Lunch has been increased to $2.10 for the full
meal. Parents are welcome to join their
child for lunch in our cafeteria. If
you would like to order lunch for yourself when you visit, adult lunch is $3.25
and must be ordered through the office by 9:30AM.
Due to the limited number of seats
on the buses, it is necessary for any bus change request to be made in writing
a minimum of one day in advance.
Requests will only be honored if space is available.
Please
remember that students are not able to gain access to classrooms after
4:00PM. This allows our custodians to
complete their tasks without numerous interruptions throughout the evening.
Smile! Picture Day will be held on Tuesday, September 14th
this year. If you have not received a
photo order form, please call the office ASAP.
Reminders
When entering the school, please
remember to press the silver button, not the black button,
to ring the office. The black button is
the “night bell” which rings the entire school and distracts every
classroom! When picking your child up
from school, please come into the office, sign “both sides” of the white book,
proceed to the multi-purpose room and wait for your child. Please exit the building as soon as you have
your child so that we may proceed with the bus dismissal. Parents standing or walking in the
intersection creates confusion for our students who are trying to get to their
buses. Thank you!
Liberty Cub Scout Pack 138
Thank you for raising our flag and
leading our school in a respectful flag ceremony in observance of 9/11.
The “Mystery Artist” is back again this year! This is how the contest works: Each month examples of an artist’s work,
along with several hints about the artist’s life, will be displayed in the art
room. Forms for guesses will also be
available in the art room. The
winner(s) will be announced every month in the newsletter.
Here are
the hints for September’s Mystery Artist:
Good luck! Please turn in all guesses by Friday,
September 24th.
Fitness Zone
By Miss Lisa Baatz-Wellness Educator
Emphasis
on weight is everywhere in American society.
Children are not engaging in enough exercise and are suffering increased
health problems as a result. As Rick
Reilly wrote recently in Sports Illustrated, “This may be the first generation
in American history to live fewer years than the one that came before it”.
It
is important to encourage your children to lead healthy, active lifestyles, and
the best way to do this is to lead by example.
Children who participate in regular physical activity from an early age
are more likely to develop and continue an active lifestyle throughout their
teenage and adult years.
Regular physical activity improves muscular strength and endurance, helps
build healthy bones and muscles, helps maintain a healthy weight, reduces
anxiety and stress, increases self-esteem, and reduces the risk of type-2
diabetes in children which can lead to heart disease, blindness, asthma, sleep
apnea, gall bladder disease, and depression.
There are also a number of recent studies that demonstrate that children
who exercise regularly are getting better results on standardized educational
tests.
There
are many ways you can encourage your child to exercise more regularly. Educate them. Talk to your child about the reasons behind the need to be more
active. Involve the entire family. Find out from your children what they really
enjoy and make a sport of it. Limit
their time watching television and playing video games. Sure, they may complain at first, but be
assured that you will not arrest their development by unplugging them and
getting them moving.
Thank
You!Thanks
to a group of parents, students, siblings and teachers, Liberty School’s
Butterfly Garden is now growing strong again.
This special group of “garden angels” took time out from their busy
summer schedules to weed and tend our butterfly garden, which had fallen into
disrepair. Thanks to many hands, the
work went quickly, and our garden was reclaimed. The following people each worked hard, and deserve our
recognition and thanks: Mrs. Garno,
Nick G., Chris C., Mike Ciavatta, Mrs. Newkirk, Amanda N., Sean N., Michael N.,
Andrew N., Ryan N., Mrs. LaPenta, Amanda L., Benjamin L., Mrs. Conway, Brooke
C., Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Broxton, Adam B., Mrs. Schantzenbach and Mrs. Redus.
9/21, 9/22
& 9/28
6:00PM-7:30PM
at Liberty School
$35.00 registration fee
Open to Liberty boys & girls
grades 1-8
Soccer – Any
kindergarten student wishing to play soccer, please contact Bob Pezzato at
637-4750.
Help
Wanted – We are looking for a soccer commissioner. Start now to “learn the ropes” this
season. Contact Bob Pezzato at 637-4750
or Cathie Smith at 475-3468. If we
don’t get a volunteer, the soccer program may be discontinued!
Chicken
Bar-B-Que/Flea Market, Saturday, September 11th. Flea Market 9-4, Spaces available. Chicken Bar-B-Que 4-7 pm, $8.00 adults, children under 12
$4.00. Call 852--3422 for
information/tickets.
Argyle Fish or
Chicken and Chip Dinner
Independence Twp
Firehouse
Saturday, September
25, 2004
5pm to 8pm
Sponsored by
Independence Twp Fire Dept Ladies Auxiliary
Adults: $10, Seniors:
$9, Children under 12: $7
Advanced Tickets Only!
Limited tickets at door!
For tickets &
info, call Terry Snyder 908-637-8272 or Susan Snyder 908-850-6422
Do you
want to get into great shape this winter? Do you want to make new friends and
learn how to compete in a great sport? If you are a boy or girl in any grade
from kindergarten to 8th grade (age 5-14) and this sounds like something you'd
like to try.......The TIGER Wrestling Club invites you to check us out,
at www.geocities.com/tw_coach &
tw_coach@yahoo.com (908)
850-8765.
The TIGER Wrestling
Club offers training ranging from a clinic program that introduces youngsters
to the sport, all the way to two varsity teams that has produced 18 NJ State
Champions. We are also the official hosts of the NJ Girls' Wrestling State
Championships. Our Head Coach is USA-Wrestling Bronze Certified, we have a
professional conditioning coach, and numerous very experienced assistant
wrestling coaches at all levels.
Willow Grove Elementary
School in Hackettstown is the "Home of the TIGERS". Our season
goes from November 1st to March 31st. The registration fee (which includes a TIGER
Wrestling T-Shirt) is $40 for the first child and $20 for each additional. Sign-up
dates: Wednesday September 8th, 6pm - 9pm & Saturday September 11th,
10am - 1pm - At the Hackettstown Community Center - Main Street, Hackettstown
& the Independence Fire House Rt. 46, Independence.
Entering 6th, 7th, or
8th grade? It's still a great time to join for the first time..... If you're
still not sure come to our first practice and see what we're all about.. bring
a friend... and remember "Wrestling builds character - the TIGER
Wrestling program builds wrestlers."
*PICK UP
INFORMATION/SIGN UP SHEETS IN MAIN OFFICE*
All
boys in 1st-5th grade interested in joining Scouts, please come to our Pack
Meeting on Sun., Sept. 26th at 2pm at the Liberty School fields. We will
begin the Scout year with the theme "Time in a Capsule".
For further information, call Lynne Rutkoski, Committee Chair, at 637-8758.
Firehouse
Fundraiser
Bob’s Family Barber
Shop on Rt. 46 in Great Meadows will be donating $1 from every haircut with
flyer to the fire department. Please
stop by the main office for your flyers.
Donations will be added up from the numbers of flyers received each
day. Thank you! Hope to see you soon!