If your student intends to compete in the spelling bee on Thursday, December 14, after school, please make sure you have completed a Bee permission slip and turned it into the student’s teacher or the office.
Grand Day and the Book Fair This Week
This Week at Legacy:
Wednesday, November 29
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- Dress in Western Attire – NO FEE (Book Fair Theme is Wild West Book Fair: Saddle up and read!)
Thursday, November 30
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- Elementary ROAR Assembly 8:00am
- The Book Fair is open to the public from 8:30am to 4:30pm
Friday, December 1
- Grand Day! Grand day is an opportunity for grandparents or any other significant family member or friend to visit our school and have lunch with their grandchild(ren)/special child(ren). If you are planning on attending and eating lunch, please fill out and send in the attached order form. Students can order the potato bar for hot lunch also, but they must have money in their lunch account. Below is a class schedule that will clarify when grandparents/significant family member or friend are to have lunch and shop at the book fair with their student. There will also be a nice selection of Middle School books for sale. You can also SHOP ONLINE.
- Please note – Grand Day guests need to arrive prior to their scheduled times to check in with the office.
- Kindergarten Times – For kindergarten classrooms only, book fair shopping will take place PRIOR to their lunchtime.
PLEASE RSVP IF YOU HAVE A “GRAND” attending. Please download and print. ATTENDING GRAND DAY
Teacher Schedule
- Murch – Lunchtime: 10:55 to 11:20 Shopping: 10:15 to 10:45
- Jensen – Lunchtime: 10:55 to 11:20 Shopping: 10:15 to 10:45
- Fortelka – Lunchtime: 11:05 to 11:30 Shopping: 11:30 to 12:00
- Jeanjaquet – Lunchtime: 11:05 to 11:30 Shopping: 11:30 to 12:00
- Middle School – Lunchtime: 11:25 to 12:00 Shopping: 12:00 to 12:30
- Dome – Lunchtime: 12:10 to 12:35 Shopping: 12:35 to 1:05
- Solomon – Lunchtime: 12:10 to 12:35 Shopping: 12:35 to 1:05
- Skinner – Lunchtime: 12:20 to 12:45 Shopping: 12:50 to 1:20
- Young – Lunchtime: 12:20 to 12:45 Shopping: 12:50 to 1:20
- Johnson – Lunchtime: 12:40 to 1:05 Shopping: 1:10 to 130
- Heintz – Lunchtime: 12:40 to 1:05 Shopping: 1:10 to 1:30
- Grassnick – Lunchtime: 12:50 to 1:15 Shopping: 1:15 to 1:45
- Schmit – Lunchtime: 12:50 to 1:15 Shopping: 1:15 to 1:45
Community Event-Festival of Trees
Attention Parents!
State testing results were handed out to parents during conferences. If you were not able to attend, please stop by the office to pick up your student’s results. They must be delivered straight to parents and may not be given to students.
December E-Blast
Dear Parents,
What a wonderful time of the year. We hope everyone has safe holidays with family and friends. We appreciate you!
Character Attribute for December: Cooperation
Elizabeth Food Bank
Thank you, everyone, for your donations to the food drive for the Elizabeth Food Bank. We were so excited to see our students open up their hearts to help others less fortunate.
Volunteer Opportunities
We are looking for someone to help level large storage containers on the west side of the building. Please e-mail Ms. Anne if you can help anne.stanley@legacyk8.org.
Re-spread playground chips – Bring a rake and work gloves. This does not have to be completed during school hours.
After School Sports Games
We have a busy schedule this sports season and we enjoy seeing students come cheer on their classmates! However, we do not have adult supervision for the student fans during these home games and encourage parents to join their students in the stands to root for their fellow Wildcats.
Free & Reduced Lunch Program
Free & Reduced lunch applications can be accessed here. You will need to register an account with your student’s ID number.
