The Patriot Parent Connection
2020-2021 School Year: Volume 23 - Week of February 8
Overall, we had a great first day of virtual learning on Friday. Teachers reported high participation from the kids, and as I walked around and checked-in on classrooms, I was so proud of how everyone - teachers, students, and families - are coming together to overcome yet another hurdle thrown our way. I am VERY optimistic that we will get through next week and return to face-to-face instruction on the 16th, with high hopes that we will not have to resort to these measures again.
A few pieces I would like to clarify from Friday's experience...
- If your student/family is experiencing technical issues and cannot login to a live session, their attendance will not be penalized. Please just reach out to our attendance clerk, Danielle Worley, as you would with any other absence, and she will update the record. Additionally, please encourage your student to still complete any assignments posted in itslearning to the best of their ability.
- If your student was already on quarantine (marked CQ for attendance) before everyone shifted to virtual last week, please have them attend the live sessions now being offered.
- We will follow the original red/blue day schedule planned for this week (see below for this week's calendar).
Our entire staff is here to help, so please do not hesitate to reach out with any needs! We will continue to get through this challenging year by working together.
Sincerely,
Amanda Thrower, Principal
For Your Calendar
February 10 - West Community Family Night
February 12 - Student/Staff Holiday
February 15 - Presidents' Day (Student/Staff Holiday)
February 18 - Band Pictures
March 12 - End of Q3
March 12 - Early Release
Proud Patriots!
The Liberty VEX IQ teams represented themselves quite well at the final and only in-person competition event in the state. Four of the five Liberty teams advanced to the final round.
Team 95979A, Ethan Rowley, Victor Olawepo, Haydn Charpiat, and Sam McIlvain, received the Design Award and will be advancing to the State Championship in March! Congrats, Patriots!
Attention 8th Grade Families
Transition information for our rising 6th grade Patriots will be released soon.
The Duck Dive is Back!
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Only $10 per virtual duck adoption!
PTSO Corner
Our PTSO goes above and beyond to support our staff, students, and community! Please consider joining, if you have not already.
It's NOT too late to join!! Just go to My Payments Plus!
Thank you to our PTSO Board and members for helping us celebrate our counselors last week during Counselor Appreciation Week!
General Health Precautions
- Hand sanitizer stations are located throughout the building, but we encourage students to bring their own, as well.
- Our custodians will be sanitizing classrooms every afternoon. If you want to send cleaning wipes with your student to wipe down surfaces before use, please just make sure they are not bleach-based products.
- It is the expectation of staff and students to wear masks, if they are able. We want to be able to maintain face-to-face instruction all year. In order to do so, we MUST work to keep each other safe; mask-wearing is a significant part of this.
Liberty Middle School
Website: https://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/libertyms
Location: 7465 Wallace Tatum Road, Cumming, GA 30028, USA
Phone: (770) 781-4889
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LibertyMDL
Twitter: @LibertyMDL