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	Liberty School Newsletter October 14, 2005
	Voicemail: 908-637-4790 Web address: www.gmrsd.com/liberty.htm
Bus Routes The GMRSD has completed its assignments of bus routes for the 2005-2006 school year. Bus routes will be reexamined in Spring 2006 for the upcoming 2006-2007 school year. Board of Education Regular Meeting October 24, 2005 7:30PM Middle School Workshop Meeting November 14, 2005 7:30PM Middle School Back To School Night Thank you to all the parents who attended Back To School Night. It was wonderful to see such a tremendous turnout! By working together in a partnership, we can help ensure that your child has a successful school year. Trick-or-Treating Liberty Township has designated Monday, October 31^st from 4:30PM – 7:30PM for Trick-or-Treating. Creative Pumpkins! A big thank you to Brownie Troop 516 for decorating the school office with many beautiful, creative pumpkins! We have received many compliments from our visitors! Special Thank You! A very special thank you to Fire Chief Ken Lunden, Ex-Chief Ed Gallagher and firefighters Joe Thomas and Gary Wolfgang from the Mountain Lake Fire Company, for taking time out of their day to speak with the students about fire safety on Thursday, October 13^th. The fire fighters demonstrated the new Fire Safety Trailer to our students. The trailer is used to teach fire safety in the home, along with escape techniques that can be used in the event of a fire. All of the students learned important information about fire safety and were instructed about what to do in the case of a fire emergency. The Liberty School students and staff also wish to thank the entire Mountain Lake Fire Company for all the fire prevention “goodies.” GMMS/PATHS News The 8th grade class will be starting a Soy Candle Fundraiser for their Washington D.C. trip.  If you would like to place an order please call an 8th grade student or Deb at 852-0541 or Vicki at 852-3466.  Parents, please join us in the GMMS Dining Hall for a seminar with Dr. Lee Monday on "Living with an Adolescent" on Thursday October 20 at 7:30.  Call Nancy at 637-8966 for more information.  Thank you for your support. “Create Our New Patch” Contest The Independence First Aid Squad is having a "Create Our New Patch” contest. Forms were sent home with the students last week. Please submit your design for the patch to the first aid squad on the form provided and return it to the First Aid Squad by December 15, 2005. The contest is open to Grade 4-8 students in the Great Meadows Regional School District.		IMPORTANT DATES 10/17 – Market Day Pick-Up 5-6PM GMMS 10/19 – Mug & Muffin – 6:30-8:00PM 10/24 – Board of Education Meeting – 7:30 – GMMS 10/28 – Halloween Parade – 2:00PM 11/1 – PTO Meeting 7:00PM 11/8 – End of 1^st Marking Period 11/10-11/11 – School Closed –NJEA Convention 11/14 – Board of Education Workshop Meeting – 7:30PM – GMMS 11/14 – Market Day – 5-6PM – GMMS 11/16 – Report Cards 11/18, 21, 22 – Early Dismissal – Parent/Teacher Conferences 11/23 – Early Dismissal – Thanksgiving Break 11/25-26 – School Closed – Thanksgiving Break GMRSD on WRNJ Radio The Great Meadows Regional School District was the focus of the WRNJ 1510 AM Newsline talk show on Thursday, October 13^th. The new Great Meadows Regional School District Superintendent, Jason Bing, and Middle School Principal, Mark Ippolito, discussed the goals of the new school year for all three buildings in the district. New initiatives that are planned for the schools were also a topic of discussion. The district has additional guest appearances on the show throughout the year. Watch your school newsletters for upcoming dates! Thank You! Thank you to Mrs. Mugno-Tibak for all her work on the PTO Telephone Directory! It looks great and will be very useful to all the Liberty School families! Independence Township Booster Club News The Playground Committee Presents... FALL FANTASY TRICKY TRAY Friday, November 4, 2005 Basket Donations Wanted!!! Our goal for this year's Tricky Tray is to exceed our profit from last year! To do this we are counting on support from the families in our community. Our hope is that we receive many more basket / tray donations from families and friends in town. The minimum retail value of our baskets is $35.00. We understand that not everyone can spend this amount, so please look for sale items or consider making a basket donation with a friends or family.  We also accept monetary donations. Your donation is tax deductible! Please contact one of the volunteers below to drop off a basket or for pick up. We can wrap the basket for you if needed. Donations can also be dropped off at the municipal building Monday-Friday and at the Field of Dreams Pavilion on Saturdays 9-12 am. If you are interested in participating, please have your donation to us by October 20th. All Tricky Tray proceeds will be put towards updating the playground facility at Green Acres Field of Dreams!!! Thank you to those of you who have already donated. For basket pick up or drop off please contact: Geri Cavanaugh 637-8986 Lyn Mahler 637-4722 Michele Bohm 637-6964 Ellen Parisi 637-6192 June Hill 637-4665	REMINDER Special Ed Coffee Hour October 19, 2005 7:00 - 8:30 PM Middle