Before the Thanksgiving break, students were treated to a Fall pep rally to kick off the holiday season. Our students were grouped into Hangars to similar to the four houses of Harry Potter to promote positive behavior and school spirit. The Raptors, Night Hawks, Fighting Falcons, and Ghost Riders. In the coming weeks, we’ll showcase our students in their Hangar shirts involved in Hangar events.

At our Fall pep rally, our teachers and students enjoyed a spirited volleyball match and raised money for the volleyball teams with a Pie-A-Teacher fundraiser. Thank you to all of the staff and students that made this an unforgettable experience!

Coach Zissis enjoys a face full of pie from a student during our recent Volleyball fundraising event.

Mr. Gonzalez Escobar, Legacy’s Technology Support Representative, shows the student volleyball team how to spike the ball over the net. 

Mrs. Milliman reflects upon the number of students that paid to pie her in the face.

Battle of the Hops – our annual Teacher vs. Students volleyball game was a huge hit!

Mr. Freeman, Ms. Moya, Mrs. O’Brien, and Mr. Jiménez were left wondering how long this fundraiser would last.

Food & Clothing Drive continues this week to rebuild our Food Pantry:

December 5th

TESTING - FAST MATH PM2

December 7th

Breakfast with Santa!

December 10th

TESTING - FAST ELA PM2

Dance Holiday Showcase

December 12th

TESTING - CFE/PMA's

Prism Winter Concert

December 13th

TESTING - CFE/PMA's

December 20th (tentative)

Winter Field Day

Thursday, December 5:

Tuesday, December 10:

Thursday, December 12 and Friday, December 13:

To ensure we’re observing state statutory requirements, specifically, FL rule 6A-10.089, and to provide our families with an acknowledgement form that covers all upcoming school-sponsored activities and events, please take a moment and fill out this Google Form to give permission for your child to participate in upcoming activities. The following events will be taking place soon and we don’t want your child to miss out!

• Prism Winter Concert, Thursday, December 12th

• Tentative* Winter Field Day, Friday, December 20th

• Recess

• Pep Rally

• And more . . .

Join us for “Hour of Code” for Computer Science Education Week. Next week, December 9th – 15th, students may come to the Media Center during lunch for some coding fun.

We are thrilled to introduce you to Orange County Animal Services Book Buddies! This fantastic program offers your child the unique opportunity to read to animals, creating a fun and engaging environment that can significantly boost their reading skills and confidence. Here are three compelling reasons to enroll your child:

1. Boost Reading Skills: Reading aloud to animals allows children to practice their reading in a relaxed setting. The non-judgmental presence of animals helps them improve their fluency and comprehension without the pressure of traditional classroom settings.

2. Build Confidence: Interacting with animals while reading can greatly enhance a child’s self-esteem. As they share stories with their furry friends, they gain confidence in their abilities, making reading a more enjoyable experience.

3. Develop Social Skills: This program encourages children to engage with both the animals and their peers, fostering essential social skills. They learn to communicate, collaborate, and share their love for reading, all while making new friends.

Participating in OCAS Book Buddies will create lasting family memories as you encourage your child to fall in love with reading. Imagine the joy of seeing your little one share stories with their animal buddies, fostering a love for books that will last a lifetime!

Let’s inspire our young Jets to let their imaginations soar through reading! This program is a wonderful way to ignite their creativity and open up new worlds of adventure.

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity for your child to grow both academically and socially! For more information and to register, visit the OCAS Book Buddies page.

Girls Basketball Team

Any girls interested in trying out for the Basketball team will need a medical physical uploaded into Aktivate. Tryouts will be in January. Please see Mr. De Zayas in room 724 to get a form. We need you! Let's win a championship!

Girls Basketball Club

Girls Basketball Club began December 2nd. The club will be after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays only in December from 4:15pm to 6:00pm in the gym. All students can join. You have to be member of the YMCA after school program. Let's get the girls basketball team ready for the season! See Coach de Zayas in room 724 for more information.

Open Gym Boys Basketball Air Force One Club

Open Gym Boys Basketball Air Force One Club started on December 3rd. The club will be after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays only in December from 4:15pm to 6:00pm in the gym. All students can join. You have to be a member of the YMCA after-school program. Let's get the boys' basketball team ready for the season! See Coach Fountain in room 821 for more information.

Boys Basketball Team

If you are interested in joining the Jets Boys Basketball Team, please fill out the interest form and submit your sports physical to https://www.aktivate.com/.

Science - Mr. Bhaggan

Guest speaker, and parent, Neil Bhaggan, discussed thermal energy and demonstrated how heat-resistant tiles protect space craft. He visited with Ms. Cirnigliaro and Luna's third through sixth period Science classes.

Nature - Mr. Ulivella

Antonio Ulivella, from Bill Frederick Park at Turkey Lake, came out to speak with Ms. Fray's first and second period classes. He is a Nature Program Specialist.

Our Dance Performance Assessments included the Dance Team learning six dance combinations of varying styles of Ballet, Modern, Jazz and West African. The team then had to perform them in front of other dance professionals, have an acquisition portion where they learned choreography on the spot and showcase, and finally showcased Mrs. Henry's newest choreography!

We had engaging and fun writing sessions with author Polly Holyoke on Tuesday, November 19th.  

Math Learning Strategies

On November 22nd, Food Services visited with Ms. Archer, Mr. Connor, and Mr. Formarejo’s classes to teach Math Learning Strategies by making pizzas!

Device Care Reminders:

Remember to enter your reading minutes into Beanstack. This month is the “Reading Wrap-Up" Challenge.  

Current Beanstack Statistics

Our top 10 students in reading minutes!

Shout out to Ms. Terry for having the most minutes read by a staff member!

TOP 10 READERS!

Congratulations to the Top 10 Students who have read the most minutes and entered those minutes into Beanstack! Each of the Top 10 students received a free voucher for either Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, or Fun Spot as well as a bookmark or book sticker. Seven of the students are in Ms. O'Brien's class. Thank you, Ms. O'Brien for encouraging your students to read! 

1. Presley McNichol

2. Ashley Plummer

3. Pablo Rojas

4. Ja'xya Bell

5. Marbella Rodriguez

6. Payton Hall

7. Isaias Orellana Fernandez

8. Hannah Tran

9. Valerie Rodriguez Serrano

10. Luke Ekpo

Digital Reading Resource with the Sora App:

Coming up in January is the “Be a Reading Machine” Challenge!

Winter Literacy Extravaganza:

Join us for a FREE day of learning and fun at Parent Academy. You will leave with all of the information and resources for supporting the needs of your child. There will be activities from district departments and community partners as well as an exhibit hall with community partners just waiting to share valuable resources.

To register, each ticket requires a different email address. If you do not have another email address to use for additional tickets, please enter your email and add +1 before the @ symbol. For example: example@gmail.com would be example+1@gmail.com

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Time: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Location: Blankner K-8 2500 S. Mills Ave, Orlando, Florida 32806 

Register online: click here