Coleman Connection
Coleman Middle School Newsletter, 4/26
Coleman Middle School will become a student-focused community which promotes life-long learning and real-world problem solving through the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math in a global learning community.
The mission of Coleman Middle School is to provide students with rigorous and innovative learning opportunities using Project / Problem Based Learning (PBL) which promote collaboration, critical thinking, community, and creativity.
Principal's Weekly Video Message
Progress Reports are Coming Home TODAY!
Please take a moment this weekend to review all of this information with your child. We appreciate your support!
Parents needed for Q4 PBL Feedback!
Coleman Middle School will be hosting our fourth and final quarter PBL (Project Based Learning) showcases for the school year during the month of May. Coleman students and teachers have been busy conducting their PBL (Project Based Learning) launches the last few weeks. Our students would appreciate your input and feedback on their final prototypes and projects on the dates and times listed below. Feel free to invite any of your colleagues to attend our events. Please follow the link below to the Google form to sign-up for a showcase. Please note that some of our times have changed from the past.
8th grade Driving Question:
Passion Through the Coleman Experience
Showcase: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Media Center, Cafeteria and 8th grade hallway and classrooms
7th grade Driving Question:
How can we improve habitats for animals in captivity?
Showcase: Thursday, May 9, 2019 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Location: Media Center, Cafeteria and 7th grade hallway and classrooms
6th grade Driving Question:
How can I conserve resources and preserve planet Earth?
Showcase: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Location: Media Center, Cafeteria and 6th grade hallway and classrooms
Sign-up Link:
https://forms.gle/boTkX83ZoLyaVq5a8
Please feel free to contact Sheila_Harmony@gwinnett.k12.ga.us with any questions.
Teacher Appreciation Week donations
Please contact Sheila_Harmony if you can donate. Thank you!
We need your help with overdue library books!
Parent Volunteers needed for Field Day on May 22nd!
Parents volunteers are need for duty posts at field day, fun day (concessions, inflatables, dunk tank), and yearbook signing.
You don't have to commit to the whole day. Come have fun and celebrate the end of the school year.
E-mail Dr. Mozley at JW_Mozley@gwinnett.k12.ga.us if you can volunteer and the times you are available!
VIP Parent Pick Up/Drop Off Spots Available for 2019-2020 School Year!
Each year we sell VIP parking spots as a school fundraiser. Don't want to wait in the car rider line? You can buy a VIP spot for $600/year! Please e-mail Dr. Mozley at JW_Mozley@gwinnett.k12.ga.us if you are interested.
Final Exams...please plan ahead!
May 16 - Language Arts
May 17 - Math
May 20 - Science
May 21 - Social Studies
**The district is requiring make-up exams for students who are absent! If you student does not take a final exam before the end of school, they will be required to come to school on May 23 or May 24 (the two days following the last day of school) to take the make up exam. Please plan accordingly!
Rising 6th, 7th and 8th graders - Take 5 Books for the Summer
Coleman Library Media Center invites students to borrow up to five books of their choice. In order to check out books for the summer, students must meet the following criteria:
Be a rising 6th, 7th or 8th grade student at Coleman Middle School for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year.
Have a clean library record: all materials returned and lost books paid.
Get signed parent permission (see link below).
Bring the signed permission on summer check out day, Friday, May 17, 2019.
Return all books to the Coleman Library Media Center by August 9, 2019.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pm1FdS9YQNvOfGNmfk22h6qZ4MLZQY23ze53pNPhQXA/edit
Thanks to our sponsors! Please support our business partners!
Jimmy John's
3631 Peachtree Industrial BLVD, Duluth GA
Catering: April Woodard april.jjcatering@gmail.com
Columbia Engineering
Duluth, GA 30096
Kiwanis Club: Duluth - Norcross
Join us for Lunch
Please come be our guest and learn more about us
J Christopher’s - 3294 Peachtree Ind Blvd
1st and 3rd Wednesday at noon
The Local Pantry
Suite1000
2715 Buford Highway
Duluth, Ga 30096
Business 678 682 8340
Cell 678 367 8253
Keller Williams - Amy Fuchs
Keller Williams Chattahoochee North
The Forum, 3930 E Jones Bridge Rd
Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
404.439.1031 l 678.578.2700
Who to contact & When
Kim Booth is our 6th grade assistant principal; her e-mail is Kim_Booth@gwinnett.k12.ga.us. Jennifer Dunn is our 7th and 8th grade assistant principal; her e-mail is Jennifer_Dunn@gwinnett.k12.ga.us.
Ms. Booth is also the assistant principal in charge of gifted and special education. Mrs. Dunn is the assistant principal in charge of English Language Learners.
Save the Date - Important Dates for Your Calendar
April 26th - 13.5 Progress Reports Issued
April 29th - Milestone Testing continues (see calendar below)
May 3rd - Duluth Cluster STEM/STEAM Expo
May 13th - End of the Year Awards, 6 pm, Duluth HS Theater (by invitation only)
May 16th - Final Exams begin
May 17th - Take 5 Summer Reading Checkout
May 22nd - Field day
May 22nd - Last Day of School
May 22nd - REPORT CARDS ISSUED
Coleman Middle School
Gwinnett's flagship STEAM school &
GA Department of Education STEAM-certified school
Website: colemanmiddle.org
Location: 3057 Main Street, Duluth, GA, United States
Phone: 678-407-7400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coleman.middle?fref=nf
Twitter: @colemanms546