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Hunter's Creek Middle School
21st Century Digital Learners
Florida 'A' Rated School
13400 Town Loop Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32837
(407) 858-4620
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On October 2nd, we celebrated our wonderful custodians on National Custodian Appreciation Day with a delicious meal provided by Tacos My Guey! Thank you, custodians, for all you do, and thank you, Tacos My Guey, for your support! | |
Hunter's Creek Middle School Community Brief Monday, October 7, 2024 | |
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Dear Mark,
Smiles! Recognitions! Celebrating staff and students! Tons of school spirit! Optimum learning and teaching environment! All this is happening at Hunter’s Creek Middle School. Our wonderful custodial team is featured in this edition. We greatly appreciate all their hard work to keep our school clean and safe.
As for testing, students have started taking their PMA assessments if they are in 7th and 8th Grade Science, Civics, Algebra and Geometry. These assessments are to monitor your student's achievement in the above courses in which they will be testing during the May FSA Testing Administration. Students will take a PMA each quarter to assess their skills and predict how they will perform on testing come May.
Remember! The end of the first quarter is this upcoming Friday, October 11th.
Just a reminder of some upcoming days off for students: Monday, October 14th - Teacher Workday/Student Holiday and Friday, October 25th - Teacher Professional Day/Student Holiday.
In Eagle Pride,
Joumana Moukaddam
Proud Principal
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Monday, October 7th to Friday, October 11th: Hispanic Heritage Month Spirit Week! | |
Monday, October 7th: SAC Meeting 5pm, Library | |
Tuesday, October 8: HCMS Prism Concert 6:30pm, Gym | |
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Wednesday, October 9th:
- Long Wednesday (dismissal at 4:04pm)
- Volleyball Tryouts Begin
- Spirit Night at Tacos My Guey 6-10pm
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Friday, October 11th:
- Last day of the 1st nine weeks
- Pajama Day
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Saturday, October 12th:
- All State Chorus Audition #2 -- Good luck to our 4 students who made it to this round!
- National Chess Day! (More info below!)
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Monday, October 14th: No School (Teacher Workday) | |
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Tuesday, October 15th:
- 2nd nine weeks begin
- Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration: A Conversation with Award Winning Authors (more information below)
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Wednesday, October 16th: House Spirit Day! | |
Friday, October 18th: Pink Out Day | |
Saturday, October 19th: Electrify Your Symphony Concert 7pm, Wekiva High School (more information below) | |
Tuesday, October 22nd: Performing Arts Group Photos | |
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Wednesday, October 23rd:
- House Spirit Day!
- Don Quijote en USA for TWDL students 10am-12pm, Library
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Thursday, October 24th:
- Report Cards posted to Skyward
- OCPS Lights on After School 5-7pm at Pershing School
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Friday, October 25th:
- No School
- Futbol Fest! 6-9pm
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National Principals Month - October | |
HCMS faculty, staff, students, and community want to wish Ms. Moukaddam a very happy National Principals Month! Our school would not be as successful, positive, and wonderful without her undying love, attention, and work for HCMS. Thank you Ms. Moukaddam, for everything!!! | |
Month of October Themes & Special Events: | |
8th Grade Students of the Week (announced 9/20) | |
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Congratulations to our 8th Grade Students of the Week!
