The Family Bulldog Bulletin 6/10/24

Enrollment for Kindergarten is open. Please help us prepare by enrolling your upcoming Kindergarten early. Here is a link to the online process. All enrollments start online first.

Please see the summer hours for the building below.

June 17-July 31st: 9:00 am-2:00 pm

Starting August 1: The building will be open during normal hours.

Please remember to pick up your child's medication from the health room by Wednesday, June 12. Medications remaining in the health room after June 26th will be disposed. Please contact our school nurse, Tammy McGugan, RN at 919-623-5237 with any concerns.

• Congratulations to our newly elected PTA Board for 2024-25!

• President: Shannon Knox

• Vice President: Lance Kronzer, Krystle Nelson, Katie Robertson

• Secretary: Katy Kranze

• Treasurer: Anna Hoppert

• Thank you to our outgoing Board officers, as well as to all of our dedicated Committee leads and volunteers! We appreciate everything you do to support our students and our school!

• We’re looking for help with our Book Fair, Garden & Grounds, and Spirit Wear committees next year. Please email briarcliffptanc@gmail.com if you are interested!

• Renew your PTA membership online for next school year (make sure to choose one of the 2024-25 options), or look for us at school events in the fall! Anyone can be a PTA member, and it’s a wonderful way to help our students, teachers, and community. Learn more about Membership on our website.

Our fifth grade staff and students enjoyed the visit from talented pottery artist Senora Lynch! She exposed them to the art work, legends, stories, and traditions of her people while guiding them through hands-on pottery activities. A selection of Senora's art is currently on display at NCMA at their exhibit "To Take Shape and Meaning: Form and Design in Contemporary American Indian Art.” Thank you United Arts Council of Wake County for your contributions and for "making art happen" for our students.

• Thank you to TheraFriends Community Partnership for presenting on “Inclusion is Everything: Best Practices for Disability Inclusion” at our June 4 PTA meeting. If you missed it, you can view the presentation slides online. Reach out if you’re interested in getting involved with our DEI committee to keep making Briarcliff a more inclusive place for all!

• Juneteenth (6/19) is a celebration to commemorate when Union soldiers marched into Galveston, Texas in 1865 to announce that the more than 250,000 enslaved black folks had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

• The Town of Cary is celebrating Juneteenth on Saturday 6/15 from 1-7pm, at Downtown Cary Park.

• Learn more about Juneteenth history from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

• June is Pride Month – a time for people to unite, celebrate diversity, and advocate for equality and inclusion.

• PFLAG – the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them – has a local chapter here in the Triangle: https://www.pflagtriangle.org/

• Cary Pride: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088478367098

The Summer Food Service Program is a USDA-funded meal program available to children 0–18 at no cost. Learn more at https://www.wake.gov/summerfood, and share this resource with others!

We can’t believe you are almost Bulldog graduates! Here is important info for those continuing on to East Cary Middle School in the fall:

• Rising 6th grade “Mingle at the Park” on 6/5 from 5:30-6:30pm at MacDonald Woods Park

• East Cary Athletics Shop: https://east-cary-athletics-shop.printify.me/products

• East Cary PTSA: https://ecms.givebacks.com/

• ECMMS Fine Arts Booster Club: https://www.facebook.com/ECMMSTheatre

Please note our website address has changed to https://briarcliff.givebacks.com/ (formerly known as Memberhub).

Thank you for your support… And remember, it’s never too late to get involved with the PTA!