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March 2015
LLiibbeerrttyy MMiiddddllee SScchhooooll At Liberty, WE are the change we have been waiting for! 7465 Wallace Tatum Road
770.781.4889
March 24, 2015
Dear Parents:
It is so very hard to believe that spring is here. Winter gave us
a bit of a lashing this year, but I hope you found itsLearning as
a viable way for your students to learn during our days away
from school. I would love to hear from your experiences as we
are working hard as a school and as a district to make the
necessary improvements to make our students’ online learning
experiences even better.
In the way of other important news, I’m sure that most of you
are now aware that I will be leaving Liberty at the end of this
school year. I have loved leading this wonderful school for the
past seven years. I have been truly blessed to work with a
fantastic faculty and staff, super students, and awesome
parents. My experiences as Liberty’s principal have prepared
me for leading at the next level. On June 1, I will assume the
responsibilities of Director of Instruction for Forsyth County
Schools, so while I am leaving this building, I will absolutely be
continuing to work with and for our students.
Mrs. Cheryl Riddle, currently the Assistant Principal at Little Mill
Middle, will become the principal of Liberty effective June 1. I
have known Mrs. Riddle for many years, and I know that you
will appreciate all that she brings to our school. Mrs. Sweat
and Mr. McNeese will be continuing in their roles as assistant
principals and will provide continuity to our already
established learning programs while supporting Mrs. Riddle in
improving our current endeavors.
Spring Break (April 6-10) is right around the corner and upon
our return, we will be entering into testing season. This year
your students will be taking the Georgia Milestones instead of
the Georgia CRCT. Testing will occur from April 21 through
May 1. While every student will not be testing every day, this is
our district’s designated testing window for regular and make-
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4/2 Light It Up Day! Wear blue
for Autism Awareness Day!
4/3 7:45 Art Club
4/6 – Spring Break
4/10
4/22 FCA Huddle in gym – 7:45
4/21- MILESTONES TESTING
4/23
4/28- MILESTONES TESTING
4/29
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up testing. Please do your best to have students to school on
time each day as students may not enter testing rooms after
testing has begun. All effort should also be made to have
students in school on testing days. Research shows that
students perform best when testing during the regularly
scheduled testing times with their peers versus make-up
testing.
Lastly, please check our school website on a regular basis
regarding announcements about various end-of-the-year
activities. We will do our best to keep the calendar up-to-
date as we know that middle schoolers are not always the
best at sharing school information with their parents. If you
have any questions regarding activities as we move toward
the year’s end, always feel free to email your child’s BT
teacher.
Wishing you all a happy and restful spring break!
Connie Stovall
Liberty Middle School Fellowship of Christian Athletes
2014-2015
Huddles meet in the Gym of Liberty Middle School from 7:45 - 8:45 a.m. on Friday Mornings!
(ALL STUDENTS WELCOME! - 6th
, 7th
& 8th
GRADERS)
April 15th
: (WEDNESDAY MORNING)
May 8th
: Final Huddle
GEORGIA MILESTONES INFORMATION
The Georgia Milestones Assessment System (Georgia Milestones) is a comprehensive assessment
system spanning grades 3 through high school. Students in grades 3 through 8 will take End-of-
Grade (EOG) assessments in English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.
Georgia Milestones is designed to measure and provide information about how well students are
mastering the state adopted content standards in the four core content areas. Importantly,
Georgia Milestones is designed to provide students with critical information about their own
achievement and readiness for their next level of learning.
Georgia Milestones includes the following features:
Multiple-choice items in all content areas and courses
Open-ended (constructed-response) items in English Language Arts and Mathematics (all
grades and courses)
A writing component (in response to passages read by students) at every grade level and
course within the English Language Arts assessments
Nationally norm-referenced items in all content areas and courses to complement the
Georgia criterion-referenced information and to provide a national comparison
Georgia Milestones will be transitioned to online testing over time
We ask that you make every effort to ensure that your student gets a good night’s rest and arrives at school on time each
day for testing. The EOG tests will be administered over a two week period. The exact dates are as follows:
Tuesday, April 21: English/Language Arts Section 1&2, Grades 3-8
Wednesday, April 22: English/Language Arts Section 3, Grades 3-8
Thursday, April 23: Mathematics, Grades 3-6 and 8
Friday, April 24: Mathematics, Grade 7
Tuesday, April 28: Science, Grades 3-8
Wednesday, April 29: Social Studies, Grades 3-8
If you would like more information about the EOG, you may visit the Georgia Department of Education website at
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/CRCT.aspx.
