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Hunter's Creek Middle School Community Brief Monday, December 4, 2023 | |
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Dear Mark,
It is hard to believe that we are now down to only three full weeks of school left in 2023. The end of the first semester on Friday, December 22 will mark completion of half of this academic year - 2023-2024 OCPS Calendar.
Students will be completing a number of school-wide assessments before the Winter Break. These tests are very important in order to gauge the progress of our students and help them achieve better results on additional testing at the end of the year. It is imperative that our eagles attend school and arrive on time during testing days. The testing calendar is as follows:
FAST ELA 2- 12/12 (modified bell schedule)
FAST Math 2- 12/14 (modified bell schedule)
During the Week of December 18th, we will follow regular bell schedules for the STAR Algebra and Geometry testing, and the Science and Civics PMA testing. On Tuesday, December 19th, Physical Education students will take the PE Common Final Exam (CFE) following a modified bell schedule. Please help us make sure that our Eagles are ready to do their very best on these exams.
We are excited to host Board Member Alicia Farrant tomorrow, Monday, 12/4, at 6:00pm in the HCMS Cafeteria for a 100% Design/Construction Kickoff Community Meeting. Please join us!
In this edition of The Eagles' View you will find important information regarding recognitions for our Students of the Week, Top Readers, Band and Art students as well as upcoming Winter Music Concerts and scheduled Holiday Spirit events.
Enjoy your week and this beautiful weather!
In Eagle Pride,
Joumana Moukaddam
Proud Principal
Hunter's Creek Middle School
** Picture above: HCMS’s Chamber Orchestra performs at WKMG Channel 6 for their holiday programming! You can see their performance on Christmas day at 4:30am and again at 9:00am! **
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Monday, December 4th:
- Start of OCPS Alumni Spirit Week
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- HCMS Writes Begins in ELA Classes
- HCMS Community Meeting, 6:00pm - Ms. Alicia Farrant, District 3 School Board Member for HCMS
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- Post-season Volleyball: Boys at Southwest MS 6pm, Girls at Timber Springs MS, 7pm
December 4th to December 22nd:
- Latinos in Action Fundraiser AND Food Drive
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Tuesday, December 5th:
- 8th Grade Science Family Night 5pm, Cafeteria
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Wednesday, December 6th:
- House Spirit Day!
- Amnesty Wednesday
- Adult ESOL Class 4-7pm, Cafeteria
Thursday, December 7th:
Friday, December 8th:
- Students vs. Staff Volleyball Game
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Tuesday, December 12th to Thursday, December 14th:
- Winter Piano Recitals 8:30am, Cafeteria
Tuesday, December 12th:
- FAST ELA 2 Assessment (modified bell schedule)
- Guitar Winter Concert 6:30pm, Cafeteria
Wednesday, December 13th:
Thursday, December 14th:
- FAST Math 2 Assessment (modified bell schedule)
Friday, December 15th:
- Freedom HS Chorus Visiting HCMS 9:45am
December 18th to December 22nd: Spirit Week!!!
- Monday: Pajama Day
- Tuesday: Mismatch Day
- Wednesday: Anything But a Backpack Day (see rules!)
- Thursday: Hat Day
- Friday: Festive Friday!
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Tuesday, December 19th:
- CFE Semester 1 Assessment (modified bell schedule)
- Musical Theater Performance 8:30am, Chorus Room
Wednesday, December 20th:
- Science PMA 2 Starts
- STAR Testing in Algebra and Geometry Starts
Friday, December 22nd:
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Monday, December 25th:
- Chamber Orchestra on Channel 6, 4:30am & 9:00am
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Tuesday, January 9th:
- Students return from Break, Start of Quarter 3
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6th Grade Students of the Week (announced 11/10) | |
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Congratulations to our 6th grade Students of the Week!
