Briarwood Elementary School, Renton WA Issaquah School District November, 2018 Volume 10, Issue 2 Online version available w/full color and links See our website Bear Facts Newsletter President s Message Can you believe it s already November?! Fall is upon us and it is going to be full of some amazing PTA events. Thank you to everyone who supported our Orange Ruler Fun Run in September. We not only met our goal of 40,000 we were able to exceed it! Amazing! I would also like to shout out our Fantastic membership chair Michelle Splaver. She has been working so hard to help Briarwood achieve a 100% membership with our 18-19 A Minion Reasons to Join Briarwood PTA. If you re not a member you can sign up online. Your membership gives your child a voice. I hope many of you were able to enjoy our first family movie night of the year. It has been our most successful movie night to date! The Reflections art competition also got underway in October. All entries have now been turned in and will be judged in the coming weeks. Stay tuned to hear which Briarwood students have advanced to the district level for judging. All of the Reflection entries will be set up to view during Pizza Bingo on November 9t h. We have so many amazing things planned the next few months Our En chanted themed Fall Scholastic Book Fair kicked off November 5 th as well as our annual Apple Cup Pizza Bingo on the 9 th of November. Website: http://briarwoodelementarypta.org/home Monday, November 19th @6:30 PM Briarwood Library All are Welcome!! Presidents Message Continued on page 3. THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS! Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers for your help in making our first couple months of this school year full of fun! Thank you to Katrina Rockey & Adrienne Baker for organizing our Mariners Game Day fundraiser! Thank you to Nicole Morgan, for chairing Family Movie Night and Jasmine Brothers, for chairing Popcorn Fridays!! Thanks to both of them for doing such a great job organizing the Orange Ruler fundraiser! Also, thank you to Katrina Rockey and Michelle Splaver for keeping us up-to-date via Facebook! 2018-2019 PTA BOARD President: Nicole Morgan briarwoodpresident@outlook.com Secretary: Jasmine Brothers jasmeen15@hotmail.com Treasurer: Alison Larsson briarwood.pta.treasurer@gmail.com Membership: Michelle Splavor briarwoodptamembership@gmail.com VP of Fundraising: Jill Santiago Pinkjilly@gmail.com Co-VP of Programs: Kathleen Baillie kathleen@scottbaillie.com Tira Will tirataylortatum@gmail.com VP Family Nights: Kristi Isaacs kristi.isaacs@gmail.com CO VP Communications: Jen Catherall Desiree Mostrom briarwood.pta.media@gmail.com At-Large Members*: Erin Thacker ekyoung4@hotmail.com Staff Liaison*: Kelsey Smith smithk3@issaquah.wednet.edu Reanne Nakapaahu NakapaahuR@issaquah.wednet.edu *Appointed Position all others elected Newsletter Editor: Desiree Mostrom INSIDE THIS ISSUE Yearbooks/Love Lines......2 Program/Event Updates..2 Staff Luncheon...3 Passive Fundraising....3 Upcoming December Events...4 District/State/National PTA...4 Community/District News.. 5 Calendar.5
Programs & Events On Sale Now! FALL SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR NOVEMBER 5TH-9TH IN RM 165 The Fall Book Fair is here!!! Invite your grandparents, aunts, uncles, neighbors and friends! The Enchanted Book Fair hours are as follows: Monday 11/5 1:40-3:00 & 3:30-5:00 Tuesday 11/6 1:40-3:00 & 3:30-5:00 Wednesday 11/7 11:40-1:05 & 1:30-3:00 Thursday 11/8 1:40-3:00 & 3:30-5:00 Friday 11/9 1:40-3:00 & 5:30-8:00(during Pizza Bingo) CLICK HERE for ONLINE BOOK FAIR SHOPPING: October 27-November 16 **Please contact us if you want it to be a secret and don t want the books delivered to your child(ren). ** PIZZA BINGO!!! Pre-Order your Briarwood yearbook now! Our 2018-19 yearbook will be available in hard cover only. We will only be taking Pre-orders this year. Yearbooks are $20 Deadline to order is March 1, 2018. Delivery will be in June. Don t miss APPLE CUP Pizza Bingo on November 9, 2018! Join us Friday, November 9th at 6:00 pm for Apple Cup Pizza Bingo Night hosted by the Briarwood PTA. Wear your favorite Husky or Cougar attire (or sport your own favorite team colors) and come ready to have a great time. Dinner is from 6:00-6:45pm in the Briarwood Commons. Pizza and drinks available by pre-order only by clicking on the following link. Order Here! Ordering will be available until November 7th at midnight. The Bingo game is FREE to play and goes from 6:45-8:00pm in the school gym. We'll have lots of great prizes and fun for the whole family! We will also be showing off our the Reflections contest participants artwork and awards down the library hallway. We are still looking for volunteers for help with the event, if you are available please sign up on the Briarwood PTA Website. If you have questions or would like more details please contact Lena Wiegering at lena.wiegering@gmail.com. Click here to order! Or you can order on the PTA website. If you would like to write your child(ren) a special note that is put in the back pages of the yearbook go to the PTA website or click on the following link. Order Love Line! Regular (80 characters) $5 Annual Holiday Gift Barn Collection Drive Kick-Off: Our annual holiday gift collection drive to help those less fortunate in our community kicks off November 13 and runs through November 30th. Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank's Holiday Gift Barn program serves 1,500 children in the Issaquah School District each year. Pickering Barn is turned into a huge toy store where parents can choose 3-4 gifts for each of their children, plus stocking stuffers. In cooperation with the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank, Briarwood PTA will be collecting brand new unwrapped gifts for children ages birth to Age 18 to be used in a "gift shop" for Food Bank clients. Collection boxes will be in the front entry of school and also near the Lost and Found downstairs. Please see the Flyer for more details. For complete program information and wish list ideas, please visit: https://issaquahfoodbank.org/holiday-gift-barn Program Chairs: Michelle Splaver, michellesplaver@yahoo.com and Kristin Slocum, kristens@johnlscott.com Extended (160 characters) $10 Program chair: Katrina Rockey, katrina.rockey@hotmail.com November 22-23: Thanksgiving Break December 20-January 1: Winter Break
Programs & Events PASSIVE FUNDRAISING GIVES BRIARWOOD FREE MONEY It s easier than you think to earn money for Briarwood PTA. Simply by registering your loyalty cards or shopping through the escrip Online Mall for purchases you would otherwise normally make, Briarwood PTA earns a portion of those sales. Go to our website for more information on these hassle-free ways to give back to your school. See the following pages on our website under the Fundraising tab: escrip direct link to escrip Online Mall Fred Meyer Rewards Program Fall has officially arrived and school is back in full swing. Let's show our appreciation by providing a delicious Turkey lunch for the Briarwood Staff on Tuesday, November 13. Please have all your items in the staff lounge by 10:30 am labeled "Staff Lunch" and make sure your dishes/utensils are marked with your name. Additional helpers are needed for clean up - Please sign up for those spots as well. Clean up helpers should arrive at 1:45 pm (We expect about a 45 minute clean up). The first lunch for staff starts at 11:50. Please CLICK HERE if you would like to help! Program Chair: Nicole Morgan, nickycole.nm@gmail.com President s Message (continued from Page 1) Thank you to everyone who has already signed up to help with these events. If you are interested in helping out, please visit our website (briarwoodelementarypta.org) to sign up. Also in the coming weeks our Holiday Gift Drive to support the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank. Starting Tuesday, November 13th, and running through Friday, November 30th, students can drop off new, unwrapped gifts in the designated collection boxes to make the holidays a little brighter for those less fortunate. We also have our Annual Gobble Till You Wobble Staff Appreciation Luncheon on Tuesday November 13 where we like to spoil our staff with a yummy lunch. Sign up on the PTA website to bring a dish. Lastly, our next General PTA meeting will be held on Monday, November 20st at 6:30 in the school library. This will be the first opportunity for teachers to present grant applications. By attending this meeting, all PTA members will have the opportunity to vote on any grants presented and will play a role in deciding how our PTA dollars are spent. I hope many of you can join us. -Nicole Morgan - PTA President BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION Start clipping Box Tops. General Mills gives 10 cents per box top directly to Briarwood for clipped Box Tops. We have a fun class competition every month to see which class can bring in the most. The monthly prize is free popcorn, and the end of year prize is a Ice cream Party for your class. See our website go to Box Tops for Education GET MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK TODAY BY MATCHING FUNDS FOR BRIARWOOD PTA! Matching Funds is a PTA program that helps facilitate the matching of any monetary donations made to the Briarwood PTA by corporate employers who provide the benefit to their employees. For qualifying employees, it s an easy way to double their donations and help the PTA go even farther in helping to support Briarwood Elementary throughout the school year. To find out more about this program go to Gift Matching Basics under our Fundraising tab today!
