Dear Hobbs Families,
We’re excited to invite you to our Hobbs Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A! 🎉 This is a fun and easy way to support our school while enjoying a delicious meal with family and friends.
📅 Sprit Night for Hobbs will be Monday, September 15th, 2025, from 5 - 7 PM!
📚 We’re Hiring: Language Arts Teacher! 📚
Do you believe in the power of words to inspire, connect, and transform? Hobbs Middle School is looking for a passionate Language Arts Teacher to join our team!
At Hobbs, we celebrate individuality, spark imagination, and cultivate a love for learning in everything we do. We’re seeking an educator who can bring reading, writing, and critical thinking to life — someone who sees Language Arts not just as a subject, but as a pathway to confidence, creativity, and lifelong learning.
What We’re Looking For:
• Certified (or certification-eligible) English/Language Arts teacher in Florida
• A relationship-builder who fosters a supportive, welcoming classroom
• An engaging teacher ready to design standards-based lessons that challenge and inspire
• A collaborative teammate who contributes to our positive, student-centered school culture
If you’re ready to make a difference in the lives of young readers and writers, we’d love to hear from you!
📍 Apply now: https://santarosa.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5371379
💬 Questions? Contact Principal Brandon Koger at KogerB@santarosa.k12.fl.us
✨ Let’s empower students with the gift of language — together! 💛
In honor of our great nation, in remembrance of those lost on September 11, 2001, and in celebration of the heroes who brought us through and made us stronger, please join us today in recognizing Patriot Day.
https://www.fldoe.org/academics/standards/subject-areas/patriot-day-national-day-of-service-re.stml
Good afternoon, Jaguar families, this is Brandon Koger, principal at Hobbs Middle School, with an important message.
Today is mid-terms for students. We will not be sending home paper copies of the mid-term reports. Instead, you may review your student’s grades through the Focus Parent Portal (https://santarosa.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/ to create for Focus Parent Portal; https://santarosa.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ to log-in to Focus Parent Portal).
Please contact your student’s teacher or the guidance department with questions about grades. Please contact the front desk if you need the parent portal pin for creating your Focus Parent Portal.
Thank you!
Jaguar parents and families!
This is Brandon Koger, principal at Hobbs Middle School with an important message about our Title I program.
As a reminder, all the Hobbs Middle Title I resources can be found on the Hobbs Middle School website (https://hms.santarosaschools.org/o/hms/page/hobbs-school-wide-title-i-program). This includes an explanation of our Title I program, our School Improvement Plan, our School Public Accountability Report (https://edudata.fldoe.org/index.html), our Parent and Family Engagement Plan, our Title I budget sheet, the Parents Right to Know Letter, the Student, Parent and Family, and Faculty Compact, and our Title I Open House Presentation.
You may request paper copies of all these documents by contacting me directly. As well, all these documents can be translated into different languages, if requested. As well, all these documents are made available in a Title I notebook kept at our front desk.
Finally, we welcome your feedback and input on all these items. Our parents and families are such an important part of our school, we welcome your partnership and want to hear from you!
To request paper copies or to provide feedback or input on our Title I program, please e-mail (kogerb@santarosa.k12.fl.us) or call me (850-983-5630 ext 1046). 😊
Please review the attached testing calendar carefully. Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, September 10th, students will take their FAST A tests.
Use the calendar to determine when your student is scheduled to test, and please ensure they are present and prepared on their assigned test date. Students perform best when they are well-rested, have eaten a good breakfast, and bring the necessary supplies (such as No. 2 pencils).
Thank you for supporting your student’s success during this important testing period.
🌟 WICOR Spotlight 🌟
In Ms. Weekley’s Learning Strategies class, students practiced a partner interview activity to strengthen active listening and begin developing note-taking skills. Each student worked with a classmate to ask and answer thoughtful questions, then recorded their partner’s responses. This activity highlighted multiple WICOR strategies: ✍️ Writing to capture ideas, 💡 Inquiry through asking questions, and 🤝 Collaboration by engaging in meaningful conversations. Students not only practiced essential academic skills but also built stronger classroom relationships as they got to know one another better. 💬✨
WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Reading) strategies make learning engaging, meaningful, and fun—and at Hobbs, this is the type of hands-on, rigorous learning your students will experience! 🙌📚🔑
🌟 WICOR Spotlight 🌟
In Ms. Ratajczyk’s math class today, students practiced their WICOR skills through Writing, Inquiry, and Collaboration! ✍️ For Writing, they took notes to strengthen their understanding. 💡 For Inquiry, they answered the bellwork question: “How do you think inequalities are similar to equations?” 🤝 For Collaboration, they worked together in a matching game, pairing inequalities with their corresponding graphs. Way to go, Jaguars! 🐾
WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Reading) strategies make learning engaging, meaningful, and fun—and at Hobbs, this is the type of hands-on, rigorous learning your students will experience! 🙌📚🔑
✨ WICOR Spotlight! ✨
🎉 Our Jaguars in Ms. Piechocki’s math class had a blast practicing their math facts with Multiplication Splat! This fun, fast-paced game let students use WICOR strategies in action—writing down answers and strategies, asking questions and noticing patterns, collaborating with teammates, staying organized to keep the game moving, and reading problems quickly to splat the right solution. It was a perfect mix of learning and fun, and our Jaguars showed that multiplication can be active, engaging, and exciting! 💚
WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Reading) strategies make learning engaging, meaningful, and fun—and at Hobbs, this is the type of hands-on, rigorous learning your students will experience! 🙌📚🔑
🌟 Our Student Government Association (SGA) is stepping up to make a difference! 🌟
We’re excited to share that SGA is hosting a fundraiser in support of the Ronald McDonald House, an organization that provides comfort and care for families with children in the hospital. 💛🏠
This is a great opportunity for our Jaguars to show their generosity and community spirit while helping families in need. Every contribution—big or small—goes toward making sure parents can stay close to their children during challenging times.