Ava Ullmann for Excellence: Ava is the student of the month in my TWDL Life Science class because she goes above and beyond on every assignment, lab or activity that we do in Science class. She is always willing to help her classmates, actively participates in class and tries her best to improve her Spanish skills. Keep up the excellent job done Ava! -Ms. Frontanez
Miguel Pinheiro for Soaring to Greatness: Miguel is an outstanding student. He comes to school every day with a big smile on his face and is ready to learn. He is happy to help others and is a positive example for many others. -Ms. Spilker
Makenna Antel for Giving Respect: Makenna is always polite to her fellow students and teachers. She is always on task and is respectful about asking questions. -Ms. Durgin
Maria Castellano for Leadership: Maria is a phenomenal student that tries her best in all situations. Also, she is such a great helper to her peers, attends tutoring, and makes sure that she is always ready for class. She exemplifies leadership because of her excellent work etiquette and the example she sets for her peers by always raising the bar for excellence in the classroom. -Ms. Roberts
Judianna Becker, Nethuka Hewagama, and Ishani Majumdar for Academic Integrity: Judianna, Nethuka, and Ishani are our 6th grade members of Future Problem Solvers, and they are doing so well, even as a team of 3 instead of 4! I am so glad they joined, and I cannot wait to see how they do! -Ms. Moye
Veronica Franco for Soaring to Greatness: Veronica is consistently working above and beyond in class. She sets a great example for others. -Ms. Ekblom
Emily Vogt for Exemplifying Perseverance: Emily is a role model to her classmates. She is always on task, willing to help, and positive. She is a delight to have in class. -Ms. Rodriguez
Isabella Minshall for Academic Integrity: Isabella is a pleasure to have in class. She is a hard worker and engages daily. Keep up the good work! I am proud of you. -Ms. Drake
Keep up the amazing work!
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HERO Students of the Month | |
Congratulations to our October HERO Students of the Month! These students earned the most HERO points in October (top 2 per grade level) and received a free large pizza courtesy of our Partner in Education, Papa Johns! | |
We honored our top Summer Readers, according to our Beanstack Summer Reading Challenge, by inviting them to an exclusive meet & greet with Jerry Craft and providing copies of his book New Kid, though our top reader of HCMS received a copy of the whole series! Congratulations to these amazing readers! | |
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Top HCMS Reader:
Reagan Begonia, logged 6,390 minutes
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Top 6th grader:
Aysel Patel, logged 2,124 minutes
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Top 7th grader:
Izabella Gafoor, logged 6,120 minutes
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Top 8th grader:
Reyan Triki, logged 4,410 minutes
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This is the cover of the book 'New Kid' which our top summer readers each received a copy of in addition to meeting the author, Jerry Craft. | |
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Congratulations to the following students for making the All-County Honor Band. These students worked really hard to prepare a comprehensive audition and were selected as some of the best and brightest musicians in Orange County!
All County Concert Band:
- Edgar Ramirez Mora (7th grade)
- Jackson Grassett (7th grade)
- Elliot Rambis (8th grade)
- Braeden Monahan (8th grade)
- Caeden Stockdale (8th grade)
- Senuth Amarasekera (8th grade)
All County Jazz Band:
- Elliot Rambis (8th grade)
- Jackson Grassett (7th grade)
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Congratulations, President Kellee Moye! | |
Our own Teacher Librarian, Ms. Kellee Moye, was appointed on Tuesday, 11/22, the President of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE (ALAN). We are so proud of Ms. Moye and her continued accomplishments. | |
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Ms. Frontanez
Sixth graders in Ms. Frontanez’s two-way dual language life science class work in stations to review the Cell Organelles and their functions. The students included observing cells under a microscope, close reading, writing, vocabulary and presenting their cell analogy project.
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Ms. Bullock
Ms. Bullock’s science students built rollercoasters to demonstrate their understanding of motion, forces and energy.
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Mr. Gomez
HCMS art students created self-portraits. They learned the basics of portraiture, structure and facial spacing. Take a look, you may know some of these students!
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Enjoy some of our fall season themed artwork created by Eagleart students! | |
Arts & Crafts during South America’s House Meeting | |
Ms. Dominguez hosted the arts & crafts room for South America’s House meeting where they made sensory glitter bottles. | |
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Career Day
Dress Up, Teach-In, Explore
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On November 16th, HCMS took part in Career Day which was a full-day event focused on students’ futures and learning from others’ careers. Career Day was hosted by Student Services, Ms. Carter, and the Kindness Club–thank you for your work on this event! | |
Author Vivi Barnes visited Ms. Lemus's class and talked about writing plus gave suggestions for upcoming essay writing in class. | |
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Just above and below:
Ms. Spilker shared her experiences as a scientist working in Antarctica with her, Ms. Frontanez’s and Ms. Guitard’s 6th grade science students.
