September 2nd-4th- No School

September 5th- Title 1 meeting

September 6th-Grandparents Breakfast

September 17th- Community meeting with Kimberly Dove

Patriot families and friends,

We need your support for our success. Thank you to all the families who came out Thursday night to hear about our curriculum and a successful partnership. We would like to continue to support small businesses in our community. If you would like to advertise your small business or set up a table at our next parent university, please check out the flyer below. To stay on our path to success we need help with a few reminders:

• Early Check Out- I understand the traffic in carpool at times is tough. We teach until 2:20 PM. When you check your child out early they are missing instruction and it will affect grades. Please be mindful of late arrivals and early checkouts.
• Car Pool- During the first few weeks, the car pool line will be longer than normal. Please help your scholar learn their carpool number as they are called and posted for dismissal.
• Bus Updates- The most accurate and up-to-date bus information can be found in the "Here Comes the Bus" app. Please contact Ms. Maddox our bus administrator with questions.
• PBIS Rewards- If you have not already connected your family, please make sure you connect to the PBIS Rewards app. This is a great tool to communicate with teachers and monitor and celebrate positive behaviors with your scholars.
• Student Handbook- Our school policies and procedures can be found below in our student handbook. Please look over this guide to help with a collaborative school year.

Together will will EXCEL LPES and ensure that we are "greater than what we were".

Your Proud Principal,

Tanisha Lewis

The best school years happen when we foster a positive relationship. No relationship can survive without communication. At Liberty Point, our two forms of effective communication are:

1. Connection with ClassDojo (Parents will sign up during Meet and Greet)
2. Email (Find a staff directory on our website and listed below)

Please remember that during the school day, teachers are busy with instruction. Ms. Darden and I as well as the administrative team are busy providing an environment of excellence. We ask that you allow us a 24-hour response time.

Hello Parents and Families!

One way to bridge mathematics at home to what is going on in the classroom at school is to use the FREE resources available to you. Below there are some links you can use at home to help get a better understanding of what the mathematics experience is like for your scholar.

https://www.khanacademy.org

https://www.gadoe.org/Pages/Home.aspx

https://safarihub.fultonschools.org/PORTAL/#

https://www.didax.com/math/virtual-manipulatives.html?srsltid=AfmBOorZ8N1r89bFWw7Xw4lQIdxDqCIruaWc4EMd-L1vreDxZf6SqBYy

Additionally, youtube.com has a number of instructional videos that can be viewed and used to explain mathematical concepts.

As September is National Attendance Awareness Month, the Counseling Dept. and the Attendance Team would like to thank you getting the scholars to school on time, each and every day! Just a reminder that classroom instruction starts daily at 7:40am. Also, join us for our Attendance Awareness Week celebration, September 9th – 13th. The flyer will be coming soon.

The Classroom Guidance Lessons for the month of September will be on understanding and managing Emotions. We seek to help our scholars understand the importance of knowing and managing their emotions to help control many of the behavioral issues they face on a daily basis. Classroom guidance lessons are held on the 3rd week of the month.

Parents, 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.

"Here Comes The Bus App" is a free, easy-to-use website and app that enables you to see the location of your child’s school bus on a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer. This way, you know when the bus is near your stop, so you can send your child out at just the right time. No more worrying about whether your child has missed the bus! If you have questions or concerns regarding your child's assigned bus or bus stop, please contact FCS Transportation Department at 470-254-6060 OR contact our supervisor:

Cheowana Henderson, Supervisor
Hendersonc1@fultonschools.org

Charisse Weigner, Special Needs Supervisor
weignerc@fultonschools.org

• The app will request a school code, which is 87428
• How do you access your student's student ID number? Parents may access their child's student ID number from the parent portal in Infinite Campus.
  
• If you add your child and the bus number or bus stop is incorrect, please contact our supervisor, Ms. Henderson
• If you add your child and their is no bus route displayed, please contact our supervisor, Ms. Henderson.

RISING 2ND GRADE PARENTS: In Fulton County Schools, all students entering 2nd grade, 7th grade, and 10th grade will be required to submit proof of residency prior to the start of their enrollment in the aforementioned grades. All proofs of residency must be provided with the parent(s)/ guardian(s) name and address.

Utility Proof- Please provide a copy of your most recent utility bill

• Electric monthly statement; OR
• Water monthly statement
  
  **Gas bills are not accepted in Fulton County Schools
  
  

Residence Proof: - Please provide a copy of (1) of the items provided below:

• Home Mortgage Bill;
• Home Sale Contract;
• current Apartment/House Lease
• Section Eight/HUD Housing Document; OR
• Current HOA Bill

**Residency verification must be completed prior to August 5, 2024. Parent/guardians may provide the (2) proofs of residency from the approved list as detailed above to our school Data Clerk, Ms. McClain at McClainJE@fultonschools.org OR in-person via our front office. Please make sure to include each student's first and last names with the residency documents. Parents may review the full policy by clicking the provided link: http://go.boarddocs.com/ga/fcss/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=9TZHPX4902EC

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

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 to 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 incidences 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- K-2 Math Support at his email address: glovere@fultonschools.org
• Ms. Griggs- 3-5 Math Support at her email address: griggsf@fultonschools.org
• Ms. White- K-2 Literacy Support at her email address: whiteer@fultonschools.org
• Ms. Hodges- 3-5 Literacy Support at her email address: hodgesk@fultonschools.org

• 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 Cell: 404-884-4870