Hello Students and Families,

The Duneland School Corporation will participate in a scheduled eLearning day TOMORROW, Tuesday, Nov. 5 and will follow eLearning Guidelines for a scheduled Online eLearning day for K-12 students - PLANNED ASYNCHRONOUS. Students will be completing their work for the day on Canvas. There will not be any live teaching sessions.

Teachers will have assignments posted by 8:45 a.m. ALL students must login and take attendance by 10:00 a.m. or else they will be marked absent for the day. Attendance will be posted in their Trojan Time class. Assignments can be completed throughout the day at your convenience. Teachers will be attending professional development at school and will be checking Canvas and their email throughout the day.

Together we shine brighter!

Have a wonderful week,

Mrs. Hardwicke

Principal

LIS 5th and 6th graders will host a Scholastic Fall Book Fair in the LGI room Monday, November 11th-Friday, November 15th from 8:50-3:50. Students can shop the book fair during Trojan Time and during their ELA class periods. The book fair will not be open during lunch.

Book Fair Spirit Days

Monday 11/11-Patriotic Day (Wear red, white or blue or dress up for our Veterans)

Tuesday 11/12-Favorite band or performer Day

Wednesday11/13-Neon Day (Shine bright!)

Thursday 11/14-Wild West Day (Wear some western clothing)

Friday 11/15- DC or Marvel Day (Wear your favorite one)

There will be two contests for students to win a poster or book for $7.00 or less. Coloring sheets will be available for students to color in the media and submit. Two fifth grade winners and two sixth grade winners will be chosen. A jar of candy will be at the fair for students to estimate. Every time a student purchases items at the fair, they can enter their name into a drawing. Winners' names will be announced at the end of the book fair on Friday.

Tap here to watch the book trailers.

Tap here for the LIS Scholastic book fair site.

Our librarian, Mrs. Disney, is looking for parent volunteers to help run our Book Fair throughout the day. If you are available and would like to help, please add your name to the document below. Days are split into three shifts, but feel free to add your name to more than one shift.

LIS will have picture retakes on November 8, 2024.

Order Code: 87530XU

Retake picture day is coming! Please use the Order Code above if you need to place an order for school pictures. This code is different from the original picture day code.

Students who ordered a package on original picture day but are choosing to get their picture retaken MUST bring their original picture package with them on retake day to give to the photographer. You DO NOT need to place a new order. If your child forgets their package on retake day, they will have their photo taken, down but a new package will not be ordered until the old one is returned.

A few lucky 6th grade students were able to have lunch with Dr. Pettit on Friday. The boys were excited to share their thoughts and ideas with our school district's superintendent.

Once again, Hurst Orthodontics, PC will collect Halloween candy in our schools to be donated to a non-profit organization called Supporters of the Military (SOM). For the last 22 years, the candy has been shipped to US soldiers serving both domestic and abroad. This year many Indiana veterans will also enjoy the candy. Many of the candy recipients have been Indiana National Guard members, as well as members of the US Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines.

Last year Hurst Orthodontics, PC, with the help of local schools, other community organizations and the public collected a total of 632 pounds of candy for the troops.

Candy donation boxes will be placed in each school beginning on Tuesday, October 29 - November 7. Donations from the public are welcome. Letters and cards for the troops from the students would be very welcome as well.

Meetings: Our next PTO meeting will be on Wednesday, November 13 after school in the media center. All parents and guardians are invited to attend.

Fun Night: PTO is sponsoring a Fun Night for students after school on Friday, November 22. There is an entry fee of $5.00 and students can then also purchase tickets for games, raffles, and snacks. The money raised during this Fun Night will go toward the LIS sponsored Christmas for Teens program and other PTO activities. In order to attend Fun Night, students cannot have more than 5 missing assignments. Keep working hard, Trojans! This will be a fun night that you do not want to miss out on.

PTO is looking for parent volunteers to help run our games and stations during Fun Night. Fun Night will be held on Friday, November 22 from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Volunteer sign up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084EA9AB23A4FD0-52930651-lisfun

We are also looking for prize donations. If you would like to donate items to be shipped to school, please use our Amazon Wishlist link below.

