Coleman Connection

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Free and Reduced Lunch application must be submitted every year. This application is available to all students, including students on a permissive transfer. Do not miss the opportunity to apply! Click HERE to access the application.

Gwinnett County Public Schools offers healthy meals every school day. Breakfast costs $1.75; lunch costs $2.50 for elementary and $2.75 at middle and high schools. The reduced price is $.30 for breakfast and $.40 for lunch. Your children may qualify for free meals or for reduced-price meals. For more information about the free and reduced program, click HERE.

Hello Parents,

Local School Councils were created to bring parents and the community together with teachers and school administrators to develop a better understanding of, and mutual respect for, each other’s concerns, and to share ideas for school improvement. The Local School Council meets 4 times a year.

Please use this LINK to nominate a candidate. We will hold elections during curriculum nights, August 26-28, 2024.

2024-2025 School Council Meeting Calendar:

Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 8:00AM, Duluth High School

Monday, November 4, 2024, 6:00 PM, Coleman Middle School

Monday, February 10, 2025, 6:00 PM, Coleman Middle School

Monday, March 31, 2025, 6:00 PM, Coleman Middle School

Thank you,

Dr. Hernandez.

🚗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).

• Visit our website today after Noon for an updated list of club names, description, and meeting times.
• Click HERE for club registration. This link will accept responses between Wednesday, 8/21 at 7am and Tuesday, 8/27 at 7am. Clubs are assigned on a first come first serve manner, but we make every effort to place each student in a club.
• Each club sponsor will communicate directly with the parents of students accepted to a club from Tuesday 9/3 to Friday, 9/6.
• Clubs will start meeting after Monday 9/9

Due to the limited space in our two Robotics Teams our Fall Robotics Club holds try outs every year. All students are invited to participate in the try outs (See flyer below). Coaches will give them a task and use a rubric for selection.

Did not make it into the team this year? it is OK. There are other options:

1. Student can sign up for another club . The timeline to sign up for clubs is shown below.

2. There is another opportunity to participate in Robotics. Sign up for the Spring Robotics Club next semester. It is open to all students and it is a wonderful opportunity to learn and practice skills for next years' auditions. Information on how to sign up will be released in December.

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

*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 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.

• 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.

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.

• Students use their agendas at Coleman to track their Academic and Behavior goals every month and to document hallway passes.
• You can go to My Payment Plus to pay the $5 dollars for the student agenda. See the flyer below to learn how to access My Payment Plus!

• 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.

The Coleman PTA welcomes you to the 2024-2025 school year! We hope it’s been a great first week for all of our students, teachers, administrators, and staff! We enjoyed meeting so many of you at Meet Your Teacher Day! Thank you to All who joined the PTA as well as those who purchased Spirit Wear! We appreciate your support!

PTA Memberships:

PTA memberships can be purchased online via TOTEM at any time!

Your $10 membership supports Coleman's PTA activities for your students.

You can also help by donating items or volunteering your time at school events.

The PTA supports Coleman Middle School by fundraising, selling spirit wear, holding spirit nights at local restaurants, providing field trip financial support, hosting student dances/socials, supporting teachers, and many other activities! Please consider joining us today!

Spirit Wear

If you would like to purchase Coleman Middle School spirit wear, please visit our online store. Items will be delivered to your student’s home room class!

Kroger and Publix cards:

Kroger Community Rewards and Publix Partners make supporting our school easy!

Kroger: Create or Update a Kroger digital account Go to My Account and select Community Rewards. Choose Coleman Middle School PTA (NE840) as your organization. Once complete, every time you enter your phone number, scan your Kroger Plus Card, or shop through the Kroger app, Kroger will donate proceeds to Coleman Middle School!

Publix: Join Club Publix or update your existing club Publix account by going to Settings and selecting Choose Publix Partner to find Coleman Middle School. Once complete, every time you enter your phone number at checkout or pay with the Publix app, Publix will donate proceeds from eligible purchases to Coleman Middle School!

If you have any PTA related questions or concerns, please email us at: colemanwildcatspta@gmail.com.

Go Wildcats!

Your Coleman PTA

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.

The Superintendent's Student Advisory Council is a crucial avenue for middle and high school students to directly influence districtwide decisions, processes, and culture. It's an opportunity to share feedback, school experiences, and innovative ideas to address challenges with Superintendent Dr. Calvin J. Watts on a variety of issues affecting students, schools, and communities.

The 2024-25 SSAC application will be available as a link through Student Square and in Student VUE from August 7 to 28, 2024. Two students from each middle and high school will be selected based on their completed applications; alternate members from each school will also be identified. Learn more about SSAC on our website!

August 17 & 24 | Coach Trainings

Volunteer to be a small group facilitator (returning coaches only) or assist with set up and gear distribution (open to all).

Now - August 19 | Fall Season Site Registration

Registration for new and returning Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole sites is open through Monday, August 19.

Now - August 30 | Fall Season Coach Application

The coach application for the fall season is open through Friday, August 30. Register now to be matched with a team that works well with your location and schedule!

Now - September 3 | Fall Season Participant Program Lottery Registration

Lottery registration for the fall season is open through 11:59 pm on Tuesday, September 3. Teams are still being added to registration; continue to check back periodically to see if your school has been added.

September 4 | Participant Placement Day

A computer-generated lottery will run on September 4 for teams that are full. Registration will reopen on a first-come, first-serve basis at 3 pm for teams that do not fill through the lottery.

September 7 & 8 | Coach Trainings

Small group facilitators (returning coaches only) and assistance with set up and gear distribution (open to all) volunteers needed.

Week of September 16 | Fall Girls on the Run Season Begins

All teams will host their first practice the week of September 16.

October 5 | The Race

Volunteers needed from 7 – 10 am at the GOTR water stop along the half marathon route of The Race. Select "Water/Aid Station at Mile 6.4 - Girls on the Run."

• 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