Students in the 3rd-5th grades are eligible to apply to be a part of Liberty’s Meaningful Leadership Team.  This program walks students through the job process and gives students opportunities to develop life skills in job awareness, workplace and leadership responsibilities at Liberty Elementary.

To be hired for a Meaningful Work position, students obtain and fill out job applications, seek teacher recommendations, and sit through an interview for the job they are applying for.  Students are hired on a monthly basis and can apply for several positions throughout the school year. As a Meaningful Leadership Team, we will celebrate the contributions our meaningful leaders have made to our school community.

Teachers will be sharing additional information this week with students.

I am thrilled to be at Liberty and Murphy Elementary this year!  Both school communities have made me feel very welcome.

I have been a school counselor for the past 26 years, the last 22 in Bismarck.  In the past I have worked as a high school counselor, and a middle school counselor, and early on in my career, I enjoyed coaching girls and boys basketball. 

I come from a large family, with 9 brothers, and 3 sisters.  It made for some interesting adventures on our dairy farm!  I find my brothers and sisters are my closest friends now.  It’s kind of funny how that works out!

In my spare time I enjoy time with friends, family, and spending time on the golf course!  Yes, I love to golf, and find the challenge keeps me coming back for more.  I also enjoy reading true stories, watching movies, and cheering for the Minnesota Vikings.  I’m still waiting for the Vikings to make it to the Super Bowl again…and win!  Maybe this will be the year.

Congratulations to our 2019-2020 leaders serving in Student Council: Nora Friez, Everett Anderson, Gabby Schmidt, Sydney Steele, Harlow Bailey, Nic Koster, Laci Lautenschlager, General Daschendorf, Elin Baker, Sam Bortke, Kate Splonskowski, Isabella Johansen, Kennedy Schweyen, Greyson Riegel, Aubrey Althoff, Easton Nordmeyer, Kyla Jorgenson, Jaslene Miller, Xander Tschida, Garrison Dreher, Emerson Astle, and Alexa Bjornson. Student Council will be helping out with the Open Your Heart Campaign, collecting Box Tops, the Peanut Butter & Jelly Drive, and other school wide and community projects.

Breakfast is served daily from 7:45 - 8:15 a.m.  All children are welcome to eat and then proceed outside.  If your child plans to eat, please be in the cafeteria no later than 8:15 a.m. unless your bus is running late.

We appreciate your patience as you pick up your children safely from school.  Please refrain from parking along Onyx Drive and blocking residents' drive ways.  Thank you for helping us be great neighbors in this community!

Please check your child's lunch balance on a regular basis so you can keep a positive balance througout the shcool year.  MyPaymentsPlus is a great tool that can help.

MyPaymentsPlus provides an easy-to-use, efficient way to make payments to your child's lunch account.  By setting up an account you can quickly and securely make a payment anytime using a simple Internet connection.  BPS uses MyPaymentsPlus to accept electronic payments (Debit/ACH/Credit) for lunch accounts, student fees and more.  To begin, access the MyPaymentsPlus website at: http://www.mypaymentsplus.com.  Once there, create an account by selecting "Register Now".

We will attempt to send most school notifications on Thursdays.  These notifications will come to you by text and email to communicate upcoming events or important infomation you will need to know.  

Student Drop Off Before School (7:45-8:30):

Please refer to the attached Liberty Traffic Safety Plan map as a reference.

• The right lane is for stopping temporarily to drop off your children.  It is designated by the words, "Student Drop Off Lane" on the map.
• Do not park in the left hand lane; this lane is used as a one-way traffic flow to exit the parking loop.
• Pull all the way forward as far as you can before dropping off your riders.
• Do not exit your vehicle.  When students exit your car, they need to exit on the curbside only.
• After dropping off your riders please merge left into the traffic flow lane to exit our parking loop.

Student Pick-up After School (2:45-3:30):

Please refer to the attached Liberty Traffic Safety Plan map as a reference.

• The right lane is for stopping to temporarily pick-up your children.  It is designated by the words, "Student Drop Off Lane" on the map.
• Do not park in the left hand lane; this lane is a one way traffic flow lane used to exit the parking loop.
• Pull all the way forward as far as you can before picking up your riders.  Do no exit your vehicle.
• When students arrive at your car, they need to enter from the curbside only.
• After picking up your riders please merge left into the traffic flow lane to exit our parking loop.
• No long term parking in the loading zone or reserved parking area zone noted on traffic map.
• Do not leave your car unattended, this can disrupt the traffic flow for all of our fellow parents.  If you need to visit our building, please park in our designated southeast lot.  Handicap Accessible parking is available in this lot.  We have many families that rely on these designated spots for student pickup.
• Please refrain from using cell phones when dropping off and picking up students.  Your child's safety and others require your full attention.
• Please drive slowly in our parking loop using extra caution.

Last, but not least the City of bismarck will be placing a stop sign on the corner of Onyx and LaSalle.  Please take note of this and STOP.  We are glad to see an extra layer of safety for this area.

Thank you for working with school volunteers and school personnel who will be assisting with this process, they are working in the elements to ensure the safety of every child.

Traffic Map

Out PTO is always on the lookout for volunteers and/or parents who wish to get involved.  They meet on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at Liberty and everyone is welcome.  They also have a new website this year libertypto.org.  Check it out.  

This is an easy way that Liberty families can help raise money for the school by clipping box top labels from every day products. Each clipping is worth $.10.  We typically raise about $2,000 each school year. 

You can save these throughout the school year by putting them in the Ziploc baggies that have been sent home with students.  They are collected by the PTO four times a year.