Coleman Connection

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Greetings,

The students, faculty and staff of Coleman Middle School are so excited to be able to host our final community showcase of the 2022-2023 school year! We believe input from our stakeholders is an integral part of "The Coleman Experience" for our students. We will host a showcase fair for all grades on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, from 10 am - 11 am. We hope you will be able to attend and provide feedback to the students and their projects. I have included the grade level driving question along with locations. Feel free to invite any of your colleagues, family, and friends. Please follow the link below to sign-up for the showcase prior to attending on May 23.

8th Grade Driving Question:

How can we as beverage entrepreneurs, develop and market a unique drink for a target demographic?

Location: Bus Lanes in front of the school

7th Grade Driving Question:

How can we protect the balance of Georgia's ecosystem from invasive species?

Location: 7th grade hallways and classrooms

6th Grade Driving Question:

What innovative product will people of the future need to live in space?

Location: 6th grade hallways and classrooms

Sign-up Link:

https://forms.gle/sTSMAVJRfPUueau16

Click HERE to access GCPS promotion criteria for Middle School.

Students who are not meeting promotion criteria and did not participate in our Academic Assistance Program, may have to attend Summer School. Invites will be sent out soon. Please contact your grade level Assistant Principal if you have any questions.

6th Grade: Dr. Tookes- cynthia.tookes@gcpsk12.org

7th Grade: Ms. Booth- kim.booth@gcpsk12.org

8th Grade: Ms. Larkin- jamie.larkin@gcpsk12.org

Please visit this LINK for Georgia Milestone Public Information.

Use this quick access LINK showing you the different ways you can get information about your student, our school, and our district.

Click HERE for GCPS news.

Use this LINK and scroll down on the page to access next year's calendar.

GCPS 2022-2023 school year calendar

Congratulations to our 8th grade students for a wonderful night! Our students had fun while maintaining an excellent behavior. We are very proud of them and we know they will represent Coleman MS and themselves and their families very well as they transition to high school!

Thank you,

Dr. Hernandez.

Field day will take place on May 24th all day. Students must earn participation by:

• Remaining in good standing for behavior, from Monday 5/8 to Tuesday 5/23. Please encourage your student to follow classroom, school, and bus expectations so they can enjoy a fun day full of activities with their peers and teachers!
• Returning their chromebook on 5/23 or paying standing fees.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your student's Assistant Principal in advance.

Dear parents/guardians,

The clinic will remain open on the 25th and 26th of May for you to pick up medications brought to the clinic during the school year.

Clinic hours during these two days will be 8AM to 4PM.

Gwinnett County Public School Procedure P.JBA states that a current Georgia certificate of immunization, form 3231, must be submitted to school otherwise your student must be excluded from attendance. All students are required to receive one dose of Tdap and one dose of MCV4 vaccines before starting 7th grade.

If you are not sure if your student is up to date with his/her vaccines, please contact your health care provider, or you can call the school clinic at 678-407-7410.

Thank you,

Angeles Stamm, BSN, RN, CPN

Coleman Middle School / Clinic Worker
angeles.stamm@gcpsk12.org
Phone # 678-407-7410
Fax # 678-407-7436
"Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose
it." - Josh Billings

Attention 8th Grade Families: Please enjoy the photos from the 8th Grade Dance by clicking on the below link:

jpg - Google Drive

Another Exciting Opportunity for 8th Grade Families: Order a Personalized Coleman Middle School Yard Sign for your 8th Grade Graduate:

The yard signs are $22 each. Use the link to pay and enter the student's name to be printed, Please proof carefully. It is your choice to print a first and last name, or just a first. Please include your student's homeroom teacher for delivery. The last day to order is TODAY, Friday, May 5th!!! Click on this link to order.

4th Walk and Talk - Spring Good Behavior Celebration - TODAY, Friday, May 5th:

The PTA supports the school by seeking 3 volunteers per time slot in selling refreshments. We need a couple more volunteers today! Please consider signing up for a time slot on the following link.

