The Liberty Ledger

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

Important Dates:

• Wednesday, January 24 – LMS Curriculum Night for rising 7^th and rising 8^th grade parents
• Thursday January 25 - End of the Quarter and Early Release
• Friday, January 26 -  School Closed (Teacher Workday)

LMS Curriculum Night for Rising 7^th Grade and Rising 8^th Grade Parents

TONIGHT: January 24, 2024

You are invited to join us for our Curriculum Night on Wednesday, January 24^th.  This is a great opportunity to learn about course offerings and the course selection process as students prepare to select classes for the 2024-2025 school year. 

Liberty PTA

Hello Liberty MS Community!  Please find the upcoming PTA-sponsored events for students.  

Spelling Bee is almost here!   Don’t forget this week starts the first Liberty Middle School Spelling Bee!  Students interested will take the written Bee this week during school.  The top 10 scorers(plus ties) will advance to the Oral Final that will be held on Wednesday, January 31st, 2024@ 6pm!  Not too late to help out. If you would like to volunteer or donate please see the links below.     If you would like to volunteer for the upcoming Bee please follow the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B45A4AE2FA4F58-47006723-liberty#/    If you would like to help with donations to support refreshments for the Oral Bee please follow this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B45A4AE2FA4F58-47373955-donation

Basketball-Liverty vs. Stone!

It is almost the annual Liberty versus Stone big Basketball Game!  Doors open at 5:30pm! We need your help to make this night successful.  This is our biggest fundraiser of the year.  Sales from this event go to help fund the End of Year Celebrations for the students!

To volunteer please follow click on the link:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B45A4AE2FA4F58-47373197-volunteer 
To donate please click on the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B45A4AE2FA4F58-47373176-donation

PTA Meeting

There will be no PTA General Membership meeting this February. We will resume back in March. Our next PTA General membership meeting will be Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 starting at 7pm. More information about location to come.

Executive Board Positions 2024/2025

Are you interested in getting more involved with your student's school community? Consider volunteering for the Executive Board. Recruiting for the upcoming school year (2024/2025) executive board positions will be starting in March. Stay tuned for more information about how you can get involved.

Thank you all for your support!

-Your PTA Team

Middle School Sports

Track and Field Competition is coming to Liberty MS this Spring. Students will have an Interest Meeting on Wednesday, January 31st during Unity Time. 

• Events to choose from will include 100m,200m, and 400m Sprint Events; 800m and 1600m Distance Events; Long Jump and Shot Put
• Practices start on 21 February and will be held Mondays and Wednesdays 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm. Additional After-School activities are available if students wish to use the Late Buses to get home.  
• There will be 4 meets scheduled in April and May. These will be held on Saturday mornings on High School Tracks.
• To participate in the Middle School Track Program the following information must be completed:
• Complete this form Spring MS Sports Registration 
• Have a doctor complete the MS Sports Physical Form . Physical forms on record for Cross Country are valid if they were done within the current school year.
• Complete and sign the attached Emergency Care Card. The ECC can also be found and printed from your Parent Vue account. Please double-check that all information is current.
• Review with your student the Student-Athlete Contract, students must sign this and comply with the contract to participate.

The 4 steps must be completed before students can participate.

Do you have a background in track? Would you like to assist or coach? We are still looking for coaching and volunteer support for our new Track Team. 

For more information about our Track program, please contact Taren Suraci, Athletic Coordinator at tasuraci@fcps.edu , one of our coaches, Emilia Rastrick (erastrick@fcps.edu) and Montell Brown (mdbrown1@fcps.edu) or our After-School Specialist, Sandy Donlon at [sldonlon@fcps.edu]sldonlon@fcps.edu.

Liberty vs. Stone Basketball Game

This is a fun community event for our schools and our students. We hope you join us for the game and help our PTA raise funds for our student end-of-year celebrations. 

In preparation for the games, we hope to have your support as we teach our students about proper spectator and sportsmanship behavior, as well as their responsibilities as students of Liberty. As we begin communication with our students, we want to include you regarding these expectations. 

Attendance at games is encouraged for all our students; however, any students with referrals, SR&R violations, or incidents before any games can lose this privilege. The school administration will communicate with families and students if they have lost this privilege at the time of the incident and before the games. We will also be hosting Pep Rally/Assemblies on the 9th to review good sportsmanship and spectator behavior. 

If you have any questions or would like to help with the games, please contact Sandy Donlon at sldonlon@fcps.edu or call 703-988-8230. 

Scholastic Book Fair:

Dear Parents and Families:

Get ready! This year's Book Fair is going to be epic! We've turned up the
volume with more fun, more choices and more excitement, so kids will
arrive curious and leave bolder, prouder, and stronger than ever before.
Here's what you need to know about our upcoming fair:

■ Every dollar you spend will benefit our school directly

■ You can sign up for Book Fair eWallet, a convenient digital
payment account, so your child can shop the Fair cash-free.
Grandparents, friends, and others can contribute to the
eWallet to help build your home library.

■ We will not accept $100 bills on purchases if the total
purchase price is less than $75.00.

Save these dates and view our school’s Fair site:

Fair Dates: FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 – FRIDAY, JANUARY 19
Evening Event: January 17th from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Book Fair Homepage:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/libertymiddleschool7

We can’t wait to see your child at the Fair!

Margaret Wickham
Liberty’s Book Fair Chair & Librarian
mpwickham@fcps.edu

Order your 2024 yearbook today!

Take advantage of the sale price of $20.00 until January 1, 2024. After January 1^st, the yearbook price will increase to $25.00 through the end of April, or until supplies run out.

Payments/preorders can be submitted through MySchoolBucks  school store. Please select “School Store” and select the item you would like to purchase (i.e Yearbook 23-24)”.

Attendance:

Regular attendance can help students be successful in the classroom, graduate on time, and achieve their life goals. If students miss too much school, school staff may contact families to work with them to support improved attendance. Visit our website for more attendance resources. Over the next few weeks Liberty Middle School will be sending out 'State of Attendance Letters' for all students. The purpose of these letters is for awareness. We feel it is incredibly important for all students to be at Liberty Middle as much as possible. If you have any questions please reach out to Adam Erbrecht at AWErbrecht@fcps.edu

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!

Attendance FYI:

As students transition to middle school, one aspect that can sometimes be confusing is that each period has its own attendance. If a student arrives to school after 1^st Period, their attendance will show an absence from all class periods they missed entirely and a tardy to the period they arrived during. They will not receive an all-day absence unless they were absent from all class periods.

To avoid receiving an automated attendance call, please submit the Attendance Form, or call our 24/7 attendance line at 703-988-8181 to report your student’s absence, late arrival, or early dismissal before 8:00 a.m. (i.e. before the end of 1^st Period).

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

• Attendance Line: If your Lion is sick or will be absent, please notify Liberty by filling out the attendance form online HERE.
• Food Distribution: Get more information about food distribution
• SIS ParentVue: Watch this video to learn how to set up your account
• Staff Directory: Liberty MS Staff Directory
• Tech Tips:  Virtual Learning YouTube Tutorial Playlist
• Technology Help Desk:1-833-921-3277/ https://itweb.fcps.edu/itsupport/

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LMS Administrative Team

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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