Hidden Oaks Middle School

🍎 #BACKTOSCHOOL COUNTDOWN🍎 The first day of the 2022-2023 school year is TOMORROW! Be sure to have your child go to bed on time tonight so they will be ready for learning in the morning. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

**Welcome Back Message from Dr. Jones** This year marks a big anniversary for our school. Hidden Oaks opened in the 1992-93 school year and our community has been trusting us with your children each year since then. This year we will be commemorating our 30th anniversary by focusing on gratitude to our community. We will be working within our school to strengthen our ties to one another and we will be working outside the walls of our school to say thank you to our Palm City and Martin County neighbors by committing to giving back through acts of service. Stay tuned for more information coming on our 30 acts of service for 30 years or 30 for 30 initiative in the weeks and months ahead. As you all know school is starting in the morning and I wanted to share a couple of helpful hints to get the day off to a positive start. All students will report to the gym first thing in the morning unless they are planning to eat breakfast in which case they may report to the café. This will afford our kids an air conditioned space to wait for first period, and it will help us make sure that all kids have an adult to ask for support as they start the school year. We do expect some delays in carline the first few days of school as new-to-hidden oaks families get used to our routines. If all parents can please remember to pull all the way forward in carline before letting your child out it will make the experience better for everyone-- and help us get through the back to school bumps more quickly. All students should come to school with emergency contact information in their backpack as well as their bus number if they use district transportation. This is especially important after a tiring first day of school when kids tend to forget which bus they need to board to get home. Your child will come home with a packet of papers and forms that need to be updated annually. Please look for these items tomorrow afternoon and send them back to school completed as soon as possible. We will have printed schedules available for students tomorrow morning, but we recommend that our students bring a printed or handwritten copy of their schedule with them to school to save a step on their busy and often very social first morning. We will continue our plan to provide new badges to all students this year. Students will be expected to wear their badge and lanyard each day. Any students who still have their badges from last year should wear them to school until the new badges are printed. It will likely take us a few days to get through the badging process so no students will receive a consequence for not having a badge until the process is complete. If you have any concerns or needs, please feel free to call our office. Our guidance staff has been working diligently to help address all issues this week and will be happy to help answer any questions. Mrs. Bradley is available for students whose last names fall between A and F, Mrs. Romano is available for students whose last names fall between G and M, and Ms. O’Connor is available for N-z. We are ready for another year of learning, working, and growing together and we can’t wait to welcome our sharks back to school tomorrow morning.

**7th Grade TDAP** Due to a glitch in the system all 7th grade parents received a message on Friday afternoon from our district office requesting updated immunization records. If you already submitted yours, feel free to ignore the message. Our school site sent a message this morning to parents from whom we are still awaiting forms. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.

🍎 #BACKTOSCHOOL COUNTDOWN🍎 Click the link below to bookmark our 2022-2023 school calendar. This will help your family keep track of report card/interim report dates, holidays, early dismissal days and more! https://www.martinschools.org/page/reopening#incal #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

📚 #BACKTOSCHOOL COUNTDOWN📚 Due to the expiration of a federal waiver, the District will no longer be able to offer free meals to all students this school year. Families are encouraged to apply for free and reduced-price meal benefits on our website or via a paper form available from their child's school. Students attending the following schools will continue to receive free breakfasts and lunches with no income restrictions: J. D. Parker School Of Technology, The Pinewood Elementary, Port Salerno Elementary School, Warfield Elementary School, Indiantown Middle School, Willoughby Learning Center and Spectrum Academy. For the schools not listed above, MCSD will cover the costs of meals for all students for the first three days of school (August 10-12). After August 12, the regular price for breakfast for K-5 and 6-12 students is $1.50. Lunch for K-5 is $1.85, and 6-12 is $2.10. The District will cover the cost of meals for students who apply and qualify for reduced-price meals. Complete a school meal application here: https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/PickDistrict #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

📚 #BACKTOSCHOOL COUNTDOWN📚 Don't miss any updates from the Martin County School District or your favorite MCSD schools this year! Download our app in your phone's app store to view calendars, upcoming events, menus and more! 🍎Download for Apple Devices: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/martin-county-schools-fl/id1582223225 🤖Download for Android Devices: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptegy.martincountyfl&hl=en_US&gl=US #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎 #BACKTOSCHOOL COUNTDOWN🍎 Families will be able to view their child's classroom teacher assignment/course schedule in the FOCUS Parent Portal this evening. Don't forget to complete your child's emergency contact and parental consent forms while you're logged in! Access FOCUS here: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ If you do not currently have access to FOCUS, view instructions for claiming your account here: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/ #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎 #BACKTOSCHOOL COUNTDOWN🍎 Families - please be sure to review our Code of Student Conduct. The Code of Student Conduct outlines behavior expectations while promoting a positive and supportive learning environment for all students. https://bit.ly/MCSD2223CodeofConduct #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎COUNTDOWN TO #BACKTOSCHOOL🍎 It is a fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their minor children. Review comprehensive information on parental rights in Florida here: https://www.fldoe.org/ParentalRights/ #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎COUNTDOWN TO #BACKTOSCHOOL🍎 Martin County families - our Back to School countdown is on! Have you visited our website to read up on what you need to know prior to the first day of classes? 👕👖Please click the link below to view dress code information. Please note that your child's school may have additional dress code considerations - please be on the lookout for specific information coming from their school to learn more about any additional requirements that may exist. https://www.martinschools.org/page/reopening#dress #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Families - please click the link below to view instructions for accessing your child's detailed score report(s) for the statewide assessments that were administered in the spring. If you have requested a paper score report, this will go home with your child during the first few weeks of the new school year. Please contact your child's school with any questions. English: https://bit.ly/3BABkaY Español: https://bit.ly/3BCe24j #ALLINMartin👊

