May E Blast

Dear All,

Wow, less than one month of school to go! What a privilege it is to serve a wonderful community of children and parents. A very special thank you to all the parents, community service employees, administration, board representatives, faculty, and staff.  It’s a fantastic team and we are so grateful to be a part of it! Thank you for choosing Legacy Academy. We count it an honor and privilege to serve you!

Important Dates to Remember:

• • Kindergarten Graduation Friday,  May 14, 2021, 11:00 am We will send out an email with more detailed information on 5/10/21

• • Eighth Grade Graduation Friday,  May 14, 2021, 5:00 pm We will send out an email with more detailed information on 5/10/21

• • Fifth-Grade Continuation Thursday, May 20, 2021, 9:00 am We will send out an email with more detailed information on 5/17/21

Please remember Kindergarten has a shortened schedule for Kindergarten Play Day on Friday, May 14, 2021, 8:00 am – 11:00 am. Graduation is scheduled for 11:00 am. Kindergarten students do not return to school after May 14. 2021. 

Please remember Eighth Grade has a shortened schedule for graduation rehearsal on May 14, 2021, 8:00 am – 10:00 am. Graduation is scheduled for 5:00 pm. Students need to arrive and report to Mrs. Murch’s classroom at 4:00 pm

Lost and Found

We will donate lost and found on the afternoon of Friday, May 21, 2021. Please remind your child to stop by and take a moment to retrieve any items.  Please remember to always label all your student’s items and we will make our best attempt to return them.

Summer Office Hours

Our office will be open every Tuesday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. 

School Supplies for 2021/22

We have partnered with 1st Day School Supply in providing parents the opportunity to purchase a school supply kit online and supplies will be delivered to the classroom before school begins. Online orders are due on July 1st. You are not obligated to buy this kit. If you want to buy supplies on your own, here is the list. School Supplies 2021-22.

Character Trait for May: Courtesy

Volunteer Opportunities:         

• • We are putting together a team for summer lawn care. We will need to mow and weed whack the property three times over the summer. Please e-mail Anne at anne.stanley@legacyk8.org if you can help! 
  • Re-spread playground chips. Bring a rake and work gloves. This does not have to be completed during school hours.
  • Adopt a Month!  Help clean up the property! You can make this volunteer opportunity a family affair!  Bring the whole family, some trash bags, and gloves to help clean up the Legacy Academy property. Each hour that each family member cleans counts towards your hours. This does not have to be completed during school hours, e-mail anne.stanley@legacyk8.org. 

Monday, May 3

• • ROAR Virtual Assembly 8:15 am. 

Sunday, May 9

• • Mother’s Day! Thank your mother for everything she does for you!

Monday, May 10

• • Eighth-grade field trip to Elizabeth High School 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Tuesday, May 11

• •  LA Governing Board Meeting at 6:30 pm.

Friday, May 14

• • Kindergarten last day of school 8:00 am to 11:00 am
  • Kindergarten graduation 11:00 am
  • Eighth-grade graduation practice 8:00 am to 10:00 am
  • Eighth-grade graduation preparation students arrive at 4:00 pm to get into caps, gowns, pins, and ropes
  • Eighth-grade graduation 5:00 pm
  • Eighth grade Dance following graduation 6:00 pm (ish) until 9:00 pm (Parent pick-up in the back middle school carpool lane (Legacy Academy eighth grade student’s only).  No adults allowed due to COVID mandates except for supervising staff.

Saturday, May 15 GRADUATION RAIN DATE

• • Kindergarten Graduation Saturday,  May 15, 2021, 11:00 am

Children arrive through carpool at 10:00 am

• • Eighth Grade Graduation Saturday,  May 15, 2021, 2:00 pm

Children arrive through the carpool at 1:00 pm.

• • Eighth grade Dance following graduation 3:00 pm (ish) until 5:30 pm (Parent pick-up in the back middle school carpool lane (Legacy Academy eighth grade student’s only).  No adults allowed due to COVID mandates except for supervising staff.

