Liberty Weekly Update

Our fifth graders do have some limitations to this as it is also our hovercraft day! Don't forget: To participate, students and anyone wanting to ride on the hovercrafts must wear closed toed shoes that tie and either shorts or pants with a t-shirt for the day. If they have long hair, they should be prepared to put it up in a ponytail for safety.

• Students need to have their charged 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 Elementary. 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's 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 students can be dropped off at 8:30 at door 8 and not any earlier. Supervision and doors open at door 8 at 8:30. Students should never be dropped off at door 1 unless they are tardy and it is after 9. Door 1 is for visitors only not drop off.
• Late Start Wednesdays students can be dropped off at 8:50.
• Fridays are Brickie Fridays! Encourage your child to wear purple and gold.

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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.

A Reminder from Nurse Jamie Noel About Nut Free Classrooms!

Why must birthday treats and snacks be nut free?

At school one of our top priorities is keeping our students safe. In order to do this, we have to make certain classrooms NUT FREE. Most of us know someone who has a nut allergy of some degree, but everyone’s allergen response is NOT the same. Some student can have an anaphylactic reaction from particles in the air, from simply touching anything with traces of nuts, while others are less severe and only react if ingested. Depending on the severity of the student’s allergy, we at times cannot have even a trace of nut products in the classroom. Emergency Epinephrine is available at school, but requires the student then to be transported via EMS to the local ER to ensure no additional treatment is necessary. Food allergies can be life threatening, no student or parent should have this burden of concern at school.

How Can I help?

There are many nut free options of treats that will help celebrate your student’s special day, while keeping the peers around them safe! When shopping for nut free treats, please read the label!

SOME NUT FREE Options: LOFT HOUSE cookies, BEST CHOICE cupcakes, MEIJER fresh cupcakes (most options, check label), FAVORITE DAY BAKERY at Target.

Why not remove the student with an allergy for snacks?

Students never want to be different from their peers. Isolating them during birthday treat and celebrations is unfair and detrimental to their mental wellbeing. There are many alternative nut free options that allow them to be included. It is important to take into account the perspective of the student and parents of those with food allergies. A child should never be excluded when we can, together, keep their classroom safe and enjoyable!

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!

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