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Great memories were made this week on the flight deck. Friday we celebrated our 4.0 A Honor Roll students with a celebration filled with amazing pizza from Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza. If you haven’t tried yet, place an order and enjoy some really great pizza. I know myself and our Jets enjoyed their pizza on Friday. |
Thank you for supporting small businesses like Piesanos that step forward to recognize the efforts of Legacy students and teachers. |
On Friday our 8th graders also gathered in the gym for their panoramic photo. Seeing all our students together is really a spectacular moment. Additionally, our 8th graders had the opportunity to register for their freshman year classes at University High School and East River High School this week. These moments really give our 8th grade students the realization that their middle school career will soon be coming to an end and they will shortly be venturing forward into their high school one. |
Principal Jimenez having some fun with our Jets during their 2022-2023 8th grade panoramic photo last week! Students also got the opportunity to take some silly class photos during this time.
(Photo credit: Mrs. Milliman)
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In sports this week, our basketball teams had two away games. Our girls won in both games! Our boys fought hard but lost. I am proud of our players for working hard in the classroom and working hard everyday after school in preparation for these games. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to be a student-athlete.
As January comes to an end this week, teachers will begin posting their quarter three progress report grades. Please check Skyward and see if your student has any missing assignments. I also want to remind everyone to please complete our parent survey as well. The link is below:
Our Student Advisory Council will be entering family names into a gift card drawing for those that take action in completing the survey. Upon completion of your survey, please send a screenshot to Legacy_MS@ocps.net to be entered into our Legacy Survey Sweepstakes.
Lastly, I want to remind all families that Wednesday there is No Early Release and we will be on a modified bell schedule for an infrastructure trial. You can view the schedule below.
I am looking forward to another great week on the flight deck!
Mr. Jiménez
Principal, Legacy Middle School
Pictured very top: Fun times with Mr. Jimenez at our Quarter 2 4.0 A Honor Roll Celebration!
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Orlando, FL 32825
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● January 31st- Q2 AR Celebration
● February 1st- Modified Bell Schedule for Infrastructure Trial
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● February 1st- Home Basketball Game vs. Avalon MS
● February 2nd- 8th Grade- Colonial High School Registration
● February 3rd- 7th Grade Busch Gardens Permission Slip & Payment Due
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● February 6th- Home Basketball Game vs. Timber Springs MS
● February 8th- Love Stories Performance in Cafetorium @6:15pm
● February 8th- Away Basketball Game at Wedgefield School
● February 9th- Quarter 3 Progress Reports Available on Skyward
● February 9th- 4-H School Speech Contest
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Infrastructure Trial on Wednesday |
This coming Wednesday, February 1st we will be on a modified bell schedule for a district wide CFE Infrastructure Trial. Below is the modified bell schedule: |
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All A's 4.0 GPA Honor Roll Celebration |
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Congratulations to our 79 Jets! |
On Friday, our 79 Jets who received a 4.0 GPA all A Honor Roll participated in a celebration in the Media Center. Mr. Jimenez allowed the students the rare opportunity to use their cellphone on campus. They also got to enjoy pizza from Piesano’s Stone Fired Pizza and some additional goodies while watching a movie and playing board games. Our Jets worked hard to earn this fun celebration. Keep up the great work! We have another fun event planned for quarter three. |
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Local Business Support for our Jets |
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From the left: Legacy Instructional Coach Yulia Bourkova, Principal Jason Jimenez, and Assistant Principal Maria DiMura. |
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The Legacy Leadership team wants to give a huge shout out and thank you to Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza. This recently opened location can be found at: East Orlando – Town Park- 12231 East Colonial Drive # 220 Orlando, FL 32826. They greatly supported our Honor Roll event and we appreciate everything they did for our Jets!
From a student, “They got us good pizza!”
From another student, “This pepperoni pizza is really good. Can we get seconds?”
