Teacher Appreciation Week

Throughout the week of May 5th – 9th, we’ll be celebrating with themed events, treats, and small surprises to show our gratitude. This is a wonderful opportunity to let our staff know just how much we value their dedication, passion, and care for our kids.

Here’s how you can get involved:

• Volunteer to help with one of our appreciation events
• Donate money towards our events this week
• Sign up to contribute something to our luncheon or snack bar 
• Gift a "Favorite Thing" or write a thank-you note to a staff member who has made a difference (Visit our Favorite Things page for a list of ideas for each staff member.)

Click here to view the full schedule and sign up!
Whether you can spare a few minutes or a few hours, your support makes a big impact. Let’s come together as a community to celebrate the heart of our amazing school - staff!

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.

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 5th Grade's monster pinch pots! They are all so creative! The pictures show a before and after of the monsters being fired in the kiln after glazing!

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!

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 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!

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
•  5^th Grade Promotion Chair
• Field Day Chair
• Multicultural Night Chair