Coleman Chronicle

The Official E-Newsletter of Coleman Middle School 

 
1724 Manhattan Avenue
Tampa, FL  33629
(813) 872-5335
ISSUE 85 - October 24, 2014
Principal's Message

Parents and Students,

 

Cooler air finally signals the arrival of fall and the approaching holiday season. I always find this time of year to be very exciting at school. We are beginning our annual "Can the Principals" drive to collect food for Metropolitan Ministries to distribute for Thanksgiving. Homerooms compete to see which class will bring in the most cans and other non-perishable food items. The donations are stockpiled in the offices of the assistant principals and myself. It is fun for our students and it connects them with a great cause. So help your child "Can the Principal" by making a donation between Monday, November 3th and Friday, November 14th.

 

I want to personally thank the PTSA, Dads' Club and my staff for supporting the festive Halloween parade for our ESE students and Best Buddies on October 31st. I look forward to the smiles and excitement on their faces as they have a Spooktacular time. Thanks for making Coleman such a fantastic school, for all of our students.

 

We have doubled our Twitter followers since the last year. Please remember to follow us on Twitter @HCPSColemanMS to receive important notices in the event of an emergency as well as updates on school events

 

Over 900 parents have already registered for Edsby. Edsby is the district's online grade program and is being utilized by all 200+ schools to keep parents apprised of their student's academic progress. Being that Edsby is still a relatively new platform for our teachers, we are going through the normal growing pains as with anything new. We ask for your patience, understanding and support as we continue to grow with Edsby.

 

Edsby parent registration information is available below.

   

Yours in Education,

 

Mike Hoskinson 

PTSA President's  Message

Greetings Coleman Families,

Coleman is applying to become a National PTA School of Excellence.  If you have not had the opportunity to complete the survey that was sent last week please take a few minutes to help Coleman on the road to excellence.  If you wish to participate please complete the School of Excellence Survey by Monday October 27th. We need your help to determine how we can improve, thank you for your support!

 

Mindy Taylor, PTSA President

 

Order Yearbooks NOW!!!

 

Don't miss out on the memories - BUY YOUR YEARBOOK TODAY! Go to www.yearbookordercenter.com and buy your yearbook now!


 
Help your child remember the 2014-2015 school year with a personal ad! Space is available for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade parents to compose a special message to their child. Go to www.yearbookordercenter.com to purchase your space and design your ad. Space is limited, so act fast! Space is sold on a first come, first served basis.

 

ATTENTION 8TH GRADERS! The yearbook staff needs your help! Send us your #TBTs and they might just end up in the 2015 yearbook. Please send them to Ms. Porcelli (either through Edsby message or at christina.porcelli@sdhc.k12.fl.us) as soon as possible.

 

CALLING ALL STUDENTS! Did you take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge? If so, the yearbook staff needs your video for use in one of our spreads. Please send them to Ms. Porcelli (either through Edsby message or at christina.porcelli@sdhc.k12.fl.us) as soon as possible. 

  Fall Family Dinner
      
  Join the Coleman Spirit on Thursday November 13 from 6pm - 8pm. Food trucks, family and fun!  Let someone else do the cooking this time! The Coleman orchestra and band will be performing throughout the night. The band will be having an awesome bake sale! Don't miss out on the fun!  Hope to see you all there. If there are any questions please contact Stacy Hatjioannou!
  
Band Boosters Bake Sale

 

Bake Sale is a Sweet Way to Support the Coleman Band!

The Coleman Band Booster Club is holding a bake sale during Family Dinner Night on November 13 to raise funds for instrument repairs and purchases, sheet music, music stands, text books, T-shirts, awards, band camp scholarships, and other band needs. The bake sale is the first fundraiser of the school year for the Band Boosters. After you've enjoyed a great food truck dinner, stop by our table for dessert! We'll have cookies, cakes, pies, brownies and assorted pastries and goodies for sale.

