Liberty Grove News

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APRIL IS HERE! It is so hard to believe this school year is coming to an end. We are quickly approaching the busy season of testing and end of the year activities! Thank you for all of your support throughout this school year! I ask that you continue supporting your children and encouraging them to do their best everyday! Especially on testing- I know that there are days that it's hard- but it's a good gauge of where students are at the end of the year and what they have learned! It is so much fun to celebrate them and the growth that they have shown!

Lauren Jeffries

ljeffries@garlandisd.net

This is a VERY IMPORTANT piece of our school improvement and we need parent input! We will be sending paper copies after the break but are really trying to push online submission!

Family Engagement Survey window is OFFICIALLY open!

Here is the universal anonymous link surveys.panoramaed.com/garlandisd/FamilySpring2025/surveys

Reminder of a few guidelines for parent lunches:

- student may only have a visitor once a week

- the visitor must be on the child's emergency contact list

- ONLY the visitor and the child may sit together at lunch at the designated tables. The ONLY exception is if there are siblings in the same grade.

- visitors are NOT to address any other students while attending lunch

- food that is brought to the cafeteria can only be for the visitor and the student they are eating with.

These guidelines are subject to change at any time.

Parents:

It is essential for you to pick your child(ren) up on time. We understand that there are times that things happen but picking up beyond 4:00 is not acceptable. Our staff has meetings as well as other family obligations to attend following the work day. When you are late, it holds everyone up from doing what they need to do. Please be mindful of this.

Dismissal will begin at 3:30 for the duration of the school year! Thank you for being patient as students learn the routines and procedures! Our goal everyday is a 3:45 end time for dismissal!

Please make sure that you are staying in your car and going through the car rider pickup. We need to keep the front clear for special situations, buses and daycare. Please review the following guidelines:

1) student transportation changes are accepted up to 2:00. If you have changes, the office AND teacher must be notified.
2) you MUST have your ID to pick up any child. Even if you have been to the school before. You will be required to have an ID to pick up a child from the office.
3) you MUST have a car tag to go through the car line. If you do not, you will proceed to the front office and get a new card. You will be required to wait until 3:50/3:55 when dismissal has ended to get your child.
4) no students will be called to the office during dismissal. You will have to wait for late pickup.
5). no students will be dismissed after 3:00 PM. If you are not at the school before 3 PM, you will be required to proceed through the dismissal line.

6) Please stay in your dismissal "Color" line (orange or green). Even if a child is absent, you stay in the same color lane.

Class Dojo is essential. It is the one-stop-shop to stay current with what is going on in your child's classroom and at Liberty Grove! Please be on the lookout for the invite from your child's teacher. Thanks for all that you do!

Complete your FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SURVEY above!

March 31:Tutoring today- please be ON TIME to pick up your child!

April 1:

April 2: Celebrate Paraprofessionals today! Do something kind for ALL of our hardworking PARAs!

Tutoring today- please be on time to pick up your child!

April 3: Group photos today!

April 4: Happy Friday!

Next week we celebrate Ms. Marshall for AP week AND Ms. Taylor and Ms. King, our wonderful librarians!

“Please check out my Virtual Office for information, resources, a virtual calming room, referral links, and even a fun read aloud. There is also a link for my Counseling Needs Assessment to help me plan lessons with your students.

Important Information:

• 5th Grade Choice of Subject: The window for 6th Grade Choice of Subject is 3/26 - 4/8. See the information below and if you have any questions about Choice of Subject, please let me know by Monday April 7th (STAAR is on April 8th, so I will be away from my phone for most of the day).
• Parent Information Presentation
• Parent Information Letter and Click Sheet
• Band Instrument Information

• Family Engagement Survey: Please complete this survey on how this school year has been for you! Family Engagement Survey: surveys.panoramaed.com/garlandisd/FamilySpring2025/surveys

Please reach out to me at bsmccay@garlandisd.net if you ever have any questions or need help getting to resources for your student or family. Thank you and I look forward to a great year!”

Mission: Our Liberty Grove School Family inspires and encourages one another to achieve personal and academic excellence by setting and achieving goals and providing accountability for all.

Vision: Support the whole child through authentic instruction in a positive and nurturing environment.

Core Values: We believe that all students should receive quality instruction, We believe all children can learn, we value and celebrate the diversity of our families and communities, We encourage communication and collaboration to reach our full potential.

Principal

Liberty Grove Elementary

Email: ljeffries@garlandisd.net
Phone: 972-487-4416

Website: https://www.garlandisdschools.net/libertygrove
Twitter: @LGES_Gators

Facebook: Liberty Grove Elementary School

Dojo: www.classdojo.com