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Liberty Elementary School - February 2022
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February Dates to Note...
February 2 - Groundhogs Day
February 3 - Light Up the Gym Night (5:30-8:00)
February 6 - Early Dismissal @ 2:30 for Professional Development
February 13 - Early Dismissal @ 2:30 for Professional Development
February 14 - Valentine's Parties (see classroom newsletter for info)
February 16 - Interpreter Supported Parent Teacher Conferences
February 20 - No School - Parent Teacher Conferences 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
February 24 - No School - Exchange Day
February 27 - Early Dismissal @ 2:30 for Professional Development
Conferences
There are two options for signing up for conferences.
1. Sign up online or with your smartphone by February 10th
http://www.myconferencetime.com/libertyelementary/
*After 2-10, Teachers will assign times to all unscheduled students
Student of the Month
Please Be Courteous During Drop Off and Pick-Up
During morning drop-off and afternoon dismissal, the traffic can become challenging to navigate. As a school, it is our responsibility to safely welcome and dismiss over 600 students on our campus daily. Doing so requires some procedures that help things run as smoothly as possible. If we all work together, we can ensure that all students are dropped off without harm in the morning and are safely connected with their grown-ups after school.
While some of these procedures may not be as convenient for each individual as they would like, the goal is to provide an effective system for safe arrival and dismissal. Please be sure to follow these procedures to ensure everyone's safety!
ARRIVAL:
When students arrive in the morning we ask that you pull up to the loading and unloading zone (red curb area) and stop in the right lane. Once stopped, students should exit on the curb side & proceed into the building or the playground, depending on whether they will eat breakfast or not. Students should only exit cars on the curb (red zone) side for their safety. Cars in the left lane are to continue moving and not stop. If there is not a place to pull up on the right side of the U drive, families should proceed to the parking lot to let their students out of the car. Anyone crossing traffic should do so through the cross-walk. Adult supervision is available in the crosswalk from 8:00-8:35 daily.
THERE IS NO PARKING in the LEFT DROP OFF LANE! The right lane (closest to the curb) with the red marking is for drop off and pick-up only. The left lane is to keep traffic moving. Dropping of students in the left lane poses a huge safety issue for our students. Children darting between cars are at risk of being hit.
If you feel that you are too hurried and cannot wait for a drop-off spot in the right lane to open up, please park in the lot briefly and have your student cross at the cross-walk.
Adults on duty outside will stop you and ask you to pull to the right to drop your student off. This is for their safety. Please be courteous to our staff members trying to keep your children safe.
DISMISSAL:
Students will be dismissed out of their assigned "zone" or doorway. Families are encouraged to park in the lot and walk to the assigned zone to retrieve their students. The right lane in the U drive is utilized for pick-up. The left lane is to stay moving at all times unless stopped by the crossing guard.
Students will not be permitted to enter cars in the left (moving) lane for their safety.
Please make a plan for pick-up with your student(s) that is consistent so that they know each and every day what they are supposed to do. Families with multiple siblings are asked to have the older siblings pick up younger students from their zone and meet their grown-ups in a pre-determined location each day.
If you are exiting your car for any reason, you will need to park in the parking lot. Families waiting in the drop-off and pick-up lane (red curb) should remain in their car at all times. Once your student(s) have gotten in the car, please merge to the left lane and out onto Rebecca Street.
Dismissal Doors:
Kindergarten: Playground
1st Grade: Front Doors
2nd Grade: Mid-Field Playground Gate
3rd Grade: Mid-field Gate
4th Grade: North Art Door
5th Grade: Front Doors
Winter Weather Decisions
Parents and guardians have the right to decide to keep their child home on any day they feel it is unsafe for their student to be in school because of weather conditions. If you believe the weather provides a sincere reason why you may have to keep your student at home, or take your student home when classes are scheduled to continue, you as a parent or guardian will simply need to contact our school office to let us know.
Costs for Damaged or Destroyed Devices Add Up
The District provides every student with a device to enhance the overall learning experience. When a student receives their device, it is their responsibility to take appropriate care of the device. Unfortunately, the District has hundreds of devices damaged or destroyed each year. In just the first few months of this school year, the District has already received 1,400 tickets for damaged devices including nearly 275 devices which have been destroyed. The high numbers result in significant costs including higher insurance costs for the District annually.
As noted in the Parent/Guardian and Student Handbook, the District may charge fees ranging from $20 for lost adaptors to $250 for device losses when repairs are required to a student’s device. Please remind your child about the responsibility that goes with having a device and encourage them to review the Student Device Program Acceptable Use Agreement, located in the handbook. Additional information can be found in Board Policy 581.12.
