LMS News-10/3/24

LMS Blue Jays!

I hope that everyone is having a great week. We're enjoying celebrating homecoming with LHS. Tomorrow is white out for the home football game!

Parent-teacher conference sign-ups are open. More information is below. We are always very thankful for our PTSA, which provides meals for our staff during parent-teacher conferences. If you would like to participate in this, watch for an email to sign up to bring a dish. Our next PTSA meeting is November 7th at 6:00 pm. Meetings take place in our library media center. We were excited to see new families with their students at our last meeting! We hope you can join us in November.

The PTSA Color Run is on October 17th. It will start at 11:15. If you would like to help supervise this event, look for a Google form to sign up, which will be emailed in the upcoming days. Students who signed up for a t-shirt will receive it the morning of the race. It will be important to wear clothes and shoes that can get dirty.

Be sure to scroll down to see all of the activities we have coming up.

Jeremy Bradham

Principal

Liberty Middle School

Fall Conferences will take place in person by scheduled appointments on Monday, October 14th and Tuesday, October 15th from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM.

Conferences will take place during your scheduled appointment in the teacher's classroom. Once you register for a conference, you will be emailed a confirmation. Save your confirmation for easy access on conference night! If you would need accommodations for your conference please sign up through this form and then contact the office or teacher for alternative conference options.

Link to sign up for conferences: https://www.myconferencetime.com/lmsconferences

The color run is October 17th. If you did not get registered before the deadline to get promotional items do not fear!!!! You can still run for the bargain low price of $20.00. Just pick up a permission slip in the office and fill out your information and write “late entry” on the form and turn it into the front office.

Our 8th grade students will be attending college visits on October 10th. Every 8th grader will be attending a college visit on this date. We will also have career center visits for a select group of students who request to attend on November 8th and November 15th. These visits provide our students with an overview of a college or career center experience by allowing them to tour the campus/career center of their choosing, meet with students and staff, and learn more about the programs each college/career center offers. When making appointments for your students, please remember kids will be out of the building on these dates.

The counselors went into classrooms to talk to the kids about the schools they will be visiting. Kids will be randomly assigned, but took a survey to indicate if they prefer a 4-year or 2-year university. They also let us know if they want to attend a career center visit. The presentation is attached. If you click on the pictures of the career center slides there are videos attached.

College visits

8th graders were given permission slips on Monday, September 30th. They are due on Friday, October 4th. Please encourage your student to get them turned in to their math teacher.

National Junior Honor Society is seeking new members! To be eligible, students should be a current 7th or 8th grade student and have high academic and citizenship standards. Applications are available in the library and are due to Dr. Bright by October 11. Contact Dr. Bright with any questions!

Athletic Website

Information on Cheer Tryouts- Athlete Tryout Information Form

Daily Sports Shuttle to DMS Bus #448 & Bus #451

MSHSAA PHYSICAL FORMS ARE GOOD FOR 2 YEARS IF APPROVED BY A DOCTOR

The Liberty Athletic Department will no longer accept paper copies of MSHSAA Physicals. Parents will now use the application PRIVIT to submit all physical information. As a Parent/Guardian for a student under the age of 20, you will register an account with your email address, then add your student to the account.

Returning Students: If you created an account for your student from a previous season, please Log In with the same email address and password.

New Students: Select Register to create a new account for your student. Make certain to select your role as Parent/Guardian when registering.

Privit Support Desk: 1-844-234-4357 (Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET) or contact our Help Center

CLICK HERE to access the PRIVIT page.

Click here to access LPS Fine Arts Information.

Come join us in the Caribbean for our wonderful Fall Play Jolly Roger & the Pirate Queen at LMS Friday, Oct. 4th & Saturday, 5th. You don't want to miss this production! Tickets available online through Vanco for $5. No cash accepted at the door.

What’s it about, you ask?

Gentleman Roger Goodman has every intention of living his life as a wealthy aristocrat once he marries the wealthy Sarah Huffington... that is, until he overhears her telling her girlfriends how boring he is! The man Sarah really wants to marry is a dashing, daring pirate! Willing to walk the plank for love, Roger immediately buys a ship, recruits a crew and even hires a pirate tutor, Long John Sliver, to show him the ropes! In return, Roger must sail him to Treasure Island to pick up eight chests of gold doubloons. In the meantime, Sarah sets off with her crew to become pirates themselves creating swashbuckling suspense and laughter along the way! You’ll go overboard with laughs!

October 14 10:30am-4:30pm Blue Notes @ Renaissance Festival

October 15 (Tues) 7:00 p.m. LMS Vocal Concert at LPAT

November 11 Tenor/Bass Choir Veterans Day Performance @ The Wellington

November 25 6th Grade Choir perform in World Culture’s Day @ Manor Hill

December 3 (TUES) 3:00-5:00 LMS Lion King Audition Training

December 7 (SAT) all day KC Metro 6-7-8 Honor Choir Festival at LNHS

December 9 (MON) 7:00 pm LMS Vocal Concert @ LPAT

December 14 (SAT) 12:00-5:00 p.m. Blue Notes guest performer Holiday Harmonies @ Folly Theater

Mr. Van Egdom grew up in South Dakota. He has a degree in Social Studies and in PE. He attended University of South Dakota and Northwest Missouri State University. He started his career in public education 25 years ago here at Liberty Middle School. He states , "I have taught long enough now to know that the thing I have enjoyed the most is that the adults I interact with in our community were once these kids and the memories and relationships built here at LMS literally have lasted lifetimes!" Mr. Van Egdom enjoys the outdoors and his youngest son is currently a student at LMS

Mrs. True is from Blue Springs, Missouri. She has been in education for 23 years and at Liberty Middle School for 6 of those years. She has a degree in History and Education from Metro State University in Denver. She states, "I enjoy working with students because they make the days enjoyable. I like the conversations I have with the kids and getting to know them. I also enjoy helping them through these awkward middle school years. I got into teaching because I have always enjoyed kids. I remember wanting to be a teacher back in elementary school and I never changed my path. I still enjoy coming to work each day (most of the time) 23 years later." Mrs. True spends her time at her kids activities. She watches a lot of swim, dive, and wrestling meets. She also watches a lot of baseball. When not attending her kids activities she enjoys walking her dogs.

October 11

2 Hr. Early Release

October 14 & 15

Parent Teacher Conferences 3:00pm-7:00

October 17

2Hr. Early Release

October 18

No School

November 27-29

No School-Thanksgiving Break

Website: https://lms.lps53.org/
Location: 1500 South Withers Road, Liberty, MO, USA
Phone: (816)736-5410
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