Category: Elementary News
The 2020-21 Liberty Elementary School supply lists are available now!
Kindergarten | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4
These are the supply lists for the 2020-21 school year.
Kindergarten
- Book bag or back pack, labeled with students name
- Set of clothes and 1 pair of sneakers for Physical Education class
- Plastic crayon box labeled with students name
- Headphones
- 3 boxes of 24 crayons (Crayola preferred)
- 12 glue sticks (May need to be replenished throughout the school year)
- 2 marble composition notebooks
- 1 package of index cards
- 1 package of post it notes
- 2 packages of 24 #2 pencils (Ticonderoga preferred)
- 1 four pack of any color play-doh
- 2 two pocket folders
- 1 pair of scissors
- 1 package of EXPO markers
- 1 hand sanitizer (personal size)
- Boys: 1 box of gallon size Ziploc bags; 1 package of paper plates, and l box of tissues
- Girls: 1 box of sandwich bags; 18oz package of plastic cups and 1 package of baby wipes
Grade 1
- Book bag or backpack labeled with name
- Durable pencil box
- 3 durable pocket folders (1 red, 1 green, and 1 blue. Do not put names of these folders)
- Pencil sharpener with shaving catcher
- 1 pocket folder of student’s choice (Put name on this folder. This is the student’s homework folder to go to and from school daily)
- Headphones for personal use with the school’s supplied electronic devices. (This helps prevent the potential spread of lice.)
- 2 packages of yellow pencils (Ticonderoga preferred, already sharpened)
- 2 large boxes of tissues
- 2 large pink erasers
- 1 box of quart, gallon or jumbo Ziploc bags
- 1 package of 3×5 index cards
- 1 hand sanitizer
- Large package of post-it notes
- 1 package of disinfectant wipes
- 2 boxes of Crayons (no more than 24/box)
- 1 pack of 8 washable markers
- 3 black and white marble composition notebooks. (Put name on 1 notebook to go to and from school daily)
- 1 pack of 4 fine point black Expo dry-erase markers
- 10 purple glue sticks
- Kids’ blunt tip scissors scissors
Grade 1 supplies to keep at home
Grade 2
- Backpack
- 10 pack Crayola crayons
- 1 package of thin black dry erase markers
- 1 package of thick black dry erase markers
- Colored pencils
- Ticonderoga pencils
- Pencil box
- 3 composition notebooks
- 4 plastic folders
- Pencil block erasers
- 2 boxes tissues
- Hand sanitizer
- Gallon/sandwich plastic bags
- 3×5 index cards
- Water bottle
- Headphones for iPads
- Backpack
- Glue sticks
- Personal pencil sharpener (one that catches shavings)
- Student scissors
Grade 3
- 1 package of Crayola colored pencils or crayons
- Pencil pouch/box
- 24 pencils (Ticonderoga are best!)
- 5 marble composition notebooks
- 2 glue sticks
- 2 packages of Post It Notes (3″x3″)
- 5 two-pocket folders (for Reading, Writing, Math, Social Studies and Science)
- 4 boxes of tissues
- 2 packages of dry erase markers
- Scissors
- 1″ binder
- Pencil erasers
- One package of highlighters
- Small container of hand sanitizer
Grade 4
- 4 marble composition or spiral-bound notebooks
- 5 pocket folders, to be replaced as needed.
- 1″ three ring binder (Other sizes are too big for desks)
- Loose-leaf paper, wide ruled, to be replenished throughout the year as needed.
- No. 2 pencils and erasers. These will definitely need to be replenished throughout the year as needed. Please, no mechanical pencils.
- 2-3 highlighters, any color
- 2 packages of 3″ x 3″ post-it notes
- Something to keep your pencils in. (Box or zip case)
- Colored pencils
- Scissors (no sharp tips, please)
- 1 glue stick
- 2 boxes of tissues
- 1 package of dry erase markers. (These usually need to be replenished)
- Optional: 1 ruler and 1 protractor to keep at home for homework assignments
Free student meals available during summer break
To ensure no child goes hungry over the summer, the Liberty Central School District is providing a free and nutritious breakfast and lunch to kids and teens throughout the summer break.
