August 26th Neill's News & PTO Information Update
Fri, Aug 26 6:27pm

Letter from our Principal Ms. Neill: 
Greetings Briar Vista Families and Friends,

Thank you to our parents who were able to attend in person or virtually to our Title I Curriculum Night on August 23rd. We hope you will be engaged and working with our school during your journey at Briar Vista. Our teachers and staff members did an excellent job sharing their classroom goals and how to best serve children. Your participation is vital to the success of your child's educational pathway. We appreciate you!!!

Congratulations to our Employees of the Year:

  • Teacher of the Year: Danielle Manley, Art Teacher
  • Employee of the Year I: Marian Chinn, Registrar
  • Employee of the Year II: Diana Johnston, Social Worker

PTO will be opening times for parents to sign up for Carpool with Friends twice a month to help with traffic and getting students into the building safely. Please take time to sign up and enjoy time with fellow Briar Vista Parents. Parents, please try to have your children on time to school, 7:46 am is considered tardy. If your child is tardy, you will need to exit your car and sign them in. Children can enter the building at 7:00 am. Traffic in our area can be very challenging at times.

Have a wonderful weekend! If you would like to contact me, feel free to email me at cammie_neill@dekalbschoolsga.org

Together We SOAR!!!

Principal Neill



PTO Needs YOU!

We are still in need of volunteers to help with & lead: 

  • Beautification
  • Book Fair
  • Community Outreach
  • Communications/Social Media
  • Fall Festival
  • Fundraising Events
  • Teacher Appreciation
  • Yearbook

https://bit.ly/BVEPTOVolunteers

 

 

 

Montessori and Kindergarten Seats Available:

The deadline is 8/31/2022---Apply Today!!!

 

Next week is the last week to sign up for our available Montessori seats.

We have Montessori seats available for students in kindergarten and pre-kindergarten!! If you would like to join our programs, apply today on the School Choice site: https:// www.dekalbschoolsga.org/school-choice/. Applications must be submitted before August 31st. Do not miss this chance to be a part of our awesome Montessori program!

 

CHROME BOOKS ARE COMING!

The school is preparing for the distribution of student Chrome books!

You can assist  by completing your student's 2022-2023 Device User Agreement at https:// dekalb.incidentiq.com/policy/b23a1fa1-4949-4c30-abd5-cb22bb38e5ff/lookup

Devices cannot be distributed or sent home until the Agreement is completed. We also strongly suggest the purchase of device coverage for stolen or damaged beyond repair devices. Coverage can be purchased from one of the following companies:

1. Company Name: School Device Coverage: https://schooldevicecoverage.com/ signup/dekalb Annual Cost: Full coverage/$0 Deductible/ unlimited claims: $25.00 per device Enrollment Period: Present – December 1, 2022 (Contact vendor directly if needed after December 1). Contact Name: Customer Service Phone Number: 1.888.978.3515 Email: support@schooldevicecoverage.com

2. Company Name: Smart Tech https://smarttechinsurance.com/organization/dekalb- county-schools/ Annual Cost: $25 per device. Enrollment Period: Present – December 1, 2022 (Contact vendor directly if needed after December 1. Contact Name: Marc Bernstein Phone number: 1-877-307-6777

Email: info@smarttechins.com

 

Title 1 Stakeholders Meeting & Curriculum Night

Thank you to everyone that joined us for our Title 1 Stakeholders' Meeting and Curriculum Night! It was such a pleasure to see so many faces back in our building! We are looking forward to having more opportunities for you to join us in person! For those that we missed, we hope to see you next time! In the meantime, the link to the recorded meeting is below. Also below is the information promised so that you can send your feedback to us.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Ms. K Jones: kate_jones@dekalbschoolsga.org

The school family compact is on Class Dojo as well as on our school's website.

.Recorded meeting link: https://dcsd.sharepoint.com/sites/BriarVistaParentsTEAM/ Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2FBriarVistaParentsTEAM %2FShared%20Documents%2FGeneral%2FRecordings%2FCurriculum%20Night %20%26%20Title%201%20Stakeholders%20Meeting %2D20220823%5F173456%2DMeeting%20Recording%2Emp4&parent=%2Fsites %2FBriarVistaParentsTEAM%2FShared%20Documents%2FGeneral%2FRecordings

Feedback Form: https://forms.gle/qi3WC7232RmCy55QA

Sign In Sheet: https://forms.gle/k7AM1P2UEa3egNjM9

Please complete our Title 1 Parent and Family Engagement Survey. We'd love to have your feedback!

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx? id=iiMrMYPAwUGhi3NrAmlveeGAO0O56gVGvu5xivH2XkJUNllRNVZEMzk5WkRDQ kwyUFc5TjI4REM4NC4u

Thank you for your support!!

 

Grandparents' Day Luncheon

Please join us in person for our Grandparents' Day Luncheon.
Traditional and Montessori grades Pre-K & Kindergarten and traditional grades 1st and 2nd will join us on Thursday, September 8, 2022.

Traditional grades 3-5 and Montessori grades 1-5 will join us on Friday, September 9, 2022.

Times will be sent by your student's homeroom teacher.

We can't wait to see you!

LABOR DAY

PLAN AHEAD:

All DeKalb County Schools will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 5, 2022.