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Hello Mark,

From the booklet Bits and Pieces comes an interesting story about Florence Chadwick, the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions. On the Fourth of July in 1951, she attempted to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast. The challenge was not so much the distance, but the bone-chilling waters of the Pacific. To complicate matters, a dense fog lay over the entire area, making it impossible for her to see land. After about 15 hours in the water, and within a half mile of her goal, Chadwick gave up. Later she told a reporter, "Look, I'm not excusing myself. But if I could have seen land, I might have made it." Not long afterward she attempted the feat again.

Once more a misty veil obscured the coastline and she couldn't see the shore. But this time she made it because she kept reminding herself that land was there. With that confidence she bravely swam on and achieved her goal. In fact, she broke the men's record by 2 hours! 

Being able to see the goal makes all the difference. Knowing where we are going motivates us to action and gives our actions purpose and value. Lately, we have been spending a great deal of time holding data chats with teachers and students. A data chat is when we carefully analyze student performance data. The data tells us where a student was, where the student is, and where the student needs to go. The data chats help everyone to clearly see the goal for each student. When students can clearly see the goals for learning gains and proficiency ahead of them, they are much more likely to press forward and not give up. Without clear goals in sight, we are left floundering aimlessly in the dark not knowing where we are going.

T.S. Eliot On Striving

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."

 ~ T.S. Eliot, poet

Discussing data and goals is an ongoing conversation with our students as they continue to make progress and move forward toward their goals of learning gains and proficiency. I would like to ask you to please be a part of the conversation by regularly asking your student two questions. How many points do you need to make a learning gain and how many points do you need to be at proficiency? Your student should be able to tell you these goals for FAST ELA and FAST Math. Having an ongoing conversation with your student will help to keep the goals in sight and seeing is believing! Have a great weekend and go Eagles!

Paul E. Browning

Principal

Pictured at the very top and just below: Decorating bookmarks in the media center is fun for all students!

Monday, January 29th:

• FFA Meeting @ 8:30am in 5-108

• Away Basketball game Vs. Legacy MS @ 5:00pm

• 7th/8th Grade Math Tutoring 4:15pm in rm 3-209

• 6th Grade Math Tutoring 4:15pm in rm 2-115

Tuesday, January 30th:

• NJHS Meeting @ 8:50am in Media Center

• Algebra 1 Honors Tutoring @ 8:25am rm 3-215

• 7th Grade Acceleration @8:30am in rm 3-218

• 7th/8th Grade Math Tutoring 4:15pm in rm 3-209

• 6th Grade Math Tutoring 4:15pm in rm 2-115

Wednesday, January 31st:

• Away Basketball game Vs. Timber Springs MS @ 5:00pm

• Art Club 8:30am

• Robotics Club Meeting @ 8:00am in 5-101

• Algebra 1 Honors Tutoring @ 8:25am rm 3-215

• FCA Prayers on the Patio, All Lunches

• Start of Black History Month

Thursday, February 1st:

• Builders Club Meeting @ 8:30am in the Media Center

• 7th Grade Acceleration @ 4:15pm in rm 3-218

Friday, February 2nd:

• FCA Meeting @8:40am in the Media Center

• Chess Club Meeting @ 8:40am in rm 2-219

• First day of Book FAIR in Media Center

Monday, February 5th:

• FFA Meeting @ 8:30am in 5-108

• Home Basketball game Vs. Odyssey MS @ 5:00pm

• 7th/8th Grade Math Tutoring 4:15pm in rm 3-209

• 6th Grade Math Tutoring 4:15pm in rm 2-115

• Book FAIR in Media Center

Tuesday, February 6th:

• Battle of the Books @ 8:50 in Media Center

• Algebra 1 Honors Tutoring @ 8:25am rm 3-215

• 7th Grade Acceleration @ 8:30am in rm 3-218

• 7th/8th Grade Math Tutoring 4:15pm in rm 3-209

• 6th Grade Math Tutoring 4:15pm in rm 2-115

• Book FAIR in Media Center

Wednesday, February 7th:

• Art Club 8:30am

• Robotics Club Meeting @ 8:00am in 5-101

• Algebra 1 Honors Tutoring @ 8:25am rm 3-215

• FCA Prayers on the Patio, All Lunches

• Book FAIR in Media Center

Thursday, February 8th:

• Builders Club Meeting @ 8:30am in the Media Center

• 7th Grade Acceleration @4:15pm in rm 3-218

• Book FAIR in Media Center

Friday, February 9th:

• FCA Meeting @8:40am in the Media Center

• Chess Club Meeting @ 8:40am in rm 2-219

• Last Day of Book FAIR!

