Liberty E-News
what's happening 8/22/19
Don't Forget!
There is no school this Friday, August 23. Enjoy the long weekend!
First PTA meeting
If you joined the PTA or want to, come to the first meeting Thursday August 29, 6pm in the Liberty Library. If you haven't paid yet bring your $6 membership dues.
We are starting to form committees and finding ways to make this school year awesome, and we need your help!
Parent T-Shirt Order !
All students will be receiving a FREE shirt on Kentucky Kids' Day in September. This is your chance to purchase a matching shirt!
Order forms went home this week (attached). Shirts are $8-11 by cash/check and also available to order online in our PTA store!
*PAPER ORDERS DUE August 30th.* Online ordering will be available through September 3rd.
When ordering online, please put your student's name in the "Notes to Merchant" section at check out! There is a convenience fee to order your shirt online (to cover our Square fees).
Drop Off & Pick Up
DROP OFF AND PICK UP!
Since school started last week, Mrs. Flannery and I have spent a great deal of time monitoring arrival and dismissal. Since the safety of your children is our number ONE concern, I feel obligated to make sure everyone understands the procedures to follow for arrival and dismissal. Many of these reminders may seem trivial but safety is the sole purpose for these rules and therefore they must be followed.
- Absolutely NO LEFT TURNS allowed from any school entrance during drop off and pick up. This does not mean you can turn left if the coast is clear or if the adult monitoring the turning lane has looked away….it means NO LEFT TURN.
- When traffic turning in to Liberty at any entrance is coming from both directions, please be courteous and take turns pulling on to the property. If you are in the turning lane on Liberty Road and waiting to turn right into the parking lot, allow at least one car coming from the other direction trying to turn Left into the parking lot to go in front of you. If everyone would do this, the lines in both directions would move consistently. This is the same for those turning into the parking lot from Star Shoot. Please be courteous and allow at least one car to go in before you.
- Make sure your car tag is visible at pick up.
- ONLY allow your student to exit the vehicle when you are along a curb on the Liberty or Star Shoot side of the building.
- DO NOT stop right in front of the door or entrance area to drop your child off. Please watch for employees to be waving you to pull up as far as possible to allow more cars to fill in and drop off safely at one time.
- DO NOT EVER allow your students to get out of the car in any area that is not a designated safe place. This includes NOT allowing them to exit the car in any other place on school property and run through a parking lot or in between cars lined up for drop off.
- When picking up students from car line, stay in your car, allow your student to get in and if needed, PULL UP TO BUCKLE UP. Pull forward in car line or into an open parking spot to buckle your child safely so you do not block and hold up car line.
- The Star Shoot side drop off and pick up lane is a Bus Lane BEFORE it is a car drop off or pick up. In the mornings, DO NOT come on the Star Shoot side of the property until 7:25 a.m. This will allow all 9 buses to pull in and safely unload all their passengers. Once all 9 buses have left, cars will be allowed to begin drop off at this side of the building.
- Likewise, in the afternoon, the Star Shoot side pickup is a Bus Lane BEFORE it is a car pick up line. Do not come on the Star Shoot side of the property until ALL 9 buses have pulled in.
- If you must drop your children off before 7:25 or 2:40, please use the Liberty Road side drop off and pick up curb. If you decide you need to do this but you have been given a car rider number that only allows you to pick up on Star Shoot (all odd numbered car rider numbers must use Star Shoot pick up), please come in to the school and complete a new Transportation Verification Form indicating you need to pick your child up from the Liberty Road side. We will then give you an even number car rider number.
- PLEASE abide by speed limit for school zone. We have seen many near misses and even had collisions due to people driving too fast. Law enforcement will be monitoring.
- If you have any questions, feel free to call or email me.
Thank you,
Mrs. Kear
PTP/ GT Meeting
Spirit Night
Pictures
Did you take a first day of school picture of your Liberty Hawk? Please submit any photos for the yearbook to the following email address:
Submit+FirstDay2019@edophotos.com
You must include the word submit and the ‘+’ for the email to work. The email address will accept photos for two weeks. Thank you!
Dates to Remember
August 23- No School for Students
August 29- first PTA meeting, 6pm
September 2- No School for Students
Sept 4- Spirit Night at Blaze Pizza (all day!)
September 12- Family Night & Author Visit at Liberty
September 17- Picture Day
October 3&4- Fall Break
October 18- Liberty Carnival
Wanting to Volunteer?
If you plan to volunteer at Liberty, you will need an updated background check, found here: https://webapps.fcps.net/volunteer.
Please note, everyone must reapply every FOUR years. any questions- please contact VP of volunteers, Karen Bishop.
PTA
Get involved! Support your children and school by joining the PTA. Annual dues are only $6! Contact VP of membership Brittany to join.
Meetings are the following dates at 6 pm in the Liberty Library:
- August 29
- September 26
- October 24
- December 5
- January 30
- February 27
- March 26
- April 30
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Thank you!
Email: liberty.email@fayette.kyschools.us
Website: https://www.fcps.net/Liberty
Location: 2585 Liberty Road, Lexington, KY 40509, USA
Phone: (859) 381-4979
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