Daily Announcements
Friday, November 20, 2009
Parent/Teacher Conferences are November 23- November 25. Please call the Main
Office to schedule your appointment at 655-6800.
Tutoring is offered after school from 3:10 – 4:15pm, Monday through Thursday. Students must sign up in the office before 1:00. Students should meet teachers in the hallway outside the Media Center. Bring your agenda with all assignments written down and all materials needed to work on assignments.
Students when you are out due to illness and your parent will be calling in your absence – please be sure to have your parents request your homework at the time of reporting your absence. Homework is not automatically given just because you are absent.
ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS MUST BE RETURNED THIS WEEK!
Holiday Toy and Food Drive-
The 10th Annual Holiday Toy and Food Drive kicks off MONDAY. Please bring a new
toy or canned food to turn in to your academic team teachers. Some gift ideas
include: CD’s, sports
items, board games, clothes, gift cards, and DVD’s.
Last year, Liberty and Lincoln students collected over 2 tons of food and 1500
toys. Let’s see if we can do even
better this year! Donations will be accepted until December 11th.
Team Trivia (Scholar Bowl) – Any student interested in representing Liberty Middle School in Team Trivia Competition can try0out tomorrow during Activity period in the Media Center. If you have any questions, please see Mr. Walker in Room E106B this morning during Activity.
Ecology Club -Help the Ecology Club recognize America Recycles Day by purchasing spirit items today. The panther sports bottles are made from 85%-100% post consumer recycled plastic, and the Liberty Recycles pencils are made from 30% recycled denim. Today is the last day to make your buy these items at lunch. During parent/teacher conferences, these items will be available for purchase in the main office.
Liberty Panther Wrestling - Practice immediately following school from 3-5:15 in the annex gym at Liberty. As always if you have any questions please free to let me know or check www.edwardsvillewrestling.com for our schedule. Have a wonderful week!
Washington D.C. Trip – 7th grade students HURRY! The registration deadline for our awesome trip to Washington, DC this spring, April 13th – 17th is quickly approaching. Sign up before January 28, 2010 so you don’t miss out on the fun. For details contact Ms. Sallie Clark or stop by her classroom (E106A) today or simply register online at www.worldstrides.org using our Trip ID number, 27792.
Yearbook – Yearbook invoices are arriving by mail!! Remind your parent/guardian to make payment to ensure receipt of a yearbook on yearbook distribution day. See Miss Smith with any questions in room E120.
AMAZON RAINFOREST ADVENTURE 2010 – Join Bev Schaake, Science Educator, on her final expedition to the Amazon Rainforest of Peru. The Missouri Botanical Garden has called this area one of the most diverse biomes on Earth. This is truly the adventure of a lifetime! All ages welcome. If questions, please email Mrs. Schaake at bschaake@ecusd7.org.
Check Cashing Policy
Neither the Main Office nor the Cafeteria has funds available for cashing checks for students. Students should bring separate checks for payment of lunches, PE uniforms, Activity Fees, FIT and/or Team collections. If you have any questions, you may contact our bookkeeper, Mary Emerick, in the Main Office. Thank You for your cooperation.
Pick Up and Drop Off
IF you pick up or drop off your student at school, please use the north side of the building. This is the designated pick up drop off area.
Security Measures
In an effort to keep our school safe, any visitor to our school needs to show photo I.D. when entering the building. Please be aware of this security measure. Also, once school begins for the day, all doors entering our building are locked with the exception of the main door. This is the door you must use to enter our building.
Electronic Devices
REMINDER: STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THEIR CELL PHONES ON THE BUSES TO OR FROM SCHOOL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. Please remember that no electronic devices are allowed in school. Cell phones must be kept in lockers. Cell phones taken out during school or that rind during school will be confiscated. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE CELL PHONES I N PURSES OR POCKETS. Even on “vibrate” they are still a distraction in class.
Before School Rules
Please remember that 6th and 7th grade students are to be in the large gym until the bell rings at 8:05. The 8th graders need to have a seat in the Commons until the bell rings at 8:05. NO STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO BE ANYWHERE IN THE BUILDING, INCLUDING THEIR LOCKERS, UNTIL 8:05. Students who wish to eat breakfast should report the Commons and stay there until the 8:05 bell rings.
YMCA – Review the Y Procedures
1. Must have a note on file.
2. Must be escorted
3. You may not return to Liberty to ride the activity bus.
Lunch Menu –
Friday – spaghetti w/meatballs, buttered corn, applesauce, milk, juice
Monday - Cook's choice
ACTIVITY BUSES
Activity buses are available for students needing transportation from after-school activities. There are runs at 4:20 and 5:20 run. The four buses arrive at school at the above mentioned times and leave 10 minutes later at 4:30 & 5:30. Please note that the activity bus drop-off points are not necessarily the same as on the regular after-school runs. Students should go to one of the buses, inform the bus driver of their address, and he/she will tell them which bus to board.
YMCA
If you are planning to go to the Y after school, please pay attention to the following rules.
- Parental permission will be required. Students, who want to attend, must have a note from a parent. The note must be turned into the office by 1:00 PM on the day the student is requesting to attend.
- You must be a member of the YMCA to attend.
- The crossing guard will check students off a list prior to escorting them across the street. Students who are not on the approved list will not be allowed to cross to the YMCA.
- Students are not allowed to return to Liberty Middle School when they are finished at the YMCA. They may not come back to ride the 4:30 or 5:30 Activity busses. It will be your parent’s responsibility to provide transportation from the YMCA.
The YMCA will provide a great opportunity for you; however, I am very concerned about the safety of all of our students as they cross the street to attend the Y. These guidelines will be strictly enforced to ensure that all students can safely cross Goshen Road.
