Liberty Elementary School Eagle Info

March 22, 2019

RECOGNITIONS:

Congratulations to our Aramark Food Service Team at Liberty for scoring another 100% rating on their annual health inspection!

Congratulations to fifth grade students Rohan Shetty and Arjun Viswanathan on placing first at the State Vex Robotics Championship and qualifying for the world competition on April 28-30, in Louisville, Kentucky!

Congratulations to Discovery Academy teacher Andrea Souders for being selected the Flower Mound Chamber of Commerce January Teacher of the Month and to Liberty for being selected their January School of the Month!

Congratulations to our Liberty STEM Program on receiving a grant from the Pacific Life Foundation!

Congratulations to our Liberty PTA with being officially recognized by Texas PTA as being in good standing!

Thank you to each of you who attended the Tea Time with Tim sessions!  Thank you to Amy Orlov and Karina Reinders for their presentation on the book “How to Raise an Adult”!  Thank you to each of you who returned a PTA interest form for next school year!  Thank you to Sherriee Cole for her coordination of the monthly PTA student birthday celebrations!  Thank you to each of you who donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Campaign!  Thank you to Taj Jefferson and Albert Mokry for volunteering as a WATCH D.O.G.S.!

ACTION INFORMATION:

Enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year is now open.  Please direct families to enroll.lisd.net.

The Liberty Elementary School PTA would like some input from our Liberty families on PTA programs and events. Please complete this brief survey to help us in our planning for the 2019-2020 school year. Thank you in advance for your time and feedback!  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KJQ9CCC

Calling all Liberty men!  Muffins with Mom is just around the corner. Please consider helping serve the students and the important women in their lives. Check out the sign-up genius link below to see where you can help. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080549ACAF2FA31-muffins

Family Input forms for 2019-2020 were distributed in the Eagle Folders Tuesday, March 19, and are due back by Tuesday, April 2.  This input form is the one opportunity for families to share information about their student to be considered when making class roster assignments for your student next school year.  Be as complete, accurate, and forthcoming as possible with information to assist in the placement process for next school year.

Eagle Fee forms for 2019-2020 were distributed in the Eagle Folders Tuesday, March 19, and are due back with payment by Tuesday, April 30.

PTA has once again organized all of the requested school supplies per grade level for the next school year into one large wrap pack that will be conveniently delivered to the classroom prior to Back to School Night next August!  Order online before the window to do so closes on Friday, May 10.

PTA will be covering lunch for the teachers on Thursday, April 4th, while the teachers enjoy a luncheon together.  30-minute time slots are available for all grade levels including Discovery Academy. Please help & signup today!  April Lunch Coverage Sign Up

 *Reminder* that you must have a current background check on file with the district in order to volunteer.* The application is available on the district homepage under the Parents tab and then volunteer/background check.  

The Spring Book Fair is upon us and the link to sign up and assist in the library throughout the week of Monday, April 1 through Friday, April 5 is now available:   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084aabaa22a02-spring

The PTA Science Fair is Monday, March 25.  Registration is due in the main office by Friday, March 8.  Grand Prizes provided by Coder School, Mathnasium, Bach2Rock!!  Prizes to be awarded for Loudest, Stinkiest, Biggest, Smallest, as well.  Special guests:  SWAt (Science with Attitude!  https://txmn.org/elmfork/staying-connected/swat-science-with-attitude-educational-outreach/)  Students will have an opportunity to make Paper Pots, Plant People or Grow Cards.  New this year: Liberty STEM projects will be showcased for families to see just some of the great things your students are working on this year in STEM class.  Questions?  Email Science Fair Chair, Randy Lau at randall.lau@gmail.com

Come join the Liberty family to repaint the US map, buddy bench, and playground trash can. Former Liberty Student Erick Wade is organizing an Eagle Scout Service Project to give the playground a fresh new coat of paint. Everyone is welcome to come. We will be meeting on the blacktop at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday March 23. If you have paintbrushes, please bring them. We look forward to seeing you there.  If you are able to donate supplies please contact Erick Wade at erick.t.wade@gmail.com.

PTA World Cultures Day Hosts needed for Thursday, April 25, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm.  Help Liberty ES discover the many different cultures and countries that represent our students, families and faculty at Liberty as we learn about the food, entertainment, wildlife, money, sports, etc. of many countries.  Please sign up in the front office.  Questions? Contact PTA Chair, Amber Cramer at amberleecramer@gmail.com.

EVENTS:

The west side elementary school art show will open at the MCL Grand Gallery in downtown Lewisville on Friday, March 22, and run through Saturday, March 30.  The public is welcomed during regular gallery hours.

Benchmark testing will occur for third and fourth grades mathematics Tuesday morning, March 26; and for third and fourth grades reading Wednesday morning, March 27.

Kindergarten document registration drop off designated drop off days are Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, March 27, 28, and 29 in the main office from 7:30am to 3:30pm.

Liberty Night at Chick-fil-A will be from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Wednesday, March 27.  Be sure to mention Liberty.

Tie Dye/Hippie Day will take place Friday, March 29, with everyone encouraged to be in their most groovy outfits.

Discovery Academy will welcome Creature Teacher from 9:45am to 10:15am Friday, March 29.

Liberty Gifted and Talented Thinkapalooza will take place in second grade on Friday, March 29.

Our spring book fair will be held in the library during the school day from Monday, April 1 through Friday, April 5.

The annual LISD ESSP awards ceremony will be held in Stuver Auditorium at Lewisville High School on Tuesday, April 2, at 7:00pm.  Our own Principal Tim Greenwell will serve as the Keynote Speaker and Announcer.

We will conduct our monthly fire drill on Wednesday, April 3, during the school day

The monthly PTA Board Meeting will be held Thursday, April 4, at 9:00am in the PTA workroom.

We will host Go Blue Day for our spirit day on Friday, April 5, so everyone is encouraged to simply wear blue.

The annual PTA hosted Muffins with Moms will be held Friday, April 5, in the cafeteria!  All moms, stepmoms, grandmas, aunts, older sisters, significant females are invited to attend and enjoy breakfast before heading to classrooms.  The schedule is included in the attached flier, in the next Eagle Folder, and on the Liberty calendar.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences are being held at this time through the end of April.  Classroom teachers should be contacting you soon to schedule conferences in the form of in-person, over the telephone, or electronically.

The doors officially unlock and staff supervision of the public areas begins at 7:15am each day.  We discourage students arriving and being dropped off prior to 7:15am.  Once the doors open, students have access to breakfast service in the cafeteria, opportunities to work on the computers in the lab, time to check lost and found in the main office for missing items, tutoring, and Tuesday and Friday mornings shop at the student council operated school store.

We want all Liberty families to be involved at school as often as your schedule allows.  We are also aware that there are times when a conference or meeting must be held to discuss certain situations, needs, or issues.  As it is in most businesses, the courtesy of a scheduled appointment is not only appreciated by the professional staff at Liberty, but is helpful to all involved in setting up a conference or meeting that works with individual time commitments and allows for meaningful preparation to occur in advance.  This often results in a more productive gathering and use of time.  With that in mind, please schedule meetings in advance directly with the staff member or members you need to collaborate with and allow going to the source guide you in your decision making.

Thank you for being proactive in regards to the safety and well being of each and every student and family member by simply following these expectations, which allow for the entire campus to begin on time and be vacated safely within ten minutes at the end of the school day.

As always, thank you for your support and involvement at Liberty Elementary School and have a great weekend and week!

Benchmark Schedule for Tuesday and Wednesday, April 26 and 27 with changes highlighted