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Maitland Middle School Community Brief
Monday, October 31, 2022
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Maitland Middle Community Member |
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Welcome to week 13 of 180 Days of Soaring Together. We have officially entered the holiday season. As we continue ahead it is important for our students to maintain an intentional focus on their studies. Continue to be involved. Have a routine with your student to check Canvas Grades for assignments and then review grades in Skyward weekly. Remember, the grade in Skyward is the actual grade you will see posted to progress reports and report cards.
Our National Junior Honor Society is sponsoring a Thanksgiving Food Drive. Bring in any non-perishable food items, canned food, and plastic or paper plates and utensils! Students will turn in donations to their 1st period class until November 11th. The class with the most donations will win a donut party! Help out the community by donating today.
Would you like to have a greater impact on our school community? If yes, then make plans to be a part of Teach-In 2022 on Thursday, November 17th! We are looking for volunteers to teach one class in this community-wide effort. Teach-In 2022 is a perfect opportunity for parents, business leaders, and community members to let students know we care about them. The idea is simple—join us and share your specialty, career or interest with a class. If you’d like to be a part of Teach-In 2022, reach out to Amy Orseno at Amy.Orseno@ocps.net
This past weekend I got to go home to Beaufort, SC to participate in our family reunion. It was amazing being around my family. The highlight for me was our memorial service honoring our matriarchs, my grandmother and her sister. The key phrase that was shared was, “These two women overcame every obstacle placed in front of them so that we could have a better future.” This humbled me to know these two women, who’s education did not exceed past the middle school level, carved out a future for their children, their children’s children, and beyond. All this to say we all have been given greater opportunities to have an extraordinary impact. Someone has created level paths for us. We will continue to create leveled paths for those coming behind. That’s the blessing of being part of this great community here at Maitland Middle School. Let us continue in the legacy of excellence and integrity.
#soaringtogether
Principal Brown
Maitland Middle School
Above right: Principal Brown reflecting on life lessons taught by The Matriarchs. Coosaw Island, SC.
Pictured very top: PINK OUT Day at Maitland Middle (additional pictures below).
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PINK OUT DAY Highlights . . . |
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Officer Washington, Asst. Principal Pavlonnis, Dean Thomas, Ms. Orseno, & Dean Himschoot. |
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Cadence Crew performing a special show to bring awareness. |
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October 31st - Happy Halloween!
October 31st - Thanksgiving Food Drive begins (students turn in items during their 1st period class - thank you!)
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November 1st - November 4th - PTA: We Want Your Leftover Halloween Candy
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November 2nd - Volleyball vs Union Park (Away), 4:30pm
November 3rd - Volleyball vs Audubon Park K8 (Home), 5:15pm
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* PTA Spirit Night at Antonella's on November 3rd! Antonella's is donating 20% of sales for the entire day. They are open for lunch & dinner, 11am - 9pm. You can dine-in, take-out, or order through delivery services like Uber Eats and DoorDash! |
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November 6th - Daylight Savings Ends, set clocks back 1 hour |
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November 9th - No early dismissal on this Wednesday |
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November 10th - SAC Meeting at 6:00pm in the Media Center |
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Weekly Superintendent's Message
Dr. Maria Vazquez
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Mrs. Neff (left) and Ms. FitzPatrick (prior week's recipient) |
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I would like to pass the SOAR Award to the amazing Mrs. Pamela Neff. Her work with students in the English Language Arts is always engaging and rigorous. She modifies assignments and helps English Language Learners to better grasp the language. Her Journalism students are working hard to make a great yearbook for us this year. YEARBOOKS ARE ON SALE!!! The students always have great things to say about her and her class.
~ Ms. FitzPatrick
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OCPS Soccer Championship Match vs. Lake Nona Middle |
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Our Golden Hawks fought hard against Lake Nona, but we came up short. We are proud of their tenacity and sportsmanship. Thanks to Coach Carter and Coach DeSantis for pouring into these young men. |
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Volleyball teams off to a great start!
Our Golden Hawks had an amazing victory against OCPS Academic Center of Excellence. We are looking forward to this season’s trek to a championship.
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2022-2023 Boys Volleyball Team |
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2022-2023 Girls Volleyball Team |
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Coach Stevens’ PE class warming up before the games begin. |
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Ms. Johnson conducting auditions for this year’s musical, Moana! |
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Students in Dr. Albright’s class explaining heat transfer. |
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“What is in a featured article?” Mrs. Neff explains to journalism students. |
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Ms. Smith teaches binary codes in the ICT class. |
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Mr. LaRue preparing his TV Production Class for their PSA project. |
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We want to say congratulations to our first quarter Heroic Hawk Recipients. We are proud, along with their parents, of the example they set in academics, integrity, and their work ethic. Continue to soar! |
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PTA News & Special Events |
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Spirit Night (this Thursday, Nov. 3): |
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PTA Spirit Night at Antonella's on November 3rd! Antonella's is donating 20% of sales for the entire day. They are open for lunch & dinner, 11am - 9pm. You can dine-in, take-out, or order through delivery services like Uber Eats and DoorDash!
Thank you for supporting the school and our generous partner, Antonella's Pizzeria!
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Helping Hawks
Helping Hawks designed a cool new spirit hoodie! Buy One, Give One! With every hoodie purchase, one will be given to an MMS student in need to stay warm during the colder months. If you do not wish to purchase a hoodie but would like to ensure a student receives one, there is an option to select as well. Visit Member Hub today!
Art In High Places (Nov. 17)
The Golden Hawk MMS Fund is organizing Art in High Places which will be held November 17, 2022 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm in the MMS cafeteria. This is a family-friendly event that will help support technology needs, student/teacher incentives, supplemental instructional resources and a new modern space in the cafeteria!
Please sign up by November 15, 2022.
PTA Gift To MMS Staff
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Mrs. Elise Breth (PTA President) and Principal Brown at ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Teachers' Lounge and Work Space. |
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Snapshots of our MMS staff enjoying the downstairs 100 Teacher’s Lounge and Workspace. We are so appreciative of our amazing PTA! |
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Monday's Motivational Moment! |
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A MOST VALUABLE LESSON
John Erskine learned the most valuable lesson of his life when he was only fourteen years old. His piano teacher asked him, "How many times a week do you practice, and how long do you practice each time?"
He told her that he tried to practice once daily for an hour or more.
"Don't do that," she responded. "When you grow up, time won't come in long stretches. Practice in minutes, whenever you can find them — five or ten before school, after lunch, between chores. Spread your practice throughout the day, and music will become a part of your life."
Her advice obviously worked. Erskine became a concert pianist who performed with the New York Philharmonic, and he later served as president of the Julliard School of Music and director of the Metropolitan Opera Association. He also went on to teach literature at Columbia University and wrote more than forty-five books. His most famous book, The Private Life of Helen of Troy, was written as commuted to Columbia.
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Important Contact Information:
Maitland Middle School main number – 407-623-1462
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Have a wonderful week!
Mr. Brown, Principal
Maitland Middle School
Sunday, October 30, 2022
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Maitland Middle School Leadership Team |
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