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	Liberty School Newsletter May 13, 2005
	Voicemail: 908-637-4790 Web address: www.gmrsd.com/liberty.htm
School will be closed on Monday, May 30^th in observance of Memorial Day. Board of Education Regular Meeting May 23, 2005 7:30PM Middle School Sixth Grade Parent Orientation Please plan to attend the orientation scheduled for Monday, May 23, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. in the Media Center of the Great Meadows Middle School. This is a great way for you to meet the principals, teachers, counselor, nurse and other staff members. There will be a presentation and information packet that will help to answer your questions about middle school and students will give tours of the building. We hope to see all parents of current fifth grade students in attendance that evening. Our hope is to make the transition from elementary school to middle school a smooth one. If you have any questions, please call Linda McClune, 637-4349 ex. 354. 2005-2006 Kindergarten Students Liberty School will be holding kindergarten orientation on Monday, May 23^rd and kindergarten screening on Tuesday, May 24^th. Letters have been sent to all registered families. If you have not yet registered your child, please call Mrs. Lanzarone at 908-637-4115 for a registration packet. TABS! TABS! TABS! We continue our collection of aluminum tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. So, please help us out by collecting every tab you can and sending them to school for the Middle School collection. We now have 2,367,000 counted tabs! Let’s Play Field Hockey Camp Camp will be held on June 20, 22, 24, 27, 29 and July 1, 2005 from 4:30 until 6:00 PM for 4^th and 5^th grade girls of Liberty School and Central School at the Independence Recreation Fields. The girls will be learning basic skills to improve their play before they enter their fall season. The camp will be staffed with members of the Hackettstown High School field hockey team. The cost will be $15 for each girl. Each girl will receive a t-shirt and there will be daily prizes. If you are interested, please return the flyer (available in the school office) and a check (payable to Troop 987) by June 10^th to Heather Re. Questions: please call 908-850-8357. Gifted & Talented Summer Camp 2005 Montclair State University will be holding 2 summer camp sessions for academically gifted students. The first session will take place June 27^th to July 15^th and the second session from July 18^th to August 5^th. Brochures available in the Liberty School office, or please call 973-655-4104 for more information. PTO NEWS The last PTO meeting of the school year is scheduled for May 17th, from 7:00-8:30 PM, with free babysitting available.  (The May meeting was previously scheduled for the morning; it has now been changed to the evening.)  Please join us! Thank you to all the volunteers who made the May Teacher Appreciation buffet so awesome!  Mrs. M. Thorry was the winner of a $100 gift card to Pio Costa's,  Mrs. C. Dugans was the winner of a Deluxe Scrapbooking Kit donated by Tracy Bridges, and Mrs. M. Cole won the gift certificate to Thompson's Garage for car pinstriping!  Thank you to all the above donators and congratulations to the lucky winners!!  Many thanks also go out to the following businesses that made very generous monetary or food donations for the buffet:  J.P. Kelly's, Panera's, Villa Venice, Roman's Pizza, Rico's, Roger's Transfer, Liberty Sod Farm, and R&T Performance Center.  Field Day is scheduled for Wednesday, May 25th, with a rain date of Tuesday, May 31st.  A flyer was sent home asking parents for items to be donated/borrowed such as hoses, large buckets, coolers, game and food items, etc.  If you can donate any of these items or would like to help out with Field Day, please e-mail Chair Colleen Makarevich at colleenmak@comcast.net (preferred) or call  her at 637-6995.  5th Grade Send-Off is scheduled for Wednesday, June 8th.  If you are interested in participating in any way, please contact either of the following Chairs: Sue Lechner at 637-8127 or Diane Francis at 637-4383.		