Coleman Connection

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• English Video Message
• Please click HERE to access Dr. Hernandez' medical leave letter.
• Click HERE to get to know our interim principal covering during Dr. Hernandez' medical leave, Bob Burgess.

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• Mensaje de Video en Español
• Por favor haga clic aqui para acceder la carta de Dr. Hernandez acerca de su ausencia medica.
• Haga click aqui para conocer al director provisional que cubrira durante la ausencia medica de la Dra. Hernandez, Bob Burgess.

Use this LINK to access this school year's calendar.

Click HERE for GCPS news.

Dear Stakeholders,

The students, faculty and staff of Coleman Middle School would like to invite you to our Q2 community showcase! We believe input from our stakeholders is an integral part of "The Coleman Experience" for our students. We will be hosting all 3 grade levels at the same time on Friday, December 15 from 10:00-11:00. We hope you will be able to attend and provide feedback to our students regarding their projects. Feel free to invite any of your colleagues, family, and friends to attend. Please use the link at the bottom of this email to sign-up for the showcase prior to attending.

Use this LINK to Sign up

Use this LINK to review parking and arrival information

Chandra Brandel, M.Ed.

STEAM & Gifted Coordinator

As you may remember, Ms. Stamm will be retiring at the end of this semester. Please join us in welcoming our new clinic worker, who will start on January 8th, Ms. Neissa Gutierrez. Ms. Gutierrez is coming to us with several years of experience as a Gwinnett County Public School clinic worker.

Academic schedules do not change during second semester. Semester-long Connection classes do change according to the student selection and course availability. Second semester Connection classes are not changed, however if you think you have unique reasons, please contact your student's grade level administrator.

Thank you.

Please contact our PTA co-presidents NOW!

Ms. Ballantine @ jballantine@bellsouth.net

Ms. Witucki @ susanwitucki@gmail.com

THANK YOU for supporting our Coleman Spirit Night at Chick Fil A this past Monday, December 11th!

Dr. Brooks Coleman, who Coleman Middle School was named after, attended our Spirit Night at Chick Fil A! Our PTA Secretary, Cathy Purdy, and our co-President, Jen Ballantine, took a fun picture with him and enjoyed his company!

THANK YOU for Volunteering at the Second Quarter Good Behavior Celebration Walk and Talk, Friday, December 15th:

Thank you for volunteering and supporting our school! Please refer to your selected time frame at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E44ACAB2BA13-good1.

ONLY 3 WILDCAT BLANKETS LEFT!!! Get your Wildcat Spiritwear on our Online Store!

Check out our Wildcat Blankets, Wildcat Socks, Wildcat Croc Shoe Charms, Tees, and Hoodies on our Online Store by clicking on the following link: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cmswildcats.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true__;!!PrnngaAx4byl!zRcZLaYix8tdHdUWvBjhAx7r1VLIFkyncWV_J2j9RpM3MSMnRm-ETfIHRTFOyQB2jyWTXN9w9qwE7-q6QMmNc3SfXetrM8nzeA$

If you have questions or concerns about anything, please email us at colemanwildcatspta@gmail.com.

Have a fun, restful Break! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

The Coleman PTA

Email Ms. Stone at kimberly.stone@gcpsk12.org

Since a number of our students walk after school, the City of Duluth wanted to share this letter with our parents. Please use this LINK to access the letter.

As an additional safety feature this year, all staff have been provided a crisis alert badge and training to make a call for immediate assistance at a school or district wide level, this last one including SROs, law enforcement, and emergency personnel.

PBIS or Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports focuses on sharing, teaching, practicing, and acknowledging the behaviors we want students to display and provides interventions and supports that are consistent throughout each classroom and the school.

As part of PBIS, here at Coleman we have:

• First 20 day lessons to teach students expected behaviors.
• A table displaying expected behaviors in each classroom and the school. You can use this LINK to see our Behavior Matrix.
• Daily morning meetings and weekly advisement lessons to build classroom community.
• Behavior rewards such as weekly "Brain Breaks" and "Golden Tickets", monthly access to our PBIS store where students can redeem "paw points" they earn daily from teachers and staff, and quarterly Walk & Talks.
• A 9-step discipline process and behavior log for each student. Click this LINK to review the 9-steps.

