Briarlake Elementary School PTA
December
10, 2009
Eighteenth Week of School
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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 |
| Dates to
Remember |
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Thurs., Dec. 10
Stevie B's Spirit Night
Friday, December 11
Beaver Bulletin deadline
Friday, December 18
Holiday parties
Last day of the semester
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
School resumes for students
Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
Spirit Night--Stevi Bs
Fri., Jan 15, 2010
Beaver Bulletin deadline
Monday, January 18, 2010
MLK school Holiday
Tuesday, Jan. 19 6
pm
PTA meeting/Science Night
Fri., Feb. 5 - Sat., Feb.
6
Used Book
Sale |
| Thank you
to |
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Bill
Herring for manning our marquee all these
years. You are the BEST! Mr. Herring will be
retiring as his daughter is moving up to middle
school. Stephanie Byrne has graciously volunteered
to "wo-man the marquee" upon Bill's retirement.
THANK YOU Stephanie!! |
| Reminders |
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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. Volunteers
needed! Contact Ellen Kersh to help.
School Tours
Available:
Mondays,
9 am
Tuesdays, 1 pm
PTA Meeting
Dates
December--no meeting
January 19- 6pm
February16-6pm
March 16- 6pm
April 20- 6 pm
May 11- 6
pm |
| PTA Meeting
minutes |
If you missed the PTA meeting last
month, read the minutes below to keep connected to your
child's school.
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| CULTURAL ARTS
PROGRAM |
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Grades 3-5 will enjoy
the FIG Newton program with Ron Anglin on Thursday,
December 17th at 8:30
am. | |
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| Greetings
Briarlake Families, |
Spirit Night is TONIGHT! Join
us for Beaver Spirit at Stevi-Bs!! See below
for who gets free pizza.
Please support our school support
staff this holiday season. Our support staff
provides invaluable assistance that often times is not
on their job description. For example, Mr. Nunn
transported and returned all the risers to the
church for our holiday program...that was definitely not
his job. Let's show them all how much we
appreciate their kindness! Details
below.
Join True Blue Schools today to
earn easy and fast money for our PTA! See
below.
Our Lost and Found rack is
crazy! Please claim lost and found items before
December 11. All unclaimed items will be donated
to boys and girls at a school in need.
Our November Beaver Bulletin is
located on the home
page of the Briarlake PTA
Website. |
| Spirit Night--Dec.
10--TONIGHT! |
Briarlake Spirit Night at Stevi
B's
(Northlake
beside Panera Bread & Party City)
Thursday, Dec. 10, 5:00 -
8:00 PM
Join us at Stevi B's for great
pizza and fun games!
Make sure to mention you are
with Briarlake School!!!
Wear your sticker to the
restaurant and get 2 free game tokens!
For
this first spirit night only, all Briarlake faculty and
staff will be treated to a FREE pizza buffet (drink
excluded). Just give them your name at the
register.
With the holidays around the
corner, treat yourself to a night off!
We
hope to see you
there!
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| News from the
Front Office |
If
your child is absent from school (either excused or
unexcused) you do NOT need to call the front
office. Simply send a note to school upon your
child's return, if it is excused. If the absence
is unexcused (vacation) you do not need to send a note
to school.
Check the Briarlake Handbook at the
link above for details about absences.
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Holiday
Collection
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It's that
time of year again! We are collecting donations for a
monetary gift for our support staff - custodial and
lunchroom employees. We would like to show them how much
we appreciate them and the jobs that they do each day to
keep our school in tip top shape and feed our
children!
Please consider making a donation. You may
send it in with your child in an envelope marked "Holiday Collection".
Checks should be made payable to Briarlake
PTA.
The deadline is December
11th. Thank
you! |
| Easy Fundraising
Opportunity |
If you are a
Georgia Natural Gas customer, please consider
registering for their True Blue Schools program.
It really is an easy and quick way to bring in "free"
money for our school and your child's educational
opportunities. Simply connect to the link below
and sign up! IT'S VERY FAST!
Briarlake will receive $100 a year from each GNG
customer. That's a lot of money! And it
really adds up. You just need your GNG
account number. Remember the more participants,
the more money for our school!!!
If you already participate in this
program, thank you so much!
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| Calling ALL 5th
Graders |
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HMS
Tours for Parents of Rising 6th Graders
Henderson
PTSA will be conducting tours of the campus for parents
of rising 6th graders on December 11, January 27 and
February 19. Each of the tours will begin at 10
a.m. and will be followed by a Q&A session with
principal, Terese Allen. An evening tour is being
scheduled for January and will be announced at a later
date.
Submitted by
Henderson Middle
School
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| Used Book
Sale |
USED BOOK SALE - February
5-6th
Clean out those book shelves over the holidays
and donate to the Briarlake Used Book Sale.
We will begin collecting books, dvd's and video
games in January. Additional information
coming early next year!
Thank You
Amanda Patterson, Book Sale
Chair! |
| New Planners for
all 2nd-5th graders |
You may have noticed that your
child's school planner is not holding up very well
this year. Our planner distributor used a cheaper
quality paper unbeknownst to us. We were able to
negotiate replacement planners for your child for the
second semester. They will be sent home before the
Holiday break. Live and learn we say...