5^th & 6^th Grade Get-Together Friday, May 13^th 7:00PM-9:00PM Great Meadows Middle School Gymnasium Please bring cups, drinks, napkins or snacks for the snack table. See you there! Art News Congratulations to Adrienne N, Elizabeth P, Andrew P, Julia D, Gage K, John G, Bobby L, Victoria C, Brianne L, Olivia S, and Michael R for solving the Mystery Artist Contest. Jackson Pollack, the famous 20^th Century American painter, was April’s artist. Here are the clues for the May/June contest: This month’s artist is one of the greatest Mexican artists of the 20^th century. She was born in 1907. Some of her most famous works are self-portraits. She was married to another famous Mexican artist, Diego Rivera. Her initials are F.K. Good luck and please turn all guesses in to the art room by June 3^rd. Beach Day Beach Day will be held on Thursday, May 19^th. Each student should remember to bring in, by May 17^th, an empty, clean 16-oz. (or less) water bottle for a project they will be doing on Beach Day. Also, please remember that school dress code rules will still apply on that day! Jaguar Hoops Camp Jaguar Hoops Camp emphasizes the FUN-damentals of basketball with individual attention given to each participant. Camp is held at Great Meadows Middle School and is open to Great Meadows girls and boys, grades 1-8. Brochures available in Liberty School office. Chorus/Band Concert Date Change Please note that the 4^th and 5^th grade chorus/band concert (Rainbow Rockfest 2005!) has been changed from Thursday, June 2^nd to Wednesday, June 1^st. Hackettstown 5K Run/2 Mile Walk The first Hackettstown 5K Run/2 Mile Walk fundraiser will be held on June 5, 2005. Proceeds go directly to the HHS Fitness Center. You can run, walk, or jog, even do a tiger trot! Information is available in the main office or email sohara@hackettstown.org <mailto:sohara@hackettstown.org>. Registration is due by May 25^th. You can register online at www.active.com <http://www.active.com> Community Day is scheduled for June 11^th this year.  Volunteers to run the PTO game booths that day for 1-2 hours are still needed!  Last year the kids and the parent volunteers had a great time together!  If you are available that day, even for a short time, please contact Chair Sarah Grub as soon as possible at 637-6810 or 637-4457.  Coordination efforts are under way and there are still many time slots that need to be filled.  Thank you! The PTO portion of the school website has been updated with meeting minutes, agendas, proposed by-laws and change summary, and committees/chairs (along with e-mail addresses).  Watch for treasurer reports and officer job descriptions 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.	Dear Liberty School Families, As the end of our school year quickly approaches, let us all work together to keep our students focused and committed to their studies. With each day getting longer and nicer, please remind your children to continue to do their best until the last day of school. We still have much to accomplish before June 14^th. Help us to make the remaining days of school both productive and enjoyable. Thank you for your continued support. Sincerely, Ernest J. Batha Jr., Principal Lunch Charges All lunch charges are due to the office by May 31^st. As of June 1^st, no charging will be allowed. Any outstanding balances for charges will result in your child not receiving their report card on the last day of school. Library Books All books are due back to the library by June 3^rd. Field Day Field Day is scheduled for Wednesday, May 25^th. Please be sure you child is dressed accordingly to participate in activities at the field. Please apply sunscreen to your child before he/she leaves for school in the morning. Also, please remember to send a water bottle with your child. Reading By Two The next Reading By Two meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 24^th at 7PM at Liberty School. Governor’s Book Club The Governor’s selections for this month are: Kindergarten: The Hippo-not-amus by Tony and Jan Payne 1^st Grade: Seeds! Seeds! Seeds! By Nancy Elizabeth Wallace 2^nd Grade: The Best Book of Sharks by Claire Llewellyn 3^rd Grade: Ready Freddy #4: Don’t Sit on My Lunch! By Abby Klein Hackettstown High School Golf Benefit DATE: June 24, 2005 PLACE: Minebrook Country Club Rt. 24, Hackettstown. TIME: 9 AM Shotgun start COST: $100 per player All proceeds go to the HHS Football Team. For more info call Les Carpenter at 908-850-8647 or email danr.carpenter@verizon.net <mailto:danr.carpenter@verizon.net> 5/17 – PTO Meeting – 7:00-8:30PM 5/18 – 4^th & 5^th Grade Musical – GMMS – 7PM 5/19 – “Beach Day” 5/25 – Field Day 5/27 – Talent Show at GMMS 6/1 – 4^th & 5^th Grade Chorus/Band Concert 6/10, 6/13, 6/14 – Early Dismissal 6/14 – Last Day of School