Legacy Elementary PTO

[09/17/18]   Tonight is the night! First PTO meeting of the year! 7-8pm in the Legacy library. Please join us!

[09/15/18]   The Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee (MSAAC) will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 19th, at the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Administrative Offices in Ashburn. The topic for the meeting is “Magnifying the Truth for Change.” MSAAC will consider its goals for the year. MSAAC welcomes students, parents, teachers, administrators and members of the community to its meetings. The LCPS Administrative Offices are located at 21000 Education Court, Ashburn.

[09/13/18]   Each year thousands of schools around the world celebrate creativity and being unique during International Dot Day. This year, Legacy is too!

Inspired by the book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds, students and staff have made dot-themed artworks for a giant school display! The book supports the notion that every student is an artist. Ask your children about Vashti! Although the 'official' Dot Day is Sept. 15th (a Saturday), this year we will be celebrating the following week of Sept. 17th-21st and are asking students to wear dots on Monday, Sept. 17th.

Thank you for your support in this activity!

Mrs. Bradley & Mrs. Rimmel

Please join us for a quick and concise PTO meeting Monday, September 17 from 7-8pm in the Legacy library. Here’s the agenda. We want to hear from you!

Legacy PTO Volunteer Interest Form 2018-2019

Your PTO still needs volunteers. We'd love to hear your areas of interest!

https://tinyurl.com/y766htes

docs.google.com Let us know how you can help the Legacy Community this year!!

Heritage Spiritwear

The September 19 deadline is approaching! Spirit wear order forms were sent home! Cash or check payment made to Legacy Elementary PTO. You can access all the items we have available for sale in our online store.

http://www.heritagespiritwear.com/mystore/legacy-elementary.html

heritagespiritwear.com School Spiritwear T-Shirt Designs and customize them with you own colors, text and mascots. Free Custom Artwork

LEAP - Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents

Please consider attending the Ad Hoc Special Education Committee meeting this Thursday (Sep 13) beginning at 9:30am at the LCPS admin building (21000 Education Ct in Ashburn)

All members of the public are welcome and especially if you have a special needs student or are concerned about the education of all Loudoun students. The next meeting will be held on Sep 20 at 3:30pm.

https://www.loudountimes.com/news/loudoun-special-education-committee-releases-meeting-dates/article_314c1e4a-998c-11e8-baa6-97036f3f8fa8.html

[09/10/18]   Hello Legacy Families,

Thank you for helping us get our school year off to a great start!

Below are a few reminders:

Always check in the office when you first arrive - all adults must show their ID every time they come into the school.
It’s time to let the students walk themselves to their classrooms – we’ve established routines and want to promote independence.
If you need to talk to the teacher, please schedule a conference, don’t just pop in if you’re in the building.
If you’re coming for lunch, please meet your child in the cafeteria – don’t interrupt instruction by going directly to the class.
If you’re dropping lunch for your child, tell them ahead of time to look for it on the Lunch Cart so we don’t interrupt instruction.
Again, thank you for helping us set these important daily routines.

Have a wonderful day!

-Mr. Dickersheid

The Brave Girl Project

Just want to share; this message is so important.

Tips for new school year friendship issues

[09/04/18]   The Fall Admissions Information Session for the Academies of Loudoun originally scheduled for tonight at the Academies of Loudoun has been cancelled. The final information session will be held at John Champe High School at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 12.

Legacy Elementary PTO - Teacher & Staff Wish Lists

Are you considering ways you can directly help our amazing Legacy staff? One easy way is to purchase items throughout the year to help supplement what they buy out of their own personal funds. It takes a lot of creative and thoughtful touches to make the classrooms and programs special for our students. Let's help out the people making this happen! Click below to see what your child's teacher needs.

http://legacyelementary.my-pto.org/content.asp?PageID=40

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[09/01/18]   Watch DOG sign ups for PTO members begin tomorrow morning at 10am. Sign up and get involved!

[09/01/18]   All PTO members registered by 8/29 at 5pm will be eligible to sign up for Watchdogs tomorrow morning at 10am. Todd Jurkowski

Our very first Dining for Dollars is tomorrow! Mention "Legacy" when placing your phone or delivery orders! And throw your receipts into the dine-out box placed on the counter if you are picking up or dining in! 20% of sales will be donated back to Legacy!

Turn in your box tops by Friday!!

Legacy 1st-5th Grade classes! It’s time to turn in your Summer Box Tops!!

Please return to your teacher by Friday, 8/31!

Family Life Education / Overview

The annual Family Life Education (FLE) preview will take place today through Friday, August 31st, at the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Administrative Offices, 21000 Education Court, Ashburn.

The preview is being held from 10 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. in Room 100C.

Grade-level curriculum documents are made available during the preview. They also can be obtained from school libraries.