Announcing our New Slate of Candidates for the 2023-2024 Coleman PTA Executive Board:

We are excited to announce our new slate of candidates for the 2023-2024 Coleman PTA Executive Board. Join us at our Last PTA General Membership Meeting to vote in the candidates on Wednesday, May 10th, at 5:30PM in the Coleman Cafe. This very brief meeting will be held at the beginning of the 7th and 8th Grade Spring Band Concert.

co-President Susan Witucki

co-President Jen Ballantine

co-Vice President Kelli Tyler

co-Vice President Holly Williams

Secretary Cathy Purdy

Treasurer Chris Bailey

Parliamentarian Elizabeth Dixon

PTA Sponsored Teacher Appreciation Cookout, Thursday, May 11th:

The PTA is hosting the Teacher Appreciation Cookout on Thursday, May 11th from 11:15AM to 2:00PM in the Coleman Cafe.

Please click on the following link to donate food or drink: Food and Drink Donations for Teacher Appreciation Cookout

Please click on the following link to chaperone the students while the teachers enjoy a duty free lunch.

Attention Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Families: Order your School Supply Kits for Next School Year by JULY 17TH:

The Coleman PTA is partnering with a School Supply Company called "My Easy School Supply" to offer school supply kits containing the requested brands, colors, and quantities of supplies as specified by your Coleman teachers. Just simply scan the below QR code on the digital flyer or click on the following link . Enter your school's zip code and select the school. Your order will be delivered directly to your school. Purchasing these school supply kits is completely OPTIONAL, but it may save you the hassle of shopping for each item individually. These kits are made with high quality supplies from well known brands and are available at discounted prices. The order deadline is July 17th.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at colemanwildcatspta@gmail.com.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Your Coleman PTA

8th grade students will have the opportunity to participate in a celebration at Main Event on 5/12 from 9: 30 AM - 1:30 PM. Parents will be able to pay the $35 fee including ticket and transportation on My Payment Plus, starting on Monday, 4/17.

Please encourage your student to meet behavior expectations. Students with minor infractions assigned by their teachers or administrative referrals starting on Monday 4/17 won't be able to participate.

Use this LINK to access information about Dual Enrollment opportunities for students. Have questions? Contact our counselor, Ms. Parker at dianne.parker@gcpsk12.org

Parents, please use this LINK to share pictures with Yearbook!

One of our 6th grade students is planning to apply for a booth at the Duluth Fall Festival for her crafts and is looking for another student who might want to share the space. Email Ms. Nunez at angelica.nunez@gcpsk12.org if you are interested!

If you want to support students Maymoona and Madeline with a school project, please see flyer below and use this LINK.

Do you like Baseball? You can listen to Grayson Scheinbaum on Baseball Podcasts Are Fun, available on Spotify and his YouTube channel of the same name!

Project Pipeline Architecture Camp, a national program established by the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), introduces middle to high school students to a talented group of architecture and design professionals. The students have the opportunity to learn, collaborate, and develop design solutions to community-focused issues throughout a three-day hands-on activity that builds creativity and design innovation. Pipeline students are asked to think creatively about the spaces around them and are given the opportunity to investigate how they can best influence those spaces. Each day consists of various hands-on activities and learning sessions designed to encourage students to synthesize and interpret new information as they design a new building for their city to engage with. By the end of camp, Pipeline students have created the building that would fit within their city blocks for a better city and designed a community that reflects their academic, cultural, and design interests!

Registration Includes: all program supplies, as well as light breakfast, lunch, and snacks.

As we are heading into summer 2023, we wanted to reach out to the prospective Project Pipeline Campers and extend a personal invitation to attend this year's summer camp. This year’s Project Pipeline will be hosted by NOMATLANTA in-person!

The program this year will be hosted at the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Design on July 26th -July 28th, 2023. More information to be shared!

Program Sessions are from 10:00am -12:00pm EST and 1:00pm-3:00pm. Check-in from 9:30am-10:00am! Student Registration is open now! Registration fee $35 If interested in joining us this summer, please use the link to register:

https://form.jotform.com/nomatlanta/2023-project-pipeline-student-regis

In addition to registration, a required student participation release form must be signed and returned via email to: projectpipeline@nomaatlanta.org

Greetings Wildcat Family!

