Contact Information
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Briarlake Elementary
School
Office: 678-874-2502
Clinic:
678-874-2507
Send email to : Briarlake PTA
3590 LaVista
Road
Decatur, Georgia
30033
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PTA Officers
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Co-Presidents: Sarah Rigby &
Laurie Hobbs
VP Programs: Heidi Carpenter &
Lisa Moore
VP
Fundraising: Irenea Seufert & Michelle Linder
Treasurer:
Micki Gulley
Secretary:
Jessica White
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Dates to
Remember
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August 5--Sept. 4
SALLY FOSTER sale
Saturday, August 29
Campus Beautification
9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept.1
School Picture
Day
Friday, Sept.4 Sally Foster orders
due
Monday, Sept. 7
NO SCHOOL
Labor Day
Wednesday, Sept. 9
Green Team meeting
7:00 p.m. Fellini's
Tuesday,
Sept. 15
PTA meeting/ Ice Cream Social
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ELPC
MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2009 -
2010 |
Third
Wednesday of each month ~ Refreshments at 8:45AM
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Meeting at 9:15AM
Sept. 16,
2009
BriarVista Dr Lewis -
State of the System
Oct. 21, 2009 McLendon
DCSS: How to Effect Change
Nov. 8, 2009
Henderson Mddle
Your School: How to Effect Change
Jan.20 2010
Evansdale
TBD
Feb. 17, 2010
Pleasantdale TBD
March 17, 2010
Fernbank
TBD
April
21, 2010
Coralwood School TBD
www.emory-lavista.org
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Reminders:
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Reflections
This year's theme is
"Beauty is... "
The
deadline for all
entries is October
17th.
If you have any additional
questions, please contact Lisa
Spivack
Box Tops
Continue clipping Box
Tops. Look for Box Tops on many different
products, not just food.
School
Store Hours
Open
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays before
school--7:35-8:00 a.m. Voluteers
needed! Contact Paige to
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Interesting
dates and facts:
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AUGUST
28
MLK Jr. gave
"I
Have a Dream" speech in 1963
AUGUST
29
Hurrican Katrina
devastates the Gulf Coast
AUGUST
31
National Trail Mix
Day
SEPTEMBER
3
Wizard of Oz
published
SEPTEMBER
5
National Be Late for
Something Day
SEPTEMBER
8
International Literacy
Day
SEPTEMBER
11
Patriot Day
SEPTEMBER
12
Popcorn Day
SEPTEMBER
13
Grandparents Day
International Chocolate
Day
SEPTEMBER
19
International "Talk
Like a Pirate" Day
Aargh!
SEPTEMBER
21
International Day of
Peace
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| Greetings
Briarlake Beavers,
Week three and smooth
sailing...
What a wonderful turnout for
Curriculum Night! It was great to see a large
number of our 433 students represented by their
families, dispite the rain.
At the "best PTA meeting ever"
minutes and budget were approved, Lisa Moore was
voted-in as VP of Programs, our school spirit was
increased and everyone learned how to make beaver
noises.
Thank you teachers for working so
long and hard to make Curriculum Night a great
success. YOU make Briarlake GREAT everyday!
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| News:
AR is back on-line
Ms. Berry reports the Accelerated Reader
program is now operational! Enjoy a book and
test your comprehension with an AR test.
New VP of
Programs
Lisa Moore is now, officially, our VP of
Programs. She joins Heidi Carpenter, and together
they form a great partnership. Thank you Lisa, for
joining the team.
New School Council
Officers
Chairwoman: Angela
Hansberger
Vice Chairwoman: Racquel
Mason
Secretary: Loretta
Vanni
Thank you for helping to move our
school
forward!
New Garden Raised
bed
Our master gardeners are already
transforming our courtyard garden. Go check it
out!
Class
Dues
Class dues are $5 per
student and help to support class parties and class
craft projects (Fall Festival and Art Auction). If
you have not paid your dues, please send a check to
school marked "class dues" and include the student name
and
class.
Cough
Etiquette
Remember to teach our children to cough
and sneeze into their elbow.
PTA Member Discounts
Use this link to save
money.
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| "Thank
You" goes to:
Dr.
Culbreath and Ms. Jenks. Our fearless leaders, our
champions of children, our soldiers in the mist, our
heros. Thank you for plowing forward during a lot
of transition. YOU make Briarlake GREAT
everyday!
Bill
Herring. Ever wonder who our eloquent
marquee scribe is? It's Bill
Herring. Thank you, Bill, for keeping us
up-to-date.
Heather Leahy, Parent Volunteer
coordinator says:
"Thank you to all of the
Parent Volunteers - Room Parents, Craft Parents, Reader
Parents, Terrific Thursday Parents and Helper Parents -
for supporting our teachers and our children. You help
make this school so great!".
Bill Perusek: Dad whose son
attended Briarlake several years ago and
still comes on the weekends to prune our bushes.