Monday, February 12th:

• FFA Meeting @8:30am in 5-108

• 7th/8th Grade Math Tutoring 4:15pm in rm 3-209

• 6th Grade Math Tutoring 4:15pm in rm 2-115

• Home Basketball game Vs. Wedgefield @ 5:00pm

Tuesday, February 13th:

• 2024 Speech Contest

• NJHS Meeting @ 8:50am in Media Center

• Algebra 1 Honors Tutoring @ 8:25am rm 3-215

• 7th Grade Acceleration @ 8:30am in rm 3-218

• 7th/8th Grade Math Tutoring 4:15pm in rm 3-209

• 6th Grade Math Tutoring 4:15pm in rm 2-115

Wednesday, February 14th:

• Happy Valentine’s Day

• Art Club 8:30am

• Robotics Club Meeting @ 8:00am in 5-101

• Algebra 1 Honors Tutoring@ 8:25am rm 3-215

• FCA Prayers on the Patio, All Lunches

Thursday, February 15th:

• Builders Club Meeting @ 8:30am in the Media Center

• 7th Grade Acceleration @ 4:15pm in rm 3-218

Friday, February 16th:

• FCA Meeting @8:40am in the Media Center

• Chess Club Meeting @ 8:40am in rm 2-219

Monday, February 19th:

• Presidents Day - No School

Academic Excellence

2023-2024: Quarter 2 Honor Roll Students

Congratulations to the following students who earned A Honor Roll for the 2nd report card:

**** A Honor Roll ****

6th Grade

Malak Alkhasha

Machaurey A. Bonilla

Alondra N. Camacho Martinez

Harper S. Carlson

Jonathan J. Cortes Suarez

Mia-Devi E. Dewdat

Layla H. Eldeeb

Alianah J. Escobar

Charles D. Leonce

Alyssa P. Mascarenhas

Quinn E. Miller

Tyler Nguyen

Mason V. Pierre-Louis

Natalia H. Ramos

Skylar R. Riley

Claudia Sabillon Enriquez

Natalie G. Seiler

Silas R. Varela

Luis Vergara VI

Lorelei J. Wade

Michael R. Waltz

7th Grade

Harrison Afoon

Jada R. Allan

Tyler J. Becker

Emily Browning

Leonardo Carrasquillo

Richard Chan

Aiden A. DeJesus

Asha Dewdat

Ansley J. Dickison

Juliette DuBuc

Yasser Fallas

Ariana J. Hill

Ladaijah A. Johnson

Jace G. Kennedy

Gianna S. Kiski

James T. Legg

Matthew K. Lui

Holly E. Maher

Matthew Mai

Isabella M. Margaitis

Lily S. Medina

Lunah S. Nayfeh

Cole D. Ogle

Sanjana R. Panday

Keerthana L. Paturi

Amelie E. Reyes

Collin K. Ribbeck

Joel L. Robles

Isaiah J. Sampson

Shea J. Smith

Linh T. Ton

Quyen L. Tran

Elwood L. Tucker

Tara L. Vidal

8th Grade

Bauer A. Berardi

Ethan E. Beyer

Quinn A. Carlson

Rut I. Colon Rios

Nydia S. Cruz-Galindo

Khi H. Dacres

Rosalie G. Denelsbeck

Noah Z. Feliciano

David J. Grundorf

Gabriella M. Grundorf

Gabriela J. Hurtado

Finn M. Hyser

Sanaa K. Itani

Camryn J. Lee

Kayla A. Letterio

Nolan W. Maher

Zoey L. McCoy

Ariel F. Mosquera

Ellie L. Nguyen

Mi T. Nguyen

Tea E. Petrovic

Jaycob Pratts

Jannelys Ramos Hernandez

Alayna M. Solivan

Ethan S. Suriel

Amari N. Taylor

Vinh Q. Vu

Congratulations to the following students who earned A/B Honor Roll for the 2nd report card:

