The Liberty Ledger: May 11, 2022

The Liberty Ledger

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


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.  


Rising 9th Grade Summer Program

Centreville High School is excited to offer our wildCat Connections orientation program to rising 9th grade students this summer.  This is an optional program designed and taught by Centreville High School staff members and student leaders to provide students with an opportunity to explore the building, meet classmates, and participate in interactive team building activities to help with a successful transition to high school. 

The program will be held at Centreville High School on August 4 and August 9.  The time of the program will be 9:00 AM - 2:45 PM each day.  Students can choose one day to attend based on your availability.  We will have lunch available in the cafeteria, or students may bring their lunch. 

Students should sign up for either August 4 or August 9 as the programming is the same for both dates.  

Registration:

  • Register by June 25th to allow for proper planning 

Transportation:

  • We are planning for bus transportation to be available from local elementary pick-up sites, and we will provide more bus details at a later date.  

 

We look forward to meeting your child this summer.  We are confident that your student’s experience in the wildCat Connections program will help lead to a positive and successful start to the freshman school year.

There will also be a 9th grade orientation during the week of August 15th where students will follow their class schedule and meet their teachers.  More details about this event and the final date will be provided later this spring.

 

If you have any questions regarding the program, please contact assistant principal, Sarah Lutes, stlutes@fcps.edu  


8th Grade Parents: Signature required for Academic & Career Plan

Your child is continuing to develop an Academic and Career Plan (ACP) that supports their current work as well as helps them plan for the future.

Liberty counselors met with 8th grade students during the last week of April to assist them in reviewing the requirements for graduation and mapping out their required courses and electives through 12th grade. 

 

The development of the ACP starts in middle school and is updated regularly through high school as each student’s academic, personal, and career goals evolve. Please have your child log into his or her Academic and Career Plan in Naviance and, with your child, review the draft course plan for high school.  If you have a Blackboard Parent View account, you can log into your account, and together you and your child can view his or her plan. Once in the Naviance Student account, click on “Courses” and then “My Course Plans”.

 

The Virginia Department of Education requires that the student’s parent or guardian review this plan. Once you have reviewed your child’s plan, use this Google form to complete the verification form. The completion of this form will serve as your signature.  This must be completed by Friday, May 27, 2022.

 

For more information about your child’s ACP, visit the FCPS website. We encourage you to continue to use Naviance Student with your child as you both explore college and career options. If you have further questions, please contact your child’s school counselor.


Talent Share Afterschool

Attention all Liberty Lions with TALENT! We will be holding auditions for our annual Talent Share afterschool on Wednesday, May 18th and Thursday, May 19th. Come performance-ready and show off your skills! Some talents may include: singing, dancing, juggling, playing a musical instrument, stand-up comedy, and more! A sign up sheet will be posted outside of E105 (Theatre classroom) on Monday morning. Please see Mr. Kownacki with any questions or contact him at jmkownacki@fcps.edu.


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.


May Clinical Newsletter!

May Clinical Newsletter (Link)

In this issue:

· Mood Disorders

• Fairfax County Resources

• Coloring Sheet

• Waves of Parenting

• Resources

• Mindful Moment

• Journaling Prompts for May


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:

PosiFinal PTA Meeting of the Year

Wednesday, May 18 @ 7:30PM

Join us on ZOOM! 

Zoom Link!

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 the links below for more information.

PTA Board Positions Link

PTA Board Information 

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! 

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!

Spirit

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