Derek Wallace for Leadership: Derek is nominated for student of the week for demonstrating leadership! He is so patient, helpful, and kind to his peers. Derek takes the time to explain and collaborate with his classmates without hesitation; he’s a true delight in the classroom! I know he will continue to do amazing things after middle school! Way to go, Derek! -Mrs. Lebron
Noah Browne for Leadership: Noah has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills in both SGA and LIA, consistently inspiring his peers through his dedication and passion. I feel incredibly fortunate to have him in both classes, watching him thrive as a role model for others. -Ms. Cozzo
Evanka Sukhu for Leadership: Evanka typically serves as the voice of reason in 3rd period advanced chorus and she reminds her classmates to get back on task. She’s also always the first one ready to start whenever we begin class and is always eager to learn! -Mr. Brett
Murilo Lemos for Excellence: Murilo demonstrates how being focused in school is the best strategy to learn and show mastery of the content. -Ms. Jarque
Aniece Helminski for Excellence: Aniece's attention to detail is remarkable. He scored the highest of ALL classes on the first FAST Challenge choosing to work independently rather than with a group and laying low everyone in the competition with the exception of one group of 4 students. Way to go, Aniece!! -Ms. True
Rylie Burnett for Soaring to Greatness: It's an easy choice to pick Rylie for my first student of the month! From the first day of school she has shown up ready to work and give her best effort! She participates in class, works hard on assignments and is off to a great start in Math this year! Keep it up Rylie! -Ms. Pratt
Edgar Ramirez for Excellence: Work ethic, maturity, grit, dedication, willingness to help others, well-mannered, and a 109%!!! -Mr. True
Seyhan Dinckol for Excellence: Seyhan is an amazing mathematician! She brings the motivation, work ethic, positive attitude necessary to not only achieve, but to thrive in our prealgebra class. She is beautiful, polite, and demonstrates qualities every teacher adores! Congratulations to Seyhan on her stellar achievement! -Ms. Murray
Heidi Diaz for Exemplifying Perseverance: Heidi is an extremely hard worker who never gives up! She takes advantage of extra credit opportunities, test corrections, and is very conscientious about getting her work turned in both on time and accurately. -Ms. Occhipinti
Juan Quintero for Exemplifying Perseverance: I'm happy to nominate Juan as my student of the week for his perseverance and efforts in the ELA class. Juan demonstrates great attitude toward learning, completes all his assignments, and was able to get a proficiency score in the FAST test. Muy orgullosa de ti Juan! -Ms. Lemus
David Salazar Sornes for Excellence: David is doing so well in his science class and earned a perfect score on his latest unit test about Relationships in the Universe. Great job, David! -Ms. Bullock
Dylan Chirinos for Exemplifying Perseverance: I nominate Dylan Chirinos for 8th Grade STUDENT OF THE WEEK because he exemplifies perseverance. Dylan has set a goal to not only do what is expected in my Math class this year but to go above and beyond. I am so pleased to see his dedication to be successful and I look forward to watching his progress this year. Great job, Dylan! I am so proud of you! -Ms. Daniel
Stefania Gomez Bastos for Soaring to Greatness: Stefania has had a great start to her 8th grade year! She has been focused on her academics and has been making better choices this year. She has started this year with the intention of earning high school credits and is currently taking a 9th grade class on virtual school! I am impressed with her improved attitude toward school and the hard work that she has shown this year. Way to go Stefania! -Ms. Armstrong
Jasmin Castro Lopez for Excellence: Jasmin has exemplified excellence in Algebra 1 Honors as well as being an excellent Student Assistant. Her work ethics are impeccable and she has the best personality. Everyday she greets me with a smile and a good morning. Jasmin is the best! -Ms. McNealy
Aline Laurindo for Excellence: I would like to recognize Aline as my student of the week because she is a hard worker and and kind person. She has excelled on both unit tests and strives to learn more about the content. She has also been very helpful with a new student from Brazil. I appreciate her very much! -Ms. Ennion
Zoe Avalos for Leadership: Zoe is an avid reader and volunteered to organize my classroom library! She leads through her organization. -Ms. Durgin
Derrick Oliver for Excellence: Derrick is consistent with all of his work and regularly volunteers to share and explain rationale for answers. -Ms. Durgin
Mia Fiddle, Hajirah Qureshi, Zoe Avalos, Nathalia Jean-Baptiste, and Talia Newton for Leadership: These students (our 4 Food Rescue Student Assistants + Talia on Salvation Army Pick Up Thursdays) have taken the lead on our after lunch Food Rescue Program in a way I could have only dreamed. They do amazing work, are proud of the work they do, and we can truly count on them. So thankful! -Ms. Moye
Keep up the amazing work!
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6th Grade Students of the Week (Announced 9/27) | |
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Congratulations to our 6th Grade Students of the Week!
