Liberty Ridge Elementary Newsletter

6/19/23 No School Juneteenth

6/20/20 Field Day

6/21/23 Talent & Art Show 2:15

6/22/23 LAST DAY OF SCHOOl! Dismissal at 11:40

Dear LRE Families,

What an exciting week it has been at Liberty Ridge! Our staff had a wonderful time celebrating our students and their learning this year on Thursday at celebration night! Thank you to all who were able to make it out to join in the fun. We are also very appreciative of our community partners that joined us at the event. Below are the community partners that joined us:

LRE PTO

The Market

Prairie Ridge Coalition

Wesley Homes

SBLSD Family Center

East Pierce County Fire Department

Pierce County Sheriff Department

Right at School

I cannot believe next week is the last week of school! We have lots of fun planned for our students with field day on Tuesday, the talent show on Wednesday and our end of the year assembly on Thursday, which is our very last day of school. Please don’t forget there is no school on Monday in honor of Juneteenth. Have a wonderful weekend!

-Julana Hardtke

Principal, Liberty Ridge Elementary

Have you read the story Flat Stanley? It's a story about a boy that gets squashed flat by a bulletin board while sleeping and decides to make the best of it and gets mailed around the world on adventures. Well.....our Principal, Mrs. Hardtke, forgot to make summer adventure plans so we went ahead and flattened her to go on your summer adventures!

Kids were given "Flat Hardtke's" at Celebration Night last night. On the back is a QR code so you can read Flat Stanley with your family. When you are on your adventures this summer, "Flat Hardtke" is ready to go with you! Take a picture of "Flat Hardtke" when you are adventuring and then send in the photo to us by scanning the bottom QR code. We will be posting these photos to our Social Media this summer so we can see all the fun you are having!

If you didn't get a "Flat Hardtke" last night because you were unable to attend, please let us know and we'll send one home with your student.

Any students with medications in the health room should have them picked up by the last day or we will dispose of them in accordance with regulations. We dismiss at 11:40 on June 22nd, but the health room and office will be open the full day.

Did you know that your health services team is already planning for next year?

• If your child receives medication at school, medication-at-school orders must be signed by your medical provider dated June 1, 2023 or later for the upcoming school year.
• Documentation and medications for life threatening health conditions must be provided by September 5, 2023, in order for the student to attend school.
• If your child has a current IHP or a medication at school order, you will be receiving additional communication from your school health room.

We encourage you to make necessary medical appointments now so that you are prepared to send your child to school on the first day of the new school year.

Silent Dismissal Car Tags-

• We are keeping the same numbering system for families for next year. New enrollments will get the same tags until we run out. Your number that you have will remain the same so please keep your car tags. If you need another tag, we can print them out with the silent dismissal program, but they will be a little bit different since we are unable to get the same kind we currently have.
• Families/Students leaving LRE- if you can please return tags. But, if you don't that is okay. We will be de-activating those numbers that are not returned for security purposes.

School Supplies -

• Our PTO has generously donated all the school supplies for next year so that all students come ready to learn on the first day. They recognize the role that identical supplies play in equity among our students.
• Should you want to contribute to the PTO to help recoup the cost of school supplies for your student, a suggested donation of $25 would go to LRE PTO.
• Optional supplies to bring the first day of school would be: facial tissue, fragrance-free (not unscented) baby wipes, personal earphones/earbuds, and computer mice (grades 1-5 only)

Do you know a child who will be five years old on or before Aug. 31? Maybe it's your neighbor, friend or even your own child. Now’s the time to enroll kindergarten students for the 2023-24 school year. The sooner you enroll, the better we can keep you informed.

Kindergarten kickoff video

To learn more about kindergarten in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District, watch this video for an overview of kindergarten, the registration process and forms, resources, transition events and kindergarten readiness.

New immunization requirements

New requirements are in effect for students in preschool and kindergarten who are four years old or older on Sept. 1. Learn about the requirements, documentation, exceptions and more.

Registration

Enrollment into the District is online. Visit our enrollment page for details on the three-step registration process. Hard copy registration packets are available at our schools.

For more information, go to www.sumnersd.org/kindergarten.

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Location: 12202 209th Ave Ct E, Bonney Lake, WA, USA
Phone: (253) 891-4800