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Jets in Action!
Legacy Community Brief
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Congratulations to school secretary Robin Bastin who was recognized as Support Person of the Year, and Esports and Personal Finance teacher Susan Fray, who was honored as Teacher of the Year at the OCPS Stellar Awards. Both Ms. Bastin and Ms. Fray exemplify the spirit of dedication and commitment in serving our students, staff, and the broader community at Legacy Middle School. Their achievements are a true testament to their hard work and passion for education. | | |
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Report cards for Quarter 2 and Semester 1 are available on Skyward. Please review your child’s grades with them.
The School Advisory Council (SAC) held its regularly-scheduled meeting in the media center on Tuesday night. These are the highlights:
Review of PM/A1 & PM/A 2 data; funding approvals for Saturday School, Positive Behavior Intervention Support incentives program, 8th grade author visit.
* At our mid-year point, all tested content areas have seen growth and improvement with the exception of Algebra, which saw a 6% decrease from PMA1 to PMA2. SAC approved a funding request to create 18 hours of additional instruction and targeted intervention support. This instructional opportunity consists of 6 Saturdays for 3 hours each starting at the end of February and ending in April. Families of students who have been identified will be contacted this week.
* Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) is an ongoing commitment to supporting students, educators, and families through systems change. SAC approved funding for student incentives that align with our positive culture and climate among students and staff.
* SAC also approved an 8th grade author visit and focused writing workshop with Sunshine State Young Reader Award author Kerry O’Malley Cerra. Mrs. O’Malley Cera will visit the flight deck on January 22nd and provide our 8th grade students with practice tips, strategies, and advice with a curriculum aligned focus on her perspective on how to write clearly and effectively.
Our next SAC meeting is scheduled for February 11th at 6pm in the media center.
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Last week we held basketball tryouts and had a great turnout. Our first game will be January 27th at Discovery. Please come out and support our boys’ and girls’ basketball teams as they begin their season.
On Thursday, our 8th graders had a visit from University High School to provide information about the variety of classes offered next year. East River High School Counselors will be visiting January 24th. It’s time for our 8th graders to fill out their course registration form for high school.
On January 21st, thirty of our top spellers will be competing in the Scripps School Spelling Bee. Let’s wish our talented spellers good luck!
Let’s Read OCPS, a district-wide reading challenge, is taking place from January 27th to April 30th, 2025. This challenge invites students and faculty to collectively read 20 million minutes. Students should individually aim to read at least 500 minutes. Research has shown that reading at least 20 minutes per day increases students’ exposure to vocabulary and improves comprehension. More information about the challenge can be found in this edition of JIA.
I hope everyone has a wonderful three-day weekend. This is a reminder that there is no school on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Jason Jiménez
Principal
Legacy Middle School
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Principal Jimenez, Assistant Principal Thomas, Ms. Bastin (Legacy Support Person of the Year), Ms. Fray (Legacy Teacher of the Year), and Assistant Principal Torres at the OCPS Stellar Awards on Friday evening.
WESH 2 NEWS STORY
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Tuesday, January 21st:
Scripps School Spelling Bee
Wednesday, January 22nd:
University High School Rising Freshman Open House
Friday, January 24th:
East River High School Counselors visit with 8th Graders
Due date for the 6th Grade Orlando Science Center field trip payment- https://aws.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Orlando-Science-Center-Field-Trip/SPX87w
Saturday, January 25th:
Saturday School Starts
January 27th – 31st:
Literacy Week
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Tuesday, January 28th:
4.0 Honor Roll Ceremony and Breakfast
Falcon Experience Night at East River High School for incoming 9th Graders
Thursday, January 30th
NJHS Induction Ceremony
Wednesday, February 5th:
Legacy Basketball at HOME - First Responders Night - 5:00pm
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Monday, February 10:
Legacy Basketball at HOME - Fifth Grade Night- 5:00pm
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Tuesday, February 11th:
Resiliency Day – Adjusted Bell Schedule
February 17th – 20th:
Scholastic Book Fair
February 19th - April 23:
United Basketball Academy Recreational League
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Friday, February 24th:
Jazz Concert for All 6th Graders
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Please welcome our newest Jet! Congratulations, Mr. Martinez! | | |
Author to visit with our 8th grade on Wednesday, Jan. 22: | | |
On January 22nd, author Kerry O'Malley Cerra will be presenting a writing workshop to our 8th Grade students. Ms. Cerra is the author of one of this year's Sunshine State Young Readers Award 6-8 books, Hear Me. We are very excited about her visit! | | |
Yearbook sale continues through Jan. 30th: | | |
Legacy Middle School 2024-2025 Yearbooks are on sale now through January 30th for $35. Please use School ID: 1169972 when you log into buytheyearbook.com. If your child is in 8th grade, you have the option to purchase an ad celebrating them and their accomplishments throughout middle school.
