Marilyn Boerke Principal, Ext. 78175

Gary Moller

Associate Principal, Ext. 78433

David White-Espin Dean of Students, Ext. 75741

Bob Foster

Athletic Director, Ext. 78187

Annie Sumpter Administrative Asst, Ext 78123

Melissa McGuffin (temp)

Fiscal Secretary, Ext. 78125

Gail Soohoo Registrar, Ext. 78047

Penny Harlan, Athletics &

Activities Secretary, Ext 79919

Molly Ndoloum, RN, MSN Health Services, Ext. 75746

Jen Heredia Health Services, Ext. 78158

Emily Finch A-L Counselor, Ext. 78176

Billie Jo McEathron M-Z Counselor, Ext. 78128

Glenn Hartman Intervention Specialist, Ext. 78407

Kim Rich School Psychologist, Ext. 78167

ATTENDANCE Tammra Ells (temp) - 833-5852 Marilyn Boerke, Principal

May 2014 Volume 8, Issue 6

Spring has definitely sprung at Liberty! The combination of half

of our students completing their (Smarter Balanced Assessment) testing and beauti-

ful, warm weather has triggered the activation of the jump-run-shout-giggle hormones of our students. We’ve just begun our last six week grading period, and

it’s amazing to me how quickly this year has gone. Implementing new teacher and principal evaluation systems, preparing for the field test of the SBA and morphing from Washington State Standards to the Common Core State Standards has provided benchmarks at which we aimed. So far, so good, but the year is definitely

flying by. We were elated to learn that Liberty has received our 5th Washington Aca-demic Achievement Award, this year for both Overall Excellence and Reading

Achievement. We found out that Liberty is ranked #38 in the state of Washing-ton…how cool is that?! Kudos to our staff for their dedication, perseverance and stubborn insistence that all students will learn at Liberty!

Exciting events at Liberty in the next few weeks include our production

of Willy Wonka, Junior. Fun for the whole family, hope to see you at the CHS Theater on Thursday, May 15 (7:00 p.m.), Friday, May 16 (7:00 p.m, or Saturday, May 17 (3:00 p.m.). AdLib (Liberty Administrators) will again have a “cameo”

appearance, so you won’t want to miss that! J Also on May 17 is the Hazel Dell Parade, in which our 7th & 8th grade bands will march. On May 19, AdLib will visit both Woodburn and Helen Baller Elementaries to meet our incoming 6th grade

class, share information, and answer questions. We will welcome parents of our incoming class (students are also welcome) to share similar but more specific infor-mation about our schedule and events unique to our Learning Community May 27,

at 9:05 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (same program, just offering two time frames for your convenience). As I list these activities, I reflect on what makes Liberty great. It’s the people… everyone going above and beyond the call of duty with our students every

day; caring and nurturing and pushing them to be their best. Our PTO has just

concluded a week-long Staff Appreciation celebration, giving our staff care, support and acknowledgement so we can keep giving our all to our scholars. Our custodi-

ans take great pride in cleaning the school so the kids can learn, our secretaries and office support staff organize the school and help the kids so they can learn, our para-educators tutor and supervise so the kids are safe and can learn, our kitchen folks

prepare and serve nutritious food so our kids can learn… it is an honor to work among these people and these students.

Through these busy times, it is the students that deserve and receive our

From our Principal...

Tel: 833-5850 Attendance: 833-5852 Athletics: 833-5853

Liberty Middle School 1612 NE Garfield Camas, WA 98607

http://schools.camas.wednet.edu/liberty

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Bob Foster Athletic Coordinator

Liberty & Skyridge Middle Schools 360-833-5800 or 360-833-5850

The Liberty Lion track team is 163 strong this year. Their first two meets

were big wins. The Lions will face off with undefeated Skyridge at the annual Sky/Liberty Twilight meet at Doc Harris Stadium on May 6. Both teams will be looking for a league championship.

435 Liberty students competed in a sport this year.

Thursday, May 15th 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.: PTO Board Meeting – Conference Room #409

Thursday, May 15th 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.: “Willy Wonka” Musical – CHS Theatre

Friday, May 16th 9:00 – 9:30 a.m.: CANCELLED-“Perk with Boerke” – Conference Room #409

Friday, May 16th 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.: “Willy Wonka” Musical – CHS Theatre

Saturday, May 17th 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Hazel Dell Parade of Bands – 7th & 8th Grade Bands

Saturday, May 17th 3 – 5 p.m.: “Willy Wonka” Musical – CHS Theatre

Monday, May 19th – Friday, May 23rd National Educational Bosses’ Week!