**** A/B Honor Roll ****

6th Grade

Logan D. Aguilera

Elizdiel A. Alvarado Delgado

Joyan J. Archer

Jadiel J. Arias

Elizabeth Avendano Veloz

Casandra E. Bagu

Levi A. Belcher

Harper Campbell

Patricia A. Carias Oseguera

Arriya L. Carlin

Emma J. Carroll

Nico G. Cervellera

Amelie R. Chambless

Rockford E. Cowan

Blake H. Denmark

Nicholas R. Desmond

Jayden Dominguez

Isabella Espinosa Ortiz

Andrew J. Estes

Lilianna G. Griffin

Bryson Hamler

Callie A. Harris

Keshava D. Harrypersad

Marlie J. Hildebrand

Jeziah D. Holland

Tristan T. Labruzzo

Christian A. Lopez

Derek B. Lopez Lapaix

Kaley L. Lucas

Sharilynn S. Luzuriaga Ocampo

John Y. Mnierji

Lachlan A. Mojica

Tristan I. Mourer

Dierkson J. Neri

Kimberley C. Rodriguez

Xander Rowe

Reyniel O. Santiago

Andrew A. Schroeder

Gwendolyn C. Sciacca

Mason N. Simmons

Jaasiel J. Sosa Medina

Amina R. Stone

Hannah-Marie L. Tolbert

Brayden L. Tolliver

April L. Waldron

Elias J. Williams

Crystal S. Woodin

Stefaniya Yazlovskaya

7th Grade

Juliet A. Antle

Joshua R. Board

Bianca R. Borrelli

Brielle A. Butler

Clay Calhoon

Jeyko Castro

Emma J. Chen

Carley Cooper

Lacie A. Cornelius

Sophia J. Daelo

Dustin Davis

Justin L. Garcia

Julianna G. Gutierrez

Steven D. Holland

Kiley R. Jewett

Leina M. Johnson

Alejandro Liriano

Andrea L. Lopez

Josu E. Maldonado

Ashley A. Martinez

Yezek Martinez Maldonado

Leah E. Mayo

Lilly A. Miller

Maleah M. Overton

Shaelah C. Phillips

Dominic L. Poyser

Brady Rosado

Kaden P. Ruhl

Taha A. Saleem

Kynilah Smiley

Ander T. Soriano

Loni R. Sullivan

Katelyn Torres

Ella R. Turner

Weylan I. Velez Rivera

Izael Ventura-Rodriguez

Isabella M. White

8th Grade

Ivan G. Alvarez Mendoza

Lena Z. Assiaidi

Lyndin S. Baldwin

Mendel J. Beats

Jason D. Belcher Jr

Franklin K. Benitez

Kaleb J. Campbell

Kyleigh R. Champion

Aiden R. Colon

Aaden N. Datil

Jacob I. Daviero

Tessa M. De Jesus

Bella DeFeo

Bianca R. Delpriore

Connor N. Dickenson

Kaitlyn M. Edlen

Jayda L. Ellington

Nicholas J. Eppler

Nicholas R. Galindo

Jhont E. Giraldo Perez

Adnaloy A. Gonzalez Diaz

Brennan Goodman

Alyssa S. Gray

Gianna E. Griffin

Yarianys N. Guzman Molina

Joseph Hess

Judson A. Hildebrand

Stephen B. Hill

Michael P. Kalas

Cindi F. Kemplin

Kathleen M. Knight

Christian L. Lapierre

Matias M. Leon-Barth

Madelynn R. Leonce

Jose L. Lopez

Kaitlyn A. Mascarenhas

Olivia J. Mayo

Gavin R. Meyer

Alissandra Y. Mnierji

Trace V. Morse

Justin J. Navarro

Austin T. Nguyen

Lauren P. O'Sullivan

Victoria M. Ousman

Easton R. Owens

Katerin S. Puerto Duque

Amaya J. Rivas

Kyoniel G. Rivera

Xavier Rivera

Ruby H. Roberts

Olivia P. Sampson

Nicole I. Sierra

Elaina S. Similien

Cambria J. Striby

Lily M. Touby

Mya R. Vidal

Jerymiah Williams

Tatiana Wilson

Darvon K. Woodward Jr

University High School Magnet Open House

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Eagle Athletics

Basketball games and practice schedule

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OCPS News

OCPS Top Talent '24 audition applications opened this week:

Superintendent's weekly message (Mondays with Maria for Jan. 22):

January is National Mentoring Month! This week on "Mondays with Maria," Dr. Vazquez talks to a student from Sally Ride Elementary School about the amazing volunteer mentor who has made an impact on her life. 

