12-6-21 CIS News

George Hopf, Coloma Intermediate School's crossing guard, worked with the local police department and the city of Coloma to get an area painted in front of the Intermediate School to prevent cars from parking in or near the student crosswalk. This "No Parking Zone" is an additional safety precaution for our community.

Parents and community members can park or drop off their students in the East parking lot and use the crosswalk to safely cross the road and enter the Intermediate School Building. For the safety of our students, do not park or drop students off at the crosswalk or in the "red zone".

Thank you, Mr. Hopf, for always being there for us!

Coloma Intermediate Comet Choir will present a virtual winter concert that will be presented to the community on Friday, December 16th. Comet Choir is an after-school choir of 4th and 5th-grade students that meets once a week. This virtual concert will feature a collection of songs celebrating the joy of singing and the holiday season. Stayed tuned for more information on how to view our virtual concert.

The 4th graders celebrated Thanksgiving by making Thanksgiving Friendship Stew. After studying theme in language arts, the classes read Stone Soup. Students worked together to determine the theme based on the events in the book. They chose themes like sharing, teamwork, and generosity, and supported those themes with details from the book.

Families sent in items that students poured together to create their delicious Friendship Stew. Each student received a bag of the mixture to enjoy. Like the characters in Stone Soup, the 4th graders learned that together they could create something quite tasty!

12/15 - Late Start

12/16 - Half Day

12/17 - Half Day

12/18-1/2 - Winter Break

1/3 - Back to School

Our Lory’s Place grief group meets once a month, during school hours, to help students process the grief of losing a loved one. If you would like your student to be a part of the group, participation is free, but parent/guardian permission must be given.

Please contact Ms. Nimtz (CIS Social Worker) at knimtz@ccs.coloma.org if you have any questions. Additional info can be found on our school's website under the "School Life" tab.

CIS incorporates social-emotional learning (SEL) through our Second Step curriculum. All of our students in grades K-8 have a designated time each week for SEL lessons. Second Step uses a holistic approach to building supportive communities for every child through social-emotional learning.

On late start Wednesdays, the CIS doors will open at 9:45am and school begins at 10:10am.

Mrs. Winifred Staffen

Coloma Intermediate School Principal

District Special Education Director

Email: wstaffen@ccs.coloma.org
Website: cis.coloma.org
Location: 274 South West Street, Coloma, MI, USA
Phone: 269 468 7415