Monday, May 19th 2:00 – 2:40 p.m.: Spring Sports Assembly – Main Gym

Tuesday, May 20th 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: 8th Grade Science MSP Testing

Tuesday, May 20th 2:00 p.m.: Enrichment Today

Tuesday, May 20th 3:45 p.m.: Track Meet vs. Wy’East – Wy’East Middle School

Wednesday, May 21st 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: 8th Grade Science MSP Testing

Wednesday, May 21st 11:25 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Liberty Clothes Closet Open!

Wednesday, May 21st 2:00 p.m.: Enrichment Today

Wednesday, May 21st 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.: CHS Athletics & Activities Fair – CHS Main Gym

Thursday, May 22nd 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: AIMSwebTesting – Library

Thursday, May 22nd 2:00 p.m.: Enrichment Today

Thursday, May 22nd 7:00 p.m.: Liberty, Skyridge & CHS Jazz Bands Concert – CHS Theatre

Thursday, May 22nd 7:00 p.m.: Sister City Meeting – Conference Room #409

Friday, May 23rd 2:00 p.m.: Enrichment Today

Monday, May 26th Memorial Day – No School! =]

Tuesday, May 27th 9:05 – 10:05 a.m.: Incoming 6th Graders Parent Info Meeting – Commons

Tuesday, May 27th 1:45 – 2:45 p.m.: Helen Baller & Dorothy Fox 5th Graders Visit Liberty

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.: Incoming 6th Graders Parent Info Meeting – Commons

Wednesday, May 28th 2:55 p.m.: Staff Meeting – Location TBD

Thursday, May 29th 8:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.: 7th Grade Smarter Balanced Field Testing – Liberty labs

Thursday, May 29th 2:00 p.m.: District Track Meet – Doc Harris Stadium

Friday, May 30th 8:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.: 7th Grade Smarter Balanced Field Testing – Liberty labs

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Last month, Lions guessed

how many spirit wear buttons

were in the bag- guess what?

There were 521 buttons!

Lots of great guesses...

1. Sophia Korella 2. David Kovalenko 3. Autumn Swan 4. Kaleb Zimmermann 5. Tyobe Funk

The contest winners are:

Way to go!

For the

visit Spirit Shack

and make your own

free button!

You design it

your way!

AT LIBERTY… Brought to you by the Green Lions

Liberty Middle School is a place for serious environmental learning and we

have fun doing it. So Earth Day is a perfect day to challenge our scholars. That’s why we

held out first Teaching and Learning without Paper Day. Teachers, staff and stu-

dents had to find ways to do school without paper. Some went low tech and had

students write on whiteboards, others went high tech and used ipads to take notes and

then downloaded these notes to Google Drive. Each student was given a paperclip

attached with a safety pin as a reminder not to use paper. Over 200 students made it

through the day without using paper. The office staff also chipped in my using laminated

reusable passes and email. These were big achievements, it’s estimated that each class

uses 850 sheets of paper per student per year. If you add up the cost of paper, printing fees, toner & ink,

service on copiers and printers, and power costs, plus the paper students purchase and bring from home,

we easily spend $40,000 on paper or around $250 per day.

The other big Earth Day event was Environment Time, a time to care for the natural and built

environment around the school. Students cleaned common spaces, such as hallways, gym, computer labs,

staff lounge, lost and found, and picked up litter on the sports field, in front of the

school and covered play area. Another class collected data on the number of plugged

in appliances around school. Still others planted and toured our fully operational

greenhouses. It was a great way for students to connect the

care of our school with civic responsibility and Earth Day.

And as you can tell from the pictures, they had

fun doing it.

Dean Espin and the Green Lions

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The 3rd annual Middle School Cooking Contest took place April 23rd.

There were 17 participants this year from Skyridge and Liberty.

This year’s theme was “Heart Healthy Desserts”.

All recipes were delicious & creative!

Top prizes went to

the following students: Grand Prize: Grant Jones

Best Presentation: Gage Gwynn Heart Healthy: Alyssa Henry Easy Preparation: AJ Swan

Want to enter the cooking contest?

