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	Liberty School Newsletter December 10, 2004
	Voicemail: 908-637-4790 Web address: www.gmrsd.com/liberty.htm
The staff and faculty of Liberty School wish everyone a Safe and Happy Holiday! SLEDDING OR TUBING ON SCHOOL PROPERTY IS PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES! Board of Education Regular Meeting December 13, 2004 7:30PM Middle School Workshop Meeting January 10, 2005 7:30PM Middle School Kindergarten Registration Registration for the 2004-2005 school year will be held on January 19, 2004. If your child will be 5 years of age on or before October 1, 2005, please phone Mrs. Lanzarone at the school at 637-4115. By phoning early, you will help us determine possible class size. We will send you a kindergarten registration packet to be completed and brought back at registration. If you have neighbors with small children, please advise them of our upcoming kindergarten registration. Parents: Please Note! Students may not be dropped off at the school before 8:35AM. There is no supervision for them before that time! We have had many parents coming to pick up their children early. Please realize that having the office call the classroom is very disruptive to the entire class. Thank you for your consideration! Handball Tournament Congratulations to the following students, whose skill and team effort helped to win the 4^th and 5^th grade Team Handball Tournament: 4^th Grade Quin Callahan, Morgan Cook, Wyatt Pierson, Kyle Tierney and Gina Tonno. 5^th Grade Andy Calderone, Julia Dorward, Brianna Francis, Bobby Lunden and Amy Stiner Special Thank You! Thank you to Mrs. Suzanne Mahler for so beautifully decorating the main office! It looks great! PTO News Thank you to the many volunteers who organized and helped with the following very successful events: -Nov. 19th assembly, "Women Back To The Future".   -Nov. 10th, Teacher Appreciation Day; "Bagels, Coffee, and the NY Times".  The winner of the teacher's drawing for a free manicure at Tulip Nails in Hackettstown was Mrs. Gatyas. Congratulations!! December's Teacher Appreciation event will be "Soup To Warm Their Hearts" on 12/15. -Dec. 7^th, 8^th & 9^th, Sugar Plum Holiday Store. The kids had a great time munching on cookies and listening to holiday music while shopping for gifts. Thanks also to the teachers for helping with the gift wrapping! *Through Dec. 15th, NORWESCAP food drive...there is still time to send in your non-perishable donation for the local food pantry to our school!  *Market Day pickup is Monday, December 13^th from 5-6PM at the Middle School. *Our next meeting is January 11th, from 7:00-8:30pm with free babysitting.  Hope to see you there!  Check out the newly updated PTO section of the school website for past meeting minutes, meeting date/time announcements, and soon-to-be-posted by-laws/ proposed changes.  Also included; committee descriptions, dates, chairs and chair e-mail addresses. Thank you to Kate Mugno and Mrs. Kosiorek for coordinating and posting the updates.		School Closings and Delayed Openings With winter approach- ing, it is likely that there will be school closings and delayed openings as a result of inclement weather. Our telephone system allows you to get the latest announcements by simply dialing the Liberty School auto attendant. Mr. Batha will leave a message on the auto attendant if there is any change to the normal schedule. Liberty School Auto Attendant – 637-4790. Announcements will also continue to be made with the local radio/TV stations listed: Radio: WRNJ-AM 1510/FM 107.1; TV: WFMZ-TV Channel 69-Comcast Channel 18. Civil War Santa A Civil War Santa will make a visit at Shippen Manor Museum in Oxford on Sunday, December 12, between the hours of 1-4 o'clock. Learn about what Christmas was like during the 1860's. This is a great opportunity for Brownies, Girl Scouts, Tiger and Cub Scout groups. If you will be coming with a large group, please call 453-4381 for reservations or directions to Shippen Manor Museum. Families do not need reservations. A small admission fee is requested: Adults- $3.00 each, Seniors- $2.00 each, children under 12 years of age- FREE! See what Christmas was like over 100 years ago! Aluminum Tabs Seventh grade students at GMMS continue to save aluminum tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. We are asking that you don't forget to take them off those aluminum cans and send them to school! Even dog and cat foods have aluminum tabs! Thanks for supporting a good cause. Have a wonderful holiday season! 