Our Eagles received their progress report grades on Wednesday, 4/21. Parents, make sure that you are checking your student’s grades. Many students are working hard to bring their grades up prior to testing. We are holding our last Amnesty Wednesday for the year this upcoming Wednesday, 4/28 from 3:00 to 5:00 in order to support our Eagles.

Band, Chorus and Orchestra students had their concerts with no audience this year. Our amazing performance arts teachers recorded the students and shared the links with the parents.

This edition contains very important testing information for both Face-to-Face and LaunchEd students. Please read closely every detail mentioned below. 

If you received a message from Ms. Sims regarding summer school, please complete all required information as soon as possible.

Joumana Moukaddam

Proud Principal

Hunter's Creek Middle School

April 26th: Track & Field Intramurals begin

April 28th: Final Amnesty Wednesday of 2020-2021, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

May 3rd - 7th: Teacher Appreciation Week

May 3rd & 4th: FSA Reading

May 6th & 7th: FSA Math & Algebra/Geometry EOC

May 10th: Civics EOC & 8th grade Science FCAT

May 10th: SAC Meeting Library 5pm

May 11th: Last Day to check out books from the HCMS Library

May 13th-14th: FSA, EOC, & FCAT Make Ups

May 14th: All books due to the HCMS Library

May 17th-20th: CFE Exams

May 20th: Virtual Evening of Champions

May 24th: 8th Grade Celebration

May 25th: Last Day of School

Every Monday 4:30-6pm: Free Curbside Meal Pick Up (in the bus loop)

** The USDA has extended the deadline to allow all children aged 18 years and younger to receive meals at no charge until August 2021!**

Please see below for the updated schedule for State Assessments (PDF copy).

ALL students will be testing at the same time starting at 9:30am.

* All LaunchEd students will receive a bagged lunch.

* When picking up your LaunchEd students:

* If you would like your student to walk or ride their bikes home, they must have a signed note with their name and ID# stating that they can do so.

* If your student needs to use bus transportation:

HCMS will be following a block schedule on May 17th - 20th for OCPS Common Final Exams for classes that do not have a state assessment:

On testing days, it is important that your student is on time to school and remains in school for the entire day. Although most tests should be done by lunch, technology issues can occur to extend testing times.

For additional resources and information about the state tests, visit: https://fsassessments.org/students-and-families/practice-tests/studentpowerpoints.stml

Our school would not be what it is without our teachers! May 3rd-7th is Teacher Appreciation Week where we get to celebrate them. We all understand that 2020-2021 has been such an extraordinary school year. So, if you know of a teacher at HCMS that in your opinion has done an exceptional job, please take a moment to write them a note or email (HCMS staff emails). A small gesture such as this means a lot!

Evanna Hance for Academic Integrity: Evanna is a wonderful student to have in the classroom because she truly exemplifies academic integrity. She is conscientious of deadlines, a hard worker, and reminds others of what it means to be resilient. Evanna is always willing to participate whether turning on her camera, using her mic or utilizing the BBB chat. She is sweet, kind, and willing to help others in any way she can. She is pretty awesome. -Ms. Roberts

Mathias Hernandez for Giving Respect: I nominate Mathias for giving respect and academic integrity. He is very respectful, and he always follows instructions. If he finishes his assignment early, he will ask what else does he have to do. -Ms. Perez Rivera

Sofia Ortega for Soaring to Greatness: She is very sweet, cares about her grades and helps others. -Ms. Scheerer

Anna Riberio for Excellence: Anna is a hard working student who is always willing to help. -Mr. Dawson

Arturo Tabata Figueroa for Exemplifying Perseverance: Arturo has been focusing more on his work and in his classes. He is very helpful classmates when they need help. He won't hesitate to ask questions if he needs clarification and he will also participate in class. He is also doing great with his English. -Ms. Perez Rivera

Josue Murphy for Giving Respect: Ever since Josue has been F2F, he has been an excellent student. He demonstrates respect not only to his teachers but his classmates. I can always count on him to be on point and kind. -Ms. Rodriguez

Reed Ramsier for Soaring to Greatness: Reed is a very respectful student who completes all of his work on time. He participates in academic discussions as well. Reed is an excellent student overall. -Ms. Spilker

Jasiah Gonzalez for Exemplifying Perseverance: After struggling the first half of the year, Jasiah returned to school and worked hard to bring his grades up. He has made great choices and taken advantage of every opportunity to be successful. -Ms. Hobbs

Aleena Biju Mathew for Excellence: We chose Aleena because she is our most consistent user of our LauchEd library pickup system and such a voracious reader. She also participates in all the library activities that we make and is a fantastic communicator. -Ms. Armstrong & Ms. Moye

Keep up the good work, everyone!!!