WOW!
All
the volunteers that are coming tomorrow
to "lend a hand" to beautify our
campus!
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Sally
Foster
Last Week
for "Toad-ally Awesome" Sally Foster!!!
Orders Due Sep.
4
It's the last week to help
Briarlake PTA continue to support school programs and
our playground fund!!
WE NEED YOU!
Reminders:
* Turn in
catalog order form Friday, Sep. 4 (Write one
check for entire order. One check per
student.)
* There is NO sales tax on orders
placed through the paper catalog. Tax
will automatically be added to orders placed on the
Internet.
* Remember to send in your "Weekly
Progress" sheet on Thursday for a chance to
win cool prizes!
* Don't
forget: Students selling
$150 get a ride on the
Fabulous "Fur Bus".
Class with the
highest participation, wins a class
party
Special thank-you prizes for
the top 2 sellers
Congratulations to
the latest students who received the
"froggy" surprise for selling 8 items:
Jay Bozza, Benjamin
Brass, Irelan Fleetwood, Ella Foege, Ansley
Fox, Jack Hobbs, Sam Hobbs, Jade Lewis, Trinity
Lewis, Sam Lindner, Pete Neal, Taylor Pilcher,
Christopher Rigby, Will Rigby, Amanda Riggs, Jonathan
Roberts, Eva Grace Samford, Annaleah Seufert, Sophia
Seufert, Harrison Spivack, Ella Steed, Duncan
Strott! Thank you!
"Way
to Go" Mrs. Foege, Mrs. Tonka, Mrs. Johnson, and
Mrs. Wise classes - you are leading in class
participation!
EXTRA ORDER
FORMS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE FRONT OFFICE.
A
special thank you to our Sally Fashion Models:
Irenea, Michelle, Sally Elliott and the mysterious "Mrs.
Frog"!
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School Pictures Tuesday!
It's time to say
"cheese"!
Tuesday, September 1st
all students will have their picture taken for
individual and class pictures and the
yearbook. So all students should come
"picture-ready", even if you don't plan to purchase any
pictures.
This year, individual and
class pictures will be taken on the same
day.
To order a class picture you
must pay for it by Tuesday, September 1. Send
a check to school made out to
LifeTouch.
For individual pictures,
proofs will be sent home and then you have the option to
purchase or
not.
Several volunteers are
needed. Please contact Nicole Spiro if you are available
on Tuesday 8:00-1:00 p.m. Your help would be
greatly
appreciated.
Thank you Nicole! We'll
all be lookin' pretty thanks to
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We have spirit...how
'bout you?
Briarlake Beaver Fight
Song words:
We are Beavers,
Briarlake Beavers
Beavers are we all
When we get
in trouble
We give the Beaver call!
(Beaver
Noises)
To our singer songwriter, Jack
Moore:
"You are simply THE
BEST...better than all the rest".
And to our back-up singers:
Ms. Jenks, Mrs. Norris-Brown, Mrs. Bunny Aaron, Mrs.
Loretta Vanni and your PTA presidents...don't quit your
day job...HA!
Seriously, fun was had by all last
night as our school spirit was increased with a
rousing rendition of our school song. Great job
beavers!
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Spirit
Night at
Chick-Fil-A
Briarlake's first Spirit Night
of the year!
Join us for food, fun and bingo.
Tuesday, September 1st
5:00 - 8:00
Activities start at 6:00
p.m.
Chick-fil-A -- Toco
Hills
Little Chef's Academy will be
there to decorate cookies with the
kids. 10% of all food purchases go to
Briarlake.
Let's make our first Spirit
night a great one!
Hope to see you
there!
Look for our "special" guest
that "moo-ning" in the carpool
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Campus Beautification
August 29th: First Briarlake
Campus Workday of the Year: Please lend a
hand!
Just bring your tools and get ready to
play in the
dirt.
Tomorrow: 9 a.m.- noon
We
are looking for a large tiller to use
tomorrow. Please email Sally
Elliott if you have one we could borrow. Thank
you.
Hey everyone, check out the new hardscape
raised bed in the courtyard garden (adjacent to the
cafe').
The power of
dreams! This is just the
beginning...
Let's give a round of
applause to Fred Andrieni! He donated his
crew and time and gave us a considerable discount for
the materials for the new raised bed. THANK YOU,
FRED!!
"Building
Distinctive Elegance and Lasting
Friends"
HighPointe Custom Homes,
LLC
Andrieni & Associates, LLC
2478 Greenglade
Road
Atlanta, GA 30345
(404) 327-8383
(W)
(404) 325-2900 (FAX)
(678)
232-8600
(C)
fpandrieni@mindspring.com
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| Library Receives
Healthy Habits grant
Briarlake Elementary was selected as
one of 125 schools, community programs, libraries and
pediatric care centers nationwide to receive a Healthy
Bedtime Habits book collection.
This collection includes 125 books,
bookmarks, a poster and book plates.
