HAWK NEWS

Are you interested in vol-

unteering at SOMS? Join

our Attendance Commit-

tee! We need a parent per-

spective as we brainstorm

incentives to get students

to school every day! Con-

tact Assistant Principal

Minarchick for more infor-

mation at 772-785-5659.

In This Issue

I Ready

Children Services

SAC Committee

PTO Committee

Krispy Kreme!

Honor Roll

Curriculum for No-

vember

Ways to Help Your

Student with Literacy

Hawk T-Shirts are for Sale in the Main Office for 10 dollars. Students may wear them any

day of the week. They come in a variety of styles.. We have brand new black and pink shirts!

Family Game Nights

I want to invite all families to join us in the me-dia center and cafeteria on November 18 from 6-8 PM. You can bring the whole family. It’s a night to play games of every kind, including games to test your knowledge in middle school subjects (as a family).

Our second night will take place on January 18 from 6-8. There will be refreshments at both events.

Student Led Conference Day

On January 25, from 2-530, SOMS will host its first ever Student Led Conference Day. You will receive an invitation in December to at-tend your student’s twenty minute conference. This is a very important day for your student. Please save this date!

Southern Oaks Middle School Newsletter November 2016

Did your student share their report card? Their

grades are also on Skyward. Please review your

student’s grades.

Hawk Band Member Makes the Florida Bandmasters

Association 7th and Eight Grade Honor Band

There were only three St. Lucie County Students who made the state honor band this year. Student Emily Plank from Southern Oaks Middle

School won a prestigious position playing the Tuba on the 7th and 8th Grade Honor Band. Big Congratulations are in order to Emily and her

family!!!

Two Hawk Students Are the First to Test Out of I-Ready!

We would like to honor student Brooklyn Kelly for being the first student in our school to test out of I-Ready! She

met all standards! Our second student to achieve this status is Kervlande Amisial! Congratulations to both students

for their hard work and dedication in achieving their I-Ready Goals!!

All students currently use the I Ready curriculum in math and ELA. The goal is for all students to work for 45

minutes a week in each subject area. The data shows students who use this curriculum succeed in making

learning gains for the year. Students taking Algebra or Geometry do not use I-Ready .

Contact Information Principal’s Office

Exec. Secretary Ann Dunshee 772-785-5659

Principal Bridgette Hargadine 772-785-5659

Ass’t Principal Amber Minarchick 772-785-5672

Attendance Luanne Russo 772-785-5650

Clinic Regina Dunn 772-785– 5643

Guidance Office

A-L Counselor Kristine Clark 772-785-5687

M-Z Counselor Amanda Snure 772-785-5653

Dean’s Office 772-785-5640

Dean’s Clerk Elaine Matthews

A-L Dean Samantha Carter

M-Z Dean Edwin Munoz

ESE Student Services 772-785-5640

ESE Clerk Margie Rosado

ESE Specialist Troy Luckey

Intramural Sports Program 772-785-5659

Athletic Director Nicholas Clements

Cafeteria– Breakfast and Lunch 772-785-5671 Cafeteria Manager– Bianca Smith Project Success Coordinator 772-785-5659 Karen Lane

Parent

Drop Off

Students may be dropped off at 9:10 am.

Students dropped off sooner than 9:10 will be directed to Room 500 to work on I-Ready Math or Reading.

Castle HIGH HOPES Program

CASTLE offers a High Hopes for Kids Program at our school. This program is for

students experiencing divorce or separation. Groups take place during the regular

school hours and the times are coordinated with the school guidance counselor

and your child’s teacher. Divorce is one of the most traumatic and life changing

events for children. Students who are registered participate in a group with 4-8

students. The program offers the students the opportunity to discuss chances in

the family, anger management, communicating feelings, problem-solving and self-

esteem. The program runs for 12 sessions and is evidence-based.

CASTLE provides a workbook for each child and a parent workbook for you to see

what your child is actually learning in the program. The registration fee is $25. If

you cannot pay the fee, we accept a small donation. There are forms available in

the main office. If you have any questions contact Sara Frahm, Program Coordi-

nator, at 772-461-0863, ext. 504.

