Parents and Students,
Parental involvement is one of the keys to middle school success. You and your student can connect with Coleman by attending one of our upcoming events. Dads are invited to Dine and Dash with their kids on the first Thursday of each month during lunches, 12:00 - 1:30 (Please coordinate with your child's lunch time).
Coleman's Band will participate in Middle School Band Night at Plant High School's football game on Friday, October 23rd. Girls and Boys Basketball continue to dominate the competition and hopefully will make it to the county playoffs coming up October 19th - 21st. Our students are always proud and excited to share their talents and display their skills with the community.
Keeping Coleman families informed is also important to our success. Each year, there are certain pieces of information that I am required to share with parents. Campus reunification sites are noted below. Copies of the School Public Accountability Report and the Asbestos Survey Report are available in the Main Office.
Please remember to follow us on Coleman Twitter to receive important notices in the event of an emergency as well as updates on school events.
Edsby is utilized by all 200+ schools to keep parents apprised of their student's academic progress. If you have not signed up already, please do so ASAP.
In order to keep the campus secure and our students safe, everyone is required to report to the main office to obtain a visitor's pass and to sign the visitor's log.
Photo identification is required. If you are signing out a student during the day, you must have photo identification and be listed on the emergency card before the child is called from class and released to you.
As always, if you have any concerns please feel free to contact the school at 872-5335. Our goal is the success and safety of every child. We always encourage parental involvement.
Yours in Education,
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It is hard to believe that we are half way through the first quarter. I want to thank all of the parents who have become PTSA members, volunteered at various events or donated to our annual campaign. A link to a list of sponsoring families is below our awesome business partners to the right. Without you, none of our PTSA projects would be possible, so thank you for every dollar or hour you give!
I would also like to thank Mr. Hoskinson and his administrative team for their steadfast support and efforts to keep our students healthy, happy and safe. That is no easy feat these days and we are so fortunate to have you all!
Today all of the students celebrated the Hispanic Heritage Festival. Mrs. Estrada and many volunteers organized a great event! Special thanks to Lisa Ferras, from the Mr. Empanada (Corporate-Armenia Store) for donating mini empanadas for the festival! Speaking of restaurants who support our school, Village Inn is sponsoring a Coleman Spirit Day on OCTOBER 6th. ANY time during the day, stop by and mention your support of Coleman and help raise money for our school! More information is below.
Best,
Jen Carlstedt
PTSA President
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One suggestion from the last Navigating the Net was to highlight programs or apps used to monitor their children's online activities. Here are three that received high praise from parental and tech groups. However, none of these apps are endorsed by the PTSA or Coleman Middle School. In addition to the programs, all of the websites provide useful tips for parents.
MamaBear provides parents with a powerful all-in-one safety and awareness tool that offers a unique set of social media monitoring features, family mapping, alerts and reputation management tools.
 TeenSafe is a monitoring service that allows parents to monitor their child's iPhone or Android smartphone as well as view activity on Instagram, WhatsApp and Kik Messenger.
My Mobile Watchdog This is also an application that you install on a cell phone. On its Web site, It gives you a listing of ALL activity on a given phone.
I hope you find these links hel pful. If you have any suggestions for upcoming articles, please contact Jen Carlstedt.
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Dear Parents,
This year will be an exciting year for the Student Government Association 2015-2016. We are going to start this year off Pink. That's right PINK! In celebration, and memory, of those who had breast cancer, Coleman will be changing our colors from Gold and Black to Pink and Black. Each participating teacher will have a newly decorated classroom door for the up-in-coming breast cancer awareness walk. These doors will be decorated in Pink with a picture and a short story of people(s) who have battled breast cancer.
If you, your family, or any person has been impacted by breast cancer, please feel free to send me their name, a short biography, and a photograph of those people(s). We will use this information for our "Turn Coleman Pink".
Finally, Mrs. Harvey will be hosting a team called "Coleman's Rack Pack." As a school, we will be walking on Saturday, October 24th.
You can click the following link Making Strides Sign Up to sign up. Our goal, with the help of you, will be to make a team of 100 people to walk with Coleman. With your help, SGA and the staff at Coleman, we will make this goal happen!
Thank you for your support,
Mr. Pechacek (Mr. P)
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| VILLAGE INN SPIRIT DAY/NIGHT |
Join us TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH for our
Coleman Village Inn Sprit Day/Night!
Eat at the Dale Mabry & Kennedy Village Inn ANY TIME day or night on the 6th, and Village Inn will give a portion of the proceeds back to Coleman.
Parents, grandparents & friends can support their favorite Coleman students by planning on meeting at Village Inn for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner and letting the cashier know you are there to support Coleman. This is an easy and tasty way to support our school!
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All 8th grade students will have the opportunity to attend the Tampa Bay History Center on either October 20th or 21st. This trip will give more insight into Florida history, which is part of our curriculum.
The cost will be $6.00 beacuse the TBHC pays for the transportation. Students will receive the information and applications this week.
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On Tuesday October 6th HCPS Superintendent Jeff Eakins will be the guest speaker at the Plant Academic Foundation Membership meeting. The meeting is open to all interested parents and will be held at 9:15am in the Media Center at Plant High School.
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| SHADOWING DAY FOR ROBINSON HS IB |
 Parents or Students interested in applying for the IB Program for the 2016-2017 school year, there will be an informational meeting held on Saturday, November 7th at 9:00am.
