From the left: Susan Fray (Teacher of the Year), Robin Bastin (Support Person of the Year), Jessica Torres (Assistant Principal), Carla Thomas (Assistant Principal), and Principal Jason Jimenez. If you happen to see Ms. Fray or Ms. Bastin in the coming days, please congratulate them on their recognition as Legacy's 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year and Legacy's 2024-2025 Support Person of the Year. Determined by their peers, these are major career achievements. Thank you.

August 16th

• Last Day to Request a Schedule Change
• 2024-2025 Schedule Change Request Form

August 20th

• Primary Election in the Media Center

August 29th

• Legacy Dance Team Auditions

September 2nd

• Labor Day – No School

Legacy teachers discussing back to school plans and activities leading up to our students' return this past Monday. Later in this issue, we have included several other images from their annual pre-planning week.

Kyle from the Orange County Public Library came out for Meet the Teacher along with several other Partners in Education.

* There are a variety of Orange County Library Cards open to the community including the Virtual Library Card specifically for OCPS students. 

When the opportunity arises, please consider quality businesses like Nothing Bundt Cakes at Waterford Lakes (626 N. Alafaya Trail). They have been ready to support our Legacy Middle teachers and students when we needed them. Thank you.

Parents, please take a moment and review student fines on our website. We are starting the school year off with a deficit of 184 chargers. If your child has an unpaid charger fine from last school year, you will need to reconcile their charger fine. We appreciate your support and cooperation. 

● OCPS Fee Structure here 

● Digital Accessories/Chargers/Gumdrop Case: https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/DIGITAL-ACCESSORIESCHARGERS-FINE-/S3WFvh

● Device Fine: https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/DIGITAL-DEVICE-FINE-/SdfgTIT

The fine structure and processes for damaged student devices have changed this year. They are based on the student code of conduct and will result in a referral now, so we would like to provide relevant information from the code of student conduct below. 

We would like to avoid damaged devices and consequences for students. To protect your children from negative consequences, please make sure they understand the importance of being careful with their devices. It is especially important for students to follow device management rules such as keeping their device in their backpacks while moving through hallways, setting backpacks down rather than throwing them, keeping liquids away from their devices, and avoiding rough play or sports while wearing their backpacks. Those are all examples of times that a damaged device would be considered willful damage and result in a referral.

District-issued devices are the property of the School Board of Orange County and its taxpayers. The OCPS Code of Student Conduct states that students must not willfully or maliciously damage Board property. Such damage resulting in less than $100 of repair/replacement costs will be considered a level II offense with consequences of parent communication, verbal counseling, and a fine. Willful or malicious device damage resulting in greater than $100 of repair/replacement costs is a level III offense with the same consequences. If a student should have three or more willful or malicious damage referrals, other disciplinary consequences may be considered in addition to those listed above. Exact wording can be found by clicking fee structure on the digital learning information page.

Device fees will be assessed based on the four-year depreciation schedule. Accessory fees will be assessed according to the schedule. Cases and chargers are examples of accessories assessed according to this schedule.

Every student at LMS enrolled in at least one core course will be assigned a device unless the parents/guardians opt out of device usage or the student brings their own device to school. Information about bringing your own device can be found at byod.ocps.net.

The 30-30 Rule

For our families new to Legacy, at dismissal and no sooner, please note during times of inclement weather we follow the nationally recognized '30/30 Rule'. If thunder is heard within 30 seconds of a lightning strike or within an 8-mile radius of our campus, students will not be dismissed until 30 minutes have passed from the last sound of thunder. Parents and guardians may sign their child out during these situations at the main school office.  

Welcome to the Legacy Middle School Library!

Ms. Haynes is our new Library Media Specialist. Starting the week of August 26th, ELA classes will be going to the library for orientation lessons and to check out books. After the library orientation lessons are completed, students will have the opportunity to visit the library before school to check out books, read, study, or choose some of the other activities like coloring, games, and puzzles. Throughout the year, teachers will sign up to bring their whole class to check out books and students will have the opportunity to earn the privilege to go to the library during lunch when they have finished eating.

Media Center Policies

• Students may check out up to three (3) books at a time.
• Books may be kept for two (2) weeks with the option to renew.
• Students are responsible for damage or lost books.

Available Books / Library Resources

Visit Destiny Discover to see the books available to check out in our library. Also, check out the resources in the Library Research Tools Folder in Launchpad.

Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books / Legacy Battle of the Books Club for 2024-2025

Each year, a new list of 15 Sunshine State Young Readers Award books is chosen by Florida Media Specialists to encourage students to read quality literature. Ms. Haynes will be sponsoring the Battle of the Books Club. If students are interested in participating in the Battle of the Books Competition in April, start reading the SSYRA books now. More information will be shared soon. Here is this year’s list:

For a description of each book click here.

