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“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” - John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. President
This past week on campus we had a very busy week with F.A.S.T. state testing. I want to thank everyone for making this week successful. I saw students arrive on time and were prepared for their test. I also saw all students make the decision to try their best on the test. This accomplishment will help guide their instruction during the school year. This week if a student was absent on a test day, make ups will be occurring.
As I walked classrooms last week, I saw student engagement in every classroom I was able to walk. From ELA to Dance, I saw students actively involved in engaging classroom activities (please see pictures below). I saw students who were up and moving around the classroom and collaborating with their classmates to complete standards-based tasks.
On the flight deck this week we will have our first home soccer game of the season. Please come out and support our Jets! We will be holding picture day on campus as well on Tuesday, August 30th. Additionally, will be holding two Spirit Nights this week — one at Jeremiah’s and another at Chick-fil-A — both located at Waterford Lakes Town Center. Please come out and support Legacy and mention Legacy Middle School when purchasing. A portion of the sales will come back to Legacy.
Thank you for reading.
Principal Jiménez
Pictured very top: Jets in Mrs. Henry's dance class this past week (additional pictures below).
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11398 Lake Underhill Rd.
Orlando, FL 32825
(407) 658-5330
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● August 29th- Home Soccer Game, 5:15pm Legacy vs. Discovery MS
● August 30th- Picture Day
● September 2nd- National College Colors Day
● September 5th- No School- In observance of Labor Day
● September 13th- SAC/PTSA Meeting, 5:30pm in the Media Center
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Ice Night at Jeremiah's (Aug. 31) |
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The last Wednesday of the month is our Ice Night at Waterford. If you mention Legacy Middle School, 20% will be donated back to our school. |
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Chick-fil-A Waterford Lakes Spirit Night (Sept. 1) |
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National College Colors Day (Sept. 2) |
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Wear your favorite college colors next Friday! |
Friday, September 2nd is National College Colors Day! We encourage all Jets to wear college colors. |
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Accelerated Reader books are available through our media center. |
AR is now accessible to all students. Each quarter we have a point challenge for our Jets! If students meet their AR Goals during the quarter, they will be invited to our quarterly Legacy Reading Legend celebration.
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This past week F.A.S.T. testing occurred on campus. Shout out to our testing coordinator Ms. Kacie Angel for all her hard work organizing testing this week. It takes a team and pictured is Mrs. Bourkova, Ms. Scurry and Ms. Angel.
Thank you to everyone, students, teachers, and parents for ensuring successful test days. If a student was absent on a test day, make up testing will be occurring this week.
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It's not too late to join Legacy Middle School's PTSA! We'd love your help in reaching our membership goal. If you're a parent, teacher, staff or student we encourage you join today to stay connected and take advantage of membership benefits.
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This school year we are seeing a lot of students in violation of the OCPS Dress Code. The most common ones are pictured below. Please assist us so your student is not sent to 601 for a dress code violation. |
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Morning Drop Off Reminder |
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Parents and guardians this is an important safety reminder. Please do not stop your vehicle and let your student out directly in front of the school where the red X is pictured in the image. Please follow the arrow and drop off your student on the side area located by the bike rack. This area is covered, supervised and safe for your student to exit your vehicle. Please help us keep your students safe and prevent car accidents. |
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Community Support Request |
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Donations for student lanyards needed. |
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Students will receive ID cards a few weeks after testing. Once students receive their ID cards students will need to wear it as a part of their dress code. We are seeking donations for lanyards for students to wear their IDs with. Below are two different links.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Permission slips will be distributed this week. |
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Due to a generous grant donation from the United Arts of Central Florida, our 8th grade class has the opportunity to attend a FREE field trip to the Orange County Regional History Center located in downtown Orlando. The admission cost and transportation cost is being covered by the grant.
The field trip will occur on Thursday, September 15th and Friday, September 16th. Due to the large number of our 8th grade class, the trip is divided into two days to allow all students the opportunity to attend. The students' 1st period class will determine the day they will attend. Please see the chart below to determine your student's field trip date.
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For the field trip school buses will be used. Students will leave campus at 10am. The students will be at the history center from 10:30am-12:30pm. Students will arrive back to campus in time for the regularly scheduled 8th grade lunch.