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Please support this recently opened business in our area who believes in our Jets. They have really great pizza and everyone who ate a slice enjoyed it! |
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STEM: Legacy Robotics Team |
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The Legacy Robotics Team was ready for their competition! For our first Robotics competition, we came in 16th place overall, defeating two local high school teams. |
On Saturday, January 28th our Legacy Robotics Team competed at Timber Creek High School. The pictures below show the team hard at work leading up to the big event. Thank you Mr. Freeman for all your fine efforts to prepare our Jets. |
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Legacy is the only middle school in OCPS with a competitive Robotics team. |
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8th Grade Panoramic Photo |
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On Friday our 8th graders gathered in the gym for their class panoramic photo. This photo will appear in the yearbook. It will also be available to purchase from Dean Stewart Photography. Below is a candid taken on Ms. Scurry’s cell phone; the professional photos are being processed. |
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UCF "Math Saturdays" for Middle Schoolers |
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UCF will be hosting Math Saturdays for middle school students. The program began this past Saturday, January 28th.
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Basketball at home this Wednesday! |
This past week our boys and girls basketball teams had two away games. In both games against Odyssey and Corner Lake our girls team won! Our boys played hard but lost both games last week. This week we have another home basketball game on Wednesday against Avalon Middle. Please come out and support our Jets! |
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Green Schools Expo (Feb. 4) |
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High School Registration and Special Events for 8th Graders
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Colonial High School registration: |
● Will be on campus on Thursday, February 2nd to register students
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Upcoming events at two of our feeder high schools: |
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This year Legacy is proud to have interventionists on campus. One of our interventionists, Mr. Del Prete, is working with small groups to support 6th grade ELA. |
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Mrs. Barnes is pictured bringing real world connections while using small group instruction in her classroom. Her students are working on identifying cognates in newspaper advertisements. |
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Latinos in Action students work hard throughout the week. On Fridays students complete the pickup and complete the recycling for the entire campus. |
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Mrs. Boyce Bierbrauer’s 8th Grade U.S. History class. |
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Mr. Freemans’ Project Lead the Way class. |
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Any community support is appreciated. Thank you! |
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Mrs. Henry and the Legacy Dancers are always performing amazing pieces on campus and throughout the community. Please consider donating to assist in the purchasing of materials needed to ensure all students have costumes, shoes and all necessary items for their shows.
You can donate at this link:
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A Gift For Teaching Pencil Boy Express at Legacy |
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On Wednesday a Gift for Teaching Pencil Boy Express visited the Legacy campus. Our teachers and teachers from our surrounding community were excited to pick up some FREE school supplies for their classroom. Our new teachers received special boxes of essentials for their classrooms. This event was even more magical with the support of Disney volunteers who brought Disney goodies for teachers. Some teachers even won Disney tickets! |
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Well Known Author's Virtual Visit |
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This past Wednesday our Jets got to participate in a virtual author visit with Sunshine State Young Reader Award (SSYRA) author Lisa Fipps. Lisa Fipps is the author of Starfish. Students were able to hear her story and ask lots of questions. Thank you to the Orange County Public Library for providing our students the opportunity! |
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Magnet Application Deadline is Feb. 15 |
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Magnets offer the opportunity for students to discover their talents and explore their interests while focusing on academic rigor. High school magnets provide unique personalized learning communities. These programs of study are aimed at increasing student achievement and permit a student to focus on interest, talents or career goals.
Magnet Application Process for 2023-2024
The electronic application for the lottery opened on November 1, 2022, and it will close on February 15, 2023.
Program Descriptions
Magnet Info Video
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7th Grade Busch Gardens Field Trip- Permission slip and full payment is due by Friday, February 3rd
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If you are interested in being a chaperone. Below is the link to register:
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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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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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Testing and Family Portals |
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Hotspots for families through the Orange County Library System: |
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Orange County Library System (OCLS) has secured funds from the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) to establish a Wi-Fi hotspot device (“Hotspot”) lending program to provide wireless broadband internet to customers who do not have access to the internet and need this service to meet their educational needs. |
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Closing Images of the Week . . . |
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Snapshots from Literacy Week! |
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Mr. Salyers, Mrs. DiMura and Mr. Smith- photographed on Book Character Day! |
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Mrs. Zayas-Vargas during Book Character Day. She is holding the book "Astronaut," a biography of Ellen Ochoa written by Heather E. Schwartz. Ellen Ochoa was the first Hispanic woman to travel into space. |
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Have a great week Jets!
Mr. Jiménez, Principal
Legacy Middle School
Sunday, January 29, 2023
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From the left: Assistant Principal Elizabeth Fuller, Principal Jason Jiménez, Assistant Principal Maria DiMura. |
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