Legacy Ledger

The PTCO will be having a meeting on May 12th from 5:30-6:30pm. Please join us for our last meeting of the school year! We would love for you to be there and help us wrap up the year. All parents are invited.

The LABOD (Legacy Academy Board of Directors) will have a board meeting on May 12, 2026 at 6pm in the cafeteria (AGENDA HERE). If you cannot attend the LABOD meeting in person, feel free to watch via this Zoom link. You can find the past meeting minutes on our website or click HERE. Attending these meetings counts towards volunteer time.

Dear Legacy Families,

Welcome to the last full week of the 2025-2026 school year! This week is filled with several annual end-of-year events that are incredibly special to us. From 3rd grade’s Coffee House to our kindergarteners and 8th graders moving up and on, this week is sure to be a good one. For those of you with seniors currently attending Elizabeth High School, Friday morning they will get to do their “Senior Walk” and walk the halls of Legacy in a parade of cheers and congratulations for finishing their K-12 career!

As the Elementary Assistant Principal, my particular favorite experience is watching our youngest students grow up over the course of the school year. On the first day of school, they come to us in an anxious flurry of excitement and nerves, with backpacks the same size they are. Over the course of the school year, those nerves dissipate and they grow leaps and bounds both academically and socially. Somehow, those backpacks that were once overwhelmingly large seem to shrink in size.

I’ve lived almost my entire life around the school calendar, and honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Each school year represents a wild ride of great successes and learning opportunities – days filled with excitement, joy, growth, and laughter, and those where we grit our teeth, take a breath, and remind ourselves of the reasons why we love this work. I personally count it a privilege to take that ride with this community each year. Thank you for choosing Legacy and for making this school community as sweet as it is!

If I don’t see you around the halls in these final school days, have a blessed summer break! We’ll see you in August.

Anna Bengtsson

Elementary Assistant Principal

Thank you to those who participated in Stampede to Read! The process to redeem the certificate for tickets has changed this year. Parents will have contact information to call or email the rodeo ticket committee chair and to redeem tickets for the Sunday afternoon performance only. Parents with questions or concerns about the new process will have a contact phone number on the certificate for more information. Due to a delay certificates will be going home with students today. If you don't receive a certificate, please email our librarian at angelia.mcgough@legacyk8.org.

We are hoping yearbooks arrive this week. Unfortunately, there has been a delay with printing this year, but we are highly anticipating. their arrival! We apologize for the inconvenience and will keep you updated as we know more.

Join us for a spring concert on May 14th at 6pm. All students who are in guitar, middle school choir, or band will be performing. This includes Elementary School Band Club, 6th Grade Band Class and 7th/8th Grade Band Class, any student in Middle School Choir Class and all students currently enrolled in Guitar Class.

KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION

Kindergarten will attend school on their last day on Friday, May 15th. On Monday, May 18th, we will have their graduation ceremony at 12:30pm. Children will arrive at their classrooms by noon to put on caps and gowns, and parents will be seated in the gymnasium. We have an inventory of caps and gowns for the children during the ceremony. These will be cleaned before we put them on the children. When the ceremony is complete, we ask parents to go to their cars and enter the front carpool line. The children will go to their classrooms to remove their gowns and will be dismissed through the front carpool area

8TH GRADE GRADUATION

The 8th graduation ceremony is semi-formal, so please iron your student’s gown. On Monday, May 18th, your student must be at school from 8-10am for graduation rehearsal and must wear their uniform. Students must be picked up after rehearsal and are not allowed to leave the property on their own. The students must return to school by 4:30pm. and report to Ms. Moore's room, located on the west side of the building, just before the exit doors. Please arrive promptly at 4:30pm so we can distribute cords and sashes and get ready. Only 8th grade students are allowed in the room before the ceremony. The graduation ceremony will begin at 5:30pm and last approximately one hour. There will be a 10-minute intermission after the ceremony while we prepare the cafeteria for the End-of-Year Dance. This dance is for Legacy Academy 8th grade students only. Students will be dismissed out the back east doors and should be picked up promptly at 8:30pm.

5TH GRADE CONTINUATION

5th grade will have a continuation ceremony on the last day of school. This ceremony will take place Wednesday, May 20th at 9:30am.

Dear Parent/Guardians,

Our middle school team has been working hard to put together a fun, activities-filled half-day to close out the school year on May 20th. We wanted to inform you that it will be a Free Dress of Choice Day, and that once the activities are concluded we will have a brief celebration with treats and awards. Carpool dismissal will start at 12pm. We suggest the students wear comfortable, athletic clothing to match the weather, as most of our activities will occur outside. In the event of unfavorable weather, we have an indoor backup set of activities. Please have your students bring a water bottle and a snack. As a reminder, lunch and bus service will not be provided.

