The Patriot Press

Dear Liberty Park Families,

We have had a great first week back from Spring Break! This newsletter contains some important information for our LP families.

Summer School: Warren Township is offering a free Summer School opportunity that will provide extended learning opportunities for Reading and Math as well as engaging project based enrichment sessions for students in all grade levels. Summer school will take place from Monday, June 7th through Friday June 18th from 8:30am to 12:00pm each day. Breakfast, lunch, and transportation will be provided. To register your child for summer school please complete the registration form linked here. Space is limited, so please act now to secure your child's spot.

3rd and 4th Grade VIRTUAL: ILEARN testing begins the week of April 19th. Please see below for additional information on how to sign your student up for the time that works best with your schedule.

Kindergarten: Do you have a student that will be a Kindergarten student next year? Incoming kindergarten students (age five before October 1) and their families are invited to attend Kindergarten Kick-off on Monday, April 19, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Using our phone, scan the QR code below or click the registration button below to register for this event!

Parent Survey: The Warren family survey deadline has been extended! Please take moment to share your thoughts on how we’re doing with health and safety measures, communication, and family needs. Click here to take the survey today at http://bit.ly/WarrenSurvey2021.

Warren Clean Up: I am excited to share that the Warren Pride Clean Up Day tradition, sponsored by the Warren Central PTSA, is back on Saturday, April 17th from 9:00 - 12:00. For more information and to register, please visit our Live Feed on our app or district website at warren.k12.in.us.

Please see below for more information about these events and more!

As always, I thank you for your continued support of Liberty Park Elementary! Take care, be safe, and have a great weekend!

Your Principal,

Jason Brooks

Summer School Registration for students who are currently in Kindergarten through 8th grade is now open. Summer School for current Kindergarten through 3rd grade students will be held at both Lakeside and Liberty Park Elementary, and current 4th through 8th graders will attend at Raymond Park.

Summer School will provide extended learning opportunities for Reading and Math as well as engaging project based enrichment sessions for students in all grade levels.

Summer school will take place from Monday, June 7th through Friday June 18th from 8:30am to 12:00pm each day. Breakfast, lunch, and transportation will be provided. We are excited to offer this opportunity for no fee.

To register your child for summer school please complete the registration form linked here. Space is limited, so please act now to secure your child's spot.

Dear Virtual Families of 3rd-8th Graders.

Before Spring Break an email letter was sent to our families to support you in making a choice about ILEARN testing for this school year. We appreciate everyone who has informed us of their decisions and/or has asked questions.

A couple of points to consider:

• If you know that your student will be able to attend one of the sessions scheduled at your home school, please select those dates and times and you are good to go. More communication will come from your home schools.

• If you know that testing this year is not going to be an option for your family, please select the “OTHER” option and you can inform your building principal that you will not be testing this year in the space provided.

Schools will reach out by phone to VIRTUAL families who do not respond to the survey to ensure we have your intentions clearly identified.

• NEW Students: We are Enrolling new Students for 2021-22.

• RETURNING Students: If your child currently attends a Warren Township school, you do not need to complete online enrollment. Current students who live within Warren Township boundary will be registered automatically for the next school year. For more information, click here.

Incoming kindergarten students (age five before October 1) and their families are invited to attend Kindergarten Kick-off on Monday, April 19, from 5:30-7:00 p.m., happening at all nine of our elementary school locations. Using our phone, scan the QR code below or click the registration button below to register for this event!

Click here to read a message from Dr. Hanson:

https://libertypark.warren.k12.in.us/article/434856?org=liberty-park-elementary

Please help support Liberty Park by treating the family to pizza on Tuesday, April 13th. 25% of your order will be donated back to our school! Order from any Indy area Papa Johns using promo code: ISL003.

Kindergarten - Sydnee Earley

1st - Kaijah West

2nd - Thomas Turner

3rd - Ke'Marcus Jackson

4th - Anderson Amador

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Our wonderful PTA is looking for additional board members and parent volunteers for the 2021-2022 school year. Please contact our PTA President Shelly Hall - pta.libertypark@gmail.com if you are interested in helping to support next school year!

Moms! Check out this flyer for information about a FREE oil change on Saturday, May 8th.

Liberty Park and Warren Township is hiring!

Click this link for additional information: https://www.warren.k12.in.us/o/msd-of-warren-township/page/employment-information--14

Click here to learn how to become a substitute: https://www.warren.k12.in.us/o/msd-of-warren-township/page/guest-teacher-program

The Boys and Girls Club will be closed April 20th, 21st, and 22nd for staff professional development. Parents should update their child's dismissal option on those dates through the School Dismissal Manager app. Please contact the front office at 317-532-1850 if we can be of any assistance.

