Hello Students and Families,

This week, our school is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair. Students can bring money to shop at our Book Fair during Trojan Time each day or during their ELA classes. This is a wide variety of books, journals, and speciality items that are available. Scholastic Book Fairs are great ways to help our school earn more money for books and items for our library.

We will also be celebrating the Book Fair with some fun spirit days.

Monday: Red, White, and Blue Day

Tuesday: Favorite Band or Performer Day

Wednesday: Neon Day

Thursday: Wild West Day

Friday: DC or Marvel Day

There will be 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.

Together we shine brighter!

Have a wonderful week,

Mrs. Hardwicke

Principal

The LIS staff and students would like to assist you in making your child's holiday season a happy one. If you need assistance with holiday gifts for your LIS student, please complete the form below before December 2nd to assist our elves in their holiday shopping. Gifts and food baskets will be available starting Wednesday, December 18th at LIS during school hours. The LIS Christmas for Teens program is for LIS students only. You do not need to select all items, so please select only what is needed and we will do our best to get the items on the list. We would like to thank our PTO for helping us sponsor this generous event.

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

Today, our school community gathered to honor the brave men and women who have served in the United States military during our annual Veterans Day program. It was a moving and meaningful event. We were grateful to welcome Mr. Mike Okeley, the Director of Facilities for Duneland School Corporation, as our guest speaker. Mr. Okeley, a veteran himself, shared inspiring words that reminded us of the sacrifices made by those who have defended our freedom.

Reese Ramker was our student host for the event. During the program, we highlighted essays and poems written by Cameron Law, Liam Myers, Jacoby Wallace, Lila Guljas, and Harriet Hennigar. Our performing arts students also took the stage to perform patriotic songs that captured the spirit of the day.

A special thank you goes to our dedicated general music teacher, Mrs. Plant, for organizing this event. Her hard work and commitment to honoring our veterans made this program a memorable one.

We are proud of our students, staff, and community for coming together to pay tribute to those who have served and continue to serve our country. Thank you to all our veterans for your service and sacrifice.

Please consider taking a moment to share a quick note to our staff members by clicking the link below below.

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

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.

Congratulations to Mrs. Smith, who is our very own Instructional Coach at the 5-8 Liberty Campus. Mrs. Smith is one of four Indiana finalists in the running for the nationally prestigious PAEMST award. The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) is the highest recognition that a kindergarten through 12th grade science, technology, engineering, or mathematics teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the United States.

Self-Worth

• Self-worth is the belief in one’s own value as a human being and the sense of one’s preciousness and pricelessness. When people have positive self-worth, they believe that they are worthy of being seen, heard, and valued. It is the opposite of shame.

• Self-esteem is different, as it is driven from the satisfaction in one’s performance (e.g., positive feedback on a completed task).

• When people with positive self-worth perform poorly, they can bounce back more easily knowing that they still have worth and value despite their performance. However, when someone with low self-worth performs poorly, they experience deeper shame and are more likely to move into survival behaviors (fight, flight, freeze).

Application at Home (if desired):

1. To help your teens build positive self-worth, make an effort to meet their needs (emotional and physical) consistently. Delight in them (take an interest, laugh at their jokes, praise them), and show them that you see them, you hear them, and that they matter.

2. Let your teens know that even when they make mistakes, they still have worth and value. Tell yourself this, too!

Mrs. Wood is one of our new sixth grade teachers at LIS this year. She teaches ELA and Social Studies on a team with Mrs. Hicks. She is a IUPUI graduate. Mrs. Wood loves building positive connections with her students and helping them find a love for reading. She said that many students come into 6th grade not loving to read. She tries to share her passion for literature with her students throughout the year so they to will find joy in reading, too. She is such a wonderful addition to our staff. Thank you for everything you do for our students.

Favorite Color: Purple

Favorite Food: Ramen

Favorite Subject as a Student: History and Art

Favorite Hobby: Painting

An interesting fact about Mrs. Wood is that she loves to go hiking. They applied and got a permit to hike The Wave in Arizona and Utah.

Please note the date change. This meeting will now take place on November 13.

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.

Mr. Lashenik is looking for any 5th and 6th grade boys interested in joining intramural basketball. Sign-up using the link below by November 15. Please note that intramural basketball is BEFORE school, beginning at 7:00 AM. Doors will be open from 6:45- 7:15 AM for player drop-off. We will use Door 15 on the west side of the building. Students will stay at LIS until school starts when practice is over. Girls intramural basketball will take place in January.

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.

11/11-11/15 LIS Book Fair

11/11-11/26 LIS Student Council Food Drive

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

11/13 - PTO Meeting

11/18 Challenger Field Trip (Nelson and Berry)

11/19 Challenger Field Trip (Krutz and Ray)

11/20 Challenger Field Trip (Mercon and Young)

11/22 Fun Night - PTO Sponsored for Christmas for Teens - after school, dismissal at 5:30

11/27-11/29 No School - Happy Thanksgiving!

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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