Burruss Update
A Note from the Principal
May is here and she is beautiful! If we have to be in our homes, at least it's during this gorgeous time of year with lots of sunshine! I hope you all are finding safe and creative ways to enjoy this weather.
There are officially three weeks left in our school year. Teachers are working hard to engage all students, and we need your support to keep students learning from home. Thank you for finishing strong with us! Please consider staying connected during the summer in our Summer Learning program, which will start in June. In education, there is a thing called "Summer Slide," where students regress a bit academically after having two months away from school. Since we have not been in our building since March 13, we are proactively planning to keep kids engaged in learning to prevent "COVID Slide" before next school year. Teachers will focus on reading and math as well as extension activities for students. We already have over 170 Burruss Beavers registered, and we would love to have more! The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, May 6. Click here to participate! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SummerK-5Family
Next week is National Teacher Appreciation Week. Our teachers have been crushing it during this time of distance learning, and there is no better year than this one to show them how much they are appreciated! Check out the list of ideas below and give them some love this week!
In this newsletter is a video of me reading There's No Dream Too Tall by local educator and author, Amie Dean. She works with teachers all around the metro area and has done several workshops at Burruss. We love her! You can get your own copy of her book on Amazon or on her website, https://behaviorqueen.com/.
Please reach out to your child's teacher, myself, Mrs. Hartley-Lewis (assistant principal), or Darcey Ethridge (counselor) with any questions or concerns you have.
We miss you all so very much!
Dr. Johnson
Technology Update
To date, Marietta City Schools have distributed 3,247 Chromebooks and 721 hotspots. If a student still has a need, please email techhelp@marietta-city.org, call 678-695-7215, or come to the MCS Central Office (250 Howard Street) each Wednesday between 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Kindergarten Registration is Open!
Please note: If you are in Pre-K at the Emily Lembeck Early Learning Center, you do NOT have to register again! Your registration automatically rolls into the school for which you are districted.
Planning Classes for Next Year
Rising kindergarten families are also encouraged to complete this form! If you have multiple children at Burruss, please complete a separate form for each child.
This process is completely optional; however, all forms are considered as class lists are built. No requests are guaranteed, but your input is incredibly valuable.
WiFi Buses around Town
The Operations Department is continually looking for ways to serve our schools and families during these unusual times. A WiFi router with a cellular 5G connection has been installed in twelve of our buses for use by families still in need of an internet connection. We are dispatching the buses from 9am-noon Monday-Friday. Please see below for details:
· The network name for each bus will appear as "MCS" followed by the unit number eg. MCS15-36
· The WiFi password is the same for all of the buses and is case sensitive it has been set to: MCSonline
Bus Locations (9am-12pm M-F)
1 MCS15-36 - LAUREL HILLS APT
2 MCS15-37 - LASSITER DR @ HALSEY DR
3 MCS16-42 - 555 LITTLE ST DWELLS APT
4 MCS16-43 - CLIFTON RIDGE APT
5 MCS16-45 - CLUSTER PARK
6 MCS16-46 - ROOSEVELT CIR
7 MCS16-47 - 750 FRANKLIN GTWY DWELLS APT
8 MCS16-48 - 2121 WINDY HILL RD THE PARC APT
9 MCS16-49 - BOOTH RD PARK
10 MCS16-50 - ELIZABETH PORTER PARK
11 MCS16-51 - LAUREL PARK
12 MCS16-54 - 07 FRANKIN GTWY LIBERTY POINT APT
A.L. Burruss Elementary
Email: jillianjohnson@marietta-city.org
Website: https://www.marietta-city.org/Domain/9
Location: 325 Manning Rd SW, Marietta, GA, USA
Phone: 770-429-3144
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALBurruss-Elementary-1029705713715489
Twitter: @ALBurrussEle