Parent Patriot Post

Happy New Year LPES families.

Whether you are a student, educator, parent, or community partner, your contributions make our school a special place.

In the spirit of a new beginning, I am excited to share some of the highlights and initiatives planned for the upcoming year:

• Academic Excellence- We are committed to fostering a learning environment that promotes academic excellence. Our dedicated team of educators will continue to implement innovative teaching methods and provide personalized support to help every student reach their full potential.
• Community Engagement- Building a strong sense of community is at the heart of Liberty Point. We will be organizing various events, workshops, and activities throughout the year to encourage collaboration and strengthen the bonds that make our school a close-knit family.
• Technology Integration- In our ever-evolving world, technology plays a crucial role in education. We are excited to enhance our technological infrastructure and integrate new tools to enrich the learning experience for our students.
• Wellness and Mindfulness: The well-being of our students and staff is a top priority. This year, we will focus on promoting wellness and mindfulness initiatives to ensure a healthy and supportive environment for everyone.

• Report Cards-Semester one report cards will go home on January 12th, 2024, and will also be available in the parent portal.
• Hardship Transfers- Applications for a hardship transfer will open on January 1st and remain open through February 28th. Applications are reviewed annually by the Student Assignment Office. Through this process, parents can seek a transfer for medical reasons, curriculum differences, child care situations or if they are an employee of the school system. Parents may also request the renewal of an existing hardship transfer. The Hardship Transfer Policy as well as the Hardship Transfer Guidelines (see below) will be used to determine student eligibility. https://www.fultonschools.org/cms/lib/GA50000114/Centricity/Domain/335/SABrochure2.pdf
• Awards Days- Our celebration of grades will span from January 17th-19th. Please check the flyers below for grades and times. Teachers may decide on a color for students to wear. Please check with your classroom teacher to get details. If parents want to check students out after the ceremony, families will have to return to the front office to sign students out on the device.

I encourage each of you to embrace the opportunities that this new year brings. Let us continue working together to make Liberty Point a place where every individual can thrive and achieve their goals.

Thank you for your ongoing support, and I look forward to another year of growth, success, and memorable moments.

Wishing you a fantastic start to 2024!

Your Proud Principal,

Tanisha Lewis

January 12th-Report card go home

January 15th- MLK holiday

January 16th-Teacher work day-no school

January 17th-19th-Awards days (flyers will go home)

The Infinite Campus portals - provides access to information for all enrolled students in their household. Information includes grades, attendance, assignments, transportation and school announcements.

Patriot families,

Students have a range of accidents during the school day from pizza spills, mud from recess, or misjudging a restroom break. In order to help students stay clean and prevent parents from having to miss a day of work we would like your help. Our clinic aide Mrs. Whitley has new uniforms, socks, and underwear in all sizes, but her supply has depleted. Please help her with her supplies by donating new uniform shirts and pants, socks, and underwear for both girls and boys to help scholars change clothes and quickly return to class. All donations may be dropped off in our clinic next to the main office.

School safety remains a top priority for us in Fulton County Schools. We take maintaining a safe and secure learning environment very serious. I expect all Liberty Point students, parents and staff members act in a manner that keeps everyone safe. I strongly encourage all parents to review the Code of Conduct, and speak with your child about his/her behavior. When incidence of misconduct arise, consequences will be assigned based on the infraction as detailed within the Code of Conduct.

In addition to your teacher's weekly newsletters, our outstanding instructional coaches will send out weekly strategies for your to work on with your children at home. We hope you find these informational and supportive!

If you need additional ideas or supports, you can reach out the following personnel.

• Mr. Glover- Math & Pre-K Support at his email address: glovere@fultonschools.org
• Ms. Griggs- Math Support at her email address: griggsf@fultonschools.org
• Ms. White- K-2 Literacy Support at her email address: whiteer@fultonschools.org
• Ms. Sherman- 3-5 Literacy Support at her email address: shermanb1@fultonschools.org

Phonics Series: Practice Perfect!

