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Coleman Schools will be closed today, Tuesday, February 16th, due to road conditions. Please be safe and stay warm. Information on athletic practices and events will be posted by noon today.
Do you drive your children to school each morning? If so, thank you, and we have a safety request... Please keep your children warm and safe in the car with you until as close to 8:00
AM as possible. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, elementary school doors open at 8:00. Help us keep your children warm and safe by waiting just a few minutes before releasing children from your vehicle. Stay warm out there!
We received a shout-out from a student to their teacher, Mrs. Mutton recently~ "She is so nice to the entire class, she plays with us at recess, she makes us laugh a lot, she does so many fun things since we went back after virtual learning. She gave us a treat during the NWEA test and she is one of my favorite teachers."
SPARKS after school program ONLY is closed for today, Tuesday, January 26th. Messages have been sent to parents from Mr. Winters, Program Coordinator and it was announced to students in the elementary building.
Welcome back to in person learning, we are excited to see you!
Download the "ColemanComet" app to your phone or search "Coleman Community Schools, MI" for quick access to all things Coleman Schools. You can also go to settings to receive "PUSH" notifications from the district and/or either of the school buildings.
You can also connect the District, Jr./Sr. High and/or Elementary calendar to your Google calendar by clicking the link in the picture on each of the Homepages for the schools.
We are doing some organization and cleanup. There are items available for donation to those who are interested and pictures are on the LiveFeed section of our website or on Facebook in this post and another earlier today. You can get on the list for the items by going to this link: https://forms.gle/faT9Tx45Bhh5pERN6 The items mentioned are available for a donation to the school district. We will post these items out for 1 week and will then begin to distribute the items. They will remain posted until everything is gone. If you are interested in an item, please fill out the form at the link for that item and then go to the link again if you would like to give a donation for another item. The person with the largest donation will be contacted about the item. All items must be picked up and will not be delivered. A school staff member will contact each person to determine a time they can pick-up at the school and donation. Items will not be held past the scheduled time, and will move on to the next bidder.
Any scrappers out there interested? Our custodial/maintenance crew have been hard at work updating and cleaning things up, so we have a few different piles around the district that we would like gone. If you are interested in coming by, please contact Mike Huss for a time at 989.465.6172. These items are available along with 2 other piles of scrap items he will show you.
We are doing some organization and cleanup. Ther are items available for donation to those who are interested. Pictures are on the LiveFeed section of our website or on Facebook. You can get on the list for the items by going to this link: https://forms.gle/faT9Tx45Bhh5pERN6 The items mentioned are available for a donation to the school district. We will post these items out for 1 week and will then begin to distribute the items. They will remain posted until everything is gone. If you are interested in an item, please fill out the form at the link for that item and then go to the link again if you would like to give a donation for another item. The person with the largest donation will be contacted about the item. All items must be picked up and will not be delivered. A school staff member will contact each person to determine a time they can pick-up at the school and donation. Items will not be held past the scheduled time, and will move on to the next bidder.
Reminder, if your child has 1st semester classwork submitted and returns to in-person learning on Monday, you can drop their Chromebook & charger off for check-in at either school from 1-3 Thursday and Friday 8:45-3 @ the elementary or 8:30-4 at the jr./sr. high.
We are so looking forward to having students return to in-person learning on January 25th, 2021. This will include all of our students who are currently remote as well as those who were in the Online Learning Academy and are coming back to in-person.
To be prepared for the second semester, it is still important to wrap up the first semester. Please remind your children the importance of getting all of their work turned back in this week and completed. Grades can be seen in the Parent Connect system, but please remind your child if they just completed things, it will take a bit for teachers to get those things graded. Some of those things, especially at the Jr./Sr. High grade level may be past due and not receive full credit as those students are older. Those who submit all their work at once instead of when it was due, may have to wait a bit to have it graded. Should you or your child have ANY questions at all, please reach out to your child's teacher or the school office.
Chromebook Devices and Chargers can be returned/checked-in at the dates and times below. If you are unable to drop them off due to work, students can bring them back to the office first thing on January 25th. The more devices we can bring in on Jan. 21st and 22nd, the quicker we can get them checked in, wiped down and cleaned and in to the classrooms for use by the students. Devices should NOT be returned until your child has submitted all of their work for the 1st semester. Devices can be turned in at the elementary or jr./sr. high, regardless of which school your child attends. Times/dates for return are:
Thursday, January 21st
Jr./Sr. High or Elementary 1-3:00 p.m.
Friday, January 22nd
Jr./Sr. High- 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Elementary- 8:45 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
The marking period ends at the end of next week, and grades will count! Make sure your students have turned in all assignments and, for those taking exams, make sure they have what they need to prepare. Please contact teachers or the school office ASAP if you have concerns.
