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, October 24, 2022
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Dear Mark,
The first nine-weeks report cards will be available to students and parents (Skyward) on Monday, 10/24. Our teachers and parents worked very hard throughout the first nine-weeks to provide the best learning environment for our HCMS students.
As we have started the second nine-weeks, the instructional focus is at a peak, and our students are setting their academic goals for the year with the help of our amazing HCMS teachers and School Counselors. Parents! This is the time when you can sit with your student and review with them their academic goals and keep them on task.
HCMS participated in Unity Day, the signature event of National Bullying Prevention Month. This year Unity Day was on Wednesday, October 19. Pictures of our Eagles wearing orange to school as a message of support are featured in this edition of The Eagles' View.
HCMS Eagles will also be participating in Red Ribbon Week the week of October 24th. This is an avenue for schools to take a stand against drugs and to commit to live drug free lives. Please see the details below.
We are happy to introduce the HERO program as the HCMS Positive Behavior Intervention Support system. We invite our Eagle parents to register for your own HERO account so we may keep the lines of communication between home and school open. Look below for the step-by-step details.
Parents! Absences and tardiness rob our students out of important instructional time. Thank you for making this a top priority in supporting your child's academic success.
Have a great week Eagles!
In Eagle Pride,
Joumana Moukaddam, Principal
** Picture above: Thank you to everyone who donated to the victims of Hurricane Ian. Our donations will be given to Central Florida Mutual Aid who will be distributing as needed.**
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HERO is Here!
Parent information on our new student behavior system
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This year we are using a program called HERO. HERO encourages positive student behavior choices. When students demonstrate HERO behaviors, they may earn points toward house points & incentives; students can also receive demerits for negative behaviors. We invite parents to register for your own HERO account so we may keep the lines of communication between home and school open. | |
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To register, follow these easy steps:
1) Go to https://access.heropowered.com
2) Select the parent button
3) Click “Create An Account” (and enter a PERSONAL/HOME EMAIL ADDRESS)
4) Enter your name and email address, choose a password, and click “Create user”
5) Click “Add Student”
6) Choose “No” to add your student using their ID Number, Date of Birth, and Last Name (image just below)
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HERO is Here!
Student information - EVERY STUDENT NEEDS TO REGISTER
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Due to space in this email, we have attached the quick & easy steps needed for our Eagle students to register. Please click here. It is important that all of our Eagles sign-up. Thank you. | |
Important Upcoming Events | |
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Tuesday, Oct. 25
- Red Ribbon Week - "Twin Tuesday"
Wednesday, Oct. 26
- Red Ribbon Week - "Wacky Wednesday"
- House Spirit Day!
- PTSA Dance, 3pm
Thursday, Oct. 27
- Red Ribbon Week - "Wear Red Thursday"
- Breakfast of Champions
Friday, Oct. 28
- Hurricane Make Up Day – Students should attend school ***
- Red Ribbon Week - "Character Friday"
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*** OCPS Superintendent Vazquez recently presented instructional make-up days due to Hurricane Ian. Instructional minutes already built into the student schedule throughout the year, allowed for the remaining instructional minutes to be made up by having Oct. 28 now scheduled as a normal school day instead of a student holiday/teacher non-work day and adding seven no-early dismissal Wednesdays between Nov. 2022 and May 2023. | |
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Tuesday, Nov. 1
- 6th grade vision screening
Wednesday, Nov. 2
- House Spirit Day!
- Volleyball Game Home vs. Lake Nona, 5pm
Thursday, Nov. 3
Monday, Nov. 7
- School Advisory Council (SAC) meeting, 5pm in the Library
- Volleyball Game at HOME vs. South Creek 5:30pm
Wednesday, Nov. 9
- Long Wednesday - NO EARLY RELEASE
- House Color Spirit Day!
- House Meeting
- Volleyball game Away at Innovation, 5pm
Monday, Nov. 14
- FIVE BELOW SPIRIT WEEK 11/12-11/18!