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Just above and below:
Cindy Gillen, an aviculturist from Sea World, visited our Ms. Bullock’s, Ms. Jarque’s, and Ms. Frontanez’s 8th grade science classes.
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Thank you to all who came to present to our students–you truly are making a difference!
● Samier Marzouk
● Heidi Hoopingarner, Pharmacist
● Laura Sanchez, Nurse Anesthetist
● Beverly Spilker, Scientist
● Dr. Caballero Ramos, Healthcare Provider
● Vivi Barnes, Author
● Cindy Gillen, Aviculturist
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On October 30th, three students won the October Raffle for the HERO store–congratulations to all who won! | |
We also had three Thanksgiving Raffle winners from the HERO store! | |
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Both Volleyball teams qualified for the post-season! HCMS boys’ team travels to play Southwest MS on Monday, Dec. 4 at 6pm; HCMS girls’ volleyball team travels to play Timber Springs on Monday, Dec. 4 at 7pm.
Wednesday, November 8th
The HCMS volleyballers continued their winning ways on Wednesday evening, with both squads beating the Meadow Woods Stallions in two games apiece. Undefeated boys volleyball coach, Nick Onderick, has his charges motivated and ready for a first place deciding game next Wednesday, Nov. 15 against the similarly unbeaten Walker boys team. But first, the Eagles had to get by Meadow Woods – and that they did, winning 25-14, 25-14. Coach Onderick (with his parents in attendance) mentioned the fine all-around play of two of his 8th graders, Diego Salazar (setting and serving) and Aaron Graham (hitting).
The Lady Eagles’ match was a tale of two games, the first with the ending not decided until very late (25-17), and the other decided very early in the contest (25-2). 7th grade leader Stefanny Rodriguez was superb at the service line in both games. Eighth grader Yasirah Poynter played her best game of the season, with multiple kills from the left side of the net. Coach Kim Durgin’s girls elevated their record to 4-1 and currently stand in second place in the South Cluster.
Thanks as always to Amy Pratt and Anthony D’orsa for running our home volleyball games at the scorer’s table.
Go Eagles!
Wednesday, November 15th
Both HCMS volleyball squads made the playoffs with 5-1 records, and will represent the South Cluster in the upcoming playoffs as the second place teams. Finishing first were the Walker boys (6-0), and the Lake Nona girls (6-0). Third place for the girls was Innovation (4-2), and there is a 3-way tie for the boys (3-3) of Freedom/Lake Nona/Innovation, the tie-breaker to be decided after the break.
Coaches Nick Onderick and Kim Durgin led their teams to strong regular seasons, with the boys winning five in a row at one point, and the girls losing only once – to the powerhouse Lady Knights from LNMS. Wednesday evening saw two undefeated boys teams face each other, as the Walker Vikings came to HCMS for the final games before the championships. The HCMS boys lost 25-16, 25-14. The team played Walker tough in both games, staying even with the Vikings for most of each game, only to have their opponent pull away at the end.
The Lady Eagles struggled a bit in the first game, allowing a soon to be 2-4 Lady Vikings team to stay in it until the end (25-19). But, the HCMS girls played a much stronger second game, winning 25-9. Congrats to both coaches (along with Kim Durgin’s “assistants” Skander Khazar, Nayomi Calderon, and Ginny Calderon) and wish them luck in the playoffs.
Thanks again to Amy Pratt and Anthony D’orsa for helping out at all of our home games – you’re the best!
Go Eagles!
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On Halloween, HCMS students took part in Pajama Day and raised money to support our HCMS Cheer Club! | |
On November 15th, our HCMS faculty & staff joined together for a Thanksgiving Potluck! | |
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Thank you very much for reading. Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Moukaddam, Principal
Hunter's Creek Middle School
Sunday, December 3, 2023
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Hunter's Creek Middle School Leadership Team | |
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