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Basketball season opens Jan. 27th! | | |
Voices of Freedom at the Dr. Phillips Center (Feb. 7): | | |
Dog Man Fans! Dav Pilkey is Coming to Kissimmee!
Dav Pilkey, author of the popular Dog Man series with middle schoolers, is coming to Kissimmee on February 28th. General Admission is $5 and General Admission plus a book is $15.
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Classroom Highlight: Ms. Ali’s Math Class | | |
Ms. Ali was teaching her students Analyzing Proportional Relationships, which is very challenging and tricky as it has so many concepts. That's why she chose to get them to practice measuring their understanding and lower any possible stress, by creating a Jeopardy game. She wanted students to feel challenged to want to win as well as work within a team to practice these difficult concepts. | | |
Orlando Ballet's support fo Dance 3 this Quarter | | |
Orlando Ballet is gracing Dance 3 with a fabulous Residency from now through March. The Dance 3 students will receive 39 hours of technique and choreography, and the showcase will take place at Orlando Ballet. | | |
6th Grade Orlando Science Center Field Trip | | |
8th Grade Gradventure 2025 | | |
Parents, if you are interested in being a chaperone for Gradventure with our 8th graders, you must be approved as an ADDitions Volunteer for this school year. Approvals can take two to three weeks and should be completed as soon as possible. Please sign up on the OCPS ADDitions Website for #1 Become an 2024-25 ADDitions Volunteer with Legacy Middle School. Contact Ms. Fray at susan.fray@ocps.net if you are interested in being a chaperone and if you have any questions. Do not pay for your ticket until you have received a confirmation from Ms. Fray that you have been approved as a chaperone. | | |
University High School
This message is for our rising freshman assigned to University High School. University High School is hosting a Rising Freshman Open House on Wednesday, January 22 from 6:00PM - 8:00PM.
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East River High School
This message is for our 8th grade students assigned to East River High School. East River is hosting a Falcon Experience Night on Wednesday, January 29, from 5:30PM - 7:00 PM in the ERHS cafeteria.
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Students,
Start working on those New Years Resolutions by discovering new interests, meeting reading goals, and building new skills at the Library! You can get crafty by taking part in maker and DIY classes or dabble in a variety of technology, gamin, and design offerings. Explore the upcoming programs taking place across the Orange County Public Library System by scanning the QR codes below or visiting https://ocls.org/kids/ or https://ocls.org/teens/.
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During Literacy Week, January 27th – 31st, students and staff will be participating in various literacy-based activities:
• Building and Literacy Activities in the Media Center
• Mystery Reader
• Door Decorating Contest – winning class receives a doughnut party
• Expository Writing Challenge – We challenge students to write an Expository
Essay in response to the following prompt:
"Reading is a powerful tool that impacts our lives in many ways. Write an essay that explains the value of reading and why reading is important."
- All essays should be turned in to Ms. Haynes in the Media Center by Wednesday, January 29th. The essays will be judged and the winner will receive a prize.
