Hello Briarwood Bears!

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

May 13th - Carnival Planning Meeting Email: Merrilee.Peha@gmail.com for details!

May 15th - Family Math Night @ 5:30 PM in the Commons

May 15th - TK Ceramics Project Pt. 1 Volunteers Needed! (LINK)

May 15th -Sci-Tech Ceramics Project Pt. 1 Volunteers Needed! (LINK)

May 16th - Last Smencil Sales of the Year! Volunteers Needed! (LINK)

May 19th - PTA Meeting @ 5:30 PM in the Library

May 22nd - Kindergarten Ceramics Project Pt. 2 Volunteers Needed! (LINK)

May 26th - No School! Memorial Day!

May 29th - TK Ceramics Pt. 2 Volunteers Needed! (LINK)

May 29th - Sci-Tech Ceramics Pt. 2 Volunteers Needed! (LINK)

May 30th - Briarwood Carnival Night! Volunteers Needed! (LINK)

June 13th - Field Day! Volunteers Needed! (LINK)

June 24th - Last Day of School!

 

*Please see the corresponding flier below or click on link to sign up! Thank You!

Important! Math Night

In collaboration with Seattle Universal Math Museum and the Briarwood PTA, our school is hosting a Family Math Night on May 15th from 5:30-7:30pm. There will be math and robotics activities and stations for the whole family to enjoy. Free pizza will also be available! If you are planning on joining, please be sure to RSVP HERE, so we have an accurate count for this event. We look forward to seeing you there and celebrating our love for math!

 


Smencils Sales!

Briarwood PTA's next Smencils Sale is coming on Friday, May 16th! Kids LOVE Smencils! Students can purchase Smecils for $1.00 a piece at lunch recess! If you are interested in helping to sell Smecils for any of the upcoming dates, you can sign up HERE!


New! Briarwood Ceramics Program!


The 1st Grade Ceramics Project is coming up April 10th (ceramics building/sculpting) and May 1st (ceramics glazing). If you have 1st grader, and would like to volunteer, you can sign up HERE!

Coming up in May, Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and 4th/5th Sci-Tech ceramics projects. If you are interested in signing up you can do so here:

Transitional Kindergarten - May 15th and 29th - Sign up HERE.

Kindergarten - May 8th and 22nd - Sign up HERE.

Sci-Tech 4th/5th - May 15th and 29th - Sign up HERE.

Every grade will get an opportunity to make a clay project this year. Please reach out to the Briarwood Ceramics Committee at Briarwood.Ceramics@gmail.com for more information.

The projects in May will finish out the year of ceramics. A big thank you to Beth Koontz, our ceramics committee, and parent volunteers for helping re-start our ceramics program! Please reach out to the Briarwood Ceramics Committee at Briarwood.Ceramics@gmail.com with questions or for more information.

Check out 1st Grade's birds! They are all so creative and turned great!


Briarwood Carnival!

The Briarwood Carnival is coming! The next planning meeting is Tuesday, May 13th! Email: Merrilee.Peha@gmail.com for more information!

This event is run entirely by volunteers and we will need your help! There will be bounce houses, dunk tanks, food trucks, a cake walk, games and much more!

HERE is the sign up for the cake walk donations. HERE is the volunteer sign up!

Save time and pre-order your tickets to attend! Buy your ticket HERE!


Field Day! Volunteers Needed!

Get ready for the epic Field Day coming June 13th! We're on the lookout for super fun volunteers (yes, that means you!) to help us rock this event like never before!

This day is the ultimate highlight for the kiddos, and we've cranked up the fun-o-meter with some exciting new activities this year.


Jump in on the action by signing up  HERE and picking your dream station to volunteer at! Let's make memories together!


Popcorn Friday

Popcorn Friday is one of the most loved programs at Briarwood! Our next popcorn Friday is June 6th! We still need volunteers to make this happen! If you are interested in volunteering, you can sign up here!

Please note: Our popcorn shifts are changing! All popcorn will be given out during lunch recess from March onward. Our Popping shift is from 9:15 - 12:15 PM and our Seller shift is from 11:30 AM - 1:20 PM.

If the popcorn shifts are full, you can always email: Briarwood.Popcorn.Committee@gmail.com to see if you can come and help as an extra helper. We can always use help - especially for popping!

Also, we are looking for a person to run Popcorn Fridays next year! It is a once per month program. This volunteer position's duties include: setting up and maintaining a sign up for volunteers, training new volunteers, inventorying supplies, and working with the Programs Chair to purchase items needed.

If you are interested in more information about Popcorn Friday and/or leading this program next year, please email: Briarwood.Popcorn.Committee@gmail.com 


Briarwood Volunteers

Attention Parents! We have several exciting volunteer positions opening up for next school year! Many of them can be run by more than one person, so you if you know another parent you would like to partner with let us know! If you would like to know more about any of the positions listed. Please email: PTABriarwood@gmail.com. We need you to keep our fun and enriching programs running! Volunteering is a great way to connect with other parents, and kids love seeing their parents volunteer!

  • Programs Chair
  • Popcorn Chair
  • Advocacy Chair
  • Staff Appreciation Chair
  •  5th Grade Promotion Chair
  • Field Day Chair
  • Multicultural Night Chair

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Math Night
Math Night

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Thursday, May 15
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Smecils Sale!
Smecils Sale!

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5:30p General PTA Meeting
General PTA Meeting

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