Family Bulldog Bulletin

• Please unbuckle and be ready to get out of the car in the morning
• Please refrain/minimize cell phone usage in the carpool loop (am and pm).
• Please pull aside to buckle in the afternoon.

Reminder: Students are not allowed to bring personal devices to school. If they bring a phone, it must be kept in their backpacks and on silent at all times. Smart watches may be worn but need to be in airplane mode as well. They may not be used to play games, make phone calls and/or take pictures on campus.

Every year you are required to reregister to volunteer. We would love to have you help in classrooms, in the media center, on field trips, with clubs and more. To do this you must be registered as a volunteer. Register as a WCPSS volunteer https://www.wcpss.net/Page/55232

Help us celebrate the unsung heroes of our classrooms on Friday, September 13! Send a note or token of thanks to our hard-working IAs for Instructional Assistant Appreciation Day!

We truly could not do this school year without you! There are so many reasons to PTA… Maybe you want to:

• Give back to your community

• Advocate for others

• Get to know, support, and collaborate with our incredible school staff

• Volunteer for PTA-sponsored events and activities

• Make parent friends

• Build a supportive community

• Be "in-the-know" with what is going on at your child's school

Regardless of your reason, we WELCOME your voice and presence. Join a laid-back group of community members, parents, and Briarcliff staff just trying to do what we can to support our bulldog community!

Join or renew for 2024-2025 today at https://briarcliff.givebacks.com/store.

• Meetings (attendance optional): second Tuesday of each month at 7pm, in-person & online!

• Ways to get involved: https://briarcliff.givebacks.com/w/get-involved

• Contact us: briarcliffptanc@gmail.com

Follow us: https://www.facebook.com/BriarcliffPTA & https://www.instagram.com/briarcliffpta

You are invited to our first PTA meeting of the year! Join us on Tuesday, September 10, at 7pm – in the Media Center and on Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/gpo-zcpo-vnk. (Translation is available on Google Meet!)

*To translate: In your meeting, click More options - Settings - Captions. Select Language of the meeting (English). Turn on translated captions. Then select the language that you prefer to translate into.

Come see what we’re all about, meet other Briarcliff families, and help us lay the groundwork for an amazing year! This is a voting meeting to set our priorities and budget for the rest of the school year, and we want to include as many voices as possible in the discussion. Please attend if you can!

ALL are welcome to attend, but only paid PTA members may vote – and you can vote in-person or online. (Not a member yet?)

On Wednesday, September 11, McDonald’s at 869 SE Maynard Road (map) will donate 20% of ALL sales between 4-8pm to Briarcliff.

Enjoy a meal while supporting our school! Plus, this is a great opportunity to run into your children's new classmates and their families!

There is a lot at stake for our public schools and our students in the November 5 general election. Now is the time to check that you are registered and have a valid photo ID!

The deadline to register to vote in the 2024 general election is October 11 at 5pm, and same-day registration is available for in-person early voting October 17 – November 2.

• Check your voter registration status at https://www.ncsbe.gov/registering/checking-your-registration.

• Learn more about the upcoming election and voting requirements at https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting.