Liberty Grandparents Day
11/22/11
Liberty’s Second-Annual Grandparents Day is November 22, 2011. This is a very popular and spectacular event that extends our school’s ongoing reverence and celebration of family. As a parent-run charter school, Liberty believes grandparents have an honored place and a special role in the education and upbringing of all students.
Invitations for Grandparents Day were mailed out the week of September 19, 2011 to Liberty households and to grandparents who attended Grandparents-Day activities in 2010. If any grandparents did not receive one, that’s not a problem. We want all grandparents of Liberty students (grades K – 11) to participate. Please regard this webpage as a cordial invitation to attend.
The RSVP deadline is Friday, October 21, 2011. This is a very firm deadline due to seating, class scheduling with grandchildren’s classes and other special arrangements. We deeply regret that RSVPs received after the deadline cannot be accepted.
The Schedule of Events for Liberty’s Grandparents Day entails two parts. The first starts off in the morning with a light continental breakfast at the Liberty elementary school. This first event is for the grandparents of students in grades K – 6. Next, grandparents of students in grades 7 – 11 will convene for the second event in the afternoon at the Liberty high-school campus which is 1.5 miles away.
8:30 a.m. Arrive at Liberty Common Elementary School – 1725 Sharp Point Dr., Fort Collins, CO 80525. This portion of the event is for grandparents of students in grades K – 6. Light continental breakfast, juice, coffee will be served in the auditorium. Students will be performing during this gathering period (Hint: You don’t want to miss this. The kids have been practicing for weeks and they’re simply adorable).
8:45 a.m. Welcome and greetings will be issued by Liberty’s Headmaster Russ Spicer and Elementary Principal Casey Churchill. Also, brief remarks will be made by Mr. Ed Haynes, Chairman of the Liberty Grandparents Club. Grandparents will visit students and participate in specially prepared classroom activities.
11:00 a.m. End of event at the elementary school. Grandparents depart school. Lunch is “on your own.”
12:30 p.m. Arrive at Liberty Common High School – 2745 Minnesota Dr., Fort Collins, CO 80525. This portion of the event is for grandparents of students in grades 7 – 11. The Liberty choir, band and orchestra will be performing during this gathering time (Hint: You don’t want to miss any of this – these students are quite talented and most impressive).
1:00 p.m. Welcome and greetings will be issued by student leaders, Liberty’s Headmaster Russ Spicer and high-school principal Bob Schaffer. Also, brief remarks will be made by Mr. Ed Haynes, Chairman of the Liberty Grandparents Club. Grandparents will tour the school with students and participate in specially prepared classroom activities throughout the school.
3:15 p.m. End of event/End of school day. Grandparents and students depart the high school.
*** Special note for grandparents of children in Monday/Wednesday kindergarten. ***
For grandchildren who attend kindergarten at Liberty on Mondays and Wednesdays, a special Grandparents Day classroom visit will take place on Monday, November 21st, 2011. This will occur from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m., in the kindergarten classrooms. Watch for additional communications directly from the kindergarten teachers.
Register or RSVP by October 21, 2011. There are no exceptions to this deadline. Please register to attend this year’s Grandparents Day in one of the following three ways:
- Send an email to grandparentsday@libertycommon.org by October 21, 2011. Please include information specified below.
- Mail in your reply by October 21, 2011 to:
- Drop off your reply by October 21, 2011 – or have students deliver it – at the front desk of the elementary school (address above) or at Liberty Common High School:
Grandparents Day
c/o Liberty Common School
1725 Sharp Point Dr.
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Grandparents Day
c/o Liberty Common High School
2745 Minnesota Dr.
Fort Collins, CO 80525
When registering, please be sure to include the following information:
- Grandparent’s name(s)
- Grandparent’s mailing address, phone number and email address
- Student’s name(s), grade, teacher’s name (if in grades K-6).
Maps to both schools can be found at the following links:
CLICK HERE for a map to Liberty Common Elementary School (Grades K – 6).
CLICK HERE for a map to Liberty Common High School (Grades 7 – 11).
CLICK HERE for driving directions from the Liberty Common Elementary School to Liberty Common High School.
CLICK HERE for a parking map at Liberty Common Elementary School
Grandparents-Day event parking: To facilitate a smooth arrival and departure please check here between now and the event for event-parking instructions. In the meantime, please note both schools’ student pick-up and drop-off procedures. CLICK HERE for elementary procedures. CLICK HERE for high-school procedures.
Photos and video will be taken at the event and posted at the school’s blog, on Liberty’s Facebook wall and at the Liberty YouTube Channel. Though grandparents should feel free to bring cameras, too, please know images from the event will be amply captured, documented and recorded
on Facebook and on YouTube. Though grandparents should feel free to bring cameras, too, please know images from the event will be amply captured, documented and recorded.
Grandparents only please. Grandparents Day is a special and exclusive day set aside for Liberty grandparents and students only. Concern about overcrowding dictates that no other visitors will be permitted to participate in this event. The school is open all other schooldays to parents and guardians who are otherwise always welcome to observe and participate in the educational process at both school campuses.
Volunteers and donors are still needed to help plan, produce and supply this year’s Grandparents Day. If you can help, please CLICK HERE to contact Event Chair Amy Redstone.
Join the Liberty Grandparents Club to stay in touch with other Liberty grandparents, to volunteer to help the school and to receive the school’s newsletter and other occasional school news of special interest to Liberty grandparents. CLICK HERE to contact Liberty Grandparents Club Chairman Ed Haynes and join the club right now. Membership sign-up sheets will be available at Grandparents-Day events and, from time to time, at other Liberty gatherings.
Also, be sure to follow the Liberty Grandparents Club on Facebook – CLICK HERE.
Watch Liberty’s weekly school newsletter for other Grandparents-Day and Grandparents-Club announcements and to follow ongoing Liberty news. CLICK HERE to see current and past newsletters or to subscribe to have newsletters emailed directly to you each Monday.
Past Grandparents-Day events were well attended, fun, educational, inspiring and, in all ways, heartwarming. Click on the links below to see great photos and read a short summary about past events.
More Questions? Please CLICK HERE for a list of “Frequently Asked Questions” about Liberty Grandparents Day.
Grandparents Day 2010 -- CLICK HERE. More photos on Facebook -- CLICK HERE
To Support Liberty Financially, CLICK HERE.
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