www.liberty.cusd.com                            Liberty Elementary	April 15, 2024

Hello Skyeeehawks,

I was an English major and a high school English teacher. This gives me a unique lens on life. For example, I often compare life to a story. When babies are born, they’re given a story live. In the beginning of their stories, they are given a lot of support and guidance from adults, and this is a good thing. In a sense, we’re given the privilege to help them write their stories. At some point, children grow into adults, and they will be on their own, responsible for writing their own stories. Part of our job as adults is to prepare a child to become the author of his life’s story.

People are designed to live in narratives. As students journey through their narratives, they learn valuable lessons from people. This is why students need to live in stories focused on strong relationships. They need stories where they interact with caring adults to build a moral foundation. They need to live in stories where they play with their peers and learn to value friend-ships. It is through relationships that they learn how to navigate stories filled with challenges, struggles, failures, successes, etc. Good relationships help students realize how behavior is linked to consequences, and how years of consequences develop character and create a purpose in life.

Children were not designed to live in a series of brief, entertaining moments with a screen. So many children are now raised in an electronic existence of Tik-Tok, computer games, social media, and YouTube. As the adults in their lives, we must protect children from surrendering control of their narratives to a virtual world where a relationship with an electronic device is glorified and struggling with people is demonized.

Liberty invites our families to participate in a collaborative effort to create a positive narrative for our Skyhawks. We are offering two Liberty-Connection events to support you with your Kindergartner and your 6th grader. I am dis-cussing these two evening events now so that families can prepare to attend:

Liberty Connection – transition from K to 1st grade – Tuesday, 4/23 @ 6 pm Liberty Connection – transition from 6th to 7th grade – Wednesday, 4/24 @ 6 pm
Our goal is to help you prepare your student for these important transitions. The presentations provide advice from both an educator’s and a parent’s perspective. We want the evening to be practical. We want you to learn how to prepare for these grade levels over the summer, to learn how to success-fully navigate the first few dificult weeks of 1st Grade and junior high, and how to sustain success throughout the school year. We will have Liberty par-ents who have experienced these grade levels and the teachers who teach them. We hope you join us.

Building Classes for 2024-2025

Student placement is a careful and diligent process at Liberty which endeavors to create cohesive and balanced classrooms. Teachers work as a grade level to place students in the appropriate educational setting. If you feel your child has a special learning consideration, please submit a letter to the principal explaining your child's learning needs. Every effort is made to accommodate every child’s learning needs, regardless if you submit a let-
ter. Remember, absolutely no request for specific teachers will be consid-

ered. Please submit all letters before May 1st. TK and Kindergarten registration continues. Please register now!!

Thank you,

George Petersen

PositivityProject

These studentsare beingrecognized for Positivity Project character trait of Social Intelligence

K1 AM
	Ruth N.
	
K1 PM
	Steven R.
	
K2 AM
	Emery M. & Rosalie P.
	
K2 PM
	Oliver N.
	
Room 1
	Quinn H. & Jace D.
	
Room 2
	Shoshi R. & Joel F.
	
Room 3
	Naomi H.
	
Room 6
	Riley G. & Ari H.
	
Room 7
	Steevie M. & Kaison H.
	
Room 8
	Kira B. & Skylah G.
	
Room 9
	Evie M. & Carly N.
	
Room 10
	Blakely A.
	
Room 11
	Alex S. & Mia M.
	
Room 12
	Violet G. & Olivia R.
	
Room 13
	Jack J. & Peyten S.
	
Room 14
	Pia C.
	
Room 15
	Joseph R.
	
Room 16
	Sebastian R.
	
Room 17
	Orion H.
	
Room 18
	Ayden V.
	
Room 19
	Max C.
	
Room 20
	Tien L.
	
Room 21
	Sean S.
	
Room 22
	Zayden A.

Mark Your Calendar! Liberty Book Fair April 29
to

May 3

Every Monday
	Every Tuesday
	Every Wednesday
	Every Thursday
	Every Friday
	
10:10 Student Council
Room 19

2:45 - 3:45 Track Practice
3rd Grade Math Club
	Classroom Music

2:45 - 3:45 Track Practice
3rd Grade Math Club Math Mania (Room 13) Detention - Room 9
	7:00
3rd Grade Reading Club

7:15
2nd Grade Reading Club

Classroom Music

1:15 Early Dismissal
	7:00
3rd Grade Reading Club

2:45 - 3:45 Detention - Room 9 Track Practice
	Classroom Music

Track Practice

Snack Shack

PE TESTING IS COMING!
Check out the requirements by age!

Monday, April 15
	Tuesday, April 16
	Wed., April 17
	Thursday, April 18
	Friday, April 19

3rd Grade PE Testing

LAST DAY TO SUBMIT PHOTOS TO THE YEARBOOK
	Happy Birthday, Mrs. Patterson!

3rd Grade PE Testing

5:30 PTC Meeting
	PE FUN RUN DAY!

1:15
5th Grade Math Lab
	8:45
3rd Grade Field Trip! Room 12

9:00
2nd Grade Field Trip

3rd Grade PE Testing
	State History Day

8:30 Kindergarten Field Trip!

12:15
In-House Track Meet
	
Monday, April 22
	Tuesday, April 23
	Wed., April 24
	Thursday, April 25
	Friday, April 26
	
Autism Awareness Week

2nd Grade PE Testing

Report Cards Go Home
	Field Trip SPED

2nd Grade PE Testing

6:00 Liberty Connection
Transition to 1st Grade
	Happy Birthday, Mrs. Speir!

School Bus Driver Day

1:15
5th Grade Math Lab

6:00 Liberty Connection
Transition to 7th Grade
	Secretary’s Day

8:00 Volunteer Appreciation

Academic Awards Grades 2—6

2nd Grade PE Testing
	12:55 Band Blitz

1:30
Spring Sports Awards