Hunter's Creek Middle-OCPS

STEAMUP Academy has been hosting a Robotics and Engineering program at HCMS every Monday from 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM in G106. The program offers a wealth of benefits for students, including exposure to 12 different engineering careers. Through hands-on activities, projects and field trips to factories, students will have the opportunity to develop valuable skills and knowledge in the field of robotics and engineering.

Classroom Spotlight: During Hispanic Heritage Month, students in Ms. Febus’s social studies classes focused on Day of the Dead by making an altar. This activity, as well as the archaeology activity shared in a past newsletter, are thanks to donations from the students’ families.

Congratulations to our 7th grade students of the week!

Arianny Fillipponi for Academic Integrity: Arianny is a great student and leader. She is always willing to help others with respect and kindness. Her academic performance meets the highest standards, but her character is her true virtue. Way to go! I am proud of you! -Ms. DeJesus

Mason Monahan for Academic Integrity: Mason demonstrates how organization and integrity is the key in his performance in Civics. I'm so proud of him. Mason you deserve this recognition. Congrats! -Ms. Febus

Natalia Alayon for Exemplifying Perseverance: Natalia has shown great progress in wanting to get her work done and takes pride in doing it correctly. She asks questions, answers problems, and shows over all perseverance in her math class. Way to go Natalia, keep up the good work! -Ms. Rasmussen

Lucas Shimomura Barbin Silva for Excellence: Lucas is always striving to do his best in Math. He challenges himself and his teacher. Always asking questions, and seeking answers. He is a team player and is always willing to help his fellow classmates. Keep up the great work Lucas! -Ms. Rasmussen

Maya Dragoiu for Excellence: Maya Dragoiu is nominated for student of the week for excellence! She has excelled and shown great accomplishments this past quarter in Algebra and continues to do amazing in the second quarter! Maya's great personality, her work ethic, and academic excellence has really allowed her to shine so far this year! Way to go, Maya! ❤ Mrs. Lebron

Isha Bhanushali for Exemplifying Perseverance: Isha has been an excellent student all year and I love having her in my class! She always tries her very best, stays on top of her work, asks questions when needed, and shares during discussions. Keep up the great work! -Ms. DeLuca :)

Rodrigo Lobato for Giving Respect: Rodrigo is is always focused and on task, is helpful to other students and stays after class to make sure his table area is straightened up for the next class. -Ms. Reed

Raegen Begonia for Leadership: Raegen has embodied what it means to be a Student Literacy Leader, both during her SLL period and her student assistant period. She takes parts in school initiatives, is creating such an innovative project for the library, and is a fantastic reader. I am lucky to have her in the library! -Ms. Moye

Keep up the amazing work!

Thanks to Papa Johns, we are once again able to honor our top HERO earners of each month! This year, we can celebrate the top 3 in each grade level each month!

Our top earners for August & September are...

August:

6th grade
Linel Paulino Lopez
Elijah Lewis
Sophia Crucenta

7th grade
Samanta Ferre
Annarita Abraham
Raegen Begonia

Dhivya Royam (not pictured)
Valiya Taylor
Zoe Avalos

September:

6th grade
Isabella Garcia
Mia Nomberto Aguilar
Livie Stockdale

7th grade
Sri Adhrit
Maddie Moist
Ishani Majumdar

8th grade
Paola Diaz Espinoza
Naithik Kotti
Reuben Juene

As a close out of Principal Appreciation Week, Ms. Moukaddam was presented with some amazing portraits by HCMS students!

On October 23rd, Teatro for the Soul performed Don Quijote en USA in the library for our Two-Way Dual Language Magnet students. The performance was engaging and truly enjoyed by all!

Next Wednesday is an HCMS AFTER SCHOOL DANCE! $10 includes the dance with DJ, pizza, and a drink! Permission slip, dance guidelines, and dates of ticket sales can all be found on Canvas.

Today!

Tomorrow is Make-Up Picture Day (and retakes for anyone who purchased a photo package and wants a retake).

Next week is Red Ribbon Week, and we hope that all Eagles will take part!

Red Ribbon Week highlights the importance of living a drug-free life. It presents an opportunity for parents, educators, and communities to reinforce drug-free messages.

There will be a two-part workshop for parents who are newcomers to Orange County. In the two sessions you will learn about the Orange County Public Schools educational system. The sessions will be October 30th and November 6th from 5:30-7:00 pm. The sessions will be available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Haitian Creole.

The address is:
Global Family Welcome Center
6501 Magic Way, Building 100A
Orlando, FL 32809

You can register here: https://tinyurl.com/NewcomerCondensed24-25

Congratulations to our September Support Faculty/Staff of the Month: Ms. Moye, school librarian!

Here are some of the kind things students said about Ms. Moye:
-I am nominating Ms. Moye for support person of the month because she is extremely hardworking. Ms. Moye is always looking out for the students, making sure things are in order, getting things done, and overall always making our school a much better place.
-Ms. Moye makes the library such a fun place to be! She's made me fall in love with reading even more than I did before. Thank you for everything Ms. Moye! :)
-She is a great librarian and just is a great person who makes our school a great place.

Congratulations to our 6th grade students of the week!