Amazon list:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/201CCE88SKLOU?ref_=wl_share

PTO has opened up a spiritwear shop online. Orders can be placed throughout the year.

Students in Mrs. Ritter's classes started on Halloween building skeleton bridges and finished them today. They worked in small groups and each group got 100 q-tips and 1 yard of tape. Their bridge had to be at least 1.5" off the desks and a minimum of 6" long. They tested their bridges by seeing how many pennies their bridges could hold. The winning bridge held 103 pennies.

As part of our commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of all our students, we want to inform you about an important update regarding students who are injured and wearing medical devices such as walking boots, crutches, casts, slings, or splints. Effective immediately, any student with a medical device will be required to provide a doctor’s note confirming that they are cleared to participate in both gym class and recess. If a doctor advises against participation for any specified duration, the student will need to provide a subsequent note from the doctor clearing the student to resume these activities once they are healed.

This update is designed to ensure that all students can safely engage in physical activities while also considering their health and recovery. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Health Clinic. Thank you for your cooperation and support.

Sixth grade students will have the opportunity to participate in both LIS intramural sports and Liberty Middle School athletics. If your child wants to participate in middle school sports, they must have a current physical on file, dated after 4/1/24. Sixth grade students can ONLY participate in Middle School Cross Country, Westling, and Track and Field. Below is a link to the Liberty Winter Sports page. This winter, students can participate in Middle School Wrestling. Mr. Nick Bamber is the athletic director for Liberty Campus. Please reach out to Mr. Bamber with any questions.

11/1 - Challenger Center Field Trip - Mrs. Hicks/Mrs. Wood

11/5 - eLearning Day - Students complete assignments on Canvas

11/8 - Picture Retakes

11/11-11/15 LIS Book Fair

11/11 - LIS Veterans Day Program 11:00-12:00

11/13 - PTO Meeting

Cell Phones, Smart Watches, Earbuds, & Earphones Usage

5th and 6th grade students are not allowed to use their personal communication devices (cell phones and smart watches) during the instructional day. Items used for communication should be stored in lockers to be kept safe throughout the day. If students need to contact a parent/guardian during the day, they are welcome to do so from the office. Classrooms also have phone access. Similarly, students are not permitted to wear personal earbuds with bluetooth capabilities attached to their phones (e.g. Air Pods, etc.). Students will need to use their school-issued iPad earphones for Exact Path lessons and select ILEARN testing sessions. The only time audio ear pieces are permitted are for teacher-assigned classwork and medically-approved needs.

iPad Use

• iPads are the property of Duneland Schools. Students should keep the devices in operable condition.
• Students should refrain from downloading apps, pics, etc. that are not permitted under school and/or corporation policy.
  
• Students are required to bring their charged iPads to class. Intermediate curriculum is designed to utilize iPads for lessons and enrichment activities.

Information regarding student bus transportation for the 2024-2025 school year is available on DSC website under the Transportation Department.

TRACK STUDENT'S BUS WITH MYSTOP APP

The Duneland School Corporation Department of Transportation has now made My Stop available to our families.

My Stop is a web-based application which will allow parents to access live bus GPS information using a smartphone, tablet, or computer and securely view the current location of your child’s bus on routes. The system also provides the bus’s estimated time of arrival at your child’s bus stop.

Please read the attached letter to parents for more information on how to use My Stop to track your child's bus.

The DSC Child Nutrition Department utilizes NutriSlice as its menus program. This app is available for iPhone and Android through your mobile app store. Parents can also access the full website for Duneland Schools on a computer via this NutriSlice link.

This app will allow parents and students to view the menus as well as the nutritional info for each menu item at any of the Duneland Schools. This program will be developed further incorporating images of the actual food items being served at each of the Duneland schools.

To make an appointment please call 219-763-8112. Let NorthShore know you are a Duneland School student or staff member and that you would like to make an appointment at the Duneland School Clinic located at the old CMS.

Learn more about the Duneland Early Learning Classes at the the HUB. Click on the image below to enroll.

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LIBERTY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

School Website: https://www.duneland.k12.in.us/Domain/13

Address: 50 W. 900 N. Chesterton, IN 46304

Phone: 219-983-3690

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