Monday, May 17

• • ROAR Virtual Assembly 8:15 am

Thursday, May 20

• • Last Day of School (½ Day) Students released at 12:00 pm
  • All School Dress of Choice
  • Fifth-Grade Continuation, Thursday, May 20, 2021, 9:00 am 

This Week at Legacy

Monday, April 26th

• • Stampede to Read Program – Join us for our Stampede to Read program! Visit the Elizabeth Stampede Facebook page every week from April 26th-May 23rd for a new video and gift card giveaway

Tuesday, April 25

• • Board Worksession 6:30pm

Thursday, April 29.

• •  Chick-fil-a & Rita’s Italian Ice-Custard fundraiser

Friday, April 30

• • All School Dress of Choice
  • Fairy Tale Day in the First Grade

Board Election Results

The Legacy Academy Board of Directors election was held Friday, April 23rd.  Thank you to the Legacy Academy families that participated by voting.  Additionally, thank you to the candidates that ran for the open Board positions – we are grateful for your support of our school.

Matt Ledesma and Thomas Holm have been elected to the open Board positions. The results will be formally presented to the Board of Directors at their next meeting.  Congratulations and thank you for your willingness to serve!

Elizabeth Education Fundraiser

The Elizabeth Education Foundation (EEF) is having a Chick-fil-a & Rita’s Italian Ice-Custard fundraiser in Parker Thursday, April 29th All Day/Night.  All schools are welcome to participate!  Chick-fil-A Ritas Flyer

This Week at Legacy

Monday, April 19

• • Staff Inservice Day

Tuesday, April 20

• • Emergency Board Meeting, 8pm

Wednesday, April 21

• • K-5 Students return to in-person learning

Friday, April 23

• • Board Election-Regardless of the change to remote teaching, the election is slated to take place outside. It is going to be a drive-up affair and hence designed as a COVID safe process. There will be a tent set up outside in front of Legacy Academy on Friday,  April 23rd, 6:30am to 8:00am and then 3:00pm to 6:00pm.
  • The 8th Grade Field trip to EHS -CANCELED This trip will be rescheduled to a different date. Parents of the 8th graders attending EHS will be notified of the new date.

Emergency Board Meeting

The Board of Directors will be holding an emergency meeting Tuesday,  April 20th at 8PM. This board meeting is a public meeting and can be accessed via Zoom (see link below). We will have an opportunity, as we do every public meeting to allow for the public to make a comment. Due to the nature of the discussion, we would like to ask that if you do have a comment, please email it to Jen Zander (jen.zander@legacyk8.org) and it will be read out loud during the public comment portion. This will ensure everyone has had a chance to comment and avoid interruptions and virtual glitches that do happen. Please keep in mind that comments have to be kept to a 2 minute limit per individual. You can also let us know if you would like to remain anonymous.

If you have any questions, please email Jen Zander.

4/20 Zoom Board Meeting Info:

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Board Election this Friday

Regardless of the change to remote teaching, the election is slated to take place outside. It is going to be a drive-up affair and hence designed as a COVID safe process. There will be a tent set up outside in front of Legacy Academy on Friday,  April 23rd, 6:30am to 8:00am and then 3:00pm to 6:00pm. We have one full three-year term and one term with two remaining years to be filled.  The candidate with the most votes will get the three-year term.

We are excited to announce that we have five candidates. Please click on the names below to view their bios.

• • Erik Backes
  • Thomas Holm
  • Tom Knost
  • Matthew Ledesma
  • Neal Wilson

Middle School Sports Update

The last week of soccer and the boy’s basketball party have been canceled due to Legacy being on remote learning this week.  Look for an email regarding parties for boys basketball and soccer when we are back to in-person learning.

Thank you to all that participated and supported our middle school sports program this year at Legacy.  Although it looked much different than normal, we are thankful we were able to provide opportunities for our students to participate in several different sports throughout the year.  A big shout-out to our coaches, players, parents, and guardians for being flexible and helping make it a great experience for our students despite the challenges!

1st Day School Supplies

If you would rather purchase your own school supplies at the store of your choice, here is the school supply list.

This Week at Legacy

Monday, April 12

• Boys Soccer Away Game vs. Front Range Christian 3:30-4:15 pm

Tuesday, April 13

•  LA Governing Board Meeting at 6:30 pm

 Wednesday, April 14

• Boys Soccer Practice 3:45 – 5:15 pm

Thursday, April 15

• Boys Soccer Home Game vs. Mile High Academy 4 – 5:5:15 pm

Friday, April 16

No School/Teacher Inservice