Opt-out forms can be found in ParentVUE if you wish to opt your student out of FLE.

For more information about the preview days, please visit https://www.lcps.org/Domain/23.

lcps.org For 2018-19, there will be additions to the Family Life Education (FLE) curriculum for middle and high school grades to include Human Trafficking (HT) and expanded content related to dating violence (Safe Dates). LCPS has partnered with Just Ask to train teachers and make the new HT content availabl...

[08/27/18]   OUR "DONATE" BUTTON IS NOW ACTIVE!!

It's the easiest way to donate to The Lab Fund! The Lab Fund has become a successful fundraiser for our school because 100% of donations go directly to the PTO and are 100% tax deductible. There’s nothing to buy or sell – a simple direct donation of any amount supports our students, teachers, and staff. This year, our goal is to raise $10,000. Donations to the PTO will be applied to curriculum enrichment efforts and activities for YOUR student! Please consider donating. We appreciate your support!

Legacy Elementary PTO - Committee Positions

Help the Legacy Community and become a Watch D.O.G for the 2018-2019 year!

Signups begin for committee chairs and PTO members before the rest of the Legacy community.

Schedule:
Committee Chairs (registered as a 2018-2019 PTO members by 5pm August 26): Signups begin 8/27 at 10 am.

PTO Members (registered as 2018-2019 PTO members by 5pm August 29): Signups begin September 1.

Everyone else: Signups are open to everyone September 7.

Watch D.O.G. shirt/hat order due September 15.

The first day to be a Watch D.O.G. is September 17.

Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students) is the safe school initiative of the National Center for Fathering that involves fathers and father figures to help create a more safe and secure learning environment in our nation's schools. Fathers, grandfathers, step-fathers, uncles and other father figures who volunteer to serve at least one day each year in a variety of school activities as assigned by the school principal and other administrators. Watch DOG volunteers perform a variety of tasks during their volunteer day including monitoring the school entrance, assisting with unloading and loading of buses and cars, monitoring the lunch room, or helping in the classroom with a teacher's guidance by working with small groups of students on homework, flashcards or spelling.

Find out more here: http://legacyelementary.my-pto.org/content.asp?PageID=18

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[08/27/18]   Please be advised that Bus 301 - Load 1 will only transport students already assigned to that bus. Due to capacity reasons, the Transportation Department will not be approving Alternative Transportation requests to ride this bus. Additionally, Legacy will not be able to write any passes for students to ride the bus home with a friend. Only students assigned to Bus 301 - Load 1 will be permitted to ride. Going forward, please do not submit Alternative Transportation requests to ride this bus or contact the Transportation Department to ask for an exception. Your requests will not be approved. Thank you!

Box tops for Legacy!

Wow! Thank you to all of parents who came out to support our We Want You! Volunteers Breakfast. We were able to fill so many vital roles this morning. We ❤️ Volunteers.

A special thank you to Maggie Malone Swearingen our committe chair for her time and dedication to this event!

Of course... we couldn’t have done it without our amazing sponsors! #HarrisTeeter for the flowers, #Peets for the Coffee, and #GreatHarvestBreadCo. and #EddieMerlots for the food.

Heritage Spiritwear

Get your SPIRIT WEAR here! The PTO will continue to sell Legacy spirit wear at BTS night, August 30 but you can order additional sizes, colors and styles which will be delivered directly to your student at school. Deadline is 9/19!

http://www.heritagespiritwear.com/mystore/legacy-elementary.html

heritagespiritwear.com School Spiritwear T-Shirt Designs and customize them with you own colors, text and mascots. Free Custom Artwork

Join us this morning in the school cafeteria from 745-830am for a delicious breakfast and some support on the first day of school! All are welcome! We ❤️ volunteers.

See you in the morning!

Transportation / Contacts: Questions & Concerns Resource

This is a friendly reminder that bus route information for the 2018 – 2019 school year can be found in ParentVUE. After logging in to ParentVUE, you must select the Student Information tab located on the left. Once selected, scroll down until you get to the transportation information.

If you have ParentVUE questions related to logging in, account activation or other access problems, please contact your school or visit the ParentVUE home page which contains Quick Reference Guides, Frequently Asked Questions, and videos at: https://www.lcps.org/Page/154534
If you have questions about the bus stop information shown in ParentVUE please follow this link to the Transportation Contact page: https://www.lcps.org/Page/201167

lcps.org Welcome! Listed below is each Loudoun County School and the phone number to contact us between the hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

THANK YOU to all our awesome volunteers who made Chalk the Walk a success tonight. The kids and staff love starting their first day with these encouragements!

Open House Today!
The hallways were full of little footsteps and smiling faces...Nerves and Excitement in the air...