Code Yellow:

We had a code yellow today. This

means it was suspected there

was someone suspicious near

our campus. We locked our

classroom doors and kept

teaching, until receiving the all

clear. Kids and teachers did a

great job of following protocol.

Children Services

Council

You can download

the app to your

phone for the

Children Services

Council by

searching for

CSCSLC in your

app store!

The Council can pro-

vide help such as:

1. Getting connected

to the Girl Scouts

and the Avenue D

Boy’s Choir.

2. Oral Health Screen-

ings for children

Pre-K– 2nd Grade.

3. Information about

the Boys and Girls

Club.

4. Finding Mentors for

your child if a family

member has been

incarcerated.

5. Finding Big Broth-

ers, Big Sisters for

your student.

6. Help to enroll in

KidCare Insurance,

SNAP, Medicaid,

TANF and

Healthcare Market-

place Insurance

through the Afford-

able Care Act.

All PTO meetings take place directly after the SAC Meeting at 9:30 am. Come

join us!

Southern Oaks Middle School Advisory

Council

Southern Oaks Middle School PTO

November 19 is our next SAC Meeting from 8:40-9:40. All parents are invited to attend.

We will be sharing our school’s progress on meeting standards and our progress on disci-

pline.

Krispy Kreme PTO Fundraiser– You

know you want some! . Be on the lookout for paper work from your student to order donuts from our

Hawks Parent Teacher Organization. The money we raise goes towards PBIS

Honor Roll Ceremonies

On November 7th , all A and Principal’s Honor Roll Students received recognition, a certifi-

cate and a special sweet treat during lunch time festivities in front of their peers. We wanted

all students to be able to see and recognize students on Honor Roll as a part of our aca-

demic culture.

January 6th from 8:40-9:40 will be our semester Honor Roll Ceremonly in our Courtyard. We

are inviting all Honor Roll parents to attend with their student for a morning donut and juice/

coffee. Ms Hargadine will speak and we will video tape the festivities to play at lunch for all

students to see. Our band will also perform.

On March 23 at 6PM we will host a formal celebration for all students who have maintained

Honor Roll or newly joined Honor Roll for the third quarter. Students will be expected to

dress up and a formal presentation will take place in the cafeteria on the stage. This will

celebrate students’ academic excellence throughout the year. Our band will also perform.

SOPHIA R. ADINOLFI 7

AUSTIN A. ANDERSON 6

KEIANNA L. ANGELOTTI 7

LAYLA S. ARCHER 7

ANIKO N. ARMS 6

GIDEON BARASA 8

BRIANNA M. BASS 6

MARION R. BEAN 7

EMILY G. BRADLEY 7

CHLOE M. CARTER 7

KADENCE D. CHAPMAN 6

LORIKA C. CHERY 7

SHELBY K. CHEUNG 7

EVELIN M. CSATA-UDVARHELYI 7

DENNIS CUESTA JR 6

TAMIA C. DONALD 7

MEGAN K. EVANS 7

SARAH E. EVANS 7

KATIE M. FERRARI 7

JALISSA B. FLORISTAL 8

MICHAEL J. FUTO JR 8

BELLA M. GAUDIO 7

JAI G. GRAY 7

MEREDITH N. HARRIS 7

ELLIE P. HARRISON 8

DEVEN INGLESE 8

MADUSHAN JESU-RAJAH 7

BROOKLYN KELLY 8

Principal’s Honor Roll– First Quarter

FABIAN G. LIRIANO 8

EVAN J. MACHADO 6

ROWYN MACVEAN 8

ALYSSA M. MARRERO 8

XAVIER A. MELENDEZ 7

PETER MELESKY 8

TAVARIA A. MOSS 6

MELISSA OCAMPO NA-VARRO 8

SAMANTHA J. PLAMBECK 7

DIEGO M. PRADO 8

SYDNEY L. PRICE 8

ELIANNA D. QUEVEDO 7

STAR L. SCHOLES 7

RILEIGH S. SKINNER 7

JAYSON SROUJI 8

NERRA S. SWEENEY 6

DANIELLE E. THEROUX 8

NICOLAS J. TINGLING 8

RICKIE TRUONG 6

BRIANNA A. TUCKER 6

LAUREN O. VAN MOOR-LEGHEM 7

Principal’s

Honor Roll

requires earning

a 4.0 GPA.