- HOME Volleyball game vs. Freedom, 5:30pm
Wednesday, Nov. 16
Thursday, Nov. 17
Monday, Nov. 21-24
Monday, Nov. 28
Wednesday, Nov. 30
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Congratulations to our 6th Grade Students of the Week! | |
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Delaney Caudill for Exemplifying Perseverance: Delaney is an excellent student because she actively makes a choice each day to be present, answer questions, and seek out help when needed. She is a pleasure to have in class. -Mrs. Drake
Leonardo Vazquez Pagan for Excellence: Leo always stays on-task in class and clearly wants to do well. He works very hard and takes pride in his work. He always tries his very best, pays attention in class, follows directions, produces quality work on time, and always seeks to improve. -Ms. Drake
Joel Martinez for Excellence: Joel is always focused on his work, is always well behaved, follows all class rules and turns in all his work on time. A very polite boy! A pleasure to have in class. -Ms. Cozzo
Yohannis Leal for Soaring to Greatness: Yohannis is a wonderful student. She works very hard during class and helps translate for other students. She is very creative and has a great sense of humor. -Ms. Spilker
Miguel Tequia for Academic Integrity: Miguel exemplifies academic integrity because he is always trying his best and continues to grow academically. He works well independently and with others and his work ethic is impeccable. Furthermore, he checks in with the teacher because he wants to make sure that he is on the right track or needs to make corrections. Miguel is a wonderful student to have in the classroom. -Ms. Roberts
Paula Aguilar for Academic Integrity: Paula is a great student. She is always on task, helps out her classmates, and has such a positive attitude. She is new to our school and is trying very hard to be successful. I am super proud of her and all of her growth! -Ms. Rodriguez
Edgar J Ramirez Mora for Excellence: Edgar is always ready to provide help to his classmates. He is focused and knowledgeable in our class and uses his abilities to support those at his table and in his class. I am so proud of him! -Ms. Rokaw
Elisa Mosquera for Soaring to Greatness: Elisa has been STEPPING UP as a Student Literacy Leader by asking lots of questions to ensure things are done correctly and offering extra help as needed. She really is adding to our 7th period community, and I am loving it! -Ms. Moye
Keep up the amazing work!
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September Teacher of the Month - Mrs. Reyes | |
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Here are some of the nice things students said about her:
● “She is so funny and a very good teacher and she makes me happy when I go to school everyday.”
● “Because she is the best she is really funny and i really like her class especially when we read books and i have the best moments in her class.”
● “She is just an awesome teacher, she is always so engaging and her class is so fun and interesting.”
● “I am nominating this teacher because Ms. Reyes is understanding of a lot of things and she influences me to do better.”
● “I chose her because she's very responsible, she's funny, and she treats us like a mother, she doesn't judge us and makes me feel comfortable.”
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September Support Faculty/Staff of the Month - Mrs. Moye, Librarian | |
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Here are some of the nice things students said about her:
● “She does everything in her power so that we have the best experience possible and she spends individual time with you if you need help”
● “Because she is very nice and keeps the school going and provides us with books”
● “She is the best. She's always so kind, and sweet. She is also very friendly. She is always trying really hard to get things done, and she always encourage me. :)”
● “Mrs. Moye is a really funny person, I love the energy that she brings everytime I walk into the library, and I love having her as a teacher. :)”
● “She is one of the BEST teachers I know. She is always willing to help everyone. LOVE YOU MS. MOYE!!”
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Eagle Athletics
2022-2023 Soccer Season
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Congratulations to Coach Coogle and Coach Miranda and their teams for a fantastic abbreviated season. We know weather and hurricanes disrupted it, but we are so proud of your efforts this season! | |
Congratulations to our 29 students who completed the September Fall Into Reading challenge on Beanstack! These students read over 600 minutes and logged them in Beanstack! | |
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1. Maria Zareh (3,272 minutes logged!)
2. Sai Balakavi
3. Ava Gutierrez
4. Kamari Lewis
5. Emma Yu
6. Myles Kliegl
7. Alex Dolipschi
8. Sakshi Tripathy
9. Alejandra Reyes-Rivera
10. Juan Diego Romero
11. Aarya Deuskar
12. Antonio George-Robles
13. Anna Liz Ribeiro
14. Leonardo Vazquez Pagan
15. Cooper Terrell
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16. Lucero Tardiu
17. Yetzalie Morales
18. Krysbel Tapia
19. Arabella Hernandez
20. Arthur Lobato
21. Daniel Carbo Garzon
22. Lucca Schlegl
23. Nour Beshara
24. Elizabel Jimenez
25. Maria Laura Leon Romero
26. Brianna Diaz-Cedillo
27. Alaina Surber
28. Ana Traspueto
29. Emily Rodriguez Rivera
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Keep up the amazing reading!
And thank you to all 276 students who took part in the challenge!
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Make sure to take part in the October Slice of Reading Pizza Month Challenge!
What’s better than pizza night? Pizza Month!
This month, explore all of the flavors that reading can offer with a reading challenge celebrating National Pizza Month, sponsored by Beanstack. Learn about the history of pizza around the world, imagine the wackiest pizza toppings out there, and read delicious books. Log your reading and activities throughout the month for a chance to win an epic pizza party for our school!
