Hello Briarwood Bears!

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

January 8th - School Funding Crisis Town Hall

January 13th - 15th - 5th Grade Camp

January 16th - 4th Grade Ceramics Project Part 1 Volunteers Needed!

January 17th - Popcorn Friday! Volunteers Needed!

January 20th - Martin Luther King Day: No School 

January 21st - Community Meeting for the Revised ISD School Bond

January 23rd - School Board Town Hall for the Revised School Bond

January 24th - Smencil Sales! 

January 27th - Teacher Work Day: No School

January 28th - PTA Board Meeting 

January 29th - Teacher Appreciation Event

January 30th - 4th Grade Ceramics Project Part 2 Volunteers Needed!

February 3rd - Arena Sports Family Night!!!!

February 7th - Book Swap

February 11th - Revised ISD School Bond Special Election

 

*Please see the corresponding flier below to sign up! Thank You!

School Funding Crisis Town Hall

 

We need YOU and we need your voice!
Schools across our state are in a budget crisis, as our state fails to pay the actual cost of education. Join us to learn more and tell our legislators we want our schools fully funded. When enough parents speak up, we will be able to prevent the cuts / closures that so many of our Eastside districts are facing. 

Town Hall: School Funding Crisis
Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
7:00-8:30 PM at Sammamish High School (100 140th Ave SE, Bellevue WA 98005)
For questions please contact: advocacy@issaquahptsa.org   

 


Join The Briarwood Elementary PTA Today!

 

Thank you to EVERYONE who has joined the PTA so far!  We are on our way to our goal but still need YOU!  It only costs $25 per family. Go to https://briarwoodelementarypta.org/ to join today.

 


Briarwood Family Night! Save the Date!

Save the date for Briarwood Family Night and Silent Auction on February 3rd from 5-8 PM at Arena Sports in Issaquah! Tickets can be pre-purchased for unlimited arcade, escape room, laser tag, and virtual sports for $25 per person HERE!

 


New! Briarwood Ceramics Program!

The 4th Grade Ceramics Project is coming up in January! If you have a 4th grader and would like to sign up to volunteer, you can do that 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. Both second and third grade have made some amazing projects this year! Check out the projects below!

Second Grade Ceramics Project:

Third Grade Ceramics Project:


ISD Revised School Bond

In response to community feedback, the School Board voted December 12 to revise its November bond proposal to focus on the district’s most immediate needs. The updated bond measure totals $231.6 million, which is a 63% reduction from the November measure.

The bond will focus on safety and security for all schools, and the expansion of Liberty High School and the building of a new high school - both are which are aimed to address overcrowding in our district. The new proposal will appear on the February 11 Special Election Ballot. If you would like more information, you can find that HERE.

A community meeting regarding the bond will be held on January 21, 2025: 6 p.m. - 7 PM at Cougar Mountain Middle School. Hosted by Superintendent Heather Tow-Yick and Chief of Finance and Operations Martin Turney.

A School board town hall will be held on January 23, 2025: 7 p.m. - 8:30 PM at the ISD Administration Building (virtual option also available on Zoom). 

If you are eligible to vote, and have not yet registered, you can find more information about registering HERE.

 


Popcorn Friday

Popcorn Friday is one of the most loved programs at Briarwood! Our next popcorn Friday is January 17th! We still need volunteers to make this happen! If you are interested in volunteering, you can sign up here! If you are interested in more information, please email: Briarwood.Popcorn.Committee@gmail.com 

 


PTA Meeting

Our next PTA Meeting will be January 28th at 5:30 PM in the library! All are welcome! Please enter through the lower double doors by the music room. They are located down the stairs from the main parking lot.

 


Staff Appreciation Event

Briarwood PTA will be hosting a staff appreciation event January 29th! Please stay tuned for details!

 


Smencils Sales!

Briarwood PTA's next Smencils Sale is coming on Friday, January 24th! 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!

 


Book Swap

Mark your calendars for Briarwood's Book Swap coming February 7th! Please stay tuned for details!

 


Briarwood Volunteers

Check out the many volunteer opportunities the Briarwood PTA has available here!

Issaquah School District requires that if you volunteer in any of their schools that you complete a volunteer application every year. Apply here!

 


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4th Grade Clay Prep
4th Grade Clay Prep

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Monday, January 6
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7:00p School Funding Town Hall
School Funding Town Hall

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Wednesday, January 8
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5th Grade Camp
5th Grade Camp

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5th Grade Camp
5th Grade Camp

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5th Grade Camp
5th Grade Camp

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4th Grade Clay Project Part 1
4th Grade Clay Project Part 1

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Popcorn Friday!
Popcorn Friday!

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