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Hunter's Creek Middle School Community Brief

Monday, April 10, 2023

Dear Mark,

Parents! Please make sure that you keep encouraging your students to stay focused and prepare well for the upcoming tests. With only seven more weeks of school to go, it seems that the new academic year will be here way quicker than we think.

Enjoy this edition of The Eagles' View! which includes celebrating our amazing Assistant Principals, Librarian, Media Clerk, Paraprofessionals, Students of the Week, Future Problem Solvers, Orchestra Solo and Ensemble, Latinos in Action and many more … It truly takes a village and I am extremely grateful to all of our HCMS family members. 

Don’t miss out on the special events that are coming up which are also featured below! Encourage your student to participate and make memories.  

Enjoy this beautiful weather and thank you for your continued support!

In Eagle Pride,

Joumana Moukaddam

Proud Principal

Hunter's Creek Middle School

** Picture above: Hunter’s Creek Future Problem Solvers, including HCMS, FHS, CCHS, and WPHS students, at the Florida Future Problem Solving State Competition Award Ceremony (more information below) **

Monday, April 10th: 

• SAC Meeting, 5pm, followed by a community meeting, 6pm, HCMS Library

Tuesday, April 11th: 

• PDQ Spirit Day!

Wednesday, April 12th: 

• Regular Short Wednesday
• House Color Spirit Day
• Stellar Students Performing Arts Ice Cream Social
• Away Track Meet at South Creek, 5pm
• Spring Egg Hunt!

Thursday, April 13th:

• OCPS Mini-Parent Academy (Virtual), 6-7pm

Friday, April 14th: 

• Last day to buy 8th grade formal tickets

Friday, April 14th to Monday, April 24th: 

• SPRING BOOK FAIR! 

Monday, April 17th: 

• OCPS Track Cluster Championship

Tuesday, April 18th: 

• TWDL Field Trip
• Drama Show, 6:30pm

Wednesday, April 19th: 

• Regular Short Wednesday
• House Color Spirit Day
• Amnesty Wednesday, 3pm

Thursday, April 20th: 

• Orchestra Concert, 6:30pm
• OCPS Mini-Parent Academy (Virtual), 6-7pm

Wednesday, April 26th: 

• Regular Short Wednesday
• House Color Spirit Day
• OCPS Track County Championships

Thursday, April 27th: 

• Chorus Concert, 6:30pm

Tuesday, May 2nd: FAST ELA Test

• Band Concert, 6:30pm

Wednesday, May 3rd: 

• Long Wednesday
• House Colors Spirit Day

Thursday, May 4th: 

• FAST Math Test
• Guitar Concert, 6:00pm

Friday, May 5th: 

• Algebra and Geometry EOC Exam

Monday, May 8th: 

• 7th Grade Civics Exam
• 8th Grade Science Exam
• NJHS Induction, 6:00pm

Tuesday, May 9th to Thursday, May 11th: 

Piano Recitals, Before School

Wednesday, May 10th: 

• Long Wednesday
• House Color Spirit Day
• Performing Arts Field Trip

Friday, May 12th: 

• 8th Grade Gradventure

Monday, May 15th to May 18th: 

• CFE Exams

Wednesday, May 17th: 

• Regular Short Wednesday
• House Colors Spirit Day

Friday, May 19th: 

• 6th Grade Eagle Super Reader Finisher Celebration
• 8th Grade Formal

Monday, May 22nd: 

• 7th Grade Eagle Super Reader Finisher Celebration

Tuesday, May 23rd: 

• 8th Grade Eagle Super Reader Finisher Celebration

Wednesday, May 24th: 

• Last House Colors Spirit Day (and final day for House points tally to determine House Champion!)

Thursday, May 25th: 

• Drama Show, Time TBD

Friday, May 26th: 

• Last day of school
• Houses Field Day!

Dear HCMS Parents and Families: 

Get ready! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming our way (YAY!). Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them to become Bolder, Prouder, and Stronger Readers. AND—as always—every book they buy earns rewards for our school.

Here’s what you need to know about the Fair, which will take place from Friday, April 14th to Monday, April 24th in the HCMS Library:

This year, say goodbye to cash and hello to eWallet—your child’s digital payment account. Before the Fair, set up eWallet for worry-free, cash-free purchases. Anyone can contribute! Share each child’s eWallet so friends and family can add funds and give your kids more books to enjoy.

If you can’t make it to the Fair, then shop at our school’s Online Book Fair. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Your online orders will also benefit our school.

Additionally, if you are interested in donating funds to help students who cannot afford the book they want, please contact kellee.moye@ocps.net.

Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping:

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/hunterscreekmiddleschool1

The countdown to more Bookjoy is on! Catch you at the Fair!

