Coleman Schools is on a 2-hour delay today, Wednesday, Jan. 24th, 2024 due to thick fog and ice in some areas. We'll see you at 10 am when it's lighter outside!
UPDATE Tuesday, 1.23.2024
SPARKS/IGNITE will now be CANCELLED for this evening.
All games and practices for this evening are cancelled as well.
The CES PTO hosted a super fun Family Game Night on Friday! Thanks for all the hard work that went into it, the kiddos had an awesome time. #ColemanComets #growingforthefuture
Jacob Butters has his bowling stance down pat! He bowled a 180 with four strikes in a row first practice and game back after winter break, the great news is this isn’t even his personal best game yet. Way to go Jacob, keep up the good work! Go Comets! #ColemanComets #growingforthefuture
Coming up next Wednesday . . . the GMCA open house!
How are Coleman Schools and other nearby districts helping to increase access to early childhood education and post-secondary education programs? Check out this in-depth article to see for yourself! https://www.secondwavemedia.com/midland/features/pre-k-cte-mileap-education.aspx
This post recently shared on the AskMidland Facebook page turned out to be praising one of our Comets, Asher Hayes! What an awesome compliment! We are so proud of your leadership skills and the impact it's making on the community!
Any other Comet shout-outs to share? Send them to pr@colemanschools.net!
#ColemanComets #growingforthefuture
It's Board Recognition Month! A huge thank you to our Board for their efforts to care for our students and community. We're so appreciative of the time and thought that goes into helping our school district become the best it can be. Thank you to each of our awesome Board members:
Lorie Fox, President
Travis Aultman, Vice-President
Chris Blake, Treasurer
Angela Brooks, Secretary
Jen Murray, Trustee
Nathan Clarke, Trustee
Joe Grabowski, Trustee
We need you! If you or anyone you know may be interested in working for Coleman Schools, please visit our Employment page here to learn more about the district and see all of our current open positions. Come join the Comet family! https://www.colemanschools.net/page/employment-opportunities
#ColemanComets #growingforthefuture
Ms. Infante and Mrs. Mallory’s 1st and 5th Grade classes got together on the last day of break to follow an art hub and celebrate the holiday before winter break! Can you guess what character they were drawing?
A big thank you to Nora and Arrayah and their families for coming out to the board meeting on this freezing cold night! The girls (who are also 3rd grade classmates!) did an excellent job reciting the pledge of allegiance for us tonight. Thank you girls for taking this opportunity to show us your awesome leadership skills! #ColemanComets #growingforthefuture
A big thank you to Nora and Arrayah and their families for coming out to the board meeting on this freezing cold night! The girls (who are also 3rd grade classmates!) did an excellent job reciting the pledge of allegiance for us tonight. Thank you girls for taking this opportunity to show us your awesome leadership skills! #ColemanComets #growingforthefuture
EXAM WEEK UPDATE: Tuesday 1/16 at the Jr/Sr High will be exam review day. Wednesday and Thursday will be exams in all classes and students will follow their normal class schedule. Please reach out if you have any questions.
Monday, January 15th, 2024: Tonight's Girls' Basketball Games will be rescheduled.
The Board of Education Meeting will still take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Jr/Sr High Auditorium. VOLUNTARY high school only athletic practices will be allowed- please check with your coach as to whether they will be holding practice and determine whether you are able to get there safely.
Stay warm everybody!
Congrats to Comet Junior Kapre Lynch for making the President’s List at Delta College, alongside participating in high school academics and athletics. Great job, Kapre! #ColemanComets #growingforthefuture
Our School-Based Health Center is almost ready! As you may have read earlier this year, the School-Based Health Center is coming to Coleman Community Schools through a State-funded grant and our collaboration with Mid Michigan Health to service our students in grades K-12. The clinic staff will begin moving in this week, with an Open House scheduled the same evening as our Elementary PTO Game Night. Clinic staff will be on-hand for you to tour the clinic from 5:30-7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 19th.
We are excited to be able to support our students K-12 in this clinic which will offer a medical provider, Ms. Stacey Williamson, FNP-C, receptionist and in the near future, a behavioral specialist. The clinic will begin opening for appointments toward the end of January and more information will be shared, including contact information and hours. The clinic will be open 24 hours per week, including during the summer. Parents will be able to schedule yearly check-ups, physicals and other appointments for their children. Our school nurse, Mrs. Korin Weber will still be serving in our schools for all needs. She will serve to triage any situations that may need clinic support and contact the parents. Once students are utilizing the clinic, you will also get a call from the clinic staff.
This should prove to be a great service for our students, allowing them easy access to medical and behavioral needs without having to go far to get them. And, while insurance information is submitted, no child is charged for any additional costs for services received through the clinic!
We're excited to bring this option to our Coleman families and hope to see many of you on January 19th from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Elementary to take a tour!
Erika Rice, Coleman Alumni, is now a Recruiter/Staffing Representative at Spherion Staffing & Recruiting in Midland. We're proud of her accomplishments and the fact that she now shares back to our Coleman students by providing staff information about scholarships available to them through Spherion and the "Excellence in Leadership" Scholarship. Thank you to Erika for thinking of our Coleman students. If a Coleman graduating senior has an interest in this scholarship, please contact your school counselor in the office.
What are other Coleman graduates doing now? Feel free to share at pr@colemanschools.net for us to review and possibly post. #ColemanComets #growingforthefuture
Given that the Jr/Sr High staff and students did not have enough time this week to prepare for exams, we are changing up the format of next week a bit. Please see our new schedule below:
Monday, 1/15: Students will be given an extra day of review in all of their classes.
Tuesday, 1/16-Thursday, 1/17: Students will be given exams in their classes. Teachers will be communicating on Monday to students and their parents what day(s) they are giving the exam in their classes. Families should expect emails from the teachers letting you know when to be prepared for the exam in each of their classes.
Coleman Schools will be closed Monday, January 15th, due to continued drifting on backroads. We also have very low hanging branches due to the heavy snow on about half of our routes which would be unsafe with students on the bus.
Local road commissions have done a great job of getting to all they can and we sincerely appreciate all of their efforts.
A determination on evening events and voluntary high school practices will be made by noon tomorrow. A determination will also be made by noon on the Board of Education meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium.
Please be safe and stay warm.
Please help us welcome Ms. Morgan Simons, new Kindergarten teacher at the elementary! Ms. Simons has started working with Mrs. Allen and they will work together through the end of the semester to ensure a smooth transition for the students in her room. It is clear Ms. Simons has a love for students and a strong understanding of the strategies it takes to help them learn and grow.
Thank you to Mrs. Allen who has done an outstanding job in the classroom for the first half of the year. We are also lucky that she is still our Interventionist and continues to be part of the team.
