Important Dates
Wednesday, September 11 at 6:30 pm--Back to School Tonight!
Wednesday, September 18-Thomas Jefferson High School Information Session at 2:20
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Back to School Night—7th and 8th Grade (TONIGHT)
- Wednesday, September 11th from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- This event is for PARENTS only
- Information sessions will be held at 6:00 pm for Family Life Education (D107), ESOL (cafeteria), Special Education (Lecture Hall).
- Parent Vue accounts can be activated in the library starting at 6:00 pm. Parents must have a photo ID to set up an account.
- The After School Program and PTA will be in the main lobby
You will need access to your student's classes in order to follow their schedule for the evening. The schedule can be accessed by:
- Logging into Parent Vue
- Selecting the appropriate student
- Selecting class schedule
NOTE: It may be helpful to take a screen shot of the classes for easy access during Back to School Night, and to prevent timing out on the Parent Vue app.
If you are unable to access your student’s schedule, we will have staff members available to print a copy in the main office.
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Online Ordering for School Photos
Did you miss the opportunity to preorder a photo of your student? Photos were taken on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Parents may order and pay for the photos they want online at www.vosphoto.com/libertyms
The preorder link will be open for ordering until Friday, September 13. After that, you may still place an order online and the photos will be shipped directly to the home address you provide with your online order. If you have any questions, please contact Natalie Lissy, Assistant Principal, at nslissy@fcps.edu
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Free and Reduced Price Meals
The Free and Reduced Meals application is now online. Families must re-apply every year to receive this service. Click this link for more information and to apply online. Please also complete the consent to share information (section 4 of the application) as this can allow the school to waive course fees and families to receive reduced fees for other activities. If families do not re-apply, the current free/reduced lunch status will be inactivated beginning October 8th.
Thomas Jefferson HS Information Session
The Thomas Jefferson High School Admissions Office will hold an information session at Liberty on Wednesday, September 18th at 2:30 pm in the library. Students and parents are invited to attend to receive detailed information about the admissions and application process for 8th grade students.
Finance Park Field Trip
The Finance Park Field Trip for 8th graders will be on the following days-September 17 through September 20. Below is a list of which day each Civics teacher is attending. We will need parent volunteers, please contact your Civics teacher if you have questions and use this link to sign up.
17th - West & Cernucan
18th - Bell & Mr. Abdelwahed
19th - Grant &Babbit and Cernucan
20th - Mason & Lunsford
Photo Retake Day is Tuesday, October 29
Our school photographer will return to Liberty on Tuesday, October 29. If your student was absent from school on Monday or Tuesday of this week and missed school photos or if you are not pleased with the photo that was taken, we invite you to have your student participate in photo retake day. Students participating in a retake will return their photo package on retake day. A new photo will be taken and a new package of photos will be created. If you have any questions about photo retakes, please contact Natalie Lissy, Assistant Principal, at nslissy@fcps.edu.
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Career Day
Liberty Middle School will be hosting its Annual Career Day on Wednesday November 20th 2019 from 7:30AM-10:00AM.
Many of you have participated in the past and we would LOVE to see you again. We appreciate your dedication and time to share information about your chosen career and academic paths to help in the development of eighth grade students as they plan for the future.
Please fill out the survey below if you are interested in helping us this year. If you have work colleagues or friends that may also be interested in inspiring our students, please forward this e-mail and survey!! If you have questions please contact the 8th grade counselors.
Thank you and best wishes,
Liberty Middle School 8th grade counselors
Madison Fleming Paula Cotman
(703) 988-8205 (703) 988-8206
msfleming@fcps.edu pfcotman@fcps.edu
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Your Health Matters
Each Wednesday, we will have a tip in a new segment “Your Health Matters” in our morning announcements. You have the information that the students heard below.
Today we would like to talk to you about Healthy Eating.
Did you know that 70-80% of your health involves healthy eating and eating the right food at the right time? What do you eat every day? Have you ever kept a checklist? Do you feel rundown or constantly hungry?
Your plate should include proteins and carbohydrates for energy, strength, brain power and to help you feel full. This plate is a good visual as to what your plate should look like.
We often eat more carbohydrates than protein. Why is this? They are sometimes cheaper and easier to access. … and we often get addicted to them!!!
Protein is what helps with our thinking, muscle growth and in keeping us full. When you eat more carbohydrates, you will want to eat again more quickly because you do not feel full! Have you ever noticed when you eat a sugary cereal or a candy bar that you want something else to eat? It typically is more sugar. We challenge you to try to eat a healthy breakfast every morning for a week!
Try these breakfast ideas for a healthier more balanced breakfast. 1) Oatmeal with berries, 2) greek yogurt with fruit 3)eggs, tomatoes and a piece of whole grain toast 4) whole grain English muffin and peanut butter 5) berry and yogurt smoothie 6) oatmeal with an egg
The chooseMyPlate.org site is a great resource for you to find our own healthy combination!
Good luck and Happy and Healthy Eating!!
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Social worker Resources
Click here to find some resources and announcements from our school social worker. These resources can also be found on the Liberty MS Website
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