Coleman Connection

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Hello Parents,

Please us this LINK to review the final draft of our 2023-2024 School Plan. Your feedback is always welcome, so please use this LINK to share your thoughts with us!

Thank you,

Dr. Hernandez

Use this LINK and scroll down on the page to access GCPS school calendar.

Click HERE for GCPS news.

Ms. Winkler was a 6th grade Humanities teacher at Coleman and last year transitioned to become our Media Center Specialist.

All quarter 1 units of Project Based Learning (PBL) have launched. Students and teachers will be working on answering the questions found below.

Mark your calendar for the Quarter 1 Coleman Experience PBL Showcase.- Notice that times have changed. A link for sign up will be posted next week. We hope to see you here!

6th Grade: 10/4 10:15 -11:15 AM

7th Grade: 10/3, 10-11AM

8th Grade: 10/3 2:40 - 3:40 PM

Here is our September Music Technology newsletter!

As part of our Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports, our students will go to the PBIS store once a month to redeem their "paw points". Enjoy this video for information and a tour of our first week!

Attention 6th and 8th grade parents,

Coleman MS will conduct our annual scoliosis screening on September 13th. This screening is required by GA state law, Department of Community Health and State Department of Education guidelines. Scoliosis screening is performed to identify students who may have an abnormal curvature of the spine.

Please print, complete, and return to school the form attached to this LINK if you don't want your student to be screened for scoliosis at school.

Close to the date, your student will also receive the same form explaining the procedure, and the option to opt out of the screening.

If you have any questions or concerns about the screening, please contact:

Angeles Stamm / Clinic Worker

angeles.stamm@gcpsk12.org

678-407-7410

We will be celebrating our August Student Leaders of the Month next Thursday, September 14th , at 9:30 AM. Parents will receive an email invite.

The screener scores used to assign academic supports and extensions will be posted on the Parent Portal soon. If you have questions, email your grade level AP.

THANK YOU to those Volunteers who signed up to serve at the Coleman Book Fair from August 28th through September 1st.

Our Media Center Specialist, Shelley Winkler, was so thankful for having parent volunteers every day of the Book Fair! Your sacrifice in time and service meant so much!

THANK YOU for supporting our Coleman Spirit Night at Menchies on Thursday, August 31st:

Our first of the year Spirit Night was hugely successful! Thank you for coming out to support our school by buying some frozen yogurt!

THANK YOU to those Volunteers who signed up to serve at the First of the Year Walk and Talk, Summer Reading Celebration, on Friday, September 1st.

We were so excited that all volunteer slots were filled! Your service was greatly appreciated.

Coleman Spirit Night at Chick Fil A, September 25th, 4:30PM - 7:30PM:

Join us at Chick Fil A on Monday, September 25th from 4:30PM to 7:30PM for our second of the year Coleman Spirit Night! Just tell them you are with Coleman Middle School when ordering and the Coleman PTA will receive 10% of the night's sales. Chick Fil A is located at 3555 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Duluth.

PTA Booth at the Duluth Fall Festival Parade on Saturday, September 30th, beginning at 8:00AM:

Save the Date! Come out and support our Coleman PTA on Saturday, September 30th, beginning at 8:00AM at the Duluth Fall Festival Parade. We will set up a booth selling "Break" Coffee, "Krispy Kreme" Donuts, and Coleman Hoodies at the corner stop sign in front of Coleman Middle School.

Order Your PTA Memberships, Spiritwear, and 8th Grade Yard Signs on our Givebacks PTA Online Store (formerly Memberhub):

Please click on the following link to check out and purchase our merchandise on our online store: Givebacks.

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

See you soon!

The Coleman PTA

Click HERE to enter your name!

1. Team Bonding Event: We will be having a team bonding event to design the t-shirts, vote for captains, and meet our new teammates at the Avocet Clubhouse next Tuesday (9/12) from 6-7:15pm. We would like for all new and returning teammates to attend this event!
2. Registration: The registration process has begun for the 2023 Wildcat Swim Season!! I just sent an email to all families who have completed the registration form. If you did not receive that email, and you have completed the 2023 Google Form, please let me know. If you have not completed the 2023 Google Form please do that ASAP!! You will not be added to the team email list and your swimmer will not be able to participate without this!
3. One Stop Shop: To make the preseason a little easier, I have created a list of all preseason items. Please use this as a registration checklist and to be sure you don't miss any registration forms or preseason events!
1. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1My9gmKeb62vjYK-Cr7ziOerZxUFvRYgF0GliwzhNccU/edit?usp=sharing

   
   

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.

Use this LINK to access the GCPS's Georgia Milestone Dashboard.

Morning help sessions start next Friday, 8/18. Students can be dropped off starting at 8:20 AM, as usual, in the back of the building.

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.

• 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.

• 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