Legacy Ledger

Dear Legacy Families,

What an amazing start to the school year! As we settle into our routines and continue building strong relationships, it has been wonderful to see our students growing in confidence, connecting with their teachers and classmates, and embracing the Legacy Way. We are grateful for the partnership of our families and for the energy and enthusiasm you bring to our school community.

We are especially excited to begin hosting our monthly assemblies that honor and celebrate our character traits. The first assembly honors those students who demonstrate EMPATHY.

Wildcat Rally & TWIX Assemblies

We will soon hold our first Wildcat Rally (previously R.O.A.R. assembly), a time for our elementary school community to come together, celebrate accomplishments, build school spirit, and recognize students with exemplary empathy. We will also celebrate students during our Middle School TWIX Assembly, highlighting those who demonstrate the character, choices, effort, and attitudes we want to see in our Wildcats. These gatherings are about more than recognition—they are opportunities to remind our students that their everyday choices matter and that we notice when they are doing great things!

The Pawsitivity Shop Opens Next Week!

The excitement continues next week with the opening of our Pawsitivity Shop! Students have been working hard to earn their Pawsitivity tickets by demonstrating positive behavior, making good choices, showing kindness, and contributing positively to our school community. Soon, they will have the opportunity to use those tickets at the Pawsitivity Shop. This is another fun way to reinforce the behaviors and character traits that help make Legacy such a special place.

As we move further into the school year, we encourage our families to ask their children about the ways they are showing "Pawsitivity" at school. A conversation at home about kindness, responsibility, perseverance, respect, or helping someone else reinforces the same messages we are sharing each day on campus.

Thank you for trusting us with your children and for being such an important part of our Legacy family. We are looking forward to a year filled with learning, growth, celebrations, and plenty of Wildcat Pawsitivity!

Have a blessed day!

Dr. Libby Bailey

Assistant Principal

• Please be aware if you drop your child off after 8:20am, you will need to bring a cold lunch as the deadline for hot lunch orders with the district kitchen has already passed.
• If you will be picking up your child early, please email the office@legacyk8.org.
• If your child will be absent please use the absent form at www.legacyk8.org under Quicklinks located at the top of the homepage or click HERE.

If you are emailing the front office instead of calling the main number please contact us using the main email address at office@legacyk8.org instead of info@legacyk8.org.

Don’t toss those gently used uniforms when your student outgrows them. Please keep them until May, when we will start collecting them for the Used Uniform Sale. We don’t have the space to store them until May. Thank you for supporting the sale!

Please put your younger children on the waitlist as our waitlist is growing every day. Please ensure any siblings of Legacy Academy students are on our waitlist as soon as possible.

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to Legacy! This year we will be continuing the art & craft class called Art Squad that is designed specifically for our creative students in grades 2nd through 5th! This unique class will guide children in exploring the beauty and versatility of different materials — such as leaves, old papers, twigs, rocks, wood, tin, yarn, beads and more — as they create one-of-a-kind art pieces. Not only will this class foster creativity, but it will also help students connect with the natural world and learn how to use sustainable and recycled resources in fun, innovative ways.

Each week, students will have the opportunity to:

• Work with natural, unique, new and recycled materials.

• Learn techniques for crafting with textures, shapes, and colors found in nature and in everyday environments.

• Create projects by developing problem-solving skills as they create their own unique works of art.

• Improve their manual skills while having fun with their friends.

• Please note that all materials and tools used will be safe and age-appropriate, and they will be provided during the class.

Please see the links below for registration and things to know for the 2026/2027 year. I look forward to inspiring a sense of belonging, a love for art, nature, crafts and creativity in each child, and I can’t wait to see the unique creations they’ll bring home!

Cali White

See You At The Pole is a student-led prayer time around the flagpole. Adults and children of all ages are welcome to meet for this event on Wednesday, September 23rd at 7:30am!

We’re off and running!

We kicked off our Wildcat Dash fundraiser with an assembly last week. Our Radio Theater students entertained everyone with a fun skit and the Student Council welcomed our student body and led us in some Wildcat cheers. We also had a special guest - our Wildcat mascot. The energy was high and the volume was LOUD and that's how we ROAR! We are thankful for every donation! Together we will meet our goal. Go Wildcats!

How can you donate?

The attached flyer has the QR code for 99pledges for those relatives or parents that would like to donate by card. If you wish to write a check, you may send it to the front office. Please make checks payable to Legacy PTCO.

What should students do on run day?

• Wear comfortable clothing (follow appropriate school free dress guidelines).
• Wear comfortable tennis shoes (no street shoes allowed on the gym floor).
• Bring an extra snack (healthy).
• Bring a water bottle.

Ask your relatives and friends if they would like to sponsor you. Donations may be a flat donation or per lap donation, our students run an average of 40 laps. All students will participate in the run.

