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Horizon West Middle School |
HWMS Community Member,
We are now in the 2nd quarter of the school year and we are so happy to see how well our Hornets are doing. Report Cards will go home on October 24th. Now is the perfect time to speak with your child about their grades and set goals for the new quarter.
Please see the Calendar Alert for the Hurricane Make Up days. Students will have a full day on Friday, Oct. 28th.
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We are asking that ALL students have their School ID on them at all times. Replacement IDs are $5.00, and can be purchased in the media center. If your student has not received their ID, please have them report to the media center from 9-9:30 am. Students need to have their School ID for purchasing school lunches, which helps expedite the lines to get lunch.
Our first state mandated mental health lesson will take place on Thursday, October 20th. Students will follow a Wednesday schedule through 5th period. They would then stay in 5th period and their 5th period teacher would facilitate the lesson. After, students would attend their 6th and 7th period classes.
Please see our flier for our Hurricane Drive sponsored by NJHS and SGA! Donated items are listed, please consider donating! Bring items to the front office. The drive goes through October 21st. Thank you!
Also, October 24th - 28th is Red Ribbon Week and each day we have special events planned for our students to participate in. Red Ribbon Week brings attention to living a healthy lifestyle and staying drug free. Please see the Red Ribbon Week flier in this edition.
We wish all our Hornets a wonderful weekend!
Sincerely,
Michelle Thomas
Proud Principal
Pictured very top: THANK YOU to our amazing custodial crew at HWMS! We celebrated them for National Custodial Day on October 2nd! From left to right are: Solange, Sergio, Livia, Renato, Ivan (our Crew Leader), Omar, and Dheyling (Resident)
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8200 Tattant Drive
Orlando, FL 37486
(407) 554-1570
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Oct. 4-21: Hurricane Relief Drive
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Oct. 16: Orlando Ballet Workshop and Showcase (see flyer below)
Oct. 17-21: School Bus Safety Week
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Oct. 17-Nov. 13: "Fall into New Library Books" Reading Challenge!
Oct. 18: Fall Chorus Concert, doors open at 6:15pm
Oct. 18: School Advisory Council (SAC) meeting, 4:30pm
Oct. 19: School Spirit Wednesday (wear blue, yellow, and black)
Oct. 20: State mandated Mental Health lesson during 5th period classes
Oct. 24: Red Ribbon Week - Team Up Against Drugs (Wear favorite sports shirt)
Oct. 24: Report Cards
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Oct. 24: Volleyball teams at Lakeview
Oct. 25: Red Ribbon Week - Head to Toe (Wear crazy hairstyle and crazy socks)
Oct. 26: Red Ribbon Week - Drugs are a Nightmare (Wear your pajamas)
Oct. 26: GOOD NEWS Club - "See You at the Pole" - 8:45am
Oct. 26: Volleyball teams at Sun Ridge
Oct. 27: Red Ribbon Week - Peace Out to Drugs (Wear tie-dye and/or peace signs)
Oct. 28: Full school day for students (Hurricane Ian make-up)
Oct. 28: Red Ribbon Week - Drugs Will Haunt You (Wear black or orange shirt)
Oct. 28: Boys Chorus performs during Orlando Magic pre-game
Nov. 7: First HOME volleyball match vs. Ocoee
Nov. 9: No early release for students on this Wednesday (Hurricane Ian make-up)
Nov. 9: Volleyball at HOME vs. Hamlin
Nov. 14: Volleyball at HOME vs. Water Spring
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Hornet reminder about Wednesday Spirit Days . . . |
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OCPS Parent Portal Information |
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Do you need assistance setting up your OCPS Parent Portal Account
for Skyward and Canvas access?
This documentation will show you how to get to LaunchPad to log
into Skyward Family Access using a mobile device.
This documentation will show you how to register for a LaunchPad account.
A LaunchPad account is required to get to Skyward Family Access.
This is the 1st step.
Need assistance understanding how to use the OCPS Parent Portal?