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The Best Buddies Leaders from Coleman Middle School participated in the Annual Leadership Training at the Doubletree Hilton on Saturday, September 26th. They were the only middle school to represent the Greater Tampa Bay area!
Candidates will be selected during homeroom mid-October for membership into Best Buddies this school year. We look forward to a wonderful year ahead!
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Thank you to everyone who has already joined the PTSA this year. It is still not too late to join! Only $6 per member goes a long way to support our school.
Your membership will provide support for various school programs like Student of the Month, Mini-grants that allow our teachers to pick projects they would like to see implemented, and Staff Appreciation. PTSA is member driven. While we rely on volunteers and encourage everyone to get involved, your membership does not obligate you to volunteer your time; it simply says you care about your child's education and that you recognize the impact of a strong PTSA at their school.
Students put the "S" in PTSA! Our first student member incentive day was today, Friday October 2nd - the next incentive day will be Friday, November 6. Your child must be an individual member to receive the treat, so please have your student return the form as soon as possible to enjoy the member benefits!
Membership is only $6 per person. If you have any questions regarding PTSA membership, please contact
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| ENROLL IN THE ON-LINE DIRECTORY |
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 Coleman's school directory has gone paperless!
YOU decide if you would like your information in the directory - so please take a minute and register today:
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Counselor's Corner
The Duke Tip parent meeting was held on September 24th. Anyone that was unable to attend will recieve their packet in the mail the week of October 5th. Questions pertaining to this program can be directed to Mrs. Morter, the 7th grade counselor at ext. 228.
During the month of October, the school counselor's will be facilitating the viewing of the Bully Project movie on October 8th. There will be an early release schedule that day where the students in their 7th period class at 3:15 will view the movie. After the movie, Ms. Wicker and Ms. Morter will speak to the students about how to report suspected incidences of bullying. In addition, we will talk about future activities to promote kindness and Unity at Coleman Middle School. Unity Day is October 21st and students will be asked to wear orange to show their support . There will be other activities leading up to and during lunches on Unity Day.
Your school counselors,
Shell Wicker and Lesley Morter
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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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REFLECTIONS PACKETS are now available in the front office for kids to pick up
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It's a free program sponsored by the PTSA with prizes and recognition to our Cobra participants. This year's theme is:
"Let Your Imagination Fly."
The categories this year are: Dance Choreography, Photography, Literature, Visual Arts, Music Composition, and Film Production. Mark your calendar: A mini-Reflections Workshop will be held on Tuesday, October 6th from 8:30-8:55am in the Front Office Conference Room. All Entries are due Thursday, October 22 by 4:15 pm. For rules and guidelines check out PTA REFLECTIONS and the FLORIDA PTA websites. Contact Diane Barber, Reflections Committee Chair with any questions.
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The Great American Teach In will take place on Thursday, November 19, 2015. Please contact your child's teacher about presenting. If you are planning on presenting, please contact the teacher early, because our times fill quickly. For any further information, please contact Karen Wilkins at Karen.wilkins@sdhc.k12.fl.us.
If you are planning on volunteering this year, please complete a SERVE FORM as soon as possible.
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Isaac Ward October 8th
Allison Aaron October 12th
Selin Tavlan October 14th
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| COLEMAN CALENDAR 2015-2016 |
 October 6th:Village Inn Spirit Day/Night
***Note new date***
October 8th:
Basketball vs Roland Park 6:00PM at Gym
October 14th:
Basketball vs Monroe 6:00PM at Monroe MS Gym
October 15th:
BETA Inductions 6:00 PM at Gym
October 23rd:
End of 1st 9 Weeks
October 26th:
NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
October 30th:
ESE Halloween Parade 10:00AM |
| NATIONAL PTA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE |
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Coleman Middle School PTSA is on Facebook and Twitter! CLICK ON Icons to Follow CMS on Social Media. Remember to turn on your notifications to ensure you do not miss Principal Hoskinson's Tweets or PTSA's Facebook Posts.
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Principal
Nannette Harvey
Assistant Principal, Administration
Assistant Principal, Curriculum
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President
Lisa K. Ford
1st VP of Mini-Grants
Cathy Erhardt
2nd VP of Volunteers
Anne Marie Abdoney
3rd VP of Fundraising
Michele Molinelli
Treasurer
Leslie Farrell
Recording Secretary
Amy Harrop
Corresponding Secretary
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Coleman
Business Sponsors
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King Cobra Sponsors
$2,000
Gold & Black Sponsors
$1,000
  
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Spirit Sponsors
$500
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Rob Daisley
Mediation Services
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Thank you to all of our 2015 business sponsors.
To be included as a business sponsor please return the
Corporate Sponsorship Form
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To be included as one of our Family Sponsors please return the
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Hillsborough County School Board
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County School Board
Chair - Susan L. Valdes
Vice Chair - Doretha W Edgecomb
Members
April Griffin
Sally A. Harris
Carol W. Kurdell
Melissa Snively
Cindy Stuart
Superintendent of Schools
Jeff Eakins
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Coleman Chronicle Submissions
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Do you have an announcement you'd like posted in the Coleman Chronicle?
Click hereto email article to Amy Harrop PTSA Corresponding Secretary.
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