Congratulations

to all of our

Principal’s

Honor Roll

Recipients!

A Honor Roll– First Quarter 3.5 –3.99

ANTWONE J. BROWN 8

ABIGAIL L. WATKINS 6

ABIGAIL SOLANO FRANCO 6

AIDEN L. MILLER 6

ALAURA M. ANDREWS 6

ALEXIA B. DUNNON 7

ALEXIS D. BUCKINGHAM 7

ALFONSO HERNANDEZ-PEREZ 6

ALIJULOVE T. LEBLANC 6

ALISSA M. DAQUILA 8

ALYSA L. SANTORO 8

AMANDA R. EBANKS 6

AMANI C. GARCIA 7

AMNA KARAGIC 6

ANAYA L. MUNIZ 6

ANGEL R. FULLER 7

ANGELA T. CHRISTIE 6

ANTHONY F. MORA 6

ARAYA J. ENGERT 6

BENJAMIN D. RAIDMAN 8

BENJAMIN W. ANNIS 8

BENJEANA G. DANTILUS 7

CARLOS A. CLAUDIO 8

CARTER J. THOMPSON 6

CHARLES H. SIPE 6

CHASE E. BOYD 6

CHRISTIAN A. PACK 8

CHRISTOPHER EVANS 8

CRISTOPHER L. GREEN RODRIGUEZ 6

CRYSTAL R. RIVERA 8

DAISY A. CORO-NADO LEYVA 8

DAMIAN J. COSTA 7

DANIEL D. ROXAS 8

DARREN J. DANIELS 7

DAVID ORTIZ 7

DEAN M. OLIN 6

DELANEY A. SLAT-TERY 8

DERICK TULLOCH 7

DESTINY B. BER-NARD 8

DYLAN M. BRYAN 8

DYLAN M. ROACH 8

DYLAN Z. BROCK 6

ELIJAH M. HAZEL-TON 8

ELIZABETH D. CAR-RASCO 7

EMILY D. PLANK 8

EMILY JOY M. UTSIG 8

EMMA G. PICKETT 6

EVA MELESKY 6

GABRIEL E. SCHUS-TER 8

GAGE N. LEE 7

GAITRI M. NANDAN 8

GIOVANNI M. IANIA 7

GLADINE LAMARRE 8

GRACIE M. MORRIS 6

GREGORY A. MEN-DOZA 6

HAILEY K. MOORE 8

HANNELORE M. AYVAZ 6

HOPE J. PATTERSON 6

IMARI J. JOHNSON 7

ISAAC FUENTES 7

ISABELLA G. JOHN-SON 8

JACLYN R. IUELLE 7

JACOB M. FAGUNDES 8

JAICEMARIE JORDAN 6

JAILENE A. BELMONT 6

JAMAR P. GULLETT 8

JAYCE L. MARKHAM 6

JAYMI ARECES 8

JAYNELLE LIMA 6

JEFFERSON S. MAN-CIA 7

JENNIFER DICKERT 7

JEREMIAH GUERRIER 7

JESSICA M. DEPIRRO 8

JESSIE E. BALDERAS 6

JOHN N. GILEWSKI 8

JOHN T. PALKO 8

JORGE DOMINGUEZ 8

JOSEPH J. FELICIANO GARCIA 6

JOSEPH S. PISANI 6

JOSHUA M. BURKE 6

JOSHUA R. JOHNSON 6

JOSHUA S. LAAKKO-NEN 6

JULIAN A. LIRIANO 6

KAELEIGH N. GOMEZ 6

KAILEN Y. LOPEZ 7

KEMYA N. DAVIS 6

KERVLANDE T. AMISIAL 8

KYLE A. BEATH 7

KYLIE R. STRINGER 8

LAILA C. ANDERSON 7

LAINEY R. STANDARD 6

LEO GARCIA GAMEZ 6

LINZIE TERMILUS 8

LYANMARIE JORDAN 6

MADISON L. BAKER 8

MARIA A. DEAL 7

MARIA J. GRANADOS 6

MARISSA Y. MORENO 7

MARK D. KARN JR 8

MATTHEW E. GONZA-LEZ 7

MELIA N. STRATTON 6

MICHAEL J. CARROLL 6

MICHAEL T. SCHMITT 8

MIKAYLA R. AN-DREWS 6

MISHAILA A. MCFAD-DEN 8

NAOMI X. CEVILLE 6

NEIDA GAMEZ 6

NICHOLAS J. DODD 7

NICOLE ALONSO 6

NOAH L. COOK 8

OLSEN A. OCON 6

PIPER M. DUKE 6

A Honor Roll Continues on the Next Page

A Honor Roll– First Quarter 3.5 –3.99

RICH LAJEUNE 6

RILEY A. O'MALLEY 6

RIPTON S. JACKSON-MITCHELL JR 7

ROBERT L. SCHWERIN 6

ROSALYN V. VAZQUEZ 7

SAMUEL A. CORTEZ 8

SARAH A. MULLINS 6

SEVASTIAN A. CASTILLO 7

SHA'MYA J. ROBINSON 6

SOPHIA J. EDMOND 7

