Junior Wolverines News

September 4 - No School (Labor Day)

September 1-15 - iReady Diagnostic Testing Reading & Math (TK-5)

September 8 - House Shirt Day!

September 11 - Early Dismissal (2:30) - Professional Development

September 11 - Patriot Day

September 14 - House Meetings

September 17-22 - West High Homecoming Week

September 18 - Early Dismissal (2:30) - Professional Development

September 21 - West High Homecoming Game

September 23 - First Day of Fall

September 25 - Early Dismissal (2:30) - Professional Development

September 26 - Home Team Tuesday

September 29 - Rock Your School Day

During morning drop-off and afternoon dismissal, the traffic can become challenging to navigate. As a school, it is our responsibility to safely welcome and dismiss over 600 students on our campus daily. Doing so requires some procedures that help things run as smoothly as possible. If we all work together, we can ensure that all students are dropped off without harm in the morning and are safely connected with their grown-ups after school.

While some of these procedures may not be as convenient for each individual as they would like, the goal is to provide an effective system for safe arrival and dismissal. Please be sure to follow these procedures to ensure everyone's safety!

ARRIVAL:

When students arrive in the morning we ask that you pull up to the loading and unloading zone (red curb area) and stop in the right lane. Once stopped, students should exit on the curb side & proceed into the building or the playground, depending on whether they will eat breakfast or not. Students should only exit cars on the curb (red zone) side for their safety. Cars in the left lane are to continue moving and not stop. If there is not a place to pull up on the right side of the U drive, families should proceed to the parking lot to let their students out of the car. Anyone crossing traffic should do so through the cross-walk. Adult supervision is available in the crosswalk from 8:00-8:35 daily.

THERE IS NO PARKING in the LEFT DROP OFF LANE! The right lane (closest to the curb) with the red marking is for drop off and pick-up only. The left lane is to keep traffic moving. Dropping of students in the left lane poses a huge safety issue for our students. Children darting between cars are at risk of being hit.

If you feel that you are too hurried and cannot wait for a drop-off spot in the right lane to open up, please park in the lot briefly and have your student cross at the cross-walk.

Adults on duty outside will stop you and ask you to pull to the right to drop your student off. This is for their safety. Please be courteous to our staff members trying to keep your children safe.

DISMISSAL:

Students will be dismissed out of their assigned "zone" or doorway. Families are encouraged to park in the lot and walk to the assigned zone to retrieve their students. The right lane in the U drive is utilized for pick-up. The left lane is to stay moving at all times unless stopped by the crossing guard.

Students will not be permitted to enter cars in the left (moving) lane for their safety.

Please make a plan for pick-up with your student(s) that is consistent so that they know each and every day what they are supposed to do. Families with multiple siblings are asked to have the older siblings pick up younger students from their zone and meet their grown-ups in a pre-determined location each day.

If you are exiting your car for any reason, you will need to park in the parking lot. Families waiting in the drop-off and pick-up lane (red curb) should remain in their car at all times. Once your student(s) have gotten in the car, please merge to the left lane and out onto Rebecca Street.

Dismissal Doors:

Kindergarten: Playground

1st Grade: Front Doors

2nd Grade: Mid-Field Playground Gate

3rd Grade: North Art Door

4th Grade: Mid-Field Playground Gate

5th Grade: Front Doors

Kindness and courtesy to staff members and other families will make the pick-up process run safely and smoothly.

Here are some important things to know about morning drop-off during the school year!

In the morning, students eating breakfast can enter the front doors between 8:00 a.m. and 8:25 a.m. Students should not be dropped off prior to 8:00 as there is no adult supervision. Children not eating breakfast should report directly to the playground. Depending on the weather, students have different morning routines. Students are taught to look for flags in the morning when they arrive at school.

To signal to students the different scenarios, we will be hanging flags outside so they will know where to report.

• Green - All students report to playground for "walk & talk" in their designated location
• Yellow - Grades 2 & 5 report to Gym, grades K, 1, 3, & 4 report to the playground
• Red - Grades 2 & 5 report to the Gym, grades K, 1, 3, & 4 report to their hallway for inside line-up

Have you reviewed the 2023-2024 SCCSD Parent/Guardian – Student Handbook? The handbook includes important updates to the district protocols for cell phones and vaping along with other information to help students reach their fullest potential at school. Families are encouraged to review the handbook with their students to make sure they are aware of what is expected of them as a student in the Sioux City Community School District.

Click here to view the 2023-2024 Parent/Guardian – Student Handbook.

Safe + Sound Iowa offers students and families a convenient way to anonymously report safety concerns related to our school. Trained dispatchers will share the information with appropriate school administrators and/or law enforcement so help can be given to those in crisis or at risk.

Visit Safe + Sound Iowa for more information.

The safety of our students and staff is paramount. The District uses Standard Response Protocol or common terms to communicate our action and response to an emergency situation. The terms Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, and Shelter are used so students, staff, and first responders understand the situation and how best to respond.

We encourage families to become familiar with these terms to better understand our school’s response and what to expect in a crisis situation. For more information on safety preparedness within the District, visit siouxcityschools.org.

Stay connected with family-friendly activities, programs, and clubs in the community through Virtual Backpack. The e-newsletter, which includes information from various Siouxland organizations, is sent out monthly to all district families. Or, view the most up-to-date lists of events and activities on the Virtual Backpack website.

Liberty Elementary is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program which allows our school to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to our students. Liberty students will not be charged for breakfast or lunch during the upcoming school year.

A complete list of CEP schools in our district can be found on our website. If you have a student attending another school that is not a CEP school, we encourage you to complete the 2023-2024 online application for free and reduced meals. This will help ensure other students in your family receive the meals they need during the upcoming school year.

For questions or assistance with school meals, please contact the District’s Food Service Department at 712-279-6860 or 712-279-6862.

We communicate with families through a variety of methods. Our school has social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, InstaGram and TikTok! Follow us to keep up to date on what is going on at Liberty!

Contact us!

Principal: Stacie Henderson henders1@live.siouxcityschools.com

Assistant Principal: Dave Schipper schippd@live.siouxcityschools.com

Email: CommLIB@live.siouxcityschools.com
Website: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/liberty/
Location: 1623 Rebecca Street, Sioux City, IA, USA
Phone: 712-279-6845
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LibertyElementarySchoolSiouxCity/
Twitter: @LibJrWolverines

The Sioux City Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following areas: Business & Marketing, Family & Consumer Science, Health Science, and Industrial Arts, Technology, & PLTW.

The Sioux City Community School District is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information (for employment), national origin, religion, age (for employment), disability, socioeconomic status (for programs), marital status (for programs), or veteran status (for employment) in its educational programs and its employment practices. The District is required by Title IX and 34 CFR Part 106 not to discriminate on the basis of sex in its programs, activities, or employment.

Inquiries or grievances under Section 504 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act may be directed to Dr. Dora Jung, Director of Student Services & Equity Education/Title IX Coordinator at 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075, jungd@live.siouxcityschools.com. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations to the District may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, or both. Please see District Board policies 103 and 504.4 for additional information on available grievance procedures.