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Students at Douglas charter school, Liberty Traditional School, learn about and are encouraged to embody the Six Pillars of Character:

• Trustworthiness: able to be relied on as honest or truthful
• Respect: a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements; due regard for the feelings, wishes, rights, or traditions of others
• Responsibility: the state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something; the opportunity or ability to act independently and make decisions without authorization; a thing that one is required to do as part of a job, role, or legal obligation; a moral obligation to behave correctly toward or in respect of
• Fairness: impartial and just treatment or behavior without favoritism or discrimination
• Caring: (adj.) displaying kindness and concern for others; (n.) the work or practice of looking after those unable to care for themselves, especially sick and elderly people
• Citizenship: the character of an individual viewed as a member of society; behavior in terms of the duties, obligations, and functions of a citizen*

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Most parents today are well-aware of the studies showing that children lose knowledge and skills over long breaks from school. The holidays are a time of fun and relaxation for most, but, with a little planning, you might just be able to halt the loss of some of those skills and engage your children in inspiring ways.

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You can help your school by taking advantage of the Arizona School Tax Credit. Arizona law allows taxpayers to receive a tax credit of up to $400 for donations that benefit our students. A tax credit reduces what you owe in state taxes, dollar-for-dollar. For more information and a printable tax credit form, click below.

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Something new is on the horizon … and not just a new year. Before you know it, it will be time for the 2016 AzMERIT test. It may still be a little new, and it’s definitely different from AIMS, but that doesn’t mean it needs to be intimidating.

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Mars regained the world’s attention this fall, with recent news of the discovery of liquid water on the planet and a new blockbuster film set on Earth’s nearest neighbor, The Martian. This is a timely moment to focus on Red Planet Day, November 28.

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This holiday break, consider volunteering with your Liberty Traditional student, and help someone else in need. Volunteering within the community is a great way to instill the values of citizenship and compassion, which can last your child a lifetime. The season of giving is the perfect opportunity to introduce kids to or reinforce these character concepts.

Volunteerism teaches kids to appreciate what they have. Children oftentimes learn best by seeing and even experiencing a situation for themselves. Helping out in a soup kitchen or touring a homeless shelter after donating allows kids to visualize the contrast compared to their own lives. Your child can appreciate that he or she is able to have a meal and home while others may not be so fortunate.

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The entire community is invited to celebrate Liberty Traditional Charter School’s Harvest Fest on Friday, October 30 from 6-8 p.m. Enjoy fair games, a petting zoo, haunted house, “Pie the Principal” and more! Admission is free, but there is a charge for all games and food. Hope to see you there!

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With fall, the first report cards and parent-teacher conferences of the academic year arrive. Liberty Traditional School, your Douglas charter school, is no exception to this rule. Information on these one-on-one sessions with your child’s teacher will be going home shortly, making this the perfect time to discuss how to ensure these meetings are successful and useful for all involved. Every year there is more research documenting the connections between academic achievement and parental involvement in schools. Liberty believes firmly that parent engagement in education is vital to the academic success of every student, and encourages parents to be active participants in their student’s academic growth. We all—parents, students, teachers, staff, and administration—play important roles in the achievement of a shared goal: academic and character achievement.

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October is Fire Safety month. During the week of October 4-10, Liberty Traditional School will be participating in Fire Prevention Week.

A Nod to the Past

Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. Woodrow Wilson, in 1920, proclaimed the first Fire Prevention Week. Since 1925, presidents have signed proclamations calling for a national observance every year.

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Our Douglas charter school is teaming up with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for a three-week long penny drive. This year from Monday, September 14, through Friday, October 2, 2015, students at Liberty Traditional will be participating in Pennies for Patients, which helps fund research for blood cancers that has helped dramatically increase the survival rates for some blood cancer patients.

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Grandparents

Grandparents bestow upon their grandchildren
The strength and wisdom that time
And experience have given them.

Grandchildren bless their Grandparents
With a youthful vitality and innocence
That help them stay young at heart forever.

Together they create a chain of love
Linking the past with the future.
The chain may lengthen,
But it will never part…

-Unknown

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With school in full swing it is almost time for the first progress reports to be making their way home. Even if you started the year off making goals with your child, this is the perfect time to make some new ones or start the goal setting process with them.

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