The Liberty Ledger: May 4, 2022

The Liberty Ledger

Providing students and parents with important updates and report of events happening at LMS.


  • May 2nd- May 6th Teacher Appreciation Week!


Teacher Appreciation Week!

“For there is always light if only we’re brave enough to see it,

If only we’re brave enough to be it.” – Amanda Gorman

During the week of May 2 – May 6, we will be celebrating all our educators and the efforts they put forth to be lights in our community. Thank you to the PTA for helping us plan several ways to make our staff feel appreciated! We encourage all our Lion families to help us spread the love by sending emails or hand-written notes next week to the educators in our building who’ve had a positive impact on your Liberty experience.

We are also hoping to surprise our staff with some $5.00 gift cards for coffee, bagels, donuts, etc. If you are in a position to contribute a $5.00 gift card, please drop it off in the main office no later than Tuesday, May 3.

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Student Intention Form for

2022-2023

We need your help with projecting our total enrollment for next school year.  Please complete and return the Student Intention for the Next School Year form by Friday, May 20, 2022 indicating whether your student will or will not be returning to Liberty Middle School or moving on to Centreville High School in the fall of 2022.

The student ID number may be left blank if you do not have the information.  If you have questions regarding your student’s intentions for next year, you can reach out to Jenni Carnahan at jscarnahan@fcps.edu.  

We appreciate your assistance in helping us to plan for the 2022-2023 school year.  


SOL Checklist

Dear Parent/Guardian, we kindly ask for your assistance in preparing your student for the upcoming SOLs.  Please use the following checklist to address important steps to ensure a positive testing experience.

Parent/Guardian SOL Checklist:

  • Ensure your student is present and on time.
  • Ensure your student gets a good night’s sleep and eats a healthy breakfast in the morning.
  • Remind your student to have their cell phone off and away in their backpack.
  • Verify your student’s laptop is in working order:
    • fully charge their laptop every night (failing to have a fully charged laptop the day of testing may impact their ability to test).
    • pack their charger in their backpack (if your student lost their charger, please email Lisa Basta (lbasta@fcps.edu) to purchase a replacement. Issues should be reported immediately to the Tech Office located in Room B112).
  • Complete the Expedited Retake Permission form by clicking here.

Liberty’s SOL Testing Window

SOL Test

Date

Paper-Pencil Testing (All Subjects)

April 26th-May 6th

Reading 7/8

Weds, May 4th (Blue Day)

Science 8

Fri, May 6th (Blue Day)

Math7/Math7HN/Math8/Algebra1/Geometry

Tues, May 10th (Blue Day)

Expedited Retakes

To Be Determined

 


Energy Expo

Attention 8th Grade Parents: Liberty 8th graders are excited to be participating in an Energy Expo on May 11th and 12th.  We invite you to come and celebrate their hard work and achievement.  Their job, as energy consultants, was to design a plan to best meet Mr. Erbrecht’s home energy needs -- from having the most eco-friendly supplemental energy source that brings electricity from outside to inside the home-- to meeting all his usable electricity needs.  Students investigated these concepts and created their final plans to share with you all!  Check the schedule below to find your students' science period so you can come to Liberty to share in their projects and vote for the ones that stand out! 

Period 1 = May 11th 8:00am - 8:45am

Period 2 = May 12th 8:00am - 8:45am

Period 3 = May 11th 9:15am - 10:00am 

Period 5 = May 11th 11:45am - 12:30pm 

Period 7 = May 11th 1:20pm - 2:05pm

Period 8 = May 12th 1:20pm - 2:05pm


YEARBOOKS

Tie a string on your finger • snap a rubber band on your wrist • record it in your phone • write a note on a post-it • jot it down on your calendar • repeat it like a mantra • do whatever you have to do, just don’t forget to…ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK  BEFORE THEY ARE GONE!

The price of the yearbook is $20. Supplies are limited—ordering now will ensure you receive a yearbook at distribution time in June.

To buy a yearbook online through the Yearbook Order Center, please use the direct link to the order center on Liberty Middle School’s web page: order #6966. The order center will process orders through April 18th.

If you prefer to pay with a check or cash, please drop off your payment to Mrs. Orr in room B126 at Liberty Middle School. Make checks payable to Liberty Middle School.

If you have any questions, please contact Pamela Orr/Yearbook Advisor at PEOrr@fcps.edu

 

Recommended type of payment is MSB.


