Coleman Connection
Coleman MS Newsletter, 8/2/2024
DR. HERNANDEZ' WEEKLY MESSAGE
2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR THEME
BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION
SCHOOL HOURS AND ARRIVAL & DISMISSAL:
- 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.
IS YOUR STUDENT IS A CAR RIDER?- OUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY!
- 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.
SCHOOL NUTRITION SERVICES:
- Free and Reduced-Price students will receive breakfast at no charge. Students with Full Pay eligibility will be charged $1.75.
- Free and Reduced-Price students will receive lunch at no charge. Students with Full Pay eligibility will pay $2.50/$2.75 for lunch.
- Use this LINK to review information regarding GCPS nutrition program and to have access to the Free and Reduced Lunch application. Remember that the Free and Reduced Lunch application must be submitted every year!
CHROMEBOOK DISTRIBUTION:
All students will get their assigned Chromebook on Monday, 8/5/2024
FIRST DAY CONVOCATION BY GRADE LEVEL!
COLEMAN STUDENT AGENDA:
- Students will receive their student agenda on Monday 8/5/2024
- 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!
MAKE SURE YOU SIGN ALL REQUIRED BACK-TO-SCHOOL FORMS!
STUDENT PASSWORD RESET:
Student passwords to connect to their portal or app are reset to the student’s birthday using the numerical format of MMDDYYYY every summer. The user name is their student number.
A MERSSAGE FROM BAND AND ORCHESTRA:
Hello!
Do you have a 6th grade student who is interested in joining band or orchestra at Coleman? Both band and orchestra are growing and we’d like any child who is interested to be in our classes. From time to time, we see 6th graders in the hallways that tell us that they have wanted to join band or orchestra but haven’t had the chance. Please talk to your child about joining our classes and fill out the form below if this is something you’d like to move forward with. We’ll take care of the rest and will be in touch soon with the next steps and how to get an instrument and materials.
https://forms.gle/DJ15Rcoy6fTfc8wp6
Musically Yours,
Mrs. Stuttgen and Mr. DiPaola
NEW TO GCPS? CONNECT TO YOUR PARENT VUE AND PARENT SQUARE
- 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.
2024-2025 SCHOOL CALENDAR:
Use this LINK and scroll down on the page to access GCPS school year's calendar in multiple languages.
CONNECT WITH US ALSO THROUGH OUR SCHOOL'S SOCIAL MEDIA:
*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.
PARENT & TEACHER ASSOCIATION
A Message from Our PTA:
The Coleman Parent and Teacher Association (PTA) would like to welcome you to our new 2022-2023 School Year! Our new Executive Board of Officers includes:
Onzele Hyde-Bridgefourth -President
Kelli Tyler - co-Vice President
Monique Somervell - co-Vice President
Eva McLanahan - Treasurer
Elizabeth Dixon - Secretary
We welcome ALL parents to volunteer with the PTA however it coordinates best with your schedule, whether it is donating items, volunteering at events, or taking on a committee chair role. Please feel free to email us at colemanwildcatspta@gmail.com with any questions, concerns, or interest in a committee chair position. Our committee chair positions include PTA Membership, Hospitality, Fall Fundraiser, Literacy Night, and Grade Level Socials.
We will be selling PTA Memberships and Spirit Wear at Meet Your Teacher Day on Thursday, August 1st, from 8:30AM to 12:00PM. We will accept cash, check, or card. If you cannot make this event, we will be selling Coleman PTA Memberships online as well. Please click on the following link to purchase a Coleman PTA Membership online: https://cmswildcats.memberhub.com/store. This link takes you to the Coleman Middle School PTA Store. Under store items, a parent or guardian will click on the link that says, "Parent/Guardian" ($10.00 is the listed price under the link.). Then, you will fill out the member type, name, email, and mobile phone number and add to cart to pay. This link is also available on the Coleman Facebook Page.
Coleman Spirit Wear will be sold throughout the entire school year. So if you cannot make a Spirit Wear purchase now there will be plenty of other occasions this school year to make sure you and your student has an opportunity to purchase.
See you soon!
Your Coleman PTA
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
COLEMAN MS PARTNERS
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HAVING YOUR OWN RESERVED PARKING SPOT FOR DISMISSAL WHILE HELPING THE SCHOOL?
- 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
* About Your Principal:
Hello Coleman Middle School Parent or Guardian,
English:
Spanish:
Your Principal,
Dr. Hernandez.
Coleman Middle School, GCPS
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