** Students only need to turn in the signed permission slip in order to attend. Again, the trip is completely FREE. **
Chaperones: For this field trip we can only take a limited number of chaperones. Again the cost is FREE. We are in need of 6 chaperones per day. Please ensure you know which day your student is attending, based on the chart. If you would like to chaperone please complete the ADDitions application at volunteer.ocps.net. You MUST sign up for the opportunity titled: 8th Grade Field Trip to Orange County Regional History Center- Chaperone.
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On Friday, 1,100 OCPS dance and performing arts students experienced the incredible Ukrainian National Ballet performance in Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center. Legacy was honored to have 125 students attend and be inspired by the dancing. Our students had the opportunity for a talk-back where they discussed everything from dance techniques to the impact of the war on their lives. |
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Summer Reading Celebration |
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This past week we recognized our Jets who completed their summer reading assignment with an ice cream sundae party. They enjoyed building their sundaes and eating during 7th period on Monday. Keep reading Jets! |
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Some new items have been added to the Media Center Maker Space. Students are enjoying the Lincoln Logs and the new Hedbanz game. |
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Mrs. Bourkova hosted our new teachers in 502 for a new teacher check in and training. |
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Twinning with Mr. Jimenez! |
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Last week multiple faculty were pictured twinning with Mr. Jimenez. |
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Monday is the first soccer game of the season. It is a home game against Discovery Middle. Our girls team will play first. The game starts at 5:15. Please come out and support our Jets! |
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Congratulations to the following Legacy students! These are the final rosters for our boys and girls soccer teams. |
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Jets in Mrs. Henry's dance class: |
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Mr. Freeman's Project Lead the Way class (science): |
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Mrs. Darby's 8th grade science class: |
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Mr. Feinberg's 8th grade ELA class: |
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Mrs. Barnes' 7th grade ELA class: |
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Pictured is the beautiful turn out for dance team auditions. Fifty-five auditioned! There was so much passion and determination! So proud of all that showed up! ~ Mrs. Henry |
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Yearbooks are currently on sale. Buy early and save! Yearbooks are currently $30. We are also selling a limited number of ads. |
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At times when we receive more calls than open phone lines, you may experience a 'call transfer to nowhere.' Your call is important to us, which is why we created this new feature to decrease the time between phone call latency and feedback. Our workaround is to have you contact the school using the QR code below. The QR code is linked to a form that notifies us directly when you submit an inquiry. Give it a try during our peak call times (mornings, lunch, dismissal) and let us know what you think! |
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Please opt in for text messages from Legacy Middle School. |
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Parent Consent Forms on Skyward |
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Parents, if you have not done so please log into Skyward and complete the Parent Consent Forms. |
We still need your input on whether or not you give us permission to treat your child for any kind of medical incidents that may occur during the school day. You should have received several communications with directions on how to opt-in. Should it become necessary to provide your child with timely care, please review these forms on your parent Skyward portal. If we do not receive your input, we can not provide your child with any kind of medical care.
❏ Use email or phone number to Log In or Sign Up for
❏ Click on Skyward to access the forms
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A guide on how to complete the Parent Consent Forms can be found on our school website under Recent News.
Reference sheet to help parents with the required forms:
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Monday's Motivational Moment! |
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If you place a poker near the
heat of a fire, it too becomes hot.
To succeed, follow the
hot poker principle.
* Be around great men and women,
and learn from their experience.
* Visit great places.
* Attend great events.
* Read great books.
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Prepare to make this another successful week Jets!
Mr. Jason Jiménez, Principal
Legacy Middle School
Sunday, August 28, 2022
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From the left: Assistant Principal Elizabeth Fuller, Principal Jason Jiménez, Assistant Principal Maria DiMura. |
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Copyright Notice
Reproduction of this material, either written or electronically, including the general layout, graphics, analyses, and content topics without the express approval of Target Performance Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation, and Legacy Middle School is forbidden without written consent. Thank you for your support of the Orange County Public Schools and especially OCPS - Legacy Middle School. Please contact Mr. Jason Jiménez at jason.jimenez@ocps.net with any questions.
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