Don't know how to use Beanstack? Visit our Information Sheet to find out. Let's show what amazing readers our Eagles are!
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Our Eagle Super Reader program is off to an amazing start! We already have 205 students who have read at least 5 books!
Here are the students who have finished the Eagle Super Reader program so far (finished 25+ books):
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● Calvin Braymer
● Marie Briggs
● Mason Cramer
● Sahasra Ganta
● Antonio George-Robles
● Omayma Hadiah
● Ruben Jeune
● Kamari Lewis
● Nya Marshall
● Unique Martin
● Emily Nedialkov
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● Antony Quintero
● Hajirah Qureshi
● Alejandra Reyes-Rivera
● Celeste Rossi
● Saad Tanoli
● Valeria Tatis Perez
● Jeycob Torres
● Sakshi Tripathy
● Renata Tubillas
● Gabriella Turatti
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Congratulations to all of our readers! | |
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The HCMS Library has been hopping already this year!
Library orientation scavenger hunts were completed for all 6th grade students (next 3 sets of pictures):
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Just above and immediately below:
Ms. Moye hosted a research lesson on reliability and validity with Ms. Bullock’s 8th grade science students.
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Just above:
And book paths, an activity where students preview books, have been completed with a handful of language arts teachers!
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Eagles making a difference! | |
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From the Salvation Army about our Food Rescue Program:
“We received a call this week from Valencia College and their Accelerated Learning Program facilities. They have several campuses where students who are living on a $15 a week food allowance were struggling through the end of the week and the school was having a hard time maintaining their food pantry for them. So, we took them today’s haul from both schools [Cypress Creek HS also has a food rescue program]. They were ecstatic and so very grateful. I shared with both groups of student that we would be taking the food straight to Valencia and thanked them for again, rescuing food so others in need could enjoy it – and the students were excited to know that.
So again, thank you for making moments like this possible.”
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Wednesday, October 19th was Unity Day where, by wearing orange, we showed that we’re united against bullying. Thank you to all students, faculty, and staff who participated! | |
On Friday, October 21st, HCMS took part in the national Pink Out Day to bring awareness to breast cancer and breast cancer research. Thank you to all faculty, students, and staff who participated! | |
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1) Brainfuse offers free online tutoring through the Orange County Library System to ALL students in Orange County Public Schools.
FREE live tutors are available every day from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Using Brainfuse, students can connect with a qualified tutor for expert help in a variety of subjects. Please see the attached document for information on the subject area/courses available at each grade level and login instructions.
1. Login to the OCPS LaunchPad (https://launch.ocps.net) with the OCPS student ID number and the same password used to login in to a student device.
2.Click on the Library Research Tools Folder.
3.Click on the Orange County Virtual Library Card icon.
4. Scroll down the page and click on BrainFuse.
5. Login to the Orange County Virtual Library Card with the student ID number and the birth date in YYYYMMDD format.
6.Select Live Tutoring.
7. Select the grade and subject area using the dropdown menus.
Note: Click the checkbox next to tutoria en espanol is the student needs the tutor to speak Spanish.
8. Click Get Live Help to start the tutoring session.
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Local Business Support
Thank you Longhorn!
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Thank you so much to our Partner in Education, Longhorn Steakhouse, for providing a free meal to all students and teachers in Oceania House for having the most points in the 1st nine weeks! Congratulations to Oceania and enjoy your yummy meal! | |
Four times per year, the U.S. Department of Labor releases their quarterly analysis of weekly earnings for the nation's workers. As part of their research, they examine the relationship between median weekly earnings and levels of educational attainment. They just released their findings for the third quarter of 2022 on Tuesday, October 18th. While all the numbers will change over time, the basic pattern has held up over decades even through economic recessions — those with more education take home higher paychecks. The chart below illustrates this pattern for the 21st century from the first quarter of 2000 through the third quarter of 2022 (grey bars are recessions): | |
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Median weekly earnings for the 3rd quarter of 2022
- Less than a high school diploma: $692
- High school graduate, no college: $866
- Some college or associate degree: $993
- Bachelor's degree only: $1,452
- Advanced degree: $1,769
- Bachelor's degree and higher (a combined average to include bachelor's, master's, doctorate): $1,556
Source: US Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Read full report (see Table 5)
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Thank you very much for reading!
Mrs. Moukaddam, Principal
Hunter's Creek Middle School
Monday, October 24, 2022
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Hunter's Creek Middle School Leadership Team | |
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