TAYLOR N. CUEVAS 8

TREVER T. LYNCH 6

TRINITY G. BAUSH 6

TYLER D. HUGHES 6

TYLER J. ANDERSON 7

VANESSA PLONSKI 7

VICTORIA ENRIQUEZ 6

YESENIA PELLOT 6

ZACHARIAH I. ROZIER 7

ZACHARIAH U. FUTRELL 8

ZOEY N. PIVER 6

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

7

Honor Roll Recognition during A and B Lunch

8 – VOTE!

8:00 Data Chats for MS (ELA and Math)

8:30 Soc. Studies Dis-trict Lead Teacher Meeting

8:40 Attendance Meet-ing

9:45 School Safety Meeting

11:30 Learning Lunch w/ the Superintendent

5:00 School Board Meeting

9 - Picture Day Re-take

8th Science Unit 4

8:30 Math District Lead Teacher Meeting

8:40 ELA, Electives, Math, Science, Social Studies Dept. Meet-ings

5-7 Volleyball Game

10

8:20 PBIS Meeting

8:30 Science District Meeting

7th Civics Unit 7

Alg. CBT Unit 3

6th Adv. Math Unit 4

8th Math Unit 5

6:00 STEAM Rap Battle

11

No School – Veteran’s Day

12

14

All Staff Faculty – 8:40 in the Media Center

15

6th Math Unit 4

7th Math Unit 3

6:00 Family Night

16

7:40 SOMS Nest Meeting in the Media Center

(Requirement for all first year teachers)

17

8:30 SAC/PTO Meet-ing

6th Science Unit 3

Geometry Unit 4

18 19

21 22 23

Holiday – Thanksgiv-ing Break

24

Holiday – Thanksgiv-ing Break

25

Holiday – Thanksgiv-ing Break

26

28

5-7 Volleyball Game

29

6th, 7th, and 8th ELA

Unit 5

6th Grade Health Screening – Lab 214

8:40 Faculty Council Meeting

30 1 2 3

A Team Volley-ball @ Central

Soccer Tourna-ment @ Cen-tral

November Calendar– Curriculum And Activities

Contact Us

Southern Oaks Middle School 5500 NE St James Drive Port St. Lucie, FL 34983

Principal Bridgette Hargadine

Bridgette. Hargadine@stlucieschools.org

Visit us on the web at http:/

schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us/som/

Curriculum Information

Every Student Future Ready

We have brand new

shirts in the main office

in bright pink with

black lettering or black

with bright pink

lettering to support

“No Bullying” at SOMS.

The cost is $10.00

Pink Wednesdays

Ways Parents Can Help Their

Student with Literacy Skills

Finding Evidence to Support Your Evaluation of a Text

We strongly encourage parents to have students read-

ing from articles and the internet on topics of interest to

the family. Ask your student to find “evidence” from the

text to support their opinion about the topic. That is, can

they find the words in the text that support their opinion?

This is a major component of middle school literacy.

The key vocabulary words are:

Trace— finding evidence in the text

Claim– What is the position being presented by the

author?

Evidence– What are the facts that support the posi-

tion?