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Horizon West Middle School |
HWMS Community Member,
The end of the first quarter is rapidly approaching. Please make sure you take this time to speak to your students about their grades and their behavior. Report cards will be distributed mid-October.
Thank you to all our parents and community that attended our virtual Open House event. We hope that this opportunity served as a time for you to gain a great insight on the rigorous instruction your child is receiving here at Horizon West. If you were unable to attend the virtual Open House on the 28th, you still have access to watch the recorded Open House Presentations by each of your child’s teachers in Canvas. To access these videos, please click https://tinyurl.com/HWMSOPENHOUSE As always, if you have any questions in regards to your child’s class, reach out to their teacher. All teacher emails can be found on our school website: horizonwest_ms@ocps.net.
Students have begun 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.
Just a reminder of some upcoming days off for students: Friday, October 8th - Teacher Workday/Student Holiday and Friday, October 29th - Teacher Professional Day/Student Holiday
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Thank you all for another wonderful week at Horizon West and enjoy this edition of our community brief.
Sincerely,
Michelle Thomas
Proud Principal
Pictured very top and just below: Students from Ms. Zuckerman’s Dance classes attended the OCPS All-County Dance auditions!
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8200 Tattant Drive
Orlando, FL 37486
(407) 554-1570
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Oct. 4-7: Spirit Week (please see daily themes below)
Oct. 8: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS (Teacher workday)
Oct. 11: Volleyball tryouts this week after school until 5:45PM each day
Oct. 13: No early release on this Wednesday
Oct. 13: Spirit Night at Burger Fi (please mention HWMS) Oct. 19: SAC meeting
Oct. 22: Hornets Buzz store is open
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HWMS Partner in Education:
A big thank you to our Partner in Ed business Macaroni Grill for recently providing our teachers with a delicious lunch!
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School Spirit Week begins Monday! |
In honor of Windermere High School’s Homecoming week, let’s show our Hornet spirit by participating in next week’s spirit events!! |
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National Principals Month |
We appreciate all that Principal Thomas does for Horizon West Middle School! Happy National Principals Month Ms. Thomas! |
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Pictured above is Ms. Jennifer Bellinger, OCPS' 2021 Principal of the Year from Oak Ridge High School, home of the Pioneers! |
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Plan Ahead: No Early Dismissal Wednesday, October 13, 2021 |
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National Bullying Prevention Month |
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Congratulations to our boys soccer team for making it to the playoffs! |
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Tryouts for the Girls and Boys Volleyball team will take place the week of October 11th, after school until 5:45 PM each day. If you have any questions regarding Volleyball, please contact athletic director Brian Evans at brian.evans@ocps.net.
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Meet Our Amazing Guidance Counselors! |
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Ms. Farrell-6th Grade Counselor, Ms. Iniguez-7th Grade Counselor, Ms. Ferrand-8th Grade Counselor |
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Our hard-working counselors in “The HIVE” where they collaborate and work together to support all of our Hornets!
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Hornets in the Classrooms |
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6th Grade ELA with Mrs. Aulerich |
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Students in Mrs. Aulerich’s 6th Grade ELA class participating in a Nearpod Vocabulary Review Game! |
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Creative Writing with Mr. Flukes |
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In Mr. Flukes Creative Writing class this week, he launched a unit on Argumentative Writing. To start, he had his three classes brainstorm all the things they could think of that people argue about or disagree on. From school dress code to global warming, the students delivered with this representative list of For and Against. Featured with Mr Fluke in the picture are Giovana Ribeuro and Sarah Kron from his 7th period class. |
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8th Grade Science with Mrs. Martinez |
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Above and just below:
Students in Mrs. Martinez’s 8th grade science classes are making rainbows with refraction film and cellphones. They are learning about reflection using lasers and mirrors.
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Just a reminder that yearbooks can be purchased through schoolpay – go to yearbook order once you log in. They are currently $35 but the price increases to $40 after Dec. 17th. Yearbook ads are also on sale. They can be purchased through schoolpay – go to yearbook ads once you log in. Prices vary depending on the size you want. Ads will be on sale until Nov 29th. |
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8th Grade Bulletin Board Contest |
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Assistant Principal Flanagan challenged his 8th grade teachers to a Bulletin Board contest on the first floor! After seeing the amazing bulletin boards that were created, he declared it a tie! |
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The Hornet’s Buzz Spirit Store will be open during lunch on the following days: please have students bring cash or card. Friday, Oct 22nd, Nov 12, Dec 3rd, Dec 10th. Our next HWMS Spirit Nights are at BurgerFi on October 13th and Jeremiah's on October 14th! Don’t forget to mention that you are a Horizon West Middle School student! |
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School Advisory Committee (SAC) |
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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 the third Tuesday of October. |
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1) Digital Learning Support Page - Join the Group! |
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2) Free Online Tutoring - BrainFuse: |
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Did you know that OCPS offers FREE online tutoring!!!!
After reviewing your child’s Progress Report, you may decide that your child would benefit from additional support. Every day, 2 p.m. - 11 p.m., students can receive FREE online tutoring and homework help through the Orange County Library System. Live tutors are available to help your student in a variety of subject areas (below). View the directions on how to access Brainfuse Live Tutoring. You can also find the information on the OCPS Current Families site under Help at Home. |
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Tutoring Grades 3-6:
- English Language Arts
- Math
- Science
- Social Studies
- Writing
Tutoring Grades 7-8:
- English Language Arts
- Math
- Math: Pre- Algebra
- Science
- Science : Biology
- Social Studies
- Writing
- Spanish
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3) Other Resources for our Hornet families: |
Please click on the image below to access the various links: |
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1) Number of business owners by level of education: |
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2) Income by educational attainment: |
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3) This is Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15): |
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4) Friday's Motivational Moment! |
THE LEARNER'S CREED
I am here to learn.
No one can make me, but it is my right.
I am responsible for my own education. I am in control.
Because learning so greatly affects my future,
I must make it a priority in my life.
Therefore, I must believe that I am a lifelong learner.
Nothing can stand in my way.
No one has the right to hinder my educational pursuits,
And I must respect the same right for others.
No longer are there excuses for not learning.
When I need assistance, my teacher will help me.
Problems I encounter along the way are just challenges to overcome.
If I seek the truth, the truth will set me free,
No longer will I say I can’t, because I can!
I must remember that I am here for one reason –
I am free to learn.
~ Anonymous
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Have a great weekend Hornets!
Ms. Thomas, Principal
Horizon West Middle School
Friday, October 1, 2021
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Horizon West Leadership Team |
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Judy Logan - Admin Dean 7th Grade and 8th Grade (M-Z) - judy.logan@ocps.net
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