A very special Thank You to all of the parents who contributed to the PTO fund...

Back to School breakfast for the teachers of Legacy Elementary. Here’s to an exciting new school year!

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Wow! Who shops at Sams??

Earn 100 Box Tops on the Bonus Box Top App by buying 3 items at Sam's Club..that's $10 for Legacy!

Content Accordion

To reduce the burden on parents and on the environment, Loudoun County Public Schools is encouraging parents and guardians to fill out information online usually contained in paper first-day packets. Updating information online will save parents time, reduce paper consumption, and free up school staff to do more important things, like welcome students back to school and answer parents' questions.

Please take a moment to check this link, http://www.lcps.org/2018VirtualFirstDayFolder and see how you can make the return to school easier for you and your student.

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[08/11/18]   The Academies of Loudoun is preparing to open the Fall Admissions Cycle (the application window for fall 2019 admissions for ninth-grade entry into Academy of Engineering and Technology and Academy of Science programs). The Academies of Loudoun fall application window will open on Thursday, August 16, 2018.

The following admissions information sessions will be held for potential AET/AOS applicants (the intended audience for these presentations are eighth-graders and their families):
Tuesday, August 14: Loudoun County High School Auditorium, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 16: Blue Ridge Middle School Auditorium, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 21: Rock Ridge High School Auditorium, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 29: Sterling Middle School Auditorium, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 4: Academies of Loudoun Auditorium, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 12: John Champe High School Auditorium, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Do you use Boxed???

Box Tops for Education has teamed up with @BoxedWholesale to give you another easy way to earn extra cash for your school: Buy 3 participating items and get 100 Bonus Box Tops! Get details: http://bit.ly/2KE9dJv

[08/09/18]   Dear Legacy Parents:

Welcome to the 2018-2019 school year!

This year you will be able to see your child's teacher assignments and bus stop information via ParentVue on Monday, August 20, 2018.

What is ParentVue? It is the parent portal that Loudoun County Public Schools uses to keep you informed about your child. Many of you will already be familiar with ParentVue, thru checking grades, online registration, etc. Be sure you are using the ParentVue portal and not the online Pre-Registration.

Please be sure that you have activated your ParentVue account. Once activiated, you can use one log in for all the children in your family. If you have not activated your ParentVue account, please email us at [email protected] with the following information:

Your Full Name
Your Child's Name
Please email us from the email account you wish to use as primary.
If you have login problems, please let us know.

If you have already activated the ParentVue account, but forgot your User Name, please contact us via email. If you have your User Name, but have forgotten your password, then you can click on "Forgot Password" on the ParentVue Log in screen.

Hope you are enjoying your summer!

Sincerely,

The Legacy Front Office Staff

Box Tops for Education

From snacks to school supplies, make sure Box Tops products are on your back-to-school shopping list! See a list of participating products!!!!

From snacks to school supplies, make sure Box Tops products are on your back-to-school shopping list! See a list of participating products.

ParentVUE and StudentVUE

Over the next several weeks, please log in to your ParentVUE account to update any contact information that may have changed. There are two places where you can edit information once in your account. You can edit phone numbers and email addresses that pertain to you under My Account. You can also edit information such as emergency contacts, doctor name and phone number, etc. under Student Information. Please note: We always call the parents first in the event of a sick or injured child. Emergency contacts should be someone other than the parents who we can call on if we are unable to reach you. It should be someone who can pick your child up at school, if the situation arises. Address changes, however, need to be made directly through the Legacy front office as the system is not set up to accept those changes online.

We will generate your child's Student Profile based on this information, so changes made now will ensure that we have the most accurate data for you and your child.

**On a side note, last year we had many encounters with voice mailboxes that were full and we were unable to reach you about your child. We understand that many people use only their cell phones these days, so please make an effort to clean out your mailbox and/or give us an alternate work number so we can quickly reach you.

Thank you for taking the time to clean up your ParentVUE account. You can click here to log on to ParentVUE: https://portal.lcps.org.

The Legacy Front Office Staff

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ParentVUE StudentVUE / ParentVUE Home

Bus route information for the 2018 – 2019 school year will be posted in ParentVUE after 10:00 a.m. on August 13, 2018.

We will send a reminder via Connect Ed once the information has been posted.

If you have ParentVUE questions please contact your school or visit the ParentVUE home page which contains Quick Reference Guides, Frequently Asked Questions, and videos at:

https://www.lcps.org/Page/154534

PLEASE NOTE: For students attending the Academies of Loudoun for the 2018-2019 school year, a separate Connect Ed email will be sent with specific Transportation Information. This information will NOT be posted in ParentVUE.

Thank you!

lcps.org ParentVUE and StudentVUE provide access to student schedules, assignments, grades and more. Online pre-registration is also available for new or returning students.