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Providing students and parents with the important updates and report of events happening at LMS.
- Thursday, October 13- PTA MEETING: Substance Abuse
- Friday, October 21- Make-up Picture Day
- Monday, October 24- School Closed (Holiday)
- Friday, October 28- 2-hour Early Release (End of First Quarter)
- Monday, October 31- School Closed (Professional Workday)
Call for Liberty Middle
Parent Volunteers!
We need 7th grade parents to serve as chaperones for the upcoming MWEE Field Trip.
Dates: 10/17-10/20
Duties: Supervise a group of students at Burke Lake Park.
Please contact your student’s Science teacher to participate!
We need 8th grade parents to serve as chaperones for the upcoming Finance Park Field Trip.
Dates: 11/9, 11/10, 11/14, 11/15
Duties: Supervise a small group through the Finance simulation.
Please contact your student’s Civics teacher to participate!
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PTA Meeting: Evening with Centreville Pyramid’s Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist
Let’s Talk Vaping and Drugs
THURSDAY OCTOBER 13TH, 2022 AT 7 PM at Liberty Middle School Library.
Liberty Middle School’s PTA will be hosting Dawn Brower, Centreville Pyramid’s Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist to talk about current trends in the community. The presentation will go over popular substances with adolescents, vaping, social media concerns, talking to your child(ren) about substances, and how to obtain support if needed.
This presentation IS FOR PARENTS ONLY
Please click here for FLYER (ENGLISH)
Please click here for FLYER (SPANISH)
Opioid Awareness
Dr. Reid sent an Opioid Letter to families that is linked on the district website HERE. Please take some time to:
- read about tips for keeping children safe,
- register for a webinar on "Everything You Need to Know About Opioids" that will be held live on Thursday, November 10, 2022, from 10:00-11:30 a.m. (you may opt to register to receive the recorded version instead), and
- learn about additional Fairfax County resources.
SOS Screening (Signs of Suicide)
Liberty Middle School will be conducting the SOS screening with 7th grade students on Tuesday, October 11th (Pride and Explorers teams) and Tuesday, October 25th (Patriots and Navigators teams).
Students will watch age-appropriate video clips and participate in a guided discussion about depression, suicide, and what to do if they are concerned about a friend. Following the video, students will complete a brief depression screening tool. This tool cannot provide a diagnosis of depression but does indicate whether a young person should be referred for evaluation by a mental health professional. Follow-up calls to parents will be made if necessary.
We encourage you to visit www.sossignsofsuicide.org/parent for information on warning signs for youth suicide, useful resources, and some of the key messages students will learn. You can also view this parent video to learn more.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Angie Huber at (703) 988-8222, aahuber@fcps.edu or Joanna Wheeler, (703) 988-8132, jwheeler@fcps.edu.
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener
Liberty Middle School students will take the screener during their Unity Time advisory period on Tuesday November 1st (make-up: Thursday November 3rd). If you do not want your student to take part in the SEL screener, please return the attached opt-out form to the Student Services office or complete the opt-out via your SIS ParentVUE account by Friday October 21st.
More information, including a short video about the SEL screener in FCPS and the screener questions, can be found on the SEL Screener webpage (https://www.fcps.edu/node/43892). Please contact your student's school counselor or the school's test coordinator with questions.
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener OPT OUT FORM
Make-up Pictures!
Make-up Picture Day is scheduled for Friday, October 21st.
Parents can contact the photographer directly at underclass@vosphoto.com with questions. If it is a school-based question, please email Sarah Letina at scletina@fcps.edu
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World Language Credit Exam
Is your student fluent in a language other than English? Can they write proficiently in that language? If it is one of the 30 languages listed below, consider registering your student for the World Languages Credit Exam! This exam could help your student potentially earn World Language credits for their high school diploma.
The 2022 World Language Credit Exam will be administered on the following dates:
Thirty languages will be included: American Sign Language, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin), Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Tigrinya, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, and Vietnamese
Registration opens on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at 8:00am and closes on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 4:00pm. Late Registration will not be accepted.
Please contact your student’s school counselor to register for the exam.