The Family Engagement team is excited to announce the Parent Academies for February 2024.

There will also be six virtual mini-academies this month. All virtual mini-academies are on WebEx Webinars from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the dates listed below. Click here to register.

Building Resilience in Stressful Times

● Date: 2/1/24

● Audience: Parents/guardians of students in grades K-12

● Description: Parents will learn how to recognize when stress is concerning and how to help your child cope in times of stress.

● Language/accessibility options: Bilingual session live presented in English and Spanish. Closed captioning is also available in over 100 languages.

Rigorous and Advanced Course Options for Middle and High School Students

● Date: 2/6/24

● Audience: Parents/guardians of students in grades 5-11

● Description: Parents of middle and high school students will gain important information about Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment, International Baccalaureate and Cambridge course options just in time to turn in course enrollment forms for next school year! Join us as we have our partners share the opportunities available to OCPS students. We will share the types of programs, the process for students to participate, and keys to success.

● Language/accessibility options: Closed captioning is available in over 100 languages.

Enrolling at Valencia College

● Date: 2/7/24

● Audience: Parents/guardians of students in grades 11-12

● Description: High school students and their parents will meet admissions representatives and gain information from The Valencia College Outreach Department about the opportunities available at Valencia College and detail the steps to enroll.

● Language/accessibility options: There will be two separate sessions provided. One session will be provided in English and one session will be provided in Spanish. Both sessions have closed captioning available in over 100 languages.

Parents as Leaders

● Date: 2/15/24

● Audience: Parents/guardians of students in grades K-12

● Description: Parents will learn about how schools keep a safe and secure learning environment Strategies related to physical and psychological safety will be reviewed and information to help parents understand safety drills will be shared.

● Language/accessibility options: Closed captioning is available in over 100 languages.

College Disability Services and Accommodations: What to Expect

● Date: 2/22/24

● Audience: Parents/guardians of students in grades 11-12

● Description: The transition to college for some students with disabilities can be tough. The transition without the appropriate support and accommodations can make it even tougher. Join us as we explore common college disability services and accommodations.

● Language/accessibility options: Closed captioning is available in over 100 languages.

Advocate for YOUR Child | The Question Formulation Technique

● Date: 2/29/24

● Audience: Parents/guardians of students in grades K-12

● Description: Parents will learn about the Question Formulation Technique which helps generate questions and participate effectively in decisions. This can be used by all parents to enhance their ability to partner with educators to support, monitor, and advocate for their children.

● Language/accessibility options: Closed captioning is available in over 100 languages.

Parents and families can register for all Parent Academy events online at https://ParentAcademy.ocps.net

Congratulations to the following students who were nominated as Soaring Eagles by Mr. Curtis. Mr. Curtis writes this about these students – I want to congratulate theses Pre-Algebra students! They did an amazing job from the 1st quarter to the 2nd quarter and I am very proud of them. Their hard work and dedication to improve their grade is amazing. Their sacrifice and drive helped them score anywhere from 12 to 42 points from the 1st quarter report card to the 2nd quarter report card. Many of them became “A” students due to their drive to be a Soaring Eagle!!!

Cindi Kemplin

Gloriely Melendez Calaf

Jhont Giraldo Perez

Isaiah Salazar

Justin Angeles Rodriguez

Nelshareli Ramos

Congratulations to Kaiya Williams who was nominated by Mrs. Hatfield as a Soaring Eagle. Mrs. Hatfield writes this about Kaiya – Ms. Williams has been working very hard in reading class and raised her FAST score on the test in December. Congratulations Kaiya and keep up the good work!