Food Pantry at LMS

We have a food pantry at Liberty MS for families in need.  We are asking for donations to the food pantry to restock the supplies that we have.  If you are able to help us with this need, please bring the following items to the main office.  Also, please look at expiration dates as we need to have food that has not expired in order to hand it out.  Thank you so much!

ITEMS AVAILABLE:

  • Canned Meats- tuna, chicken
  • Peanut Butter
  • Beans
  • Protein Bars and Shakes
  • Canned Meals (chili, beans and rice, pastas with meat)
  • Packaged Meals- (mac and cheese, cup of noodles)
  • Microwavable Meals and Snacks (Can be frozen)
  • Soups
  • Pasta
  • Sauces
  • Rice
  • Oatmeal
  • Crackers
  • V8 juice
  • Ketchup
  • Mayonnaise
  • Soaps
  • Shampoo, conditioner
  • Paper towels
  • Feminine pads
  • Individual cups of instant oatmeal

  • Individual cups of cereal

  • Toothbrushes (individually packaged)

  • Toothpaste (individually packaged)

  • Bar Soap (individually packaged)

  • Maseca Corn Masa Flour

We also have a limited amount of clothing and have a need for clothes. If you have gently used clothes to donate, please bring them to the office.  We are looking for the sizes below.

 

Girls Shorts - Junior size 8; 9; L or XL and adult Sizes:  2, 4, 8, 10

Boys Shorts – Adult size 28; 29; 30 & 32

 

Girls Capris  - Junior size 8 or 9 and  adult Sizes:  2, 4, 8, 10

 

Girls -   T-shirts – Junior size 8 or 9 and  adult Sizes:  2, 4, 8, 10

Boys  -  T-shirts – Youth size: 18-16; L or XL;  Adult Sizes:  Small, Medium or Large

 

Girls and Boys – ankle sports socks – Size Small and Medium

Shoe sizes-  Adult 5- 7 ½

Socks and underwear donations would need to be new in the packaging


PTA UPDATES:

Teacher Appreciation

Want to help TREAT our teachers for Teacher Appreciation next week??? Sign-up here to make a donation! SIGN-UP GENIUS

PTA Open Board Positions

Find out all the details you need to know about joining the PTA for the 22-23 school year! We are looking for a few good people to continue our valuable partnership with Liberty Middle School!

Click HERE and HERE for the details!

Eighth Grade Celebration Committee Now Forming!

We are looking for parent volunteers to help plan the Eighth Grade Celebration. This year's celebration will be held in June right before the students finish middle school. Please email treasurer@libertymspta.org with your name and contact information. All help is appreciated! 

Open Board Positions

Want to be more involved in your students' middle school experience? Join the LMS PTA Board for the 22-23 school year. Contact Kelly Eignor (outgoing PTA president) to find out more about the positions of President, VP Membership, VP Ways & Means and Secretary, president@libertymspta.org. This is a great opportunity to meet other parents, school administration and teachers!

Teacher Appreciation May 2-6

Teacher Treat Sign-Up Genius 

LMS PTA Support:

LMS PTA has a number of fun events for our students and community that we would like to get underway, however we need your more support. Support can come in many forms; creating flyers, contacting vendors, volunteering during lunches etc. If you would like to hear more please complete this Google Form and we will contact you by email with opportunities! 

PTA Membership:

Please consider supporting the PTA by becoming a MEMBER. Member fees are just $15 and allow the PTA to continue to provide valuable support to Liberty MS students and teachers. Click here for a quick and easy registration process. This year ALL PTA meetings will be held VIRTUALLY.  Each meeting will highlight a different academic and specials department at Liberty MS and teachers will join us to share details about curriculum and teaching methods and answer your questions.

Spirit Wear SALE -  

Click Link HERE!

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Student Services Department


Shirley Alvarez-Leon

7th Grade Counselor (Pride,         AllStars)

SAlvarezLeon@fcps.edu

Scott Steele

7th Grade Counselor (Patriots, Navigators)

srsteele@fcps.edu

John Basta

8th Grade Counselor (Rockets, Wizards)

jbasta@fcps.edu

Madison Fleming

8th Grade Counselor (Eagles, Comets)

msfleming@fcps.edu

Angie Huber

School Social Worker

aahuber@fcps.edu

Joanna Wheeler

School Psychologist

jwheeler@fcps.edu

Renee Pete

Director of Student Services

erpete@fcps.edu

 


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LMS Administrative Team

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

admin team LMS

From Left-Right: N. Lissy, R. Pete, A. Erbrecht, G. Hall, C. Whitt