Aug. 30: Home soccer game vs. Timber Springs, 5:00pm

Aug. 31: Last day to turn in online auditions for Moana Jr. (please see below)

Sept. 3: Back to School Skating Party (please see below)

Sept. 6: Labor Day - NO SCHOOL

Oct. 7: End of the 1st Nine Weeks

If your child is interested in participating in this once in a lifetime show, have them go to their Canvas Dashboard and click on the link to the electronic auditions. All of the directions will be provided in the audition link. If you have any questions or need more help, you can contact Mrs. Smith at carrie.smith@ocps.net. Students can submit their auditions online until August 31st. Callbacks will be on September 7-9th. The cast list will be posted on Friday, September 10th.

Please join us for our Back to School Skate Party sponsored by our amazing PTSA on Friday, September 3rd at Astro Skate and Fun Center!

Hello! My name is Mrs. Carrie Smith. This is my 20th year teaching drama as a public educator and have taught every grade from preschool to adult. I started my acting career at the age of four when I was asked to perform in a commercial for a well know chip company. Growing up with a dad who was a director and a mom who was a producer had its advantages and disadvantages. I try to share what I have learned about my many years of experiences with my students.

The picture I provided below is of my husband and two teenage boys in Yosemite National Park. We love to travel whenever we get a chance. Despite being a drama teacher, I am also a proud band mom and truly believe the importance of all forms of art. I am excited to say that this is my third year at Legacy Middle School!

I am excited to begin my second career as a first-year teacher at Legacy Middle School! My family and I moved to Orlando five years ago when I was hired to manage the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. Last year, I started serving as a substitute teacher with OCPS and discovered a new passion for middle-grades education. I’ve always been fascinated by communication and story-telling and now I’m happy to explore those interests as a language arts teacher. My wife works for Arbor Ridge K-8 and our kids are in 8th and 10th grade - we are Team OCPS! Apart from my new job and awesome students, I also love reading, coffee, Marvel movies, and music of all kinds!

Jasmine Victoria Perez is a native New Yorker from Staten Island New York. Her passion of dance began at the age of seven and her curiosity has never ceased. She was fortunate enough to have scholarships throughout her way of her dance education and met amazing people along her journey. After earning her BFA in dance at SUNY Brockport she got an offer to perform at Disney World. After two years at performing at the world’s most magical place on Earth, she ventured into Universal and Busch Gardens and opened new shows and made great memories. She is currently and happily teaching at Legacy Middle School inspiring and engaging her students on a daily basis. She continues to give her students’ performance opportunities both inside and outside the classroom.

Ms. Perez was selected by the Wallace Foundation, an organization based in New York that works nationally to foster equity and improvements in learning and enrichment for young people, and in the arts for everyone, as guest Artist of the Month of August to showcase her work and participate in a virtual Q&A. We are very proud of Ms. Perez and her dance performance with her two students, Giselle Colon and Ariana Jordan.

Mrs. Larsen takes her students out to the courtyard to conduct a Mini Motion Lab to practice the scientific method! Every space at Legacy serves as a learning environment for our students.

We want to ensure that students are safely using their devices both at school and at home. Please remind your student of the following best practices:

* Shut down your laptop when you are not using it.

* Use your laptop only on a hard, flat surface such as a desk or table.

* Carry your laptop in a bag or backpack.

* Unplug your device when it is fully charged.

* Keep your charger out of reach of young children and pets.

* Carry your device with both hands if moving around during classroom instruction.

* Drop your device, even when in a bag or backpack.

* Cover or block your device’s air vents when in use (see below).

* Use your devices near food or drink.

* Pick the device up by the screen.

* Use liquid cleaner to clean the screen or any part of the device.

~ Manufacturer Provided Cleaning Directions

Please watch the video below with your child:

Device Care Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TKgtb_FYn8&pp=sAQA

Any protection for a student's laptop computer is normally better than none. However, some of the students are using laptop protectors that don’t include holes for ventilation or the parents purchased the WRONG laptop protector from the beginning. When the wrong laptop protector is used, the laptop will start shutting down and stating "thermal event" as the fan holes are covered up.

To solve this problem, parents should CHECK and see if the protectors fit the model the student has.

It's easier to settle for average

than strive for achievement.

It's easier to be saturated with complacency

than stirred with compassion.

It's easier to be skeptical

than successful.

It's easier to question

than conquer.

It's easier to rationalize your disappointments

than realize your dreams.

It's easier to explain, "I'm late because of traffic,"

than to have left 15 minutes sooner.