Monday, February 13, 2023 |
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I would like to start off this week’s edition with a special thank you to our guidance department. It is National School Counselor Week and I am grateful for our guidance counselors, Mrs. Draggon and Dr. Study, our Safe Coordinator Ms. Tolentino, our school social worker, Ms. Arce and our guidance clerk, Ms. Dieppa. You support our students daily and you are much appreciated! |
This past week on the flight deck our student athletes participated in two basketball games, one home and one away, to finish out our basketball season. Our teams fought hard but lost against Timber Springs Middle. During their final game of the season both our teams won against Wedgefield. What a great way to end the season! I am so proud of our teams and the hard work and dedication they put into the season.
Our performing arts department put on our first ever Love Stories Talent Show. The talent of our students is top notch! We were treated to the dance moves of Ms. Ladino and Mr. Rivera. Thank you to Mrs. Henry and Ms. Nieves for organizing this talent show, and to Mr. Barton and Mr. Salyers for emceeing our talent show.
Parents and guardians, I want to leave you with a few reminders:
● If you have not completed our survey, please take a few minutes to do so. We are currently at a 4% response rate; our goal is a 20% minimum response rate. When you’re done, send a screenshot to Legacy_MS@ocps.net to be entered into a gift card raffle! ● Progress Reports for Quarter 3 became available on Thursday. Please check your student's grades on Skyward. ● Wednesday there is NO Early Release
● Thursday we are on a modified schedule for a Mental Health Lesson
I am looking forward to another great week on the flight deck!
Mr. Jiménez
Principal, Legacy Middle School
Pictured very top: Performers from our Love Stories Talent Show
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11398 Lake Underhill Rd.
Orlando, FL 32825
(407) 658-5330
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Dr. Phillips High School Visual Performing Arts Magnet (rising 9th graders) |
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● February 16th- Modified Bell Schedule for Mental Health Lesson #4 |
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● February 16th- Jazz MPA Field Trip
● February 17th- 6th Grade Jazz Field Trip Permission Slip Due
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● February 21st- 6th Grade Jazz Field Trip to Dr. Phillip’s Performing Arts Center
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● February 24th- 6th Grade Field Trip to SeaWorld |
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● February 27th- 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Science PMAs
● February 28th- 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Science PMAs Continue
● February 28th- Ark Mentor Session
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2023 Parent Survey is Open |
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On Thursday we will be on a modified bell schedule for our next mental health lesson. Below is the modified bell schedule. |
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WIDA testing is still occurring on campus for our English Language Learners. The only portion left that the students need to take is the one of one speaking portion.
At the end of February, all students will be participating in the quarter 3 PMAs. Below are the test dates.
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Upcoming event at East River HS (feeder high school) Feb. 16: |
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Mr. Boo, Legacy Civics teacher and our 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year, at the Stellar Awards on Friday night with Principal Jimenez and Assistant Principal Dimura. The three enjoyed an evening out with the other Teachers of the Year from around the district. All were highlighted and celebrated for their hard work and dedication to their schools. |
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Faculty/Staff Member of the Month |
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The students voted and the January faculty/staff member of the month is Mr. Michael Boo. He is one of our 7th grade Civics teachers and also the Legacy Teacher of the Year. |
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Two Saturdays ago, Legacy was represented by three of our faculty and staff members at the School Spirit Run at SeaWorld. Photographed are: Mrs. Zayas Vargas, Mrs. Ortiz-Rivera and Mrs. Velez Lazarini.
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2023 Basketball season comes to a close. |
Our last basketball games of the season against Wedgfield ended with wins for both our girls and boys teams. Boys won 43-29 and Girls won 31-8. The leading scorers are below:
Boys:
Jayden T. - 14 Points
Davonte - 12 Points
Girls:
Hailey C. - 16 Points
Sari G. - 9 Points
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In January our students did not have a session. But this month they will have two. Some of our Jets are being mentored through Sports and Dance by the Ark Project. (Link for more information: https://www.thearkproject-sportsacademy.com/) Some of the many skills they have been working on include: listening, teamwork and respect. |
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Mr. Otero, one of our Math Interventionists, working with small groups. |
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Mrs. Hernandez, one of our Math Interventionists, working with small groups. |
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Mr. Del Prete, one of our ELA Interventionists, working with small groups. |
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Two pictures just above and the one below:
Ms. Johnson's Algebra class doing a gallery walk outside. Identifying Key Features of Quadratic Functions.
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Our Love Stories Talent Show was on Wednesday night. These are just a few of the photos taken from the amazing show!
1st Place= Mykol G. and Dany M.
2nd Place= Ariana J. and Maliah C.
3rd Place= Peyton B., Frizariah V. and Emani M.
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At our Wednesday Faculty meeting, Ms. Johnson presented to teachers on how to pull comparative reports on testing data, This was among other useful information on how to pull data from Performance Matters for teachers to use data to drive instruction. |
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Our school speech contest was held on Thursday during 1st period.
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Thalia Domena- Importance of School
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King Adeyemo- Animal Abuse
- Juliet Carabeo- Student Athletes
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Some of our ELA classes from 6th and 7th grade participated in an Escape Room from the Orange County Library System. The Escape Room was about all the resources available to them from the virtual library card. |
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Permission slip and full payment is due by Friday, March 24th
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This is a reminder that Gradventure is a celebration for 8th graders for completion of middle school. Students will be disqualified from attending if:
● They have more than one Level III Referral
● They have a Level IV Referral
● They have lower than a 2.0 GPA
After March 24th NO refund will be issued. This information is also listed on the Gradventure permission slip packet. Digital versions can be found on the Legacy student Canvas and additional copies can be picked up from the Media Center circulation desk.