Meals are available for pick up 9-11 a.m. each weekday morning at Liberty High School.
Parents are welcome to pick up food for their children, or kids can come on their own. Look for our Grab and Go spot at the High School and have a wonderful, healthy summer!
This is the seventh consecutive year that Liberty CSD has offered the program. Meals are provided to all children to age 18 years old without charge, there are no income requirements, and children and teens do not have to be enrolled in Liberty Schools to receive the meals.
GRADE 4 is MOVING UP to the Middle School! Watch the 2020 Moving Up Ceremony here!
Attention new fifth graders: Watch the “Welcome to the Middle School” Video!
If you’re headed to the Middle School this September, check out this great welcome video produced by the wonderful teachers, administrators, and staffers who cannot wait to meet you.
You’ll get a tour, meet some new faces, recognize some familiar ones, and even learn how to open your locker!
COVID-19 INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
Up-to-date information about distance learning during the extended school closure, student meals, essential childcare, community resources and more can be found on the Liberty CSD’s COVID-19 Information and District Updates page.
RESOURCES FOR AT-HOME LEARNING
Additional Resources
The Liberty Central School District is committed to providing educational resources for our students during this time away from school.
Here, our teachers share some helpful educational links to enhance at-home learning during the extended school closure.
Remote Learning with Google
Google Meet/Hangout Etiquette
- When you enter the Meet/Hangout, mute yourself.
- When you have a question, type in the textbox and wait for your teacher to call on you.
- When you have something to contribute to the discussion but it is not your turn, use the chat feature in the right-hand corner. Wait for the teacher to call on you. Then unmute yourself.
- Only one student should contribute/talk at a time
- Look into the camera when you are talking.
- Stay attentive when the teacher or other students are speaking.
The LCSD Media Centers and Libraries
- SORA: Access ebooks and audiobooks from the Liberty Central School District’s media centers. (Use the Technology Resources for Students Shared Drive to retrieve login information)
Ms. Jill Parks, our Middle School Librarian, created this terrific SORA tutorial to show you around the site.
All Grade Levels
- Khan Academy: With a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere, Khan Academy offers daily schedules and academic exercises in an exhaustive range of subjects for students ages 2-18.
- ReadWorks: Content and at-home curriculum to strengthen reading comprehension for grades K-12.
- WNET-NY/Public Television: PBS has ramped up its educational offerings for all grades in subjects from reading to science to the arts.
- PBS Resources for Emergency Closings: A curated collection of resources organized by grade and subject area created by PBS LearningMedia producers and educators. For Spanish language content, visit Recursos de PreK-12 para Cierres de Emergencia.
Elementary
- Mrs. Euker’s Online Art Class: The great thing about art is that you can create anywhere at any time. All you need is your imagination and a few supplies you probably have at home.
- LCS Makerspace and Technology: Mrs. Terry, Mrs. Treible and Mrs. Parks have created a digital Makerspace, where you’ll find exciting ideas for your next project.
- Mr. Seger’s Music Class: Music is a great way to enjoy time with the people we are with and even learn a thing or two!
- Freckle: Activities in ELA, math, social studies, and science
- MyOn: Thousands of digital books to help maintain and build reading and writing skills
- Scholastic Magazine: Projects for students in PreK-Grade 9 to keep them learning, thinking and growing
- Starfall:Language arts and mathematics for PreK-Grade 3
- My School is Closed Today: A digital picture book for very young students
- Log in with Home Learning Codes for Seesaw
Middle School
- LCS Makerspace and Technology: Mrs. Terry, Mrs. Treible and Mrs. Parks have created a digital Makerspace, where you’ll find exciting ideas for your next project.
- Scholastic Magazine : Projects for students in PreK-Grade 9 to keep them learning, thinking and growing.
- High School
- Scholastic Magazine: Projects for students in PreK-Grade 9 to keep them learning, thinking and growing.
- Test Preparation
- SAT Prep with Khan Academy
- Previous Regents Exams: Practice test-taking on these past examinations
LES End-of-year letter
Dear Liberty Elementary Families,
I hope this letter finds you well. This has truly been a year like none other. Together we are finding our way through, and the end of the school year is fast approaching. My thanks goes out to you for your patience and support over the past few months, as the teachers and administrators developed a plan for the third trimester of school remotely and in short order. Your participation during this time has been a great help to your children, and to the teachers and staff of LES. We couldn’t have done it without you!