Congratulations to Jesiel Delgado Cartagena who was nominated by Mrs. Hatfield as a Soaring Eagle. Mrs. Hatfield writes this about Jesiel – Jesiel took his time and tried his best on the FAST test in December and raised his score by one whole level. Keep up the good work Jesiel!

Congratulations to these three young men who were nominated by Mrs. Hatfield as Soaring Eagles.

James Lattimore (left) – James has been working very hard and raised his FAST test score in December by a whole level. He has also been asking for help on other assignments and working hard to meet teacher expectations.

Yamil Marrero Gonzalez (middle) – Yamil has increased his participation in class and is making significant progress towards his reading goals.

Nicholas Galindo (right) – Nicholas increased his scale score on the last reading diagnostic and is motivated to do well in class. Congratulations Nicholas on making the Basketball team as well!!!

Congratulations to Kayla Letterio who was nominated by Mrs. Becker as a Soaring Eagle. Mrs. Becker writes this about Kayla – Kayla Letterio has the NEATEST math scratch work I think I’ve ever seen! She is a quiet giant - she sits in the back of the class quietly, takes effective notes, pays attention 100% of the time, completes all assignments to exceed mastery of content, makes perfect scores on her tests and is just a model student. I imagine she does not love the spotlight, because I didn’t even know she was in the school play, which took up a lot of her evenings, and she still never had a single missing assignment. She was great in the play too! Kayla is a perfect example of a well-rounded student striving for excellence!

WE ARE THIRD PLACE IN ALL OF OCPS MIDDLE SCHOOLS for BOOK CIRCULATION SO FAR THIS SCHOOL YEAR! WAY TO GO EAGLES! KEEP READING! We have circulated 5,875 books (print and e-books) this school year for an average of 7.61 books per student. 

Our TOP three students for book check out so far this school year have been recognized and rewarded! CONGRATS to: 

1) Naya Styles 

2) Wyatt Lewis  

3) Devin Spencer

Keep up the reading!

Our TOP three books for book check out for the last 90 days are: 

1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 

2) Scritch Scratch 

3) Heartstopper Book 1  

Make sure to return ALL overdue library books. Even if you have a book from ANOTHER OCPS school, you can return it to Corner Lake Middle. Mrs. Roberts will send it through the courier to the correct school. It is important to make sure all fines, missing book fees, and such are taken care of. Fine and fees must be settled WITH the school from which the fine or fee originated. Also, there are many fun activities and such in high school that require all fines and fees to be settled in order to participate. 

There are TWO ways you can read books from your devices AT home, anytime. There are no losing books or fines, because they are automatically returned after two weeks! The three ways for e-books are SORA & DESTINY DISCOVER. There are literally THOUSANDS of reading options from these amazing online sources.

1) CHECK OUT E-BOOKS and AUDIOBOOKS on THE SORA APP on Launchpad or this web link: https://soraapp.com/library/ocps

2) READ BOOKS ONLINE USING DESTINY! Destiny link is: https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/66561

CLMS Book Fines:

https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Book-Fines--Media-Center/Scbc4En

Track your reading progress by logging it all on Beanstack. (access via LaunchPad - for teachers & students) Schools compete against each other for logged minutes, so make sure to log ALL of your reading minutes every day – both teachers AND students!

Community Resources

If your child is having an emotional crisis and/or you feel like they are a threat to themselves or others, you can take immediate action by contacting the resources below:

Call 911 if you need immediate emergency assistance

Devereux Mobile Crisis Unit: The Mobile Crisis Unit is a 24/7 free community resource that will send a Mental Health professional to your home to evaluate and de-escalate a person that is experiencing an emotional crisis. You can contact them by dialing 2-1-1 on your cell phone or dialing 407-839-4357.

2024 Gradventure

PLTW/STEM: Flight and Space

Glider Design

Medical Detectives: Vital Signs

Mr. Delice sporting his snazzy warm weather attire!

Builder’s Club is back in action for 2024!

This week was Literacy Week! Monday was camo day as we hunted for good books!

Charlie the Duck from Ms. Hoaglund’s Agriculture class came for a visit to the media center.

Ms. Ramos is supporting literacy with her RED on Wednesday!

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Have a wonderful weekend!

Paul E. Browning, Principal

Corner Lake Middle School

Friday, January 26, 2024

Corner Lake Middle School Leadership Team

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