We would like to recognize Nora Hyma for receiving a Positive Office Referral. Nora used her passion of writing notes as a way to lift the spirits of her peers, by sending secret notes of encouragement. This act caused a positive uproar in the class and pretty soon more students joined in by writing their own notes of encouragement. We are so proud of Nora and her initiative to spread positive vibes within our school.
Liberty Intermediate - Next week, the week of 10/26 is red ribbon week!!! Show
Be Happy, Be Brave, Be Drug Free
Monday; Get Your Game Day Gear On and TEAM UP Against Drugs (Fav. Team)
Tuesday: I have the Power to Stay Drug Free (Superhero dress up)
Wednesday: I won't get Mixed Up in Drugs (Mismatch Day)
Thursday: We are RED-dy to Make a Difference (wear red)
Friday: Use your Head and Stay Drug Free (Crazy hair/hat day)
Liberty remote learners that ordered spirit wear, your item(s) are in the office at Liberty. You are welcome to come to Liberty to pick up your order between 8am and 3pm during the week.
Thanks!
Today we want to recognize Brody Meyers and Nathaniel Zartuche for receiving a Positive Office Referral. Without any prompting from an adult, these gentlemen have offered to hold the doors for students and staff each morning. We appreciate their kindness and willingness to help out!
6th grade boys basketball update: due to the pandemic and guidelines set forth by our governing bodies, the start of 6th grade basketball has been postponed. This will be revisited in January 2021 to determine if and how a season can be played.
LIBERTY 6TH GRADE REMOTE LEARNERS ONLY - We are so pleased to announce that our 6th grade remote learners will be receiving new chrome books! We need all parents to bring their remote learners chrome book and charger to school and replace them with the new chrome books! ****MUST HAVE BOTH TO GET NEW ITEMS****
The exchange time will be the same as the supply pick-up.
Date: Wednesday and Thursday, October 14th and 15th
Time: 1-5 pm
Where: At Liberty - Main Entrance
Bring your Chromebook and charger ***Charger fee is $25, if lost***
Liberty - Picture retake/make ups for in person learning will be on Thursday October 29th at Liberty school. Pictures from the first picture day are not in yet, but will be before then. If you have any questions please call Image Group at 815-932-1230
The Little Boilers youth basketball travel program will have tryouts for 3rd-7th grade boys on Saturday, Oct. 10th from 10-11:30am and Sunday, Oct. 11th from 5-6:30pm at the Bradley-Bourbonnias High School main gym. All boys must bring a ball, water, and wear a mask.
Please email Ryan Kemp to pre-register @ ryankemp30@yahoo.com.
Liberty remote learners - Today is picture day for students that are currently remote learners at Liberty Intermediate ONLY. This is NOT retake day. That date will be announced once we know when it is.
You will fill in your order form and pay at the studio. If you are not ordering pictures, please bring your student anyway, so they are in the yearbook.
Pictures will be at Image Group in Bourbonnais from 3pm to 6pm. Image group is located at: 933 N Convent (near Culvers). If you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment, their number is 815-932-1230.
This message is for Liberty Intermediate students. We are aware that there is an issue with student Chromebook passwords at this time. Our technology team is working on this problem to resolve it as soon as possible. Your student will not be marked absent because of this. Thank you for your understanding.
Liberty Announcement - Don't forget Tuesday the 22nd of September is Liberty picture day!!! Pictures will be taken in the morning at school. *****This is for in person learning students only.
Remote learners will go to Image Group on September 29th from 3pm to 6pm . You will fill out your form there and pay.
Students that are not ordering pictures will still have their picture taken for the yearbook.
Bring your smiles!
Liberty apparel shop closes on September 10th. Shop online for your Liberty Tiger apparel. Fridays are spirit days, so be sure to get your Tiger gear.
Check out the shop details below.
OUR SHOP DETAILS
- Shop Now: https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/VQGTZgBoCd
Store is Open From: August 27 - September 10, 2020
Apparel will be distributed to students and staff at Liberty.
Liberty Intermediate Announcement-
PICTURE DAY INFORMATION!
Picture day for Liberty Intermediate is on Tuesday, September 22nd. Pictures are usually done in the beginning of the day. Forms are going home this week with your student. Please be sure they are returned on or before picture day.
*****IF YOUR STUDENT IS A REMOTE LEARNER******
Picture day is Tuesday, September 29th and will be at:
Image Group Studio in Bourbonnais located by Culver's
933 N Convent St, Bourbonnais, IL
Their phone number is 815-932-1230 if you have questions.
*****If pictures are not ordered your student will still have their picture taken for the yearbook.
Liberty Tigers apparel shop is now open! Fridays are spirit days, so be sure to get your Tiger gear. Family and friends can also support the Tigers by purchasing Tiger apparel.
