● May 8th- NGSSS Civics & Statewide Science (8th grade)

● May 8th-11th- Legacy Food Drive

● May 9th- Leave Your Legacy Showcase from 6pm-7pm in the Legacy Cafeteria

● May 9th- Modified Bell Schedule for Special Event

● May 12th- Gradventure Field Trip for 8th Graders

● May 16th-19th Modified Bell Schedules for CFE testing

● May 17th- Leave Your Legacy for 8th graders 6pm-8pm at University HS PAC

● May 19th- 8th Grade Dance 6:30-9pm Legacy cafeteria

● May 22nd - Device Collection by Class Period

** Linked is the Legacy-Family Assessment Information Spring 2023 **

On Monday, May 8th ALL students will be in their test sites for the school day. Seventh (7th) graders will be taking the NGSSS Civics assessment and 8th graders will be taking the Statewide Science Assessment. Sixth (6th) graders will be completing review activities for CFEs. Lunch will be a little different due to testing. Please review the below.

* If you have any testing questions, please email: kacie.angel@ocps.net

Faculty & staff enjoyed breakfast from the Legacy Administration and FNS teams! Lunch was from one of our Partners in Education, Bahama Breeze of Waterford Lakes.

Our faculty & staff stayed cool and were the sweetest with ice cream and candy treats.

Thank you Publix for supporting Legacy Middle's teachers and staff!

PTSA provided a Panera Bread lunch for our faculty & staff. We also conducted our Salt Room and Wellness Spa raffle.

Faculty & staff enjoyed donuts and cookies from PDQ.

Thank you to Publix and PDQ East Colonial (Waterford)

Our faculty & staff enjoyed lunch donated by Chick-fil-A of Waterford Lakes.

This school year all students at all schools in OCPS will need to turn in their OCPS issued device. Over the summer all devices will be reimaged. Device collection will begin after May testing on Monday, May 22nd. This is also a reminder that all fines assessed this school year, must be paid this school year. Below is information on device fines.

Since devices will be collected it is recommended that students save everything saved on their laptop to their OCPS Google Drive.

When a device or accessory is damaged, an incident fee is assessed. The chart below details the device fee structure. Should a non-warranty repair be completed, the incident fee will be applied to the cost of the repair. However, if the repair falls under warranty and there is no cost to repair, the incident fee will be refunded.

The fee structure now accounts for a four-year depreciation schedule of the device (each year ends June 30). The chart below details the depreciation schedule.

The device begins depreciating once it's in use. Devices depreciate along a normal schedule, depending upon the features of the device, the expected life cycle, and normal wear and tear. Normal wear and tear related to the full replacement value—hence the new depreciation schedule above for instances that rise to a third incident. These are the new replacement values based on depreciation.

Last Thursday while others were testing FAST for 6th, 7th & 8th grade math, Algebra & Geometry students participated in station review activities in the Media Center:

Gradventure is fast approaching on Friday, May 12th. Emails were sent to all parent chaperones attending with important information. Students have also chosen their groups for the trip. The list for bus and groups can be found in the 8th grade students Canvas inbox. Below is additional information regarding Gradventure:

- Students must attend school on Friday, May 12th

- Students will receive their drawstring bag on May 11th

- Students will receive their field trip shirt the day of the field trip

- Students do NOT bring their laptop or regular backpack to school on Friday, May 12th if they are attending Gradventure

Please email: jessica.scurry@ocps.net if you have any questions.

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 were sent out to students in their U.S. History class.

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.

Dance theme:

We are seeking donations to help support the 8th grade dance. To make the cost only $5 we need support in order to offer such great things as refreshments and decorations. Thank you for your help.

Overview for Legacy families: With the latest increase last week, the Fed (short for the US Federal Reserve Bank or our "Central Bank") has raised its benchmark federal-funds interest rate by a cumulative 5 full percentage points from near zero in March 2022 (chart), the most rapid series of increases since the 1980s. The Fed Funds rate influences other interest rates throughout the economy, such as on mortgages, credit cards and business loans.

Making sense of the chart for Legacy families: This is the Fed Funds interest rate dating back to 2005. The Fed usually increases the rate in small increments called basis points (bp) where 1 basis point = 1/100 of a percent. For example, 25 basis points (bps = 1/4 of a percent which is what they just raised it by). Notice how it has been gradually rising lately... as has inflation which all of our families are very familiar with by now. 

What it means: The Fed raises the rate when it wants to slow down the economy. On the other hand, if it wants to spark the economy, it lowers the rate.

What to expect: When the Fed Funds rate goes up like it has since 2022, it raises the cost of doing business for banks and many industries which is passed on to consumers in the form of price increases (inflation). This means less money for people to spend on goods and services which will gradually slow down the economy. If you have a lot of credit card debt or a variable rate mortgage, you might expect to see higher interest rates soon.