Open House

Wow, we had an amazing turnout at Open House! The students were eager and proud to show off their classroom, projects, art work, and school. Thank you for your continued support at home. Working together, our Bulldog students continue to shine bright!

Talent Show, 3-6 Grade

We are so excited to announce the 2023 talent show! Please see the attached flyer for more information. As students consider their act, please keep in mind that there is a two minute time limit. Your act and attire must be school appropriate. Please click the link below and fill out the information about your act.

• 2023 Briarwood Talent Show Sign Up Link

Friday, May 12

Briarwood Carnival

Volunteers & donations needed- see flyer below for details and sign-up

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Thursday, May 18

3rd & 4th Grade Talent Show - 8:30am

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Friday, May 19

5th & 6th Grade Talent Show - 8:30am

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Monday, May 22

6th Grade Graduation - 7:00pm @ Briarwood

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Tuesday, May 23

Last day of school - early dismissal @ 12:30pm

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May 22-Sept 29

Summer Watering and Weeding - volunteers needed- see flyer below to sign-up!

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Full BW PTA Calendar is available here

We had another successful Used Book Fair! Thank you to our chairs for their hard work and thank you to our amazing community for donating so many books!

We specifically need volunteers for the inflatables and food stand. If we don't have volunteers for the inflatables or games during any time slots, we will not be able to provide the activity. Please consider volunteering so we can make this another fantastic carnival for the kids.

If you've already signed up to volunteer, THANK YOU! We cannot pull this off without YOU!

Volunteers, please check in at the "Welcome/Greeter" table so we know you've arrived for your assigned station.

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As this school year comes to a close, we are already looking ahead to one of our biggest fundraising events, the Briarwood Auction!

Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 2, 2024 and join us for a Night at the Masquerade as we hold our biennial auction to benefit Briarwood! The auction supports a variety of important academic and cultural programming in our school. Our goals for the 2024 auction are to:

• Provide our children with a full-time innovation specialist to support the building blocks of education in both reading and math for all grade levels
• Support student access to enriching education content via teacher-requested subscriptions
• Other key educational needs as they arise

The auction is a perfect opportunity to get to know others in the Briarwood community and show your support for our kids. Stay tuned for more information on how to get involved and support the Briarwood Auction and visit our website at briarwoodauction.com!

Our landscape committee has made so many improvements to beautify our school, but we need your help to keep it that way over the summer!

Please sign up to help water and weed each week, starting May 22 through September 29. You can either sign up for the beds in the front of the school, or the pollinator and raised beds in the back.

We've made improvements to our watering system, so it will be easier this year. We will send an email to all volunteers with more detailed instructions by the last day of school.

If you need to cancel your time slot, please be sure to call Katie Stramel 479-409-4400 to make other arrangements!

Sign-up here to help keep our school beautiful!

CELEBRATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS IN MAY

Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Month

Jewish American Heritage Month

Mental Health Awareness Month

Ideas for engaging in AANHPI Heritage Month activities w/ kids:

• Learn the differences between Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.

• Cook up something delicious inspired by AANHPI cultures

• Create a neighborhood map of local AANHPI landmarks

• Discuss and practice cultural awareness and empathy

LINKS TO MORE RESOURCES

85 Brilliant Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI) Children's Books - Imagination Soup

10 Ways to Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with Kids & Teens (bgca.org)

Celebrating Jewish Heritage Month

Tips on discussing Mental Health Awareness with your children

Please help us keep our students safe by volunteering to serve as a crossing guard at 86th and Juniper.

• Remind children to walk themselves and/or their bikes/scooters across the crosswalk.
• Help direct the before/after-school traffic and remind drivers that cars are not permitted to turn left off of 86th Street.
• Crosswalk volunteer shifts are 7:50-8:10am and 3:05-3:20pm (12:25pm-12:40pm on half days).

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B44A5A822A64-briarwood

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Website: https://www.briarwoodpta.org/

Twitter: @BriarwoodElem

Instagram: @BriarwoodBulldogs

Facebook: facebook.com/BriarwoodBulldogs

Grade-level Facebook Groups (private):

Briarwood Elementary Class of 2029 (6th grade)

Briarwood Elementary Class of 2030 (5th grade)

Briarwood Elementary Class of 2031 (4rd grade)

Briarwood Elementary Class of 2032 (3nd grade)

Briarwood Elementary Class of 2033 (2st grade)

Briarwood Elementary Class of 2034 (1st Grade)

Briarwood Elementary Class of 2035 (K)

Briarwood Elementary Class of 2036 (NEW GROUP!)

Co-Presidents:

Mary Boomer • maryseltzerboomer@gmail.com

Deana Curtin • deanacurtin@gmail.com

President-Elect:

Ashley Hunt • ashleyhunt910@gmail.com

VP Administration:

Rachel Wymore • rla08@hotmail.com

VP Communications:

Terra Snyder • walker_terra@hotmail.com

VP Community Events:

Kristin McClasky • Kdp1202@gmail.com

VP Student Services:

Susan Jarrold • susan.jarrold@gmail.com

VP Funding:

Jessica Becker • jessica.becker85@gmail.com

VP Finance:

Denise Wheeler • denisetompkins@mac.com

Treasurer:

Michelle Wiens mwiens678@gmail.com

Secretary:

Diana Beckman • dianalbeckman@gmail.com

Briarwood Foundation:

Wendy Hill • Wendyhill329@gmail.com

Diversity & Inclusion Chair:

Jessica Bryon • bryonfamkc@gmail.com