Coleman Connection

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English:

https://vimeo.com/867127230

Spanish:

https://vimeo.com/867128870

Use this LINK to connect virtually with Dr. Hernandez.

District assessments will be administered during 1st academic, beginning at 9:45.

Tuesday, 10/10 - Language Arts

Wednesday, 10/11 - Math

Thursday, 10/12 - Science

Friday, 10/ 13 - Social Studies

Use this LINK to review the district information regarding how to vote for the school calendar.

Use this LINK to access this school year's calendar.

Click HERE for GCPS news.

Dear Stakeholders,

The students, faculty and staff of Coleman Middle School are so excited to be able to host our first community showcase of the 2023-2024 school year! We believe input from our stakeholders is an integral part of "The Coleman Experience" for our students. We will be hosting 3 showcase events as detailed below. We hope you will be able to attend and provide feedback to our students regarding their projects. Feel free to invite any of your colleagues, family, and friends to attend. Please use the link at the bottom of this email to sign-up for the showcase prior to attending.

8th Grade

Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Time: 2:40 pm - 3:40 pm

Location: 8th grade classrooms

Driving Question: How can we help Duluth prosper?

7th Grade

Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Location: 7th grade classrooms

Driving Question: How can we as citizens of Duluth use our strengths to improve a local problem?

6th Grade

Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Time: 10:15 am - 11:00 am

Location: Nguyen team - Media Center, Clement team - Cafeteria, Chung team - 6th grade classrooms

Driving Question: How can we design affordable and high-quality housing for the Duluth community?

Sign-up Link:

https://forms.gle/WzNyy6bgsqUwH1cV7

If you have any questions, please email sheila.harmony@gcpsk12.org

Thank you for your continued support of Coleman Middle School!

If you never attended a PBL showcase, you might be interested on watching this video.

Use the QR Code below to donate through our Amazon Wish List Fundraiser or feel free to drop any items to our PBIS Coach, Nicole Burch!

The Coleman Student Council is a group of students elected by their homerooms who will represent their peers throughout the school year. They will meet once a month with Dr. Hernandez. During theses meetings they will learn about Leadership, provide their feedback and perspective on everything Coleman related, and serve as a liaison between administration and the student body.

Our first meeting will be on September 26, 2023 at 8:15 AM. Parents, please drop your students off in the front.

Email Ms. Stone at kimberly.stone@gcpsk12.org

IT’S GO TIME!

Registration is open for our Coleman Color Run kicking off on 10/10/2023. This is the first step to help our school reach our fundraising goal this year.

Once you’re registered, you have access to all of the fun sharing & donation features to help us raise funds. Features like:

️ The Student Star Video featuring YouTube Trickshot Stars, Dude Perfect!

Easy Email and Texting

Automatic payment features, like Apple Pay

Don’t wait! Head to mybooster.com today.

Thanks for your support!

Coleman Spirit Night at Chick Fil A, September 25th, 4:30PM - 7:30PM:

Join us at Chick Fil A on Monday, September 25th from 4:30PM to 7:30PM for our second of the year Coleman Spirit Night! Just tell them you are with Coleman Middle School when ordering and the Coleman PTA will receive 10% of the night's profits from in-person, drive thru, and mobile app sales. Chick Fil A is located at 3555 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Duluth.

PTA Booth at the Duluth Fall Festival Parade on Saturday, September 30th, beginning at 8:00AM:

Save the Date! Come out and support our Coleman PTA on Saturday, September 30th, beginning at 8:00AM at the Duluth Fall Festival Parade. We will set up a booth selling "Break" Coffee ($1 per cup), "Krispy Kreme" Donuts ($2 per donut), Water ($1 per bottle), and Coleman Spirit wear, including hoodies ($30 each), tees ($15 each), and croc shoe charms of a wildcat paw print ($5 each). Just swing by our booth to get refreshments and shop at the corner stop sign in front of Coleman Middle School. We will accept payments by cash and card. See you there!

Sign up to Volunteer at the First Quarter Good Behavior Celebration Walk and Talk, Wednesday, October 4th:

The PTA supports the school by seeking 3 volunteers per time slot in selling refreshments. Please consider signing up for a time slot on the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E44ACAB2BA13-good.

Boosterthon Schoolwide Fall Fundraiser from Tuesday, October 10th through Wednesday, October 18th:

The Coleman PTA is partnering with Boosterthon to raise $6000 for Educational Resources, including Field Trip Funding and Science and Art Supplies for PBL Projects. Boosterthon will host grade level Kickoff Rallies loaded with games and lots of information on Tuesday, October 10th. Students will seek out family and friends to donate towards this fundraiser from Tuesday, October 10th through Wednesday, October 18th. The fundraiser will conclude with a culminating event called the "Coleman Color Run" on Wednesday, October 18th. Students must register and donate $15 towards the fundraiser in order to participate in the Coleman Color Run. Boosterthon will provide individual prizes for each level of participation and donations. If we get 50% of the student body registered on MyBooster.com by October 18th, the PTA will reward all students with popsicles during their lunches. Registering is easy and free on: ⭐️ Register Now On MYBOOSTER.COM ⭐️ Be sure to check out the easy sharing functions on MYBOOSTER.COM to let others know how they can help support our school. Thank you for working with us to make our school stronger. We are grateful for your support!

