Briarlake
Elementary School PTA
August
3, 2010
Open House reminders
and Back-to-School
news |
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| PTA
Officers |
Co-Presidents: Laurie Hobbs &
Vanessa Erens VP Programs: Heidi Carpenter
& Elesha Mavrommatis
VP Fundraising: Michele Lindner
& Pat Schaefer
Treasurer: Heather
Leahy
Secretary: Trish
McElfresh |
| Dates to
Remember |
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Open House set-up
Thursday, Aug. 5-
OPEN HOUSE
Walk to Open House if you
can!
Mon., Aug.
9, 8 am
First Day
of School
PTA
Welcome Coffee- in the
library
Fri., August 13
Beaver Bulletin
deadline
Thurs., August 19
Terrific Thursday-Laster
& Bouda
Thurs., August 26
1 pm-School Council
mtg
5-8 pm Curriculum
Night
Sat., August 28
Campus Beautification
Day |
| Reminders |
BOX
TOPS
Continue clipping Box
Tops. Look for Box Tops on many different
products, not just food. Bring them to school in
August!
School Store Hours
Open Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Fridays before school--7:35-8:00 a.m.
Volunteers needed! Contact Ellen Kersh to
help.
Entry to School
After the summer's break-in,
the county installed a new front door entry system. This
new system is a bit tricky.
To obtain entry when the
front doors are locked, you must push the bell-button on
the LEFT of the double doors, await confirmation from
the office by speaker, listen for a click,& then
quickly open the LEFT door.
The office staff does not
have a remote-door- opener any more, so please be
patient. | |
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| Quote of the
Week
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"The
future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of
their dreams".
Eleanor
Roosevelt
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| Furlough,
shmurlough...
|
Briarlake Teachers, Administration
and staff are THE BEST!!
If you see a teacher or staff member,
give her/him a hug and say "thanks" for doing more for
less!
Our teachers, administration and
staff have been working all summer to ready
Briarlake for this coming year. Furlough,
shmurlough...our teachers, administration and
staff are the best!
THANK
YOU!!! |
| Volunteer Needs
and childcare |
Open House
set-up day is Wednesday, August 4, 9-12 pm. If you
plan to have a table at Open House, please set up your
area at this time.
For Open House, Thursday,
8/5, Volunteers--baby sitting will be available for
$10 a child, paid by parents. Go to Ms. McMillan's
room for drop-off. Please contact Laurie Hobbs
or Vanessa Erens
to sign up.
Open House serves all families at
Briarlake. If you have the opportunity to
volunteer to "man-a-station" it would be greatly
appreciated. Stations that need volunteers
are:
*Spirit Wear store
*School supplies store (planners, dictionaries,
etc)
*Greeter (assist new families)
*Check-out
***Clean-up-stay until 2:30
Shifts run 9-12, or 11-2, or any time
you can give. Please send us an email and let us
know when you can help out. Thank you in
advance! |
| Welcome Back
Coffee |
Join us on the
first day of school in the library at 8 am, for a
"Welcome Back Coffee". This is an
opportunity to welcome new parents, comfort each other
as our "babies" begin a new chapter in school,
and mingle with friends.
Tissues and
chocolate will be available
:) |
| Faculty
Updates |
Homeroom
teachers:
Pre-K-- Ms.
DeFrancis and Ms.Grear
Kindergarten--Mrs.
Law, Mrs. Tonka and Mrs. Winburn
First Grade--Mrs.
Coker, Ms. Herndon, and Mrs. Spencer
Second Grade--Mrs.
Foege, Mrs. Roseberry, and Mrs. Wise
Third Grade-Ms.
Cernoch, Ms. Davis, Mrs. Francis, Mrs.
Pittman
Fourth Grade--Mrs.
McLarty, Mrs. Rich and temporarily
Ms. McMillan (until additional teacher
can be hired).
Discovery students will be served by
grade level gifted certified teachers and Ms.
Fields until the new 4th grade teacher is
hired. Rest assured this will be a brief and
temporary transition.
Fifth Grade-- Mrs.
Bouda, Mrs. Laster and Mr. Taylor
The PTA would like to welcome the following
Paraprofessionals:
Ms. Elliot- Hearing Impaired
Ms. Armour-Kindergarten
Ms. Glass-Kindergarten
Ms. Taylor- Kindergarten
And to our new Pre-K teacher (HI), Ms.
Grear.