Esmy Shmucke for Excellence: Esmy is constantly in a great mood and ready to learn and have fun in my class! No matter the challenge or how early it is, she’s always smiling and putting her best foot forward to sing her heart out on our risers! -Mr. Brett
Keahi Noah Manley for Giving Respect: Noah is a wonderful student and peer. He is always kind, participates in class and works hard. He is a pleasure to have in class. -Ms. Drake
Arden Dashinimaev for Giving Respect: Arden is my student of the week! Arden demonstrates respect for his teachers and peers. He is always on task and willing to help. Keep it up Arden! -Ms. Rodriguez
Madison West for Soaring to Greatness: Madison is such a bright light in my room. She has a smile for everybody, she enjoys helping her classmates, and she always has such smart observations to share with her peers and with me. Madison, I am so proud of you! -Ms. Rokaw
Keep up the amazing work!
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HCMS Beanstack READATHON Fundraiser | |
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Visit our HCMS Beanstack READATHON Fundraiser page (https://ocpshunterscreekmiddle.beanstack.com/fundraisers/673/community_donations) where you can help support our school’s literacy activities by donating to our "Read to Raise" challenge!
Beanstack is an app OCPS students use to track their reading and is already used regularly at HCMS. Our students will track their reading and share their progress with family & friends.
Your donation supports our reading program at HCMS, plus you'll inspire our students to read more. You can make a difference - every dollar raised, and minute spent reading, counts.
Students who collect donations and log minutes will earn prizes and Beanstack badges.
This fundraiser is also a House Competition. For each donation, the student’s house will receive a point towards their 2nd nine weeks total!!!
Each student will also get their own personal link to share; they can access it through their Beanstack app.
The Readathon runs through October 31st; we hope you will consider supporting our students and their reading!
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We are beyond proud to share that Hunter's Creek Middle School received THREE awards during the 11th Green School Recognition Program! We received the Energy Conservation award, Water Conservation award, and Great Start School Award. There were a total of 33 applicants this year, and Ms. Jarque and Ms. Moye are extremely happy that we achieved so much during our first year applying.
This could not be possible without our NJHS members! Our recycling is improving and definitely is a huge part of this recognition.
Thank you also goes out to Ms. H, Food Rescue student assistants, our staff at lunch duty, our cafeteria workers, and the entire school for their participation in our Food Rescue program which was another part of the application that led to our awards!
The Department of Education has a Green Ribbon School Program, and OCPS has a few schools that have been awarded the recognition. Ms. Jarque cannot wait to go to Washington and become part of this unique program to share about the amazing culture we have at our school 🌎
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Ms. Jarque (left) with Amy Shova, OCPS Sustainability Coordinator | |
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This Saturday, students from HCMS will be taking part in Electrify Your Symphony's The True Colors Tour with Mark Wood of Trans-Siberian Orchestra! The concert is Saturday, October 19th at 7pm at Wekiva High School—make sure to get your tickets!
tinyurl.com/eystickets24
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National Chess Day Chess Kids Tournament! | |
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National Chess Day! Take part in our school's Chess Kids challenge, have fun, and earn HERO points!
Middle School Tournament - 10:00AM - 5-minute time control, 5 rounds, 1 minute break between rounds.
HCMS Chess Tournament 1:00 PM – 15 minutes, 5 rounds, 1 minute break between rounds.
5 HERO points to the top five contenders & 1 HERO point to anyone who takes part!
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Ms. Cozzo
Ms. Cozzo’s Latinos in Action class has a leadership hallway where they display what it means to be a leader and will display the work they will do as leaders at HCMS.
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Mr. Gomez
HCMS students created self-portraits in Art. Our students make up the fabric of our school. Take a look, you may know some of them!
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Ms. Rodriguez
Ms. Rodriguez’s students studied how primary sources, such as cave art, teaches about a civilization then made their own cave art. The art is now displayed in the library.
