April 7| 5th grade informational parent meeting 6:00 p.m. 5th Grade classrooms

We are going to provide information on our economics unit, Mini-Society, and our Core Knowledge Human Growth and Development unit. The meeting will begin at 6:00p.m. in the 5th grade classrooms, and we are requesting only parents attend.

April 8| 3rd & 4th Grade Concert-6:30 p.m., LCS   

Students should come dressed in red, white, and blue. This is a patriotic concert and we would love to see their USA pride! Jeans are acceptable, as well as red, white, or blue hats or bandannas.

Should you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact:

April 10| May Lunch Calendars Due to Front Office 

April 11|Kindergarten Roundup for Kindergarteners entering Kindergarten 2014-2015   

April 14-April 17|Grades 4th and 5th Science and History Testing (CMAS)  

4th grade: 8:30-10:00  

5th grade: 10:30-12:00     

April 15| Liberty Lecture  6:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the LCHS Great Hall.  Topic:  "Reflections on Vienna- The City of Music." The presentation will cover Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, etc.  The lecture will be presented by LCHS music instructor Mr. Dave Lunn.   

April 18|Good Friday, NO SCHOOL  

April 25/26|5th & 6th Grade Dessert Theater, 6:00p.m.

Tickets for the Beauty and Beast play are now available. CLICK HERE  to purchase tickets.   

Doors open at 6:00 p.m.  

Dessert served between 6:00-6:45   

                                  Show runs from 7:00-9:00 p.m.  

Donations of juice boxes for the Dessert Theater are needed.  Any amount of juice boxes provided are much appreciated.  Please drop-off juice box donations to the Front Office.  

Please note:

The Liberty Common Board of Directors has approved the 2014-2015 School Calendar.  Please mark your calendars for the following: 

First day of school: Aug. 25, 2014

Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 26-Nov. 28 

Christmas Break: Dec. 22 - Jan. 2

Spring Break: March 16 - March 20   

Last day of school: May 22, 2015 

Enrollment for 2014-2015 School Year

Please contact the office, 482-9800, ext. 3114, if your child will not be returning to Liberty for the 2014-2015 school year.  We are preparing for next year's enrollment and like to give new students and their families as much notice as possible.

 

Drake Road Closed For Two Weeks. Any LCS parents or carpoolers using Drake Road to get to the school should mind a city traffic alert about Drake being closed for part of April. A full closure of eastbound Drake Road between Silver Creek Drive and Timberline Road in April is expected to last two weeks. CLICK HERE for more information, and plan an alternative route to avoid students being tardy from first period.

 

 

 

4/7/14

Dear Parents,

We, the teachers of Liberty Common School, are asking for your support with some changes for the 2014 - 2015 school year and all subsequent years. In order to ensure better student safety and to continue providing the best education for your children, we would like to ask you to support us with these two changes.

The first request is that parents not enter the school with the children in the morning (except Kindergarten parents). Dropping the students off in the carpool lane is truly the safest option for the kids, and it frees up our limited parking. As per Liberty's philosophy, we would like to encourage student independence. Parents needing to enter the building for pre-scheduled volunteer times will be directed to go through the front office and sign in before heading into the halls. Not allowing adults to use the back doors ensures student and school safety.

To further ensure student safety, we are asking you to help us by having cellphone free carpool lanes. Signs will be placed in the front, middle, and back as reminders to parents. We truly believe cell phone use is a danger to staff and students as drivers are distracted and not as focused as they should be.

We realize that these are major changes for some of you, but we hope we have your support because we are concerned about the safety of our school and our students. Please use the remaining two months of the 2013-2014 school year to plan and practice for these changes. Feel free to talk to any teacher for more information if you have any questions or concerns. This is an initiative by the teachers based on what we see every day while on duty. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Respectfully,

The Teachers and Administration of Liberty Common School

News from the Board of Directors

The Results are In 

285 parents completed the annual parent survey - THANK YOU! We received over 8 total pages of comments and have read every one. We found several themes in the survey that we plan to discuss and take action on. One is financial awareness. There seems to be uncertainty in some as to how our fundraising dollars are spent. The Financial Advisory Committee will discuss how to address this opportunity. A second theme is pertaining to the increase of parent awareness in Liberty's unique philosophy. A committee has been considering this over the past year and will continue to find targeted ways to offer details around what makes us unique.

The Principals also use the survey results in their strategic plans and for performance improvement.

I am very impressed in our overall scores. The vast majority of parents are strongly satisfied with Liberty Common Schools. That said, we will continue to look for ways to raise the bar in the education of our students. Thank you again for your thoughtful participation in the survey.

Paulette Hansen, Board Secretary

Liberty's Annual Spring Gala

Thank You!

On behalf of all Liberty Common Schools Students, William and Isabella Notarfransco say, "thank you."

Thank you to everyone who made last Friday's Spring Gala such a tremendous success! We had a wonderful time celebrating Liberty Common Schools with founders, faculty, grandparents and parents. Guests went away with fun memories and tons of terrific items from both the silent and live auctions. We raised a significant amount of money toward the purchase of a new bus for our kids, too!   It will be hard to forget the auctioneer circling the ballroom while auctioning off the bike on which he rode as well!

Marnie Dame, LCS Volunteer Coordinator

A special thank you goes out to all the volunteers who made the Spring Gala possible. The evening was a success because of you! Thank you for your dedication to making Liberty such an awesome school!

The Spring Gala Committee would also like to recognize our committee chairs-Qeryldine Hofinger and Jodi Fraser. Their vision and leadership, hard work and perseverance throughout the past year culminated in a wonderful celebration Friday. They worked endless hours and the Gala Committee is grateful to them!

Gala Volunteers, Jill Wear and Kim Kent, share their fundraising optimism

We look forward to reporting the financial results of our fundraiser as soon as final numbers are available. Please look for an update in a future newsletter!

Until next year!

Answer to Charter Quiz:  

Parents: 

a)     Are responsible for knowing and understanding the contents of the Charter