Briarlake Elementary School PTA 2018-2019 Year-at-a-Glance Calendar

 

August 2018

8/1, W (8:00am-12:00pm) – Open House, PTA provides staff lunch, Cafeteria and Classrooms

8/6, M – FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

8/6, M (7:30-8:15 am) – PTA Parent Welcome Coffee, Cafeteria

8/13, M – Fall MAP screening begins

8/14, T (6:00-7:15pm) – PTA Welcome Back Event/Ice Cream Social, Cafeteria

8/16, TH (time TBD) – *BSF Meeting, open to interested parents

8/21, T (6:00-7:00pm) – PTA Monthly Board Meeting & Info Session for PTA Committee Chairs & Room Parents, Media Center

8/23, TH (1:00pm) – **PAC Meeting, open to the public

8/28, T (6:00-8:00pm) – Curriculum Night/State of the School Address (Grades PreK-2)

8/30, TH– School Pictures

8/30, TH (6:00-8:00pm) – Curriculum Night/State of the School Address (Grades 3-5)

September 2018

9/3, M – NO SCHOOL, Labor Day

9/5, W – School Picture Make-up Day

9/10, M – READ-A-THON begins!

T, 9/11 (6:00-7:00pm) – PTA General Membership Meeting/Board Meeting (Approval of PTA Budget)

9/15, SAT (7:10pm) – PTA Day at the Atlanta Braves

9/20, TH (time TBD) – BSF Meeting, open to interested parents

9/21, F – Progress reports sent home (pending Dekalb County confirmation)

9/23, M  (3:00-6:00pm) – Parent/teacher conferences (pending Dekalb County confirmation)

9/28, F – Fall MAP screening ends

9/28, F – 1^st Academic Challenge Due – Response to READ-A-THON

9/28, F – ***STEM Celebration Day

October 2018 National Bullying Prevention Month

10/2, T – National Custodian Appreciation Day

10/2, T (7:00-7:40am) – National Walk to School Day

10/4-10/8, TH-M –  NO SCHOOL, Fall Break/Columbus Day

10/15-10/19, M-F – National School Lunch Week (Parents, buy school lunch this week if you don’t already do so!)

10/16, T – Gifted assessment begins

10/18, TH (1pm) – PAC Meeting, open to the public

10/18, TH (time TBD) – BSF Meeting, open to interested parents

10/20, SAT (11-4pm) – 22^nd Annual Briarlake PTA Fall Festival

10/21, SUN (11-4pm) – Love Out Loud School Campus Work Day with Briarlake Baptist Church

10/22-10/26, M-F – Red Ribbon Week

10/26, F – STEM Celebration Day

10/31, W (8:00am) – Briarlake Character Parade – All Grades / Red Ribbon Week ends

November 2018

11/6, T – NO SCHOOL, Teacher Workday, Election Day

11/12-11/16, M-F – Briarlake PTA Book Fair

11/13, T – PTA Book Fair Celebration

11/15, TH (7:40-8:30am) – PTA Monthly Board Meeting, Cafeteria

11/15, TH (time TBD) – BSF Meeting, open to interested parents

11/15, TH – Thanksgiving lunch (Times TBD)

11/16, F – Thanksgiving lunch (Times TBD)

11/16, F – Progress reports sent home (pending Dekalb County confirmation)

11/16, F – Gifted assessment ends

11/19-11/23, M-F – NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break

11/26, M (3:00-6:00pm) – Parent/teacher conferences (pending Dekalb County confirmation)

11/30, F – STEM Celebration Day

11/30, F – 2^nd Academic Challenge Due

December 2018

12/4, T  (7:40-8:30am) – PTA Monthly Board Meeting, Cafeteria

12/10 – Winter MAP screening begins

12/11, T (6:00pm) – Briarlake Holiday Musical Performance 

12/20, TH (time TBD) – BSF Meeting, open to interested parents

12/20, TH (1:00pm) – Class Holiday Parties

12/21, F – Last Day of 1^st Semester

12/24-1/4, M-F –  NO SCHOOL, Winter Break

January 2019

1/4, F– Pre-Planning Day for Staff

1/7, M – First day of 2^nd semester for students

1/8, T (6:00-7:00pm) – PTA Monthly Board Meeting, Media Center

1/17, TH (1:00pm) – PAC Meeting, open to the public

1/17, TH (time TBD) – BSF Meeting, open to interested parents

1/21, M – NO SCHOOL, Dr. M.L. King, Jr. Day/ PTA MLK Service Day – Campus Cleanup