Class Run Times (tentative):

8:00-8:50 7th grade

8:55- 9:45 6th grade

9:50- 10:40 8th grade

10:45-11:20 4th grade

11:25-12:00 5th grade

12:00- 12:35 Kinder

1:00- 1:35 2nd grade

1:40-2:15 3rd grade

2:20-2:55 1st grade

On September 23rd and 24th, Legacy will conduct its annual Hearing and Vision Screening. Colorado State Statute C.R.S 22-1-116 requires testing the hearing and vision of all children in Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 7th grades. In addition, any new Legacy students, as well as SPED students, will be tested. Each school must record all vision and hearing screening results in the child’s record. We will notify parents if a deficiency is detected. Should your child not pass their initial screening, the screening will be repeated within one month to ensure that the child did not have an illness or other factor that affected their initial results.

After two attempts, children who do not pass their vision or hearing exam will receive a letter stating their results and a recommendation for further testing.

As parents or guardians, YOU DO have the option to opt-out of testing based on religious or personal objections. If you prefer your child not to be tested, please email me by Friday, September 18th at jenny.jobes@legacyk8.org stating that you do not want your child to receive testing. This notification must be submitted via email or a letter turned in to the office.

Teachers or parents with concerns may also request testing even if the child does not fall within the age requirements listed in the Colorado State Statute if there are concerns that there might be hearing or vision difficulties. This also must be submitted via email at jenny.jobes@legacyk8.org, or a letter turned into the office by September 18, 2026.

Please ensure that any glasses, contacts, or other needed supplies come to school with your child on Wednesday, September 23rd and Thursday, September 24th.

Additionally, thank you to the parents who signed up to help. Our volunteer positions are full for the screening.

Now that school is back in session we are calling on all dads, uncles, grandpas, etc. to sign up as a WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) volunteer! Donuts with Dad is scheduled for Friday, September 25th at 7:30am. Students can join the future WATCH D.O.G.S. for donuts before heading to class. Afterwards, our safety team will introduce the program to new volunteers. Please take a moment to fill out the quick form so we have an idea of how many interested WATCH D.O.G.S. will be in attendance so we can order enough donuts!

For questions, please email watchdogs@legacyk8.org

Our R.O.A.R. Store has a new name! The store will now be called Pawsitivity Shop. If you would like to volunteer to work the store please see the sign up link below. You can also earn 1 volunteer hour for every $10 of donations you make to the Pawsitivity Shop. See the link below to view the wishlist.

◾Legacy Character Shirt Reminder: We have several different Legacy t-shirts, who can keep them all straight, right? We get it! Here is a quick reminder about our Legacy shirts:

• Elementary Gray "Paws"itivity Shirts- These shirts are new this year and will feature our Legacy character traits on the back. These shirts may be worn any day of the week with uniform bottoms because students have earned them by consistently demonstrating strong character and living The Legacy Way.
• Middle School T.W.I.X. Shirts- may be worn any day of the week with uniform bottoms as these shirts students have earned by consistently demonstrating strong character and living The Legacy Way.
• Elementary R.O.A.R. Shirts- They have the word ROAR on the back and were earned in previous school years. They may be worn any day of the week with uniform bottoms as they have been earned by consistently demonstrating strong character.

◾Shirts that are also new this year are the Black ethos shirts. These shirts list CHARACTER COMMUNITY EXCELLENCE on the back. They may be worn on FRIDAYS ONLY and must be paired with uniform bottoms.

Thank you for helping us keep our school spirit and uniform expectations consistent!

Sept 17: 5th Grade Challenge, Pawsitivity Assembly 2:15pm

Sept 22: LABOD Meeting 6pm

Sept 23: See You at the Pole 7:30am, Vision and Hearing Screenings

Sept 24: Wildcat Dash, Vision and Hearing Screenings

Sept 25: WATCH D.O.G.S. & Donuts with Dad 7:30am, All School Dress of Choice, Picture Retakes/Fall Sports & Band Photos

Sept 28-30: 6th Grade Outdoor Education Trip

Oct 1: All School Dress of Choice, Middle School T.W.I.X. Assembly 8:15am, Middle School Color Dance 5:30-7pm, Wildcat Dash Donation Deadline, Middle School Color Dance 5:30-7pm

Oct 2: Dress of Choice (Wildcat Colors), Early Release at 11:30am (EHS Homecoming Parade at 1pm)

Oct 9: Wildcat Dash Prize Assembly 2pm

Oct 10: PTCO Fall Carnival, Chili Cook-Off & Cornhole Tournament 3-6pm

Oct 13: LABOD Meeting 6pm

Oct 15: No School- Parent/Teacher Conferences

Oct 16-19: No School- Fall Break

Oct 20-23: School Safety Week