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November 1 - Fall Fun Run!

November 11 - Veterans Day

November 12 - All Pro Dad at Buford City Arena 7 am*

*We will be honoring our Veterans with a special performance by the Buford Senior Academy 4th & 5th grade Chorus!*

November 25 - 29 - Thanksgiving Break

*Please see below for Fall Fun Run Prize Days!*

December 3 - BSA Stuff the Bus

December 5 - MAP Reading

December 6 - MAP Math

December 10 - BCSS Holiday Concert

December 11 - BSA Spelling Bee

December 12 - 3rd grade English / Language Arts Benchmark

December 13 - 3rd grade Math Benchmark

December 16 - 3rd grade Science Benchmark + 4th & 5th grade English Language Arts & Science Benchmarks

December 17 - 3rd grade Social Studies Benchmark + 4th & 5th grade Math & Social Studies Benchmarks

December 20 - Early Release, End of Quarter 2

December 23 - Winter Break begins

January 8 - Quarter 3 begins

January 17 - 100th Day of School

January 20 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

January 22 - Buford City School System Spelling Bee

January 28 - All Pro Dad at Buford City Arena at 7 am

January 28 - Buford City Schools Counseling Night

January 30 - BSA STEM Night

February 3 - 7 & 10-14 - ACCESS Testing Window

February 12 - BSA Bingo Night

February 17 - Presidents' Day Holiday

March 3 - 7 - Read Across America Week

March 4 - 7 - 3rd grade Benchmarks

March 6 - 7 - 4th & 5th grade Benchmarks

March 6 - Buford City School System International Night

March 13 - End of Quarter 3

March 14 - Winter Holiday

March 17 - Student Holiday / Staff Professional Learning Day

March 18 - All Pro Dad at Buford City Arena at 7 am

March 19 - 28 - Spring Book Fair

March 21 - Early Release / Parent Conferences

March 27 - Buford Senior Academy Arts Night

March 27 - MAP Reading

March 28 - MAP Math

April 1 - Spring Picture Day

April 7 - 11 - Spring Break

April 21 - 25 & April 28 - May 2 - Georgia Milestones Assessment Testing Window (No visitors)

May 6 - Rising 3rd grade Parent Night

May 13 - 3rd grade Cookout & 5th grade Fish Trip

May 16 - Field Day

May 19 - 3rd grade Awards Day

May 20/21 - 4th grade Awards Day

May 22 - 5th grade Awards Day / Early Release / Last Day of School

A huge "Thank you!" to our BSA families for supporting our 2024-2025 Fall Fun Run!

Please check your email for Fall Fun Run updates from our amazing PTO!

As part of Fall Fun Run, students had the opportunity to earn prizes!

Prize days will begin November 8th.

$20 Donation - Dress Down Day - November 8th

$50 Donation - Ice Cream Social - November 8th

$100 Donation - Kickball - November 11th

$150 Donation - Dodgeball - November 12th

$250 Donation - Magician - November 13th

$500 Donation - Game Truck - November 14th

$1000 Donation - Custom Airbrush Experience - November 15th

All Pro Dad

Tuesday, November 12th

7 am

Buford City Arena

*We will be honoring our Veterans with a special performance by the Buford Senior Academy 4th & 5th grade Chorus!*

We would like to wish our Buford Senior Academy families a happy, safe and restful Thanksgiving!

We are thankful for you!

Your artwork could be featured on this year's district holiday card!

Guidelines:

• All artwork must be original and have a Buford theme

• Drawings, paintings, digital art, and photography are accepted

• Please no 3D art, it will not go through a scanner properly.

• The contest is open to Buford City School System students only

• One entry per artist

• Original works of art must be turned in to an art teacher at your school

• Digital artwork must have a minimum image resolution of 768x1024 or 1024x768 pixels (higher resolutions encouraged) and should be emailed to your art teacher
• Please include the student's name, school, grade, and teacher's name on the BACK of the submission.

Submission Deadline: Friday, November 15th, 2024

Holiday Card Art Contest winners will be featured at the Buford Holiday Community Concert on December 10, 2024.

Winners will receive a special gift card and 5 professional copies of their holiday card to share with family and friends.

Friendly reminder, after 8:00 am and 3:15 pm, all students should be picked up and dropped off in the 5th grade car rider line next to the Main Office, with the exception of afternoon Wolf Pack.

Would you like to know more about the great reading resources at Buford Senior Academy? Visit our BSA Media Center website page for more information!

The video below includes information from Buford City Schools K-5 Media Specialists. Information regarding Buford Senior Academy begins at 08:10. Please feel free to reach out to Buford Senior Academy's Media Specialist Emily Stewart at Emily.Stewart@BufordCitySchools.org anytime! We appreciate the opportunity to partner with you in helping your student foster a love of reading!

At Buford Senior Academy, we take a break from technology one day each month.

On "No Tech Days," your student can leave his/her chromebook at home!

Fall No Tech Days:

Thursday, November 14th

Wednesday, December 18th

BCSS uses WheresTheBus, an app that tracks your student's bus route.

Click the button below for instructions on how to set up your account.

For student absences, please send notes to bsa.attendance@bufordcityschools.org.

- Each time slot allows for one visitor.

- Children under 2 are allowed per visitor.

- Please do not bring strollers into the building.

- The Clear Bag Policy for personal items will be in effect.

- Arrive five minutes before your appointment to allow time to check in.

- All lunch visitors will check in at the front office.

- All visitors must have a photo ID.

- Visitors are only allowed in the visiting area. No visitors are permitted to visit other locations in the building.

- You are invited to each lunch with your own personal children, not friends.

Car rider line closes promptly at 8:00 am. At this time, both lanes will be blocked. Anyone arriving after 8:00 am will be required to park in a space and accompany the student to the office.

Thank you for your continued support and assistance in keeping our students safe!

Click below to access "Helping Children Learn" and "Daily Learning Planner"!

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We appreciate any feedback our stakeholders can provide to help us continually improve. Please feel free to email Mrs. Laura Laws at laura.laws@bufordcityschools.org if you have any suggestions for how our faculty and staff can better serve your student. We appreciate the opportunity to work alongside you in supporting your student.

If you would like to review our Title I School-Parent-Student Compact (Español), Parent and Family Engagement Policy (Español), Parent Right to Know (Español), or any additional Title I information, please click below!

BSA Title I Information

The purpose of Buford Senior Academy is to foster a nurturing and inclusive environment for every student by building a foundation of academic excellence and character development, supporting each child's unique learning journey, and aspiring to cultivate lifelong learners and compassionate citizens.