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We are finishing up Parent Conferences this week with Jr. High. On Wednesday and Friday, Jr. High will have a minimum day and release at 11:30 am for Parent Conferences. Our Jr. High teachers will be in the Multipurpose Room (MPR) for conferences from 12:30 to 2:30 on Wednesday (A-M) and Friday (N-Z). A letter went home with students on Wednesday of last week explaining the process. You can find an additional copy on Parent Square.

Track A is tracking off on Thursday this week! Our Track B students will return next Monday, which means that only Tracks C, D, and Jr. High have school this Friday.

PTO is very busy planning our 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat event! We hope that everyone will be able to join us. If you would like to volunteer to help with the various aspects of this event, please see the flyer below. PTO also wants to remind you about their membership drive that is ending on October 1st. There are many ways you can support PTO, and having a membership is the first step. You can find more information using the flyer below or by contacting our amazing PTO volunteers at legacyparliamentpto@gmail.com.

Sincerely,

Adrienne Chase

Principal

Leave a Legacy, Make your Mark

All important dates for the school year have been added to the website calendar, and the year-round calendar is available on the website or using the button below.

Wednesday, 9/30: Jr. High Minimum Day

Wednesday, 9/30: Jr. High Parent Conferences (A-M) from 12:30 to 2:30 pm

Thursday, 10/1: Track A Tracking off

Friday, 10/1: Last Day for PTO Membership Drive

Friday, 10/2: Jr. High Minimum Day

Friday, 10/2: Jr. High Parent Conferences (N-Z) from 12:30 to 2:30 pm

Monday, 10/5: Track B Returns

Tuesday, 10/6: Family Book Club @ 5:00 pm

10/12-10/16: National School Lunch Week

Friday, 10/16: PTO Trunk or Treat @ 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Tuesday, 10/20: Track D Report Cards go home

Tuesday, 10/20: PTO Meeting @ 6:00 pm

Friday, 10/23: Track D Tracking off (minimum day)

10/26-10/30: Red Ribbon Week (Spirit Days TBD)

Monday, 10/26: Track A Returns

Tuesday, 10/27: Track B Report Cards go home

Wednesday, 10/28: ELAC Meeting #1 @ 8:15 am

Friday, 10/30: Book Character Day

Friday, 10/30: Jr. High Minimum Day

Tuesday, 11/3: Track C Report Cards go home

Click here for more dates...

*Every Thursday is a Minimum Day*

🦉 26-27 PTO Board:

President: Amanda Young

Vice President: Harleyann Kontorovsky

Treasurer: Anna Ellakkany

Secretary: Heather Acevez

VP of Fundraising: Lara Javadin

VP of Events: Alexis Stafford

VP of Programs: position available

Social Media/ Communications: Arielle Richey-Jones 

Yearbook: Cindy Martinez

Auditor/ Parliamentarian: Portialyn Buzzanga

Room Parent Coordinators: Ms. Sonders and Ms. Sawyer

We are still looking for a VP of Programs. Reach out to PTO if you are interested.

The Legacy Parliament PTO website is a great place to go for information.

https://legacy-parliament-pto.square.site/

You can contact PTO via email at legacyparliamentpto@gmail.com

Make sure to follow them on Instagram and Facebook using the handle @legacyparliamentpto.

The Legacy Academy Spirit Wear Store has items available for purchase online and will ship directly to your home. All purchases support our OWLS through the Legacy Parliament PTO. www.threadleyapparel.com/Legacy_Owls

Legacy Academy PBIS Website: https://www.legacyacademy.chino.k12.ca.us/pbis-home

Our Family Game Night was so much fun! The PBIS Team shared strategies for using specific positive feedback at home to promote expectations. While learning and playing games, families were given prompts to practice specific positive feedback. We hope to continue building a partnership with families to support our OWLS with being respectful, responsible, and safe.

At Legacy Academy, we implement tiered systems of support to promote a safe and positive learning environment. Our guiding principle is simple: Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Safe! Throughout our campus, posters display clear examples of behavior expectations in different areas of the school, and staff are always excited and willing to help our students master our expectations.

CVUSD’s Multi-Tiered Systems of Support is a comprehensive system, or framework, that is intended to proactively address the Academic, Behavior, Social, and Emotional needs of students. Please visit the District’s MTSS-B webpage to more about the program and access valuable resources for student support and wellbeing!

Congratulations to the following class for winning our Month 3 Attendance Challenge Donut Party!

Ms. Mendez's 1st Period class (98.25%)

These classes were above 95% and should be very proud!

Mrs. Arrey - 3rd grade

Mrs. Picco - 4th grade

Ms. Rosenbaum - 5th grade

Ms. Quezada - 6th grade

Ms. Kim - 2nd grade

Mrs. Trosper - 3rd grade

Mrs. Gegen - 1st grade

Mrs. Malixi - 3rd grade

Ms. Waite - 3rd grade

Ms. An - 4th grade

Mrs. Shumaker - 5th grade

Mrs. Hinojo - 6th grade

Mr. Cruz - 1st period Band

Ms. Kim - 1st period Math

Ms. Mendez - 1st period ELD

Mr. Moran - 1st period Social Studies

A drawing was held for the 427 students with perfect attendance from 8/24 to 9/18. A lucky student from each grade level won an In-N-Out gift card!

