Liberty Weekly Update

For the month of October, Liberty had whole school attendance of 96.42%. Veterans Elementary had 95.42% and Joan Martin had 95.07%. Way to go! Remember that attendance matters and showing up on time is everything!

Congratulations to Mrs. Klaich’s class for their 100% attendance last week and Mrs. Sheehy’s class for their 98.89% attendance last week! Attendance matters!

Grizzly’s Pawsitive Advice for the week goes nicely with our Brickie Connections #12 for the week. Be mindful. Be calm. Breathe. Practicing breath work is important and beneficial for people of all ages. Just Breathe.

November is known as the month for being grateful. This month we are going to challenge our students and staff to pause throughout the month and remember what they are grateful for. We can focus on filling up our own jars of gratitude. Feel free to use this jar or an actual physical jar with your family. Our students will be able to ask for a gratitude note slip and put it on our Gratitude Jar poster we have up in the hall. I also included our November Wellness Calendar for you to use. Take time to pause and be grateful!

Our Brickie Parent Academy kicks off in just three weeks! Please sign up to join us!

https://forms.gle/MYKciLCoHaPVhM5R7

• Students need to have their Chromebooks and headphones at school daily.
• Dress your Brickies for outside recess!
• Please send your child with a water bottle and a healthy snack daily!
• Chromebook insurance is a separate fee again this year for $25. You will sign a paper at Back to School Night asking for insurance, the fee will then be assigned to you in Skyward. The insurance is not effective until purchased. You can pay through Skyward or send cash or check to Liberty. You can opt out, but we strongly encourage all parents to purchase insurance.

• How does your child become a Mathlete? Students master their facts in XtraMath based on their grade level expectation and earn a Liberty Mathlete shirt.

  1st and 2nd Grade-Addition and Subtraction

  3rd Grade-Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication

  4th and 5th Grade-Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division

• It very important to follow our car rider procedures to ensure everyone is safe.
• Students in grades 3-5 can ride bikes to school. Younger students can ride bikes with an adult only. Scooters, skateboards and hoverboards are not permitted.
• Students should have a consistent dismissal plan each night to avoid confusion. In the event there is a change in transportation send a note to school with your child that morning.
• Students are not permitted to ride other students buses.
• Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays car rider drop off is at 8:30 at door 8. Supervision and doors open at door 8 at 8:30.
• Late Start Wednesdays students can be dropped off at 8:50.
• If your student has a health condition that requires medication and a care plan, please update paperwork and medication before the first day of school. You can drop it off to the school nurse at Back-to-School Night.
• Fridays are Brickie Fridays! Encourage your child to wear purple and gold.

Every Friday you will receive a weekly newsletter. This is the school's way of communicating important events and sharing all of the fun from the week.

We will also utilize Parent Square and our Liberty Facebook page to communicate with you.

You can also find current information about school events:

https://www.facebook.com/LibertyElementarySCOH/

School City of Hobart Website:

https://www.hobart.k12.in.us/

Food Service Menus

Arrival:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

8:30 Breakfast

8:45 Students Go to Classrooms

8:55 Attendance is Taken

Wednesday

9:00 Breakfast

9:10 Students Go to Classrooms

9:15 Attendance is Taken

Dismissal:

3:20 Car riders dismiss to door 8. Walkers dismiss to door 1.

3:20-3:35 Buses called as they arrive.

As we start school it is important for the safety of our children to be aware of our school buses.

The stop arm and blinking lights mean “STOP”. To disregard the stop arm is a misdemeanor and mandatory court appearance. The Hobart Police Department has shared that law allows the police to use the bus driver’s observations to issue a citation to the registered owner of the vehicle.

Our ultimate goal is a safe commute for children to and from school.

Check out the SEL page for great tips and advice for Social Emotional Learning for students, parents, and families! Lots of great information with what we do in school with students and what you can do at home.

It’s not a myth that electronics can affect sleep. Studies have shown that blue light screens such as TVs, tablets, computers, and cell phones emit suppress melatonin resulting in not feeling sleepy at bedtime and disrupting quality sleep. The best rule of thumb is to eliminate screen time an hour before kids head to bed. Think about what your child needs and when you can fit screen time in appropriately so that it does not affect their sleep habits. You don’t want your child to feel deprived of electronics, or like they are being punished, so instead, we recommend being intentional with creating a new schedule that allows for screen time prior to the last hour of the day. Turn off the electronics an hour before bed. This works for all ages from young to adults.

Click here for information on how to report absences and check grades in Skyward, receive assistance with Canvas, and much more! To contact our Technology Department, please call (219)942-1388 ext.8963.

All families are required to reapply for meal and textbook assistance each year. Click the button above to learn more about the application located in Skyward, or call our office at (219) 947-2413 ext.8952.

If your child is interested in doing an after school club that involves physical activity we need to have a physical on file. This is due to not having a nurse at the building after school hours. You can print the Physical Form from the link below or use any Physical Form from your doctor's office. Please see the flyer below for information. We do have several fun after school clubs all year long, some starting very soon!

Check out the October Nurse's Corner to learn about immunizations, sports physicals, and other important information about keeping your student healthy!

We love to show our Brickie Pride at Liberty. Encourage your child to wear purple and gold on Fridays!