TOGETHER, WE
RISE
One voice. One heart. One MMS.
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Public Schools Week is an annual, week-long celebration to honor the invaluable contributions and achievements of educators, administrators, board members, and support professionals in our public schools and the communities they serve. |
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Maitland Middle School Community Brief
Monday, February 26, 2024
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Maitland Middle Community Member |
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Welcome to Day 121 of 180 Days of Being One. As we start this new week, we are looking forward to all the ways we are able to show what it means to be a Golden Hawk. It is always amazing to see our students living out the many different passions they have. We see this in the classroom, sports, visual and performing arts, and just regular day-to-day life on campus. Our students soar!
We want our students and community to stay committed to our goals. We are striving to be an A+ school and that takes all of us doing our part. We are devoted to teaching and learning. It is our vision that every student has a promising and successful future. We cannot do this alone. With the support of families and our community, we will continue to create enriching and diverse pathways to lead our student to success. Stay the course and trust the process, even when it’s uncomfortable.
We continue to exemplify what it means to L. E. A. D. On our campus — Learning to lead; Engaging in an appropriate manner; Accelerating our potential; Delivering our best selves daily. This is part of building a strong school culture of excellence and positivity. With that being said, we ask that you continue to support our efforts in upholding policies, and procedures on campus.
We are a couple of weeks away from spring break and the end of the 3rd quarter. There is still time for students to reconcile any grades with their teachers. Teachers will be submitting grades on March 14th. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child’s teacher(s). |
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MMS Administration Team (l-r): 2023-2024 Asst. Principal of the Year - Asst. Principal Thompson, Asst. Principal Pavlonnis, and Principal Brown. |
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Reflection for the Week
Last Friday, we held family meetings during lunches. During this time we reminded students of our policies and procedures, and the expectation to pursue academic excellence. What I reiterated with each grade level is kindness and respect. It does not cost you anything to show kindness and respect. It takes more energy to do the opposite, and the effects have a negative impact that last longer. May we all make it a point to show kindness towards one another as long as it is called today. Let us not feed negativity, but extinguish it with a kind word or deed.
Together We Rise. One Voice. One Heart. One MMS!
Principal Brown
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Golden Hawk in the Spotlight!
Sebastian Alzate
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Last week, we introduced you to Sebastian Alzate. Sebastian participated in the Dr. Nelson Ying Science Fair with the support of Dr. Albright. Those students that participated in the science fair worked outside of their classroom time to develop their projects. They were a part of our Science Fair Club. Sebastian placed 3rd in the area of physics and astronomy. We are super proud of you Sebastian. Continue to represent MMS with excellence! |
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It is that time of year. We are excited to celebrate our amazing 8th grade class! Click HERE to help sponsor this amazing event.
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Click HERE to purchase your 2023-2024 yearbook.
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Support for our MMS Band Program |
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Golden Hawk Family, we are asking for your help as we look to support our band programs on campus. Our Band students have been working hard to represent our school. Kindly consider donating to our band programs to help offset traveling expenses for upcoming events. Click HERE to donate. We thank you in advance. |
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Hat and Hoodie Fridays Fundraiser |
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Join in the Hat and Hoodie Friday fundraiser. Students can purchase a monthly or a year end pass to wear their hat or hoodie (appropriate use only) on campus. The funds and donations will go towards campus incentives. Click HERE for the school pay link. We also collect during lunches. We thank you for your support. |
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Feb. 26: Girls Basketball Playoff at Piedmont Lakes, 6:00pm
Mar. 4: 7th Grade Field Trip to the Zoo
Mar 4-14: PMA 3 Assessment Window for Civics and Science Classes
Mar. 7: WPPL Chat -n- Chew Book Club During all Lunches
Mar. 7: SAC meeting, media center 6:00pm (School Advisory Council)
Mar. 8 and 9: Spring Musical: Madagascar
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Click HERE to purchase your tickets to the Maitland Middle School Musical Theatre presentation of Madagascar!
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Mar. 11: 8th Grade Field Trip
Mar. 14: End of 3rd Marking Period
Mar. 15: Teacher Workday/Student Holiday
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March 15-17: Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival |
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Mar. 18-22: Spring Break
Mar. 23: Girls in Aviation Day
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Click HERE to register Girls in Aviation Day
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Golden Hawk of the Week
Sophie Carrasquel
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This week's Golden Hawk is none other than Madame Vice President, Sophie Carrasquel. It has been an amazing journey watching this young lady mature. Sophie demonstrates what it means to be an example, in all she does. She is one of our student leaders and strives towards excellence. She is thoughtful and considers the needs of others. We appreciate these qualities about her. Continue to be a great Golden Hawk! |
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Staffulty Highlights
SOAR Award - Señorita Cordero
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Ms. Dowdy and Señorita Cordero
I would like to pass the SOAR Award to Ms. Cordero. She is calm, kind, and thoughtful. She has been a joy to work with these last two years. She has been an active participant in bringing a positive school culture to our students. In addition, to doing an excellent job at exposing students to a foreign language or as I like to say, "bringing our American students to an international standard". She lends a hand with preparation for school activities and volunteers her free time to start a club. You are amazing colleague and friend who absolutely deserves recognition.
~ Ms. Dowdy
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What a riveting and spirited start to the playoff season as our Lady Hawks came out on fire! We defeated Timber Spring Middle this past week! We now move on to play Piedmont Lake Middle School at Piedmont Lakes. The game starts at 6:00pm. |
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Track & Field Season
Track and Field Season is on the horizon. Click HERE for pertinent information.
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Campus Vibes and Happenings
Media Center:
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Congratulations to Maddie Hathaway, Sydney Docouto, Alyssa Stephenson, Logan Gonzalez and Hannah Michael for being the top 5 fundraisers for the media center fundraiser. They were celebrated with an ice cream party for their amazing support of the media center. |
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Pre-Algebra students working through systems of linear equations. |
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Civics students reviewing Supreme Court Cases, Plessy vs. Ferguson. |
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Mrs. Lyle clarifying a few steps in solving this equation with her
Algebra 1 students.
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U.S. History students analyzing Andrew Jackson’s presidency with
Mr. Frankenstein.
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Mr. Browder asks a clarifying question to get students ready for the day’s work. |
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Students are examining the different attributes of an argumentative essay in
Mrs. Foster's class.
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The 1 O’Clock Jazz Band performing for morning arrival, with an impromptu vocal performance by Principal Brown. |
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Schedule your school tour, Monday through Thursday from 8:15-8:45am and 4:00-4:30pm. Contact us at 407-623-1462, or email Ms. Nan Bressler at Nan.Bressler@ocps.net
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Important Contact Information:
Maitland Middle School main number – 407-623-1462
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Maitland Middle School Leadership Team |
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Dean Himschoot, Dean Wood, Principal Brown, Asst. Principal Pavlonnis and Asst. Principal Thompson. |
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Have a great week!
Mr. Brown, Principal
Maitland Middle School
Sunday, February 25, 2024
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