Briarlake Elementary School PTA 2019-2020

Year-at-a-Glance Calendar
July/August 2019

7/30, T (6:00-7:00 pm) – PTA General Meeting, Huntington Condominiums Clubhouse, 3825 Lavista Road

7/31, W (9:30 – 1:30pm) – Open House for 2019-2020 School Year, Cafeteria and Classrooms

8/5, M – FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL – (7:30-8:15 am) – PTA Parent Welcome Coffee, Cafeteria

8/5, M – Fall MAP screening begins

8/13, T (6:00-7:15pm) – PTA Ice Cream Social

8/15, TH (1:00pm) – Principal Advisory Council Meeting, open to the public

(Dates for future meetings in October, December, February, and April will be finalized after the August meeting.)

8/19, M (5:30pm) – Briarlake Elementary Foundation Meeting (open to all), Media Center

8/29, TH – School Pictures

8/30, F – STEM Celebration Day (open for parent involvement – more information available via class teachers)

September 2019

9/2, M – NO SCHOOL, Labor Day

9/3, T (6:00-8:00pm) – Curriculum Night/State of the School Address (Grades PreK-2)

9/5, TH (6:00-8:00pm) – Curriculum Night/State of the School Address (Grades 3-5)

9/5, TH – School Picture Make-up Day

9/7, SAT – PTA Day at the Atlanta Braves

9/9, M – READ-A-THON begins!

9/16, M (5:30pm) – Briarlake Elementary Foundation Meeting (open to all), Media Center

9/20, F – Fantastic Friday

9/23, M – Progress reports sent home (tentative)

9/24, T (3:00-6:00pm) – Parent/teacher conferences (tentative)

9/26, TH (6:00-7:00pm) – PTA Board and General Membership Meeting, approve the 2019-2020 PTA budget,
Media Center

9/30, F – Fall MAP screening ends

9/27, F – 1st Academic Challenge due

9/27, F – STEM Celebration Day (open for parent involvement – more information available via class teachers)

October 2019

10/2, W – National Custodian Appreciation Day

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

10/4, F – Pink Out Day (Staff and students wear pink for Breast Cancer Awareness month)

10/6, SUN (11-4pm) – Love Out Loud School Campus Work Day with Briarlake Baptist Church

10/10-10/14, TH-M – NO SCHOOL, Fall Break

10/14-10/18, M-F – National School Lunch Week (Buy school lunch this week if you don’t already do so!)

10/16, W – Gifted assessment begins

10/19, SAT (11-4pm) – 23rd Annual Briarlake PTA Fall Festival

10/21, M (5:30pm) – Briarlake Elementary Foundation Meeting (open to all), Media Center

10/23-10/31, W-TH – Red Ribbon Week

10/24, TH (6:00-7:00pm) – PTA Monthly Board Meeting, Media Center

10/25, F – STEM Celebration Day (open for parent involvement – more information available via class teachers)

10/25, F – Briarlake Character Parade (tentative)

November 2019

11/5, T – NO SCHOOL, Teacher Workday, Election Day

11/18-11/22, M-F – Briarlake PTA Book Fair

11/18, M (5:30pm) – Briarlake Elementary Foundation Meeting (open to all), Media Center

11/21, TH – Thanksgiving lunch (Times TBD)

11/21, TH (6:00-7:00pm) – PTA Monthly Board Meeting, Media Center

11/22, F – Thanksgiving lunch (Times TBD)

11/15, F – Gifted assessment ends

11/25-11/29, M-F – NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break

December 2019

12/2 - 12/13- Candy Cane Holiday Grams

12/2, M – Progress reports sent home (tentative)

12/5, TH (3:00-6:00pm) – Parent/teacher conferences (tentative)

12/6, F – 2nd Academic Challenge Due

12/9, M – Winter MAP screening begins

12/10, T (6:00pm) – Briarlake Holiday Musical Performance

12/13, F – Fantastic Friday

12/16, M (5:30pm) – Briarlake Elementary Foundation Meeting (open to all), Media Center

