Upcoming Dates to Remember:
11/16-17---Youth Survey
11/22--- 2 Hour Early Dismissal and Gobbler Gallop
11/23-24---No School-Thanksgiving Holidays
Report Cards
Report cards were distributed to students last Friday Report cards will be available online through SIS ParentVUE and SIS StudentVUE.
Impact Aid
The annual Impact Aid Student-Parent Survey forms were sent home in your child’s backpack on October 31. Please return the completed, signed and dated survey by November 17, if you have not done so already. The process is easy. Complete either Section 2, 3, 4 or 5 and then sign, date and return. Additional information about the Federal Impact Aid program can be found here. For questions regarding the Student-Parent Survey, please contact the Impact Aid staff in Information Technology at 703-329-7655.
Important Attendance Reminders for Next Week
For the upcoming holiday, if you know in advance your student will be absent, please send in a note, or call the attendance line as soon as possible, so that your student's absence will be recorded ahead of time. If your student's absence is for more than two days, a note is required for a pre-arranged excused absence. If in doubt, send a note!
Due to the volume of expected attendance calls on the early release day, Wednesday, November 22nd, you may receive an attendance call in the morning, even if you have reported your student's absence. Please do not call the school again that morning. We will be working diligently to input the information in our student database.
The attendance line is 703-988-8181 or 703-988-8100 opt. 1. A note is required for early dismissal from school. Send the note with your student to bring to the main office to receive an excused pass to leave class early that day. If you must pick your student up from school in an emergency, call the main office at 703-988-8100 opt. 0 to notify the attendance assistant ahead of time.
Ellis Island Simulation
The Liberty Middle School 7th Grade History Team would like to invite parents to join us as we conduct our 7th Annual Ellis Island Simulation on November 20, 2017. Parents are encouraged to come in and volunteer as Ellis Island employees as their children navigate through the three stations in our processing center (also known as our Library). The event will take place during each period of the day (except 3rd Period) so feel free to sign up for your child's History period. Parents must bring a valid driver's license to volunteer.
Date: 11/20/2017 (Monday)
Time: 7:30am - 1:45pm
Location: Liberty Library
Please volunteer by using the following link
Gobbler Gallop
The Liberty Middle School Physical Education Department will again be sponsoring our annual Gobbler Gallop. So get your run, walk or waddle on and join us for the less than 3-mile run-walk will be held during school Wednesday, November 22rd. Yes that’s right during school! The cost is one can of food to be donated to a local food bank! Parents, out-of-town guest, relatives are all welcome to join the fun. Cans and sign up are being done during Physical Education class.The race will start at 8:00 am followed by an awards ceremony. Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers for each grade and gender. The team that has the most participants will win the coveted and prestigious GOBBLER GALLOP TEAM AWARD. Last year this award was given to the Navigators. Remember Thanksgiving is the next day so you can either set your scale back 5 pounds or run/walk with us!
Can’t run/walk? We need volunteers. If you would like to help out please email Ms. Bellis at ljbellis@fcps.edu.
Parent Survey
Please click this link to complete a brief survey. The survey includes 8 short questions that will help the Student Services Department meet the needs of students throughout the year. We appreciate your support!
Future Quest Conference on December 2nd
Future Quest is a FREE college and career conference held every two years for middle and high school students with disabilities, young adults with disabilities, their families, and professionals who work with them. It is organized by George Mason University and the Northern Virginia Transition Coalition. One of the largest events of its kind in Virginia, Future Quest features more than 40 workshops and 40 exhibits related to successful life after high school. To find out more click this link.
Executive Functioning
Liberty’s executive function skill of the month will be organization. The question of the month will be “Do you have what you need?” We often think of things being organized or not organized. However, we do not talk much about the different ways to be organized. Our outcome is to have students develop an awareness of their organization style. Please speak with your student about organization skills that they use in school and at home.
November’s Character Education Trait: Caring and Compassion
Respect, as demonstrated through respect for self and respect for others, is the character trait that we are teaching our students throughout the school year at Liberty Middle School. Each month an additional character trait or pair of character traits is spotlighted on the morning news, through activities in the building, on posters in the classrooms and hallways, and during character building lessons taught in Lion Time classes. The character trait for November is Caring and Compassion. Caring and Compassion is having empathy for the suffering or misfortune of others and showing a willingness to lend a helping hand. One of the opportunities that students will have this month to demonstrate Caring and Compassion is by bringing a can of food for the community food bank.
Resources from the School Social Worker:
Click here for some resources/announcements that have been given to you by our school social Worker, Angie Huber. If you have questions, please call her. Her number is (703) 988-8222. Thank you.
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