Coleman Elementary School

Attention elementary school students! Don your white wigs, because our 100th day of school is coming up this Thursday, February 10th! Students are welcomed to dress up as 100 year-olds in order to celebrate this milestone.

Due to staff illness, there will be NO SPARKS TONIGHT, Thursday, February 3rd. Please reach out to Mr. Winter at the elementary school should you have any questions.

JV/ Varsity Boys basketball in St. Charles has been canceled for tonight. Wrestling at Bullock Creek today is canceled. Junior high games vs Breckenridge have been canceled and will not be rescheduled.  All events/practices for tonight/today are canceled; no optional practices will scheduled. Thank you and be safe. 

The forecast is calling for worsening conditions throughout the day making travel difficult. Out of an abundance of caution, Coleman will be closed today, Wednesday, February 2nd. For those attending ESA programs, all Midland County Schools are also closed. Be safe and stay warm.

Coleman Community Schools has an open position for Varsity Baseball Coach! For those interested in applying, you can find more information at https://5il.co/14ydw. Please share!

We were just informed this afternoon, for those interested, that the Health Department will offer Peds Pfizer (for those 5 years and up) at the COVID Vaccination Clinic on Friday from 3-5:00 p.m. in the Auditorium. This is available for our students and for the general public, in addition to COVID vaccinations for those 12 and up and the Booster vaccine.

Mrs. Brownlee’s third grade class celebrated Michigan’s 185 Birthday! On January 26, 1837, Michigan became America’s 26th state. Their virtual field trip lead them to many places- *Detroit and the auto industry *Porcupine Mountains and the lumber industry *Sleeping Bear Dunes and the difference between state and national parks *Visit to the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo *A quick trip to Motor City Speedway *A Michigan lunch of Kogels, Better Maid and Vernors *Mrs. Filhart made Michigan cookies for dessert *Building arrays with Kellog’s Fruit Loops Everyone went home with a new, Michigan map. Happy Birthday, Michigan!

Students will be bringing home a Letter from the Superintendent today regarding adjustments to the school calendar, an update on contact tracing information and the upcoming optional vaccination clinic for students, staff and community. You can also find the information at this link: https://5il.co/14qlm

In an effort to clarify, Coleman Community Schools WILL have school, tomorrow, Monday, January 24th. There was some confusion due to the Regular Board Meeting, which was original scheduled for Jan. 17th being marked "Postponed" in the Events page. The Board Meeting WILL also be held tomorrow, January 24th at 6p.m. in the Jr./Sr. High Auditorium.

Our own Mrs. Laurie Bell is featured in "Get To Know Your Neighbor" with the Midland Daily News. #Coleman #CometPride https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Meet-Your-Neighbor-Laurie-Bell-16775680.php

Coleman Schools will be closed on Friday, January 14th and Monday, January 17th. These will NOT be virtual learning days, but days we are closed due to illness and staffing shortages. We are sharing this information now in an effort to give families time to better prepare. The Board Meeting for Monday, January 17th will be moved to January 24th at 6p.m. These decisions are not made lightly, are done with significant thought and careful consideration of many pieces of data and various district factors. We will continue to be in person to the greatest extent possible. This time will allow for further deep cleaning of each of the classrooms and high traffic areas, time to regain staffing levels as well as create a potential break in the cycle over the 4-day period. As of now, exams are set as scheduled. However, the staff is giving input as to what is most appropriate to ensure students have time to get assignments in, have exam reviews and then take exams. Mrs. Hess will relay any additional information to students and parents as we have it. Games/athletic events for these days and over the weekend are not canceled; however practices, should a coach choose to hold them, will be voluntary. Please be healthy and safe. Should you need to be around others, do your best to social distance and mask. If students are not feeling well, they should stay home. Our goal is to get back into and stay in school in person, so thank you in advance for doing what you can to assist.

Easton took 1st and Chloe took 3rd over the weekend in wrestling. Congrats guys! #Coleman #athletics #wrestling #CometPride

Midland County Health Department is offering a COVID vaccination and booster clinic for those 12 and up at the Jr./Sr. High School and is open to the community. The clinic is on January 28th from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the Jr./Sr. High Auditorium. Those attending the clinic should enter through the front, far left door and go directly to the Auditorium. You can find the flyer here: https://5il.co/147ut

Congrats, Ramsey, on your 3rd place over the weekend! Look at that smile! #Coleman #athletics #wrestling #CometPride

Coleman Schools will be closed today Thursday, January 6th, due to road conditions. Information will be shared on social media and the website before noon today regarding any afternoon and evening events. Please stay safe and warm today!

The Girls' JV and Varsity Basketball games at Montabella are cancelled this evening. The Wrestling Meet at home v. Montabella and Valley Lutheran is cancelled. High School practices this evening are voluntary. SPARKS is cancelled after school today. Please be safe if you are on the roads.

Welcome back to all of our students, staff and families and Happy New Year! Here's to a great 2022 for everyone.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the entire Comet Family! Wishing you safe travels, time with family and friends and relaxing days with many naps. 🎄 See you January 3rd for a fantastic 2022!

Coleman Elementary School is excited to welcome Mrs. Katina Price (2nd/3rd Grade Combination Classroom – Rm. 20) and Ms. Megan Griffin (K-4 Resource Room – Rm. 34) to our staff. Mrs. Price (kprice@colemanschools.net) and Ms. Griffin (mgriffin@colemanschools.net) will be available to greet families and students this Thursday, December 16 from 3:00-5:00 PM. We hope that you will join us as we welcome Mrs. Price and Ms. Griffin to our Comet Family!

As many of you may be aware of, schools received one-time, short-term use federal funds called ESSER funding due to COVID. There are specific areas we are allowed to spend this funding, but would like input from you, the community to share your thoughts with us on what you feel are the greatest needs. The more people providing their input the better and this will be sent out to families as well. Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey by December 11th (this coming Saturday): https://forms.gle/9Evw8VXQA2RTdfF87