· Web viewChristen Gobbi Instructional Para Kaitlyn Pendergast Sofiya Padela Instructional Para Kara Wishart Kerri Sharpe Instructional Para Carolyn Blaszkowski Supervisory Aide

Tara Boening, Principal

49 Proctor RoadBraintree, MA 02184781-380-0210

Dear Liberty School Students and Families:

Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year at Liberty. As we wake-up in the morning to crisp air, we realize that summer is soon becoming a distant memory. We are very excited for the upcoming school year and the opportunity to work in partnership with families to support all of our students.

With the start of the new school year we would like to inform you of some staffing changes that took place over the summer. We welcome Ms. Jordan Haran to Liberty as our Media Specialist, Mrs. Jennifer Johnson as our English Language Educator who will be working with Ms. Karen Baho, and Mrs. Sofiya Padela as a Paraeducator. Although not new to our staff, we welcome the following people to new teaching positions: Ms. Reid has joined the third grade team, Mr. Kneipfer joined the fourth grade team, and Ms. Flint has joined the fifth grade team.

It was exciting to begin our year with our new Open House format. I know that all of us here at Liberty were so happy to meet families before the official start, and we hope this change made everyone feel comfortable and relaxed as that first bell rang on our first day together.

Each month we will come together as a school to celebrate our achievements as we take on a monthly focus that connects to our expectations. To wrap up our first week we came together as a whole school for our first assembly. During our time together we introduced our school-wide expectation:

Be Kind, Be Safe, Be Your Best!The focus for September is Responsibility. As a school we discussed that being responsible means you are able to be trusted to do what is right and to do the things that are expected. We encourage families to discuss our monthly focus with students as we embark on this endeavor together.

Together, with our vested interest in the success of our school, we will work tirelessly to support students and teachers to achieve the mission of the Braintree Public Schools:

“The mission of the Braintree Public Schools, in partnership with parents and the community, is to prepare all students to become responsible and contributing members of a diverse and global society. We motivate and enable each

student to develop intellectually, physically, socially, and emotionally through a rigorous and supportive educational program within an inclusive and safe

environment that nurtures creative and critical thinking, the development of values, and the pursuit of lifelong learning.”

Best Regards, Tara Boening, Principal

Important News from Mrs. Kelly in the Health Office……

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2

3 4 5 6Welcome

Back!

7Instrumental

Demo9:00 am

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10 11InstrumentPick up @

BHS6:00 pm

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17 18 19 20 21

Rosh Hashanah

22First day of

Autumn

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24 25School

CommitteeMeeting @

Colbert7:00 pm

26 27 28School

Pictures

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Yom Kippur

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October 17th Annual

Liberty School 5K Road Race

Tara Boening, Principal

CLASSROOM TEACHERS SPECIALISTS

Grade I Leah Alberga School Psychologist Brianna Campbell Karen Baho ELL Kathy Forbes Patricia Bartlett Reading Brianne Guthrie Suzanne Berry Occup. Therapist Linda Wells Madison Carnicelli Art

Caitlinn Casey Physical EducationGrade 2 Leigh Champagne Art Allison Cahoon Joan Chiampa Resource Room Katie Doyle Colleen Cleveland Speech & Language Julie Hankes Elisa Dillon Physical Therapist Christina Ranieri Catherine Fallon Math

Norine Fetter Resource RoomGrade 3 Elise Fontes Physical Education Patricia Burbank Jordan Haran IIT - Media Marissa Cicotte Susan Hyatt Resource Room Alexandria McCauley Jennifer Johnson ELL Nicole Reid Katie McGrath Resource Room

Erin Newell ReadingGrade 4 Zoran Rebrovic Strings & Instruments Sheila Cawley Maureen Riley Art Eric Kneipfer Music TBD Kimberly Moran

Jennifer O'Sullivan SupportElaine Couture Secretary

Grade 5 Joanne Kelly Nurse Blair Corcoran Adriann Flint Mary Costello Cusson Instructional Para Kara LaRossa Christen Gobbi Instructional Para Kaitlyn Pendergast Sofiya Padela Instructional Para Kara Wishart Kerri Sharpe Instructional Para

Carolyn Blaszkowski Supervisory AideVicki Florou Supervisory AideJudith O'Neill Supervisory AideDiane Smith Supervisory AideVenita Yeragotelis Supervisory Aide

Dianne Sullivan Cafeteria ManagerMichelle AbouMitri CafeteriaLinda Williams Cafeteria

Frank Reynolds Sr. CustodianMichael Cushing CustodianJordan Wagner Custodian

All 4th Grade students are required to have a current physical on file in the Health Office by September 2017. If you have not done so already, please forward your child’s physical to Mrs. Kelly ASAP.