If your student has issues with their device, they may contact their school’s librarian assistant.
Bullying and Harassment Free District
The District is committed to providing all students with a safe learning environment in which everyone is treated with dignity and respect. The District’s Anti-Bullying, Harassment, and Hazing policy defines bullying and harassment as well as the procedures for reporting and investigating bullying or harassment complaints.
Bullying and harassment are defined as any electronic, written, verbal, or physical act or conduct toward a student which is based on any actual or perceived trait or characteristic of the student and which creates an objectively hostile school environment that meets one or more of the following conditions:
- Places the student in reasonable fear of harm to the student’s person or property.
- Has a substantially detrimental effect on the student’s physical or mental health.
- Has the effect of substantially interfering with a student’s academic performance.
- Has the effect of substantially interfering with the student’s ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school.
If your student feels they are being bullied or harassed, encourage your student to visit with the student involved and tell them to stop. They should also tell a teacher, principal, or trusted adult at their school. An online discrimination, bullying, harassment, and hazing complaint form is also available on the District’s website and may be completed by the student, parent, or school employee.
Follow Us on Social Media!
We communicate with families through a variety of methods. Our school has social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, InstaGram and TikTok! Follow us to keep up to date on what is going on at Liberty!
Facebook - @LibertyElementarySchoolSiouxCity
Twitter - @LibJrWolverines
Instagram - @libjrwolverines
TikTok - @libertyelemjr.wolverines
Stay Informed with Virtual Backpack
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Get started today by clicking on the Let’s Talk icon located on the District’s homepage.
Liberty Elementary School
Principal: Stacie Henderson henders1@live.siouxcityschools.com
Assistant Principal: Dave Schipper schippd@live.siouxcityschools.com
Email: henders1@live.siouxcityschools.com
Website: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/liberty/
Location: 1623 Rebecca Street, Sioux City, IA, USA
Phone: 712-279-6845
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LibertyElementarySchoolSiouxCity/
Twitter: @LibJrWolverines
SCCSD Non-Discrimination Statement
The Sioux City Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following areas: Business & Marketing, Family & Consumer Science, Health Science, and Industrial Arts, Technology, & PLTW.
The Sioux City Community School District is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information (for employment), national origin, religion, age (for employment), disability, socioeconomic status (for programs), marital status (for programs), or veteran status (for employment) in its educational programs and its employment practices. The District is required by Title IX and 34 CFR Part 106 not to discriminate on the basis of sex in its programs, activities, or employment.
Inquiries or grievances under Section 504 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act may be directed to Dr. Dora Jung, Director of Student Services & Equity Education/Title IX Coordinator at 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075, jungd@live.siouxcityschools.com. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations to the District may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, or both. Please see District Board policies 103 and 504.4 for additional information on available grievance procedures.
Spanish
DECLARACIÓN DE NO DISCRIMINAR: El Distrito Escolar de la Comunidad de Sioux City ofrece programas profesionales y técnicos en las áreas siguientes: Negocios y Mercadotecnia; Ciencias de la Familia y del Consumidor; Ciencias de la Salud; Tecnología; y PLTW (Proyecto Vanguardia).
El Distrito Escolar de la Comunidad de Sioux City es una institución de empleo con oportunidad equitativa y acción afirmativa. Es una práctica injusta o discriminatoria de cualquier institución educativa de discriminar basado en raza, credo, color, sexo, orientación sexual, identidad de género, información genética (para empleo), origen nacional, religión, edad (para empleo), discapacidad, condición socioeconómica (para programas), estado civil (para programas), o estatus de veterano (para empleo) en cualquier programa educacional o práctica de empleo.
Las preguntas o quejas, incluyendo quejas de Sección 504 y quejas bajo el Título II de la Ley de Americanos con Discapacidades, pueden ser dirigidas a Dra. Dora Jung, Directora de Servicios Estudiantiles y Educación de Igualdad en 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075, jungd@live.siouxcityschools.com. Por favor, vea las políticas 103 y 504.4 de la Junta Directiva para información adicional acerca de los procedimientos disponibles de las quejas.