Elementary yearbooks are available online only this year. Orders can be placed at the link below anytime.
http://www.geskusphoto.com/?YB=1918
Please take time to look at the letter in the link below which shares follow-up information regarding remote learning and the survey that went out earlier in the week: https://5il.co/of2c
This is a friendly reminder if you have not filled out the survey sent yesterday, please do so by tomorrow, Wednesday, January 6th, at this link: https://forms.gle/WUWhbrywvghT5WKk6 . Even if you don't have a strong opinion or are comfortable with whatever district decisions are made, we would like you to complete it and check "no preference" in the survey. If you have already completed the survey, thank you! Please do NOT fill it out twice. If your child(ren) are in the Online Learning Academy (OLA), please do not complete this survey.
We are taking this opportunity to elicit feedback from Coleman Schools' Parents with regard to the remote learning currently taking place and things we may be able to do to assist them.It will also be used as we plan going forward in conjunction with all other important information as shared yesterday.
The information and input we get from some families may be directly opposite to what we receive from others and all of these factors must be weighed as decisions are made. For this reason, the final few questions about mental health and other hardships have been added so we can find ways to assist you. We are currently scheduled to be remote through January 22nd, 2021. If there are any changes, that will be communicated as far in advance as possible to all families.
Please complete the survey by Wednesday, January 6th, 2021. Thank you!
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With all students receiving free meals, families may feel it is not important to return a free and reduced application or Household Information Report. Free & Reduced applications and Household Information Reports are used for more than just Food Service. Students and schools both benefit from approved free & reduced apps/HIR on file. Students that are approved for free or reduced priced meals may be eligible to receive help with home internet, college applications fees and financial aid, etc.
Students also benefit when the schools benefit! Schools depend on free and reduced applications and HIR to determine the amount of funding they receive from a variety of State and Federal supplement programs like Title I, At-Risk, Title II, E-Rate, etc. These programs have the potential to offer support and services for our students including but not limited to: ● Technology (Chromebooks, internet services, etc.) ● Instructional support (staff, supplies & materials, etc.) ● Non-instructional Services (counseling, social work, health service, etc.) ● Professional Learning for staff ● Parent and Community engagement supplies and activities - such as field trips
Even if your child/children do not intend on eating meals from our food service department, it is still critical that families return a free and reduced application or HIR. By doing so, you are helping your family and helping all Coleman families.
Elementary Parent- Please fill out the HIR (Household Information Report)
Jr/Sr High Parents- Please fill out the free and reduced application
If you have students in both buildings you will need to fill out BOTH forms. Free and reduced applications and HIR are confidential.
You may fill out an application online through Lunchapp.com, or you may pick an application up at your child’s school. It was also included in your Comet News from August 2020. If you would like an application mailed to you or have any questions about the application, please call 989.442.1997 or email Melissa Gohl at mgohl@colemanschools.net.
We are taking this opportunity to elicit feedback from Coleman Schools' Parents with regard to the remote learning currently taking place. Link is at the bottom. If your child(ren) are in the Online Learning Academy, please do not complete this survey.
Information received in this survey will be reviewed to help assist families. It will also be used as we plan going forward in conjunction with all other information: e.g. safety of our students and staff, consistency for parents/family planning, other feedback from stakeholders, staffing levels, knowledge of quarantine timelines following holidays, attendance levels, ability to provide a consistent and solid instructional program for all students whether in-person or remote while supporting the Online Learning Academy students, information from the Health Department, State orders and knowledge of upcoming press releases, direction from Michigan Department of Education and other details.
The input we get from some families may be directly opposite to what we receive from others and all of these factors must be weighed as decisions are made. For this reason, the final few questions about mental health and hardships have been added so we can find ways to assist you. At this time, we are scheduled to be remote through January 22nd, 2021. Should there be any changes, that will be communicated as far in advance as possible to all families. We would like to thank you for your input to this survey. Please complete the survey by Wednesday, Jan. 6th, 2021 at: https://forms.gle/SrRn9SmyDkZ7QYWQ6
Some clean-up has been taking place this fall. If you are interested in making a donation to the school general fund for any of the following items, please contact Kerry at 989.465.6060 or kberthume@colemanschools.net with your offer and what you would like. We will contact you to set it up with the highest donation. We would like these items gone by the end of next week. Available: 2 basketball backboards/hoops, 2 basketball steel poles, file cabinets (no locks) 3- drawer and 4-drawer.
The Elementary Student News is back and online! Check out our students from their remote learning environments. https://doc-08-bc-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/3omtg886g2k4bqtmrvqifh9li6pp71cd/i267gfu9258cpdnljcrecshm50imdl9g/1607359275000/04305605437836591141/01059012132698451530/19v-KHZw66d9er1kridQ7yWQec1nkluIA?e=download&authuser=0
Coleman Elementary would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Russell and Nancy Pnacek of Midland. The Pnacek's make regular donations to Coleman Elementary that are used to support students' reading growth. This time around we utilized the Pnacek's donation to put together literacy kits for the 3rd grade Online Learning Academy students. The Pnacek's contribution made it possible to give each student 5 books along with various other literacy materials like a dry erase marker and pocket, retelling cards, sticky notes, reading strategy bookmark, etc. Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Pnacek for supporting our developing readers!