Briarlake School Information

Dismissal Safety School Lunches ~ Directions to Briarlake ~ Questions about Briarlake ~ Math Log-In

Ms. Kari Cernoch is our 2012 Teacher of the Year!

IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR PARENTS!

School begins at 8:00 AM. If your child arrives after 8:00 a.m. you must bring your child inside and fill out a tardy slip. Also on very cold mornings we do not ask staff and patrols to stay outside opening car doors, so allow yourself extra time on those days. We have staff on duty to accept students as early as 7:30 each morning. Please realize that everyone cannot arrive at 7:55 and expect to be on time.

Grades
A report card shall be issued to each student each semester of the school year and shall indicate the progress in each course. Students in grades K-5 will have grades displayed by letter.

The grading scale for the DeKalb County School System will be as follows:
A 90 - 100 Excellent
B 80 - 89 Good
C 71 - 79 Fair
D 70 Passing
F Below 70 Failing

Dismissal Safety Reminders:

Dismissal begins at 2:30. It's important to remember we have lots of young people trying to get to their bus and/or car.
Keep the main lobby area clear of traffic.
Remind your children not to leave the school unattended. If your child misses their bus, remind them to "go to the office or to their teacher and report that they have missed the bus", and NOT to leave the school.
Remind your children to get off the bus at their assigned bus stop, not a friend's.
As our children "mature" and become familiar with getting home on their own, they may make unsafe decisions. Please remind them to never leave the school unattended.

Keeping our Briarlake Beavers safe is imperative! Thank you for your support.

School Lunches:

If your child has milk allergies, please send a medical note so that a juice will be provided to your child. (see news above)
Menuavailable on the DeKalb County Web site.
2011 - 2012 Meal Prices: Elementary School student lunch, $1.75, Milk $.65, Adult lunch $2.75
Briarlake does not serve breakfast.
Check out Mylunchmoney.com to find an easy way to keep up with lunch money payments.

Every Friday is Spirit Day at Briarlake. Wear your Briarlake spirit clothing!

If you have questions about:

Curriculum and instruction, testing, transition from elementary to middle school, retention, schedules---contact Ms. Jenks, Assistant Principal
Individual and small group guidance, classroom guidance, new student orientation, mentoring--- contact Mrs. Norris-Brown, Counselor
Transportation, visitors, calendar listings---contact Dr. Culbreath, Principal

Math Student Online Textbook Log-in Directions

Use the following directions to access your textbook online. Houghton Mifflin Math Georgia Student Edition. Click here and then use the log-in for your grade level Math textbook.
KINDERGARTEN
1. user name: kclassdekalb
2. passcode: dekalbstudentk
FIRST (1st) GRADE
1. user name: 1classdekalb
2. passcode: dekalbstudent1
SECOND (2nd) GRADE
1. user name: 2classdekalb
2. passcode: dekalbstudent2
THIRD (3rd) GRADE
1. user name: 3classdekalb
2. passcode: dekalbstudent3
FOURTH (4th) GRADE
1. user name: 4classdekalb
2. passcode: dekalbstudent4
FIFTH (5th) GRADE
1. user name: 5classdekalb
2. passcode: dekalbstudent5

Attendance Verification; If your child is absent from school you will receive an automated call from the county. Upon returning to school, please be sure to send a note to the teacher stating the reason for the absence. It is NOT necessary for you to call the school when your child is absent.

Severe Weather Information... When severe weather creates hazardous conditions in DeKalb County regular school scheduling may be suspended, and advance preparation enables the DeKalb School System to cope with such situations. The first condition for making a decision to suspend school system operations is safety.
The decision for closing schools is made by the school superintendent. Information regarding the closing of schools is broadcast on local radio and television stations by 6:15 a.m. It is the parent's responsibility to monitor local news reports to find out whether the school system has closed in the event of severe weather.

08 - 09 Promotion Law for Parents. (Power Point)

Briarlake School Location:

3590 LaVista Road, Decatur, GA 30033

Briarlake is located at the corner of LaVista Road and Briarlake Road about 1 mile inside I-285. As long as you are not arriving during our carpool hours (arrival and dismissal) you can turn onto Briarlake Road and into the first driveway on the left, Jim Harbuck Road. You are welcome to park in spaces that are not marked. If you are arriving during carpool times you will need to drive through the neighborhoods. Directions are listed below. Please do not turn left into the school driveways during these times.

Carpool Driving Directions: MAP

Coming east on LaVista toward 285. Turn left onto Cedar Canyon Drive. Turn right onto Aspen, 1st street, continue through 2 intersections (stopping at one!) Go right onto Silvastone Drive and right onto Briarlake Road. Enter the angled school driveway on the right.

Coming west on LaVista from 285. Immediately after Briarlake Baptist Church take a right onto Chesterfield. Take 1st left onto Deren Way. Turn left at Silvapine Trail and left at Silvastone Drive. Go left onto Briarlake Road and enter the angled school driveway on the right.