extra-curricular activities. |
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Book Club
Stop by the media center every Thursday morning from 7 - 7:20 to chat about the incredible books we are reading! Everyone's welcome.
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Chess Club
Our chess club meets in the media center every Monday morning from 7 - 7:20. Everyone's welcome, regardless of skill level. Try out your skills or learn some new ones.
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Craft Club
The next Craft Club meeting with be on Jan 18. Both groups will meet on this date, and we will take the yearbook group picture at this meeting.
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Debate Club
Debate Club will meet on Jan 11 in the team meeting room from 2:45 - 4:00. The topic materials are posted in Canvas for club members to access.
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FCCLA
FCCLA will meet on Jan 12 in Mrs. Hesson's room from 2:45 - 4:00.
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Jr. Thespians
The next Jr. Thespians meeting will be on Jan 10 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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TSA
TSA will meet three times in Jan in Mr. Meador's room.
- 01-13-21
- 01-20-21
- 01-27-21
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Video Editing Club
Our video editing club meets every Thursday afternoon in the media center from 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
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Basketball
The basketball season is well underway. We would love to invite everyone out to cheer on our teams this season.
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Competition Cheer
Tryouts for next season's cheer squad will take place in late May.
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Soccer
Soccer tryouts are Jan 18-20 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. Students must have a current BCSS Physical/ Concussion Form on file in order to participate in tryouts.
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Track and Field
We will have an interest meeting on Jan 12, during Flex, with optional conditioning available on January 18, 4:30-6:00 @ BMS Track. Tryouts will be Jan 19, 20, & 24 from 4:30-6:00 @ BMS Track.
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Cookies and Cocoa 5K
Each year our CTSO groups (FBLA, FCCLA, and TSA) help sponsor the annual Cookies and Cocoa 5K. This event raises funds to support Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Buford City Schools Career and Technical Student Organizations, allowing students to compete and travel to competitions. Last year 18 of our students were able to compete at their National Competition.
This year the race will be on Sat, Jan 22. The$30 entry fee includes a long sleeve t-shirt. This is a great opportunity for students and families to have fun together and give back to our community. The link to sign up is here.
If you are interested in becoming a partner with us in our 3rd Annual Cookies & Cocoa 5k Fun Run sponsorship details can be found here. |
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If you need information concerning free and reduced lunch, please feel free to contact our nutrition manager, Kimberly Smith via email or at ext. 4128 with any questions or for information about applying for the program. |
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Immunizations - Attention 6th Grade Parents: The State of Georgia requires two immunizations before students start 7th grade, the Tdap, and MCV4. These two immunizations are due on or before the first day of school for students' 7th-grade year. Please keep this in mind as you take your 6th grader to office visits. If you have any questions, please call the school and ask to speak to Cherie Durden, RN, School Nurse. Turn in any updated immunization forms to the front office.
Medications - Students with health concerns requiring medication must have a current supply of the medication in the clinic to participate in any extra-curricular activities or field trips. Contact Cherie Durden with any questions or concerns. A parent or guardian must bring any/all medications/supplements to the school and fill out a medication administration form. Students are not allowed to carry any medications or supplements with them at school or on the bus. The only exceptions are for inhalers/epi-pens (emergency meds) and a waiver must already be signed and on file in the nurse's office. Carrying medication/supplements in a book bag violates BCSS Rule 7.
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The current issues of Helping Students Learn and the Daily Learning Planner are now available on our website.
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Right to Know Notification |
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Parent Right to Know
In compliance with the requirements of Every Student Succeeds Act, Buford City Schools would like to inform you that you may request information about the professional qualifications of your student's teacher(s) and/or paraprofessional(s). Click here for more information.
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School Improvement Feedback
We appreciate any feedback from our stakeholders for continuous improvement. Please complete this form if you have any suggestions for how our staff can better serve your student. We appreciate the teamwork approach in supporting our students! |
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We have so many great events and activities going on at BMS. To stay current with all of our events and for exact start and end times, be sure to visit our website’s Calendars and Events page. Dates and events are subject to change. |
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