Faculty and Staff, Parents and Students!

Have you been in need of some school spirit gear? Wanting to support your student-athletes? Are you just wanting to rep your school colors???

Look no further! Legacy Athletics through BSN Sports has built a school spirit shop where you can purchase your wants and needs! Below is the link and the flyer for the school shop. This shop closes AUGUST 26th! Place your orders at the link below.

https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/jpG7FX8hXW

Legacy Middle School is seeking the support of families and the community to join our Student Advisory Committee (SAC) and Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) in its mission of helping students collaborate, innovate, and accelerate our students to success.  

Our first SAC meeting of the year will take place on Tuesday, September 10 at 5:30pm in the media center. We will review important information regarding SAC, the school, and a motion for funding. When parents are actively involved, it fosters a sense of community and collaboration among families, teachers, and administrators. This can create a more supportive and engaging environment for students. Being part of the SAC/PTSA helps parents stay informed about school events, policies, and needs. It also provides a platform for parents to voice their concerns and ideas directly to the school administration.

The current PTSA officers will help guide you through the process, provide all materials, and send out the officer application. 

Members of the nominating committee can run for office but are not required to.

If you would like to serve on the Legacy Middle School PTSA Nominating Committee please complete the following form LMS Nomination Form or email us at legacymiddleschoolptsa@gmail.com.

Thank you,

Legacy Middle School PTSA 

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2024-2025 SAC Officers

During our Meet the Teacher event, we held elections for this year's School Advisory Committee (SAC) officers. Please help us congratulate Mr. Randy Smith (featured this week below), Mr. Grant Hawkins, and Mrs. Margeret Noriega, who will serve on the Legacy SAC this year as Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary! Our first SAC meeting of the year will take place on Tuesday, September 10th at 5:30pm in the media center. We appreciate our community for coming together to vote in our SAC officers, as well as those families that expressed interest in becoming SAC members. Your guidance is an invaluable asset in supporting our school!

Randy Smith, SAC Chair, Legacy Middle School

I’m excited to serve as the SAC Chair at Legacy Middle School this year. I have a strong connection to the school, having just seen my 8th grader move on from Legacy, and now with a 6th grader who’s just starting.

A bit about me - In high school, I served as 3rd in command of the Oviedo High School U.S. Navy JROTC battalion of over 200 cadets, as the unit's Operations Officer. At 21 years old, I helped start a successful trust company in Orlando that has grown to over 2 billion in assets, and while I’m currently a Product Director for a major Benefits Administration company, I’ve always had a variety of side hustles. Most recently, I’ve become a travel agent and find great joy in helping others plan their trips, especially cruises. One of my personal goals is to visit all 7 continents!

To register your child for the school bus, please log into Skyward and complete the School Bus Rider Registration form available in the Skyward forms module. Parents, please ensure that your child’s Skyward information is up to date and accurate.

SCHOOL BUS RIDER ID CARD- To enhance the safety of our student bus riders, Transportation Services will be issuing bus rider ID cards that have an RFID chip so that students will use their card to tap on and off the bus at their assigned bus stop and upon arrival or departure from their school.

Previously, the District encouraged parents to transport non-eligible bus riders to free up seats for students who require bus transportation. By identifying students who will ride the bus, Transportation Services can create more efficient routes instead of routing for all eligible riders.

The School Bus Rider Registration form is accessible to parents, schools, and Student Enrollment staff via the Skyward portal. If you encounter any issues accessing Skyward for your student, please email Legacy_MS@ocps.net with detailed information about the problem.

OCPS Transportation information can be found at https://www.ocps.net/departments/transportation_services if you have any further questions about buses.

In order for your child to be eligible this school year for any sport, they must have a sports physical on file. You can find all documents here. Please take the time to handle this necessary item for your athlete. Once completed, follow the steps to upload documents to Aktivate. **Paper copies will not be accepted** Thank you for handling this action item for your child ahead of time.  

Soccer Tryouts

• Monday, August 19, 4-5:30 pm
• Physicals are due Sunday, August 18

Above and just below:

Teachers collaborating during pre-planning.

Darcy Flynn, RN, educating our teachers on how to manage stress.

Administration serving breakfast to teachers during pre-planning.

Mr. Connor presenting during pre-planning.

Dear Legacy Middle School Families,

We want to inform you about an important update regarding our food drop-off policy for the upcoming school year. To ensure the safety and well-being of all our students, Legacy Middle School will not be accepting food drop-offs from families.

Rationale:

1. Food Safety and Allergies: We cannot authenticate the contents of food or if any food contains allergens that may pose risks to our students. 

