Liberty Newsletter-September 25, 2019

Important Dates

Friday, September 27-Wear Pink to support our Unified Olympics team competing on Saturday at CVHS

September 29-PTA Picnic

October 14-Student Holiday 

October 22-Digital Citizenship Night

                                            October 29-photo retake day

CHAPERONES NEEDED!  WILL YOU JOIN US?

The Science 7 students will be participating in a Meaningful Watershed Education Experience (MWEE) on October 7, 8, 9 & 10 at South Run Park in Springfield.   If you would like to spend the day outside learning about our watersheds, please consider becoming a chaperone on your student’s trip date.   The time commitment is approximately 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM.  Please contact your student’s science teacher for more information or to volunteer.   We appreciate your willingness to spend the day (rain or shine) with us.   

Thank you --  Ms. Hayward, Ms. Heilemann, Ms. Soules, Ms. Stebner, Mr. Ward, and Ms. Zgoda

Career Day

Liberty Middle School will be hosting its Annual Career Day on Wednesday November 20^th 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 8^th grade counselors.

Thank you and best wishes,

Liberty Middle School 8^th grade counselors

Madison Fleming                         Paula Cotman

(703) 988-8205                            (703) 988-8206

msfleming@fcps.edu                   pfcotman@fcps.edu          

Your Health Matters!!!!  

How was your week?  Did you stay hydrated?  Remember, it is more challenging to stay hydrated when it is so hot and when you are sweating a lot!

Did you know that most of the healthy food at the grocery store is on the outside perimeter of the store? Did you ever think about the fact that the fresh vegetables and fruits, fresh breads, meats and dairy are on the outside of the aisles?  When you start going in the middle, you are often looking at foods that are not as good for you. 

The processed (canned and packaged) foods are on the inside of the store.  These foods are not going to feed your body with what you need to be healthy.

The sodas and sugary drinks are also on the inside of the store.  How many sodas do you drink in a day or week?   Did you know that sugary drinks, sodas and some fruit juices are linked to obesity, diabetes and heart disease?  Look at what Coke is also used for!!!

Here, a man soaks a tooth in Coke for 4 days. Before the tooth was white and health. Look at what the Coke did to it!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/LGnBNKxAhi8?start=140&end=170

A rusty weight was left in a bucket of Coke Zero for four days. Look at what the chemicals in the Coke did to the rust!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/5jOgMxHuT7I?start=343&end=408

So, if Coke can be used for these things, what do you think soda is doing to your body?……Just something to think about !!!!

MyFitnessPal is a great app to help you to monitor your food and liquid intake. It is a free download!  You can download it and use it to monitor what you are eating and to start eating healthier!  Your body is a good investment!!

From the PTA

Thank you to those who sent donations in for Teacher Treat Tuesday! You helped make our teachers and staff feel super special. Be on the lookout for information regarding next month’s teacher treat day! It’s going to be “super sweet”!!

Future Wildcat Family Picnic and CVHS Homecoming Float Decorating

PTA is proud to sponsor the school-wide picnic this Sunday, September 29th from 1:00-3:00 at LMS. Pack your lunch, bring a blanket and meet some new families. Music will be provided by, Tony Moreno, one of our very own Liberty parents!

Students will have an opportunity to show off that school spirit by transforming Mr. E’s trailer into a float that will represent LMS in Centreville High School’s Homecoming Parade. Students can earn service hours for this project.

RSVP: Libertymiddleschoolpta@gmail.comwith PICNIC in the subject line.  Let us know how many in your family will attend so we can plan accordingly.

Centreville High School (CVHS) Homecoming Parade-Friday, October 4

All students are invited to walk along with the float in the parade on Friday, October 4th.  Wear your school colors and meet us in the Union Mill Elementary School parking lot no earlier than 4:00. Let’s show that Lion Pride!!

Membership

We are excited to announce our new online membership payment option!  If you follow us on Facebook (Which is highly recommended! We post often and this is the easiest way to keep up with events and opportunities!) Just click the “SHOP NOW” button and it will take you to the site where you will then choose PTA Membership. Please be sure to read the instructions and fill in the required information in the notes section.

Not on Facebook? No problem! This link will take you straight to the online payment site.

Have a question? Want to volunteer? We'd love to hear from you!!

Email:  libertymiddleschoolpta@gmail.com    Facebook:  @LibertyLionsPTA    Website:  http://www.libertylionspta.wordpress.com