I would like to share some important end-of-the-year information with you.
Instruction: The third trimester ends on June 17, 2020. Students will be allowed to make-up missed assignments until June 18, 2020. Teachers will wrap up with their students online on June 18, 2020. Teachers will be available to provide continued support to all students through June 26, 2020.
Report Cards: A student’s Third Trimester grade will be the average of the identified focus standards for each content area. In the event a student was unable to participate in online or paper packet instruction in a way that allows the teacher to assess their performance during the school closure, the student will receive the same grade awarded in the Second Trimester marking period. Report cards will be mailed home during the week of June 28, 2020.
iPad Return: As per the Acknowledgement of Receipt of District Technology Property, signed when iPads were distributed, you are responsible for the return of the iPad and charger. Similar to the distribution process we have established dates for the return of the iPads by grade-level.
Student Belongings: Some personal student belongings may have been left in classrooms (desks, cubbies, etc.). These will be distributed in conjunction with the iPad return. When you return the school-issued iPad, you will pick up student belongings. If you did not receive a school iPad, use the same schedule to pick up your child’s belongings.
If you have more than one child in Liberty Elementary School, you can return all iPads/chargers and pick up all student belongings at one time. Choose your date and time based on the grade level of one child.
Please use the following schedule to return the school-issued iPads/chargers, and to pick up student personal belongings:
iPad Return & Student Belongings Pick-Up
Times: 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. or 12:00 – 2:30 p.m. each day
Friday, June 19, 2020: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Monday, June 22, 2020: Grade 1 and Grade 2
Wednesday, June 24: Grade 3 and Grade 4
Library Books: K-4 students should return library books to the school using the schedule for iPad Return & Student Belongings Pick-Up.
Fourth Grade Band and Orchestra Instruments (and lesson books): Fourth graders should return their instruments and lesson books to the school on Wednesday, June 24 using the schedule for iPad Return & Student Belongings Pick-Up.
Fourth Grade Moving Up: We will hold a virtual Fourth Grade Moving Up Ceremony. The ceremony will be completely pre-recorded. Fourth-grade teachers will share the information with all fourth-grade students and work with students in their classrooms to gather photos for the video. Please look for the Fourth Grade Moving Up video on the LCSD Website beginning June 23, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.
If you have any questions, please contact the Liberty Elementary School Office at 845-292-5400. If there is anything we can do to support you, please don’t hesitate to call.
I wish you all good health and safety.
Be well,
Jacqueline S. Harris
Liberty Elementary School Principal
Estimadas familias de Liberty Elementary,
Espero que esta carta te encuentre bien. Este ha sido realmente un año como ningún otro. Juntos estamos abriéndonos paso, y el final del año escolar se acerca rápidamente. Les agradezco su paciencia y apoyo durante los últimos meses, ya que los maestros y administradores desarrollaron un plan para el tercer trimestre de la escuela de forma remota y en poco tiempo. Su participación durante este tiempo ha sido de gran ayuda para sus hijos y para los maestros y el personal de LES. ¡No podríamos haberlo hecho sin ti!
Me gustaría compartir con ustedes información importante de fin de año.
Instrucción: El tercer trimestre finaliza el 17 de junio de 2020. Los estudiantes podrán recuperar tareas perdidas hasta el 18 de junio de 2020. Los maestros concluirán con sus estudiantes en línea el 18 de junio de 2020. Los maestros estarán disponibles para brindar apoyo continuo a todos los estudiantes hasta el 26 de junio de 2020.
Boletas de calificaciones: La calificación del tercer trimestre de un estudiante será el promedio de los estándares de enfoque identificados para cada área de contenido. En el caso de que un estudiante no pudiera participar en la instrucción en línea o en paquetes de papel de una manera que le permita al maestro evaluar su desempeño durante el cierre de la escuela, el estudiante recibirá la misma calificación otorgada en el período de calificaciones del Segundo Trimestre. Las boletas de calificaciones se enviarán a casa durante la semana del 28 de junio de 2020.