Please make sure your children have their masks on when leaving home to get on the bus. Students should have them on from the time they board the bus, while on the bus, and their bus ride home. Transportation Bus Drivers are reporting a number of children getting on the bus without a mask. While they have extras, they need to reserve those for emergency issues (such as a child's mask strap breaks).

Parents! Click below to access our monthly food menus

• https://warren.nutrislice.com/

The Moorhead Community Resource Center is our District-led, community-based, family-focused, and culturally affirming facility that provides programs and services based on the needs of Warren Township students and families.

Services Include:

• Support for Homeless Students and Families

• Housing and Utility Support

• Foster Care Support

• Food & Clothing Pantry Services through Sonny Day

• Nutritional Education

• Mental Health Counseling for Individuals and Families

• Registration Assistance for Health Insurance

• Substance Abuse Education and Support Groups

• Healthy Relationships Education

• Latino Support Services

• Mentoring Services

• Employment Services

• Tutoring Services

Visit the MCRC webpage for more information!: https://www.warren.k12.in.us/o/msd-of-warren-township/page/moorhead-community-resource-center--2

Just a reminder to all families that we are now sending devices home on a nightly basis with all students to provide additional educational technology access at home. iPads will continue to be monitored and updated as needed through the Warren Township Technology Office. Please be sure the following steps are taken each evening as you prepare your student for the next school day:

• Students should remain signed in to their Apple account
• iPad is fully charged (Chargers may remain at home and do not have to be returned to school each day)
• iPad & keyboard is cleaned on a daily basis and no food or drink near devices
• iPad & keyboard is placed in book bag each evening

VIRTUAL Student Food Distribution

• K-4 - 100% VIRTUAL families can pick up food on Tuesdays from either 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. or 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at Moorhead Community Resource Center 8400 East 10th Street.

• 5-12 - 100% VIRTUAL families can pick up food on Tuesday from 8:00-9:30 a.m. or 4:00- 6:00 p.m. at Moorhead Community Resource Center located at 8400 East 10th Street. All hybrid in-person students will have the opportunity to pick up meals while in-person to take home for the following school day. Please encourage your child to take advantage of this opportunity!

We are expanding our technology help desk hours at Moorhead Community Resource Center! Our new hours will be Monday-Friday from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 - 1:00 p.m. K-4 VIRTUAL students with iPad issues should be brought here. Chromebooks can still be brought to any of the three Intermediate Middle Schools during school hours, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday,, or the Chromedesk at the High School during 1st and 2nd period, Monday - Friday. If you cannot access the above times and locations for some reason, you can also submit a help ticket through IncidentIQ here.

In order to help with some of the recurring app issues some students are experiencing, we ask that you share this quick how-to video in your newsletters so that parents may perform the reset if needed. This reset will put the iPad into the JAMF management system and allow us to ensure there are fewer issues. If they have any issues, they will of course be able to contact us for assistance via the helpdesk or the Moorhead Chromedesk.

The video is linked below.

Parents: Reactivating an iPad to Receive Updates - YouTube

Vaccine clinics are being offered at the Indiana Immunization Coalition. If you or your child needs to be vaccinated they have open clinic hours on the following dates:

• May 13 from 7am to 7pm
  
• NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED. There is no cost for vaccines, regardless if insured or uninsured. Vaccines that may be administered include: Tdap/Dtap, Hep A, Hep B, HIB, Polio, Flu, MMR, HPV, Meningitis, Pneumonia, Varicella, RotaVirus, Shingles. NO COVID VACCINES.
• Location: (10th and Shadeland) 6919 E. 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN Suite C2. For questions please call or text 317-628-7116. ALL AGES WELCOME.

MEDICATION REMINDER: All medication must be brought to school by a parent and signed into the clinic. Students are never to transport any medications in a backpack. This includes prescriptions, over-the-counter medications such as Tylenol, cough drops, Motrin, etc.

Thank you for taking time each morning to screen your child before coming to school each day. Please continue to do so. Below are symptoms impacting consideration for exclusion from school:

● A fever of 100.0° F or greater

● Chills

● Cough

● Muscle or body aches

● Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

● Headache

● Sore throat

● Fatigue

● New loss of taste or smell

● Nausea or vomiting

● Diarrhea

Students and employees should be excluded from school if they test positive for COVID-19 or exhibit two or more of the symptoms of COVID-19 that are not otherwise explained based on ISDH / MCPHD guidance. If in doubt, please don't hesitate to call school at 317-532-3900 for some guidance. We appreciate your support in doing this important screening step each day before sending students to school.