Parents/guardians shall call the school office between 7:00 am and 4:00 pm, submit the absence through the Parent Portal, or send an email/hand-written note to the office, upon returning to school (BP/AR 5112.1). You have three days to clear your child’s absence. Please contact the school office in advance of any long-term (3 or more days) unavoidable absence to arrange a schedule of the work to be completed by the student. This must be done at least one week in advance.

How to report an absence:

• Message Heather Trinidad on Parent Square to report a student's absence. https://www.parentsquare.com/schools/31937/feeds
• Email heather_trinidad@chino.k12.ca.us 
• Call (909) 364-2319 and speak with Heather Trinidad

Absence Verification (AR 5113, EC 46012, 5 CCR 306)

CVUSD requests that parents/guardians clear their student’s absence daily. Parents/guardians have 5 school days to clear absences with the school's attendance clerk. If not cleared within five school days, the absence becomes unverified and cannot be changed.

The SARB Process as Established by LAW

A letter will be sent to the parent at the following intervals for unexcused or truancy absences:

• Third (3) - Unexcused absences: Classified as a Truant (reported to attendance administrator) 1st Letter sent to home.
• Sixth (6) - Unexcused absences: Second Truancy (again reported to attendance administrator) 2nd Letter and School Attendance Review Team (SART) meeting or meeting with administrator.
• Ninth (9) - Unexcused absences: Third Truancy (classified as a habitual truant and subject to summons to appear at a School Attendance Review Board (SARB).

Note: Ten (10) excused absences are considered to be excessive. Education Code Sec. 48260 - Any pupil subject to full-time education or to compulsory education who is absent from school without a valid excuse more than (3) days or tardy or absent for more than any 30-minute period during the school day without a valid excuse or three occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof, is a truant and shall be reported to the attendance administrator or superintendent of the school district. A note from the doctor will be requested after 10 absences.

When a parent takes their child out of school early, for reasons not acceptable as excused, for longer than a 30 minute period, more than three times during the year, that child becomes a truant. If your child is absent due to a doctor/dentist appointment, please provide a note from the doctor to excuse the tardy, early release, or absence.

Students may bring a small snack for recess, water bottle, and lunch to school. Only water is permitted in the classroom. Breakfast can be eaten on campus if students are getting the provided breakfast from the cafeteria. Outside breakfast (i.e., Starbucks food or drinks) should not be brought on campus and will not be permitted into the classroom.

Students may bring a lunch to school if they do not want a lunch from the cafeteria. Do not send glass containers or sharp utensils (knife) as they are unsafe and can cause an injury. Sodas, sugary candy, and full-sized bags of chips are not appropriate for school lunch.

Lunches may only be dropped off before 11 AM for individual students. Please be sure your child has a lunch or knows to get lunch from the cafeteria when he/she leaves home in the morning. Clearly labeled late lunches will not be delivered to the classrooms but will be put into the “late lunchbox” cart in the office. Students are responsible for checking with the office staff or playground supervisors to see if their late lunches have been brought in. 

Legacy Academy provides students with access to Chromebooks in all of our classrooms. Students should only use electronic devices under the direct supervision of the teacher, so there is no need for students to bring their own devices from home. This includes cell phones, smart watches, iPads, tablets, cameras, etc. It is recommended that all electronics be left at home and not brought to school. If a student brings electronics to school, the following guidelines must be adhered to:

• Cell phones, smart watches, and electronic devices must be turned off and placed inside their backpack once students arrive on campus. The devices must stay inside the backpack and are not able to be accessed while the student is on campus.
• Electronic devices include cell phones, smart watches, cameras, iPods/MP3 players, video game players, readers/tablets/iPads, wireless headphones (Air Pods, Beats, etc.).
• Cell phones may be used once outside the gates at school dismissal as a means to communicate with parents.
• At no time should someone be taking pictures or recording video while on campus or while under the supervision of school staff (to and from school, and school events).

Please note that the school is not responsible for the loss of personal electronic property and is unable to investigate the loss of personal electronic property.

Prohibition of Electronic Listening or Recording Devices in Classrooms: No electronic listening or recording device may be used in a classroom without the teacher and/or principal’s permission. The District’s policy regarding personal electronic devices extends to all AI-enabled wearables and smart glasses (e.g., Meta Ray-Bans). Due to the potential for these devices to discreetly record audio or video, connect to cellular phones, and access the internet, they are prohibited on all school campuses. This policy applies regardless of whether the devices contain prescription lenses. Students who need corrective eyewear should use standard, non-electronic eyewear while on school premises. (BP/AR 5131, EC 51512)

Vision: Legacy Academy guarantees every child a rigorous curriculum filled with Optimism, Wonder, Leadership, and Success.

Mission: Through a literacy-based STEAM instructional approach, our community works together to create a safe and secure learning environment that prepares all students to leave a legacy and make their mark.

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Email: adrienne_chase@chino.k12.ca.us
Website: https://www.legacyacademy.chino.k12.ca.us/
Location: 16450 East Preserve Loop, Chino, CA 91708
Phone: (909) 364-2319