Please remember that no student should transport medication of any kind (including over the counter medications) to school. All medications should be hand carried to the nurse by a responsible adult.

Remember to keep your child home from school if he or she is ill with a fever of 100 degrees or greater, has diarrhea and/ or vomiting, or has any other contagious illness. The child is not allowed to return to school after a febrile illness until fever free for 24 hours without the use of Tylenol or Ibuprofen.

Vision and hearing screenings and height and weight assessments will begin in September for all students. Note: Only those students in grades K-3 will receive hearing screenings now. I will only notify those parents of students who fail these screenings.

Don’t forget to send your child to school with a healthy snack every day!

In consideration for the safety of our many students with various food allergies, please:

be aware that Liberty School no longer allows food to be used in conjunction with classroom celebrations.

review with your child the importance of our “no food sharing” rule for all students. know that there is an Allergy Aware Table in the cafeteria for students whose parents

chose for them to sit there. If space permits, your child may bring a friend to sit there as long as their lunch is also allergen-free.

OUR BELIEFS

Our VisionThe Braintree Public Schools prepares all students to be responsible and contributing members

of a diverse and global society.

Our MissionThe mission of the Braintree Public Schools, in partnership with parents and the community, is to prepare all students to become responsible and contributing members of a diverse and global society. We motivate and enable each student to develop intellectually, physically, socially, and emotionally through a rigorous and supportive educational program within an inclusive and safe

environment that nurtures creative and critical thinking, the development of values, and the pursuit of lifelong learning.

Our ValuesThe Braintree Schools recognize their shared responsibility with parents in developing students’

values. This shared responsibility includes educating the whole child and working toward developing a good and informed citizenry. In support of the above, the following values are an

integral part of the students’ overall education:

Achievement

Creativity

Inclusivity

Respect

Honesty

Courtesy

Courage

Kindness

Integrity

Cooperation

Responsibility

Empathy

Work Ethic

Perseverance

Loyalty

Citizenship

Fairness

Acceptance

OUR BELIEFS

Since excellence in instruction and student achievement is our primary objective, we are committed to the following beliefs:

Students should acquire a rigorous core of knowledge by thinking critically and creatively and

making wise judgments in an inclusive environment that promotes higher level thinking skills

across the curriculum.

All students can achieve academic proficiency and strive for excellence.

All students possess unique talents and gifts and should be encouraged to reach their maximum

potential.

Students should be able to collaborate and communicate effectively through reading, writing,

speaking, problem solving, the arts, and technology.

Students should acquire the knowledge, skills, and motivation necessary to achieve and maintain

optimum health and lifelong wellness.

Students should develop a sense of self-discipline, self-respect, and self-reliance and demonstrate

social, civic, and environmental responsibility.

Students should acquire skills to adapt to an evolving and technologically advancing society.

Students should understand, respect, and appreciate the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of our

society and the democratic principles upon which this nation was built.

A safe and orderly environment, free of prejudice, drugs, violence, bullying, hazing and

harassment of any kind, is essential to promote student learning.

Ongoing opportunities for the professional growth and development of staff are essential for

improving teaching and learning.

Parents, guardians, and caregivers, in partnership with schools, are an integral part of their child’s

learning.

Community involvement should be actively solicited, encouraged, and developed.

On Thursday, September 28th, Hayward Photographers will be at Liberty School to photograph our students. Picture envelopes will be sent home with students. Please watch for them in your child’s backpack. Please make your photo package selection, insert payment in the envelope and send the envelope to school on Picture Day. Students will carry their envelope to the photographer at their scheduled time. Teachers will not be collecting envelopes ahead of time. Your child will have his/her picture taken for school records even if you choose not to purchase a photo package. If your child is absent on September 28th, there will be another opportunity at a later date to have your child photographed.

