21st Century Digital Learners
OCPS School of Innovation
Florida 'A' Rated School
5 Star School
13400 Town Loop Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32837
(407) 858-4620
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Hunter's Creek Middle School Community Brief
Monday, March 27, 2023
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Dear Mark,
Everyone came back from spring break with a renewed energy to start the fourth and last nine-weeks to finish the year strong. The third nine-week's report cards will be accessible on Skyward on Tuesday, March 28th. Please continue to monitor your student's academic progress. Contact the teachers with any questions or concerns.
New Eagle Parents! We are looking forward to meeting you at the HCMS rising sixth graders student and parent night on Thursday, 3/30, at 5:30 pm.
The upcoming eight weeks are packed with many different events and activities such as performances, track meets, recognitions and celebrations. Please see the details below.
Thank you for looking over this edition of our Eagles’ View. Enjoy the beautiful weather and have a great week!
In Eagle Pride,
Joumana Moukaddam
Proud Principal
Hunter's Creek Middle School
** Picture above: Students using the new cornhole game and benches on a beautiful day during recharge. **
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March 28:
- Quarter 3 Report Cards posted to Skyward
March 29:
- Amnesty Wednesday
- Home Track Meet versus Meadow Woods, 5pm
- House Color Spirit Day
March 30:
- Incoming 6th Graders Parent Night
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March 31:
- Last day to turn in Eagle Super Reader Race to 25 in order to be invited to the celebration and receive a shirt (progress can still be turned in for HERO points & prizes, but this is the cut off for the party/shirt)
April 2-5:
- Future Problem Solvers State Competition
April 4:
April 5:
- Long Wednesday (Hurricane Make-Up)
- Track Meet at Lake Nona Middle, 5:00pm
- House Color Spirit Day
- House Meeting (Student vs. Staff Volleyball Game)
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April 6:
- Tdap Immunization Event - Information below
- HCMS Annual Multicultural Night
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Monday, April 10th:
- SAC Meeting, 5pm, followed by a community meeting, 6pm, HCMS Library
Wednesday, April 12th:
- Regular Short Wednesday
- Stellar Students Performing Arts Ice Cream Social
- Away Track Meet at South Creek, 5pm
Monday, April 17th to Friday, April 21st:
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Orchestra at The National American String Teachers Association Convention | |
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The Hunter’s Creek Chamber Orchestra was asked to be a demonstration group for The National American String Teachers Association Convention. This is a true honor for them and our school. They have also been selected to perform for this group a small concert. They are working hard, and are “giving up” their Spring Break for this opportunity to work with and learn from the top performers and educators in the field, who all will be in Orlando.
This group will be learning and showcasing alternative styles of playing. They started yesterday with a Zoom meeting with Dr. David Wallace, from Berklee School of Music in California, learning about improvising where he managed to convince every student to attempt an improv. Solo. They did great! That was just a warm up to what they will be experiencing next Friday at the convention center.
Senuth Amarasekera
Maria Carvalhaes
Valeria Fajardo
Noemi Figueredo
Celia Gonzalez-Brenes
Santiago Martinez
Teodoro Muradas
Chieu-Anh (Chloe) Nguyen
Alejandra Reyes-Rivera
Anna Liz Ribeiro
Leticia Ribeiro
Madison Serrano
Amanda Suarez Tovar
Sakshi Tripathy
Ya (Deborah) Wang
Manuel Yancent
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Congratulations on a Perfect Score! | |
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The following 6th grade students scored perfect scores on the 5th grade science or math assessments:
Perfect Scores on Both!
Isa Siddiqui
Cassandra Wiggins
Brayden Pokorny
Perfect Score on Science
Myles Kliegl
Perfect Score on Math
Samuel Meirelles
Aditya Anil Kunnukattil
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Tdap Immunization Event at Hunter’s Creek Middle School – Thursday, 4/6/23 | |
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The state of Florida requires students to have all of their required immunizations before school starts which includes children entering kindergarten or the required update before a child enters 7th grade. Eleven-year-olds are eligible for the Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis immunization also known as Tdap. This is a required shot before entering 7th grade.
