Briarlake Elementary School PTA
January 21, 2010
Third Week of School
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| Greetings Briarlake
Families, |
"I have a dream...Let freedom
ring..." Hope you all enjoyed a day off from school and
took a moment to remember the powerful words of hope and peace
from Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thank you to Ms. Davis and Mrs.
Pittman classes for a Terrific Thursday for our teachers.
The spread was delicious!
We would like to welcome Ms.Raya Steele,
Fifth Grade Sign Language Interpreter and Mr. Patrick Hydo,
parttime Music Teacher to our Briarlake
faculty.
The lastest Beaver Bulletin is
ready to read. Click below. Thank you,
Melissa!
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| Science Night--Totally
Awesome! |
Flubber, Crazy
Catapults, Hover Crafts, Spaceships, Balloon lines, and
Soda Bottle explosions!
All fun ways to learn
SCIENCE!
Students learned lessons in
physics, astronomy, aerodynamics, geometry, chemistry and
nutrition. Students left feeling really smart.
Parents left wondering "Am I smarter than a 5th
grader?"
A HUGE thank you to Susan
Duderstadt, Mrs. Rich and all of their
science-crew!! |
| Janice Benator's
Birthday-January 23 |
1. Dance
2. Sing
3. Laugh
4 Laugh louder
5. Smile
6. Hug
7. Wear lots of Bling
8. Listen to Classic Rock music
9. Stop to smell
the flowers
10. Smile some more
10 ways to celebrate Janice.
Cheers! |
| Track
Club |
Track Club
Update: We have had an overwhelming response to our
track club with over 90 students signing up. Due to this
large number, we have had to make a few minor changes.
Each Track Club participant is asked to bring their own snack
and water bottle on Track Club days. If you signed up to
bring snack or cups, we don't need them at this time, however,
if you signed up to volunteer, we will definitely still need
the help. A big thank you to Mrs. Foege and Mrs. Winburn
for offering to come and help with all of the extra
students. We look forward to a great season and
preparing for the Briarlake 5K in March. If you have an
questions or would like a Track Club t-shirt, please come see
Mrs. Blackmore or Ms.Cernoch.
Thanks for all
of the support!
Ms. Cernoch and Mrs.
Blackmore |
| No
Name Calling Week |
January 25-29, has been
designated No Name Calling Week. We are asking all students to
give up name calling. Name calling is a form of bullying and
will not be tolerated. So remember if you can't say anything
nice then don't say anything at all.
Each day has a different theme and
we encourage you to help your students dress in the suggested
attire. Click here to know
what to wear each day.
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| PTA meeting
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For folks who missed the PTA meeting this
past Tuesday, the minutes will be available next week.
We enjoyed a huge turn-out for Tuesday's meeting. Thank
you to everyone who showed up after a long day, especially our
teachers! | |
| PTA
Officers |
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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Week of 1/25 - 1/29
No Name
Calling Week
Tues., Jan 26, 6pm
Effective Parenting Workshop
Wed. Jan. 27, 10 am
HMS rising 6th grade tour
Mon., Feb. 1-Thurs. , Feb.
11
Souper Bowl of Caring
Fri., Feb. 5 - Sat., Feb.
6
Used Book Sale
Thurs. , Feb. 11
Beaver Bulletin deadline
Valentine's Day class parties
Fri. 2/12 & Mon. 2/15
School holidays-President's
Day
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 6 pm
PTA meeting
Puppet Show- 6:30
pm
Fri., Feb 19th, 10 am
HMS rising 6th grade tour
Thurs. Feb. 25- 5 pm
Terrific Thursday
Spirit Night-Chick-fil-A
Friday, Feb. 26- 9 am
Kindergarten
Round-up |
| 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
February 16 -6pm
March 16 - 6pm
April 20 - 6 pm
May 11- 6
pm | |
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| Workshop -
Please let us know if you are
coming! |
Effective Parenting Styles
Workshop
Tuesday, January 26th * 6:00 - 7:00
p.m.
Briarlake Elementary School
Dr. John W. Wilson, PsyD from
the Emory Wellness Center will be presenting a *FREE*
workshop for Briarlake parents and caregivers. It
will be great information we all can
use.
Dr. Wilson will share insights
and recommendations including:
·
Pros and cons of the most common parenting styles
·
Common parenting mishaps and how to avoid
them
·
Power tactics of children
·
Basic parenting skills
·
Community resources
Thanks to the generosity of
the Emory Wellness Center, Dr. John W. Wilson, PsyD will
be leading a complimentary Effective Parenting workshop
for us. Please let us know you are
attending. You can RSVP here.
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| USED BOOK SALE
|
USED BOOK
SALE - February 5 - 6th
We are looking for
donations for the Briarlake Used Book
Sale. Clean out your bookshelves and bring your
books, dvd's and video games. All proceeds go to your
school! There is a box in the lobby. No
textbooks please. We need volunteers to help
with set up and work during the book sale too. Please
email Amanda Patterson if you are
interested
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| Pre-K Lottery
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Date:
March 18, 2010
Registration
time: 8:30 am - 1:00
pm
Drawing 1:15
pm
You MUST bring the
following:
Original Birth
Certificate
Current Proof
of Residency
*Parent Photo
ID
*Child's
Social Security Card
*new this
year |
| Souper Bowl - Feb
1 - 11, 2010 |
Briarlake Beta Club
Souper Bowl of Caring
2010
The Beta
Club will again be collecting food bags in support of
the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta-Egleston Giving
Project.
This project provides bags of food to
the families who have children at Egleston and are in
need of extended care.The Patient and Family Support
Services Department at CHOA assists by providing food
for these families. They rely on charitable donations to
make this food available to any family that needs
it.
