LIBERTY ANNOUNCEMENT - A friendly reminder that today is intramural basketball after school in place of this past Wednesdays meet. We didn't have it on Wednesday due to early dismissal. Next week will be the normal schedule of Monday/Wednesday and Tuesday/Thursday. Have a wonderful weekend!
Remember Intramural Basketball started this week. If you selected Monday/Wednesday that will be when you attend. If you selected Tuesday/Thursday we will see you today. (Please note that with early dismissal Wednesday 02/27 there will be no intramural basketball and it will be held on Friday 3/1 for this week only)
Liberty Intermediate Announcement-
Today we will be sending spring portrait packets home. Spring portraits will be taken March 8th.
Forms along with payment MUST be sent in that day with your student.
Only students with a completed form and payment will be accepted.
No late orders, online orders, or make-up/retakes will be taken for these portraits.
There are extra forms in the school's main office. Please phone Image Group with questions/concerns. (815) 932-1230
Thank you!
LIBERTY ANNOUNCEMENT- TRACK TRYOUTS
To all sixth grade students interested in trying out for the 2019 BUGC Track Team:
1. Students- in order to try out, you must complete the Google form via the email sent to you on February 14, 2019.
2. You must have a signed insurance waiver into Mr. Chamernik on or before March 1st. Insurance waiver forms are available in the main office or in the gym.
Waivers can be turned in to Mr. Chamernik or main office.
3. You must have an up-to-date physical. If you are unsure if you are up to date, we can give you that information.
Tryouts are Monday, March 4th at BUGC. Tryout times are 3pm to 5pm.
The girls will ride bus 1 from Liberty to BUGC. The boys will ride bus 7 from Liberty to
BUGC. Parents please pick students up from BUGC at 5:00 pm.
5. All sixth-grade students will be assigned a number. You need to remember your personal number. This will be the number the coaches use to call back sixth-grade students.
6. Sixth grade does not have tryouts on Tuesday, March 5th or Wednesday, March 6th.
7. Callbacks for sixth-grade students are Thursday, March 7th from 3 pm to 5 pm at BUGC. Your tryout number will be posted on the BUGC athletic website if you are being called back. The 6th grade call back numbers will be posted by Wednesday, March 6th by 6 pm.
Liberty Intermediate Announcement
There will be NO RTI / Homework help at Liberty after school this Thursday, February 14th.
Yearbook orders are due THIS Friday-2/15.
The cost is $18. Orders can also be done online or send in the order form with payment with your student.
Mrs. Edmonson continues to make connections with the literature and enriches the reading experience for students at Liberty. The students listened to guest speakers share their stories about living in different cultures and shared their view of the question, "What does home mean to you?" The guest speakers were Kibet Rono, who immigrated from Kenya, and Ben and Reese Kuwitzky, who have lived in Nigeria.
The 5 Essentials Parent Survey window will close on Feb. 15, 2019, so please complete the survey and provide us with valuable information.
Link for parents to take the survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
Thank you in advance for your participation!
Dear 5th grade Parents/Guardians:
Due to unsafe weather conditions forecasted for next week, Camp Tecumseh has been postponed until the week of March 11th - March 15th.
Chaperones that are negatively impacted by this change need to notify the school as soon as possible. We will need to make appropriate arrangements for replacement chaperones.
Also, if the date change causes any individual to not be able to attend the Camp Tecumseh trip, a refund will be distributed.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but we want to ensure the safety of our students, staff, and chaperones. We also want to ensure that all participants get to experience all aspects of the Camp Tecumseh trip and the weather would hinder that possibility.
Please contact Mrs. Coughenour or Mr. Ruberry with any questions or concerns.
Thank you for being understanding!
Liberty Parents: There is no after school RtI this week due to MAP testing. RtI resumes next week for those students that attend.
Liberty Week at a Glance:
1/14/19
Math Team Practice @ 2:45
6th Girls Volleyball Game @ Kennedy 4:30
1/15/19
MAP Testing 5th and 6th Grade
1/16/19
MAP Testing
6th Girls Volleyball Game - Home 4:30
1/17/18
6th Grade 4th R Party 8:15-10:15am
Robotics Tryouts 2:45-Applications are due Tuesday and must be signed by a parent w/teacher recommendation.
1/18/19
5th Grade 4th R Party 9:00-11:00am
EARLY DISMISSAL 1:15pm
Liberty Parents/Guardians: 5 Essentials Survey
Please take this time to provide feedback about your school. Information from this survey is reviewed by administration and school leadership teams to collaborative opportunities and initiate growth.
Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
Closes Feb. 15, 2019.
Liberty Spirit week... lots of holiday cheer!!!!
Spirit Day:
Wednesday- Wear Red, Green, White
Thursday-Dress like your Favorite Holiday Character
Friday-Ugly Holiday Sweater
Liberty 5th graders enjoyed a trip to the Field Museum last week. They enhanced their learning with educational discussions throughout the experience.
The 6th graders at Liberty are investigating mixtures! They are using sand, sugar, and mayonnaise to determine which are heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures. Which, do you think, mix into a solution, colloid, or a suspension? Mrs. Riegel loves how well her students work together to investigate!!!!
Late Bus: Attention parents, Liberty bus 16 is running approximately 15 minutes behind. Early dismissal was at 10:45 and students are waiting supervised at Liberty.
Reminder to Liberty parents. Today at Liberty, staff and students will be participating in ALICE training from 8:00-10:45am. Students will be viewing a presentation from Officer Garcia and participating in scripted scenarios to practice the ALICE techniques.
6th grade reading classes are engulfed in the novel Esperanza Rising. Emmeline Sovinski brought in a yarn doll, she made, to show Mr. Burda’s Advanced Reading class. The doll is exactly like the one described in the book. Emmaline talked to the class, explaining the basic steps taken to make the doll. Emmeline is also able to crochet and knit, so she is using her skills to inspire others to make a yarn doll of their own.
Liberty 5th and 6th grade students participated in Open Mic night at Bourbonnais Public Library. Mrs Edmonson was instrumental in the organization of the event. Those in attendance had a fun night with original and famous poetry, stories, and jokes. Many families came and listened to their children read aloud and deliver performances. Even a few siblings joined in on the fun!
The 5th Grade Math Team competed in their first competition of the year! They were amazing! They LOVE MATH!
