Coloma Junior High

Our Robotics team earned the Judge's Choice Award 2nd Place this weekend at our home event. Our team was recognized for their outstanding efforts during competition. This event is a full day event with 33 teams competing to qualify for the State event. We are proud of our team's performance. #CometPride

Students will report to their WIN B groups on both Monday and Tuesday this week. On Monday we will be meeting with our WIN B groups to celebrate our student growth and to provide t-shirts to all students to highlight our growth!

On Tuesday we are asking that all students wear their shirts so that we can participate in a school activity as we go into Thanksgiving Break.

Due to the Thanksgiving Break, there will be no Study Hall this week. Study Hall will resume next week on Dec. 3rd - 5th.

We are excited to share an important update regarding our discipline framework that aims to enhance the learning environment for all students. Recent feedback from students has highlighted their frustration with classroom disruptions, which are hindering their educational experience. In response, we have made the decision to refine our disciplinary measures to better support a focused and productive learning atmosphere.

Previously, we simply tracked the number of referrals; however, we are now expanding our approach to include all specific behaviors that may lead to a detention, such as not possessing a responsibility pass, failing to bring a charged Chromebook, classroom disruptions, and other significant conduct issues.

While we will continue to utilize lunch detentions as a consequence, we are implementing a tiered approach. After accumulating five lunch detentions, students will receive an additional consequence, which may either be an after-school detention or a delayed start detention, depending on the week. Upon reaching eight detentions, a secondary consequence will apply, and a meeting with parents will be required. For students who reach ten detentions or more, a one-day suspension will be enacted.

Our primary objective is to foster improved behavioral standards through clear expectations and consequences. We believe these changes will encourage a more conducive learning environment for all students. Importantly, all students will have a fresh start regarding their behavior at the beginning of the second semester, upon our return from winter break.

We appreciate your ongoing support as we strive to create an optimal learning environment for our students.

All students are issued 4 responsibility passes at the start of each marking period. These passes can be used when a student forgets an item for class, is in need of charging their Chromebook or a loaner Chromebook, or needs to use the restroom during class.

Students are able to purchase additional Responsibility Passes for 5 care cards by emailing Mrs. Swift at cswift@ccs.coloma.org. Mrs. Swift will make arrangements with the student to obtain their additional responsibility passes.

Monday

WIN B

Boys Basketball @ Brandywine 5:30pm

Tuesday

WIN B

Study Hall Cancelled

Competitive Cheer @ Bangor 6pm

Wednesday

No School

Thursday

No School

Friday

No School

November

27 - 29 - Thanksgiving Break

December

11 - Delayed Start

18 - End of 2nd Marking Period

19 - Half Day Exams

20 - Half Day Exams

23 - Winter Break Begins

It is the policy of Coloma Community Schools that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, disability, height, weight, marital status, or any other status covered by federal, state, or local law shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to, discrimination during any program, activity, service, or in employment. Any person suspecting a discriminatory practice should contact complaint@ccs.coloma.org.

Email: wtremblay@ccs.coloma.org
Website: http://cjh.coloma.org/
Location: 302 West St. Joseph Street, Coloma, MI, USA
Phone: 269-468-2405
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colomajh