Stay tuned for details on how you can participate and support this amazing cause. Let’s come together and show what Jaguar Nation can do! 🐾💚
SWAT Team Reminder
Our next SWAT meeting will be Thursday, September 4th at 7:30 AM. Please make plans to attend!
Hobbs Middle is proud to be a Purple Star School, honoring and supporting our military students and their families. Thank you, PFC Forrest, for your service—we know Amelia’s heart was full seeing you today!
Parents and Families,
We need your input to help plan our tutoring schedule! Please let us know which subjects you would like offered and what times would work best for you. Your feedback will guide us in deciding what tutoring to provide and when.
Complete a two-question survey here: https://forms.office.com/r/29A7j2mGz3.
Final Reminder: Hobbs Middle Open House & Annual Title I Meeting
📅 Date: Thursday, September 4
⏰ Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
📍 Location: Hobbs Middle School
Come and go anytime throughout the evening to meet teachers and learn more about your student’s day.
Can’t make it? Access all Open House resources here: https://aptg.co/qrpcry
Jaguar Parents and Families,
At Hobbs, we believe that no student should ever worry about going hungry. A full stomach means a ready mind, and making sure our Jaguars are fed is one of the most important ways we can support their success.
That’s why we’ve partnered with Feeding the Gulf Coast to provide weekend food backpacks for our students. This program is open to all students, no questions asked and no income requirements—because every child deserves the security of knowing there’s food at home.
🍎 Weekend Food Backpacks
• First distribution: Friday, September 26
• Each backpack includes food to help stretch meals at home and snacks for two days.
• Sign up here: Weekend Food Backpack Form
🥫 Hobbs Food Pantry
In addition, our on-campus food pantry provides nutritious, easy-to-prepare food, snacks, drinks, toiletries, and personal hygiene items.
• Available weekdays (focused on dinner items).
• Available weekends (via backpacks).
• Support can be provided once, occasionally, or all year long.
✨ Most important: Do NOT go hungry!
If your student—or your family—needs support with meals, please let us know. We are here to help in any way we can.
Jaguar Students, Staff, and Families—Exciting News!
Hobbs Middle has just been recognized by the FLPBIS Project as a 2024–2025 PBIS Gold Model School!
This recognition highlights our commitment to creating a positive and supportive school culture. Through PBIS, we focus on prevention over reaction—building student skills, strengthening our school environment, celebrating positive behavior, and using data to provide the right supports for both students and teachers.
We are proud of this achievement and grateful for the teamwork that made it possible!
🎉 Congratulations to our Hobbs Cross Country Team! 🎉
This past weekend, our runners competed in the Patriot Invitational and represented Hobbs with pride and determination. We are especially proud of Greyson Ehart, who placed in the Top 10, and Luke Lomoriello, who literally ran away from the competition and brought home 1st place overall! 🏅
Way to go, Jaguars—you continue to make us proud! 💙💛
🛡️🐉 Dungeons & Jaguars 🐉🛡️
Adventure awaits at Hobbs Middle!
Do you have what it takes to roll the dice, outsmart a dragon, and lead your party to victory? Join the Dungeons & Jaguars D&D Club, where imagination, strategy, and storytelling come to life!
✨ What you’ll do:
Create your own hero (or villain 👀)
Team up with fellow adventurers
Battle monsters, solve mysteries, and explore magical worlds
Build friendships while leveling up your creativity and problem-solving
📅 When & Where: See flyer for more details!
No experience needed—just bring your curiosity and courage. Whether you’re a seasoned Dungeon Master or brand new to the game, this is your chance to be part of an epic adventure.
🎲 Roll with us. Quest with us. Become legendary. 🎲
Good afternoon Jaguar parents, families, and staff!
This is Brandon Koger, principal at Hobbs Middle, with an important update about our School Improvement Plan (SIP) and accountability reports.
The Hobbs Middle SIP is now available for review. Under Florida law, each school must submit a SIP for approval by the School Board. These plans outline goals and strategies to increase student achievement.
Our SIP was developed in collaboration with teachers, staff, parents, guardians, community members, and students. It has already been reviewed by our School Advisory Council and is currently being peer-reviewed by the district’s Office of Continuous Improvement. Now, we invite your feedback.
📄 Review the SIP here: https://tinyurl.com/r94yvfhh.
In addition, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires schools to share annual reports on student achievement, accountability, and subgroup data. These reports are also available for you to review at the EduData website: https://edudata.fldoe.org/index.html.
If you have any questions or feedback about the SIP or accountability reports, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly at kogerb@santarosa.k12.fl.us.
Thank you for your continued partnership in helping Hobbs Middle grow and succeed!
In Mrs. Shackle’s class, students practiced WICOR strategies with a focus on Critical Reading and Collaboration. Working in pairs, they took turns reading the assigned text aloud to build active listening and comprehension. As they read, students highlighted essential information and circled key vocabulary to deepen understanding.
Afterward, partners compared and discussed their annotations, sharing insights and opinions that fostered meaningful engagement with rigorous content.
WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Reading) strategies make learning engaging, meaningful, and fun—and at Hobbs, this is the type of hands-on, rigorous learning your students will experience! 🙌📚🔑