There is a FREE immunization event happening here at Hunter’s Creek Middle School on the morning of Thursday, 4/6/23. Please check backpacks on 3/24/23 for the required pink consent forms to be filled out and returned to school (please give forms to Science Teachers or place them in the wire basket at the Front Desk) no later than 4/4/23 so that your child can participate.
You can also go to your own medical provider. Once your child receives the immunization, you’ll need to submit the Florida 680 form, signed by the doctor, to Mrs. Miriam Lopez in the front office. If you have any questions about the event at the school please contact Miriam Lopez (Miriam.Lopez@ocps.net) or Nicole Sims (Nicole.Sims@ocps.net).
The following vaccines are required for children entering preschool and grades K-12: Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis(whooping cough), measles, mumps, rubella, polio, varicella (chickenpox) and hepatitis B.
Visit ImmunizeFlorida.org to learn more about immunizations your child may need.
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Ms. DeLuca
Ms. DeLuca’s students took part in a Langston Hughes tic-tac-toe activity looking for theme, tone, structure, point of view, and figurative language in his work.
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Mr. Johnson
Mr. Johnson’s social studies students conducted a mock civil trial that centered on MGM Movie Studios vs. Honda Motor Company (and whether or not Honda used the likeness of MGM’s James Bond character) without their permission. They loved it and had a great time performing it.
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Math Department
In this issue, Ms. Moukaddam would like to highlight all of the amazing lessons she saw in our math classrooms over the last couple of weeks!
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At the March 7th, 2023 School Board Meeting, an update on OCPS’s Green Schools Program was shared. HCMS has been promoting target 1: Waste Reduction this year by having a Share Table & Food Rescue program.
The update for the OCPS program showed a huge jump in waste reduction:
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HCMS is proud to be part of this! As of 3/9, HCMS has donated 5,284.3 pounds of food (16,678 items) to the Salvation Army, and this doesn’t count the waste reduced by having the Share Table.
Congratulations to our 1st and 5th period Student Literacy Leaders, Ms. Moye, and Ms. H (as well as high schooler Maelissa Gooden) for spearheading this initiative and to all at HCMS for taking part in it!
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Student Volunteer & Artwork | |
HCMS student Anani Ayala volunteered at Anytime Fitness to create an original artwork for St. Patrick’s Day and Easter. | |
CORRECTION! February Beanstack | |
Due to a technical error, the originally reported Beanstack February Finishers was not correct. Here is the correction: | |
Beanstack February Challenge Finishers! | |
Congratulations to our 37 students who read over 600 minutes and logged them in Beanstack for the February For the Love of Reading Challenge! And thank you to all 355 students who took part in the challenge! | |
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Maria Zareh (3736!)
Ariana Ramnarine
Hajirah Qureshi
Victoria Tatis Perez
Aarya Deuskar
Sakshi Tripathy
Trinity Putriment
Arnav Upadhyay
Jaden Linen
Xavier Nieves
Kamari Lewis
Salvatore Nasca Nicotra
Ana Traspueto
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Derrick Tayler
Sai Balakavi
Ahmed Tahri Squalli Houssaini
Sara Camilletti Tremont
Diyaben Thanki
Brielle Poore
Anna Liz Ribeiro
Silvia Samwel
Sanvi Harinath
Zoe Avalos
Toby Briggs
Juan Castejon Rivas
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Aditi Shukla
Nour Beshara
Ethan Romero
Emma Yu
Ava Gutierrez
Leonardo Vazquez Pagan
Alejandra Reyes-Rivera
Hilari Flores Erazo
Gabriela Coimbra
Emil Fernandez
Naima Lopez Suarez
Alyssa Violette
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Partners in Education -- Thank you! | |
Thank you to Zack from Orlando Magic for donating Orlando Swag and 2 Lower Bowl Magic Tickets for our Eagle HERO Store! | |
UCF Summer STEM Opportunity | |
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Superintendent's Weekly Update (Week of March 20):
Mondays with Maria
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Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Moukaddam, Principal
Hunter's Creek Middle School
Sunday, March 26, 2023
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Hunter's Creek Middle School Leadership Team | |
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