Tigrinya
ናይ ዘኣፋላላይ መርገጺ: ቤት ትምህርታት ሲዉ ሲቲ ናይ ሞያ ተክኒካዉ ስልጠናታት ይህብ። ንኣብነት ከኣ ኣብ ቢዝነስ፣ መዉዕዋዕን፣ ስድራቤት፣ ኣጠቓቕማ መግብታት ካልእን፣ ጥዕና ኢንዳስትሩ፣ ተክኖሎጂ ከምኡ ዝኣመሰሉን እዩ ዘተኩር። ባሕበረሰ ሰብ ቤት ትምህርታት ሲዉ ሲቲ ንኩሉ ብማዕረ ኣብ ስራሕ ዝቖጽር እዩ፣ ብ ዓሌት፣ ሕብሪ፣ ጾታ፣ ገነቲክስ፣ ዜግነት፣ ሃይማኖት፣ ዕድመ ስንክልና፣ ማሕበረቁጠባዊ ኩነታት ናይ ሓዳር ኩነታት ኣብ ሰራዊት ብምንባርን ዘይምንባርን ሰረት ዝገበረ ኣብ ትምህርትን ስራሕን ድልዎ ኣይገብርን እዩ። እዚ ዲስትሪክት በቲ ኣብ Title IX ን 34 CFR መበላ 106 ክፋል ንዘሎ ሕጊ ኣብ ጾታ መሰረት ዝገበረ ኣብ ስራሕ ይኹን ኣብ ካልእ ንጥፈታት ትምህርቲ ኣድልዎ ከይገብር ይኽልክል። ሕቶ ወይ መረረ እንተሎ ብመሰረት ሕጊ ኣመሪካዉያን ስንኩላን ሰክሺን 504 / Section 504 ን ኣርእስቲ 2 /Title II ክቐርብ ይኽእል። እዚ ከኣ ናብ ጀን ጎመዝ/ Dr. Dora Jung, ዳይረክተር ክፍሊ ኣገልግሎት ተመሃሮን ምዕሩይ ትምህርቲን ኣወሃሃዲ ኣርእስቲ IX/ Title IX ። ኣድራሽኣ ኣብ 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075, jungd@live.siouxcityschools.com. ብዛዕባ ኣፈጻጽማ ኣርእስቲ IX/ Title IX ዝምልከት ነቲ ንኣወሃሃዲ ኣርእስቲ IX / Title IXን ምክትል ሚኒስተር ትምህርቲ ወይ ንክልቴኦም ይወሃብ። ብዛዕባ ፖሊሲ ቦርድ ቁጽሪ 103ን 504.4ን ዝምልከት ዝያዳ ሓበሬታ ይመልከቱ።
Somali
BAYAANKA TAKOORID LA'AANTA: Dugsiga Bulshada ee Dagmadeedka ee Magaalada Sioux waxay ku bixisaa barnaamijyo xirfadeed iyo farsamo qaybaha soo socda: Ganacsiga & Suuqgeynta, Sayniska Qoyska & Macaamiisha, Sayniska Caafimaadka, iyo Farshaxanka Ganacsiga, Teknoloojiyada, & PLTW.
Dugsiga Bulshada ee Dagmadeedka ee Magaalada Sioux waa loo shaqeeye bixiya fursad loo siman yahay / lid ku ah takooridda oo aana cidna u takoorin si ku salaysan isirka, caqiidada, midabka, jinsiga, nooca jinsiga, aqoonsiga jinsiga, macluumaadka hide-sidaha (marka ay tahay ka shaqaysiin), asalka qaran, diinta, da'da (marka ay tahay ka shaqaysiin), naafanimada, heerka bulshad-dhaqaale (marka kaqaybgalka barnaamijyada), xaaladda guur (marka kaqaybgalka barnaamijyada), ama xaaladda ciidan horey uga mid ahaanta (marka ay tahay ka shaqeysiin) marka ay tahay barnaamijyadeeda waxbarashadeed iyo dhaqankeena ka shaqeysiinta. Degmada wuxuu uga baahan yahay Qodobka 9-aad (Title IX) iyo 34 CFR Qaybta 106 inaysan cidna ku takoorin si ku saleysan jinsiga barnaamijyadooda, Waxqabadyadooda, ama ka shaqaalaynta.
