News and Upcoming Events November 20 - Legislative Roundtable
November 24 - Reflections Entries Due, 2:40pm
November 24 - PTA Board Meeting, Library, 6:30-8:00pm
November 27-28 - NO SCHOOL
December 2 - Reflections Awards, 6:30pm
December 5 - Family Art Night, 7:00-8:30pm
December 10 - Giving Tree & Food Drive Ends
December 16 - Pick Up Cookie Dough Orders, 2:30-6:00pm
December 22-January 2 - NO SCHOOL
January 5 - School Resumes
Food Drive & Giving Tree
This year we will be combining the Food Drive and Giving Tree programs. Briarwood will be "adopting" four families from the Issaquah area who are in need of holiday food and gifts. The programs will run from November 17 to December 10. Click HERE for more information. Contact Myrriah Hayden, Celeste Balut, or Tiffany Malich with questions.
Legislative Roundtable
Region 2 PTA groups (Issaquah, Bellevue, Mercer Island, Lake Washington, Riverview, and Snoqualmie Valley) are sponsoring a Legislative Roundtable that will take place at Newcastle Elementary (8400 136th Avenue SW, Newcastle 98059) on November 20 at 7pm. At this time, Fred Jarrett, Judy Clibborn, Ross Hunter, Rodney Tom, and Roger Goodman are confirmed attendees (there will be ample time for individual discussions with each). Don't miss this opportunity to meet with your Representatives and Senators!
Wow!
The time for Reflections -- a National PTA and Washington State PTA cultural arts competition -- is here! This year's theme is "WOW!" Entries are due at school by 2:40pm on November 24. The school-level awards ceremony will take place on December 2. Click HERE for a description of the program. You can print an entry form by clicking HERE, or you can stop by the school office and get one there. Entries are judged at the local level, district level, State level and, finally, at the National level. Please contact our Reflections Chairperson, Merrily Kidwell, with any questions.
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
The Missoula Children's Theatre production of "The Princess and the Pea" could not have happened without the help of our amazing parents! The Briarwood PTA would like to thank:
Leslie Kahler & Jenna Thoresen for serving as the PTA co-chairs for this program.
Scott & Sue Ronk for hosting the Missoula Children's Theatre directors.
Jennifer Armstrong for serving as our accompanist.
Janette Coleman for preparing the program.
Linda Thomas, Roneida Griffith, Hollie Archibald & Leslie Kahler for providing dinner for the directors.
Miguel Horta for donating beverages.
Megan Adams for organizing our Opening Night Players.
A BIG thank you to the parents who helped with packet stuffing, posters, auditions, set up, costumes, ticket
sales, set take down, and those who helped during practices: Leyla Van Gerpen, Adriana & Nadia Serna, Marye
Kae Anderson, John & Polly Niblock, Andrea & Chris Johnson, Maria Cristina Berg, Matt & Valerie Suttle, Elisa
Wiscomb, Steve & Mary Winter, Greg Kahler, Renee Emerson, Luse Ofa, Charles & Noriko Brown, Becky & Nicole
Crook, Angela Smith, Merrily Perkins Kidwell, Lori Copenhaver, Mark & Amy Wade, Lee & Linda Thomas, Hugh
Ho, Mike Harris, Laurie Bowe, Gail Costello, Trisha Prets, Tiffany Malich, and Aaron Russell.- Briarwood office staff (Barbara Potts, Paula Donlan & Leslie Smith) for their support and effort in fielding
phone calls. - Briarwood staff members (Kim Hall, Jenna Thoresen & Mary Fry) for supervising during rehearsals and
performances. - Our great principal, Drew Terry, for allowing us this opportunity!
- Newcastle Elementary for sharing their stage.
- Issaquah School District Transportation Department for providing us a bus.