Briarlake Elementary School PTA
December
17, 2009
Nineteenth Week of School
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| Greetings Briarlake
Families, |
Well, we are amazed that the first
semester is over...our kids are older, (so are we), our kids
have learned a lot and have been inspired by our talented
teachers, we had lots of fun and we have survived our
rough patches...together. No matter what holiday you
celebrate..."the holidays" are about being together, and
telling those whom you love how grateful you are for
them. Over 'the holidays", may you all be safe,
healthy and happy and be together with those you love
most! We are grateful for each and everyone of
you! Happy Holidays!! See you next year!!
Deadline for donated clothes for Mrs. Nunn
and her family is tomorrow morning-by 8 am.
Tomorrow is the last school day for
students this semester. School resumes Tuesday, January
5, 2010 for students. See you then! Remember to
read a little bit each day.
Join True Blue Schools today to
earn easy and fast money for our PTA! See
below. | |
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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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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
Saturday, January 23
Mrs. Janice Benator's birthday
Wed. Jan. 27, Fri. Feb. 19
10 am
HMS rising 6th grade tour
Fri., Feb. 5 - Sat., Feb.
6
Used Book
Sale |
| Thank you
to |
|
Dana
Gavrielides and Lynn Hale for managing most of the Mrs.
Nunn effort for the PTA. YOU are the best!
All our
patient teachers and staff for surviving this last
"holiday-frenzied" week of the year. You only have
one more day. We all hope you enjoy your winter
break. |
| 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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| Beaver
Spirit |
Briarlake Spirit Night at Stevi
B's
Wow! Is all we can
say. Briarlake really showed it's spirit in the
most attended Spirit Night ever! See pictures in
this month's Beaver Bulletin.
Thanks to everyone
who came to support Briarlake at our first Spirit Night
at Stevi Bs! We raised almost $150 for
Briarlake! We came in droves
and showed what a wonderful school community we
have.
Congratulation to
Mrs. Foege's 2nd grade class for having the highest
classroom participation.Stevi Bs is awarding the
class a pizza party!
Stevi
Bs was such a hit, we are doing it again on
Thursday, January 14! Watch for
details.
Thanks again to Irenea and
Michelle! |
| Beaver
Kindness |
Thank you so much for responding with such
love and kindness to our dear Mrs. Nunn and her
family. As you know, she and her entire family
escaped a fire last week that completely destroyed their
home and all of their belongings. They escaped
with only their pajamas... Our Briarlake family
responded within minutes (literally); bringing in pink
coats, shoes, ladies clothing and much more. One
family in particular showed why Briarlake is so great.
Randall Kirsch, dad to Miles in
pre-K, received a call from his wife, Amy asking him to
donate his band's "tip-jar" proceeds for the night to
the Mrs. Nunn fund. You see, Randall plays in
a rock and roll band, called Penny Western,
featured monthly at Tin Roof. He and his band mates
collect extra money in their "tip-jar". During the
night, last Friday night, Penny Western collected $180
in "tips" for Mrs. Nunn and her family. If that's
not an example of Beaver Spirit, we don't know what
is... thank you!
PS...Penny Western is an awesome
band. They play classic rock and roll from 7-9 pm,
and it's child-friendly. Here's their schedule for
the next two months: Saturday, January 23 and
Saturday, February 27--7-9 pm.
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| Track
Club |
Congratulations
to Lindsey Blackmore, Benjamin Blanck, Riley Cook, and
Ben Wise for braving the cold and completing the
Henderson Mill Elementary School 1 Mile Fun Run on
Saturday, December 5th. A special
congratulations to Riley Cook who was awarded a third
place medal for the 2-3 grade boys division.
The entire Briarlake Track Club was awarded a
plaque for the best participation. We
had the most participants from the other area
schools.
Our
track club will "officially" start after the holiday
break to train for our own Briarlake 5K in the
spring. Please be on the lookout for
information to come home soon. We do
have several Briarlake Track Club shirts available for
purchase. Please contact Mrs. Blackmore
if you would like one.
Hope
you have a wonderful and active holiday!
Mrs.
Blackmore and Ms.
Cernoch |
| Academic Bowl Team
Scores BIG! |
2009 Academic Bowl Team
members:
Matt B., Jeanie C.,
Heidi D., Ben H., Sam P., Gordon S., and Patrick W.
scored 640 points in the 5 rounds of competition on
December 5th.
Way to go
Team! |
| Better Seeking
Science Team |
Get ready for Briarlake's annual Science
Night on January 19, 2010, at 6:30 pm, immediately
following the PTA meeting which begins at 6 pm.
Join us for
a hands-on, fun-filled
evening. |
| 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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| Beaver
Bees |
The
Briarlake Spelling Bee will take place on Friday, January 8th,
at 9:00am in the cafeteria.
The Briarlake Spelling Bee is for the top two spellers
in each 4th and 5th grade class. The winner of the Briarlake
Spelling Bee will advance to the county Spelling Bee on
Tuesday, January 26th, at Miller Grove High School. Good Luck
Spelling Beavers!
The 6th Annual Anderson-Lowe
Geography Bee will take place on Saturday, January 9th, at the
Dekalb Elementary School of the Arts. Briarlake has 2 teams
participating this year. Come out and
support our Geography BEE-vers! The
Geography Bee starts at 8:30am. Good luck
Briarlake!
Team 1- Coach- Ms. Fields
Team 2- Coach- Ms. McMillan
Leila Baniassad- 3rd
(Roseberry)
Hanna Baniassad 2-(Wise)
Paul Roberts- 3rd
(Roseberry)
Gregory Kopanezos 2-(Pittman)
Ben Blanck-3rd (Cernoch)
Lilly Kersh 2-(Pittman)
Andrew Ringo- 3rd
(Francis)
Ava Lewis 2-(Wise)
Elijah Bailey-Summers-3rd
(Francis)
Flavius Penescu 2-(Pittman)
Ben Wise- 4th (Rich)
Kareem Sange 1-(Spencer)
Ian Maddox- 4th (McLarty)
Ryan Law 1-(Spencer)
Skylar Clark- 4th
(Johnson)
Adrina Bradley- 4th
(Johnson)
Congratulations
Beavers!
Information provided by Ms.
McMillian |
| 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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| 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! |
| Fun
idea from Ms. Berry |
PeachSeed Youth
Storytelling Festival
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
980 Briarcliff
Road, N.E.
Atlanta,
Georgia
30306
Saturday, January 2, 2010
8:30 a.m.-12:00 noon
*Preregistration: Email Anne50W@aol.com
name and class selections
Please send Payment (checks made
out to Family Support Center) and completed Registration
form
to Anne Wallace, 740 Snead Road, Fayetteville, GA
20215
Limited registration on site January 2,
2010
Cost: $20.00 per
participant |
| Monarchs Across
Georgia: Books needed |
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 |
| Think
Factor |
|
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
Briarlake 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! |
| 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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| 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. | |
|
Sarah Rigby and Laurie Hobbs, PTA
Co-Presidents
Briarlake Elementary
PTA | |
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