If you are interested in being a chaperone. Below is the link to register:
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8th Grade End of the Year Awards |
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8th Grade parents - Please save the May 17th date!
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8th Grade parents, we have received your questions regarding the end of the year awards. Please save the date for Wednesday, May 17th, 2023. The Leave Your Legacy event will be from 6pm-8pm at the University High School Performing Arts Center. Invites to 8th graders will be sent out after the quarter three report cards. We are excited to celebrate and recognize our 8th graders. |
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If you purchase tickets in advance for the 8th grade dance they are $5. Please ensure you put your name when purchasing via SchoolPay. Tickets will be $10 at the door.
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8th Grade Dance Theme Reveal |
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The 8th grade students voted between the following theme choices: Black & White, Masquerade or Old Hollywood. The winner is: |
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Before school tutoring in MATH is offered by Mrs. Hernandez on Tuesdays in room 828 starting at 8:30am.
Below is the information on our after school tutoring program.
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FREE online tutoring by the Orange County Library System (also offered in Spanish): |
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Closing Images of the Week . . . |
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Students spotted on campus twinning with Assistant Principal DiMura! |
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This Week's Motivational Moment! |
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Vince Lombardi Set A Stellar Standard In The NFL's First Super Bowl
If you watched Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, at the very end of the game the winning team was awarded the "Lombardi Trophy." In 1971, the trophy given to the Super Bowl champs was renamed in honor of Coach Vince Lombardi -- partly because Lombardi dominated the first two showdowns between the National Football League and the upstart American Football League.
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Lombardi in January 1967 with the Super Bowl trophy that would be named for him. |
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This Sunday's game was played between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas City was also in Super Bowl I playing against Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers on Jan. 15, 1967 in Los Angeles. By the time of Super Bowl I, Lombardi had already made a name for the Packers in their small-market, frigid northern Wisconsin outpost into "Titletown USA" winning three championships in his first seven seasons at Green Bay.
Prior to Super Bowl I, there were two professional football leagues in America: the National Football League (NFL) and the new, upstart American Football League. Since that time they have been merged into just one league with two conferences, the NFL which most people have heard of. The Green Bay Packers were part of the National Football League and Lombardi was carrying the standard for the National Football League going into Super Bowl I. He was actually representing the entire National Football League for Super Bowl I, and it wasn’t enough to just win the game; he had to beat the Kansas City Chiefs bad.
At halftime of that first Super Bowl, the Packers led only 14-10.
Lombardi's reaction? Super Star Willie Davis (Green Bay defensive end - pictured below) remembers this from the coach: “You played 30 minutes adjusting to Kansas City. Now I want you to go out and play 30 minutes of Green Bay Packers football. It’s almost like those words had legs that led all the way to the football field. And from our pass rush to everything you did on a football field, we picked up the pace.”
They went out and dominated the second half and beat the Chiefs 35-10.
Lombardi’s Packers were back the next year, completing their season goal of winning a third straight pro football championship by beating the Oakland Raiders 33-14 in Super Bowl II, his fifth NFL crown with the team (including his three National Football League Championships).
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Hall of Fame defensive end Willie Davis played on the Green Bay Packers' 1960s dynasty teams. Under head coach Vince Lombardi, Davis and the Packers won five NFL titles including the first two Super Bowls. |
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Lombardi’s career coaching record of 105-35-6, including playoffs, gave him the best winning percentage -- .740 -- in NFL history. He never had a losing season despite taking over the also-ran Packers, and then the Washington Redskins for one season before his death. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971, and ESPN named him No. 1 among all sports coaches in the 20th century.
“To achieve success, whatever the job we have, we must pay a price for success,” Lombardi said. “You have to pay the price to get to the point where success is possible. … Success is not a sometimes thing. In other words, you don't do what is right once in a while, but all the time. Success is a habit. Winning is a habit.”
Besides victory, Lombardi valued character to the hilt: “The objective is to win -- fairly, squarely, decently, by the rules, but to win.”
What our Jets Should Remember:
- Lombardi coached the Packers to decisive victories in the first two Super Bowls.
- Overcame: The challenge of turning around perennial losers and defeatist attitudes.
- Lesson: Change your situation by changing your attitude.
Lombardi's Keys to Success for our Jets:
“Success demands singleness of purpose. … Once you have established the goals you want and the price you’re willing to pay for success, you can ignore the minor hurts, the opponents’ pressure and temporary failures.”
So Said Lombardi
"I have been quoted as saying, 'Winning is the only thing.' That's a little out of context. What I said is that 'winning is not everything -- but making the effort to win is.' "
“Mental toughness is … sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined with a perfectly disciplined will that refuses to give in.”
“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”
“Winning is a habit. Watch your thoughts, they become your beliefs. Watch your beliefs, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.”
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Have a wonderful week and Happy Valentine's Day!
Mr. Jiménez, Principal
Legacy Middle School
Sunday, February 12, 2023
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From the left: Assistant Principal Elizabeth Fuller, Principal Jason Jiménez, Assistant Principal Maria DiMura. |
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