Forsyth County School System provides many measures of test security, which include providing
extensive training for school-level testing coordinators, limiting access to test materials and system-
level administrative oversight on test days.
For questions or concerns regarding test administration or test security, please contact your child’s
school administration at 770-781-4889, ext. 290104 or Forsyth County Schools’ Assessment Division at
770-887-2461.
Grad Coach’s Corner
As testing time approaches we often wonder what motivates students to perform well in testing,
assignments, and classroom performance. Our hope is that students will want to do their best in
every situation. Our hope is that students will rise above receiving a great score, or a passing
grade, and learn that learning something to the best of one’s ability is a life skill that will carry on
well beyond the classroom walls. The article below comes from Scott Shickler and Jeff Waller, co-
authors of the 7 Mindsets. Many of you have already heard of the great learning happening at
Liberty due to our involvement with the 7 Mindsets Training during our Basic Training Time. Click on
the link at the bottom for further information on instilling intrinsic motivation in students. Happy
Spring Break!
How to Instill
Intrinsic Motivation in Students
For many years, my son Daniel disliked math. The issue wasn't that he was unable to do it; he simply found the subject
boring. He struggled with his homework problems, and we both became increasingly frustrated.
He certainly wasn't developing a love for math, and every technique we tried felt counter-productive. And the kicker was
that it was taking a toll on our relationship.
Then, one day, an idea popped into my head which I believe was one of my best parenting moments ever. I recalled a
scene from one of my favorite movies, Contact, in which extraterrestrial life forms sent a message to Earth. The only way
for humanity to interpret the message was through math.
Since numbers are absolute, the same principles apply throughout the universe making it a truly universal language.
Knowing Daniel was fascinated with space and UFOs, I explained to him why math was so important. I could almost see
the mental shift occurring as I explained that, if he ever met an alien, math might be the only way for them to
communicate.
It was perfect. The lights switched on, and he was highly motivated ... albeit for a week or two. But in that moment, I
experienced what it felt like to have an intrinsically motivated child, and it was wonderful.
Continue reading to learn how to
instill intrinsic motivation
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2015-16 Parent/Student Meetings/Registration Dates
North Forsyth High School/West Forsyth High School
Day Date Time Activity Location
Tues 1/13 6:30 pm Advanced Placement Info Night WFHS
Thurs 1/22 1:00pm Course Recommendation Meeting
with LMS teachers
LMS
Mon 1/26 10:30am NFHS students visit to talk with 8th
grades who will attend NFHS
LMS
Mon 1/26 10:30am WFHS counselors meet with 8th
graders who will attend WFHS
LMS
Tue 1/27 6:30pm Transition Night A-K WFHS
Wed 1/28 6:30pm Transition Night L-Z WFHS
Fri 1/30 4pm Out of District Forms Due
Sat 1/31 9am-
11am
Freshmen Festival WFHS
Wed 2/18 6:30-
8pm
Rising 9th Gr. Parent Night
LMS students (last names M-Z)
NFHS Auditorium
Wed 2/18
MS and HS (IF)
send home registration and Portal
Information/Directions
ALL
Wed 2/18
MS & HS PORTAL OPENS IC
Thurs 2/19 6:30-
8pm
Rising 9th Gr. Parent Night
LMS students (last names A-L)
NFHS Auditorium
Mon 2/23 4-6pm Computer Lab open for parents to
access Parent Portal/Elective
Registration
NFHS Media Center
Computer Lab
Fri 3/6 4pm Portal Closes
for HS and MS
ALL
Fri 3/6 4pm Driver’s Education Fee Due NFHS
Wed 3/25
Course Verification Distribution
for HS (in IF) and MS
Mon 4/13 4pm Waivers Due ALL
CONGRATULATIONS, LMS CHORUSES!