The program is
sponsored by Kroger, Colgate and RIF (Reading Is
Fundamental). Briarlake Elementary was selected by
Kroger to receive this donation.
For details on the initiative, fun
reading tips, games and the children's Healthy Habits
Online Log, please visit the Healthy Bedtime Habits
website at www.colgatehealthyhabits.com.
Information provided by
Ms.
Berry |
Briarlake PTA earns membership
awards
Congratulations to
our Briarlake PTA members! We are
currently at
427 members and have earned the Visionary Pin and
Certificate. This is awarded to PTAs submitting
dues for 400 or more members to the Georgia PTA by
the last business day in August. This is the
highest award you can receive in August.
HOWEVER, we still need more members to
reach our target goal. The target goal is one
paid PTA member for each student enrolled plus a paid
PTA member for each certified teachers on
staff. We currently have 433 students enrolled and
a large number of certified teachers. We
would like to earn the Platinum Membership
Award in September by reaching this
goal.
So please sign up today and
support Briarlake's PTA. It is only $5 for a
membership. All are welcome. Send
your money to school addressed to Christy Van
Horn.
Thank you, Christy for all your hard work
to help us obtain these awards and
goals!
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A shout-out goes
to:
KATE
HANSEN !!!
"Way to go, super, wonderful,
amazing!"
Our very own Kate has successfully
completed her chemotherapy! Much of our Briarlake
Family traveled the last 3 1/2 years with the Hansen
family as Kate fought leukemia. We have prayed,
hoped , eaten Chick-fil-A, and run for her
success! Her family acknowledges that part of
what got them through the last several years is good
friends and their Briarlake family. We are
thrilled to share this with you.
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International Rescue Committee
Thanks Briarlake
We received a very kind thank you note
from the International Rescue Committee. Here is
an excerpt:
"We would like to thank you for your
generous non-cash contribution of school supplies on
August 7 to our Atlanta office. Your donation
helped us provide backpacks filled with school supplies
to over 130 children for their first day of
school. Your support helped children who have fled
war or persecution begin a successful future by
attending school well-prepared".
Wow! The power of
kindness. Thank you Ms. Berry for giving us
this opportunity to help
others.
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Green Team News
The Green
Team is gearing up for another fun filled and action
packed year. Please join us for our first meeting
of the 2009-2010 school year.
When - September 9th
WednesdayTime - 7:00
pmWhere - Fellini's on
Lavista Look for the
smiling Briarlake faces.For more
info, contact Susan Mancusi-Ungaro
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Boy
Scouts
JOIN CUB SCOUT PACK 528!
Calling all 1st Graders.
Interested in Cub Scouts? Come out on our Den
Orientation Night and sign up for a great year of
Scouting! We've already had our recruiting night, but
it's not too late to join.
Primarily during the
school year, Cub Scouts meet to do fun things with other
kids! They get to wear a cool uniform, go places, and
see things. They will be part of a "den," play games,
sports, and build things, like race cars and bird
houses. There is a reason for everything boys do in Cub
Scouting. Apart from the fun and excitement, the aim of
Cub Scouting is to help boys grow into good citizens who
are strong in character and personally fit. This is why
we say that Cub Scouting is fun with a purpose.
For more information email
communications@cubpack528.com or visit us on
the web at cubpack528.com and check out our
calendar to see the great year of Scouting we have
planned.
Information provided
by Karina
Skelton |
From our District
82 Representative
Kevin
Levitas:
At a recent
community meeting regarding a home invasion robbery,
several of you expressed concerns about the increase in
criminal activity in our area. In response to these
concerns, Kevin Levitas is hosting a town hall
meeting, along with the Tucker Civic Association (TCA)
and the Northlake Community Alliance (NCA), that will
focus on crime prevention. There will also be an
opportunity to ask questions of our public safety
officials.
So please join
us:
Thursday,
September 24, at 7:00 PM, in the Fellowship Hall
of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church
(4882 LaVista
Road Tucker, GA
30084)
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For our motivated
students:
Throughout the
year, Saturday School for Scholars and Leaders helps
gifted children learn about the world. Our courses
help students broaden their knowledge base, from the
hard sciences to the fine and applied arts.
The
Saturday School for Scholars and Leaders would like to
bring to your attention our upcoming programs for the
FALL A 2009 Session. The session starts on September
12th and will last for 5 consecutive Saturdays. The
deadline to apply for the same is September 4th.
Alternatively, the same information is available on our
website at: http://education.gsu.edu/saturdayschool/, if
you choose to explore the classes offered.
Please
do not hesitate to call us at 404-413-8029 if you have
questions regarding the program.
***Note:
Even if your child is not currently in the Discovery
program, they may be eligible for this program
and find it
beneficial.
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Peace Day
September 21
is International Day of Peace
To prepare for another Peaceful
Showcase, our children are creating Peace
Flags in art this month. Stay
tuned! |
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