Liberty Elementary School Eagle Info
November 9, 2018
RECOGNITIONS:
Congratulations and thank you to all of our students and families for contributing to another fantastic six weeks of great attendance levels including: Discovery Academy – 96.3%, Kindergarten – 95.9%, First Grade – 97.7%, Second Grade – 97.4%, Third Grade – 98.1%, Fourth Grade – 97.2%, and Fifth Grade – 97.8%, with an overall Liberty average of 97.4%! Way to go Eagles and keep up the great work!
Thank you for helping us raise $230 through Chick-fili-A Night a couple of weeks ago! Thank you to each of you who contributed enough items to earn 1,672 points in the LISD Stuff the Pantry food drive!
Thank you to each of the Veterans and their guests who attended our Veterans Recognition Ceremony! Thank you everyone who attended Donuts with Dads, and to coordinator Jamie Kyrish and all of the volunteers for a great event! Thank you PTA Fall Book Fair coordinators Farah Waseem and Julie Bland, all of the volunteers, and to each of you who shopped at our wonderful weeklong event! Thank you to each volunteer who supervised the lunch shifts on Thursday and to Emily Amidon for her coordination! Thank you to each attendee at Tea Time with Tim and to Stephanie Powell for her coordination of hospitality! Thank you to Parikshit Shukla and Asish Puri for their Diwali presentation during Tea Time with Tim and their offering of traditional foods to the staff and donation of a book to the library! Thank you to the second grade volunteers for operating the rewards store!
ACTION INFORMATION:
The absolute deadline for fifth grade families to submit Kindergarten pictures of the student for the yearbook is Friday, November 16, at 8:00am.
In order to best meet any needs prior to break and to allow all of us an opportunity to spend uninterrupted time with family and friends, please wrap up any communication between school and home by noon Thursday, November 15. Thank you.
EVENTS:
Monday, November 12 through Friday, November 16, will be Children’s Book Week and School Psychology Awareness Wek.
The fifth grade field trip to the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens originally scheduled for Monday, November 12, from 8:00am to 2:00pm, has been moved to Monday, December 3, due to predicted inclement weather.
The first grade field trip to the Log Cabin Village will be Wednesday, November 14, from 8:45am to 12:30pm.
The postponed fourth grade field trip to LISDOLA is now scheduled for Thursday, November 15.
First grade will host their Friendship Feast on Thursday, November 17.
Spirit day Friday, November 16, is Book Character Day with everyone encouraged to dress as a favorite character from a book!
Friday, November 16, will be a full day of school prior to our nine calendar day break for Thanksgiving.
The November Student Council meeting will be held Tuesday, November 27, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.
PTA birthday treats and celebration will take place Thursday, November 29, during the lunch shifts.
Friday, November 30, will be Super Hero spirit day with students and staff encouraged to dress in costumes.
Fifth grade students will attend a Fine Arts showcase at McKamy or an Exploration session at Shadow Ridge on Tuesday, December 4, from 9:00am to 11:30am.
We will conduct our monthly evacuation drill on Wednesday, December 5, during the school day.
The Liberty Eagle Choir will take its annual tour of senior care facilities on Wednesday, December 5, from 3:30pm to 4:30pm to Avanti and The Oaks.
The annual PTA Board and Chairpersons holiday social will be Thursday, December 6, at 6:00pm.
The award winning Shadow Ridge Band will perform for students in second through fifth grades on Friday, December 7, at 2:00pm.
Our Liberty Belles will perform at halftime of the FMHS girls basketball game on Friday, December 7, around 7:00pm.
A display of Liberty students artwork will open at Point Bank on Monday, December 10.
The annual Liberty Spelling Bee will be held in the cafeteria on Tuesday, December 11, at 8:00am.
Liberty student group pictures and student individual retake pictures will take place Wednesday, December 12.
The monthly PTA student birthday celebrations will be held during the lunches on Thursday, December 13.
The spirit day Friday, December 14, will be Holiday with everyone encouraged to dress in ugly sweaters, antlers, jingle bells, holiday themed shirts, etc.
Ho Ho Ho! Santa is back! Save the date December 15, from 8:00am to 11:00am. Skip the lines at the mall and come take your picture with jolly ole St. Nick. Join us for Pancakes with Santa and enjoy breakfast with Santa and your Liberty friends.
The Liberty Belles will have a clinic from 12:00pm to 6:00pm Saturday, December 15, in the gym.
The Liberty Belles holiday party will be Monday, December 10, in room 502 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.
The Student Council appreciation event will be held Tuesday, December 18, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.
Grade level classroom holiday parties will be held Wednesday, December 19, according to the schedule on the printed calendar and Liberty website calendar.
Please join us for the midyear PTA membership meeting at 6:30pm in the Jack and Donna Clark Auditorium at FMHS on Thursday, December 20. Attendance at the meeting will secure you a great seat for the holiday concert!
Our entire community is invited to attend an All School Holiday Concert featuring every student at Liberty and a surprise visit from Santa on Thursday, December 20, at 7:00pm in the Jack and Donna Clark Auditorium at FMHS.
On Friday, December 21, we will have Reindeer Games during enrichment classes, mark the end of the second nine weeks of school, and celebrate early release for students at 11:45am and Discovery Academy students by 3:30pm.
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Thank you for not parking in the southeast parking lot at any time. All spaces are reserved for staff members and are marked accordingly.
A reminder please that when you are visiting the building for any length of time be it volunteering, attending a conference or meetings, having lunch, etc. to park in the southwest visitor parking lot please. The front circle drive is for quick run in and run out type of occurrences only.
As always, your positive support, involvement, and feedback are greatly appreciated. Have a great week!