12/19, TH (1:00-2:00pm) – Class Holiday Parties

12/19, TH (6:00-7:00pm) – PTA Monthly Board Meeting, Media Center

12/20, F – Last Day of 1st Semester

12/23-1/3, M-F – NO SCHOOL, Winter Break

January 2020

1/3, F– Pre-Planning Day for staff

1/6, M – FIRST DAY OF 2nd SEMESTER

1/16, TH (5:30-6:00pm) – PTA General Membership Meeting, Media Center

1/16, TH (6:00-7:30pm) – PTA International Night

1/20, M – NO SCHOOL, Dr. M.L. King, Jr. Day/ PTA MLK Service Day – Campus Cleanup

1/27-2/7 - Valentine Red Necklace Grams

1/30, TH – Class Pictures/New Student School Picture Day

1/31, F – STEM Celebration Day (open for parent involvement – more information available via class teachers)

1/31, F (3:00-6:00pm) & SAT 1/1 (9:00am-1:00pm) – PTA used book sale

February 2020

2/7, F – Winter MAP screening ends

2/7, F – Fantastic Friday

2/12, W – Crossing Guard Appreciation Day

2/14, F – Grandparents’ Day Lunch (tentative)

2/14-2/17, F-M – NO SCHOOL, February Break

2/24, M – Progress reports sent home (tentative)

2/25, T (5:45-6:00pm) – PTA Board & General Membership Mtg, Nominating Committee Election, Cafeteria

2/25, T (6:00pm) – Black History Month Musical Program

2/28, F – STEM Celebration Day (open for parent involvement – more information available via class teachers)

2/29, SAT (6:00-9:00pm) – Briarlake Foundation Auction

March 2020

3/2, M – Read Across America Day

3/3, T (3:00-6:00pm) – Parent/teacher conferences (tentative)

3/6, F – 3rd Academic Challenge Due

3/7, SAT – Briarlake PTA Beaver 5K & Fun Run

3/13, F – NO SCHOOL, Teacher workday

3/16, M (5:30pm) – Briarlake Elementary Foundation Meeting (open to all), Media Center

3/20, F (5:30-7:30pm) – Family Movie Night (Relay for Life)

3/25, W (9:00am) –Kindergarten Round-Up (for families with rising Kindergarteners for the 2020-2021 school year)

3/26, TH (6:00-7:00pm) – PTA Monthly Board Meeting, Media Center

3/27, F – STEM Celebration Day (open for parent involvement – more information available via class teachers)
April 2020

4/6-10, M-F – NO SCHOOL, Spring Break

4/13-17, M-F – Assistant Principal Appreciation Week (tentative)

4/16, TH (5:30-7:00pm) – Briarlake Fine Arts Showcase

4/15, W – Georgia Milestones End of Grade testing, grades 3-5

4/13, M – Spring MAP screening begins

4/20, M (5:30pm) – Briarlake Elementary Foundation Meeting (open to all), Media Center

4/22, W – Administrative Professionals Appreciation Day

4/23, TH (3:00-6:00pm) – Parent/teacher conferences (tentative)

4/25, SAT (2:30-3:00pm) – PTA Board/General Membership Meeting, Election of New Officers

4/25, SAT (3:00-5:00pm) – Briarlake PTA Family Picnic/Earth Day Event with Briarlake Forest Park

4/28, T – School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

4/30, TH – Georgia Milestones End of Grade testing ends, grades 3-5

May 2020

5/1, F – National School Principal Day

5/1, F – STEM Celebration Day (open for parent involvement – more information available via class teachers)

5/1, F – 4th Academic Challenge Due

5/1, F – Fantastic Friday

5/4-5/8, M-F – Teacher/Paraprofessional Appreciation Week

5/6, W – National School Nurse Day

5/6, W (7:00-7:40am) – National Bike to School Day

5/8, F – Progress reports sent home (tentative)

5/8, F – Career Day (tentative)

5/15, F – Field Day

5/18, M (5:30pm) – Briarlake Elementary Foundation Meeting (open to all), Media Center

5/18, M – Georgia Milestone End of Grade Retest begins

5/19, T (8:00-9:00am) – Kindergarten Awards Day, Individual Classrooms

5/20, W (8:00-9:00am) – Awards Day 1st & 2nd Grades (8:00am-9:00am), 3rd & 4th Grades (9:00am-10:00am),
Cafeteria

5/20, W (1:00-2:00pm) – End of Year Classroom Parties

5/21, TH – Spring MAP screening ends

5/21, TH – Georgia Milestone End of Grade Retest ends

5/21, TH – 5th Grade End of Year Celebration Ceremony, Cafeteria

5/21, TH – LAST DAY OF SCHOOL