Hidden Oaks Middle School

🍎ON-AIR WITH MILLAY🍎 ICYMI: Martin County School District Superintendent Dr. John D. Millay chatted with The KC Ingram Show host KC Ingram about the latest news in the District. Dr. Millay touched on various topics, including the upcoming Blast Off to Kindergarten orientation events, the newest hiring incentives and construction updates. Watch the full segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Un30or-KQ #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

HOMS: Enjoy our winter newsletter featuring our student work in our Cambridge classrooms.

📚CELEBRATING LITERACY📚 Join the Martin County School District as we dive into fostering a love for reading during "Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida!" This year's theme, as designated by the Florida Department of Education, is "Take a Deep Dive Into Literacy, Splash Into New Worlds!" Schools have scheduled many daily activities designed to help students build their literacy skills while cultivating a love for reading. Check out the fun our students have in store for the entire week, starting tomorrow: https://www.martinschools.org/article/968696 #ALLINMartin👊 #FLCelebratesLiteracy

HOMS: 📢 8th Grade Parent information! Parents, the Martin County School District is hosting an informational PARENT PRESENTATION regarding our CTE (career and technical education) programs. This will be held via ZOOM. Please register using the QR code below. . The date of the presentation is WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25th. Also note...ALL CTE applications from your students to their programs of interest are due JANUARY 31st!

Reminder, families! All schools and District offices will be closed Monday, January 16, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 17. Participate in local #MLKDay service activities: https://americorps.gov/join/find-volunteer-opportunity#/ #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Kids Tag Art Seasons 2019/2020, 2020/2021, and 2021/2022 are now available for purchase at mckta.com.

🚨LAW ENFORCEMENT ALERT FOR FAMILIES🚨 The Martin County Sheriff's Office is actively enforcing laws about the operation of unregistered golf carts in our community, particularly near school campuses. Golf carts are only permitted on roads with a maximum 35 mph speed limit, and that’s only if they are titled, registered, insured and have all the appropriate safety measures to make them street legal. Please be mindful of these regulations, as deputies will issue citations for violations. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🚦RE-ENGINEERING ALGEBRA🚦 Do you ever hear the questions, "why do I need to learn algebra?" or "how will algebra help me in the future?" Mr. Love answers those questions during his amazing math session, and the students are thoroughly interested in what he has to teach! Thank you, Education Foundation of Martin County and Mr. Love, for bringing this amazing educational opportunity to Martin County School District middle schools. Mr. Love has been to Murray Middle School, Indiantown Middle School and Hidden Oaks Middle School so far this week. He will head to Stuart Middle School tomorrow and Dr. David L. Anderson Middle on Friday. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

If you have questions about your student's district-issued device (repairs and/or fees) please complete the google form (link below). Our school's ET tech handles all repairs and, as needed, assigns fees. We will be happy to work with you and our tech to get your questions answered and will respond as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Link to Google Form for parents to submit questions about laptop fees-- https://forms.gle/QYPw8M1kWaktksgG9

📣 YOUR CALLING IS CALLING! 📣 Are you or someone you know looking to begin 2023 with a new career? Join us for our Pop-up Job Fair on January 11 from 3-6 p.m. You'll have the opportunity to chat with our recruiters to discuss career opportunities and your goals/qualifications. On-the-spot offers of employment will be extended to qualified candidates! Learn more and RSVP: http://bit.ly/3Vzsxwx #ALLINMartin👊

**Soccer Tryouts** Shark Soccer try outs are coming up!!! Come on out and tryout for the defending Martin County Championship team. Soccer is co-ed and open to all students who have at least a 2.0 GPA and no discipline issues. District physical forms are required to try out. The try out dates are as follows: Monday January 23rd at 7:15AM on Shark Field---- Day 1 Tuesday January 24th at 4:05PM on Shark Field---- Day 2 Wednesday January 25th at 7:15AM on Shark Field ---Day 3 Thursday January 26th at 4:05PM on Shark Field--- Day 4 IF NEEDED!! The team roster will be posted Friday January 27th. First practice Monday January 30th at 7:15AM on Shark Field!!!

Afterschool HW help returns beginning the week of January 9th. New this semester is specific support for our Algebra and Geometry students with Mrs. Bosco on Mondays as well as STEM/Science Fair support with Mr. Howard on Wednesdays. Please review the schedule and know that you can call the office to confirm anytime. We are hopeful that our students have the help they need between our live sessions and the online resource, Paper which can be found on their Classlink Desktop.

TOMORROW we have an amazing opportunity for our 8th grade students! On January 10, 2023, the MCSD Career Academy Showcase "Explore My Future" is coming to HOMS! All 8th graders will have the opportunity during the school day to interact with current high school CTE Academy Students and to learn about all the unique CTE programs at JBHS, MCHS and SFHS. Please see the attached promotional flyer for additional details. MCSD has created a pre-event video that can be viewed at https://youtu.be/XTjn72vOzfM.

❄YEAR IN REVIEW: WINTER BREAK COUNTDOWN❄ For the second consecutive year, Superintendent John D. Millay and the Martin County School District's (MCSD) Professional Development team hosted Back-to-School Convocation for all employees! Convocation Day is like a pep rally for employees. The event helps Team MCSD celebrate the start of each new school year, highlighting the "why" behind everything we do - the success of ALL students! WATCH: https://youtu.be/vfgIs1FCVpg #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🎄DELICIOUS HOLIDAY TREATS🎄 Rudolph the red nose... celery stick? Yep! Our Food and Nutrition Services staff are so creative! Check out the scrumptious food the team cooked up at Jensen Beach High School 🥕 Don't forget! Today, students get a free holiday cookie with any meal purchase! #ALLINMartin👊

🍎EDIBLE HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS🍎 Check out these festive food arrangements from our jolly Food & Nutrition Services Department! To spread some holiday cheer ahead of Winter Break, the FNS team created snowman salads and strawberry Santas for students to enjoy! Tomorrow, for a special gift, any meal purchase comes with a free holiday cookie 🍪🎄 #ALLINMartin👊

🐝CELEBRATING STELLAR SPELLERS🐝 Thirty-six spellers from all five of the District's middle schools participated in 16 rounds of competition, with the final two spellers competing in rounds 10 – 16! Contestants tackled the spelling of words such as "balderdash," "esoteric," gibbous,” “effusive,” and “resilience." The winning word was "commodious." Congratulations to the following winners: 🐝 Aiden Smart - First Place - Stuart Middle School 🐝 Nina Goyal - Second Place – Hidden Oaks Middle School 🐝 Ellise Kleabir - Third Place – Murray Middle School 🐝 Deven Chauhan - Fourth Place – Murray Middle School 🐝 Landin Kodare - Fifth Place - Murray Middle School Read more about the 5th Annual Martin County School District Middle School Spelling Bee: https://www.martinschools.org/article/938204 #ALLINMartin👊

Teen STEAM Night at the Hoke Library, Thursday, December 29th (6-7:30pm): FREE! Learn Google CS First presented by an instructor in this monthly series presented by the Library Foundation of Martin County. See the attached flyer for more details!

Next week we have an amazing opportunity for our 8th grade students! On January 10, 2023, the MCSD Career Academy Showcase "Explore My Future" is coming to HOMS! All 8th graders will have the opportunity during the school day to interact with current high school CTE Academy Students and to learn about all the unique CTE programs at JBHS, MCHS and SFHS. Please see the attached promotional flyer for additional details.

Please join us for our winter concert!