Coleman Connection
Coleman MS Newsletter, Welcome Back edition 1/10/2025
DR. HERNANDEZ' WEEKLY MESSAGE
2024-2025 SCHOOL THEME
COLEMAN ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY UPDATES
PROJECT BASED LEARNING NEWS:
Click on the pictures below to preview some of this semester's research expeditions (field trips)!
ACADEMICS NEWS:
-Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Connection classes
-Media Center
- Mathematics and Reading Interventions and Enrichment
Morning Help Sessions
Morning Help Sessions will resume on Friday, 1/17.
iReady Winter Administration
Students will take the iReady winter administration on the week of January 6-13 during homeroom. Please ensure your student arrives on time!
CLASSROOM & SCHOOL COMMUNITY:
-Attendance, Positive Behavior and Interventions Supports (PBIS),
extra curricular activities, and counseling department
Basketball Season Update
Watch this videos to see our student athletes in action!
PARENT & TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) ANNOUNCEMENTS
A Message from PTA:
Greetings Wildcats! Happy Holidays Coleman!
Online Spiritwear Store
https://cmswildcats.givebacks.com/store?limit=21&live=true
Items ordered online will be delivered to students in their classrooms on Thursdays or Fridays.
Hoodies make great holiday gifts and hats are a great stocking stuffer!
Thank you,
Coleman PTA
Insta: colemanwildcatspta
FB: Coleman Middle School PTA
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
A Letter to our Parents from the City of Duluth
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.
COLEMAN GENERAL INFORMATION
CONNECT WITH US ALSO THROUGH OUR SCHOOL'S SOCIAL MEDIA:
*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.
MAKE SURE YOU SIGN ALL REQUIRED BACK-TO-SCHOOL FORMS!
Attendance Notice:
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 AND ARRIVAL & DISMISSAL:
- 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.
Information for Car Riders:
đźš—We have had great improvement with our car rider pick up in the past 2 weeks!đźš—
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).
IS YOUR STUDENT IS A CAR RIDER?- OUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY!
- 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.
2024-2025 SCHOOL CALENDAR:
Use this LINK and scroll down on the page to access GCPS school year's calendar in multiple languages.
FRIDAY MORNING HELP SESSIONS:
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.
Coleman Middle School 9- Step Behavior Management:
- Use the LINKs below to review our 9-step process to manage behaviors. Teachers will share more details during curriculum night.
- 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.
NEW TO GCPS? CONNECT TO YOUR PARENT VUE AND PARENT SQUARE
- 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.
COLEMAN PARTNERS
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HAVING YOUR OWN RESERVED PARKING SPOT FOR DISMISSAL WHILE HELPING THE SCHOOL?
- 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
* About Your Principal:
Hello Coleman Middle School Parent or Guardian,
English:
Spanish:
Your Principal,
Dr. Hernandez.
Coleman Middle School, GCPS
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