 

Band and Band Booster Club parents and students are needed to donate baked goods for the sale. Everything should be individually wrapped and ready for sale. Items may be dropped off in the band room anytime on November 13. Please contact Anne Ferrell at (813) 431-0808 for details.

All band parents are invited to join the Band Booster Club and support the Coleman band! Membership is just $20/year. Membership forms are located in the band room, and we'll also have them available at the bake sale.

 

See you at Family Dinner Night! 

Band Boosters

Sign Up for Band Boosters!!

 

If you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late.  Support the band!  Please fill out the Band Boosters Application and turn it in at the office or to Mr. Johnson.  Thank you!!

 

ATTENTION: BAND PARENTS!

Launch your child on a lifelong interest in music & support the band!

Join the Coleman Middle School Band Boosters!

Your $20 membership (per family) helps fund:

  • Equipment & instruments

  • Refreshments for band members during events

  • Special team-building activities for the band

  • Band member awards

  • Transportation to competitions

  • Some scholarships

Questions? Contact Carol LoCicero Kline or Barbara Miraglia 

 

 #ShareAwesome     
      
National PTA is excited to announce the launch of it's #ShareAwesome Campaign-a new initiative to raise awareness about online safety and digital citizenship in a fun and positive way.  Students age 13-17 are eligible to participate in the #ShareAwesome Contest which inspires participants to share snap shots of awesome people, decisions, and moments in their lives.  For more information visit ShareAwesomeNow.org
Birthday Announcements


 

October Birthdays


 
Kiley Paro              10/5

Isaac Ward            10/8

Zachary Brown      10/9

Allison Aaron         10/12

Selin Tavlan           10/14

Colby Lund             10/22

Christie Sample      10/22

Bronson L. Ford      10/25

Mason L.  Ford        10/25

 

CLICK HERE for the form to submit your birthday requests TODAY!!!

 Halloween Parade
      
PTSA coordinates with Coleman's ESE staff to host a Halloween Parade for all ESE students and their Best Buddies.  Donations and volunteers are needed to support this fabulous event.  If you would like to help please visit the Sign-up Genius link.
  
Advocacy

Florida PTA Part of the Mission of PTA is to keep families informed on issues related to education and our children. In our Advocacy updates information will be shared from State & National PTA on legislative events as well as local issues.  All information shared will be non-partisan and intended to help parents and community partners advocate for the best educational environments for all children.

 

Recent topics of interest to parents and educators include:

Common Core - View PTA videos about Common Core

Testing - Read current articles concerning New Testing Standards and How community members can be involved.

Attend upcoming Hillsborough County Programs including Town Hall Meetings and Parent University - view Calendar

Interested in Contacting a legislator or Hillsborough County School Board Member or Curriculum Specialist - view Contacts.

 

Leslie Ferrell, PTSA Advocacy Chair

Donors Choose

Our EXCEPTIONAL students need your help!  Ms. Kendall has a great project to fund science supplies for our ESE students on Donors Choose.

Donors Choose is an online charity that makes it easy to help Coleman teachers directly.    Sign up today at www.DonorsChoose.org.  All you need to do is create an account with your email and password and search for projects in our zip code (33629). Once you see the Coleman projects,  tap the heart button to add it to your "favorites (to be alerted to future projects) and donate as little as $1 to the project total.  ANY funds donated are greatly appreciated so sign up today! For more information, please contact Jen Carlstedt at jcarlstedt@verizon.net.  THANK YOU!  

Teen Revolution- Anti-Bullying Month

 

October is the National Anti-Bullying Month and Coleman has many activities planned to highlight our anti-bullying message and this month's theme of UNITY.   Just a few of the upcoming activities include:

  • Unity Chain - students create a chain of messages describing what they can do to stop bullying

  • Bully Project Movie - a documentary following two students through their bullying experience

  • Unity Day - students wear orange to show their support for a united bully free school

Remember to talk to your kids about our Unity theme this month and how they can unite to take a stand against bullying. If you have any questions regarding our program, please contact Shell Wicker, Guidance Counselor at 813-872-5335.

