April Family

The April issue of our Family Involvement Series is full of suggestions for improving communication and the importance of making mistakes. Nurse Durden discusses suggestions on how to communicate with your child openly. Mrs. Oates shares cell phone safety tips. Mrs. Rogers and Ms. Tatum discuss allowing your child to make mistakes.

The BMS School Council needs a parent to serve on the 2021-2022 council for a two-year commitment. The School Council is an advisory board sharing information regarding the school and any concerns from our community. If elected, you will serve as a community liaison. If you are interested in serving as one of the parent representatives, please complete this form by Friday, Apr 16. Voting for parent representatives will take place on Apr 22. Details will be announced regarding the voting process.

As you are making spring break plans, please remember that if you leave the country, you must quarantine after you return. See this link for details and send an email to Mrs. Hodge if your travel will be out of the country.

There are no issues with students being dropped off and in class on time when parents are in the car rider line between 7:00 and 7:15. Thank you to those of you who take advantage of this window of time to get your students to school. 

In an effort to make the back drop off line run quicker, we will be unloading cars in 2 lanes once the buses are completely clear. 

To help with the flow of the front of the building, the turn will be moved one row down for exiting through the parking lot. 

Please see this map for changes and thank you for your input.

We will begin these changes on Monday, April 12th, so please get to school early and pay close attention to the directions of our staff as they work to get our students into the building as safely and efficiently as possible.

We will pull grades for awards purposes only on Friday, May 14th. Grades will continue to count toward the report card until the last day of school and can be seen in PowerSchool, but for A-Honor Roll, A-Average Honor Roll, and Super Wolves, the grades end on Friday, May 14th.

With the spring flowers comes pollen! Our teachers are running low on facial tissue and paper towels. If you are able, please help our teachers replenish these items.

The BCSS Art Show was on Mar 21 and featured over 30 of our artistically talented BMS students' work, from oil pastels and markers to pencil drawings and paintings.

Congratulations to Sophia for winning first place and Juana for placing second.

The 7th-grade team would like to invite you to the inaugural BMS Car Show Fundraiser benefiting our middle school at the Buford City Arena on May 15. The show is from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., and we hope to have many different vehicles, a few food trucks, some awesome silent auction prizes, and several vendors there for everyone to enjoy. For more information, you can click on the attached flyer or check out the FaceBook event page.

In order to make this event a success, we wanted to reach out to see if you know of anyone who may be interested in donating a silent auction item or becoming a vendor. If so, please reach out to Lauren Larson to receive additional details. 

All students will take benchmark assessments in their core academic classes in April. In May, students will take the Georgia Milestones. Additional information about the Milestones was sent home from our Office of Student Achievement for face-to-face and digital learners.

Upcoming Events:

Our Symphonic Band and Bucket Band "LGPE" Concert was on Mar 18. Our students did an incredible job and were fortunate to work with Dr. Josh Byrd. Click here to watch their amazing performance.

Upcoming Events:

Families are welcome to attend any of the four performances. Choral students know which performance they should attend.

Next meeting: Apr 20. Click here for more information.

Next meeting: Apr 13 & 27. Click here for more information.  

Next meetings: Apr 20 & EOY CTSO Party May 12. Click here for more information.  

Next Meeting: Apr 26. Click here for more information.

Next meeting: Apr 14 & EOY CTSO Party May 12.. Click here for more information.  

Next meetings: Apr 22 & E.O.Y. CTSO Party May 12. Click here for more information.

Middle school girls volleyball tryouts for the upcoming school year will be on Aug 5 & 6 after school from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. as well as Saturday, Aug 7, from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Students trying out must have an updated physical on file in the office by Aug 4 to be able to try out. Click here for more information about our volleyball team.

Buford Middle School competition cheer tryouts for the upcoming school year will be held in May. Interested students should attend the interest meeting on May 6 at 6:30 p.m. via Google Meet. Tryouts will be held May 19 & 20 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the BMS gym. Click here for more information about the routines and the information packet.

Please know that girls trying out must have an updated physical on file in the office prior to May 19 to be able to try out.

Check out our online spirit wear marketplace. Orders received by 2:00 Thursday afternoon are available for students on Friday of the same week.

Students will be called to the front office on Friday afternoon to pick up their orders. Payment should be ready at that time. Checks and cash are accepted for these online orders.

Families may also visit our clearance corner for great deals on our PTO spirit wear.

The BMS PTO would like to thank all of our sponsors and volunteers who helped to make our Snack for Our Pack such a success!

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If your child or anyone in your household takes a COVID-19 test, please call the front office (770) 904-3690 and/or email for return-to-school procedures. We appreciate your help!

BCS follows the guidelines from the CDC and GDPH for quarantining after international travel. Please plan accordingly.

If you need information concerning free and reduced lunch, please feel free to contact our nutrition manager, Nicholas Mann via email or at ext. 4128 with any questions or for information about applying for the program.

The current issues of Helping Students Learn and the Daily Learning Planner are now available on our website. Families can also find archived copies as well.

Our fantastic counseling department has various resources for our parents. Please visit their website for information about social/emotional health, digital citizenship, college and career planning, and so much more.

In compliance with the requirements of Every Students 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). The following information may be requested:

Whether the student’s teacher:

If you wish to request information concerning your child’s teacher’s and/ or paraprofessional’s qualifications, please contact Laura Beth Short or call 770-904-3690. [Spanish Version]

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!

Your time is valuable, and we want to make the most of the information we provide you. We'd love to know how we can improve our communication. Please feel free to contact us with any suggestions.