6th Grade Students of the Week (Announced 3/24)

Congratulations to our 6th Grade Students of the Week!

Jeremias Boscan for Exemplifying Perseverance: Jeremias exemplifies perseverance because of his hard work and dedication in ESOL. He always tries his best, has a good attitude, and I am so proud to have him in my classroom. Jeremias is intrinsically motivated to learn and it shows in his academic success. -Ms. Roberts

Jasmin Lopez for Excellence: Jasmin is an amazing student. She is kind to everyone and willing to help others. She also works very hard to complete her work and studies for her test. Jasmin is a joy to have in class. -Ms. Spilker

Alejandro Hernandez for Excellence: Alejandro is always happy and positive. He is always willing to work and help others with his contagious smile. -Ms. Calderon

Arden Woods for Academic Integrity: Arden is a wonderful student. She takes pride in the work she does and makes sure she is doing her best at all times. She asks questions when she needs clarification and has excellent communication skills. She is a pleasure to have in class. -Ms. Drake

Kailey Ortiz for Excellence: Kailey is a great student! She is always so positive and sweet! She strives for excellence in everything she does. I love having you as a student in my 4th period, Kailey! -Ms. Rodriguez

Melany Betancourt for Exemplifying Perseverance: She is working hard to improve in class. She has been participating more and is very positive. In addition, she is always willing to help. -Ms. Calderon

Keep up the amazing work, students!

7th Grade Students of the Week (announced 3/31) 

Congratulations to our 7th Grade Students of the Week!

Chieu-Anh (Chloe) Nguyen for Excellence: Chloe is nominated for student of the week for showing great excellence in Algebra this past semester. She has really made amazing gains and I am so proud of all her hard work. Way to go, Chloe! -Mrs. Lebron

Juan Martinez for Giving Respect: Juan is always positive and respectful in class. He makes a point to say hi to all adults at the school and ask how they are doing. When I ask for something to be done in the classroom or for students to clean up, Juan will often complete the task for everyone. His attitude at school is wonderful and infectious! -Ms. Bullock

Montserrat Gutierrez for Excellence: Montserrat is always striving to do her best. When she doesn’t understand, she seeks help. As a result, she is excelling. She is always willing to help others while completing her own work. Way to go Montserrat! -Ms. Rasmussen

Trinity Putriment for Leadership: Trinity is all I could ask of in a Student Literacy Leader. She loves books, is hardworking, and self-motivated. I appreciate all she does for the library! -Ms. Moye

Keep up the amazing work!

8th Grade Students of the Week (announced 4/7)

Congratulations to our 8th Grade Students of the Week!

Nour Beshara, Gabi Coimbra, Ava Gutierrez, Anna Liz Ribeiro, and Emma Yu for Leadership: These five Student Literacy Leaders (SLL) were together last year and agreed to be together again this year to help mentor the 6th grade SLL which they have done all year. I can always count on them to be amazing leaders and mentors. I will truly miss having them in the library with me next year!!! -Ms. Moye

Victoria Calderon for Excellence: I picked Victoria for the Excellence award because she is an all around wonderful person. She has been doing well in math all year, she keeps up with assignments, she is kind and helpful and a joy to teach. She always has a smile on her face! -Ms. Pratt

Landon Grassett for Excellence: Landon is doing a great job in his honors science class. He is always on task and works efficiently to ensure mastery. I appreciate his efforts! -Ms. Bullock

Maria Ruiz for Exemplifying Perseverance: Maria has made great gains this past semester in Algebra. I am very proud of her hard work, dedication, and perseverance! Her constant effort to try and not give up has really paid off and I know she will continue to be successful in her academics. Way to go, Maria! -Mrs. Lebron

Adiya Nurbossynkyzy for Excellence: I’d like to nominate Adiya Nurbossynkyzy as my student of the week. Adiya is an outstanding student, who does her best at all times, she is respectful, polite, responsible, has an excellent attitude toward learning and is always smiling. I am so happy to have Adiya in my class this year and to see her excel in all academic areas. Thank you Adiya for being an excellent student. -Ms. Lemus

Alekhya Uppalapati for Soaring to Greatness: Alekhya comes to class every day with a positive attitude and readiness to learn. She is very respectful to everyone and she consistently maintains an A average for Geometry. Alekhya is persistent with her learning and an active participant in class. I have enjoyed having her as a student this school year. -Ms. Bevard

Cristhian Martinez for Giving Respect: The turn around in behavior and motivation from this student recently has been incredible. I wanted to honor him because I have seen tremendous growth in Cristhian this quarter and I've relied on him to help with my seventh period in Course Recovery. He is extremely respectful and in the face of students who aren't as polite as him he shows incredible restraint. I'm proud of his growth and maturity of late and I hope it continues as he continues on for the rest of the year and into high school. -Mr. Regan

Ayman Douidy for Exemplifying Perseverance: Ayman has made improvements in Geometry class for the past several weeks. He is determined to complete his work, understand the content, and participate in class. He has a positive attitude in class and I appreciate his willingness to learn. -Ms. Bevard

Alexandru Dolipschi for Excellence: Alex came to our school later in the year and it's like he was in my class all along. He is precise and accurate in his mathematical thinking and performance. He is truly a pleasure to have in class! -Ms. Murray

Keep up the amazing work!