Planners going home
this week. Look for them in your child's
bookbag. | | |
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| Monarchs Across
Georgia: Books needed |
Monarchs Across Georgia: Donations needed for
books
As some of you know, I (Mrs. Spencer) will
be heading to Michoacan, Mexico in February to visit the
Monarchs overwintering in the Transvolcanic Mountains of
Mexico. These incredible insects migrate over 2,000
miles from the southern borders of Canada and from all
parts east of the Rocky Mountains to Mexico. While in
Mexico, our group will visit schools in rural Mexico with
limited resources. We need your support to meet our goal
of bringing elementary-level books written in Spanish to the
students who are taking care of the Monarch butterflies in
Mexico.
Please consider making a donation to the
Environmental Education Alliance (EEA) designating it to the
"Mexico Book Project". Your check can be sent to school and
given to Mrs. Spencer before school lets out for winter
vacation or to the address below between December 18-31.
You may also receive a letter acknowledging your
tax-deductable donation if requested.
As a
reference, books generally cost about $5.00 in American
currency. Your gift will make it possible for us to
pre-order books through Scholastic Mexico and they will ship
them to our hotel in Morelia so that we may deliver them to
the students during our visit.
In appreciation for
your donation, a bookplate with your name will be attached to
the inside cover of each book. We will also recognize
each donor by sending you a
certificate and publishing your name on the website at www.monarchsacrossga.org. if
requested. The deadline is December 31, 2009.
Please mail checks after December 18th to:
Mexico Book Project c/o Trecia
Neal
2433 Kingscliff Dr.
NE
Atlanta, GA 30345.
A donation
form will go home in the Friday courier
envelopes.
Thank you for your support.
Stephanie Spencer, first grade
teacher |
| Green
Team |
The Green Team is
thankful for so many things. We have such a great
school. Our team is especially proud of our
students. We are always hearing stories from the
children about the many ways they take care of the
earth. It is wonderful to hear. One group that
deserves much recognition is Mr. Lunde and his recycling
team. These students collect paper from the entire
building everyday. They then take this paper and roll
it down to the big dumpster in the parking lot and empty
it there. This is a very big job. It is amazing how much
paper is collected in a week. Our Green Team wants to
give recognition to every one of you. We Thank You
Briarlake's Paper Recycling Team!
4th
Grade
Isabel Beaupierre
Sam Benator
Jeremy Boise
Charlise
Jackson
Joshua McIntosh
Jimmy Moore
Amanda
Riggs
Marie Taylor
John Thomas
5th
Grade
Jordan Frazier
Ansley Guerino
Filip
Jovanovic
Yiwen Lin
Tye Patberg
Gordon
Stearns
Isabel
Wargowsky |
| Pictures |
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All picture
order forms should be turned in by now. Lifetouch will
make one more pick up this Friday the 11th for late order
forms; this will be the very last opportunity to turn in order
forms for any pictures.
Some of you did not
receive your individual packages or class pictures, please
email me with concerns. I will be sending the extra class
pictures that I have had at home back to Lifetouch as well
this Friday so Thurs. will be the last day to email me
about class pictures. Please note that the pictures from the
second picture day will probably not be in by the Winter
Break. I will do what I can to speed this process but I think
they need 2-3 weeks to process orders so it will be very
close.
If you
told me of a problem or concern at school regarding pictures,
please send me an email because I was not able to write
anything down while running through school. There was at least
one mom who spoke to me in the office about a missing
individuals package so please email me.
Again, thank you SO much
Nicole!!! |
| Lakeside Babysitting
Opportunity |
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On December 12 from 10-2 the Invisible Children
Club is holding a babysitting day in the Lakeside
Cafeteria. This is a perfect time to relax or work on
your holiday shopping. There will be games, books,
outdoor activities, and arts and crafts. There will be
First-Aid certified babysitters at this event. The cost
is $25 per child plus an additional $2 for subsequent
children. This is for all four hours of child care and
lunch will be provided! Please reserve a spot by 8PM
December 10th. To reserve a spot or if you have
questions e-mail InvisibleChildrenatLHS@gmail.com
All money raised at this event will go towards rebuilding
Awere Secondary School in Northern Uganda. Children aged
2-12 are welcome.
Information provided by Lakeside
PTSA |
| From
Mrs. Crabtree |
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Mrs. Crabtree,
cafeteria manager, continues to recover at home after an
extended illness. Read the following
from Mrs. Crabtree:
"My plan &
goal is to return after the winter break!!! My family
& I once again wanted to thank everyone there at Briarlake
for their thoughts & prayers!
As I have laid
here thru the months reading the different Beaver bulletin's -
it really does make one appreciate so much and definitely at
this time thru the holidays! Having one's good health is
a blessing, but having the love and support of family
& friends and so many others when your health is
challenged is an amazing experience in itself!! Words do
not accurately express how so many have helped me get thru
this very difficult situation and what it has meant to
me!!