Lost & Found
Please check lost and found! All unclaimed, unnamed items will be donated to a homeless shelter for children downtown. Last day to claim items is the end of the day on Thursday, November 16th.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, November 16
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- All School PJ Day – $2.00
Friday, November 17
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- No School/ Teacher Inservice
Monday, November 20 – Friday, November 24 Thanksgiving Break
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- Have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving Break!
Wednesday, November 29
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- Dress in Western Attire – NO FEE (Book Fair Theme is Wild West Book Fair: Saddle up and read!)
Thursday, November 30
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- Elementary ROAR Assembly 8:00am
- The Book Fair is open to the public from 8:30am to 4:30pm
Friday, December 1
- Grand Day! Grand day is an opportunity for grandparents or any other significant family member or friend to visit our school and have lunch with their grandchild(ren)/special child(ren). If you are planning on attending and eating lunch, please fill out and send in the attached order form. Students can order the potato bar for hot lunch also, but they must have money in their lunch account. Below is a class schedule that will clarify when grandparents/significant family member or friend are to have lunch and shop at the book fair with their student. There will also be a nice selection of Middle School books for sale. You can also SHOP ONLINE.
- Please note – Grand Day guests need to arrive prior to their scheduled times to check in with the office.
- Kindergarten Times – For kindergarten classrooms only, book fair shopping will take place PRIOR to their lunchtime.
PLEASE RSVP IF YOU HAVE A “GRAND” attending. Please download and print. ATTENDING GRAND DAY
Teacher Schedule
- Murch – Lunchtime: 10:55 to 11:20 Shopping: 10:15 to 10:45
- Jensen – Lunchtime: 10:55 to 11:20 Shopping: 10:15 to 10:45
- Fortelka – Lunchtime: 11:05 to 11:30 Shopping: 11:30 to 12:00
- Jeanjaquet – Lunchtime: 11:05 to 11:30 Shopping: 11:30 to 12:00
- Middle School – Lunchtime: 11:25 to 12:00 Shopping: 12:00 to 12:30
- Dome – Lunchtime: 12:10 to 12:35 Shopping: 12:35 to 1:05
- Solomon – Lunchtime: 12:10 to 12:35 Shopping: 12:35 to 1:05
- Skinner – Lunchtime: 12:20 to 12:45 Shopping: 12:50 to 1:20
- Young – Lunchtime: 12:20 to 12:45 Shopping: 12:50 to 1:20
- Johnson – Lunchtime: 12:40 to 1:05 Shopping: 1:10 to 130
- Heintz – Lunchtime: 12:40 to 1:05 Shopping: 1:10 to 1:30
- Grassnick – Lunchtime: 12:50 to 1:15 Shopping: 1:15 to 1:45
- Schmit – Lunchtime: 12:50 to 1:15 Shopping: 1:15 to 1:45
Wednesday, December 6th: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
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- Fifth through Eighth grade Christmas concert in the gymnasium. Students need to arrive at 5:15pm and report to their first-period classroom. Please wear festive attire.
Thursday, December 7th: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
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- Kindergarten through Fourth grade Christmas concert in the gymnasium. Students need to arrive at 5:15pm and report to their classroom teacher. Please wear festive attire.
Friday, December 8th
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- Middle School Dress of Choice
Tuesday, December 12th
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- PTCO General Meeting at 5:30pm (Free Childcare Provided).
- LA Governing Board Meeting at 6:30pm
Thursday, December 14th
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- Spelling Bee in the cafeteria at 3:45pm
Friday, December 15th
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- All School Dress of Choice.
- Fourth grade Market Day 1:00pm – 3:00pm This is an opportunity for fourth graders to practice entrepreneurship. Students will have business stations and sell their products. Please send your child to school with a dollar or two. They will have an opportunity to purchase various, kid-friendly products.
Thursday, December 21st
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- Christmas Dress Day/or Ugly Christmas Sweater – NO FEE Students are allowed to dress in Christmas colors/attire for no fee as a Christmas gift from our Administration Staff.
