Liberty Elementary School Eagle Info

May 18, 2018

RECOGNITIONS: 

Thank to all students, families, and staff members who helped encourage and create a positive STAAR testing environment this week! Our results from the first fifth grade round last month were excellent and we are expecting similar results from this week as well.

Thank you to each adult who “chaperoned” Stadium Day and to each family that donated bottled water and/or a cooler! Your generosity helps make the day a safe success! Also, a big thank you to the entire staff, the Aramark Child Nutrition Liberty and District staffs for the cookout lunch, and of course, the Enrichment Team for all of their organization and efforts with the entire event!

Thank you to the first grade volunteers for assisting with the Measurement Olympics! Thank you to the third grade chaperones for assisting with the Perot Museum field trip!

Congratulations to Liberty Student Council for successfully raising $215.20 for the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) as its philanthropic cause for the 2017-2018 school year. Thank you to Student Council members Kendall Lee and Emily Loveland for their efforts in the idea and execution of selling American flag pins for $1.00 each to the Liberty students and staff. Way to go girls! Special thanks to everyone who supported the cause with their purchase and/or donations!

ACTION INFORMATION:

Any parent/guardian interested in being a part of the Liberty Building Leadership Team for the 2018-2019 school year should contact Principal Tim Greenwell at greenwellt@lisd.net by Thursday, May 24. The team meets in September, January, and May of each school year.

Former Liberty Eagle Presley Robertson will be refurbishing the Liberty gazebo for his Eagle Scout Project.  Enhancements will include overall clean up and repair, fresh paint, and the installation of flower beds complete with border edging, mulch, and native landscaping.  Presley will be having a garage sale at his home on May 19 to raise funds for his project.  He is looking for items to be donated to his garage sale.  If you have any items to donate, big or small, or would be willing to make a monetary donation, please contact Presley at presleyrobertson@live.com to arrange pick up.  

Mark your calendars for the Liberty Elementary School End of Year Luau on May 22 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.  There will be music, games, a bounce house, and of course all of your friends.  7-Eleven will be bringing out the Slurpee Truck, In-N-Out Burgers will be providing the meals and do not forget dessert from Nothing Bundt Cakes.  In-N-Out food orders will be due no later than Wednesday, May 16^, and can be ordered online at http://libertyeaglespta.org/ or via the paper form.  We need your help to make the evening a success.  Please consider volunteering and sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0545afaa2ca64-liberty.

Attention all families with borrowed textbooks at home: every textbook must be returned to the main office at Liberty between now and Tuesday, May 24 for check in and inventory. Any textbook not turned in by the deadline will be listed as lost and a fine issued to the student. 

All library books are due no later than Thursday, May 31. Avoid fines and the holding of your yearbook by returning your books by the deadline.

Parents or guardians need to pick up all remaining student medications no later than the last day of school. All medications remaining at school as of 11:45am Thursday, June 7, will be taken to the LISD Student Services Administration Building for storage until disposal on Saturday, June 30.   If you have any questions please contact Nurse Lori at 972-350-5915.

Liberty has an opportunity to contribute to the District Dressed to Learn program through PTA before the end of the school year. Coordinator Kelly Dadabo will be at the main entrance each morning at arrival, from Wednesday, May 23 through Friday, June 1, to collect new belts and polo shirts for student sizes. In return, students will receive a spirit stick and the feeling of philanthropy for others. An informational flier is attached with the details.

EVENTS:

Liberty and our PTA will be hosting the annual breakfast for seniors who are Liberty graduates in the cafeteria on Monday, May 21, from 7:15am to 8:15am. Please RSVP to Kara Hamlin at hamlink@lisd.net.

The Liberty Eagle Choir will compete at the Sandy Lake FunFest on Monday, May 21, and plan to be there from 8:30am to 2:30pm.

The Liberty Building Leadership Team meeting will be in room 502 on Monday, May 21, at 3:15pm.

The May PTA membership meeting and fifth grade music program will be Tuesday, May 22, at 5:30pm in the cafeteria. Please note this meeting is starting an hour earlier than usual to accommodate the luau afterwards. Presentation of the annual Soaring Eagles recognition will take place during the meeting.

Nurse Lori Heffernan will teach CPR to fourth and fifth grade students on Wednesday, May 23, from 8:00am to 2:30pm. 

Fourth grade will travel to the Fort Worth Stockyards Thursday, May 24, from 8:45am to 2:30pm.

PTA will host a transition meeting at 10:00am on Thursday, May 24, in the PTA workroom.

Friday, May 25 is an Eagle Day to commemorate the final spirit day of the school year.

School will not be in session Monday, May 28, in recognition of Memorial Day. Classes resume Tuesday, May 29.

Camp Kindergarten will be held throughout the week of May 29.

Student Council officer candidate campaigning will run from Tuesday, May 29 through Friday, June 1.

The Student Council awards ceremony is Wednesday, May 30, at 2:00pm in the cafeteria. Family members are welcomed to attend. Members should wear their official polo shirts and khaki bottoms.

Auditions for the 2018-2019 Belles will be in the gym Thursday, May 31, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.