• Don't forget to check the School Dismissal Manager to ensure that your student(s) have the correct default dismissal setup for next week. If you need any assistance, please contact our front office at 317-532-1850. As a reminder, no changes to default dismissals are allowed after 2:00pm.
• You can login to adjust your child's dismissal options via your computer or the SDM smartphone app. Search "School Dismissal Manager" in your app store.
• Did you know that you can use SDM to report your child absent from school? Please mark your child as absent by 9am using the SDM app.

If you have a hardship or need that you would like support with, please reach out to us at our Community Outreach Hotline.

317-608-0545

MSDWarrenOutreach@warren.k12.in.us

Mrs. Tapper, our school counselor, is available to support all of our Liberty Park students. A student may be referred to the school counselor by a parent/guardian, staff member or the student may refer themselves. Services provided by the school counselor through this referral process include individual and group counseling as well as informal check ins. Confidentiality is maintained at all times when meeting with the school counselor unless the child gives permission to share information or if the child says they are planning to hurt themselves, someone else or that someone has hurt them. It is the objective that all students will build healthy relationships and be successful at school. This occurs when students, families and the school are working together.

If you are interested in counseling services for your child, please click here for the link to complete the referral form for Mrs. Tapper. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Synergy has a ParentVUE portal that parents can use to monitor students grades, attendance and discipline. Parents can view their students "Warren Password" on the ParentVUE Student Info tab. Parents can click on Student Info and then scroll to the bottom of the page. They will see their students' passwords right below the bus information.

Need help creating your account?: Click here for assistance

We are excited to provide students with technology to enhance their learning experiences in the MSD of Warren Township. Each student K-4 is assigned an iPad for virtual and in-person classroom use. Students are responsible for the proper care and use of their device. Each device is covered by a district-sponsored insurance program for damage. This keeps charges for both intentional and accidental damages low. Both purposeful and accidental damage will be charged at a reduced rate.

Repair ~Family Charge

1st-$5

2nd-$25

3rd-$50

More than 3-The actual cost of repair or $50

How does the district ensure student safety with the use of student devices?

Warren Township employs a variety of methods to manage student devices including Internet filtering, and application restrictions. Internet Filtering software collects information about the sites that students access. Whether a use is off task or appropriate depends on the time of day, the student’s schedule, and the teacher’s instructions. If a student attempts to access an inappropriate site, a notification is generated and the filtering software blocks the viewing of that site. Students are also taught about appropriate use and care for their devices by their classroom teachers. Specific age-appropriate lessons have been created for use with all students.

Warren Parents and Caregivers, here is the link to our Student Success Handbook. This handbook is updated every year to include information about how we keep students and staff safe at school, along with resources for families to access as well as information on district procedures and policies. This handbook is also shared with students. Please take a moment to review and complete this as acknowledgement that you have received the handbook. Please reach out if you have any questions.

Please continue to monitor our website, mobile app, school newsletters, and our social media accounts for updated information.

If you haven’t already done so, please consider following Liberty Park:

Twitter: @LibertyParkElem

Facebook: @LPPatriots

School Webpage: https://libertypark.warren.k12.in.us/

Warren Township App: The Warren app can be downloaded at the Apple and Android App Store.

Liberty Park Elementary

8425 E. Raymond Street

Indianapolis, IN 46239

317-532-1850

https://libertypark.warren.k12.in.us/

Click here for LP Staff Contacts

Jason Brooks - Principal

jbrooks2@warren.k12.in.us

317-532-1853

Kathy Hench - Dean

khench@warren.k12.in.us

317-532-1854

Brooke Tapper - Counselor

btapper@warren.k12.in.us

317-532-1850 ext. 1892

Beverly Stephens –Secretary/Registrar

bstephen@warren.k12.in.us

317-532-1851

Donata Lux – Secretary/Treasurer

dlux@warren.k12.in.us

317-532-1852

Kelly Woods – Nurse

kwoods1@warren.k12.in.us

317-532-1855

The occasion may arise when the school district wants to recognize your child or your child's school. This may include your child's photo, your child's name or your child's work in district publications, newsletters, on school district websites, and in electronic/social media or in staff training videos. We may also want to tell the media (including newspapers, television, and radio) about your child's achievements. We never knowingly release information about a student to anyone who wants to use it for commercial/political purposes. However, we will honor your request to not include your child in these types of recognitions if you notify your child's school office in writing that you do not want this type of information released.