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August Beanstack Finishers! | |
For the Back to School August Beanstack Challenge, we had 104 students finish the challenge with 300+ minutes read! Congratulations to them and ALL our HCMS readers! | |
September State of the Library: | |
Available to view HERE.
Freedom to Read Display:
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Our Eagles are loving George O’Connor books!
George O’Connor is our upcoming whole-school visiting author, and his books are by far the most checked out so far this year!
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Fall For Reading 2024 Beanstack Challenge
Congratulations HCMS for how well we did on the September Beanstack challenge!!!
| Keep up the reading, Eagles! | Camila Romero and Merida Wang checked out our 2,500 and 3,000 books, respectively! | |
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Monday, September 23
Two exciting soccer games were played on Monday afternoon at HCMS, as the Panthers from Freedom MS visited the friendly confines of Eagle Field. Both games were important to the playoff picture, especially the girls game. The Lady Panthers and Lady Eagles came into the game with two losses, fighting for a playoff spot – the winner to earn the third and final invitation from the South Cluster.
The Lady Eagles came roaring out of the gate, with 7th grader, Gabriela Sarmiento recording a hat-trick, scoring three goals of her own before the Lady Panthers knew what hit them. Freedom began to wake up in the second half, scoring a goal before the water break, and then a second goal with one minute remaining in regulation. The last 60 seconds were intense with a flurry of activity happening on the Eagle end of the field, but Coach Shatoya Coogle’s girls found a way to hang on for the 3-2 victory and make it into the playoffs. With a 4-2 record, the girls play a makeup game today at Meadow Woods, a bit of a formality against a floundering 1-5 Stallions team.
Coach Anthony D’orsa’s boys soccer team had a much more difficult path to try and take advantage of one last chance to make the playoffs. The first step was having to beat the undefeated 5-0 Panthers. HCMS played arguably their best game of the season, fighting with everything they had against a strong Freedom team. The Panthers scored the one and only goal of the contest ten minutes into the first half, and HCMS was unable put an equalizer into the back of the net. Coach D’s boys now stand at 3-3, and have one last rescheduled game (at home) on Wednesday against South Creek to finish their season.
Thanks to Faith Cohen for selling tickets to multiple home games this season!
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Tuesday, October 1st
Unfortunately, the girls lost their playoff game against Pershing K8. The score was 3-2 with Abrare Boulerhcha and Zoe Avalos scoring.
*** As our soccer season ends, we want to congratulate all of our soccer students on a great season! ***
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The following images are from our Eagles' matches vs. Freedom's Panthers on Monday, September 23: | |
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Special Event!
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration: A Conversation with Award Winning Authors
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To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, the Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) is hosting three Mexican American children’s book authors for a stimulating conversation about their work. The three panelists are recipients of the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award that honors authors and illustrators who write about the Mexican American experience. During the webinar, the authors will discuss their work and inspiration and will read excerpts from their books.
Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YdeITb6USsesP0HofzsfdA#/registration to sign up to attend the Zoom conference.
The panel includes:
• Montserrat Garibay, Assistant Deputy Secretary & Director, OELA
• Beatriz Ceja, Deputy Assistant Secretary, OELA
• Duncan Tonatiuh, Author-Illustrator
• Beatrice Zamora, Author and co-owner, Tolteca Press
• Dr. Carmen Tafolla, State Poet Laureate of Texas & Professor Emeritus, University of Texas, San Antonio
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Family Resources
FREE Physicals with Vision Screenings
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Mondays with Maria for Monday, Sept. 30
OCPS Emergency Preparedness
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Sept. 30, 2024
When it comes to preparing for a hurricane or investigating a school threat, safety is our top priority. On this Mondays with Maria presented by Addition Financial, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Vazquez sits down with our Safety & Emergency Management team to discuss how OCPS stays prepared for any situation.
* To hear the extended conversation, listen to the Mondays with Maria Podcast wherever you get your podcasts!
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Thank you for reading. Have a great week, Eagles!
Mrs. Moukaddam, Principal
Hunter's Creek Middle School
Sunday, October 6, 2024
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Hunter's Creek Middle School Leadership Team | |
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