HOW YOU AND YOUR FAMILY CAN
HELP
Food bags are gallon sized Zip-lock bags
filled with non-perishable food items.
- A breakfast
bag could have pop-tarts, cereal bar, envelope of
oatmeal, packaged cereal, canned fruit with a pop top
lid, an individually wrapped muffin, and a juice
box.
- A lunch bag could have microwavable
soup, pasta or rice, Ramen noodles, packages of crackers
or cookies, popcorn, chips, or a candy
bar.
- A dinner bag could have canned
tuna/chicken (or in a pouch), canned vegetables with a
pop top lid, individually wrapped cookies or
cake.
- Each bag should contain enough
items (4-5) for a complete meal. There are many
additional food items available now that are
non-perishable and ready to heat and eat. Look for them
in your grocery stores.
Bags
will be collected each day during the weeks of February
1-February 11,
2010 | | |
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| Bees,
Bees, Bees... |
|
Our Spelling Bee winner is
Hannah White and our alternate is Katy McKellar. Hannah
White will represent Briarlake in the county Spelling Bee at
Miller Grove High School on Tuesday, January 26th at 3:30pm.
Please note new date for the
Geography Bee!
The Anderson-Lowe Geography Bee will be
Saturday, February 20th at 9:00am at the Dekalb Elementary
School of the Arts.
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| Beaver
Spirit |
Thanks to everyone who came to support
Briarlake at Stevi B's Spirit Night last week. Everyone
enjoyed some great pizza, fun games, and seeing
friends outside of school!
Congratulations to the 2nd
grade for their awesome participation. Mrs. Davis's
class won a pizza party for best attendance last week, and
Mrs. Foege's class won in Dec!
Stay tuned for our next
Spirit Night at Chick Filet in February!
Thank you
Irenea and
Michelle! |
| Playground
Update |
Hopefully many of you have seen
the playground plans posted on the Community Bulletin Board
inside the school. If you haven't please check it
out. It has lots of things to climb, spin, balance, and
slide on and will be a huge enhancement to the current
playground. You will also see our fundraising goal to
make this new play structure a reality. We have already
raised nearly $20,000 and have only $25,000 more to
raise. With the support of Briarlake families, friends,
neighbors and community businesses, we can achieve this
goal. Several Briarlake parents have been meeting to
develop our fundraising plan. You can help right now by
supporting the Briarlake 5K on March 6th, the Spring Gala on
March 27th, and our fundraising campaign "Climbing Toward a
Healthy Future" that kicks off in April. More details
coming
soon. |
| Special Dialog with
Kathy Cox |
Brad
Bryant, Georgia State School Board Member,4th Congressional
District Invites DeKalb County Parents to a dialog
with
The
Honorable Kathy Cox,
Georgia State Superintendent of
Schools
including updates on Georgia's "Race to the Top"
application
Friday, January
29, 2010
10:00am - 11:30am
Mercer University,
Atlanta Campus
Atlanta Administration Conference Center
Auditorium, 2nd floor
Mercer University
North Entrance
2930 Flowers Road
South |
| Camp Invention
|
Briarlake Elementary School will host
Camp Invention June 7-11. The camp will feature a new
curriculum this year called Innovate! To find out more
about this great camp, please click
here. Early registration gets a
great price. Please feel free
to contact Mary Jenks, Briarlake Director, if you need
additional
information. |
| Green
Team |
Many thanks
for donating your cell phones to help Gorillas. Your phones
have helped The Atlanta Zoo rank in 4th place by a National
Company called Eco Cell. Because of this ranking,
we have earned a higher rate for every cell phone that will be
donated this new year. SO... keep them coming! There is
a collection box in the lobby for your cell phones. It
is pretty awesome to know that we are helping out some of
Mother Nature's finest in a global way.
Thank you to the GREEN
TEAM! |
| ANNOUNCING DEKALB
COMMUNITY MATH MEETINGS |
Let's Talk about K-12
Mathematics
A Morning with Parents
8:30 a.m. - 12:00
p.m.
Make plans now to attend one
of the following meetings regarding K - 12 math.
January 30, 2010 at Oak View
Elementary School
February 20, 2010 at Peachtree Middle
School
February 27, 2010 at Miller Grove High
School
Concurrent sessions will be held for
elementary, middle and high school information. For
details on the meetings and how to sign up, click on this link
for pdf flyer. Information is also available on the
DeKalb County Schools
website under
Resources. |
| School Policy
Reminder |
Please be reminded of our Briarlake policy regarding
electronic devices and cellular phones:
Toys/Games/Valuables
All
toys, games, audio and video items, excessive amounts of money
and expensive jewelry must be left at home. Such items are
distracting to the instructional program. Briarlake will not
be held liable for the loss or damage of any such property
belonging to the students. Teachers will collect these items
and they will not be returned to the student. Parents may
request to pick these items up from the school office. All
items left at the end of the year will be given to charitable
organizations. Dr. Ann
Culbreath |
| CRCT dates - Mark your
calendars. |
From Ms. Jenks, AP ~
PLEASE NOTE!! CRCT test dates:
Grades 1-2 are April 15, 16
and 19
Grades 3-5 are April 20, 21,
22, 23, 26
Makeups April
27 |
| Henderson Middle
Tours |
Rising
6th grade parent orientation tour dates:
Wednesday, January 27th at
10am
Thursday, February 4th at 6:30 pm
Friday,
February 19th at 10 am
Tours will last
approximately 45-60 minutes and parents will be able to
pose questions to current HMS parents and administrators.
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| School
calendar--2010-2011 |
| The
calendar for the 2010-2011 school year has been approved and
is available to view at the DeKalb County Schools
website. www.dekalb.k12.ga.us | |
Sarah Rigby and Laurie Hobbs, PTA
Co-Presidents
Briarlake Elementary
PTA
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