Check out the shop details below.
OUR SHOP DETAILS
- Shop Now: https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/VQGTZgBoCd
- Store is Open From: August 27 - September 10, 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians,
I wanted to reach out and express how great it has been to have our students reengaged in school. Between the In Person and the Remote Learning Option, we are so excited to see our students on a daily basis.
In Person Update:
Drop off and Pick Up-You all are doing a fantastic job with drop off and pick up. We have reduced the time from 30 minutes on day one to about 10 minutes recently. Thank you for your attention to the procedures and safely transitioning through the line/lanes. We develop our procedures in collaboration with Bourbonnais PD to ensure that we are adhering to all traffic laws and safety procedures. Our recent communication from SRO Garcia and Bourbonnais Police Department was about dropping off along Burns Road and the safety concerns. The first is that there is not a crossing guard or crosswalk to ensure students are safely crossing the street to enter school property. The second is that vehicles are not stopping at designated traffic stop locations which could impede the flow of traffic or create other potentially dangerous circumstances. We are looking into solutions for our students that walk/bike from the north side of Burns road. We ask that you please utilize the procedures we have developed to help ensure the safety of our students, families and other motorists.
Bus-Students are not permitted to eat on the bus for any reason. Students would need to remove their mask to consume food and that is not permitted throughout the bus ride to and from school. Also, there are students on our buses that have food allergies and we need to ensure that there is no chance for a potentially harmful allergic reaction on the bus.
Instruction-We’d like to reiterate that we are trying to get the bulk of our tier 1 instruction for core contents done while our students are present at school. Our teachers are focusing on the essential standards that students should learn within their specified grade level. This allows our students to engage in guided practice, extension activities, small groups, and individual interventions during the Learning at Home portion of their day. This also alleviates some of the stress on our families because you are supporting your students in a more traditional manner. In March, April, and May, parents bore the lion’s share of the instructional duties and we know that is a challenge to manage and execute. Teacher office hours are between 2:00-3:00pm to help students and families that are having difficulty with any of the work. They are also utilizing this time to answer any other questions that our families may have.
Remote Learning Option (RLO) Update:
Teachers are taking attendance beginning at 7:45 so they can get started with their instruction. One the teacher has taken attendance, they are not revisiting it until after school has concluded. After the initial attendance has been taken, it’s challenging to determine what students have entered the Zoom and at what time. Please make sure your student is logged in by the start of school. If there are log in issues, please contact your teacher for assistance.
RLO Contact Information: (You can reach them through Google Classroom and Class Tag)
4th Grade Mrs. Renchen 815-929-5047
4th Grade Mrs. Bretveld 815-929-5072
5th Grade Mrs. Laskey 815-929-5008
5th Grade Mrs. Waldschmidt 815-929-5010
6th Grade Mrs. Riegel 815-929-5050
6th Grade Mrs. O’Gorman 815-929-5027
Google Chrome Update(6th grade RLO): Students will be receiving instructions on how to update Google Chrome from their teachers. The update helps to solve some of the sound issues we’ve been experiencing with the 6th grade Chromebooks.
Have a great evening!
Mr. Pignatiello
Liberty Update: We had a outstanding first day with our students!!!! It was fantastic to hear the hustle and bustle of kids at school. We can't wait to see them tomorrow.
We have a couple reminders for car riders. As you noticed today, we have extremely large numbers of students getting dropped off and picked up. Please pull forward as far as possible to drop off and pick up. We need to fit as many cars curbside we possibly can. When you enter the car rider lanes, please fill both lanes so we can attempt to keep cars off of Career Center Road. We will continue to brainstorm solutions for drop off and pick up that wont affect your schedules. We will let you know of any potential changes.
Scheduling Update: We believe we have the majority of our schedule issues resolved. Inevitability, there is a possibility we may have missed something. If you have any issues or concerns, please contact the Liberty main office at 815-929-5000 or you can email Krystal Tezak at tezakk@besd53.org. Thank you!
Please see our maps for the pick up and drop off procedures
We had a fantastic in person Transition Night planned for our 4th and 5th graders. We are sorry that we were unable to make that work given the current situation. However, our transition team has worked really hard to find a way to make sure that our new students feel welcomed into Team Liberty. We are so excited to meet you all in just a few short weeks! Check out this video: https://youtu.be/PlbXisCOh98
Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 PPE Products: Click the link below for order information. The shop closes on August 5th. Products will be shipped to the schools and distributed to students and staff.
https://d1qp7h00tpj2kq.cloudfront.net/v3/flyer/619/61965/6196546/f346ea/6196546-flyer.pdf