Since I won't be able to return until after the
holiday's I would like to go ahead and wish you all a safe
& happy holiday season and a Happy New Year! I truly
am looking forward to getting back to work & the Briarlake
family! Until then take care!"
We miss you
Mrs. Crabtree. Please keep Mrs. Crabtree in your
hearts. |
| For
our Special Needs Family Members |
2010 Special Needs Recreation and Respite Fair
Date: Saturday, January 23
Place: North Dekalb Mall
Time: 10 am - 1 pm
Who: Parents of children with
special needs
Sponsored by: All About
Developmental Disabilities
Questions? Call-Mary Thurlow
678-676-2439 |
| Technology
Fair |
Calling All Techie Students in
Grades K-12!!
DCSS 2009-2010 Technology Fair
Saturday,
February 6, 2010
William
Bradley Bryant Center
Decatur,
GA
8:30 am - 1:00
pm
Call Ursala
Maddox at 678-676-1204 or Reesa Azar at 678-676-1153 for
details.
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| Flu
Shots available at Lakeside |
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Lakeside's Partner in Education,
North Atlanta Urgent Care (NAUC), has received a large
shipment of H1N1 immunizations. They will be at Lakeside
this Friday afternoon, December 11th,
from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. to immunize Lakeside
families and members of the community. Due to traffic
and parking concerns at dismissal, we recommend that community
members arrive after 3:45 p.m. to get their shots.
NAUC can give the immunization to anyone
over 6 months of age. Anyone under the age of 18 must be
accompanied by a parent or guardian to sign the consent
form.
The cost is $20/shot. You can
pay for the immunizations at Lakeside by cash or
check.
North Atlanta Urgent Care currently has a
limited number of seasonal flu vaccines available as
well. If they have any left Friday, they will bring
them to Lakeside. The cost is
$25.
NAUC will also have H1N1
and seasonal flu immunizations available at their office at
2700 Clairmont Road any time this weekend or during the
week. They invite the Lakeside community to come
by their office before Friday to get flu shots-especially if
you are interested in the seasonal flu shot, since those
quantities are limited.
Their hours are: Monday
- Thursday: 9AM - 8PM, Friday: 9AM - 7PM;
and Saturday & Sunday 10AM - 6PM. Their phone
number is 404-327-8744 if you have additional questions
or want to find out if they still have seasonal flu
shots.
Remember: Anyone under the age of
18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to sign
the consent form.
Information
provided by Lakeside High School
PTSA |
| Healthcare
needs |
St. Joseph's Hospital
offers free pediatric service for children who do not have
health coverage every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from
8:30a.m. to 3p.m.
Mercy Care Clinic/Solidarity
Village Mission
120 Northwood Drive- Suite
5-8
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
678-843-8900
Picture ID and proof of income, loss of income,
etc. is
required. |
| Think
Factor |
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Think Factor
is back at Briarlake Elementary!
Think Factor is
a program aimed at teaching children critical thinking. Our
focus is developing and sharpening skills in the areas of
Critical Thinking, Logic, Team Building, Speed Math, Public
Speaking, and Presentation. And we do all this without using
pen, pencils, or paper!
Registration is now open to all
Brairlake students 1st grade and up! Sessions will begin in
January 2010 and will last for 6 weeks! Classes will either be
held Tuesdays or Wednesdays and the fee to participate is
$150.
If you are interested or want more
information email us
at info@thethinkfactor.com and we will send
you a flyer & registration
information! |
| Community
Activities and News |
Dec.
12--Lakeside babysitting opportunity - sign up by 8 PM
tonight, Dec. 10!
Dec. !0--6:30
pm--Greenspace Acquisition Strategy meeting
On December 10th, DeKalb County officials will
update the public about the county greenspace program at a
forum next week. Please read below and attend the meeting to
underscore our need for greenspace resources in District 2.
The county has used bond money to buy and improve land for
parks and recreation, acquiring more than 3,000 acres since
2001, according to the office of County CEO Burrell Ellis.
Little of this land was acquired in District
2.Officials will discuss the
program at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 10 at the Maloof Auditorium, 1300
Commerce Dr. in Decatur. For more information, call the County
Parks Bond and Greenspace Office at 404-371-2082 or
http://web.co.dekalb.ga.us/Greenspace/default.asp http://web.co.dekalb.ga.us/Greenspace/default.asp
It is
important that District 2 residents attend the meeting to
better understand current deficiencies in our area, and the
County's options for correcting them. I described
imbalance in previous use of greenspace funding in a July
Update http://www.commissionerrader.com/issues/issue40.html
For those of you who
are interested in the possibility of the county turning the
Cathey property (wooded lot on Briarlake Rd) into a park, this
is a must attend meeting.
I have spoken with Jeff
Rader, and he is very open to the idea of putting in a park.
The county also has money right now. For those of you who
don't know, the Cathey property is the undeveloped woods along
Amberwood and Briarlake. Please attend and make your views
known.
Information provided by
Chuck Van Horn
Thank you
Chuck!!
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Sarah Rigby and Laurie Hobbs, PTA
Co-Presidents
Briarlake Elementary
PTA | |
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