Congratulations to the Hunter’s Creek Future Problem Solvers team! First, congratulations to all for making it to the State Competition–it shows we are already in the top of all FPS teams in the central division, and ALL teams made it to State!

Florida FPS Competition Results: 

● 2nd place Juniors Circus Maximus - Evanka, Valeria, Juliet, Brandon (6th graders)

● 2nd place Middle/Senior Circus Maximus - Derrick, Cooper, Camilo, Eva, Katie, Maria (7th, 8th, & 9th graders)

● 3rd place Middle Presentation of Action Plan - Katie, Eva, Camilo, Maria (9th graders)

● 6th place Middle Presentation of Action Plan - Sai, Nicholas, Gabe, Emma (8th graders)

● 3rd place Multi-Affiliate Global Issues Competition - Ava (8th grade)

● 2nd place Multi-Affiliate Global Issues Competition - Nitya (10th grade)

● 2nd place Senior Global International Problem Solving Individual- Sharanya (11th grade, Qualified for International Competition)

● 10th place Middle Global Issues Problem Solving - Emma, Sai, Nicholas, and Gabe (8th graders)

● 1st place Middle Global Issues Problem Solving - Derrick, Sakshi, Senuth, Cooper (7th/8th graders, Qualified for International Competition)

● 1st place Senior Global Issues Problem Solving - Sophia, Vanessa, Elsa, Zoe (12th graders, Qualified for International Competition)

We are so proud of them all!!!! 

Please congratulate the following HCMS Orchestra students on receiving Superior ratings* at Florida Orchestra Association Solo and Ensemble this weekend. Every HCMS student got the highest rating and compliments on their solos.

• Senuth Amarasekera
• Alejandra Reyes-Rivera
• Santiago Martinez
• Ariel Marshall
• Brayden Pokorny
• Valeria Tatis Perez
• Gabriela (Sage) Garcia
• Sakshi Tripathy
• Noemi Figueroa
• Anna Ribeiro

* SUPERIOR – The rating is comparable to the grade of “A”. This rating reflects the finest conceivable performance for the event and class of participants being evaluated – worthy of the distinction of being recognized as among the very best.

Source: floridaschoolmusic.org

OCPS Outstanding Library Media Program!

Congratulations to our teacher-librarian, Mrs. Kellee Moye, for winning the Outstanding Library Media Program award for OCPS. Way to go, Kellee!

Spirit of Excellence WINNERS!

The Spirit of Excellence Award is given by OCPS Multilingual Program. Orange County Public Schools encourages, embraces and promotes bilingualism and multiculturalism and believes that all of its students, including English Language Learners, have the potential to become the most successful students in the nation.

The Students honored with this award have made considerable strides in their lives, both academically and personally. The evening was dedicated to celebrating these students’ drive to be successful and the educators who helped them achieve more than they thought possible.

Staff and Principal Winners staff members are recognized for their commitment and dedication to helping ELLs achieve academic success.

We are so honored to have THREE Spirit of Excellence Winners at HCMS: Sarah Noboa, student; Ms. Lemus, staff; and Ms. Moukaddam, principal!!

National Assistant Principals Week (April 3-7)

We are so happy to celebrate our Assistant Principals, Ms. Schrimsher & Ms. Sims, this week during National Assistant Principals Week! Thank you so much for all the amazing work you do!

Paraprofessionals Day (April 5)

Wednesday, April 5, was Paraprofessionals Day. Our amazing ESOL Paras are always there to help students and cover teachers’ classes as well as cover duty and supervision on a consistent basis. They provide solid support to everyone at the school and to the parents and community making HCMS a better school.

For all the things you do and all the dedication and commitment you show to our Eagle students and teachers, thank you Ms. Lanza, Ms. Rivera, Ms. Wellisch and Ms. Palma. We appreciate you.

5:30-6:15

Visit our cultural display area, welcome guests 

& enjoy some delicious food!

6:15-7:00

Showcase of Performances!

Showcase Masters of Ceremony - Katie Coronado, Journalism Faculty at UCF, with student emcees Sophia Colmenares, 8th, and Paula Silva, 8th

Katie Coronado, Journalism Faculty at UCF, with student emcees Sophia and Paula, 8th grade, and Ms. Dominguez Lozada. 