                         

View Teen Revolution Calendar Questions please contact Kimberly Tagg at  Kimberly.Tagg@syniverse.com 

Best Buddies 
Best Buddies Logo 

  

Coleman had a successful Best Buddies Match Meet in the month of October. We made 25 matches and have about 75 members! As a chapter, we are looking forward to our many meetings, events, and the many friendships that will be made this year :)

 

2014 marks the 25th Anniversary of Best Buddies as a global volunteer movement that helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) secure rewarding jobs, live on their own, become inspirational leaders, and make lifelong friends!  Find out more at http://www.bestbuddies.org/

Member Informational meeting is Thursday, October 30th, 8:30 AM in Room 82. See Mrs. Kendall with any questions.

 

Sponsor: Michelle Kendall

President: Jenny Jagodzinski

Vice President and Secretary: McKenna Tagg and Sydney Urban

Co-Treasurer: Ashlee Osceola and McKayla Whiteside

Historian: Alyssa Spelman

7th grade representative: Alexis Perno

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Counselor's Corner

 

 

 Counselors Corner

 

 

Teen Revolution helped spark our school-wide celebration of Unity Day on October 22nd. Many students and staff members showed their support by wearing orange. We also built a unity chain. Student shared a quality that makes them unique and proud of who they are as individuals. The chain was displayed in the cafeteria for all to see!

 

We are gearing up with high school visits from magnet schools. Students interested in Jefferson's magnet program will attend an information session on Monday, Oct. 27th @ 1:00 in the cafeteria. Blake High School will be here Wednesday, November 5th @ 9:00 to share important information about their program. If your child is interested in hearing more about Blake High School, please have them sign up on Mrs. Morter's door.

  

A new girls group is also starting this month. Why Define Us is a girls only group started by Plant High School juniors and seniors that addresses social issues that girls may experience as they transition to high school. The first session starts on Monday, Oct. 27th at 3:15. The next group meeting is Monday, November, 17th @ 3:15. This is on the early release day.

 

We look forward to working with the Coleman Cobra community as we move forward throughout the year.

 

 

Ms. Wicker and Mrs. Morter

 


 

 

 

PTSA Membership

 

It's not too late to join PTSA!  Parents, teachers and students are encouraged to join to help support great programs here at Coleman such as Mini-Grants and Student of the Month. Student members enjoy a monthly treat during lunch - the next incentive date is Friday, November 7. Membership is only $6 per person.  PTSA Membership Forms may be found on the Coleman PTSA website under PTSA Forms.If you have any questions regarding PTSA membership, please email Kristy Hines  

 

 

CLICK HERE to download the form now.   

Join Coleman PTSA on Facebook Today!

    

Coleman Middle School PTSA is on Facebook! Click Here to Like our page.   

Coleman Calendar

 

         


 


 


 

10/28 - 8th Grade Panoramic Picture in Gym

10/28 - Picture Retake Day

11/6 - Track Meet at Jefferson HS 6pm

11/7 - Report Cards Distributed

11/11 - Veterans Day No School

11/12 - Track Meet at Plant HS 6pm

11/13 - Fall Family Dinner

11/14 - 2nd Nine Week Progress Reports Distributed

11/19 - Track Meet at Robinson HS 6pm

11/20 - Great American Teach-In

11/20 - Conference Night 5 - 7:30 pm

11/24 - 28 Fall Break School and District Offices Closed

Out of Field Teacher Notification and Reunification Information
 

Coleman Middle School 2014 - 2015 Out-Of-Field Notification
 

October 10, 2014

  

Dear Parents/Guardians:

  

All educators in Florida are monitored to ensure they meet certification and training requirements as mandated by law. Per Florida Statute

1012.42, when a teacher is assigned teaching duties out of the field in which the teacher is certified, the parents of all students in the class

shall be notified in writing. Per the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB),

we are also required to notify parents when their child has been taught

for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher not highly qualified

for that class.