Raziel Velez for Excellence: Raziel is a dedicated student who strives to learn and understand my US History lessons. He doesn't give up when he faces challenges, and he is happy to help others when necessary. Raziel has a great attitude and it is a pleasure to have him in my class. -Ms. Ennion

Tomas Torrado for Soaring to Greatness: Mr. Solomons is nominating Tomas Torrado. Tomas is a new addition here at HCMS, but took very little time to get himself acclimated to our school. He is always engaged in our class, ready to work, participate and answer questions. He has also made it a point to brighten up my 5th period class, creating a friendly atmosphere and making the others around him laugh. We are very lucky to have him join our school. -Ms. Solomons

Jack Szymanski for Academic Integrity: Jack seems to be in a good mood as he arrives to class every day! He works hard and manages time well. Jack is maintaining an A in his honors science course; he worked well at home and is continuing to do so back on campus. Thanks for your hard work! -Ms. Renuart

Dylan Dzediku for Soaring to Greatness: Dylan is my student of the month because he always puts forth 100% effort in his work. He is a leader in the class and participates consistently in classroom discussion. I am so proud of this young man! -Ms. Cecil

Jackeline (Jackie) Colon for Soaring to Greatness: Since Jackie has returned face to face, she has truly Soared to Greatness in math! She is on time, attentive and participates. She asks questions when she doesn't understand, helps her peers with they are struggling and is doing well on assignments and tests. Jackie is a pleasure to teach and I am happy to nominate her for this award! -Ms. Pratt

Bianca Teixera, Alexandria Davidson, and Sabrina Kayat for Excellence: Our 3rd period Student Literacy Leaders are always a joy every time they meet! They work so well together, always are good for a smile, and are just a brilliant, fun bunch. -Mrs. Moye & Ms. Armstrong

Angelica Gonzalez-Nunez for Excellence: I nominate Angelica for excellency. She is always on task and on top of everything. She is respectful, consistent and a pleasure to teach.She completes her assignments on time and with accuracy. -Ms. Chiomadzi

Zixuan (Tom) Chen for Soaring to Greatness: Tom is an exceptional student. He actively participates in class and always gives 100% effort! -Ms. Daniels

Danna Lopez for Excellence: Mr. Solomons is nominating Danna for his student of the month. Danna has really stepped up her game since returning face to face, completing all assignments, showing strong effort and following directions. She is always knowledgeable on what we are talking about and a pleasure to have in class. Keep up the good work! -Mr. Solomons

Great work, students! Keep it up!

Two of our students who were part of the Winter Park Art Festival were chosen as award winners!

Please congratulate the following 2 Orchestra students who went above and beyond by performing virtually at this year’s Florida Orchestra Association Solo and Ensemble.

Both students received the highest ratings and comments of Superior and Superior with Distinction.

Our Battle of the Books team is doing so well!! They are currently 3rd out of 20 teams and have one more battle on Wednesday. We’ll see where they end up!

Here are our 6 team members who competed in the three rounds:

1st, 2nd and 3rd place visual arts winners will be announced at the end of our Top Talent Virtual “Live” show on May 7 at 6pm EST @ www.FoundationforOCPS.org.

In addition to those winning areas we are entering the Fan Favorite voting phase for Top Talent.

The Visual Arts Finalist with the most Fan Favorite votes will be announced as the winner at the end of our Virtual "Live" event May 7.

Periodic voting updates will be posted on social media so you will always know who is in the lead!

The Fan Favorite artist of Top Talent will receive a $150 gift card and a $250 gift will go to the arts program at the winner's school! Voting opens Monday, April 5, through Friday, May 7.

* Proceeds collected support the Foundation and provide arts enrichment for students experiencing poverty and homelessness.

Follow the Foundation for OCPS on Facebook and/or Twitter.

Facebook at @foundationforOCPS and Twitter @Fdn4OCPS.

https://www.foundationforocps.org/p/730/announcing-our-top-talent-visual-arts-finalists#.YHR8dehKjIU

* This will be the final Eagle Super Reader update as all points were to be earned by 4/16 to earn the prizes.

When: Saturday, May 1, 2021

Time: 9:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.

Southwest, East, and Innovation LCs link: Click here to join the meeting

Cuándo: Sábado, 1 de mayo, 2021

Hora: 9:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.

Enlace para CA Suroeste, Este y Escuelas Innovadoras: Click here to join the meeting

Quando: Sábado, 1º de maio de 2021

Horário: das 9h30 às 11h30

Link da Área Sudoeste/Leste/Innovation: Click here to join the meeting

Interested in the AVID College Readiness Program or Student Government Association at Freedom? Here is more information and a form to ask your questions!

AVID info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7uKw1t7Tv0&list=PLC6ZUCagSDlNUFzb1e15XHdqMhjyMp8n5&index=7

SGA info: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_EeiszE-MURPVCfMF-imqBZ_kIjvUPbk/view?usp=sharing

QUESTIONNAIRE FORM: tinyurl.com/AVID-SGAQuestions

The following Partners in Education donated prizes for our Eagle Super Readers & Beanstack winners, and we are immensely thankful for their kindness:

OCPS Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Barbara Jenkins, has released another one of her short YouTube Community Updates which includes content relevant to our Hunter's Creek community. The video is only about six minutes long, but she touches upon the latest Covid news, end of school year activities, the LaunchEd option for 2021-2022, and more. Please click here to watch her update.

Each spring, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a chart that shows what people earn as well and how many people cannot find work by level of education for the prior year. They released their 2020 findings last week (read full article).

The lesson for our Eagles? While making money and finding work are not the only reasons for acquiring a good education and taking advantage of all that Hunter's Creek & OCPS offer, one day our Eagles will be out in the world on their own. This simple bar chart, which the BLS prepares each year, consistently shows the same pattern: those with more education typically have larger paychecks and much lower odds of being out of work. While this is not always the case, overall this holds true year-after-year. Food for thought!

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Reproduction of this material, either written or electronically, including the general layout, graphics, analyses, and content topics without the express approval of Target Performance Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation, and OCPS - Hunter's Creek Middle School is forbidden without written consent. Thank you for your support of the Orange County Public Schools and especially Hunter's Creek Middle School. Please contact Mrs. Joumana Moukaddam at 37895@ocps.net with any questions related to the program.

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