Coleman Connection

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• Contact GCPS Transportation Dispatch at 770-513-6686- If you have questions about the location of or the reason behind a bus that is late either in the morning or afternoon (Dispatch is in direct communication with drivers).
• Contact our Coleman MS' Transportation Assistant Principal, Ms. Larkin, at jamie.larkin@gcpsk12.org -If you have a concerns about student or driver behavior, or any othr incident of concern.

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

Click HERE for GCPS news.

All grades have completed their last PBL launch.

Project Based Learning driving questions are always released after the PBL launch activity. A great way to spark curiosity and talk with your child about their learning is asking them what they think this PBL will be about!

Please 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 if you would like to make a donation.

Click HERE to see what Mr. Bertram and his students have been learning!

We want to brag on our amazing media specialist, Ms. Winkler. Please ask your student to stop by the library and check out a book and that will make her day!

If you have seen or been to an event with the Book Mobile, you are familiar with how important the program is to inspire a love of reading. For some of our students, it is the first brand new book they have ever owned! Help us continue the program by registering for the 5K, Fun Run, or Virtual 5K.

https://runsignup.com/Race/GA/Suwanee/BookMobile5K

Thank you,

Ms. Winkler

Student Leaders of the Month and their parents were recognized this past Thursday. Thank you parents for joining us to recognize the hard work and dedication of your children.

The grade cut off to select End of the Year Awards in each grade level this year is Friday, April 19, 2024. End of the Year Awards are scheduled to take place the last 3 Mondays of the school year in the Duluth High School theater. Please check the school calendar on the website for details.

We will be getting all of our building carpets replaced in the next few days. Although school operations will proceed as usual, we do ask you to be forgiving if you have to come in the building and see some items in the hallways or our of place.

Coleman Spirit Night at Chick Fil A on Monday, April 15th from 4:30PM to 7:30PM:

Come out and support our Coleman PTA at our April Restaurant Spirit Night! It is at Chick Fil A on Monday, April 15th from 4:30PM to 7:30PM at 3555 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Duluth. Tell them you are with Coleman and 10% of the Chick Fil A sales will be given back to the Coleman PTA. Dr. Brooks Coleman, whom Coleman Middle School was named after, will also attend and is looking forward to meeting you and talking with you! Plus, all Rising 6th Graders and their Families from Chattahoochee Elementary School have been invited to become more acquainted with the Coleman Family! Thanks so much for your support!

Attention 8th Grade Families: ONE MORE WEEK remains to buy tickets for the 8th Grade Dance! Ticket Sales CLOSE on April 19th at 11:59PM!

Mark your calendars for the 8th Grade Dance entitled "A Royally Fun Night" on Friday, April 26th from 6PM to 8PM in the Coleman Cafe. Join us for an enchanted evening of dancing, food, a live DJ, and Deja Vu Mirror Photo Booth! Dressy attire is requested. Each student's ticket is $15.

Purchase tickets here: https://app.memberhub.gives/de6dcc/Campaign/Details

Sign up to chaperone here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E44ACAB2BA13-47651111-chaperones#/

Calling Parents from Every Grade Level to Volunteer for the LAST Walk and Talk of the School Year, Friday, May 3rd!

The school sponsors a Fourth Quarter Good Behavior Celebration and asks the PTA to seek out 3 parent volunteers per grade level to facilitate the sale of snacks and drinks. Please sign up to volunteer at the Walk and Talk here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E44ACAB2BA13-good3

More 8th Grade News: 8th Grade Graduation Yard Signs on Sale NOW through Tuesday, May 7th:

Purchase an 8th Grade Graduation Yard Sign by choosing one of two options, a sign with a name for $25 or a sign without a name for $22. Please click on the following link to buy a sign: Givebacks.

Join the Coleman PTA Board for the 2024-2025 School Year!

The Coleman PTA would love for you to join our team! We still have the following open position for next school year: one co-President. If you choose to serve as co-President, you have a strong board of veterans to help you! We successfully secured one co-President, three co-Vice Presidents, one Secretary, and one Treasurer. Each term runs from June 1st through May 31st. The PTA Board meets once each month to plan events and provide volunteer support. Being a part of the PTA Board offers great connections to other parents and opportunities to interact with administrators, teachers, and students. If you are interested or know of any parent who wants to join our group, please email us at colemanwildcatspta@gmail.com.

Calling all Rising 9th Grade Parents: Join the Duluth High School PTSA Board for the 2024-2025 School Year!

The Duluth High School PTSA wants any rising 9th Grade Parent to join their Executive Board. They have openings for President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. If you would like more information, please email DuluthHSPTSA@gmail.com.

Enjoy the sunny weather coming our way this weekend!

Your Coleman PTA

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.

• To ensure the safety of our students, we encourage them to use the restroom during each class restroom break, while their teacher supervise them.
  
• If students needs to go the bathroom individually they must have a signed pass from their teacher on their agenda. 6th and 7th grade students must go to the clinic bathroom and get their pass signed. 8th grade student can use their grade level bathroom.

Please contact your grade level administrator if you have individualized questions or concerns.

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.

Students attending afterschool events at Coleman MS or off campus, must be accompanied by a parent or adult.

• 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.

Parents, if your student is a car rider and they are arriving after 9:10AM, we encourage you to provide breakfast at home, to avoid that they are late to interventions and homeroom morning meetings.

• Car rider procedures are the same in the morning and afternoon. Morning procedures start at 8:50 AM.
• 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