On March 25 and 26th all three grade level choruses participated in the District 9 Large Group
Performance Evaluation. They traveled to Cumming First United Methodist Church where they
performed two songs for three judges. They then participated in the sight-reading event in which
they had to sing a short 8 measure song after practicing it for only five minutes. All three choruses
performed flawlessly receiving superior (the highest possible) ratings from all three performance
judges. The choruses also received superior ratings in sight-reading as well! Congratulations to all
the Liberty choruses!
CONGRATULATIONS, SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM!
The LMS Science Olympiad team placed 4th overall at region competition. Here are the
award winners:
Event Team A
Placed Competitors Team B
Placed Competitors
Air Trajectory 5th Eli Tipton 1st Maurice
Wodtke
Anatomy and
Physiology 6th Morgan Schindler,
Savannah Granito 5th Kevan Khan
Bio-Process Lab 5th Logan Reed, Savannah Granito
Bottle Rocket 6th Nick Gavin
Can’t Judge a
Powder 3rd Avery Green,
Eli Tipton
Crave the Wave 6th Caitlyn Bumpus, Brooke Kunzman
5th Nathan Bly,
Crime Busters Avery Green, Morgan
Schindler 2nd Stephen Walker,
Robert Schindler
Disease Detectives 5th Morgan Schindler, Logan Reed
Dynamic Planet 4th Nick Gavin, Zack Moore
8th Nathan Bly
Elastic Launched
Glider 9th Nick Gavin 8th Brenden Knight,
Javier Morales
Experimental Design 4th Savannah Granito,
Curtis Newcomb, Zack Moore
10th Javier Morales, Rudra Dixit
Entomology 9th Caitlyn Bumpus, Logan Reed
Brenden Knight
Fossils 8th Hunter Chernak 7th Javier Morales
Green Generation 5th Brooke Kunzman, Nick Gavin
8th Maurice
Wodtke
Meteorology 4th Rudra Dixit
Picture This 3rd Celeste Montero,
Hunter Chernak 6th Brianna
Bumpus, Javier Morales,
Kevan Khan
Road Scholar 9th Ella Madson, Celeste
Montero 4th Brianna
Bumpus,
Robo-Cross 5th Caitlyn Bumpus, Eli Tipton
Simple Machines 5th Avery Green
Solar System 9th Ella Madson, Celeste Montero
7th Nathan Bly
Wheeled Vehicle 3rd Hunter Chernak, Zack Moore
Write It Do IT 9th Savannah Granito, Brooke Kunzman
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Help our school earn technology and media dollars – buy a raffle ticket from LMS! The Morrow Foundation is sponsoring their third “BYOT Raffle” to support school media centers. They have arranged a raffle where ALL prizes have been donated, so that 100% of the ticket sales come back to the LMS! Last year these dollars bought book sets for classes, media center books, tablets for student use, and new modern furniture for a section of our media center! Speaking of prizes, these are GOOD ones – there’s $1000 in cash (last year’s $1000 prize winner was an LMS ticket!), 3 iPad Minis, and a Lenovo Android Tablet! The 5 winners will be drawn on APRIL 9th, so we collect all of our ticket sales and turn them on by April 1st. Take the order form below to work, to church, anywhere you think you might be able to make a few sales, and know that every dollar will go to support LMS! We’re making it worth our kid’s while, too – once we’ve hit 500 tickets sold, we’ll be offering a party in May to the homeroom who sells the most tickets! The top student seller will receive a $50 gift card and the second place student winner will receive a $25 gift card! Did we also mention that it’s TAX DEDUCTIBLE? Let the raffle coordinator, Kim Simshauser, know if you’d like a receipt for tax purposes. We’ve only got until April 1st, and we’ve set our goal at 500 tickets! We can get there – with your help! THANKS for buying, for selling, and for supporting the media and technology programs at LMS! For more order forms, questions, etc., contact Kim Simshauser (ksimshauser@forsyth.k12.ga.us) or call 770-781-4889 extension 290151.