ABSENTEE LINE PHONE NUMBER

781-380-0210option 1

Please call the school and leave a message with your child’s

name, teacher and reason

Please remember that all visitors must check in at the office when entering the building and sign the visitor book. A visitor badge will be made available and must be worn when in the building.

Thank you for sending in your child’s Student Transportation form. If the information changes at any point during the school year, please send a note to your child’s teacher. If an unexpected circumstance occurs and your child will not be taking the bus, please call the school office as early as possible. At no time should a child be taken out of the bus line by a parent or authorized adult without first stopping by the office. Please adhere to these requests, as it is in the best interest of our children and their safety. Also, students are only allowed to ride the bus that they are assigned to.

If you are planning to volunteer in some capacity at Liberty School this year, you will need to fill out a CORI form by October 31st. CORI forms are available at the school office. A copy of your driver’s license must accompany the CORI form. Please remember to enter the last six digits of your Social Security number and sign the back of the form. CORI forms are valid for three years. If you submitted a CORI form within the past two years, you will not need to fill one out this year.

Thursdays 7:00 PM

November 2nd

January 4th March 1st May 3rd June 7th

PTO NEWSPlease join us for our

1st PTO Meeting onThursday, October 5th

at 7:00 PM

ABSENTEE LINE PHONE NUMBER

781-380-0210option 1

Please call the school and leave a message with your child’s

name, teacher and reason

TRANSLATION ANNOUNCEMENT

If parents and/or guardians need this notice or other school notices translated into another language, please contact Karen Baho at Liberty School at 781-380-0210 X 5902

Please Remember!

Complete paid lunch $2.75 Reduced$0.40

Milk or juice .50Second helping 1.00Children order their lunch at the beginning of the school day. If only purchasing milk or juice, they may purchase it at lunchtime in the cafeteria. It helps a great deal if your child has the correct change. You may also prepay for your child’s lunch by going directly to www.myschoolbucks.com.

Breakfast 8:20 a.m. $1.25 Reduced $0.30

Liberty Elementary SchoolArrival & Dismissal Procedures

Morning Drop-Off – Begins at 8:30 a.m. We use a “LIVE” drop-off system.

o You may enter the driveway only if you are dropping off a student – this area is not for parking your vehicle.

Please stay in your vehicle while in the driveway. If you wish to get out of your car, please park on the street and walk up to the school.

When you enter the driveway, please pull all the way forward to the end of the driveway before putting your car in park and make sure the children are ready to exit the vehicle with backpacks easily reachable.

The children should exit on the curbside. Staff will assist with opening car doors, as needed. The driver remains in the car.

After you drop your child/ren, please pull forward to begin exiting the drop-off line. Staff members are present to monitor your child’s arrival into the building.

Please do not pull around cars in front of you. Students are considered tardy at 8:45am. Afternoon Pick-Up – Begins at 2:50 p.m.

Please return all Reading Bingo Cards and Math Gameboards by Wednesday, September 13, 2017 in order for the students to get

recognized.

Please stay in your vehicle while in the driveway. If you wish to get out of your car, please park on the street and walk up to the school.

When you enter the driveway, please pull all the way forward to the end of the driveway before putting your car in park.

Students enter the car on the curbside only. Passing cars in the driveway is permitted in the afternoon, as students

exit at varying times. However, please use caution when passing.Parking Parking is prohibited in the driveway during arrival and dismissal times

(8:20-8:50 a.m. and 2:30-3:00 p.m.). If you wish to park in the driveway at another time of the day, you may

only use a designated, fully marked parking space. If you are parking on the street, please be mindful of the safety of our

students and neighbors by not parking where it is prohibited. Parking on Proctor Rd. between Trainor Dr. and the entrance to the

Liberty driveway is prohibited during arrival and dismissal.

With the exception of students who come for breakfast at 8:20 a.m., we cannot supervise students before 8:30 a.m. or after 2:50 p.m. Please make every effort to drop off and pick up your children during the designated arrival/dismissal times. Thank you!