1/22, T (6:00-7:30pm) – PTA International Night

1/24, TH – Class Pictures/New Student School Picture Day

1/30, W (9:00am) – January Kindergarten Round-Up

TBD – Sagamore Hills Math Tournament (grades 3-5); DeKalb County Technology Fair (grades 3-12)

February 2019

2/1, F (3:00-6:00pm) & SAT 2/2 (9:00am-1:00pm) – PTA used book sale 

2/4-2/8, M-F – National School Counseling Week

2/8, F – Winter MAP screening ends

2/12, T (6:00-6:15pm) – PTA Combined Board & General Membership Meeting, Nominating Committee Election; (6:15-7:15pm) – Family Service Night

2/13, W – Crossing Guard Appreciation Day

2/14, TH – Grandparents’ Day Lunch (Times TBD)

2/15-2/18, F-M –  NO SCHOOL, February Break/President’s Day

2/21, TH (time TBD) – BSF Meeting, open to interested parents 

2/22, F – STEM Celebration Day

2/22, F – Progress reports sent home (pending Dekalb County confirmation)

2/25, M (3:00-6:00pm) – Parent/teacher conferences (pending Dekalb County confirmation)

2/26, T (6:00pm) – Black History Month Musical Program

March 2019

3/1, F – 3^rd Academic Challenge Due

3/2, SAT – Read Across America Day

3/2, SAT – Briarlake PTA Beaver 5K & Fun Run

3/7, TH (7:40-8:30am) – PTA Monthly Board Meeting

3/8, F – NO SCHOOL, Teacher workday

3/14, TH (1:00pm) – PAC Meeting, open to the public

3/15, F – Foundation Event & PTA Movie Night

3/21, TH (time TBD) – BSF Meeting, open to interested parents

3/29, F – STEM Celebration Day

April 2019

4/1-4/5, M-F – NO SCHOOL, Spring Break

4/9, T – Assistant Principal Appreciation Day

4/11, TH (5:30-7:00pm) – Briarlake Fine Arts Showcase

4/16, T – Georgia Milestones End of Grade testing, grades 3-5

4/16, T (6:00-7:00pm) – PTA Board/General Membership Meeting, Election of New Officers

4/17 – Spring MAP screening begins

4/18, TH (time TBD) – BSF Meeting, open to interested parents

4/20, SAT (3:00-5:00pm) – Briarlake PTA Family Picnic/Earth Day Event with Briarlake Forest Park

4/24, W – Administrative Professionals Appreciation Day

4/30, T (7:40-8:30am) – PTA Monthly Board Meeting/Principal-Parent Forum, Cafeteria

May 2019 (TBD – Signing Squad Performance at the Braves, Peachtree Junior Road Race)

5/1, W – National School Principal Day

5/1, W – Georgia Milestones End of Grade testing ends

5/2, TH (1:00pm) – PAC Meeting, open to the public

5/3, F – Progress reports sent home (pending Dekalb County confirmation)

5/3, F – STEM Celebration Day

5/3, F – 4^th Academic Challenge Due

5/6, M (3:00-6:00pm) – Parent/teacher conferences (pending Dekalb County confirmation)

5/6-5/10, M-F – Teacher/Paraprofessional Appreciation Week 

5/6, M – School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

5/8, W – National School Nurse Day

5/8, W (7:00-7:40am) – National Bike to School Day

5/10, F – Career Day

5/16, TH (time TBD) – BSF Meeting, open to interested parents 

5/17, F – Field Day

5/21, T (8:00-9:00am) – Kindergarten Awards Day, Children’s Classrooms

5/22, W (8:00-9:00am) – Awards Day 1^st, 2^nd (9:00am-10:00am) 3^rd, 4^th Grades, Cafeteria

5/22, W (1:00-2:00pm) – End of Year Classroom Parties, Children’s Classrooms

5/23, TH – Spring MAP screening ends

5/23, TH – 5^th Grade End of Year Celebration Ceremony, Cafeteria

5/23, TH – Progress reports sent home (pending Dekalb County confirmation)

5/23, TH – LAST DAY OF SCHOOL for students

* BSF – Briarlake School Foundation

** PAC – Principal’s Advisory Council

*** STEM Celebration Days are open to parent involvement; please check with your child’s teacher.