🍎COUNTDOWN TO #BACKTOSCHOOL🍎 🚍If your child will ride the bus to and from school, be sure to review their route information here: https://bit.ly/MCSDBusRoutes2223 Before the first day, practice walking to and from the bus stop with your child at the exact times of day they will travel to and from their bus stop during the school year. Encourage your child to practice safe habits - looking and listening for cars, and waiting for their bus as far back from the roadway as possible. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎COUNTDOWN TO #BACKTOSCHOOL🍎 Martin County families - our Back to School countdown is on! Have you visited our website to read up on what you need to know prior to the first day of classes? Be sure to review the bell schedule for your child's school here: https://www.martinschools.org/page/reopening#bell. Ensuring your child attends school on time and remains on campus for the duration of the school day will help position them for success! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎 ICYMI: MCSD Is The Best Place To Be🍎 Another great job fair is in the books for the Martin County School District! More than 150 candidates attended the event and more than 30 left with letters of intention! Great news! MCSD leaders approved offering free drug tests and free fingerprinting for all applicants hired through the end of July! Take advantage of this opportunity and apply to join our team today! There's no better place to begin or continue your career than the Martin County School District! Click ▶ below to see why for yourself...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YISrYJzz4uY

Martin County School District @MCSDFlorida • Just now 🍽NOURISHING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🍽 Check out the amazing transformation from an ordinary school bus to food service on wheels! @MCSDFlorida's Food & Nutrition Department, along with Wildar Golf Carts & Trailers went #ALLINMartin to feed kids who can't travel to feeding sites. lack of transportation to feeding sites is one of the largest barriers to meal access faced by students when school is not in session. Using Food Service funds, the District sought to address this challenge by remodeling an older school bus into a mobile kitchen and dining area for students. The new summer feeding bus, which is capable of seating more than 20 children, comes equipped with coolers and containers to ensure proper food storage requirements are met. Free onboard internet service and music are also part of the mobile feeding experience. All meals served will be free to children aged 18 and under. WATCH: https://youtu.be/gdehDYt5AjY

🎨LAST DAY TO VOTE FOR SOPHIE🎨 Today is the last day to vote for Sophie Araque-Liu, a rising senior at Martin County High School, in the 2022 Doodle for Google contest! Let's go #ALLINMartin and help Sophie make it to the top five national finalists! She could potentially win a $30,000 college scholarship AND $50,000 for a new/upgraded computer lab at MCHS! Don't forget, voting ends tonight! To show your support and vote for Sophie, click the link below and search for "Grades 10-12" and then "Florida." https://doodles.google.com/d4g/vote/

📐MATH REVIEW MONDAY📐 NEW COMPETITION! Paper is upping the game for Math Review Monday! The tutoring company is sponsoring a four-week contest, in which the 6th-12th grade student who uses Paper to assist in answering the most questions will win a $25 Amazon gift card! The contest runs from 7/11 through 8/5. So, let's sharpen those math skills this summer and complete this week’s set of Math Review Monday practice problems! Students of all ages within the Martin County School District can participate. Need some help? Elementary students can email the Martin County School District Coordinator of Math, Dr. Paige McMahon, at mcmahop@martinschools.org. For middle and high school students, try out the amazing tutors at Paper! Remember, the new four-week contest follows the student who uses Paper to assist in answering the most questions! A new set of questions will be posted here every Monday. Solutions will be posted each Friday. See below for one of the math problems for this week. You can find all the math problems here: https://bit.ly/3toHO7R #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

The Florida Department of Education released school and district grades for the 2021-2022 school year today. MCSD earned the highest percentage of "A" rated schools on the Treasure Coast and was just three points shy of earning an "A" district grade in the state accountability system. Five schools ranked among the top 25% of similar schools in the state. Learn more: https://www.martinschools.org/article/779784 #ALLINMartin👊

✅VOTE FOR SOPHIE✅ One of Martin County School District's very own needs your help to become a national finalist and potentially win big in the Doodle for Google Student Contest! Sophie Araque-Liu, a student at Martin County High School, was recently named the winner for Florida in the 2022 Doodle for Google Student Contest. K-12 students from across the United States had the opportunity to create their own version of the Google logo inspired by the prompt, "I care for myself by..." Sophie's artwork was chosen to represent Florida from thousands of entries. With your vote, she could potentially win a $30,000 college scholarship AND $50,000 for MCHS, plus showcase her amazing artwork to the world! How to vote: head to https://doodles.google.com/d4g/ between now and 3 a.m. on July 13. Please show your support for Sophie and MCHS by voting and sharing the link with your family and friends. Let's go Sophie! Watch her story: https://youtu.be/gYt-3i7qp2A #ALLINMArtin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #DoodleforGoogle

2022-2023 HOMS Elective Course Descriptions for families to review. Individual course syllabi will be provided to students in their classrooms during first week of school. https://5il.co/1dkhs