It's almost that time again, BOOK FAIR! The Spring Book Fair will run the week before spring break, April 7th-11th and we need your help! Students will have a chance to come to the fair and shop during their library time throughout the week so you can sign up for your students' library time and more. Teen time slots available for setup, tear down, and evening shifts to get those volunteer hours in as well! THANK YOU! Sign up to volunteer HERE!

Make shopping easier by setting up an eWallet. You must set up a new eWallet for each fair. If you have funds leftover from previous fairs, follow the directions to login, set up a new eWallet, then transfer funds from previous wallets into the new wallet for this fair. Visit the link below for instructions and to get started!
 
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/how-ewallet-works.html?fairId=5731739

The Briarwood Drama Club will be performing Annie Jr. in the Briarwood Commons: Friday April 4th and Saturday April 5th at 7:00 PM. Tickets will be sold online and at the door (cash or check only). Save time and purchase tickets HERE!

Order your yearbooks now for $40.00 - while supplies last! Order HERE!

Love Lines Extended! Purchase your Loves Lines through April 7th! Purchase HERE!

5th Grade Graduation Yard Signs are on sale NOW! Sales will continue through April 25th! You can purchase your sign HERE!

It is such a fun way to celebrate your 5th graders accomplishment! This amazing sign will go on sale for $12.50 per sign!

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!

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.

We would like to extend a BIG thank you to Beth Koontz for helping our ceramics committee get Briarwood's ceramics program up and running! She helped launch our pilot program last year, where outgoing 5th graders got complete a ceramics project. She also helped up us launch this year, so that ALL grade levels will get to complete a ceramics project. 

Check out 4th Grade's heart projects they made just in time for Valentine's Day!

Popcorn Friday is one of the most loved programs at Briarwood! Our next popcorn Friday is May 2nd! 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 

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!

Join us for 2025 Nourish Every Mind Student Showcase, where you can reconnect with friends across our community and enjoy a complimentary lunch while ISD students share how you've made a difference in their education journey. Doors and Student Displays open at 11, Program runs 12-1 PM.  No cost to attend, Registration opens in March 2025. Register HERE! Sign up to sit at Briarwood PTA's table!

Briarwood PTA's next Smencils Sale is coming on Friday, April 4th! 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!

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!

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