Here are some of the wonderful things we have been doing at SPARKS! Nature walk to welcome the new season, thumbprint trees, STEM Building kits, teamwork, paper plane engineering, gratitude pumpkins and sunflower paintings. We are making the most of the Fall season!
We still have openings for Morning SPARKS. 6:45-7:45 Monday-Thursday!
The Cole family, with more kids than any other family in Coleman we believe, in Comet uniforms this fall. We'll let them start us off! Anyone else have some great pictures of their kids or family donning Comet gear or colors this fall? Send them to pr@colemanschools.net!
Here's to a great end of the season run for our fall sports and ramping up for winter season sports. #GOCOMETS
Election Day is coming up soon on November 7th -- have you checked out the Bond Proposal webpage yet? We add more information all the time! There's TONS to check out -- pictures, graphs, cost breakdowns, timelines, student testing/enrollment data, a tax calculator, building walkthrough videos, and so much more! Be fully prepared for election day and take the time to scroll all the way through the page if you haven't yet. Don't forget to ask us your questions using the inquiry link! https://www.colemanschools.net/page/bond-information-2023
Last Monday, Mr. Liechty's class "chalked" the Senior Center! They drew kind messages, cool pictures, and an obstacle course for the residents to enjoy.
Here's just a bit of what we've been up to with the IGNITE program at the Jr/Sr High School! Building STEM kits, designing models to print with the 3D printer, taking ownership of our space and painting cool space-themed billboards for program highlights, playing games, and chalking the sidewalks with things that we love! Our students have also been playing Dungeons & Dragons on Wednesdays with Mr. Kittle and participating in the new eSports gaming sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays ( must be grade-eligible to participate)!
Whether you want to participate only one day or up to four days a week - we have a spot for you! There are still plenty of open spots.
We can get you a meal during this time as well! Homework help is always available during IGNITE hours. Let us help you be successful this school year.
We will be offering AM programming from 6:45 to 7:45 if there is enough interest and forms are turned in.
ALL THIS IS 100% FREE!!!!!!! 7th - 12th grades!
If you need an application, stop by and see Ms. Lea at her desk on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You may also send her an email at lcozat@cgresd.net or give her a call at (989) 240-0708.
We are now accepting sealed bids for a couple of buses and an old generator/air compressor! Please visit this link for more information and for pictures. https://5il.co/275iw Bids are due November 3rd at 4 pm. Contact Wade O'Dell with any questions: 989-465-6172
A grandparent of one of our football players received a message from her friend about how polite our athletes were at the Football Dinner last week, and what a pleasure it was to meet and talk with the team! Outstanding job everyone, and thank you to our community for hosting the football supper! #GoComets #respect #community #CometPride
Thanks to our awesome pledge leaders for starting the board meeting tonight! Miss Addison and Mr. Hunter recited the pledge of allegiance for us very nicely. Thanks for being awesome leaders in your class and for letting us enjoy your company tonight!
Catalyst Midland wrote this great story about the Culinary program! Check it out to learn more about what we've been up to and what the future holds for the program! (Photo taken by Ben Tierney) https://www.secondwavemedia.com/midland/features/colemanschools-culiinaryartsprogram.aspx
Feel free to visit our Culinary page on the school website for more! https://www.colemanschools.net/page/culinary-arts-program
Happy Administrator's Day! Thank you to our fantastic, hard-working crew of Administrators who are here year-round and put so much knowledge, effort and energy into our students, families and staff. We greatly appreciate working with this team of people and being part of all they bring to their roles. Thank you: Cindy Araway (Elementary Principal), Scott Baase (Food Services Supervisor), Michael Cowell (Transportation Supervisor), Sara Hegel (Business Manager), Jennifer Hess (Jr/Sr High Principal), Amy Klopf (Elementary Dean/MTSS), Greg Mallek (Jr/Sr High Dean/AD) and Wade O'Dell (Custodial/Maintenance Supervisor).
Jennifer from Physical Therapy and Rehab Specialists delivered what was collected from a coat drive to the Elementary last week. Thank you for this opportunity to keep our kids warm through the winter months!
If you haven't met any of our Chartwells food service staff, you should know they are a great group of people to work with!
Reminder: Parent/Teacher Conferences are next Tuesday; no school for students.
Coleman Elementary School would like to recognize and thank Corteva Philanthropy. Corteva has awarded a $2,000 grant allowing for partial funding of visits by Chippewa Nature Center (CNC) Educators to our classrooms this year. During these visits the CNC Educators and our Teachers partner to integrate Agriscience skills into the Michigan Science standards. Watch for pictures to come in the future and thank you to Corteva Philanthropy!
Our sincere thanks to Geneva Township Board members who recognized a way to support Coleman Schools and made it happen. Earlier this year the Board of Education was presented with "Stop the Bleed" kits for each school building, gifted by the Geneva Township Board. These kits provide yet another level of safety for our students and staff in case of an emergency. Thank you, Geneva Township Board.
Culinary Arts students were working on setting up front of the house last week. How did they do?
Mrs. Torreano has launched her "1,000 Cranes" project in her JH SEL class a couple of weeks ago. Every student has successfully completed at least one origami crane! Some students have already made more and have become project ambassadors to help lead the initiative. This project is based on the Japanese legend that anyone who folds 1,000 paper cranes will be granted either a lifetime of happiness or one wish. While the goal is to make 1,000 cranes, the students are also practicing mindfulness, extending their ability to concentrate on tasks, helping other students, and improving self confidence through learning new skills that may seem hard at first.
Absentee ballots are available now- don't forget to get out and vote for the Coleman Community Schools Bond Proposal for our students.
The last week of September was Midland County’s Neighboring Week -- and our elementary students celebrated it! They discussed their neighborhoods and how they can be kind neighbors. Then, they decorated a house to add to our school neighborhood bulletin board. Even Deputy Hodges joined in on the fun!
There will be no school for Elementary or Jr/Sr High students and staff tomorrow, Friday, 10.6.2023. Picture Day at the Jr/Sr High School will be rescheduled. Varsity football will still travel to Merrill tomorrow for the game. Students who are transported to the ESA Special Education programs will still be provided transportation.
Students who attend CTE programs at other schools as part of the consortium can still attend those programs if they choose and have transportation.
We hope by getting this to you as quickly as possible, it will help with your planning.
At 2:30 this afternoon, we lost water at the Jr/Sr High School due to a maintenance situation with our backflow system and a leak that was quickly addressed by our maintenance crew. We greatly appreciate their quick action to limit the issue. The main water supply to the whole building is shut down until this issue can be repaired. The company has already been in the building and parts are being overnighted. We anticipate repairs will be completed tomorrow, but not until late morning/early afternoon.
With the Jr/Sr High closed tomorrow, we will also have the Elementary students stay home; we would not meet our attendance requirements to count the school day tomorrow.