The Liberty Ledger
Providing students and parents with the important updates and report of events happening at LMS.
- Thursday, September 28 - Math VGA
- Wednesday, October 4- PTA Meeting (Virtual)
- Monday, October 9- School Closed (Teacher Workday)
- Saturday, October 21- PTA Trunk or Treat
Fall Virginia Growth Assessments (VGA):
Liberty students will participate in the Fall Virginia Growth Assessments (VGA) on the following days:
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What
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Who
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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Reading VGA
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All 7th and 8th graders
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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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Math VGA
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All 7th and 8th graders*
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*Middle school students enrolled in a high school credit-bearing math course, such as Algebra 1 or Geometry, will not take a VGA for mathematics.
Students will need to report to school no later than 7:20 AM.
Students must bring the following materials:
- Fully charged FCPS issued laptop
- Laptop charger
- Book to read after testing
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 2023 World Language Credit Exam will be administered on the following dates:
 There are 30 languages included:
American Sign Language (ASL), Amharic, Arabic, Bengali/Bangla, Chinese/Mandarin, Farsi/Persian, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog/Pilipino, Tamil, Telugu, Tigrinya, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
Please contact your student’s school counselor to register for the exam.
Registration opened on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at 8:00 AM and closes on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 4:00 PM. Late registrations will not be accepted.
FCPS Credit Exam website:
https://www.fcps.edu/index.php/academics/high-school-academics-9-12/world-languages/credit-exam-world-languages
Thomas Jefferson Admissions Staff
Liberty Middle School will be hosting a Thomas Jefferson Admissions staff on Thursday, October 5th - TJHSST Interest Presentation at Liberty Middle School – 2:45 pm.-3:45 pm.
Other Important Dates:
Monday, Oct 23 - Applications Available – 4:00 pm.
Wednesday, Nov 15 - Last Day to Begin New Application by 4:00 pm.
Friday, Nov 17 - Application Deadline – 4:00 pm
Friday, Dec 1 - Deadline for Final Marks for 7th grade and 8th grade 1st quarter
You can also find this information, as well as the new Admissions Video for 2023. You can also find important contact information.
www.fcps.edu/tjadmissions.
We look forward to seeing you!
Liberty Middle School PTA
Membership Drive
We are up to 90% of our first membership goal met. If we reach 100% (150 members) by October 31st, the entire school (staff and students) will get an ice cream treat at the end of the first quarter. If we meet our second goal of 200 memberships, the entire Admin Team will also dress up and parade through the school. Help us reach our goal. We are almost there. Signing up for membership does mean you are obligated to volunteer. Funds raised through memberships help us run vital programs for the students and help support the staff. This year we added an extended family and community membership. Share the link and encourage them to also join. Follow the link>>>> https://libertylions.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true
Art Reflections is now Open
Does your student enjoy art or have an interest in writing? Then encourage them to join us and have fun unleashing your inner artist with PTA Reflections! This year Liberty Middle School will be officially participating in the PTA Reflections contest. We will be accepting entries in visual art, literature, and special artist categories (in visual and literature categories). All entries are due to the Liberty MS PTA no later than October 31st, 2023. Winners will be announced at the December, PTA meeting. School-identified Champion winner will advance to the next level and be entered into the Fairfax County Art Reflections with a chance to advance to the State level. If your student is interested, please email Heather at president@libertymspta.org or Roy at secretary@libertymspta.org for more detailed information, official rules, and entry forms.
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Trunk or Treat
Sign-ups to register your trunk and other volunteer opportunities will go out later this week. Keep an eye out.
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School Vision and Hearing Screenings
Tuesday, October 17 and Wednesday, October 18
Liberty's School Health Staff needs your help! They are looking for 8 parent volunteers on each day to assist staff with hearing and vision screenings of students during their PE classes. If you are able to help in any way, please email Loris Sarabamoun at lfsarabamoun@fcps.edu . Training will be provided prior.
Maker Space and Materials Review Committee Updates
Thank you to everyone who has reached out and donated supplies to Liberty's Maker Space. They could still use Sequins.
Big shout out to the new members of the Materials Review Committee. The committee will meet this Tuesday, September 26th in the Library at 2:30pm. For any questions please email mpwickham@fcps.edu
Coffee Mondays Need Your Help!
Help us keep staff at Liberty stocked with coffee and tea supplies for their break room. Please click on the link to sign up.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0444A8AE23ABFB6-coffee
Important Liberty Community Upcoming Dates:
September 30th- Liberty PTA Spelling Bee information goes out.
October 4th- Liberty's Annual Music Department's Chipotle Fundraiser (more details to come).
October 4th- Liberty PTA General Membership Meeting@7pm
October 17th&18th- Student vision and hearing screenings during PE.
October 18th-Liberty PTA Spirit Night Fundrasier@ Chick-Fil-A in Fair Lakes Shopping Center.
October 21st- Trunk-or-Treat Free Family Event from 5pm-7pm (signups and more information to come).
Thank you all for your support!
-Your PTA Team
Questions???? Email us at President@libertymspta.org
Liberty Library Makerspace:
Our library makerspace could use a restock on items that students use often! Here are some of the items that we need:
- Crayola crayons (16-count)
- Crayola markers
- Duct tape
- Glue sticks
- Bottles of glue
- Masking tape
- Ballpoint pens
- Scotch tape
Feel free to reach out to our Liberty librarian, Maggie Wickham, with any questions: mpwickham@fcps.edu. All donations can be brought to the main office or brought directly to the library.
Thank you for your support!
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Liberty Food and Clothing Closet
- Liberty has room for items in the parent resource center for families in need. We can always use donations. If you feel you can and would like to support this effort to help your neighbors, please see the list of needed items which is provided. Thank you so much for your help!!!
- List of things needed in Pantry and Clothes Closet
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
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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
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