Jorge Chacin Marquez for Exemplifying Perseverance: Jorge is the student of the week in Mrs. Frontanez Life Science Advanced class because he is an example of a hard working student. He is always trying to go above and beyond! Keep up the excellent job done Jorge! I am very proud of all your progress! ~Love, Mrs. Frontanez

Luisa Prado Torres for Excellence: Luisa is my 6th-grade student of the week! She is the perfect role model to her peers. She works hard, participates in class, and strives to learn more! I am so proud of her and all of her academic success. Keep it up, Luisa! -Ms. Rodriguez

Juan Jose Contreras Marulanda for Excellence: Juan is extremely hardworking and will always push himself even when he knows it will be a struggle. He is so so so sweet, and deserves to be celebrated! -Ms. Burgess

Mason Fernandez for Excellence: Mason shows excellence daily. He turns in his work, participates in class, offers to help others, and has a genuine and positive attitude. I look forward to having him in class. -Ms. Drake

Heitor Paschoal for Excellence: Heitor has such a positive attitude and is full of kindness. He is a focused student and works well both in small groups and independently. He never has an unkind word for anyone and is so polite every time I speak to him, plus he is such a hard worker! I am so happy to have him in my classroom this year! -Ms. Rokaw

Makai Adain for Soaring to Greatness: Makai exhibits the traits of soaring to greatness due to his hard work, diligence, helpfulness, and great attitude. He is a pleasure to have in the classroom and a wonderful student. -Ms. Roberts

Giuliana Quintero Perdomo for Excellence: Giuliana did amazing work in class last week presenting her Netflix show. The work was clear and followed the rubric, and when I asked her questions, she was confident in answering them. I am proud of you! Great Job! -Ms. Toledo

Lucas Rueda for Leadership: Lucas Rueda is the student of the week in Mrs. Frontanez class because he is always willing to help others and striving to succeed in his academics . I appreciate Lucas leadership in my class. ~Love, Mrs. Frontanez

Bernardo Branco for Exemplifying Perseverance: Bernardo has done an amazing job getting caught up and staying on track. He has a 98% in math and I am very proud of his hard work. -Ms. Drake

Keep up the amazing work!

Dear HCMS community,

The results of all of our commitment, dedication and hard work are here: Congratulations on the designation of HCMS, once again, as one of the 2023-2024 Schools of Excellence as recognized by the Florida Department of Education!

Not only did we increase our total percentage points from 2023 to 2024 from 71 to 72 (very few schools increased their percentage points between 2023 and 2024), but we have also increased our final percentile rank between all middle schools in Florida from 83 percentile to 88.2 percentile! We will keep soaring! GO EAGLES!

Save the Date: The Tacos My Guey Spirit Night canceled because of Hurricane Milton has been rescheduled! It will now be October 30th from 6-10pm--hope to see you there!

We would love to have you volunteer for this year’s Teach-In Event (on November 20th)!

If you’re interested in sharing your career, hobbies, or educational experiences with us, please reach Mrs. Carter via email: [email protected] by Thursday, October 31st.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Be a “Teacher for a Day” during TEACH IN 2024
● Join community leaders, educators, school administrators, parents, students, and thousands of volunteers.
● Talk to students about your career, your hobbies or your educational experiences.
● Learn what it’s like to be a student in a 21st century classroom.

In addition to reaching out to Ms. Carter, to be a “Teacher for a Day” go to: ocps.samaritan.com>Search Opportunities >Volunteers > Hunter’s Creek Middle School and sign up for the “Teach-In” volunteer opportunity.

Today!!

This Friday is HCMS's first PJ Day of the year! Come dressed in your finest jammes! (Though school dress code still applies.) $1 before school to participate.

Congratulations to one of our September Teachers of the Month (it was a tie!): Ms. Rokaw, 6th & 7th grade reading!

Here are some of the kind things students said about Ms. Rokaw:
-Why I'm nominating Ms.Rokaw is because last year everytime I went to her class no matter what day it was I always felt so welcomed and she always has a way to make her class so much fun. I also love how she teaches like the way she teaches is really easy to understand the concept were learning about which is why I'm nominating Ms.Rokaw.💜
-Because she is always so patient with me and she's so relatable and makes class fun by incorporating so much stuff with class she never fails to put a smile on my face. So thank you Ms. Rokaw!!
-I choose Mrs.Rokaw because she really helps me on stuff that I get confused on and she is super kind, loving , caring and super fun and she always tries to make the class and I really appreciate Mrs.Rokaw and for what she does for me and everyone else

Reminder: October 25th is a make-up day from Hurricane Milton, so we will have school on Friday.

Save the Date for our Jeremiah’s Spirit Day!

Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) invites all families to participate in the 2024 Fall Stakeholder Survey. All students in grades 6-12 and all families with a student in grades K-12 to participate.

The OCPS 2024 Fall Stakeholder Survey window will be closing on October 29, 2024. Your input is valuable to us, so please answer 2 questions about your satisfaction with our school as well as providing your opinions on ThoughtExchange. The survey is available in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Arabic, and Portuguese.
Your personal responses will never be shared with anyone in the school, so please provide honest, thoughtful feedback. Your responses will only be reported in combination with other employees’ responses. The data will be used as we work to ensure our school aligns with our core values.

It can be completed using any electronic device with internet access by clicking on the anonymous link (bit.ly/ocps_families) or using the QR code below. You will receive reminder emails during the survey dates.

Families with children at more than one school will see survey questions for each school. If you have multiple children at the same school, you should think about the experiences of your older child in that school.

Thank you for your time!

Classroom Spotlight: All 8th grade science students visited the library to receive a lesson from Ms. Moye about evaluating resources and plagiarism in preparation for their science research paper. (Ms. Bullock's class pictured here.)