8^th Grade Tricky Tray Mark your calendars for February 12, 2005 (snow date 2/26) for the 8^th Grade Tricky Tray to be held at the Great Meadows Middle School. Doors open at 6:00PM. Light refreshments will be available. All proceeds go directly to the Washington, DC trip. We are looking for donations from local families and businesses. If you are able to donate, please call Nancy Wylie at 637-8040 or Desiree Cougle at 852-2082. Donations must be received by February 1, 2005. Tickets will be available at GMMS starting January 3, 2005 or you can call Nancy or Desiree. $10 admission includes one sheet of tickets. Get your tickets early – past events have sold out quickly! See you there! Nurse’s Notes There are free cancer screenings for Warren County residents. Eligibility: Women ages 18-64 and men 40-64 years who have no health insurance or are under-insured. Medicare/ Medicaid participants are not eligible. All must also meet income guidelines. They will provide tests for breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate cancer. To find out if you qualify, please call Warren Hospital’s Health Education Department at 908-859-6757. Preventing Violence In Our Schools The Warren County Prosecutor’s Office will be sponsoring a special program, entitled “Preventing Violence In Our Schools” given by Lt. Colonel David Grossman, U.S. Army (Ret.). Thursday, January 6, 2005 Warren County Vocational Tech. Sch. Rt. 57 Washington, NJ 8AM-12Noon No Fee for In-County Attendees $25.00 for Out-of-County Attendees For more information, please contact the school office. Girl Scout Troop 516 Girl Scout Troop 516 would like to thank all the volunteers, bakers and supporters of their Bake Sale on November 17. The bake sale was a huge success and the proceeds will go to a needy child for Christmas and the food bank. A special thank you to Villa Venice for donating lunch for the troop! All the girls did a great job!	Early Release On days when risky weather arrives unexpectedly and the children are in school, you may call the auto attendant number for information. If an early closing has been decided, the message will state the time of dismissal and any other pertinent information. The auto attendant number, 637-4790, is the only school number that will have emergency closing, delayed opening or early release information. Although we make every effort to keep children in school for the full session once they have arrived, some circumstances may require an early release. PLEASE INSURE THAT YOU HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO CARE FOR YOUR CHILDREN SHOULD IT BE NECESSARY FOR SCHOOL TO DISMISS EARLIER THAN NORMAL. Our constant fear is that a child goes home to an empty house or a locked house and has no idea what to do. PLEASE PLAN AHEAD. If special arrangements are made, please inform your school principal. We want ALL CHILDREN SAFE. Again, PLEASE PLAN AHEAD. Art News Congratulations to Kim Nicholls, Julia Dorward, John Gould, Ryan Rutkoski, Adrienne Novack, Erin Lay, Emily Mugno, Danielle Cerminara, Andy Calderone, Michael Rice, Andrew Pryslak, Elizabeth Pryslak, Kim Stanford, Devon Sabo and Nicole Napolitano for solving the Mystery Artist Contest! Frank Lloyd Wright, the famous American architect, was the November/December artist. Here are the clues for January’s contest: This famous artist is best known for his moving sculptures, called mobiles. He often made them out of abstract metal shapes. He also made many sculptures that stood still, called stabiles. He was born in Lawnton, PA in 1898. His initials are A.C. Good luck and please turn all guesses in to the art room by January 21, 2005. Winter Concerts Please join us for the K-3 Winter Concert at the Great Meadows Middle School on December 16^th at 7:00PM and for the 4^th & 5^th Grade Chorus/Band Concert on December 21^st at GMMS at 7:00PM! Happy Holidays! Free Book Drawing Winners! Congratulations to the following students, who were winners of the PTO Book Fair Free Book Drawing: Quin Callahan, Leanne Horn, Samantha Ostrander and Nicholas Pixley. Governor McGreevey’s Book Club The Governor’s selections for November are: Kindergarten: 10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston 1^st Grade: Young Cam Jansen and the Zoo Note Mystery by David A. Adler 2^nd Grade: N.C. Wyeth’s Pilgrims by Robert San Souci 3^rd Grade: The Class Election from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler Important Dates 12/13 – BOE Meeting – 7:30 GMMS 12/13 – Market Day 12/16 – Liberty School Winter Concert – GMMS – 7:00PM 12/21 – Grades 4 & 5 Choral/Band Concert – GMMS – 7:00PM 12/23 – Early Dismissal – Winter Break 12/24 – 12/31 – School Closed – Winter Break 1/3/05 – School Reopens