November 2- No School (Teacher Workday)

Click here to pay school instructional & technology fees.

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.

Gifted Nomination Window Closes October 31.

Students in grades 3-12 who have NOT YET been identified as gifted, may be nominated for gifted identification testing using our online form (English | Spanish). Parents, teachers, administrators, and students are encouraged to nominate students who demonstrate high academic achievement, performance, or potential. Testing will occur in the fall. Your child’s school will follow up with specific details for testing closer to the testing date.

Grades 6-12 will test in November (Otis-Lennon School Ability Test)

Grades 3-5 will test in December (Cognitive Abilities Test)

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

The Buist Academy Foundation would like to invite parents and guardians to sign up for Fall Faculty Lounge Treats.

Help support our teachers and staff by filling the faculty lounge with treats. Please deliver items to the front office by Nov. 5th.

Please click here to view the online sign-up sheet. Your help and support are greatly appreciated. Thank you!!!

Click here to see our week of fun!

Erin’s Law, a 2014 amendment to the South Carolina Comprehensive Health Act, requires instruction in grades K-12 in the prevention of child sexual abuse. Instructional resources approved by the SC Department of Education will be used to provide teaching activities that are aligned with health education standards. More information about the curriculum can be located in the district's information letter to parents.

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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

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

We are extremely proud to reward and celebrate positive behaviors. Our students have done an amazing job exhibiting the RITE stuff during the 1st quarter of the school year.

All students who received positive behavior referrals were entered into a drawing for special recognition.

Congratulations to:

• Francesco Hamilton

• Adrian Blaney

• Lilian Walker

• Max Tippey

• Benjamin LeQuire

There was also a drawing for a Nintendo Switch Lite. This drawing was for students with no office referrals & no more than 1 teacher- managed minor infraction.

Congratulations to Beckett Edwards!

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.

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