9/15-9/20/23: Hispanic Heritage Month

9/19/23: Play Audition Callbacks 4:04 p.m.-5:00 p.m. in Cafetorium

9/18/23-9/22/23: Progress Monitoring 1 ELA & Math Retakes

9/20/23: Boys Soccer versus Wedgefield HOME

9/20/23: Open House 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m..

9/21/23: Yearbook Club Meeting 9:00 a.m.- 9:25 a.m. Media Center

9/21/23: Student Progress Reports posted to Skyward Family Access

9/22/23: Latinos in Action Teacher Door Contest

9/25-10/2/23: Scholastic Book Fair

Start with Hello Week is a call-to-action event for schools and youth organizations dedicated to kindness, inclusion, and making connections. Join us! Email martina.study@ocps.net or Angira.KapadiaDraggon@ocps.net for more information.

● OCPS Fee Structure here

● Payment for Digital Accessories/Charger Fines (use for gumdrop cases and chargers) - Click Here.

● Digital Device Fine (use for damage to laptop) - Click Here.

GOFAN to purchase Athletic Tickets for Legacy Sports - Click Here

I am a native of Jacksonville, Florida and a proud graduate of The Great Bethune-Cookman University, an HBCU (Historically Black College/University), where I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Aging Studies. I am a strong advocate for mental health awareness and helping others, which led me to work with Alzheimer’s/ Dementia patients at an assisted living facility. I recently earned my Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Central Florida which led me to relocate to Orlando to become a part of the Legacy Jets Family!

I am a product of Orange County Public Schools, having attended East Lake Elementary, Corner Lake Middle School, and East River High School. I then went on to UCF, where I earned my Bachelor’s Degree. Prior to coming to Legacy Middle School, I worked as a Paraprofessional at Corner Lake Middle School. I have come full circle and am now a first year teacher in OCPS. In my free time, I love going to concerts, movie theaters, theme parks, and spending time with family and friends. I feel lucky to be a part of Legacy and look forward to getting to know all of our Jets!

Seventh grader Zahria just finished reading book three of A Series Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket.

“This particular series is the only one that I actually like or would want to read. I don’t like reading, but I watched the Netflix series and that made me want to read the book. If Lemony Snicket reads this, I want him to write another series!”

Zahria is starting book four of this series, and we look forward to hearing her review of it.

“I stumbled upon The Arrival by Shaun Tan while exploring Legacy Middle School’s media center, and I was immediately pulled into the world of this wordless graphic novel. The author created beautiful illustrations that mix elements of fantasy and realism to tell the story of an immigrant family seeking a better life in a new land. The story manages to be engaging and uplifting without using a single word. As an ELA teacher, I appreciated the way that Tan used the elements of narrative storytelling that we study in class—things like character, setting, conflict, plot, perspective, and theme—in such an imaginative and meaningful way. The book made me really care about the characters’ experiences as immigrants, which is a testament to the power of creative storytelling and art to foster understanding and empathy.”

Wow!! Thank you for this beautiful review, Mr. Feinberg.

Sixth grade Legacy Jet Airen was kind enough to share his “I Am Poem,” which he wrote in his ELA class, with the Legacy Community. After he read it aloud to Media Specialist Mrs. Gonzalez, she book-talked the first book in James Patterson’s Maximum Ride series, which is about a group of kids who can fly. We look forward to your book review when you finish, Airen!

I am a smart, funny boy.

I wonder how the laws of physics work.

I hear the wind blowing through my hair.

I see red clouds in a purple sky.

I want to be a businessman.

I am a smart, funny boy.

I pretend to fly.

I feel like I can touch the sky.

I touch the clouds.

I worry about failing.

I cry when my loved ones die.

I am a smart, funny boy.

I understand that life is life.

I say that God created us.

I dream of bizarre adventures.

I try to get A’s and B’s in school.

I hope to understand the world.

I am a smart, funny boy

Want to preview and purchase your student’s yearbook picture? Click here for purchasing options. Picture retakes will be October 5th. Your code is your Jet’s student # or use school code 7180.

In this week's "Mondays with Maria," Dr. Vazquez talks about the upcoming town hall meetings for the 2023-24 school year and how she's adjusting them so more families can participate.

Legacy Jets play at HOME on Wednesday, Sept. 20th. Games begin at 5:00 p.m. Please use the GOFAN to purchase Athletic Tickets for Legacy Sports click here.

Legacy Middle School thanks Greg Fulginiti and Ricardo Passos for the amazing grab and go lunch they provided for our staff this past week. Please email Ricardo.Passos@Optavise.com or Gregory.Fulginiti@Optavise.com with any questions or for more information.

* After School Zone is funded by a grant from the Orange County Government. There is no charge for youth to attend. The program takes place from the last bell to 6:00 pm.

Source: BofA Global Research; @MikeZaccardi  (Bank of America; y/y = year over year percentage change)

Note for our Legacy families: Inflation is taking its toll on pizza deliveries in 2023. More people are simply putting their cellphones down and looking at their refrigerators when it comes time to eat. Research shows that higher delivery costs plus the rising cost of the pizzas themselves during inflationary times leads more customers to prepare meals at home instead of getting them delivered.

Lorena Ochoa Reyes On Work Ethic

You will never regret making a sacrifice. It will always pay you back.

Muhammad Ali On Persistence

I hate every minute of training, but I said "Don't quit." Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg On Learning

Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.

Plato On Initiative

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

Fay Vincent On Manners

A polite greeting to the those at the front desk, a thanks to the mail delivery person and a kind word to the assistants will be appreciated. The making of reputations begins at the ground level.