Su’aalaha ama cabashooyinka ee hoos yimaada Qeybta 504 iyo Qodobka 2-aad (Title II) ee Sharciga Dadka Mareykanka ee Naafada ah waxaa lagu aadin karaa Dr. Dora Jung, Agaasimaha Adeegyada Ardayda & u-Sinaanta Waxbarashada/Isuduwaha Qodobka 9-aad (Title IX) ee cinwaanka 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075, jungd@live.siouxcityschools.com. Su’aalaha ku saabsan codsiga ee Qodobka 9-aad (Title IX) iyo sharciyadiisa ku jeeda degmada waxaa loo gudbin karaa Isuduwaha Qodobka 9-aad (Title IX), kaaliyaha Xoghayaha Waaxda Waxbarashada Mareykanka, ama labadaba. Fadlan eeg siyaasadaha Gudiga Dagmada 103 iyo 504.4 wixii macluumaad dheeraad ah ee ku saabsan habraacyada cabashada ee la heli karo.
Oromo
Ibsa Loogii hin qabne Manni barumsa aana Sioux City dalagaa namaa dhiheessuu fi sagantaa tecknikaala asiigadiiti: kunniinis, bisnasaa fi marketingii, warraa fi bitoota Science, saayinsii fayyaa fi industirii artii, technology fi PLTW (projektii karaa qajeelchu).
Manni barumsa aana Sioux City carraa walqixa /sochii waliigaltee hojatoota fi gosa , amantii, bifa, saala, odeefannoo saala,eenyumaa saala, odeefanno gosaa(hojattootaf) ,odeefanno biyyaa, amantaa, umrii (hojattootaf) , qaama miidhama, haala hawaasummaa fi ekonomii (sagantaadhaf), haala walfuudhiti(sagantadhaf) , haala waraana (hojattootaf) sagantaa barumsaa fi praktisaa hojatoota kan adda hin qoodneedha. Aanaanis mataduree IX fi 34 CFR part kan 106 saganataa irrati kan saalan adda hin qoodne ta’a, haaromsitootafi hojattoota irratille.
Gaafiwwan yookin iyyata garee 504 jalatti fi mataduree ummani amerikaa miidha qaama miidhama irrati fudhatamu garri inni itti fidamus Dr. Dora Jung, durabuaa barattoota fi walqixxummaa barumsaa mataduree IX coordinator 627 4th street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075, jungd@live.siouxcityschools.com Irrati.
Gaafin waae mataduree aplikeeshina IX fi seeri aanicha garaIX coordinator oofu nidanda’a, gargaaran secretay deparmaanti barumsa US, yookin lachuu. Maalo oduu dabalataa kan hir’ate argachuuf boordi poolisii kan aana 103 yookin 504.4 laala.
Vietnamese
Tuyên bố Không phân biệt đối xử Khu Học chánh Cộng đồng Thành phố Sioux cung cấp các chương trình nghề nghiệp và kỹ thuật trong các lĩnh vực sau: Kinh doanh và Tiếp thị, Khoa học Gia đình và Tiêu dùng, Khoa học sức khỏe và Nghệ thuật công nghiệp, Công nghệ và PLTW.
Khu Học chánh Cộng đồng Thành phố Sioux là một nhà tuyển dụng có cơ hội bình đẳng/chính sách nâng đỡ các thành phần bị thiệt thòi, không phân biệt đối xử dựa trên chủng tộc, tín ngưỡng, màu da, giới tính, khuynh hướng tình dục, bản dạng giới, thông tin di truyền (đối với việc làm), nguồn gốc quốc gia, tôn giáo, tuổi tác (đối với việc làm), khuyết tật, tình trạng kinh tế xã hội (đối với các chương trình), tình trạng hôn nhân (đối với các chương trình), hoặc tình trạng là cựu chiến binh (đối với việc làm) trong các chương trình giáo dục và thực hành về việc làm của mình. Theo yêu cầu của Tiêu mục IX và 34 CFR Phần 106, Khu Học chánh không được phân biệt đối xử dựa trên giới tính trong các chương trình, hoạt động hoặc việc làm của mình.
Các thắc mắc hoặc khiếu nại theo Phần 504 và Tiêu mục II của Đạo luật về Người Mỹ Khuyết tật có thể được chuyển đến bà Dr. Dora Jung, Giám đốc đặc trách Giáo dục Công bằng và Dịch vụ Dành cho Học sinh/Điều phối viên về Tiêu mục IX theo điạ chỉ 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075, jungd@live.siouxcityschools.com. Các thắc mắc về việc áp dụng Tiêu mục IX và các quy định đối với Khu Học chánh có thể được chuyển đến Điều phối viên Tiêu mục IX, Trợ lý Bộ trưởng Bộ Giáo dục Hoa Kỳ, hoặc cả hai. Vui lòng xem các chính sách 103 và 504.4 của Hội đồng Khu Học chánh để biết thêm thông tin về các thủ tục khiếu nại hiện hành.