This documentation will show you how to use the Skyward Family Access
system (after you have logged into LaunchPad).
This is the 2nd step.
This is the most recent presentation provided to parents who attended the Skyward Family Access presentation at the OCPS Parent Academy. An explanation of parent issues is included in this presentation.
Cannot access your OCPS Parent Portal Account or Parent Skyward or Parent Canvas access?
This documentation needs to be filled out, printed, and brought
to the HWMS front office (by student or guardian).
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NJHS & SGA Hurricane Drive (Oct. 4-21): |
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Red Ribbon School (Oct. 24-28): |
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Teach-In at HWMS (Nov. 16): |
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Each November, in celebration of American Education Week, the Foundation brings business and civic leaders into the classroom - in a fun and engaging way - to talk with students about academics, careers, and the future.
We are looking for people to participate in Horizon West Middle School’s Teach-In Event on November 16th! This program is designed to give students an insight into different careers. We would like for you to be a teacher for the day and share your career/hobby/interest with our middle school students.
by November 7th. If you have questions, please contact Teach-In Coordinator, Tiffany Stanley at tiffany.stanley@ocps.net
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Congratulations to our Students of the Week! |
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Nominated by Ms. Mullings-
“Keyara is always well-prepared for class. She works exceptionally well independently, and while she is quiet, she never hesitates to assist her peers in need.”
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7th Grade-
Hannah Marques
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Nominated by Mrs. Cabrini-
“I love having Hannah as my student! She is very kind, respectful and hard working. Hannah always has a smile on her face and tries her best every day! She’s as sweet as can be!”
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8th Grade-
Lucia Montenegro
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Nominated by Mrs. Cameron-
“Lucia is truly a ray of sunshine! I have had the opportunity to be her teacher two years in a row, and I am so grateful that I have had that privilege. She never hesitates to help out and her positive energy touches every one that interacts with her. I cannot say enough wonderful things about her!”
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Congratulations to our “Hornet of the Week”
Mrs. Patrick, 7th Grade Math
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Mrs. Patrick was nominated by Mr. Wilson: |
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“I wish to nominate Mrs. Patrick for Hornet of the Week. She is a teacher that puts so much energy and heart into, not just teaching her subject area, but getting to truly know and understand her students. She pushes them to achieve higher and work harder. Math is not an easy subject to teach, but she tackles the challenges and the gaps in student learning head on. The students know that she cares. She is also a great colleague, and it has been a joy working alongside her up to now and moving forward.” |
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See You at the Pole 2022
Wednesday October 26, 2022 at 8:45AM
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See You at the Pole (SYATP) is an annual gathering of Christian students of all ages at a flagpole in front of their local school for prayer, scripture-reading and hymn-singing, during the early morning before school starts. The events began in 1990, in the United States. The Good News Club invite all HWMS students, teachers and parents to gather at our flagpole on this morning for this celebration of the Christian Faith and to pray for our school.
NOTE: This event was rescheduled from our earlier date due to the hurricane closure of our school.
