Important Dates
2/11-PTA meeting at 7 pm
2/17-School holiday
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Attendance Reminders
- Please call the attendance line to report student absences
- Attendance line #703-988-8181
- Please call before 9 am to avoid receiving an automated message that your student is not in school
- If your student needs to being dismissed early please send a note with your student to turn in at the main office to receive a pass
- Parent/Guardian must have photo identification and be listed on the emergency contacts to sign out a student
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Blood Drive at Liberty is a Huge Success
The INOVA blood drive held at Liberty this Monday, January 27, was a huge success thanks to all of our awesome parent, faculty, staff, and community volunteer donors. Donors received a free t-shirt as a token of appreciation and were also treated to an assortment of drinks and a tempting array of snacks all provided by the Community Bible Church. Thank you to all of our generous donors for your life saving gift.
Your Health Matters
Stress comes from internal and external events. Mindfulness helps us to focus on paying attention to how the body feels, what we think, and what emotions we experience preventing the buildup of problems that can harm the mind and body. In order to become effective and to see positive results from using mindfulness, it takes consistent practice. Just like anything else in life, if you practice, then you will be able to consistently use the skills when you need them (other examples…..academic skills, sports skills).
Are you practicing kind or mean thoughts when you address situations in your mind? Are you compassionate towards yourself or do you beat yourself up for every possible wrong that you have done or may do? Our brain is trainable. How are you training it? Are you cultivating inner peace to support health, wellness and inner strength? If you don’t make changes in your inner thoughts, how might you feel in the future? The strongest place to operate from is when you stay in the moment, as opposed to allowing your unconscious thoughts and feelings to take over based on other experiences. When you stay in the moment, you can make better choices and take better care of yourself.
If you would like more resources in supporting your inner peace and/or mental health, please contact your school social worker, Angie Huber, for more information.
Mark your calendars for these exciting PTA Events! February is turning out to be a super fun month for our students and staff!!
January 23 - February 13: February Teacher Treats
Help us show our teachers and staff just how much we appreciate them!! We will be collecting bags of individually wrapped candy starting Thursday, January 23rd! Information about this special event can be found here: http://bit.ly/FebTeacherTreat Volunteers are needed!
February 3 - March 3: Book Drive - PTA Service Project
If you have gently loved books collecting dust on your bookshelves we would love to take them off your hands! Many of our Lion Time classroom libraries are in dire need of upper elementary and middle school level books. The book drive will begin February 3rd and run through March 3rd. March is National Reading Month and we'd love to see just how many books we can add to these classroom libraries which are used by every single student at Liberty!! Books can be dropped off on the cart labeled PTA Book Drive located at the entrance to the library. Thank you for your help!!
February 4 - 14: Valentine's Day Candy Grams
PTA is excited to sponsor this year's Valentine's Day Candy Grams! Candy grams can be purchased for $1.00 each during lunches on the following dates: February 4, 5, 6, 11 & 12. These notes will be wrapped around a full-sized Hershey chocolate bar and distributed on Valentine's Day! A perfect way for students to sweeten someone's day! Volunteers are needed to collect payment on these dates. Volunteers are also needed to wrap the candy bars on Thursday, February 13 and to help distribute them during Lion Time on Valentine's Day. Click here to see all the information about this event and to sign up: http://bit.ly/FebCandyGrams
February 7: Liberty Middle vs Stone Middle Basketball Game
It's that time again!! Join us for this fun family event Friday, February 7th. PTA will be selling tickets at the door from 6:15 - 7:00. (No entry after 7:00.) Concessions will be available for purchase in the cafeteria. Volunteers are needed for ticket and concession sales and several adults are needed to monitor entry/exit. Check out this link for more information & to see how you can help! http://bit.ly/LionsBasketball
Calling all volunteers for the 8th Grade Celebration!
Email libertymiddleschoolpta@gmail.com and let us know you’re interested in joining the committee!!
February 11 7:00 pm: Next PTA Meeting
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Lions Chat
If an idea comes to you about a school program or policy or you have a question about a broader issue or topic, consider using our Lions Chat link
Social worker Resources
Click here to find some additional resources and announcements from our school social worker. These resources can also be found on the Liberty MS Website
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