• D.E.A.R. - Drop Everything and Read
• Spirit Week – Dress up Days
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Let’s Read OCPS!, a district-wide reading challenge, will run from January 27 to April 30, 2025, and aims to encourage students to read for enjoyment and develop a lifelong love of reading by contributing to the district-wide goal of reading 20 million minutes.
About the Challenge
All OCPS students, employees, families, and community members are encouraged to participate in the Let’s Read, OCPS! challenge by individually reading at least 500 minutes throughout the challenge. Participants are encouraged to read whatever they choose for enjoyment and to log their minutes in Beanstack, a LaunchPad application that motivates and rewards students for reading.
How to Participate
Students and employees are encouraged to log their minutes in Beanstack, which can be found on LaunchPad, in the Library Research Tools folder. Students and employees can earn badges and view their progress throughout the challenge by opening the Let's Read, OCPS! challenge on the Beanstack Challenges page.
More information about the Let's Read, OCPS! challenge and how to participate can be found here.
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Remember to enter your reading minutes into Beanstack. This month is “Be a Reading Machine” Challenge. | | |
Digital Reading Resources with the Sora App: | | |
How to use the Beanstack app: | | |
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Legacy Jets Basketball Fundraiser
Business Sponsorships & Individual Contributions.
Thank you for supporting Jets Basketball 2025.
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Superintendent's message: | | |
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Jan. 13, 2024
Ever wondered what makes some kids bounce back from challenges like champs? On this week's Mondays with Maria presented by Addition Financial, Dr. Vazquez talks to some amazing students from Evans High School and their SAFE Coordinator Jennifer Bohn about the key characteristics of resiliency!
Be sure to catch the extended interview with Evans High on the Mondays with Maria Podcast for more resiliency tips. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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FREE Student Immunizations: | | |
Personal Finance Literacy | | |
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Students in Legacy Middle Teacher of the Year Ms. Fray’s first and second period classes are the first students in the entire state of Florida to have exposure to personal finance at the middle school level.
Share of American households who feel they can meet important financial needs:
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Source: Key Bank 2025 Financial Mobility Survey
* The bank survey suggests that nearly 90% of Americans are confident in paying rent/mortgage, but saving money for retirement or for a down payment on a house are out of range for most. Teaching students about the principles of saving, the power of compound interest, etc. is important while in middle school.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | | |
Dr. King was a Top Student Who Loved to Read | | |
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President Ronald Reagan designated the third Monday of January as a national holiday to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy, starting in 1986. Sadly, Dr. King was only 39 years old on the evening of his assassination in April 1968. Still, his influence remains today as we observe the holiday this Monday, January 20th. Most people are somewhat knowledgeable about his many successes as a civil rights leader, but few know much about his commitment to his own personal education.
Dr. King spent much of his childhood reading. A voracious reader, he began memorizing passages from the Bible early on and later skipped two high school grades as he was such a brilliant student. During his two high school years, public speaking became a passion and he led the debate team. He entered Morehouse College at 15 and graduated college at 19. When he was growing up and through college, Dr. King was influenced by the writings of Henry David Thoreau, Leo Tolstoy and Mahatma Gandhi. From this, he developed the idea of using nonviolent resistance to secure civil rights for Black Americans.
Dr. King's Lesson for our Jets
We share these insights at this year's Dr. MLK, Jr. Day as a reminder to all of our Legacy students of the power from daily attendance and getting an education. Equipped with a thirst for knowledge and a love of reading, Dr. King became American's outspoken leader for the civil rights movement. And along the way, he received the Nobel Peace Prize at age 35 plus was named by Time magazine as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Persons of the 20th Century. We have incredible students at Legacy. We hope that each of our Jets, like Dr. King, will make education among their most important goals in the new year.
Martin Luther King Jr. On Morality
The time is always right to do what is right.
~ Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader
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Thank you for reading. Enjoy your Dr. MLK, Jr. holiday!
Mr. Jiménez, Principal
Legacy Middle School
Sunday, January 19, 2025
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2024-2025 Leadership Team | | |
Mr. Jiménez, Ms. Torres, and Ms. Thomas | |
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