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Our amazing PTSO members Tracy Walkons, Jeni Roop and Grace Peek-Harris spent the afternoon delivering birthday Bundt Cakes to staff members who had birthdays in August, September and October! They have started this birthday recognition and will continue throughout the year! Thank you to PTSO and Nothing Bundt Cakes on Sand Lake Road for the special treats! |
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7339 W. Sand Lake Road
(407) 720-3839
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Please consider donating on SchoolPay to help us help HWMS students in need!!! |
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Please consider donating on SchoolPay to help us help HWMS students in need!!! The Angel Fund is an opportunity to assist our students who may need a helping hand in tough times. Donors have the option of making any size bequest and can be designated for a specific student, for a specific need or event, or can be a general donation to be used to cover school related expenses when a student is in need. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
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Congratulations to our boys and girls soccer teams for making it to the playoffs! Our boys played Monday against Apopka and won 6-0! They advanced and played against Lake Nona on Wednesday with a loss. The girls played against Wolf Lake on Wednesday and won 3-0 and will advance on in the playoffs to play SunRidge Middle School at SunRidge MS on Monday, October 17th at 5:30 pm. Come cheer on our girls!!! |
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Monday, 10/24 @ Lakeview Middle
Wednesday, 10/26 @ Sun Ridge Middle
Wednesday, 11/2 Bye
Monday, 11/7 vs. Ocoee Middle
Wednesday, 11/9 vs. Hamlin Middle
Monday, 11/14 vs. Water Spring
Wednesday, 11/16 @ Bridgewater Middle
Monday games start @ 5:30
Wednesday games start @ 5:00
Girls play first, followed by boys
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A special shout out to our Horizon West Middle School Coaches! We recognize our coaches on October 6th- National Coaches Day! Thank you for all you do for our student athletes! |
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Horizon West Performing Arts |
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Orlando Ballet Workshop and Showcase (Oct. 16): |
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Fall Chorus Concert next Tuesday: |
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Boys Chorus to perform at the Orlando Magic game on Oct. 28: |
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The Horizon West Middle Boys Chorus will be performing during the Pre-Game show at the Magic basketball game (Orlando Magic vs. Charlotte Hornets) on Friday, October 28th! After the performance, we will all be able to stay and watch the basketball game. Discounted tickets are being sold to anyone that has the link!
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Happenings Around Campus . . . |
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8th Grade Science with Ms. Martinez |
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Students in Ms. Martinez’s 8th grade Science classes are exploring light. Students used diffraction squares to turn white light into rainbows and proved that red, blue and green make white in terms of light. They LAO used lasers to show the law of reflection and danced in front of the light to create shadows of many colors. |
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8th Grade ELA teacher Ms. Ocampo celebrates Penguin Day! |
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This started out as a small, fictitious holiday that she created when she was in middle school with a few close friends, and it has developed into a yearly celebration with loved ones. Since its inception 19 years ago, Penguin Day has been celebrated in 4 different countries and with several hundred people! A desire to share the happiness and joy with a memento inspired me to get crafty, create stickers, and hand them out to commemorate the festivity for several years! While explaining the origin of the faux holiday to students as a quick warm up activity, we discussed how a minor event can grow to become something much bigger than ourselves. Happy Penguin Day to all of our Hornets, from Ms. Ocampo! |
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Advanced 6th Grade Science has been working on learning Cells and their organelles. Students made cell models of either plant or animal cells and had to label their different organelles as well as include what each organelle does in the cell. Then students got to eat their cells! Yum!! |
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Fall Reading Challenge
October 17th - November 13th
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Our first reading challenge, Fall into New Library Books, is running from October 17th – November 13th! Students can compete by logging their reading minutes in Beanstack from their Launch page for a chance to be featured on the morning announcements talking about their favorite book! Additionally, the top 10 students will be invited to join our reading celebration in November based on minutes read and challenge participation!
I can’t wait to see how many minutes our amazing students can read during October. For details on how to log minutes check out the module called Beanstack for Students on the Student Body Canvas page. Students can also stop by the media center in the morning or during lunch for more information or to check out books.
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After School Zone / Mega Mornings |
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The SAC Committee met in September and discussed ways the committee could support the students of HWMS. The next SAC meeting will be on Tuesday, October 18th at 4:30 in the Media Center. |
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Free Live Online Tutoring
Offered by the Orange County Library System
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Closing Images of the Week . . . |
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Boys and girls soccer playoffs from Wednesday evening: |
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Boys soccer on the field during Wednesday's playoff game vs. Wolf Lake |
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Above and just below:
Girls team in playoff action at home against Wolf Lake with the WIN!!
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Thank you for reading!
Ms. Thomas, Principal
Horizon West Middle School
Friday, October 14, 2022
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Horizon West Leadership Team |
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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-Horizon West Middle School is forbidden without written consent. Thank you for your support of the Orange County Public Schools and OCPS-Horizon West Middle School. Please contact Ms. Tiffany Stanley at tiffany.stanley@ocps.net with any questions.
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