IMPORTANT SPRING SPORTS INFORMATION!

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Middle School (grades 6-8) Girls Soccer and Baseball will be having pre-season camps the week of March 7th (3/7-3/9 for soccer and 3/10-3/11 for baseball).  Regular seasons for both sports will start on Monday, March 28th, and run through Friday, May 6th.  In order to participate in the camps and the regular season, all registration documents, a current sports physical (must be less than a year old and will not expire during the season), and the season fee ($100 for soccer and $120 for baseball (this includes a team cap)) will be required (see the Sports Registration page on the website for forms and details).  All registration materials are due by Friday, March 4th.  Check the Girls Soccer and Baseball pages on the website for more details and tentative schedules.  If you have any questions, contact our Athletic Director, Kim Kieca.

March E Blast

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Hello Legacy Academy Family,

Remember, you never know what kind of weather we will have from day to day in our beautiful state. Please make sure your children have warm enough items for the changing weather. We want to continue to encourage students to bring a water bottle to school each day. Spring break is just around the corner, and school will be out before you know it. In honor of the Spring Break, please know that our administration, faculty, and staff will not be responding to emails from Friday, March 18, 2022, through Sunday, March 27, 2022. Thank you for understanding. We feel privileged and honored that you have chosen Legacy Academy for your children! 

Substitute teachers and paraprofessionals are needed. We are looking to grow our substitute teachers and paraprofessional list. If you are interested/or know someone who is, please apply here.

Character Attribute for March: Cooperation

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 email 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, gloves, and 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; email anne.stanley@legacyk8.org. 
    • WatchDog Dads Program, please contact our Assistant Principal here.
    • P.T.C.O. – Nerf Nights Volunteers, please contact our P.T.C.O. Board President here.
    • We need items for children to purchase with their R.O.A.R. tickets. We need the following donated items, for every ten dollars spent, you will earn one volunteer hour. These are the items we are looking for:
      • slime, squishy toys, pop its, keychains, animal figurines in bulk (Walmart sells tubes), tattoos, stamps, and stamp pads, bubbles the small party size, smelly markers, party size items ( Oriental Trading good place to shop or Amazon), rings, crazy pens, doodle pens, fold up pens, shuttle pens, hacky sacks, kick balls, sticky hands, slap bracelets, bags of candy (individually wrapped), king-size candy bars, gum, snacks (bulk items @ Costco or Sam’s), popcorn, cookies (individually wrapped), fruit roll-ups, Capri suns, backpacks, headphones, stylus pens, crazy socks, footballs, basketballs, soccer balls, volleyballs or any variety (except hard balls).
Student Drop Off and Pick Up

Legacy Academy opens at 7:30 am each day.

Students are not allowed to be in the building unattended prior to that time. 

If you need other arrangements made, please reach out to our Before and After Care Program, beforeandaftercare@legacyk8.org.

Students are to be picked up no later than 3:45. All students who are remaining after 3:45 will need to be picked up in the back of the building at our Before/After Care Program. 

This is considered a “drop-in’” service to parents and you will be charged a small fee for daycare coverage, in the event that you are running late.

Parents are required to come into the building and sign out their child out for the day.

Sports

Middle School (grades 6-8) Girls Soccer and Baseball will be having pre-season camps the week of March 7 (3/7-3/9 for soccer and 3/10-3/11 for baseball). Regular seasons for both sports will start on Monday, March 28, and run through Friday, May 6. To participate in the camps and the regular season, all registration documents, a current sports physical (must be less than a year old and will not expire during the season), and the season fee ($100 for soccer and $100 plus the cost of a baseball cap for baseball) will be required (see the Sports Registration page on the website for forms and details). All registration materials will be due by Friday, March 4. Check the Girls Soccer and Baseball pages on the website for more information and tentative schedules. If you have any questions, contact our Athletic Director, Kim Kieca@legacyk8.org   

Nerf Night 

March 5, 2022, 5:30pm – 8 pm.

Location: Legacy Gymnasium 

Currently, Nerf Night is for Legacy families only (Legacy Students). Participants must be seven and up (6-year-olds may play if a parent is in the gym with them). This is an excellent time for families to play together. Parents are invited to play as well. The cost is $10.00 per person. Please bring your own blasters to the event (we do not provide blasters). Students may not bring their blasters to school during school hours. Do not bring darts or discs. Protective eyewear and darts are provided. Parents are 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 and at the event. Concessions will be available. Please write your child’s name on all personal items prior to the event. 

