Dismissal Safety School Lunches ~ Directions to Briarlake ~ Questions about Briarlake ~ Math Log-In
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Mrs. Amber Coker is our 2013 Teacher of the Year!
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The school is working hard to improve the traffic concerns. We now have Officer Casey helping get the traffic onto LaVista Road. We have eliminated parking along the curb, Do NOT Park in the RED painted curb areas during school hours. Do NOT Park in the Bus area along the curb during drop off and dismissal. Help keep the traffic flowing!
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Important Announcement: School Day Start and End Times for 2012-2013
Briarlake has a new start and end time for the 2012-2013
school year. Due to the three-tier busing system with DeKalb County School District transportation it is necessary for Briarlake to align start and end times with the arrival and departure of buses. We
will begin school at 7:45 a.m. Students will have the flexibility to arrive between 7:15 and 7:45.
Morning bus schedules are not slated to change. All staff will be in place by 7:15 and students will be dismissed from
the cafeteria at 7:30 to go to their homerooms.
Dismissal will begin at 2:15
with walkers. Buses will be called at 2:15 and carpool will begin at 2:20 and end by 2:40.
All students should be picked up by 2:40.
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New K-12 Alert System - Sign up Now
The DeKalb County School System has instituted a new communications service called K12 Alerts. This free automated
notification service will provide you with timely school-related alerts such as early dismissals, school closings due
to inclement weather, and other important news impacting the district through email, text message and telephone.
If you would like to receive the alerts or get information, click here. Once on the web page, click the "Register Now" button on the right hand side of the page.
You must have a valid email address to register. If you do not have an email address, K12 Alerts has provided resources for parents to obtain a free email address on the login page. If you wish to receive text messages, you must include a mobile phone number.
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IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR PARENTS!
School begins at 7:45 AM. If your child arrives after 7:45 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 7:15 each morning.
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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
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| Dismissal Safety Reminders:
- Dismissal begins at 2:15. 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.
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School Lunches:
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If your child has milk allergies, please send a medical note so that a juice will be provided to your child. (see news above)
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Briarlake does not serve breakfast.
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Check out Mylunchmoney.com to find an easy way to keep up with lunch money payments.
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Every Friday is Spirit Day at Briarlake. Wear your Briarlake spirit clothing!
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If you have questions about:
- Curriculum and instruction, testing, transition from elementary to middle school, retention, schedules---contact Ms. Russ, Assistant Principal
- Individual and small group guidance, classroom guidance, new student orientation, mentoring--- contact Dr. Norris-Brown, Counselor
- Transportation, visitors, calendar listings---contact Ms. Jenks, Principal
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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