2. Focus on Instruction: Managing food deliveries can disrupt the learning environment and diminish students’ focus on instruction.

3. Consistency and Convenience: We ask that all students bring their own food if cafeteria options are not suitable. This ensures a consistent and safe meal experience for everyone.

Thank you for your understanding and support in helping us maintain a safe and focused learning environment.

Emergency Forms

All parents must complete Emergency Student Information forms on an annual basis. We ask that you fill out the form electronically and e-mail it to your student’s first period teacher, or print it in your preferred language, complete it and send it with your student to school. Forms should only be returned to first period teachers.

You can access these forms through the links below:

● Emergency Student Information Form- English

● Emergency Student Information Form- Spanish

● Emergency Student Information Form- Portuguese

Emergency Forms are due August 19th.



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Parent Consent Forms 

Skyward Online Forms:

• Login to Skyward (https://parents.classlink.com/ocps). If you are a new user you will need to register for access.

(If you are accessing from a phone, please use the right menu to pick DESKTOP VIEW.)

• Select “Online Forms” on the left. 

• Complete PCF (Parental Consent Forms). These forms are required each year.

*** A Health Services Consent form is located in the PCF forms. ***

*** This form gives consent for the school nurse to treat your child should they need to go to the clinic. ***

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Parent Portal

* Most apps (Skyward & Canvas) will be accessed through “Parent Portal”

* Click: https://parents.classlink.com/ocps and set up an account if you haven’t already. 

* Make sure to sign in with the email or phone number that is in your student’s profile in Skyward.

Note: If your current email or cell phone number do not allow you to establish a LaunchPad account, please contact our registrar at michelle.silva@ocps.net This means your contact information needs to be updated in Skyward.

Canvas Email Alerts

● Parent signs in to Classlink with email that is registered in Skyward

● Go to Canvas App

● Click on Account, which is located at the top left corner in Canvas

● Click on Notifications from the drop-down list

● Enable grading alerts 

The SchoolPay website is how you will pay for everything for school: PE uniforms, class donations, school events/fieldtrips, library fines, digital device fines, etc. Click here to access the site: https://www.schoolpay.com/

Dear Parents,

At Legacy Middle School, we believe in celebrating every milestone, especially our students’ birthdays! 🎂🎈 Imagine the joy on your child’s face when they arrive at school to find a vibrant, custom yard sign announcing their special day.

The Story:

Picture this: It’s a sunny morning, and your child steps off the bus, eyes wide with excitement. As they walk toward the school entrance, they spot their name on a cheerful sign planted in the grass. Their classmates cheer, teachers high-five, and the whole school joins in the celebration. 🥳

Why Yard Signs?

1. Memorable Moments: A personalized yard sign creates lasting memories. Your child will feel like a superstar!

2. Boost Confidence: Knowing that everyone is celebrating their birthday boosts confidence and self-esteem.

3. Community Spirit: It’s not just about your child—it’s about building a close-knit school community.

🎁 How Can You Get Involved?

1. Order a Yard Sign: Visit our website or contact the school office to order your child’s custom sign.

2. Spread the Word: Encourage other parents to participate. Let’s make every birthday unforgettable!

3. Volunteer: Help set up signs on special mornings. Your time makes a difference.

Let’s make birthdays at Legacy Middle School fun for our students! 🌟🎂

Please use the QR code below or this link: https://aws.schoolpay.com/pay/for/BIRTHDAY-SIGN-FUNDRAISER/StSiDN

Superintendent's Weekly Message

Welcome back to all of our families. This week Dr. Vazquez shares highlights from the Back to School Press Conference held Friday, Aug. 9 at Winter Park High School.

OCPS announces new bonus to address bus driver shortage

To address the national school bus driver shortage, Orange County Public Schools bus operators now can earn up to $16,000 in bonuses over two years.

Source: The Observer By Annabelle Sikes (Aug. 14) - Read full article

We are excited to partner with Charity Recycling Service (CRS) to help raise funds for Legacy Middle School. Here are three important takeaways about donating your gently used items:

1.    Convenient Donation Options: You can easily donate by dropping off items at Legacy Middle School or scheduling a home pickup through CRS. Simply pack your items securely and leave them at your front door on the scheduled day¹.

2.    Accepted Items: CRS accepts a wide range of gently used items, including clothing, shoes, household goods, books, and small electronics. Please ensure all items are packed properly in bags or small boxes².

3.    Support Our School: For every pound of items donated, Legacy Middle School receives 10 cents. Your donations directly contribute to our school’s programs and initiatives¹.

We need your help! Every donation makes a difference. Schedule your pickup today or drop off your items at school to support Legacy Middle School. Donate today and help us continue to provide excellent opportunities for our students!

Thank you for your support!