Congrats to William for receiving the MVP office referral. William went above and beyond to help out one of his fellow peers by giving up his own spot in a game so that the other student would get a chance to participate. Great job William!
Liberty- Girls robotics applications are due tomorrow!!!.Please remind students to bring them with them if they are applying. Thanks so much!!
Liberty - All 5th grade parents; all medication authorization forms are due to the nurse by March 2nd, 2020 for camp T. Remember this MUST be done for ALL medications that your child may need at camp. This includes existing medication in the nurse's office. There is a separate form for camp medications (pink). Medication must be in a bottle labeled with current dose and administration directions from pharmacy to be administered. If any forms are needed for camp, pick up in from office at Liberty. Thank you.
Liberty Music - Just a reminder: 5th graders in Explore Music this quarter need to have recorders by this Friday, January 31st. If your child needs to buy one, he or she can bring $7.00 to Mrs. Zastrow by Friday to purchase one at school.
Attention 6th Grade Parents/Guardians: Liberty Intermediate is offering depression awareness and suicide prevention training as a part of the SOS Signs of Suicide® Prevention Program on Friday, January 24th and Tuesday, January 28th. This program will be presented to 6th GRADE ONLY.
Our goals in participating in this program are straightforward:
-To help our students understand that depression is a treatable illness
-To explain that suicide is a preventable tragedy that often occurs as a result of untreated depression
-To provide students training in how to identify serious depression and potential suicidality in themselves or a friend
-To impress upon students that they can help themselves or a friend by taking the simple step of talking to a responsible adult about their concerns
-To help students know whom in the school they can turn to for help if they need it
Parents, please check your email to find more information on this program. You may also check out Elyssa's Mission website which has provided all the materials for this presentation at http://www.elyssasmission.org/
Liberty Intermediate - Tuesday, January 21st
Fingerprints for 5th grade Camp Tecumseh chaperones will be held from 2pm to 5pm today. If you have a balance for the $60 chaperone fee, it must be paid before fingerprints are done.
Checks to be made payable to Liberty
Please be sure to bring your drivers license
District Office 281 W. John Casey Road, Bourbonnais, IL
Liberty Announcement - Parents that are attending Camp Tecumseh as a chaperone are required to have fingerprints taken. We are conducting fingerprints on the following days at District Office:
Thursday, January 16th @ 8am-10:30am
Tuesday, January 21st @ 2pm - 5pm
Bourbonnais District phone app -
Parents, if you haven't done so, please download the district app and choose to receive notifications. This is another great way to find out information. Look for Bourbonnais Elementary BESD 53. Under settings, choose the schools you would like to receive notifications from.
Sign language class - Liberty MPR
There will be a sign language class on Wednesdays at Liberty from 6:15pm to 7:15pm. You may arrive as early as 5:45pm. There is no cost for this and all are welcome.
Tiger Care Closet - 1/8
Tonight from 5 to 7pm at Liberty, we welcome all families to visit our care closet. Whether you are donating or in need, we look forward to seeing you. There is no cost.
Liberty- Parents that are attending Camp Tecumseh as a chaperone, please see the following:
Fingerprints will be done at:
Bourbonnais Elementary School District Office
281 W John Casey Road, Bourbonnais, IL
(next to BUGC and across the street from the Bourbonnais Public Library.
Dates & Times:
January 16th from 8am to 10:30am
January 21st from 2pm to 5pm
IMPORTANT: Registration for Camp Tecumseh is now CLOSED. Any student that has not paid the down payment of $41, is NOT registered to attend.
The next payment due date is January 24th in the amount of $23.00. If you have any questions about the money owed please contact Mrs. Tezak at 815-929-5081 at Liberty. If you have not made Decembers payment, please do so as soon as possible.
Thank you!
Liberty - Ok! We are killing it on our food drive! We currently need 736 items for Mrs. Maciejewski to hold Tazor the snake and she is terrified!!!! Our next goal of 3,000 items can be achieved, we just have to keep pushing. We have two days left to make this happen. In the end the amount of food being donated to people in need is quite incredible!
Liberty 5th grade parents/guardians - If your child is going to Camp Tecumseh and you have not turned in paperwork or made the down payment of $41 please do so by this Friday the 20th.
If your child is going to camp, please consider chaperoning the trip, as we are in need of more chaperones. If you inform us that you would like to commit to chaperoning by the end of this week, we will extend sign ups to the first week of January for you and your student. Please call the office so we can put you on that list.
Second payment of $23 is due tomorrow. Please pay in the office by check or money order, NO CASH please or on Skyward with a check/debit card.
Thank you! We are here to help with any questions
Liberty Announcement - There was an announcement this morning to students about this years food drive. We encouraged students to band together to feed our neighboring families. We have 4 goals set for this drive.
1st goal Collect 1000 items and Mrs. Maciejewski will
dress like an elf for one day
2nd goal Collect 2000 items and Mr. Pignatiello kisses
a goat
3rd goal Collect 3000 items and Mrs. Maciejewski
has to hold Tazor the snake
4th goal Collect 5000 items and all students earn
open seating at lunch for a full school week
and Mr. Pignatiello wears the tiger mascot
costume.
Please remember they must be non perishable items. We will be collecting items up to 12/20 - the last day before winter break. We look forward to a great outcome! Thank you!
Deadline Approaching!!! The 2020 Illinois Parent Survey is open and Liberty needs your feedback. Our response rates for parent survey completion is only 37%. This is a time for you to let Liberty staff know what we are doing well and what areas we need to grow. Please take about five minutes of your time to complete the survey. Our students, staff and parents/guardians all take similar surveys. The information is used to target specific changes when future planning.
Link to take the survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
Liberty is implementing a new practice to identify the awesome kiddos we have here. The MVP Office Referral is given to a student that goes above and beyond in these areas: Perseverance, Enthusiasm, Work Ethic, Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Supportive, Collaborative, and Leadership. Nice job Marti on being the first recipient of the MVP Office Referral.
Congratulations to Liberty student Lydia Hammond, who was a winner of the November Chicago Blackhawks Reading Program.
Five (5) Top Individual Readers of the Month receive:
Two (2) 300-level tickets to a Blackhawks home game, a Blackhawks Reading Program certificate signed by a Blackhawks player, and Recognition on their website.
Attention Liberty Parents - Wrestling has been cancelled for tonight.
Congratulations to the following girls for making the 6th grade Volleyball team:
2, 5, 6, 12,18, 20, 25, 30, 41, 42, 44, 45, 50, 52, 55, 66
Thank you to everyone who tried out, there was a lot of talent this year, making team selection a hard decision. The first practice is Friday Dec. 6th 3-4:30.
Liberty- 5th grade parents - Camp Tecumseh
If your child is attending camp, your first payment due in the amount of $41 was on November 29th. That is the down payment for camp. Your next payment of $23 is due by 12/18.
IMPORTANT: As of 12/18, any student that does NOT have a down payment of $41 completed, will NOT be able to attend camp in March.
If you have any questions, please call our office at 815.929.5000 and ask for Krystal.
Payments can be made on Skyward via credit/debit card or brought into the Liberty office in a form of check or money order only. No cash please.
If you feel payment has not been made due to financial hardship. Please provide a letter and bring it to the office, attention to administration or email Mr. Pignatiello at pignatiellob@besd53.org No letters will be accepted for consideration after 12/18. Thanks so much!