 

Hillsborough County Public Schoolsis committed to providing quality instruction for all students and does so by employing the most qualified individuals to teach and support each student in the classroom. The

district is assisting our teachers by developing an Individual

Professional Development Plan to complete the requirements needed

to become in-field and/or highly qualified.

 

All of our teachers are certified to teach, although some of them are currently out-of-field and/or not highly qualified (HQ) and are working

on additional areas of certification. You have the right to know the professional qualifications of the teachers or paraprofessionals who instruct your child. Federal law allows you to ask for certain information about your child's teachers and requires us to give you this information

in a timely manner if you ask for it. If you would like more information, please contact the school at 813 872-5335.

 

The table below lists teachers who are currently out-of-field and/or not highly qualified (HQ).

 

Yours in Education,

 

Michael L. Hoskinson

Principal

Coleman Middle School

813 872-5335

 

Coleman Middle School 2014 - 2015 Out-Of-Field Notification

 

Teacher

Classes Taught

Assignment(s)
 

 

Assignment Start Date

Certification(s) Held

Out-of-Field

Area/Classes

Highly Qualified

Stephen Cohen

English with ELL students

August 19, 2013

Elementary

English 6-12

ESOL Endorsement

Yes

Toan Quach

PE

August 19, 2014

Physical Education

K - 12

ESOL Endorsement

Yes

Kristina Hobson

Math

August 19, 2014

Elementary Ed K - 6

Mathematics 5 - 9

ESOL Endorsement

Yes

 
Jennifer
 Restrepo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESE

August 19, 2014

ESE K-12

Reading

Middle Grades English

ESOL Endorsement

Yes

Nancy

Bruce

ESE

August 19, 2014

ESE K - 12

ESOL Endorsement

Yes

 

 

Coleman Middle School Campus Reunification Plans

 

In the event of an emergency, Coleman has established reunification sites for parents to meet their students. When notified of an evacuation by Parent Link, please listen for

the appropriate site.

 

On-Campus Evacuation Plan

 

Primary Reunification Site: North End of Coleman Track

Alternate Site: Dale Mabry Elementary Parking Lot on Neptune Avenue

Off-Campus Evacuation Plan

Primary Reunification Site: Plant HS Gymnasium

Alternate Site: Old Boys and Girls Club on Bay Vista and Manhattan Avenue

 

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Edsby Help Center

 


Quick Links

Coleman PTSA Website 

 

Coleman PTSA Forms

 

Family Sponsors

Updated Sponsors List 

   

Principal
 

Nannette Harvey

Assistant Principal, Administration

 

Assistant Principal, Curriculum
PTSA Board
President
  

 Jennifer Carlstedt 

1st VP of Mini-Grants

 

Mary Ann Dellegatto

2nd VP of Volunteers

 

Cathy Erhardt

3rd VP of Fundraising

 

Lorrie Hamlin

Treasurer

 

Vicki Weissman

Recording Secretary

 

Lisa K. Ford

Corresponding Secretary 



Business Sponsors
King Cobra Sponsors 
$2,000
State Farm Logo
Jim Cornwell
 
  
 

 

Gold & Black Sponsors

$1,000

Mathnasium


 

 

 

 

Coleman Spirit Sponsors

$500
 
 

 

Rob Daisley

Mediation Services

 

  

 

Thanks for Creating Coleman's new Logo
Hillsborough County School Board

 

magic lamp

  

 

Carol W. Kurdell, Chair

Susan L. Valdes, Vice Chair

Doretha W. Edgecomb

Candy Olson

April Griffin

Cindy Stuart

Stacy R. White, Pharm.D.

 

 

Superintendent of Schools

 

MaryEllen Elia

 

www.sdhc.k12.fl.us

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