Hawk Nation Weekly Newsletter
January 10th, 2022
Important Dates:
January 10th
Tri-M Honor Society 8:30 am
Maltida Play Rehearsal 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Girls Soccer at Home 5:00 pm
January 11th
Yearbook 8:30 am
Maltida Play Rehearsal 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Boys Soccer at Springfiled 5:00 pm
Girls Basketball at Home 5:30 pm
Boys Basketball at Home 6:45 pm
January 12th
Science Fair Club 8:00 am
GSA Meeting 8:30 am
Maltida Play Rehearsal 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Girls Soccer at Home 5:00 pm
January 13th
Chess Club 8:10 am
Coding Robotics 8:15 am
FCA 8:25 am
Chorus Officers Meeting 8:30
Spelling Bee 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Maltida Play Rehearsal 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Boys Soccer at Home 5:00 pm
Boys Basketball at Home 5:30 pm
Girls Basketball at Home 6:45 pm
January 14th
No School
Weather Day
January 17th
No School
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 20th
SAC Meeting 6:00 pm
January 22nd
School Wide Campus Clean Up 8:00 am -11:00 am
Early Release
January 27th
SAC Meeting 6:00 pm
Hawk Nation
You are cordially invited to two interactive dialogues with Board Member Lori Hershey and Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene being held this month. These “Chat with the Superintendent” events are open to the public, but will be geared toward the District 7 school communities. The dates are:
Wednesday, Jan 12th, 6 p.m.
Mandarin Oaks Elementary School
10600 Hornets Nest Rd.
Jacksonville, FL 32257
and
Tuesday, Jan 18th, 6 p.m.
Bartram Springs Elementary School
14799 Bartram Springs Pkwy
Jacksonville, FL 32258
Parents, students, community members, teachers, and staff are welcome to attend.
COVID School Reminders:
Ellume COVID-19 Home Free Tests
When a Student Tests Positive?
COVID Symptoms:
Temperature 100.4 or higher fever
Sore Throat
Cough
Diarrhea or vomiting
New lost of taste or smell
New onset of headache, especially with fever
How to Access Makeup Work?
When students are quarantined for COVID, please have your student reach out to their teacher for makeup work. Also, they can access the missing assignments on Teams.
Front Office Reminders
Lunch Delivery
Bringing those meals is often a distraction and a disruption to students eating in the cafeteria. If you must drop off a fast-food lunch for your student, they will be required to eat it in the Main Office Breakroom to not disrupt or distract the other students. Thank you in advance for your support
Checking Students Out in the Afternoons
Authorized Adults Checking Students Out
Spirit Wear
Student Opportunities:
Food Service News
Lucky Lunch Day on Jan. 11th
Encourage your students to choose school lunch on Tuesday, January 11th and look for a sticker on the bottom of their tray to win a prize.
Free Meals for All!
Breakfast and lunch will continue to be free to all students for the 2021-2022 school year. You can view school menus through the DCPS mobile app by clicking on the lunch icon or visit https://duvalschools.nutrislice.com.
Farm to School Events
We partner with local farmers to help educate students about food, nutrition, agriculture and environmental stewardship through our Get to Know the Grower program. To learn more and sign up for a farmer-led presentation or farm field trip, visit https://dcps.duvalschools.org/Page/26567.
We’re Hiring Food Service Employees
Help us get the word out to the community that we’re looking for dedicated employees to join our food service team and make mealtime a bright spot in a child’s day! Learn more at http://www.duvaldiningjobs.com.
Art Contest Opportunity: Space Postcard Design Contest!
The Fine Art and Science Departments have teamed up to create the 1st Annual Space Mailbox Design Contest to include a Postcard Design contest!
Winning students could have their design printed by MOSH and distributed for other students to color and GO TO SPACE AND BACK!!
Check out contest info by clicking this link.
Entries are due February 1st! Enjoy the adventure!
Please feel free to email Laurie Hoppock, Director of the Arts at HoppockL@duvalschools.org with any questions.
Donations Needed
Donations will be accepted Monday, January 10th -Thursday, January 13th from 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm.
JTA Free Transportation
Florida Farm Show
There are a number of opportunities available to our students as part of the 8th Annual Florida Farm Show. This is Florida's largest outdoor agricultural trade show since 2015, and will be held on March 25-26, 2022 in Saint Cloud, Florida. Students do not need to attend the Farm Show in order to participate or submit an entry. Details about the Farm Show can be found at https://www.floridafarmshow.com/youthcontests.
Attached are PDFs of 5 opportunities for your students to participate:
- Advocacy in Action Contest: This is a video contest for students in grades 6-12
- Agriculture Mechanics Contest: This is a contest in which students create models in wood or metal. Open to students in grades 6-12.
- Photo Contest: Open to students in grades K-12 in the junior division. Accepting submissions in 4 categories including On the Farm, Faces of Agriculture, Agritourism, and Conservation
- Youth Educational Challenges: Open to students in grades 6-12, this appears to be the Brain Brawl of Ag Education, with five content area competitions including Ag Business, Ag Mechanics, Animal Science, Forestry & Environmental Natural Resources, and Plant Science. There will be both a Junior and Senior Division.
- Youth Essay Contest: Open to students in grades K-12, with separate categories for each of three levels:
- Elementary School Topic (K-5): What does Florida agriculture mean to you?
- Middle School Topic (6-8): What is Florida agriculture and why is it important?
- High School Topic (9-12): What is Florida agriculture and what role does it play in our global society?
Annual Holocaust Art & Writing Contest
Echoes & Reflections is proud to partner once again with Chapman University for this year's 23rd Annual Holocaust Art & Writing Contest. This year's theme is: Turning Memory to Strength: Living with Courage, Resilience, and Hope.
The contest is open to all middle and high school students. First-place winners, along with their parents and teachers will have an expense-paid trip in June to visit museums and sites in Los Angeles. For more information please visit the contest website. You can also contact cioffi@chapman.edu for more information.
Submissions via postal mail are due by February 1, and digital submissions are due by February 3, 2022.
Hawk Nation
Students of the Week
Ayden Miller
"Ayden is a very hard worker who always has a smile on his face. He is a joy to work with and gets along great with his peers. He lights up any room he enters." - Ayden's TeachersJaiden Moon
"Jaiden found a student's debit card at the car rider's circle and brought it directly to a teacher. Jadien showed concern toward the student having lost the card." - Mr. Calimano
Teacher of the Month
Testing Calendar
Winter Testing Dates
January 4th - January 28th: 2nd Semester Baselines Grades
WIDA Testing (ELL Students)
January 24th - February 28th
NAEP Testing for Select 8th Graders
January 24th - January 25th
Infrastructure Trial Testing
January 27th
PMA 3 Testing
February 18th - March 9th
MMS Athletics:
Cheerleading Banquet Celebration
Basketball Team Building Event
DCPS School Calendar
School Information
Email: humphreysj@duvalschools.org
Website: duvalschools.org/mandarin
Location: 5100 Hood Road, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Phone: 904-292-0555