Thank you all for being invested in your child(ren)'s education. We hope field day is a fun way to kick off a well-deserved summer break.

Sincerely,

The Middle School Team

The school office will be open every Tuesday from 9am to 1pm. Except the week of July 4, 2026

You are invited to donate used/clean uniforms for your volunteer hours. Every shirt is a $2.00 donation, and all other uniform items will be $3.00. Every $10 worth of product donated will count as 1 hour of volunteer time.

We will donate the lost-and-found items on the evening of Thursday, May 21st. Please stop by or remind your child to retrieve any items they may have left behind. Remember to always label belongings so we can return them.

Our parents absolutely knocked it out of the park during Teacher Appreciation Week! From a week of amazing meals and snacks to every kind card, note and gift given to our teachers. Your thoughtfulness and generosity made our staff feel appreciated and supported. Legacy truly has the very best parents!

Thank you so much to our AMAZING Teacher Appreciation Week Committee for decorating, setup, and organizing the great week: Danielle Griffith, Ashlee Mayne, Ashlee Rutherford, Sabrine Moore, Nischel Cornella, Calla Walker, Lyndsey Pfeiffer, and Amanda Stephenson.

Thank you for all the donated food: Sarah Weiler, Jessic Mietzner, Channing Benoit, Britt Zappanti, Sarah Newman-Marek, Jordan Scanlon, Colleen Scarola, Sarah Reid, Traci Grad, Raina McCaslin, Jamie Rongers, Kelli Brunker, Alarie Sneith, Brandi Armijo, Veronika Parobkova, Samantha Heidbreder, Kara Teasdale, Courtney Baird, Alarie Sneith, Ashlee Rutherford, Amber Perna, Jon Schimkaitis, Julie Scifo, Felicia Rogers, Calla Walker, Samantha Heidbreader, Lyndsey Pheiffer, Sara Weiler, Lauren Haste, Michelle Fuller, Sam Neidow, Undral Adler, Josephin Deveaux, Amanda Stephenson, Jordan Hinton, Nischel Cornella, Alex Brown, Jessica Mietzner, Annie Jeff, Kristine and Jaxon Slankard, Keegan Roberts, Cora Curtis, Brittany Sailer, Kylee Farnsworth, Abe & Achsah Walker and David Kost.

Thank you Chris Royer for BBQing again this year.

Thank you Jason Griffith for the relaxing massages.

Thank you Legacy Board and Administration for the Coffee Bar.

Our students presented staff with an assembly Monday morning to kickoff our week. It was an uplifting week to finish the year strong. So many contributed to a fantastic week.

Kolten McCaslin and Kallie McCaslin for the 3D items they made and donated to Legacy.

Your generosity of time and donations truly strengthen our school. We appreciate our volunteers who give so generously to support our programs and events. We have many families that have volunteered or made donations throughout the year that have not logged their hours. Please take a few minutes to log your hours so we have an accurate list of volunteer hours for 2025-2026. Thank you!

May 12: Coffee House Poetry (Skinner) 1pm, PTCO Meeting 5:30pm, LABOD Meeting 6pm

May 13: T.W.I.X. Assembly and Changing of the Guard, Coffee House Poetry (Burton) 1pm

May 14: R.O.A.R. Assembly 8:30am, Band Concert 6pm

May 15: Last Day of Kindergarten, All School Dress of Choice, 4th Grade Field Trip to Phoenix Gold Mine, 5th Grade Field Trip to Denver Museum of Nature & Science

May 16: Field Trip - Music in the Park

May 18: Last Day of 8th Grade (Graduation Practice 8-10am), Kindergarten Graduation 12:30pm, 8th Grade Graduation 5:30pm, 8th Grade End-of-Year Dance 6:30pm

May 19: 4th Grade Bob Ross Day

May 20: All School Dress of Choice, 5th Grade Continuation 9:30am, End of 4th Marking Period, Last Day of School (Dismissal at Noon)

May 26: LABOD Meeting 6pm

July 9: Literacy Night

The 1st Day School Supplies store is officially live. This is the easiest way to order the exact supplies teachers requested for next year. No searching multiple stores. No guessing brands. No wondering if you selected the right version. In just a few minutes, you can select our school, choose your child’s grade, and check school supplies off your list early and stress-free. Use the link to order below. If you would rather purchase supplies on your own, lists are available on legacyk8.org as well.