Devolución del iPad: Según el Acuse de recibo de propiedad de tecnología del distrito, firmado cuando se distribuyeron los iPads, usted es responsable de la devolución del iPad y el cargador. Similar al proceso de distribución, hemos establecido fechas para la devolución de los iPads por grado.
Pertenencia de los estudiantes: Algunas pertenencias personales de los estudiantes pueden haberse dejado en las aulas (escritorios, cubículos, etc.). Estos se distribuirán junto con la devolución del iPad. Cuando devuelva el iPad emitido por la escuela, recogerá las pertenencias de los estudiantes. Si no recibió el iPad de la escuela, use el mismo horario para recoger las pertenencias de su hijo.
Si tiene más de un hijo en la Escuela Primaria Liberty, puede devolver todos los iPads / cargadores y recoger todas las pertenencias de los estudiantes al mismo tiempo. Elija su fecha y hora según el nivel de grado de un niño.
Utilice el siguiente horario para devolver los iPads / cargadores emitidos por la escuela; y para recoger las pertenencias personales de los estudiantes:
Devolución de iPad y recogida de pertenencias de estudiantes
Horario: 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. o 12:00 – 2:30 p.m. cada día
Viernes 19 de junio de 2020: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Lunes 22 de junio de 2020: Grado 1 y Grado 2
Miércoles 24 de junio: Grado 3 y Grado 4
Libros de la biblioteca: Los estudiantes de K-4 deben devolver los libros de la biblioteca a la escuela utilizando el horario para la devolución del iPad y la recogida de pertenencias de los estudiantes.
Instrumentos de banda y orquesta de cuarto grado (y libros de lecciones): Los estudiantes de cuarto grado deben devolver sus instrumentos y libros de lecciones a la escuela el miércoles 24 de junio usando el horario para la devolución del iPad y la recogida de pertenencias de los estudiantes.
Ascenso ascendente de cuarto grado (graduación de los en grado 4)): Celebraremos una Ceremonia virtual de ascenso de cuarto grado. La ceremonia será completamente pregrabada. Los maestros de cuarto grado compartirán la información con todos los estudiantes de cuarto grado y trabajarán con los estudiantes en sus salones para reunir fotos para el video. Busque el video de la graduación del cuarto grado en el sitio web de LCSD a partir del 23 de junio de 2020 a las 9:00 a.m.
Si tiene alguna pregunta, comuníquese con la Oficina de la Escuela Primaria Liberty al 845-292-5400. Si hay algo que podamos hacer para ayudarlo, no dude en llamar.
Les deseo a todos buena salud y seguridad.
Que estes bien,
Jacqueline S. Harris
Directora de la escuela primaria Liberty
Virtual Camp Invention returns this summer!
Camp Invention is offering a virtual week-long program to students entering kindergarten through grade 6.
For 30 years, Camp Invention has been a leader in invention education, inspiring confidence and imagination with hands-on experiences. This summer, students can bring the program home with Camp Invention Connect. Liberty Makerspace teacher Tamika Terry is the program’s lead coach.
The program, which costs $175 per student, runs Aug. 17-21, 2020. (Save $15 with code “ELEVATE15” if you register before June 30.) The registration fee includes:
- Four activity kits packed with materials, sent to your home.
- Coaching and collaborating with certified educators.
- Offline activities and optional online sessions.
- Outdoor activities that minimize screen time and maximize creativity.
To register call 800-968-4332 or visit www.invent.org/connect.
Outdoor athletic facilities re-open for limited use
The Liberty High School and Liberty Middle School’s grounds and athletic fields have been re-opened for limited use to students and the community.
Please remember that social distancing protocols remain in place, and masks must be worn if social distancing cannot be practiced. District residents are welcome to use the grounds during daylight hours. The grounds will close at dusk (approximately 8:40 p.m.)
The High School basketball court and the Elementary School playground, however, remain closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Elementary Music Class is Online: Visit Mr. Seger’s Google Site
Music can help us express many of our emotions and feelings. Today there are many different emotions that we need to express. To do this we only need our voices or some simple “instruments”.