Liberty-Curtin Elem.

It is hard to believe that we are over half way through the 2022/23 school year. During February we will mark the 100th day of school. Students recently completed winter assessments in January. We are very proud of our students' academic progress and achievement so far this school year. Keep up the good work LC!

Students are excited for our upcoming field trip on Friday to the Roxy Movie Theater. Our student behavior has been outstanding and we wanted to reward students with an extra special January PBIS Reward. In February, we have a lot of fun and exciting things planned for students. Please check out some important dates below.

February 2 - PBIS Data Assembly @ 1:45

February 2 - School Board Meeting - 6:30pm

February 3 - Roxy Movie PBIS Reward Field Trip

February 3 - Report Card Distribution

February 7 - 100 day of school celebrations

February 8 - PTO & Parent Advisory Meeting - 6:00pm - LC Library

February 10 - PTO Popcorn Sales

February 14 - Valentine's Day Parties (info to be shared by the classroom teacher)

February 16 - Last day of After School Academy until March 6th

February 17 - No School

February 20 - President's Day - No School

February 21 - LC Science Fair - 6:00pm (more information to come)

February 22 & 23 - Kindergarten Registration - 3:30-6:30pm

March 2 - School Board Meeting - 6:30pm

With winter weather upon us, there will be days when we may need to delay the start of the school day or have a remote learning day. Please be sure to sign up for Bloomz, our new messaging app, so you don't miss any important information.

Liberty-Curtin Kindergarten Registration is February 22nd and 23rd from 3:30-6:30pm. Please contact our school secretary for an appointment.

All elementary schools conducted full school assessment screenings of math and reading progress in January. Our intervention teams used this information to update WIN groups (What I Need), and from what we are seeing so far, our students are growing rapidly! You should have received letters indicating what services they are receiving for this marking period.

Report Cards will come home February 3rd.

At all school levels, we use Title IV federal funds to purchase incentives for PBIS (our positive school-wide behavior supports) rewards, and we emphasize the goal of following school rules in all schools.

Required documents for families:

Right to Request Qualifications of Teachers (see Annual Notices and Policy Review button above) - if you wish to request a paper copy, please contact rmurty@kcsd.k12.pa.us .

Note: If your child is taught for four or more weeks by a teacher who is instructing in a

content area for which they are not currently certified, the district must notify you. Four week

notification letters will be added here if that becomes necessary.

Non-Discrimination Statement (see Annual Notices and Policy Review button above) - if you wish to request a paper copy, please contact rmurty@kcsd.k12.pa.us

Required documents for families:

Right to Request Qualifications of Teachers (see Annual Notices and Policy Review button above) - if you wish to request a paper copy, please contact rmurty@kcsd.k12.pa.us .

Note: If your child is taught for four or more weeks by a teacher who is instructing in a

content area for which they are not currently certified, the district must notify you. Four week

notification letters will be added here if that becomes necessary.

Non-Discrimination Statement (see Annual Notices and Policy Review button above) - if you wish to request a paper copy, please contact rmurty@kcsd.k12.pa.us

Title I District Parent Policy - Policy 918

Coaching Newsletter for Families - How We Teach Reading

Title I Complaint Procedure

School Improvement Plan

Open the link below to find out how you can engage in family activities and take advantage of discounts and free opportunities!

ATTENDANCE MATTERS

The faculty and staff of KCSD encourage parents to send their student to school everyday in order to achieve academic success!

If your student is absent, all parent excuses or medical excuses must be received by the office within 3 days after they return. Excuses can be emailed to: lcattendance@kcsd.k12.pa.us

If you are concerned about your student's attendance, please reach out to your student's school counselor.

If you are concerned about a student for any reason, you can make a SAP referral. The SAP referral can potentially lead to any needed services and/or supports the student may need to be successful.

Family and school partnerships are essential for helping students achieve at their maximum potential and while parent and community involvement has always been a cornerstone of public schools, greater recognition and support of these collaborative efforts is needed. Please click the image to the right for a PDF with more information.

Source: National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments

If your family speaks a language other than English, the district has access to translators and interpreters that can accompany you in meetings with teachers and school members. If you would like to be connected with a translator or interpreter please reach out to your child’s teacher or the school guidance counselor. The accessibility features in the top right corner of this Smore allow you to translate this page.

School Counselors are able to assist your child in 3 main areas: Social/Emotional Development, College/Career Readiness, and Academics.

Some activities provided may be:

• 1:1 Counseling

• Group Counseling

• Classroom Guidance on Interpersonal Skills

• (i.e. being a good friend, showing empathy, etc)

• Academic Achievement Strategies

• Career Awareness and Interest Inventories

To learn more or to schedule a meeting, please contact:

Bonnie Owens: Liberty-Curtin, School Counselor

Phone: 570-893-4900 x2521

Email: bowens@kcsd.k12.pa.us

Are you interested in helping out as a game worker for our Central Mountain events!?? If so see the flyer for more information.

Keystone Central School District has School Resource Officers throughout our district for safety and security.

Officer Scott VanGorder - Central Mountain High School

Officer Cory Beaver - Bucktail High School & Renovo Elementary

Officer James Knarr - Central Mountain Middle School

Officer Mike Fetzer - Elementary district-wide and District Attendance Officer

Officer Todd Brian - District-wide

Teachers and students are already noticing a spiral of learning with the new Bridges Math Curriculum. Strategies and routines they used in September are coming back to support continued learning. In February we will be finishing up Unit 5 and beginning Unit 6. Check out the Unit 6 Overviews below:

• Kindergarten English | Spanish

• 1st Grade English | Spanish

• 2nd Grade English | Spanish

• 3rd Grade English | Spanish

• 4th Grade English | Spanish

Did you know the Keystone Central School District offers a full cyber program to students K-12?

Please use the following link to read the the up coming events and information for February.

February CTC Newsletter

The ASVAB will be administered to all 10th grade students at BT and CMHS.

Dates:

CMHS- February 7th and 8th at 8:30am

BT - TBA

Please contact your child's teacher for information and updates on your child's progress.

NWEA Family Toolkit

NWEA FAQ

About Aimsweb

Need to register for the SAT, find out testing locations, dates and registration deadlines!

Many questions can arise concerning your child's laptop, internet access, busing information or maybe you'd like to volunteer in your child's school. These links below can help you get answers or point you in the direction of who to speak to.