Coleman Community Schools

TOMORROW MORNING is Booksgiving! K - 2nd grade families, come read with us and receive some free books during breakfast time. We hope to see you there! 📚

Last week, Chef Jacob Moore invited Mr. Dave Urlaub, President of the State SkillsUSA, and Chef Andy Bacigalupo to Culinary at the Depot. They discussed how SkillsUSA works including leadership building, Culinary Arts certifications, competitions both State and National, and presentation/public speaking skills. SkillsUSA is an in-class curriculum that allows students to build skills before graduation with the potential to become a national champion. If you are familiar with Ag, think FFA but for Culinary Arts. Coleman Culinary students, including students from Bullock Creek, Coleman, Dow High, Meridian and Midland High are being immersed in the SkillsUSA and ProStart curriculums, so watch out to see what they accomplish! https://www.colemanschools.net/page/culinary-arts-program #LEADLikeAComet #ColemanCometPride

Kindergarteners recently practiced some scientific reactions using baking soda and vinegar to make a volcano! 🌋 Looks like fun!

Leadership Night: November 21!

Mrs. Whittington's class took a lovely fall trip to Chippewa Nature Center, too! Even our youngest Comets love outdoor education and natural science! 🍂

2nd grade took some time to prioritize outdoor education recently! They studied types of trees and leaves and enjoyed the much nicer-than-normal fall weather. 🍂

The bond passed last night by over 200 votes!!! 🗳️ A sincere thank you to all of you in the community that voted, supported us, and helped get the message out. This improvement to the district will have a massive lasting impact to our students for years to come. Thank you!!! GO COMETS!!! 💙☄️ https://www.colemanschools.net/page/bond-information-2024

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!

Help a Coleman Band student take on the Big Apple this spring! This trip is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students to play on one of the most famous stages in the world. The minimum donation is only $5 - but small amounts really do add up! Donate here: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLKYYJPCXNPW4/checkout/YCXHUYKG6GBPT2IM2VZYTI5O

Look who came back to volunteer at Coleman Elementary School! Welcome back to Mrs. Rachel Brownlee, former CES teacher turned FUMC Read to Lead Volunteer. We LOVE having you help us! Mrs. Brownlee is one of the volunteers from Faith United Methodist Church who has trained and is working with our students in reading. We greatly appreciate our the support of our volunteers like Mrs. Brownlee and feel extra appreciative that we've had her come back and see us! #LEADLikeAComet

Today is your last chance to VOTE! See you at the polls! https://www.colemanschools.net/page/bond-information-2024

ELEMENTARY ONLY: Picture Retake Day is TOMORROW, Wednesday, 11/6 - don't miss it! Don't forget to order your pictures online: https://www.geskusphoto.com/

Check out the Senior Cookout at Mrs. Shumaker's! Julia and Acim, our foreign exchange students, had never roasted marshmallows before so we introduced them to this American tradition. Mr. Burkhart came and played music for the kids. We also had hamburgers/hot dogs on the grill and some great desserts.

Culinary students working hard making donuts and fried pickles. Yum! 🍩🥒

Attention K - 2nd grade families - it's Booksgiving! Come read with us and receive some free books during breakfast time THIS Friday, Nov. 8th! Don't miss it!

Please welcome Mr. Bryan Willard to the Asst. Athletic Secretary position as Mrs. Bell retires. Mr. Willard is a retired teacher of 26 years having worked in secondary buildings. He has been retired a year and moved with his wife from the Walled Lake area. They've spent their time renovating a home. He's ready to get back to work and we're excited about that! Mr. Willard has spent time working in several offices before teaching and knows many of the platforms we use like Skyward. He has also been a football coach in previous years. Please help Mr. Willard feel welcome to his new position. We are excited to have him with us. Mrs. Bell will be with us part time to help transition things over to him - thank you, Mrs. Bell!

Congrats to the October employees of the month! These awards are granted based on staff nominations; final decisions are made by the Board. These employees enjoy one month of parking in the reserved 'Employee of the Month' parking space at their building, one month of getting the 'Employee of the Month' trophy on their desk, and one month of bragging rights. Thanks for being outstanding employees! We appreciate your hard work and dedication to the district!

JR/SR HIGH ONLY: Picture Retake Day is TOMORROW, Tuesday, 11/5 - don't miss it! Picture Retake Day for ELEMENTARY: Wednesday 11/6. Don't forget to order your pictures online: https://www.geskusphoto.com/

The Midland Business Alliance put out a great guide to the upcoming election! We added all of the great information on the bottom of www.colemanschools.net/bond. Make sure you have all the information before you VOTE on Nov 5th!

Check out the Don't Be Scared To Be You! event by Reach Out. Reach Out is a student organization that works to advocate for positive student mental health. Every month we have a theme that the group plans an event around. This month's theme was growing self-confidence! During lunch, students wrote something about themselves that made them confident on paper ghosts (in exchange for candy). The ghosts are pinned up on the bulletin board in the high school cafeteria and will be there until the end of November in case anyone wants to look! #LEADLikeAComet