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| New Parent
Orientation |
Thank you to
Whitney Blackmore and Robyn Binger for orienting our new
families last Friday
evening. The
Orientation was a big
success! | | |
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| Playground Update-Mulch
Help Needed |
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Playground
Help Needed!
As you can see, the fantastic new playground
equipment is installed and ready for the first day of
school. But, we have a huge pile of wood chips that need
spreading to make the playground safe for play. Join us
this Friday, August 6, from 6-7:30 pm, for a mulch
spreading extravaganza. Just bring shovels, rakes and
wheel barrows and help us get the play space ready for next
week.
Slides, and climbing
walls, and monkey bars...Oh
my! |
| 2010
- 2011 Supply Lists |
The supply lists for the 2010
- 2011 school year have been posted to the Briarlake PTA
website. Click
here. FYI - several items such as the Agenda will be
available at Briarlake Open House on August 5th.
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| Nutrition
Updates |
Food Services will no
longer be offering the fortified juice drink.
We will only be serving milk
products. What this means for parents &
students is that if they have a milk allergy we MUST have a
medical statement provided for the student not a note from the
parent. Once we receive the proper document indicating their
allergy we can then provide that student with a 4oz. juice
instead of the milk. If the student's choose not to take
the milk they will have to drink water and of course they are
not required to take a drink at all according to the
guidelines.
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| Open
House -Thursday, August 5th |
We are
asking that families with last names beginning with A - L
visit Briarlake between 9 am and 12 pm. Last names
beginning with M - Z are asked to visit between 11 and 2
pm. This staggered schedule helps with crowd
control.
Open House allows our families to meet
the teachers, join the PTA, purchase school spirit wear, fill
out all necessary school forms and provide the proof of
residency requirement.
Plan to purchase our new
"Beaver-Pride" t-shirts-short and long sleeve, and new this
year, embroidered polos!
Short sleeve
t-shirts-$10
Long
Sleeve t-shirts-$12
Embroidered
polos-$16 Only check or cash will be
accepted.
Proof of Residency Required for ALL students
Proof of Residency documents must include one of
the following:
Current (June,
July, or August 2010) utility bill (gas, electric, or water
only - no phone bills);
Signed lease; or
Mortgage
contract
Bring the original - no copies!
Please email the office if you will not be attending
Open House so that we know you will be attending Briarlake
this year. This helps with our planning for the year.
Open
House/Registration Process
The Open House process goes as
follows: Upon entering the lobby, you will be asked to
show proof of residency, then proceed down the hall to your
child's grade level team-room (these will be marked). If
the information is available, you will be given your child's
homeroom teacher assignment. If the information is not
yet available, the homeroom lists will be posted on the front
windows before school starts.
In the grade level team-rooms, you will meet
all grade level teachers, update child/family information,
choose dismissal method, and receive other important
information specific to the grade.
Next, proceed to the cafeteria. You
will be given a registration form upon which you can
pay PTA dues ($5 per adult in home); purchase planners,
spelling dictionaries, school directories, Yearbooks and
spirit wear; make a classroom donation to assist
homeroom teachers and give to the Child in Need fund. As
you make your way around the cafeteria you will have
opportunities to sign-up for After-Care, join the
PTA, volunteer for PTA committees, sign-up for other
after-school activities/clubs, and join the scouts.
There will be "greeters" available for any
questions. |
| DeKalb
County - Board of Education News |
The DeKalb
County School System has launched a new web site home
page. To view, click
here. The DeKalb Board of Education (BOE)
has created an online tool for stakeholders
to provide feedback on policies and procedures that
they are considering for approval or revision.
To view pending policies, click
here. |
| DeKalb
County Registration Information |
For the most
comprehensive information on registering your student to enter
DeKalb County Schools, please read the flyer called, " 2010
Registration Procedures for Parents". This document
also explains changing schools as well as withdrawing.
Great information if you are planning to make a
change. |
| Calendar |
 Please click here for
the calendar link for a preview of the year ahead.
Should we need to change events, dates, or times, we will
notify you via email and on the PTA website. The
calendar is a work in progress, so if you see an error, please
contact us so that we can make the correction. Thank
you. |
| Your Local Dish
Network |
| Your
Local Dish Network will donate $50 to Briarlake for every new
account opened. The donation will be made in
your name and benefit our playground fund! Just click here
for more details and make sure to tell them you are with
Briarlake! What a great way to see your favorite
programs and benefit Briarlake at the same
time. | |
Laurie Hobbs and Vanessa Erens, PTA
Co-Presidents
Briarlake Elementary
PTA | |
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