Let's continue our phonics learning series! Remember, you will learn the progression of phonics learning and how to ensure your child has mastered each concept through practice!

Last week we learned about short vowels. This week we will learn about long vowels!

Long vowel sounds are vowel sounds that say their name. They are often heard when there is more than one vowel in a word or syllable.

Here are some examples of long vowels within words:

ā -cāne, pain, day

ē - mēet, eat, Pete

ī - fīne, wipe, pie

ō - lōan, phone, tone

ū - ūse, fuse, cue

How to help students at home with long vowels:

1. Review the long vowel sounds for each vowel.

2. Review flash cards with words with the long vowel sound. Ask your scholar to say the sounds within the words.

3. Apply their learning to a book. Have your scholar identofy words with the long vowel sounds.

Greetings Parents!

We have complete just over 1/4 of our school year and everything mathematics is trending upwards! So far, all grade levels have met or exceeded their unit assessment goals and the math team would like thank you for your continued efforts at home. We are confident that our students will continue to show mathematical growth throughout the school year. One way you can help show this growth is to have real-world mathematics conversations with your students. We are ALL good math students because we use mathematics in our everyday lives. Using a good conversation starter is a great way to begin a real-world mathematical discussion. Some examples are:

• How far do you think it is from our house to school?
• How old do you think _____________ is? Why?
• Do you think it takes longer to drive to ________ or to drive to ___________?

Any question you can think of that generates a mathematics discussion benefits your student's mathematical thinking.

As always, thank you for your continued support, we CANNOT be successful without you.

The Counseling Dept. would like to thank all of those who participated with us during the many events in October. Red Ribbon Week, Bullying Prevention Week, Unity Day and all the other small celebrations in October were a great success.

The number one reason that young scholars do well academically is that they are in attendance at school. It's hard to be successful when you miss key instructions. Parents, we encourage you to have your young scholars attend school everyday, and on time.

The Classroom Guidance Lesson for the month of November will be focusing on Responsibility. We encourage all of our scholars to be responsible scholars while they are here, at home, and in their community. This means doing what's right and taking ownership of their actions, even in the face of adversity, as well as when they think no one is looking.

We are proud to partner with Chris180, one of the area's premiere mental health, child welfare and family service organizations, in empowering families and helping children overcome difficulties they may face. If you feel that your child may benefit from a deeper therapeutic interaction, please contact me for more information regarding their free services for our scholars.

Clicking here will take you to my webpage, which provides information about the counseling services at Liberty Point Elementary, as well as some resources you can use at home. Please check the webpage often as it is updated periodically to include new resources and information gathered throughout the school year.

If you would like to contact me, please feel free to send an email or call me directly at (470)254-9657.

• See It. Hear It. And Report It Every Time

  If you SEE or HEAR anything about school threats, weapons, violence, bullying, drugs, self-harm, or have other school safety suspicions or concerns, REPORT it EVERY time anonymously using the SHARE TIP LINE..

Report any safety concerns to Ms. Lewis at LewisTL@fultonschools.org

Is your child too sick for school?

In order to help keep our scholars healthy, we are asking all families to monitor any signs of illness in their children. In the document below, you will find several common childhood illness, symptoms, and guidance how to treat.

Al always, it is important that we ensure the safety of all students, staff, and visitors in Fulton County Schools by continuing to report positive reports.

At this time we are asking that parents/guardians of FCS students submit a COVID-19 Report ONLY if your student fits into one or more of the following categories:

a) Has tested Positive for COVID-19 in the past 5 days
b) Currently waiting for the results of a test for COVID-19

If your student fits into one or more of the above categories, please begin the form by clicking https://fultonschools.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6hWlX46FNk8pNlz

Email: lewistl@fultonschools.org
Website: fultonschools.org/libertypointes
Location: 9000 Highpoint Rd, Union City, GA, USA
Phone: 470-254-3510