Parent Patriot Post

Hello Patriot Families and Friends,

As we enter into a season of giving and revitalization, I want to share a few updates that help us with closing out our first semester of teaching and learning.

• Parking lot safety. Our School Governance Council is working on hiring a patrol officer to monitor the safety of our morning drop-off. Please be mindful of students and parents walking in the parking and we want everyone safe. Starting after the November break there will be changes to the flow of morning traffic. Please preview the map below. We ask that all parents to use the drop-off lane, or walk students into our front doors. Safety is our main concern.
• As we approach our winter break, we will start to communicate about our class parties. Please communicate with your scholar's homeroom teacher to make sure you have up to date information.
  
• Students are taking test during this next few weeks on IReady. These test help us develop our school wide plan to make the second semester the perfect fit for our scholars. Please remember that coming to school every day counts. Missing test dates prevents the best planning for our teachers. Also, we are in need of headphones. Please contact your scholar's teacher if you are able to donate headphones or send a few pair.

Your Proud Principal,

Tanisha Lewis

December 6th-13th- TKES Mid-Year Conferences

December 18th-January 3rd- Winter Break

Your opinion matters! Tell us about your experiences with the district and your school by filling out the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) Georgia Parent Survey required by the Georgia Department of Education. This survey provides a foundation for your school’s Climate Star rating score and is part of the CCRPI. These climate scores are an important indicator of culture and climate within each school in the district. Each school will receive a 1-5 star rating, with five stars representing an excellent school climate, and one star representing a school climate most in need of improvement. The surveys are anonymous and confidential and will remain open through Friday, December 15. To access the CCRPI survey, click here.

Georgia Student Health Survey

The Georgia Department of Education (GA DOE) requires all public schools to participate in their Georgia Student Health Survey. To see the GA DOE informational website click here. The survey has two parts: one for parents and one for students in grades 3 -12. Each school must have a 75% participation rate on the student portion of the survey. Schools failing to meet the 75% student participation rate will score 0.00 points on the school's CCRPI survey calculation under the survey portion of the School Climate Star Rating.

This GA DOE developed survey asks questions that are covered by the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA). For more information about PPRA, click here. PPRA requires that schools provide parents/guardians with advanced notice of student participation, the option to preview the student survey, and the ability for parents/guardians to opt their students out of any surveys that include PPRA protected areas. If you would like to opt your student out of participation in this survey, please email Ms. Lewis at LewisTL@fultonschools.org requesting that your student not participate in Georgia Health Survey prior to December 1st, 2023.

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

Patriot families,

Students have a range of accidents during the school day from pizza spills, mud from recess, or misjudging a restroom break. In order to help students stay clean and prevent parents from having to miss a day of work we would like your help. Our clinic aide Mrs. Whitley has new uniforms, socks, and underwear in all sizes, but her supply has depleted. Please help her with her supplies by donating new uniform shirts and pants, socks, and underwear for both girls and boys to help scholars change clothes and quickly return to class. All donations may be dropped off in our clinic next to the main office.

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 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 incidence 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- Math & Pre-K Support at his email address: glovere@fultonschools.org
• Ms. Griggs- Math Support at her email address: griggsf@fultonschools.org
• Ms. White- K-2 Literacy Support at her email address: whiteer@fultonschools.org
• Ms. Sherman- 3-5 Literacy Support at her email address: shermanb1@fultonschools.org

Phonics Series: Practice Perfect!

Let's continue our phonics learning series! Remember, you will learn the progression of phonics learning and how to ensure your child has mastered each concept through practice!

Last week we learned about short vowels. This week we will learn about long vowels!

Long vowel sounds are vowel sounds that say their name. They are often heard when there is more than one vowel in a word or syllable.

Here are some examples of long vowels within words:

ā -cāne, pain, day

ē - mēet, eat, Pete

ī - fīne, wipe, pie

ō - lōan, phone, tone

ū - ūse, fuse, cue

How to help students at home with long vowels:

1. Review the long vowel sounds for each vowel.

2. Review flash cards with words with the long vowel sound. Ask your scholar to say the sounds within the words.

3. Apply their learning to a book. Have your scholar identofy words with the long vowel sounds.

Greetings Parents!

We have complete just over 1/4 of our school year and everything mathematics is trending upwards! So far, all grade levels have met or exceeded their unit assessment goals and the math team would like thank you for your continued efforts at home. We are confident that our students will continue to show mathematical growth throughout the school year. One way you can help show this growth is to have real-world mathematics conversations with your students. We are ALL good math students because we use mathematics in our everyday lives. Using a good conversation starter is a great way to begin a real-world mathematical discussion. Some examples are:

• How far do you think it is from our house to school?
• How old do you think _____________ is? Why?
• Do you think it takes longer to drive to ________ or to drive to ___________?

Any question you can think of that generates a mathematics discussion benefits your student's mathematical thinking.

As always, thank you for your continued support, we CANNOT be successful without you.

The Counseling Dept. would like to thank all of those who participated with us during the many events in October. Red Ribbon Week, Bullying Prevention Week, Unity Day and all the other small celebrations in October were a great success.

The number one reason that young scholars do well academically is that they are in attendance at school. It's hard to be successful when you miss key instructions. Parents, we encourage you to have your young scholars attend school everyday, and on time.

The Classroom Guidance Lesson for the month of November will be focusing on Responsibility. We encourage all of our scholars to be responsible scholars while they are here, at home, and in their community. This means doing what's right and taking ownership of their actions, even in the face of adversity, as well as when they think no one is looking.

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.

Each month our outstanding TAG teacher, Ms. Maddox is excited to bring you monthly creative activities!

Parents and families can use these strategies at home with your child to help build their creativity skills. Choose at least 1 activity weekly from each of the creative processes to complete.

These skills will directly support students in developing their creative sides!

• 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