Coming Up in December LUNCH TIME BOOK SWAP! December 14th Briarwood Gym Washington State PTA Vision: That every child s potential becomes reality. Mission: No School December 5th-6th Get Involved! OUR VOLUNTEERS MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN! There are lots of volunteer opportunities still available on our website! Whether you want to volunteer from home, volunteer at school, volunteer behind the scenes, lead a group, or just don t know yet where you fit there is a place for you! Visit our PTA website and sign up! http://briarwoodelementarypta.org/ A huge THANK YOU to all of you who have already signed up!!! For PTA to be: A powerful voice for children. A relevant resource for families, schools and communities. And a strong advocate for the well-being and education of all children. For more information on Events & Programs, Focus Areas and how to Get Involved, Please visit the Washington State PTA website at https://www.wastatepta.org/ Beyond Our PTA Issaquah Council The next step up from local/ school-level PTA is our district council. Our President, Nicole Morgan, and other members meet once per month to discuss issues that affect our district. It allows us to share with our counterparts at other schools. NEXT COUNCIL MEETING: Region 2 PTA & the Law November 15 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Snoqualmie Elementary School PTSA National PTA The National PTA website has many resources for families. From health and wellness information, to advocacy and legislation, to up-to-date material on Common Core. Visit the website today to check it out! https://www.pta.org National PTA is pleased to announce that PTA.org is available in Spanish, through Google Translate. Visit http://www.pta.org/spanishresources for more information. DID YOU KNOW? Washington State PTA provides all local PTA board members with (free) training classes each year. There are a wide variety of classes to choose from, offered throughout the school year and summer.
In Our Community ISSAQUAH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ISF is a non-profit organization that drives resources to help bridge the gap between funds the state provides for basic education and the dollars our schools need to prepare students for success in school and in life. Learn more about how you can get involved by visiting isfdn.org ISSAQUAH SCHOOL DISTRICT Upcoming School Board Meetings: November 7th, December 12th January 9th & January 23rd 7:00 p.m. at the ISD Administration Building See the website for complete calendar of activities: issaquah.wednet.edu UPCOMING EVENTS NOVEMBER 12 - NO SCHOOL, Veterans Day 5-9 - Fall Book Fair 13-30- Holiday Gift Drive 13 - Staff Luncheon - Thanksgiving Theme 16 - Popcorn Friday, 2nd Recess 9-Veterans Day Assembly 9- Pizza Bingo/Reflections Viewing 6-8PM (Briarwood Commons) 19 - PTA Meeting, 6:30PM, Briarwood Library 22-23 - NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break DECEMBER 1- Holiday Gift Drive ends 4-(5th grade baby pictures due) 5-6 - NO SCHOOL, Conferences 7 - Popcorn Friday, 2nd Recess 14 - Lunch Time Book Swap, Briarwood Gym 20-1 - NO SCHOOL, Winter Break Tree Lighting at The Grand Ridge Plaza in Issaquah! Come and support Briarwood s Bear Chorus as they Carol at the Grand Ridge Plaza Tree Lighting event on Saturday, November 17th at 5:30 PM. NOT GETTING OUR WEEKLY E-BLASTS? Create an account on our website (Not the same thing as joining the PTA only name and email are required) Click on the Weekly E-Blasts email preference Volunteers of Issaquah Changing Education (VOICE) is an in-school volunteer mentoring program that pairs caring community members with Issaquah School District students.