Briar Vista Elementary
January 2016
New Year's Message from Ms. Neill
Welcome,
Beginning a New Year brings excitement with an opportunity to start over. We are able to set goals and strive towards being the best we can be for our family and community. I trust you enjoyed your Holiday break and are ready for a fantastic New Year at Briar Vista. We will start this month with many meetings in order to keep you informed with an instructional path we will focus on as we prepare for Georgia Milestones. Testing is important, but daily instruction will be the key to successful outcomes. I encourage you to participate in our meetings that will help you with promoting the goals and academic expectations for our children. Together with your support, our teachers and community, we will reap the benefits of great success. Be sure to read the article: "Nine Things Successful People do Differently" by Heidi Grant Halvorson from the Harvard Business Review.
I am truly grateful to work with our teachers, parents, and students towards building a strong community. Thank you all for your support, may you have a wonderful start for the 2016 year in health, wealth and joy!!!
Cammie Neill
Public Meetings on Redistricting Options to Address Cross Keys Cluster Overcrowding
Public Meetings on Redistricting Options to Address Cross Keys Cluster Overcrowding
DeKalb County School District will be holding three (3) public meetings to present redistricting options to address overcrowding in the Cross Keys Cluster. The community will have an opportunity to voice their comments on the proposed options at these meetings. The affected schools include Briar Vista ES, Cary Reynolds ES, Chamblee HS, Cross Keys HS, Dresden ES, Fernbank ES, Montclair ES, Warren Tech, and Woodward ES. Final recommendations on redistricting will be presented for approval at the March 2016 Board Meeting.
Meetings will be held:
1. Thursday, January 14th 2016, 6:00 pm at Sequoyah Middle School – 3456 Aztec Road Doraville, GA 30340
2. Tuesday, January 19th 2016, 6:00 pm at Druid Hills High School – 1798 Haygood Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
3. Thursday, February 11th 2016, 6:00 pm at Cross Keys High School – 1626 N. Druid Hills Road NE Atlanta, GA 30319
BVE Goal-Reading, Wrting and Talking
We have many goals, with the main goal being Reading, Writing and Talking. According to Mike Schmoker, in FOCUS, authentic literacy-reading, writing and talking, will ensure that virtually all students will be prepared for college, career, and citizenship. We want our students to thrive going forward in their academic future with the fundamentals skills that will ensure successful citizens contributing to our society as 21st Century learners.
Nine Things Successful People Do Differently
Enjoy a nice article in standing above the crowd as we build a strong Briar Vista together.