Look for next year’s contest information coming Spring 2015!

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Last month, Brian Andrade, Destiny

Laycock and Paris Laycock partici-

pated in the Special Olympics regional

meet for swimming. All three athletes

did really well, and both are going to

the state meet! Brian won first place

in the 25 meter freestyle, 25 meter

backstroke and took 3rd place in the

50 meter freestyle race. As a result

of his first place finish, he’ll move on

to state for all three races! Paris

placed 1st in her 25 meter freestyle

race which means she, too, will move

on to state. Destiny placed 1st in her

15 meter backstroke and 15 meter

freestyle, and took 3rd place in her

25 meter freestyle.

We are so proud of our Lions!!!!!

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Liberty’s Emergency Response Plan

requires each classroom to have a

bath-sized towel in their room in the event of a Haz-

ardous Emission drill or situation to place tightly against the

bottom of the hallway door. We would like to be consistent

with using white towels in each classroom and are seeking

donations prior to spending money on new towels to be

used on the floor. If you have any gently used white bath

towels to donate, please send them to the main office.

Hello Liberty Families,

Our Spring Book Fair is coming up: May 30th through June 6th.

Please send in your Box Tops by May 30th to receive:

Turn in a baggie or envelope of 50 Box Tops to the "BOX TOPS" Box at the

Activities Office Window. All turn-ins must include: Student's name, and

Teacher's name printed clearly. No expired Box Tops accepted. The week before and during Book Fair, students will receive a certificate with

the $ amount of their earnings to spend at the Book Fair! No time to count them? No problem! Just be sure to include your name, and

teacher's name for credit toward the Book Fair. We currently have 40 students receiving "BOX TOPS BUCKS

for BOOK FAIR". Don't miss out on the fun!

$$$ "BOX TOPS BUCKS for BOOK FAIR" $$$

50 Box Tops = $1 for Book Fair

Heidi McCallum, PTO Box Tops Coordinator

boxtops@libertylionspto.com

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Join us for coffee and conversation with Principal

Marilyn Boerke. You’ll get to hear about what’s going on

at Liberty plus you’ll get the chance to ask questions,

clear up any rumors, make suggestions, and more.

"Students will need to have ear buds or head phones for

the Smarter Balanced Assessment in May. We will have

some inexpensive ear buds available for purchase, but

know many students already own them. A test schedule

will be shared closer to the test dates."

Friday, May 16th @ 9:00am

5/30 Friday, 3:30-5:30p.m. (after school)

6/2 Monday, 6/3 Tuesday, 6/6 Friday 11:30-1:00 (Lunchtime)

6/4 Wednesday, 6/5 Thursday 9:00-10:15a.m. (Late Start)

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CHECKOUT:

2013-14 Liberty

PTO Board

To help please contact the Liberty Front Office or go to

www.libertylionspto.com

Sloane Copa President

Melinda Sych Vice President

Debbi Reaves Treasurer

Cheri Boteilho Secretary

Kathi Hansen Co-Book Fair

Cheri Boteilho Co-Book Fair

Rachel Nissing Fundraising

Sarah George Staff Appreciation

Co Staff Appreciation

Tamra Sheline Newsletter

Nicole du Bois Web Manager

Brenda Snell Friendship Flowers

Cheri Boteilho

Nicole du Bois

Spirit Wear

Karen Welinski Volunteer Coord

Heidi

McCallum

Box Tops

Brenda Snell March Madness

Paw Party

Marilyn Boerke Principal

Gary Moller Assc Principal

Stephen

Baranowski

ASB Leader

GENERAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Liberty administrators will visit our

incoming 6th graders at their current

elementary school to welcome them to

Liberty on May 19, 2014. We’ll be

sharing information about our schedule,

locker, and lunch, then responding to

questions from the students.

Helen Baller Elementary, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Woodburn Elementary, 1-1:50 p.m.

Current 5th graders will visit Liberty

from 1:45-2:45 on the dates listed

below. They will receive information

and have the chance to ask questions of

current Liberty students and be taken on a

“Welcome to Liberty” tour.

Helen Baller will visit May 27, and

Woodburn will visit May 22.

Informational meetings for incoming

6th grade parents will be held on

May 27 at 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

in Liberty’s Commons. Topics will

include our schedule, Skyward,

and responses to questions.

Parents & students are welcome to attend!

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