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Providing students and parents with the important updates and report of events happening at LMS.
The return to school dates are listed below.
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Student Groups
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In-Person Start Date
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Group 8a: Grade 8 students
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March 2
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Group 8b: Grade 7 students
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March 9
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Bell schedules will be adjusted across all grade levels as part of the phase-in plan. The new middle school hours are 7:30am-2:00pm. We will move to a new bell schedule beginning Tuesday, February 16th.
We will implement a REVISED bell schedule with THREE lunch shifts on March 2nd when Group 8A returns to school. With the return of in-person students, we must allow for appropriate social distancing in all locations including the cafeteria. Any revisions to the bell schedule will apply to both in-person and virtual students. We will send additional information regarding lunch assignments as we get closer to the March return date.
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We are happily preparing for students to return to school next month and we are excited to share the dates for School Photos! Detailed information will be emailed to you in March. For now, please mark these dates on your calendar. On March 15 we will host School Photos for our students who are learning virtually from home. Photos will be taken in the Lecture Hall.
Families will be given a choice of sign-up times. School Photos for our in-person students will be taken during your student’s PE class the week of March 16 – March 19.
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Please join our Principal, Mr. Erbrecht next Thursday, February 18th at 7:00pm for Liberty's Return to School Town Hall. We will review important information about students return to the building. Additional details about this Town Hall will follow next week. |
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My name is Elinora Stoney and I am reaching out on behalf of the Carnegie Mellon Society of Women Engineers Outreach team. Our job is to reach out to local schools around the Pittsburgh area trying to get more young girls involved in engineering and STEM at large. However, because our events are virtual this year, we are reaching out to schools in other locations as well! I live in the Clifton, VA community and I wanted to share one of our opportunities with you and your students at Liberty Middle School.
Middle School Day is an all-day virtual event where middle school girls are invited ‘on to campus’ to learn more about the various disciplines of engineering and STEM. Students will spend the day attending a series of fun and engaging workshops led by Carnegie Melon University professors, graduate, and undergraduate students. Middle School Day will be held on Friday March 19 running from 9:00am-2:30pm. The registration link is found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carnegie-mellon-universitys-swe-middle-school-day-tickets-135432984703 **If interested, there are more required forms found in the informational PDF attached to this email**
If you think any of your female students might be interested in this event I have attached more information below. I really hope that you can forward this information to LMS teachers, parents, and students so that they can have a chance to take part in our Middle School Day this coming March.
Please be aware, however, that the Middle School Day deadline is Feb 15. If you have any additional questions, feel free email me.
Kind Regards,
Elinora Stoney
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Carnegie Mellon University
Parents...Can you believe on March 12 it will be a WHOLE YEAR since our kids left the safe and loving arms of their schools and ventured into this crazy world of COVID Pandemic??? It blows our minds too. We have been searching for the right thing to bring to our families and we think we have finally settled on something fun for our students and the whole family!
More details to come, but here are the basics.
- Friday, March 12 - 7PM via Zoom.
- FREE event for all students and families!
- Master of Ceremonies: Principal Erbrecht
- Prizes will be awarded! Currently we have been sponsored by Nothing Bundt Cakes!
- Grand Prize - STAY TUNED, you won’t want to miss this!
- SPIRIT NIGHT with Manhattan Pizza Centreville, 4-9PM
The 2021 Credit Exam for World Languages will take place in March of 2021. Students who take the credit exam have the opportunity to earn up to three (3) credits, based on demonstrated proficiency. Thirty (30) languages will be assessed via the FCPS Credit Exam. In order to offer the test in all languages while maintaining a safe testing environment, some languages will be tested online and some will be tested in person.
- These languages will be tested online between March 2, 2021 and March 10, 2021: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
- These languages will be tested in person on March 13, 2021 and March 20, 2021 (Saturdays): Amharic, ASL, Bengali, Farsi, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Nepali, Pashto, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Somali, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Tigrinya, Turkish, Twi, Urdu and Vietnamese.
Registration opens Monday, February 8, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26, 2021. All students must register for the exam through their school counselor by February 26, 2021. Late registrations will not be accepted.
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Health Screening Commitment Form Required Prior to Student Return to School Buildings
Parents, guardians, or caregivers are required to complete a Health Screening Commitment Form before a student returns to the school building for in-person learning. This document confirms that a parent, guardian, or caregiver will complete a daily health screening and will keep students home should they become ill.
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With the current pause in the return to school timeline, families are encouraged to go ahead and complete the form so the requirement is met whenever new return dates are established.
To access the form, log in to ParentVUE and the Health Screening Commitment Form can be submitted electronically. If you would like a hard copy emailed to you, or if you do not have an active ParentVUE account, please contact Jenni Carnahan at jscarnahan@fcps.edu.
Return to School Family Resource Guide
The information in this guide will help families know what to expect as children return to school. The guide includes steps families will need to take at home in preparation for the return to school. Please take time to review the information!
A Family Guide for 2020-21 Return to School
Food Resources from FCPS
For the most up to date information on meal distribution locations and schedule, please click the link below!
FCPS Meal Distribution
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Questions or Concerns?
If you have any questions regarding resources like food and family assistance, please contact Angie Huber, School Social Worker at aahuber@fcps.edu
Or visit our Social Worker Page HERE
Weekly Progress Reports from SIS
In order to receive the weekly progress reports (assignments, grades) from FCPS, you must ensure that your data in SIS ParentVUE is accurate and complete. Please visit this page for additional information - Parent SIS Account Overview
Helpful Resources
Principal: Adam Erbrecht | AWErbrecht@fcps.edu
Assistant Principal: Gregory Hall | GHall3@fcps.edu
Assistant Principal: Natalie Lissy | NSLissy@fcps.edu
Assistant Principal: Collin Whitt | CTWhitt@fcps.edu
Director of Student Services: Renee Pete | ERPete@fcps.edu
 From Left-Right: N. Lissy, R. Pete, A. Erbrecht, G. Hall, C. Whitt
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