Credit exam information can be accessed at:
https://www.fcps.edu/index.php/academics/high-school-academics-9-12/world-languages/credit-exam-world-languages
 Superintendent Community Conversations
Dr. Michelle Reid is hosting Community Conversations across the division to get to know our communities. Each Community Conversation will be held in person, allowing Dr. Reid an opportunity to better connect with participants. Our pyramid date and Registration information for families and employees is listed below. If you are unable to attend our pyramid's event, please consider attending another one. We look forward to seeing you!
The event will be held on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Centreville High School, 6001 Union Mill Rd, Clifton, VA 20124.
Superintendent Community Conversations RSVP Link!
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After-School News
A big THANK YOU to “This and That Amish Outlet” in Warrenton and Winchester for their donation towards the purchase of a new home for our chickens. Our Donna Stebner, 4-H sponsor, our 4-H Club members and chickens truly appreciate their generosity.
For more After-School News, look for your Liberty After-School “News You Choose” coming out on Thursday. Cooking Club has started but still has room, and it’s never too late to sign up for programs.
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Liberty PTA News:
Thank you to all who supported Liberty’s first Spirit Night at Chipotle! Every time you help support PTA activities, you help your student and their school.
Couldn't make this one, that's ok. Our next Spirit Night Fundraiser will be at on November 2nd at Panera!
Support
We need your help!
Open Positions: VP of Membership, Library Volunteers, Family Resource Volunteers, Supply Drive Leads, Teacher Appreciation committee, Concession Leads.
Big or small, all help is appreciated.
Liberty Korean Family Liaison:
My name is Jinyoon Bae and I am a Korean Family Liaison at Liberty. I am excited and enthusiastic about the road ahead to build Korean family engagement at Liberty for this year again. If you would like to receive newsletters in Korean with updates of important dates and events happening in Liberty, please click the link ( Form for Korean Family Email Addresses ) and fill out the quick form. For those who complete the form, I will be sending out emails in Korean once a month regularly and once there are important updates and events in Liberty. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!
리버티 한국 가족 여러분, 안녕하세요. 저는 리버티 중학교의 한국가족 연락인 배진윤입니다. 리버티 중학교에서 여러분과 함께 하게 되어 반갑습니다. 작년에 이어 올해도 매달 한번 혹은 두번 한국어로 된 뉴스레터가 제공될 예정입니다. 한국어 뉴스레터의 수신을 원하시는 가족분들은 이 링크 (한국 가족 이메일 주소 작성 양식) 로 이메일 주소를 제공해 주시면 감사하겠습니다. 다른 궁금한 사항은 다음의 제 연락처로 문의주시기 바랍니다.
배진윤
jbae@fcps.edu
703-988-8234(사무실 - 학교 가족자료실)
571-314-1551(휴대폰)
Free and Reduced-Price Meals:
Learn more about the criteria and process to apply for free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch.
If you have children eligible for the federal Free and Reduced-Price Meals program, they may also be eligible to participate in other Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) fee-based programs without paying a fee or by paying a reduced fee (e.g classes with a student fee).
To learn more and apply online click here : Free and Reduced-Price Meals (FRM) | Fairfax County Public Schools (fcps.edu)
The free and reduced-price meals application also includes a section where you provide consent to share information allowing FCPS staff (School Principal, school counselors and other FCPS program staff) to share information about your children's meal eligibility status.
Information received by FCPS staff will only be used for the purposes described in the application.
Liberty Food and Clothing Pantry:
Many of you probably know that we have a food and clothing pantry at Liberty MS. We use this area for numerous different needs for families and students. If you would like to donate, the items needed are below.
Click here for a list of food and items we will need for our pantry!
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
Helpful Resources:
 Principal: Adam Erbrecht | AWErbrecht@fcps.edu
Assistant Principal: Gregory Hall | GHall3@fcps.edu
Assistant Principal: Jennifer Filsinger | JLFilsinger@fcps.edu
Assistant Principal: Sarah Letina | SCLetina@fcps.edu
Director of Student Services: Renee Pete | ERPete@fcps.edu
After-School Program Specialist: Sandy Donlon | SLDonlon@fcps.edu
L-R Sandy Donlon, Jennifer Filsinger, Adam Erbrecht, Greg Hall, Sarah Letina, Renee Pete
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