Moving Up Day for students will also be Friday, June 1, offering students information about their new grade level for next school year.

Yearbooks and the all school music CDs will be distributed in classrooms Tuesday, June 5, to those students who purchased them.

Our annual all school end of the year assembly and Student Council officer elections will be held Tuesday, June 5, at 8:15am. Please be sure to send bottled water to school with your student and apply sunscreen, if needed, prior to arriving at school that morning. We will be on an all school assembly schedule this day.

The end of the school year awards and PTA coordinated parties will be held Wednesday, June 6, according to the following schedule: Kindergarten 1:00pm to 2:00pm. First Grade 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Second Grade 12:30pm to 1:30pm, Third Grade 1:45pm to 2:45pm, Fourth Grade 1:30pm to 2:30pm. Thank you to all PTA room representatives for another fantastic school year of classroom/grade level celebrations!

The private, family organized fifth grade promotion party will be held at the Community Activity Center on Wednesday, June 6, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. School bus transportation will be provided from Liberty to the CAC at 2:30pm. Transportation from the CAC to home will be the responsibility of each fifth grade family. The school will not be responsible for supervision after the students depart the school bus.

The fifth grade promotion ceremony will begin in the gym at 8:30am Thursday, June 7. Doors will open at 8:00am. The ceremony will be followed by the traditional hallway parade leading into the reception provided by fourth grade families.

Thursday, June 7, will be the last day of school for all students with an early release time of 11:45am. We will be on early release schedule.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The Town of Flower Mound is developing a Cultural Arts Master Plan to create a vision for all types of art in Flower Mound, including performing, visual and public art. The Town would love to hear the opinions of LISD parents about this topic. Residents may take an online survey (https://bit.ly/2rvfM9S) or attend a public meeting: Friday, May 18, 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Concert in the Park, Heritage Park (600 Spinks Road) or Saturday, May 19, 9:00am to 12:00pm, Farmers Market at Parker Square (Parker Square Boulevard). For more information, please visit www.flower-mound.com/artplan.

Liberty graduate Nathalia Valdez recently earned a spot on the 12-and-under United States National Team in synchronized swimming: a big step toward her dream of competing in the Olympic Games. In doing so, she also continues the Pirouettes of Texas (PTX)  legacy of excellence, becoming the eighth PTX swimmer to make a United States national team (three of them eventual Olympians). A Go Fund Me page has been established for anyone interested in helping Nathalia with her expenses at https://www.gofundme.com/support-nathalia-on-team-usa.

The Flower Mound High School Track and Cross-Country programs are hosting their annual Jag Run on Saturday, May 19. An informational flier is attached for further details.

The Flower Mound High School Science National Honor Society will be hosting a symposium for younger students featuring demonstrations and experiments on Thursday, May 24. An informational flier is attached for further details.

The following two links provide you with information about two summer basketball camps being offered to kids: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VlEkI-t-o_40YYRl1I4NvOB0TGqeKpqRqdxtGv0EhsU/edit?usp=sharing; https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VlEkI-t-o_40YYRl1I4NvOB0TGqeKpqRqdxtGv0EhsU/edit?usp=sharing

The Girl Scouts and their leaders are offering a local summer opportunity for Scouters from Monday, June 11 through Friday, June 15, from 9:00am to 1:00pm. The cost for one day is $40.00 or $38.00 per day for the whole week. Register by Sunday, May 20 by emailing Troop #38 Logistics Mom Constanze Voigt at constanze1301@yahoo.com and label it "Camp Cadette 2018". Be sure to include the full name of your Scout, age, the troop number (if applicable), allergies, and selected days. The themes each day include Greatest Showman, Disney Zombies, Clash of Clans, Winter Olympics in the Summer, and Coco.

Thank you for your support and involvement at Liberty Elementary School and have a great weekend and week!

Tuesday, June 5:  End of the School Year Recognitions and Student Council Elections

All School Assembly Schedule

Wednesday, June 6:  End of the School Year Awards Parties

K – 1:00pm-2:00pm

1 – 12:00pm-1:00pm

2 – 12:30pm-1:30pm

3 – 1:45pm-2:45pm

4 – 1:30pm-2:30pm (Chairs to the Gym 11:00am-12:00pm)

5 –Teachers Set Up Gym/Student Enrichment 8:00am-9:00am, Promotion Ceremony Practice 9:00am-10:00am, Yearbook Signing 10:00am-11:00am, Lunch and Recess 12:00pm-1:00pm, Gifted and Talented Party 1:00pm-2:00pm, Depart for the CAC 2:30pm, Private Promotion Party at the CAC 3:00pm-5:00pm

Thursday, June 7:  Fifth Grade Promotion and Early Release (No Conference Periods or Recesses) 

School Begins at 7:45am

Gym Doors Open at 8:00am

Promotion Ceremony at 8:30am

Hallway Parade at 9:45am

Promotion Reception at 10:00am

Fourth Grade Chair Assistance at 10:30am

Sack Lunches for All Grade Levels at 10:45am

Early Release at 11:45am