THE PATRIOT PARENT CONNECTION

Dear Liberty Families,

It's Teacher Appreciation Week at Liberty; please take a moment to express gratitude for any staff member who has made a difference in your child's life this year. Our Staff Shout-out form can be accessed HERE. Our teachers truly go above and beyond to care for and educate our Liberty Patriots, and we appreciate your words of support so much!

Sincerely,

Amanda Thrower

Principal

FOR YOUR CALENDAR

May 8-12 - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 10 - Nurse Appreciation Day

May 10 - Final FCA Huddle in the gym

May 11 - Band Concert

May 12 - 8th Grade Dance

May 15 - Chorus Concert

May 19 - Zaxby's Spirit Night

May 22 - Deadline to submit missing assignments/assessments

May 22 - 8th Grade Field Trip to Georgia Aquarium & Truist Park

May 23 - Patriot Preview for Rising 6th Grade Families

May 25 - 8th Grade Finale

May 25 - Early Release/Last Day of School

CONGRATS TO OUR PATRIOT PLAYERS

Congrats to our cast and crew of Junie B. Jones!! It was a smashing success, and we are so proud of our Patriot Players! Thank you, Mrs. Cummo, for all of your hard work in organizing, preparing, and directing this wonderful performance! Thank you, too, to all the parent volunteers who helped make Junie B. possible.

MILESTONES TESTING

We are entering the final week of Milestones testing! Please see the graphic below to be aware of our Milestones Assessment schedule. For information from our district about the value of these assessments, please click HERE. We encourage students to get good sleep, eat a fortifying breakfast, and be on time to school on testing days. We appreciate your partnership!

2023-24 STUDENT COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS

The student course recommendations go live for viewing on May 8th at 9 A.M. and will remain open until May 12th at 5:00 P.M. Upon reviewing your student’s course recommendations, if you would like for the Liberty team to take a second look at your child’s course level, please visit Liberty’s website to complete the Course Change Consideration Form. This form will close on May 12th at 5:00 P.M. These requests may be granted based on student performance data. Our goal is to ensure that every student at Liberty is scheduled for the courses that best meet their academic needs.

DEADLINE FOR MISSING ASSIGNMENTS

Please know that our teachers work tirelessly to give students every opportunity to be successful in their class endeavors. In many cases, these efforts include opportunities to complete missing assignments, remediation experiences, and re-assessment of certain content or skills. Our staff is very gracious in these practices, but there comes a point in each semester where teachers need time to complete the grading of assignments in order to post year-end grades. Therefore, please be aware of Liberty's deadline for missing assignments and assessments: Monday, May 22nd.

Please understand that most failing grades right now are caused by incomplete or missing work. Teachers can't assess what is not turned in. We must have work completed to give students the most accurate feedback in their progress on the content, skills, and standards as we approach the end of the school year.

There are a few opportunities we have in place that can assist with the completion of necessary assignments. Friday Academy has been very successful in providing students time to complete missing work on Friday afternoons from 4:15 - 6:00. If you are interested in having your student attend, please reach out to your child’s teacher to make arrangements. There is also time built in to PT each week for students to study and/or get caught up on assignments. Furthermore, morning help sessions can be scheduled with teachers.

Please check your student's progress in Parent Portal and support them in completing any outstanding assignments.

DO YOU KNOW A FORMER GRADUATE WHO IS GRADUATING?

Please share the word about our Class of 2023 Patriot Walk. See details in the graphic below.

8TH GRADE DANCE: EARLY CHECKOUT OPTION

Liberty staff is excited to celebrate the 8th grade students at the 8th grade dance on May 12th. Students wishing to check-out early to prepare for the evening’s event need to complete the permission form that was distributed on Friday. The permission form is due back by Wednesday, May 10th and should be returned to the PT teacher. Students are expected to remain in school until 1:00 P.M. Students will be released at 1:00 P.M. to the car rider line. *Please note that a student must be present half the day to be eligible to attend after school/extracurricular activities.

IMPORTANT LUNCH ACCOUNT INFORMATION

ATTENTION PARENTS: There will be NO CHARGING allowed for student meals STARTING May 1, 2023. Please check account balances to determine the funds needed for meals for the remainder of this school year. To ensure your child can continue to enjoy school meals or to clear your student’s account of any negative balances, please send a payment (cash or check) to the school cafeteria ,or you may visit www.MyPaymentsPlus.com, to make a payment online. Remember to note your child’s Student ID on your check or to include it with cash in an envelope. We accept Free and Reduced Applications each school day. Options for account balances: Money on customer accounts will automatically carry forward to the assigned school for the new academic year. If your child is leaving the district or they are graduating you may transfer the funds to another sibling’s account, donate the funds, or request a refund.

For the Donation/Transfer/Refund procedure, click HERE.

EXPRESS GRATITUDE

Is a Liberty staff member making a positive impact on your student? Please shout them out HERE. Positive words of affirmation from our community mean so much to us!

Thank you to the parents who took time to Shout-Out a staff member in the month of April!