School Cafeteria Recent changes will be discussed. General questions will be addressed. TAB CHALLENGE! We now have over 2,400,000 tabs counted, but our goal is to get to over 3 million by the end of this school year. Seventh grade students at the middle school are asking for your help in collecting tabs. The students have made a challenge to the principal, Mr. Ippolito. If a garbage container in the school lobby can be filled with tabs by May, Mr. Ippolito will then have to dress up like a female, with the outfit being selected by Mrs. Kumma! So, won't you please help us by collecting tabs and sending them into school? Let's win this challenge! GET IN SHAPE! The West Morris Area YMCA in the Vienna Community Center is now offering fitness classes for adults. The courses offered are: Body Sculpting and Pilates. Please look for the mail-in registration form in your school main offices. So grab a friend and start exercising! (Contact Kathy 973-366-1120 x43 for more info.) Reminder:  Joan Knechel Memorial Walk Take a walk for your health and for a good cause The 3rd annual Joan Knechel Memorial Walk is this Sunday, October 16. All proceeds will benefit the ongoing progress of the Joan Knechel Cancer Center at Hackettstown Regional Medical Center. Registration starts at 10:30 at the Mountain Lake Firehouse with a 12noon walk (twice) around scenic Mountain Lake. You'll enjoy the entertainment, food, prizes and much more...come join us for a great day and a good cause.  For info please visit hrmcnj.org or call 475 2066 Pasta Dinner 10/22/05 The Hackettstown Tiger Ice Hockey Club will be holding a pasta dinner on Saturday, October 22 from 4-7PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 142 Liberty Street in Hackettstown. Meet the team and enjoy pasta, salad, and dessert. Tickets are priced at $7 for adults and $5 for kids 10 and under. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit the team in their first season of High School JV competition. To purchase tickets or for more information, please e-mail tigericehocket@netscape.net or call 908-637-4211. To find out more about the Hackettstown Tiger Ice Hockey Club, please visit our website at www.eteamz.active.com/htihc.
Halloween Parade Our annual Halloween Parade will be on Friday, October 28^th at 2:00PM. Classroom assistants will be available to help the students. Students may do their hair at home, as we cannot allow aerosol cans to be sprayed in school. Please keep safety in mind when deciding upon costumes. Costumes should be an appropriate length to prevent tripping, and masks and weapons are not allowed in the school parade for safety reasons. If masks or weapons are brought in, they will be held in the office for parental pickup. After the parade, the students will return to their classrooms for the Halloween parties.		PTO NEWS **Our next meeting is on November 1st from 7:00-8:30PM with free babysitting.  We hope to see you there! **Thank you to all the volunteers who made Back to School night so delicious!  The goodies and Market Day samples were a big hit!  Thank you also to Warren County Prevention Resources for the information packets that were handed out. **Thanks to those of you who have purchased/returned your KidStuff/Entertainment coupon books!  Although the sale ended on October 3rd and several reminders have been made through phone calls and notices, there are still 27 families who have not yet returned/purchased their books.  If you have not done so yet, please send in your payment or returned book(s) to the school immediately.  If you have any questions or would like to order additional books, please contact Joni Sheridan at mcsjes@aol.com or 637-6090. **Thanks also to everyone who has sent in a donation to the PTO!  Although we continue to receive more every day, to date we have received over $2,000 to help supplement our children’s activities!!!   **Market Day pickup is October 17th from 5-6 pm at the middle school. Thank you for supporting our school while enjoying delicious, convenient meals! **A "Head Chairperson" is needed for Winter Family Fun Nights (formerly TV Turnoff) to oversee 4 events/ Chairpeople, one for each week in March. If you are interested, please contact Joni Sheridan at 637-6090 or mcsjes@aol.com.	PTO News (Continued) **A Co-President opening will also need to be filled for the 2006/2007 school year, as this will be Connie Collier's last year as an officer (a two-year term will have been completed at this time).  Full training will be provided. Nominations will be accepted until April 4, 2005.  Officer elections will be held at the April 18th PTO meeting.  If you are interested, please contact Colleen Makarevich, who is the Nominating Committee chairperson, at her e-mail address colleenmak@comcast.net (preferred) or call her at 637-6995.  **The PTO portion of the school website has been updated with meeting minutes, agendas, by-laws, treasurers' reports, committees and descriptions, chairs, and e-mail addresses.  Watch for officer job descriptions and the Parent Volunteer Network lists to be posted soon.  We are hoping the website will be used as an additional way of keeping the lines of communication open within our PTO.  The link is http://www.gmrsd.com/liberty.htm.