Back to School

We are in the last few weeks of summer and we are hard at work in planning for our 2023-2024 school year! We cannot wait to welcome back our students on August 1 for the first day of school. This newsletter contains some initial information as you begin to look forward to the start of the school year. We will be in touch in the coming weeks with additional information. Enjoy your last days of summer and we will see you soon!

Wishing you well,

Jessica Patterson, Principal

Next Thursday, July 27 is Meet the Teacher day! Teachers contacted parents via email on Thursday, July 20, but many have found that these emails went to Junk or Spam folders. Please check your email - including Junk and Spam - for an email from your child’s teacher so that you will know how to schedule a time for Meet the Teacher before next week. If you did not receive an email, please contact the school on Monday, July 24. Thanks! We can’t wait to see our Wolfpack!

This week, we welcomed some new faculty and staff members to our Wolfpack! Please welcome…

Brooke Windham- 1st Grade Teacher

Allison Motel- Special Education Teacher

Ellen Nagelvoort- Kindergarten Teacher

Cheryl Walls- 4K Teacher

Susan Blum- 2nd Grade Teacher

Allison Whitaker- Educational Assistant

Christie Thompson- Special Education Assistant

Victoria James- Special Education Assistant

Abby Gilstrap- Educational Assistant

Ashleigh Cobey- LPS/LES Assistant Principal

Dewain Fludd- LPS/LES Attendance Interventionist

We also welcome some new additions since last week...

Jocelyn Wheeler-Speech Therapist

Nancy Ziegler-ESOL

We are so excited for them to join our PACK!

Below is a list of items that you can take care of before Meet the Teacher on Thursday (July 27). All links to complete these things can be found in this newsletter.

• Update Student Information in Final Forms
• LPS School Supply List
• ASC Registration
• District Bus Transportation Form
  
• Pay Annual Student Technology Fee - My School Bucks
  
• Pre-order LPS 23-24 Yearbook - My School Bucks

If you plan for your student to use the bus this year, please fill out the 2023-2024 Student Transportation Form at the link below. This will help transportation plan for routes prior to the beginning of school. Please note that we will need to know the address for pick-up in the morning and the address for drop-off in the afternoon (especially if these are different from your home address). Please direct individual questions to aaronboyles@pickens.k12.sc.us or cynthiafranks@pickens.k12.sc.us. Thank you!

Interested in After School Care options for your student this year? Spots are filling up quickly - sign up now to enroll your child! For more information and to access the application to register your child, click the link below.

Dear Parents,

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we transition to our new online forms and data management service - FinalForms.

Earlier today (7/13/2023), we announced that it is time to begin the annual registration process for the 2023-2024 school year.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Use the email from FinalForms to register. CURRENT SDPC STUDENTS SHOULD NOT REGISTER AS A NEW STUDENT.

• You should have received an email from FinalForms like the one below sent to Darian Byrd regarding registering his SDPC Student.

• If you did not receive an email from FinalForms for your RETURNING SDPC student, please DO NOT register your student as a new student in FinalForms. Please Contact your child's school so they can assist you with gaining access to update your child's information.

Again, you should have received a confirmation email from FinalForms to begin registering your student(s). If you did not receive this email, please contact your child's school. Directory information is available here: School District of Pickens County Directory Information.

Please click below to access the Parent Playbook for directions on how to set up and use FinalForms once you have received the confirmation email. If you require any support, during this process, scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Get Help".

Parent Playbook with directions: https://5il.co/1zae1

There will not be a free and reduced lunch application for 2023-2024. Every student will receive free breakfast and lunch this year!

Please note that Liberty Primary starts school at 7:50 with doors opening to welcome students at 7:20. Students are considered tardy after 7:50. We will dismiss at 2:20 each day.

Tech It Home Fees will be collected from all students in grades K-2. Due to the increasing cost of our insurance on student devices, Tech It Home Fees will be $25 for the 2023-2024 school year. All K-2 students will receive a device to go home this school year. Devices are not to go home until the fee is paid and we have cleared students to begin taking them home. This fee may be paid by cash, check or on My School Bucks.

Email: jessicapatterson@pickens.k12.sc.us
Website: http://lps.pickens.k12.sc.us/
Location: 940 Chastain Road, Liberty, SC, USA
Phone: 864-397-4800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Liberty-Primary-School-104680824629575/?modal=admin_todo_tour&scrlybrkr=1b912ce6