November 19- College Shirt Day

November 22-26- Fall Break-No School

November GT Newsletter (new)

Buist Parent Resource Site, (Español ) Recursos para los padres, (Mandarin) 家长资源网站

Buist Academy Family Handbook

CCSD Code of Conduct; En Español

Please contact your child's teacher first when you have questions or concerns.

Car riders need to be picked up by 3:25.

U.S. News & World Report has recently published its first-ever rankings of public elementary and middle schools. We are proud that Buist Academy has earned the distinction of being among Charleston County School District's and South Carolina's top elementary and middle schools.

Thank you to our faculty, staff, students, and parents for helping us to STAY SHARP!

All Rankings for Buist Academy:

Click links for details.

• #1 in Charleston County School District Elementary Schools

• #1 in Charleston County School District Middle Schools

• #2 in South Carolina Magnet Elementary Schools

• #1 in South Carolina Magnet Middle Schools

• #2 in South Carolina Middle Schools

• #5 in South Carolina Elementary Schools

Congratulations to the CCSD Unsung Educator of the Week, Mrs. Moseley.

Last year, COVID impacted the school's ability to facilitate connections and help build relationships among faculty, staff, and students. Ms. Moseley wanted to find a way to connect with many of our new students. She was informed that many students loved basketball and that she may want to join them at recess. Ms. Moseley took it a step further by creating a recess basketball league, The Buist Basketball Association (BBA).

The BBA includes 7th and 8th-grade students. Students did not get to select their teams. This arrangement created an opportunity for students to work with and get to know new people.

Click here for the full nomination statement.

Buist Academy has decided to hold a Read-a-thon again this year! Read-a-thons get your reader excited about reading and it gives friends and family the opportunity to encourage your child to read even more.

Our Read-a-thon starts Monday, November 8, 2021.

Instructions on how to activate your reader's personal page will be sent home this week. This page is where you will be able to view and record their progress.

Every dollar Buist receives from Read-a-thon will be used to purchase books for the school library and for classroom libraries.

School Goals

Raise $8000

Every student to read at least 500 minutes

Don't miss the fun! We will have individual, class, and school-wide incentives. We hope EVERYONE participates.

Business owners can donate on this link https://www.read-a-thon.com/donate/ enter the code 44156 and their business will be seen on Read-a-thon class pages.

Click here for more information. Español

Thank you for your patience. The Buist uniform and spirit wear site is now available. Orders will be collected from October 30-November 18. Orders will be placed with our vendor on November 19. There will be ongoing opportunities to place orders.

Click here to place your order.

The hooded sweatshirts are uniform approved for daily wear. Please be reminded of our dress code and school uniform policies.

At Buist Academy, we firmly believe in taking action in our local and global communities. From November 1-17, homeroom classes will collect canned food items that will be donated to the Lowcountry Food Bank. This is a school-wide community service project.

These are the items they need the most:

• Canned tuna and meats

• Low-sugar cereals

• Baby food

• Peanut butter

• Whole grain rice, pasta, and oats

• 100% fruit juice

• Low-sodium soups and stews

• Canned fruits and vegetables

Students earn house points for each item donated!!!

DHEC is partnering with many school districts across the state to provide flu vaccines. The flu shot is given at no cost to you. Don’t miss this chance to protect your child from the flu!

Buist Academy will be hosting DHEC flu clinics.

The first flu clinic will be on December 10, 2021, at 8:30.

The second flu clinic will be on January 13, 2022, at 8:30.

The online or paper consent forms must be completed by November 30, 2021.

We are excited to be utilizing electronic consent forms again this year, which should make the process more efficient.

Please click here to provide consent for a flu vaccine or flu nasal spray at school.

Validation Code: 11001094

https://scdhec.gov/school-flu-vaccine-clinics

Our next Parent Meeting via Zoom will be in November. Join us for Gifted and Talented information with our amazing GT teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth Biggs.

November 9, 2021, at 8:30 AM

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://charleston.zoom.us/j/87410995175

Meeting ID: 874 1099 5175

Passcode: 402786

This session will be recorded.

Parent Links:

How to Help Kids Who Are Too Hard on Themselves

When to Push Your Children

Help raise money for Buist Academy each time you shop at Publix! Participating is easy! Simply sign up for Club Publix or log into your existing account, click Publix Partners, and select Buist Academy. Every time you shop at Publix, pay with the Publix app or enter your phone number at checkout. They will give back to Buist Academy!

Learn more at publix.com/partners.

https://www.publix.com/myaccount/register