Please help us welcome Ms. Abby Yancer as a paraprofessional to Coleman Schools. Abby is a Coleman graduate and has worked with students in this capacity previously. We are fortunate to have her on Board. Thanks for being with us Ms. Yancer!
Welcome back to Mrs. Lucy Kosinski! Mrs. Kosinski subbed for us last year as an interventionist and will continue that role this year but at the Jr/Sr High School. She will be supporting students in math interventions, joining Mr. Clark who supports in the other subject areas. Excited to have you with us again, Mrs. Kosinski!
Culinary Chef Jacob Moore will be adding another role at Coleman Schools. Chef will also now be Coach, as he picks up the JH Volleyball Coaching position. Coach Moore has his own personal background in volleyball, as well as other sports, and is ready to help build the fundamentals in our 7th and 8th grade athletes to get them ready for high school. Congrats Chef on your new position and thank you!
Lockers from the Coleman Family Center are being removed and are available to the highest bidder(s) between now and Wednesday, Aug. 28th at 4 p.m. Bids can be sent to kberthume@colemanschools.net or by dropping them off at Coleman Schools Board Office. There are 5 sections and they are sectioned in groups of 8, 10, 10, 12 and 10. Call 989.465.6060 for more information. All lockers must be picked up on Thursday or Friday, Aug. 29th or 30th between 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. by scheduled appointment.
Don't miss the Open Houses tonight! We are excited to welcome everyone back. and have some fun before we start the new school year. Don't forget that there will be a FREE meal and lots of community organizations visiting with goodies to share. See you all there!
Please help us welcome Ms. Allison Klykken who will be our new K-12 Art Teacher! Ms. Klykken has taught K-12 Art for four years already and is very excited to be in Coleman. She also has a great grasp of integrating other subject areas into Art which will be a great benefit for our students. Welcome, Ms. Klykken!
Please welcome Mrs. Kimberly Clarkson who will be a Paraprofessional with us this year. Mrs. Clarkson will be in the Jr/Sr High Responsibility Center (RC) with Mrs. Place and has already been working with the RC team and administrators. Please help her feel at home!
Thank you also to Mrs. Kaelyn Guza and Mrs. Melissa Allen. The two of them have stepped up to be Freshman Class Advisors together, and we know they will do a fantastic job pushing our kids to be leaders and have fun this year. Appreciate it ladies!
Don't miss out on anything this year and link our website calendar to your personal Google calendar! These calendars will automatically update on your device when we have to make a change so you're always in the loop. Here's how to do it:
Step 1: Click 'Explore'
Step 2: Select the building you want (or do all three!)
Step 3: Click the link on the homepage!
Try it now! https://www.colemanschools.net/
A few of our students at the Midland County Fair this week.
Small District. Big Opportunities.
Izzy Diehl's art project won best of show at Midland County Fair this week. Congratultions, Izzy!
The August Comet News is out, coming to a mailbox near you! All student families and community members should receive a hard copy in the mail. For all others, or for an early peak, an electronic version is availble: https://5il.co/2t37q.
Please welcome Ms. Kathleen Boulis who will be teaching a 5th/6th grade classroom with us starting this year! Ms. Boulis has already been in for some professional development with our team and will be a great addition to Coleman Elementary. She comes to us with over 20 years of teaching experience in grades K-8 in both Virginia and Michigan. Welcome, Ms. Boulis, we are excited to have you join us!
The Open Houses are only a week and a half away! Stop by for a free dinner, access to community resources, and to get all the info you need to be ready for the first day back. Not enrolled yet? The Open House is a great opportunity to tour the building and learn more -- you can even enroll while you're there! Don't miss it!
Congrats to Comet Bo Lewis! He took 2nd in his age group for swine showmanship at the Clare County Fair! Great work!
Looking for a low-commitment job that works with your kiddos' school schedule? We're always looking for subs! Visit https://ess.com to apply anytime! (P.S.: Sub rates have gone up! $50/half day and $100/full day. Sign up now!)
Don't miss out on anything this year and link our website calendar to your personal Google calendar! These calendars will automatically update on your device when we have to make a change so you're always in the loop. Here's how to do it:
Step 1: Click 'Explore'
Step 2: Select the building you want (or do all three!)
Step 3: Click the link on the homepage!
Try it now! https://www.colemanschools.net/
Congratulations to Mrs. Nicole Howdyshell on being named as the High School Sideline Cheer Coach for this fall! Mrs. Howdyshell is a teacher in the building and has her own background with cheer at a young age. She is excited to get started and do something a bit different with our students as her own boys are getting a bit older. Thanks for taking on this role to work with our athletes, Mrs. Howdyshell!
Congrats also to Ms. Laken Berthume! Coach Berthume will be the new Varsity Girls' Basketball Coach and has already set up some Open Gym times for our 7th-12th graders. She has been coaching JV for a few years with us and we are happy she is taking on this next challenge. Best of luck, Coach and girls, with your season this year!
Coleman Schools adopted the evidence-based Leader in Me/7 Habits framework nearly 7 years ago to help empower students, educators, and families with essential leadership and life skills, preparing them to excel . . and we're loving it! Our students have plenty of leadership opportunities to choose from and participate in community service projects regularly. Not convinced yet? Check out our enrollment page for more data on our small but mighty school district! https://www.colemanschools.net/o/coleman-cs/page/enrollment
PS: Coleman Schools is the only Leader in Me school within 45 minutes of here! See for yourself: https://www.leaderinme.com/map
#ColemanCometPride #MakeTheCometment
Welcome to Mrs. Christy Porter who will be joining the Comet family this fall. Mrs. Porter will be a secretarial aide, splitting her time between the Elementary and Jr/Sr High Main Offices. We are excited to have her with us more often as she has been subbing for us as a paraprofessional the last few years. Please help make her feel welcome!
MSU Extension has several upcoming FREE online classes for parents and caregivers of children of all ages and early childhood professionals. Check out their August offerings!
Our Ignite videography club has been so successful that we have extended it an additional 2 weeks. Students have learned how to splice, add music and make edits to come up with a delicious video (posted separately) that our extended Cooking Club students made for this collaboration project. This coincided with our WCMU career readiness field trip to learn and get the behind-the-scenes of different types of careers in the MultiMedia Field. Ty Klopf has been an additional and welcoming fresh breath of air with our students and they have really taken to him. It shows by how they show up and are willing and wanting to participate in the lessons he has planned. Learn more about this awesome program at their site here: https://sites.google.com/cgresd.net/ignite-chs?usp=sharing
