Coleman Connection

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We encourage our families to bring a traditional dish for the food tasting fair and wear traditional attire. Please use this LINK to submit a dish if you would like to participate.

At Coleman MS, our field trips are called "Research Expeditions" because these trips are carefully curated and designed to align to the learning standards our students are integrating within their Project Based Learning Unit to help them connect the experience to the overall theme of the PBL. Please support us by making the payment deadlines as these trips are part of our learning! If you have questions about how to pay for a research expedition, please contact your student's homeroom teacher.

Semester 1 Project Based Learning Driving Questions:

Our Project Boards Show Our Progress:

6th Grade:

7th Grade:

8th Grade:

-Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Connection classes

-Media Center

- Mathematics and Reading Interventions and Enrichment

Encourage your student to complete 15 -20 minutes of either iReady Reading or Math at home to develop fundamental skills that will support their grade level learning and prepare them for future grades and high school!

Here is the link to the CMS Music Technology November Newsletter

-Attendance, Positive Behavior and Interventions Supports (PBIS),

extra curricular activities, and counseling department

Our 7th and 8th grade students and their Theater teacher, Ms. Weisheit, have been working so hard to be ready for their performance. We hope you can make it to enjoy their amazing talent!

🏀CONGRATULATIONS!!! WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!!! 🏀

Greetings Wildcats!

Thank you for your support at this week's Band and Orchestra Concert! Join us at our upcoming Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A @3555 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. on November 4th from 5-7 pm! Dont forget to Mention ‘Coleman’ when ordering! A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the PTA. We'll also be selling Spirit wear at this event. Please stop by!

Spirit-wear Fridays!

Please wear your Coleman Spirit-Wear EVERY Friday in November, beginning this Friday November 1st! This includes Coleman hats purchased from the PTA. Parents, students, and teachers are still invited to purchase Coleman merch before school on every Friday in November! We will be selling spirit-wear From 8:50-9:15 in the lobby, Let's show our Coleman Spirit! Spirit wear can also be purchased online: https://cmswildcats.givebacks.com/store

Spiritwear Pop-Up Event - Nov 1

Parents, students, and teachers are invited to purchase Coleman merch before school on Friday. We have t-shirts, hoodies, socks, croc charms, and hats. Spiritwear can also be purchased online: https://cmswildcats.givebacks.com/store Online orders will be delivered to your student at school.

Coleman PTA on Instagram and Facebook

Check out our new Instagram page. Follow us for details on upcoming events!

Insta: colemanwildcatspta

FB: Coleman Middle School PTA

If you still haven't joined the PTA please click the link below and become a member for

Only $10! https://jointotem.com/ga/duluth/coleman-middle-school-pta/join

Thank you for your support!

GO WILDCATS!!

Coleman PTA

PTA Memberships - Only $10

https://jointotem.com/ga/duluth/coleman-middle-school-pta/join

Thank you for your support!

Coleman PTA

colemanwildcatspta@gmail.com

Since a number of our students are walkers at dismissal, the City of Duluth wanted to share this letter with our parents. Please use this LINK to access the letter.

GGC sponsors hands-on workshops for middle school students to learn more about technology and science. Students interact with new technologies and develop interactive games, and no prior knowledge is required. They conduct laboratory experiments under the direction of GGC science faculty. Super Saturday Series' (S3) supportive community – comprised of GGC students and volunteers – promotes active, engaged learning. S3 also provides middle school students with an exciting opportunity to interact with positive, professional role models. Registration: https://www.ggc.edu/outreach-programs/super-saturday-series

*At Coleman Middle School, we like to share with our community the wonderful moments of learning and community we enjoy in our school. We ask our students and parents to let us know if they do not want to be photographed. Thank you.

All Back-To-School Forms are posted on your Parent Square this year. Click HERE earn how to activate your Parent Square account. Remember that Parent Square is the platform we use to send all communications from teachers, school, and district.

School success goes hand in hand with good attendance! Too many absences—excused or unexcused—can keep students from succeeding in school and in life. Keeping this in mind, please review the reminders below:

• Absences have to be excused with proper documentation.
• Starting this year, only 5 parent written notes will be excused each semester. Any other personal absences will be marked as unexcused.
• Students can submit absence documents or notes to the grade level office.

• School hours are from 9:15 AM to 4:00 PM (Students are marked tardy after 9:15 AM). Make sure you review our procedures for arrival and dismissal on this LINK.

🚗We have had great improvement with our car rider pick up in the past 2 weeks!🚗

Please review these timely reminders because starting on Monday, our SRO won't be available to assist in the parking lot:

• Encourage your student to ride the school bus if that is an option for you.
• Stage correctly so we can fit as many cars as we can on the parking lot. Park straight and in between the white lanes. See the picture below, courtesy of a kind 6th grade parent!
• Once in the car rider lane, do not stop when you see your child. Your child will come to you. Pull all the way up and as close as you can to the car in front of you. The more cars loading, the faster it goes.
• If your child is not by your car when it is time to move, you will be directed to wait on the side parking lot (Look for the large green generator).

• Use this LINK to find a video of our car rider procedures.
  
• Students will receive a car rider form to place on your dashboard. Email your student's homeroom teacher if you need a replacement.
• Be patient until our new 6th graders learn the procedures. Build some time on your schedule because the first few days student pick up will take time, but it gets better!
• 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!
  

• Be courteous and respectful to our teachers and staff on duty.

Use this LINK and scroll down on the page to access GCPS school year's calendar in multiple languages.

weekly morning help sessions start next Friday, 8/19. Students can be dropped off starting at 8:20 AM, as usual, in the back of the building.

• Use the LINKs below to review our 9-step process to manage behaviors. Teachers will share more details during curriculum night.

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• Since we are a Power Down and Away for the Day school, our students keep their devices powered down and put away while on campus. Review the steps for infractions below.
• Below you can also find how we proceed when students are not dressed safely & appropriately for school.

• PARENT VUE: All GCPS families have access to their student's information (schedules, teacher names, attendance, grades, as well as access to other apps pertaining to other services (meals) through the Parent Vue app. Go to https://www.gcpsk12.org/ and click Families on the top right corner of the page to log in. Use the same login information you used for online registration. If you do not remember, enter the email of the enrolling parent and click forgot password. You can also download the Parent Vue app on your phone. Students have a companion app called Student Vue that they can access through the GCPS website too!
• PARENT SQUARE: This will give families access to all communication from the district, the school, and teachers. Once you log in to Parent Vue, Parent Square will be one of the icons available to you. Click on it to set up your account. If you download the app, you can set up how and when to get your communications.

• 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!
• Email our bookkeeper at monique.young@gcpsk12.org for questions
• Interested? Use this LINK for payment

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.

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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