Welcome to Briarlake
Briarlake Phone Numbers
Main Office: 678-874-2502
School Info Line: 678-874-2500
Clinic: 678-874-2507
FAX Number: 678-874-2510
2011 - 2012 PTA Officers
Co-Presidents: Vanessa Erens & Sarah Cook
VP Programs: Elesha Mavrommatis & Melissa Forster-Green
VP Fundraising: Amy Kirsch & Lisa Spivack
Treasurer: Heather Leahy
Secretary: Trish McElfresh
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Briarlake - Home of the Beavers

Briarlake Elementary School is located in Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia. Briarlake has been educating the children in our community for over 50 years. We have Pre-K - 5th grades as well as the deaf and hard of hearing program. Briarlake is a 2002 Georgia School of Excellence and has been awarded the 2003 Parent Involvement School of Excellence by the National PTA.

Briarlake is a small neighborhood school with a wonderful staff supported by our parents and the community. Our PTA organizes events and activities throughout the year. We hope all of our families will find ways to be involved and participate.

Quick Look

February
2/14 PTA meeting 7:45 am
2/14 Valentine Class Parties
2/17 & 20 NO School

Cell Tower Information Here

Cell tower proposed locations here (DCSS Website)

PTA Nominating Committee    

 

If you would like to be on the PTA Nominating Committee to select officers for next year, please contact Loretta Salzano-Vanni

EMAIL : Sign up for the email blasts. This is a great way for you to get communications from the PTA, School and County. Click on the link located on the left side of this page..."sign me up now."

Click here for our Handbook for 2011 - 2012

Weekly E-Blasts posted here

Reimbursement form for PTA

Book Sale - Thanks to our volunteers!

Updated February 6, 2012

  • Used Book Sale - Thanks for donating your books, thanks to our volunteers for setting up and taking down the sale and thanks to our shoppers for buying the books. Great Sale!
  • What a fantastic work day with Team Home Depot. Thanks to Home Depot and the Briarlake volunteers for a job well done.
  • New - The Pre-k Lottery for 2012-2013 seats will be held on April 17, 2012.
  • New date for the 5K Fun Run. March 3, sign up now!!!.Details
  • 5th grade parents have opportunities to tour Henderson Middle School. click here for details
  • Class Box Tops Contest! Box Tops for Ed Submit those Box Tops for Education you have! Include your child's teacher's name, and the class with the most Box Tops submitted between January 9 and March 16 will win a cookies and lemonade party. The submission box is in the front office.
  • Briarlake weekly updates....sign up is available on the left side of this page. Great information comes out weekly! Don't want the emails - they are posted here.
  • Lunch menus are posted here.
  • Check out our school and PTA activities listed on our calendar!
  • 2011-2012 CSIP - Consolidated School Improvement Plan is available for all schools. Click here to read the Briarlake CSIP. Visit the DeKalb Website for all DCSS school reports.
  • Parent Assistant is up and running. To find out more information, please visit this link.

Fish Tank help needed - contact Vanessa or Sarah if you can help keep our tank clean and the fish alive. We need you.

10/19/11...Can you help us recycle? - We need 2 more adults to assist our students with collecting the paper for the recycle bin. Click here. We sure could use you!

School Store
The school store is open Tues-Friday, 7:40 - 8:00 am. There is new merchandise arriving all the time, with plenty of fun things to brighten up your kids' desks and attitudes! Come check us out, and all proceeds benefit the PTA.

CARPOOL - now called "Drive Thru" - MAP and Directions here Please remember there are NO LEFT TURNS into the school driveways. AND TURN OFF THOSE CELL PHONES WHILE IN CARPOOL!!

We will be collecting ALL juice packets in the cafeteria once again. Remind your children to place the empty packets in the recycle box.

Briarlake Elementary School
3590 LaVista Road - Decatur, GA. 30033 - 678-874-2502
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