Mother-Son Night 

March 11, 2022, 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Location – Legacy Academy Art Room 

Cookies and Canvases (Painting) – Come and enjoy a fun night with your friends and family!

*For Moms with sons in grades 4th – 8th 

Cost – $25 for mom and son (an additional $10 for each additional son). RSVP and payment details will be sent out later this week.  

**P.T.C.O. will schedule a third Mother-Son Paint Night if needed. 

Monthly Calendar

This Week at Legacy

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Monday, February 21

    •  No School/Presidents Day

Friday, February 25

    • All School Dress of Choice
    • Spring Photos for all students, these photos are taken, and then a proof is sent home to see if you are interested in purchasing. Props (for example, a football/teddy bear) are allowed! 

Saturday, February 26

    • PTCO Sponsored Father/Daughter Dance February 26, 2022,  6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at Legacy Academy. 

Middle School Sports Update

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Basketball News

Congratulations to our middle school A and B basketball teams for their fantastic seasons!  Our B team improved tremendously over the season and finished with a streak of close games, most of which they won.  Our A team went undefeated the entire season and won our league tournament!  We are so proud of how hard all of these girls worked for their success and very thankful for our amazing coaches and the support from families.  It was a season for the record and memory books!

Girls Soccer and Baseball

Middle School (grades 6-8) Girls Soccer and Baseball will be having pre-season camps the week of March 7th (3/7-3/9 for soccer and 3/10-3/11 for baseball).  Regular seasons for both sports will start on Monday, March 28th, and run through Friday, May 6th.  In order to participate in the camps and the regular season, all registration documents, a current sports physical (must be less than a year old and will not expire during the season), and the season fee ($100 for soccer and $120 for baseball (this includes a team cap)) will be required (see the Sports Registration page on the website for forms and details).  All registration materials are due by Friday, March 4th.  Check the Girls Soccer and Baseball pages on the website for more details and tentative schedules.  If you have any questions, contact our Athletic Director, Kim Kieca.

Volunteer Information

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We are opening our doors to limited volunteering. We have scheduled three different times on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Parents will only be allowed to volunteer one time during the year. This is to allow all parents an opportunity to volunteer. The sign-up is located on our Resources Page on our website. We look forward to seeing you and are so grateful for all of you who want to help.

Volunteer Sign Up

 

Middle School Sports Update

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Congratulations to our middle school A and B basketball teams for their fantastic seasons!  The A-team is undefeated so far, and the B-team is on a 4-game winning streak.  These girls and their coaches have worked so hard to get where they are and we are very proud of them and their accomplishments.  Our A team will be competing in the league tournament tomorrow.  Go Wildcats!
Middle School (grades 6-8) Girls Soccer and Baseball will be having pre-season camps the week of March 7th (3/7-3/9 for soccer and 3/10-3/11 for baseball).  Regular seasons for both sports will start on Monday, March 28th, and run through Friday, May 6th.  In order to participate in the camps and the regular season, all registration documents, a current sports physical (must be less than a year old and will not expire during the season), and the season fee ($100 for soccer and $120 for baseball (this includes a team cap)) will be required (see the Sports Registration page on the website for forms and details).  All registration materials are due by Friday, March 4th.  Check the Girls Soccer and Baseball pages on the website for more details and tentative schedules.  If you have any questions, contact our Athletic Director, Kim Kieca.

This Week at Legacy

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 Monday, February 14

    • Happy Valentine’s Day! All School Free-Dress of Choice Dress in Valentine’s attire/colors. No uniform requirement.
    • Valentine’s Day school parties 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Only individually wrapped treats. 

Tuesday, February 15 

    • Elizabeth High School will visit to discuss with the eighth-grade enrollment and registration at Legacy Academy at 1:00 pm in Mr. Teudean’s classroom.

Wednesday, February 16

    • Burrito fundraising, in the front carpool!  $2.00

Thursday, February 17

    • Parent/Teacher Conferences from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm (by appointment only). Our teachers will send out an email to parents so you can sign-up. All elementary teachers will meet with parents in their classrooms or Zoom. Middle school teachers will meet with parents in the gymnasium.

Friday, February 18

    • No School/Teacher Inservice 
    • Parent-Teacher Conferences from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm (by appointment only). Our teachers will send out an email to parents so you can sign-up. All elementary teachers will meet with parents in their classrooms or Zoom. Middle school teachers will meet with parents in the gymnasium.

Monday, February 21

    • No School/Presidents Day