More information will be shared during curriculum night.

This week administrators and teachers shared with all students our expectations for them to power down phones and keep them in their backpacks, as well as using any other smart devices appropriately, here at Coleman MS. We also shared that these expectations help them build community with teachers and peers, and be ready to collaborate and communicate more effectively during our Project Based Learning units, which are a fundamental part of our STEAM program.

You can use this LINK to review the expectations with your student. They have also been included in the student agenda. These expectations include also an outline of our 3-step discipline procedure when students do not meet expectations.

Please review the Dress for Excellence section in our Student and Parent Handbook. Students not following our dress for excellence recommendations will go to our grade level office where one of our office clerks will give them options in private to either change to an item of clothing in their backpack, an item of clothing from donations from our community, or from their parent delivery to the school.

Students attending afterschool events at Coleman MS or off campus, must be accompanied by a parent or adult.

• School hours are from 9:15 AM to 4:00 PM. Students are marked tardy after 9:15 AM.
• Students must be dropped off in the back at car rider lane. Doors open at 8:50 AM. Students who are late must be dropped off at the front entrance.
• Do not use the bus lanes before 9:30 AM or 4:30 PM. You can park on Main St. for drop off or pick up at these times.
• Students go directly to breakfast from car rider and bus lane. To protect learning time, students have grab-and-go lunch available after 9:10 AM.
• It is very important that you review the Coleman MS procedures for arrival and dismissal on this LINK and watch the video included for car riders.

Parents, if your student is a car rider and they are arriving after 9:10AM, we encourage you to provide breakfast at home, to avoid that they are late to interventions and homeroom morning meetings.

• Car rider procedures are the same in the morning and afternoon. Morning procedures start at 8:50 AM.
• Make sure you visit our website, including a picture and a video of our car rider pick up procedure. Please be respectful of our procedures. They have been put in place to protect our students' safety.
  
• Write your student's name on a paper and place it on your dashboard the first few weeks.
• Student will dismiss from the gym on days of inclement weather. Please have their names displayed on your dashboard.
• Be patient until our new 6th graders learn. Build some time on your schedule because the first few days will be slower, but it gets better.
• Be courteous and respectful to our teachers and staff on duty.
• Remind your children to look for their car, and remember, everybody is trying to pick up their child and get to your next family activity!

Due to additional reimbursement funding from the Georgia Department of Education, here are some changes coming this school year:

• Free and Reduced-Price students will receive breakfast at no charge. Students with Full Pay eligibility will be charged $1.50.
• Free and Reduced-Price students will receive lunch at no charge. Students with Full Pay eligibility will pay $2.25/$2.50 for lunch.

Use this LINK to review information regarding GCPS nutrition program and to have access to the Free and Reduced Lunch application.

Make sure you visit My Payment Plus (MPP) to review the Student & Parent Handbook, access forms that need to be signed, and pay for contributions.

• Coleman's and GCPS' Parent and Student handbooks will included on My Payment Plus for your review and signature.
• If you need assistance with you MPP account, email our parent liaison, Lorena Rojas at lorena.rojasrojas@gcpsk12.org

Use this LINK to access the district virtual backpack with timely school information and forms.

• First come first serve, 6 spaces
• Located on the side parking lot (Across Parson's Alley)
• Cost $600
• Money goes back to our STEAM program!
• Contact our bookkeeper Monique.Young@gcpsk12.org

Hello Coleman Middle School Parent or Guardian,

If you would like to learn more about how my personal and professional background connect to Coleman Middle School, and you did not have the opportunity to meet me during my transition to Coleman on December 2021, please feel free to click the link below to watch my introduction message.

English:

https://vimeo.com/728568833

Spanish:

https://vimeo.com/728568860

Your Principal,

Dr. Hernandez.

Gwinnett's flagship STEAM school & GA Department of Education STEAM-certified school

Principal: Dr. Gypsy Hernandez

Summer School Hours: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Regular School Hours: 9:15 AM - 4:00 PM

Email: gypsy.hernandez@gcpsk12.org
Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org/ColemanMS
Location: 3057 Main St, Duluth, GA 30096, USA
Phone: 678-407-7400
Facebook: facebook.com/colemanms546
Twitter: @colemanms546