Legacy Ledger

Dear Legacy Families,

The school year is officially in full swing! It has been a good start to the year. There have been some adjustments and flexibility with space, new students, and new staff, but overall things have been going well. It will be great to finally navigate through our expansion this year. We have been waiting a long time for this project to kick off.

I want to take a moment to clear up some confusion about lunch. There have been many concerns about lunch being 15 minutes. That is not a decision that we would make, and certainly not without much discussion and notification with families beforehand. Here is the lunch schedule for this school year:

Kindergarten- 11:00-11:30

1st Grade- 11:15-11:45

2nd Grade- 11:30-12:00

Middle School- 11:50-12:20

3rd Grade- 12:15-12:45

4th Grade- 12:30-1:00

5th Grade- 12:20-1:00

The 15 minute interval comes between when most grade levels will be coming into the lunchroom. That helps us ensure all students get more time to eat after going through the line versus our old rotation. In that old rotation grades that have additional classrooms would take too long to get through the line. The way we are staggering entrances ensures every student gets through the lunch line with enough time to eat. Additionally, students may have the opportunity to go outside for a few minutes if they are done with their food. As with all things, this will become more efficient as the school year progresses.

September is going to be a great month! There will be a lot of athletic events, the Wildcat Dash, and our first Nerf Night! Thank you for choosing Legacy Academy and being a part of our community. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Character. Community. Excellence.

Tony Vruggink

Principal

Legacy Academy

The LABOD (Legacy Academy Board of Directors) will have a board meeting on September 8, 2026 at 6pm in the cafeteria (AGENDA HERE). If you cannot attend the LABOD meeting in person, feel free to watch via Zoom. You can find the past meeting minutes on our website or click HERE.

• 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.

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.

Want to volunteer at the school? Make sure you meet Legacy's requirements:

1) Background check EVERY YEAR (fee is $6) and valid driver license (or other approved form of identification). It requires 48 hours to process.

2) Attend a 5 minute meeting to discuss volunteer/chaperone responsibilities. A quick overview will be held before each field trip/class party/event.

Please stop by the office, at your convenience, to complete your background check. A background check is required every school year. Please allow our office staff 48 hours to process. If you come in for your background the day of the event - you will not be able to volunteer.

Running ANNUAL background checks on volunteers helps ensure a safe and positive experience for volunteers, teachers, students and parents. Safety remains our top priority, we appreciate everyone’s cooperation and understanding.

Our first Nerf Night is Saturday, Sept 12th from 5:30- 8pm. The cost is $15.00 per person. Nerf Night is for Legacy families only. Participants must be 7 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 as parents are invited to play as well. Bring your own blasters to the event (we do not provide blasters) but please do not bring darts or discs. Students are not allowed to bring blasters during school hours. Protective eye wear and darts are provided. Parents will be required to sign a waiver prior to this event; no exceptions will be made. Come enjoy a fun night with your Legacy friends and family.

The sign up link for parents to volunteer or donate concession items is below. We will need help setting up, tearing down, and a few judges. Any parents that donate food or time may apply it to their volunteer hours.

Doors will open at 5:15pm. Players/parents will not be permitted in the building until 5:15pm unless you are helping set up. Parents must come inside and sign the 26-27 waiver. Students may not participate without a current waiver.

The darts and rival balls are provided. We do not allow hyper balls. If you are purchasing a new blaster, keep in mind that we will phase out the darts next school year. The darts don’t hold up. Only the rival balls will be allowed.

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!

The Wildcat Dash is our biggest fundraiser of the year and will take place on September 24th!

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

Top Students Earn Prizes:

1st place: Hoodie and principal for a day

2nd place: Hoodie and PE teacher for a day

3rd place: Hoodie and PE teacher for a day

Top Classes Earn Prizes:

1st place class that earns the most funds: Pizza party

2nd place class that earns the most funds: Ice cream party

3rd place class that earns the most funds: Popcorn party

If we reach our school goal we will have an all school dress of choice day.

Students may wear their Black ethos shirts featuring Character, Community & Excellence on the back for our Wildcat Dash Kick-Off Assembly on September 10th! Jeans may be worn with the ethos shirt, as long as they follow the school dress code. Let’s show our Wildcat pride, spirit, and support as we kick off the Wildcat Dash.

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.

Our R.O.A.R. Store has a new name! The store will now be called “Paws”itivity 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 "Paws"itivity 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 8: LABOD Meeting 6pm

Sept 9: 8th Grade D.C. Trip Meeting 6pm

Sept 10: PTCO Wildcat Dash Kick-Off Assembly 2:30pm

Sept 11: Middle School Dress of Choice

Sept 12: PTCO Nerf Night 5:30pm

Sept 17: 5th Grade Challenge, "Paws"itivity 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: All School Dress of Choice, Picture Retakes

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

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