CPB Martial Arts Academy - Capoeira Demonstration

Justin Hsu - Golden Hour by JVKE; As It Was by Harry Styles; Runaway by Kanye West, piano medley

Marcus Luz Paz - POV by Ariana Grande, vocals

Sofia Andrade - De Donde Bebo (Cantiñas), flamenco

Keyboard Student Solos

Isabella De Oliveira - Girl from Ipanema

Andres Gayo - Sueño Español (Hispanic Dream)

Leonardo Torres - Llevo Tu Luz y Tu Aroma en mi Piel

Fabian Padrino - Spring Waltz - Chopin 

HCMS Guitar Program

Bachata - La Fama - Rosalia ft. The Weekend

Merengue - Suavemente - Elvis Crespo

Salsa - La Vida es un Carnaval - Celia Cruz

Samba - Medley from Rio 

Johnny Yang, Nolan Kliegl, Landon Grassett, Drew Dotson, Cooper DeRosa, Gabriel Griebler, and Nicholas Bonilha - Blue Bossa, band performance

HCMS Jazz Band - St. James Infirmary and Curaçao Blue

Eagle Eye News Compilation Videos:

HCMS Multicultural Night Video Highlights Part 1 - YouTube

HCMS Multicultural Night Video Highlights Part 2 - YouTube

Thank you again to our Sponsors . . .

. . . and to our Hosts!

Our Latinos in Action students along with Ms. Reyes, Ms. Dominguez, Ms. Sims, and Ms. Nicosia went to the annual LIA Conference at UCF on March 3rd.

At the April House meeting, we hosted a students versus staff volleyball game. The first game was staff versus our HCMS Lady Eagles Volleyball team followed by a game of the staff versus our HCMS Boy Eagles Volleyball team. In both games, students dominated with a 25-15 and 25-18 score. Bravo, HCMS volleyball teams!

Latinos in Action students, Ms. Reyes, and Ms. Dominguez created and mailed cards to Levi, a six-year old with cancer whose parents planned a surprise party for him! ♥

Dear OCPS Families and Employees, 

Orange County Public Schools has partnered with Gaggle to help support student safety and well-being when students are using their OCPS Google Workspace for Education and Microsoft accounts. OCPS will use the Gaggle Safety Management solution for Google Workspace for Education and Microsoft OneDrive to proactively help ensure students are safely and correctly using school-provided digital tools.

Since 1999, Gaggle has been the leader in helping K-12 districts manage student safety on school-provided technology. Using an effective combination of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and trained safety experts, the solution proactively assists districts 24/7/365 in the prevention of student suicide, bullying, inappropriate behaviors, school violence, and other harmful situations. Most importantly, Gaggle continues to help hundreds of districts across the country avoid tragedies and save lives. 

Gaggle uses a powerful combination of technology and human intelligence to review students’ use of their OCPS issued student accounts and provide real-time analysis of potentially concerning behavior or content. Gaggle alerts school officials if students show signs of self-harm, depression, thoughts of suicide, substance abuse, cyberbullying, credible threats of violence against others, or other harmful situations. With Gaggle, OCPS is better equipped to proactively identify students who are struggling, provide support where needed, and foster a safer school environment. 

To find out more about the OCPS partnership with Gaggle along with additional information, please visit http://gaggle.ocps.net. If you have any questions you can email gaggle@ocps.net.

Word Parts are now being shared on Eagle Eye News. All word parts can be viewed at the Quizlet above or this document.

Have a great week Eagles!

Mrs. Moukaddam, Principal

Hunter's Creek Middle School

Sunday, April 9, 2023

Principal: Joumana Moukaddam joumana.moukaddam@ocps.net

Assistant Principal of Instruction: Nicole Sims nicole.sims@ocps.net 

Assistant Principal: Rachel Schrimsher rachel.schrimsher@ocps.net 

8th Grade Dean: Joquetta Carter joquetta.carter@ocps.net

7th Grade Dean: Shatoya Coogle shatoya.coogle@ocps.net

6th Grade Dean: Dominic Golia dominic.golia@ocps.net

8th Grade Counselor: Kelly Armstrong kelly.armstrong@ocps.net 

7th Grade Counselor: Madison Brady madison.brady2@ocps.net 

6th Grade Counselor: Annikki Merritt annikki.merritt@ocps.net 

ESOL Compliance & Dual Language Coordinator: Joley Dominguez elyse.dominguezlozada@ocps.net

Staffing Specialist: Lynne McGregor lynne.ripleymcgregor@ocps.net 

SAFE Coordinator: Alejandra Camacho alejandra.camacho@ocps.net

Student Services: Sejal Shah sejal.shah@ocps.net

Librarian: Kellee Moye kellee.moye@ocps.net