On May 13th, Duluth High School will be holding its annual Wildcat 5k! We encourage you all to join us for a fun morning of community and fellowship. All proceeds go towards supporting Duluth High School Athletics. We’re hoping to continue growing this event bigger and bigger each year, so please consider signing up and even bring a friend or two! Go to www.wildcat5k.com to register before April 20th to guarantee a 5k T-Shirt!

Thanks, and hope to see you all there!

Sincerely,

Darren Sbraga

Duluth High School, GA

Looking for a fun summer activity to keep your swimmer strong and in shape? Come join the Berkeley Hills Barracudas Swim team located conveniently in Duluth and affordable for all! Registration is now open here. Get a spot before they fill up. This team will help to prepare you to be a member of the Wildcat Swim Club here at Duluth Middle in the fall!

Click HERE for more information.

Upcoming Events

April 16 | Hops Into Spring

Join the Girls on the Run Young Professionals Board (YPB) for an afternoon of family fun at the second annual Hops Into Spring fundraiser from 12 – 3 pm at Wild Heaven-West End Brewery and Gardens.

April 19 | Office Volunteer Day

Office volunteers are needed from 9 am – 12 pm to help with organizing and labeling 5K Coach gifts.

April 29 | Spring Girls on the Run 5K Celebration

Join us for the Girls on the Run 5K at Center Parc Stadium (formerly Georgia State Stadium) and be a part of our end-of-the-season celebration!

May 3 & 5 | Office Volunteer Days

Individual volunteers or volunteer groups are needed from 9 am – 12 pm to help with our post-5K clean up and organizing fall season supplies.

May 6 | Spring Fitness Series – Strength Training

Join us on Saturday, May 6 for a Strength+Sculpt class at Two Urban Licks and enjoy a complimentary mimosa or bloody mary after class.

May 20 | Spring Fitness Series - Yoga

Join us on Saturday, May 20 for a yoga class at Steady Hand Brewery, enjoy a complimentary pour of beer, and hang out at the brewery after class!

Dear Parents,

We have had a few incidents during some of our after school events at Coleman MS and Duluth High School and we want to make sure our performing students and families enjoy these opportunities to showcase and enjoy the result of long hours of learning and practice. We expect students to be accompanied and supervised by a parent during after school events, with the exception of their grade level socials.

Moving forward, unsupervised students won't be allowed to remain at the event. The student will be escorted out of the event, parents will be called for pick up, and any ticket money will be reimbursed.

As a general reminder, district and school code of conduct applies during any school- sponsored event, regardless of location and time, and students not meeting school expectations may receive consequences.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you,

Dr. Hernandez

Your Principal

• In order to maximize our students' opportunity to participate in Morning Meetings and CATS time in the mornings, we will start accommodating grab-and-go breakfast after spring break for students riding late buses. The grab-and-go breakfast will include cereal, fruits, and other choices of dry breakfast items included on the weekly menu, that students can eat in their homeroom
• beverages are not allowed in classroom, so avoid dropping them students late with an open drink as this will further affect their start time.

Review Coleman MS procedures for arrival and dismissal on this LINK, -Including a video for procedures for car riders.

For question, concerns, and dispatch services about buses, call transportation: 770-513-6686.

• Parents please be advised that during morning drop off and dismissal, Coleman Middle School will provide student supervision while students are on school property only.
• No students should be dropped off and/or picked up on any of the immediate streets surrounding Coleman.
• Riding with parents or the bus ensures a safe and secure arrival and dismissal for students at Coleman Middle each day.
• We do not provide supervision once students are off campus.

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 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

At your service,

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

As it has been shared during curriculum nights, 8th grade students taking a 9th grade classes have the option to transfer the credit to their high school transcript. The course will transfer with a P (passed) or F (failed), and does not have a numerical value that impacts High School GPA. All Coleman Middle School 8th graders take Physical Science, which is a 9th grade course.

8th graders taking Algebra I, Accelerated Algebra I, and Spanish have this option also.

Starting Monday 5/10, students will have access to accepting or declining the high school credit on the portal. We are waiting on a handout for parents from the district next week and we will send it to you as soon as we receive it.

Please contact your student's teacher if you have any questions.