The Burruss Weekly Newsletter

Remember that all MCS schools are closed on Tuesday, November 5, for Election Day. Please get out and vote!

Thank you to all who have donated to our Food Drive! We will continue collecting through November 15.

Please reach out to me anytime with questions, concerns, suggestions...anything!

Kind regards

Dr. Jillian Johnson

Principal

As we approach the holidays, our school is connected to several resources that would like to help families. The following link is connected to Mr. Pearson’s School Support Survey—if you would like us to partner with you for holiday assistance, please let us know by filling out the following form. Thank you!

School Support Survey

Please consider completing the Family Profile Survey. This is a new iniative to better connect with all of our families in our diverse community. Your input is invaluable!

Click Here to complete your Family Profile

This month your child’s school counselor will deliver lessons in accordance with the Erin’s Law Legislation that was passed in Georgia in 2018 (SB401). Erin Merryn is an abuse survivor and activist against child sexual abuse who advocates for similar laws nationwide.

In compliance with Erin’s Law, Marietta City Schools provides an annual lesson at each grade level on personal safety skills. The goal of the lesson is to teach children safe practices and empower them to identify and respond to unsafe situations.

We acknowledge this can be a sensitive topic; our goal is to deliver information to students that is age appropriate. With this in mind, our lesson topics are:

• Kindergarten: Keeping Your Body Safe
• First Grade: Safe and Unsafe Secrets
• Second Grade: Appropriate Personal Space/Body Boundaries
• Third Grade: Staying Safe/Instincts
• Fourth Grade: Giving and Asking for Consent
• Fifth Grade: Personal and Technology Boundaries

If you have any further questions regarding the curriculum, please feel free to contact your child’s school counselor. For more information on Erin’s Law, please visit www.erinslaw.org.

Sincerely,

Anthony Pearson, School Counselor

Click here to join PTA!

Join me in welcoming the new Executive Board for PTA 2024-25.

Co-Presidents: Bernard Jarroush and Lydia McMillan

Co-Vice Presidents: Leslie Brown, Stormy Webster, Rebecca Innes

Secretary: Matthew LeHew

Treasurer: Scott Durham

Email: albpta@gmail.com with any questions!

We are keeping two favorite designs and have added in a new We Are Burruss design for t-shirts this year! We also are discounting our fleece jackets from $25 to only $15!

Per our school uniform policy, students are always allowed to wear Burruss or Marietta spiritwear, so grab yours today!

The School Governance Team (SGT) works with the principal to provide guidance and input on school initiatives and charter flexibility that aligns with the School Improvement Plan.

All meetings will be held in the Media Center starting at 3:45

• October 8 *date change from 10/1*
• November 12
• January 28
• March 4
• April 1
• May 13
• June 3

The link below has the schedule of meeting dates, along with past meeting minutes.

https://www.marietta-city.org/Page/1055

Kroger: Link your Kroger Plus card to Burruss--every time you shop with your card, Burruss will receive a portion of the purchase amount! https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards

Publix: Sign up with your phone number, connect it to Burruss, and every time you shop, enter your number for Burruss to receive a donation! https://corporate.publix.com/community/corporate-campaigns/publix-partners