- Elementary Roar Assembly 8:30am in the gymnasium.
- All school Christmas Parties 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Friday, December 22, 2017, through January 5, 2018, Christmas & New Years Break!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Date Extended for Food Drive
We are having a food drive for the Elizabeth Food Bank beginning November 1st and ending November 15th November 16th. We are so excited to see our students open up their hearts to help others less fortunate by encouraging them to bring in canned food items, cereal, and toiletries. The classroom who brings in the most wins a pizza party! We haven’t had many items donated. Let’s help our residents in Elbert County who are in need.
Donations Needed for Military Care Package
The month of November is a great month to remember what we are grateful for. There are so many things and people; including military personnel to be Thankful for. The Legacy Academy PTCO is collecting donations to create a Military Care Package for service men and women on a Navy ship near Japan.
Suggested items for the care package include tubes of chap-stick, peppermint (hard) candies, other hard candies, small packages of tissues, miniature Nerf blasters, travel games, and puzzle books. Please feel free to add any other small appropriate item to your donations (magazines, stationery, etc).
Please bring your donations for the Military Care Package to the Legacy Academy front office by November 30th and request that the items be placed in the collection box.
Class Assignments:
- Mrs. Jensen: ChapStick/Lip Balms
- Mrs. Murch: ChapStick/Lip Balms
- Ms. Jeanjaquet.: Packages of Hard Candy
- Mrs. Fortelka: Packages of Hard Candy Mrs. Dome
- Mrs. Solomon: Travel Size Packages of Tissues
- Ms. Skinner: Travel Size Packages of Tissues
- Ms. Young: Travel Size Packages of Tissues
- Mrs. Heintz: Miniature Nerf Blasters
- Ms. Johnson: Miniature Nerf Blasters
- Mrs. Grassnick: Puzzle Books (Crossword, Sudoku, Word Find)
- Mrs. Schmit: Puzzle Books (Crossword, Sudoku, Word Find)
- Middle School: Travel Games
- Homeschool: Any of the items listed above.
Any questions, please reach out to the PTCO at ptco@legacyk8.org.
Photos Needed
Dear Parents and Staff, We are still looking for great photos of your children for the yearbook. Did you take any on the first day of school? Or was your student in cross country? If you come to any events at the school in the next 2 months, please take pictures and share, as we can’t always be at every event. We would love to have more pictures to choose from for the yearbook. Please email them to info@legacyk8.org. Thank you for helping make the yearbook great.
Nerf Night this Friday
Nerf Night is this Friday from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm in Legacy Academy gymnasium! This is an excellent time for families to play together. Parents are encouraged to play! Ages 7 and up (6 yr olds may play if a parent is in the gym with them at all times, but all parents should stay for the event). The cost is $10.00 per person. Students may not bring their blasters to school during school hours. Bring your own blaster to the event. Do not bring darts or discs. Protective eyewear is provided. Parents will be required to sign a waiver prior to this event, no exceptions will be made. The waiver will be available at the office during school hours or at the event. If any questions, please e-mail LABOD@legacyk8.org.
Teacher/Staff Luncheon Friday, November 10th
We are so Thankful for our Teachers and Staff at Legacy Academy and Legacy Homeschool. On Friday, November 10th with your help we will be providing a Thanksgiving Themed Luncheon. All items should be brought to Legacy Academy no later than 9:15 am.
- All foods should be cooked, warm, and ready to eat.
- Use Crock Pot liners and disposable serving pans/trays to make clean up easier.
- Label all food items, indicate whether or not the item is gluten free/dairy free etc.
- Most importantly label your crock pots and pick them up at the end of the school day.
- Volunteer hours are earned for the time of prep and the amount of items purchased (1 hr = $10.00). You are responsible for logging your hours on help counter.
We are so Thankful for your participation. Your contributions make these Luncheons a Huge Success.
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