Order Your PTA Memberships, Spirit wear, and 8th Grade Yard Signs on our Givebacks PTA Online Store (formerly Memberhub):

Please click on the following link to check out and purchase our merchandise on our online store: Givebacks.

If you have any questions or concerns about anything, please email us at colemanwildcatspta@gmail.com.

See you soon!

The Coleman PTA

Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) invites GCPS families, Gwinnett county residents, students, and GCPS staff members to participate in the school district’s review of the Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) curriculum Sept. 4 through Sept. 28. The public may review proposed standards online, offering feedback on AKS that have been developed to align the curriculum with the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) and/or Georgia Performance Standards (GPS). Click here for a list of the courses with AKS under review. To review the AKS and provide feedback, please click here to begin. Comments will be accepted through Thursday, Sept. 28.

Parents and guardians of students enrolled in a health course will have the opportunity to "Opt Out" of the Sex Education portion of the course through a link they will receive via Parent Square. On September 15th, the link will go to all parents and guardians of student’s grades (4-12) enrolled in health this semester; however, only parents or guardians wishing to opt out will need to complete the form.

Since a number of our students walk after school, the City of Duluth wanted to share this letter with our parents. Please use this LINK to access the letter.

As an additional safety feature this year, all staff have been provided a crisis alert badge and training to make a call for immediate assistance at a school or district wide level, this last one including SROs, law enforcement, and emergency personnel.

PBIS or Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports focuses on sharing, teaching, practicing, and acknowledging the behaviors we want students to display and provides interventions and supports that are consistent throughout each classroom and the school.

As part of PBIS, here at Coleman we have:

• First 20 day lessons to teach students expected behaviors.
• A table displaying expected behaviors in each classroom and the school. You can use this LINK to see our Behavior Matrix.
• Daily morning meetings and weekly advisement lessons to build classroom community.
• Behavior rewards such as weekly "Brain Breaks" and "Golden Tickets", monthly access to our PBIS store where students can redeem "paw points" they earn daily from teachers and staff, and quarterly Walk & Talks.
• A 9-step discipline process and behavior log for each student. Click this LINK to review the 9-steps.

More information will be shared during curriculum night.

This week administrators and teachers shared with all students our expectations for them to power down phones and keep them in their backpacks, as well as using any other smart devices appropriately, here at Coleman MS. We also shared that these expectations help them build community with teachers and peers, and be ready to collaborate and communicate more effectively during our Project Based Learning units, which are a fundamental part of our STEAM program.

You can use this LINK to review the expectations with your student. They have also been included in the student agenda. These expectations include also an outline of our 3-step discipline procedure when students do not meet expectations.

Please review the Dress for Excellence section in our Student and Parent Handbook. Students not following our dress for excellence recommendations will go to our grade level office where one of our office clerks will give them options in private to either change to an item of clothing in their backpack, an item of clothing from donations from our community, or from their parent delivery to the school.

• School hours are from 9:15 AM to 4:00 PM. Students are marked tardy after 9:15 AM.
• Students must be dropped off in the back at car rider lane. Doors open at 8:50 AM. Students who are late must be dropped off at the front entrance.
• Do not use the bus lanes before 9:30 AM or 4:30 PM. You can park on Main St. for drop off or pick up at these times.
• Students go directly to breakfast from car rider and bus lane. To protect learning time, students have grab-and-go lunch available after 9:10 AM.
• It is very important that you review the Coleman MS procedures for arrival and dismissal on this LINK and watch the video included for car riders.

• Make sure you visit our website, including a picture and a video of our car rider pick up procedure. Please be respectful of our procedures. They have been put in place to protect our students' safety.
  
• Write your student's name on a paper and place it on your dashboard the first few weeks.
• Student will dismiss from the gym on days of inclement weather. Please have their names displayed on your dashboard.
• Be patient until our new 6th graders learn. Build some time on your schedule because the first few days will be slower, but it gets better.
• Be courteous and respectful to our teachers and staff on duty.
• 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!

Due to additional reimbursement funding from the Georgia Department of Education, here are some changes coming this school year:

• Free and Reduced-Price students will receive breakfast at no charge. Students with Full Pay eligibility will be charged $1.50.
• Free and Reduced-Price students will receive lunch at no charge. Students with Full Pay eligibility will pay $2.25/$2.50 for lunch.

Use this LINK to review information regarding GCPS nutrition program and to have access to the Free and Reduced Lunch application.

Make sure you visit My Payment Plus (MPP) to review the Student & Parent Handbook, access forms that need to be signed, and pay for contributions.

• Coleman's and GCPS' Parent and Student handbooks will included on My Payment Plus for your review and signature.
• If you need assistance with you MPP account, email our parent liaison, Lorena Rojas at lorena.rojasrojas@gcpsk12.org

Use this LINK to access the district virtual backpack with timely school information and forms.

• 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!
• Contact our bookkeeper Monique.Young@gcpsk12.org

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.

English:

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