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Coleman ChronicleThe Official E-Newsletter of Coleman Middle School

1724 Manhattan Avenue Tampa, FL 33629 (813) 872-533

Home of the Cobras

ISSUE 120 - September 23, 2016

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

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, September 30th. Girls and Boys Basketball continue to dominate the competition and hopefully will make it to the county playoffs coming up October 17th - 19th. 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.Edsby parent registration information is available at Edsby signup at MySpot.

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.

Quick Links

Coleman Website

Coleman PTSA Website

Coleman Family Sponsorship Form

PTSA Membership Form

Other PTSA Forms

SERVE LINK

Administration

Mike HoskinsonPrincipal

Nannette HarveyAssistant Principal, Administration

Toby JohnsonAssistant Principal, Curriculum

PTSA Board

Teresa PotterPresident

Kim Kizirian1st VP of Mini-Grants

April Neil2nd VP of Volunteers

Cathy Erhardt3rd VP of Fundraising

Michele MolinelliTreasurer

Emily Hinsdale

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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.

Mike Hoskinson

"Preparing Students for Life"

PTSA PRESIDENT'S CORNER

Coleman Families,Please mark your calendars for upcoming information sessions from both Plant High School and Robinson I.B. High School. All Coleman parents are welcome to attend, not just 8th grade parents.

� Robinson I.B.: 12pm November 1st Coleman Media Center.

� Plant H.S.: 6:30pm November 29th Coleman Cafeteria

For 8th Grade Parents, Robinson I.B. will also hold a Prospective Student Open House on October 26th 6:30pm in the Robinson H.S. Cafeteria which will cover the same information as our lunch meeting.

8th grade students interested in applying to the RHS IB program for the 2017-18 school year are invited to sign up to shadow at RHS this fall. Shadowing is a great way to get an inside view on a day in the life of an IB student!

Please click here to view available dates and to

register.

Please note the Counselor's Corner section below for more information about magnet high school information as well as some important information for 7th grade parents regarding the Duke TIP Program. And, as always, scroll to the bottom of the Chronicle for upcoming calendar events.

Teresa Potter, PTSA President

FACULTY HONOR ROLL

Hello and welcome to the 2016/17 school year from the FACULTY HONOR ROLL Committee!

Recording Secretary

Amy HarropCorresponding Secretary

Coleman Business Sponsors

King Cobra Sponsors $2,000

Gold&Black Sponsors$1,000

Jim Cornwell

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The Faculty Honor Roll Program allows Coleman families to recognize the dedicated teachers, administrators, staff members, coaches and counselors who work with our students on a daily basis. If your family has made a donation this year to the Coleman Family and/or Coleman Business Sponsorship Campaign in any amount, you can designate the faculty member(s) you would like to honor with this award. They will receive a handwritten note from the committee with your personal message, delivered with a special treat. The awards are distributed at least 3 times throughout the school year - you may send as many notes as you would like, as many times as you would like! Communication will be sent to those who are eligible to participate in this special benefit and will include information about submissions and deadlines to be included in selected delivery dates.

What a great way to let our faculty know they are making a difference in your child's success at Coleman this year!

Alison Sulker and Jennifer ThompsonFaculty Honor Roll Chairs

GREAT AMERICAN TEACH IN

TheGreatAmericanTeachInwillbeheldonThursday,November17th.

Ifyouwouldliketoparticipate,contactyourchild'steacherstoarrangea

time.Remember,youmayspeakonothertopicsbesidesyourcareer.

Manypeoplespeakabouttheirhobbyorsomethinginwhichtheyliketo

participate.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,contactKarenWilkins.

MUSIC BOOSTER CLUB

CALLING ALL PARENTS OF BAND AND ORCHESTRA STUDENTS

AT COLEMAN:

JOIN THE MUSIC BOOSTERS!!

Band and Orchestra Boosters has joined forces to create a new Music Boosters. Your membership and support will help in meeting the needs of the outstanding music programs at Coleman! For more information on the Boosters and becoming a member, please contact Sherri Greenberg for

Band or Tisa Pritchard at for Orchestra.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH PHS

FOOTBALL GAME AND MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND NIGHT!!

While cheering on the Panthers, come watch the Coleman 7th and 8th grade bands perform with the Plant Marching Band! (Volunteers needed

Spirit Sponsors$500

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and must submit the district online SERVE form.) To Volunteer, please contact

Sherri Greenberg.

ALLSTATE ORCHESTRA

Good luck to Sophia Chen and William Mathangani who auditioned for All State on Sept 17th.

6TH GRADE ORCHESTRA WHEEL

is in full swing and concerts are the last day of each wheel. Be on the lookout for wheel invitations sent home with the students.

SOLO AND ENSEMBLE

will be held on October 22nd at Barrington Middle School.

PARTNERING WITH MABRY PTA

GotSneakers provides an opportunity to recycle your USED sneakers (all sizes welcome) and make a DIFFERENCE for people in need. For every sneaker donated the Mabry PTA's 5th Grade Committee will

earn a $1.00!!!

Sneakers can be dropped off from Monday, September 26th through Friday, September 30th.

To donate, drive through the Mabry front circle and look for the GotSneakers GREEN box outside the

Mabry Elementary School front office.Over 700 sneakers have been donated so far. Please help us reach

our goal of 1000 pairs of sneakers!

For questions please contact, Melissa MacKinnon

SOCIAL STUDIES NEWS

Coleman Middle School will be entering into the following competitions this year:

The Geography Bee is open to all students. Listen for announcements in November to enter the competition. It is a Jeopardy type competition with U.S. and world geography questions. Ms. Wilkins will host the school tournament during school hours. CLICK HERE

for more information.

WOW Tournament team consists of seven students from 6th, 7th and

Thank you to all of our 2015 business sponsors. To be included as a business sponsor please

return theCorporate Sponsorship Form

Coleman Family Sponsors

2015-2016 Family Sponsors List

To be included as one of our Family Sponsors

please return the

Sponsorship Form

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8th

grade. The students practice before school for about a month and then compete against other schools in the areas of World History, Civics, U.S. History and current events. The sponsors are Mr. Breitand Ms. Speight.

National History Day 7th and 8th graders will create class projects and the best projects will compete at our school competition. The top two entries per category will compete at the Hillsborough County competition at HCC on February 24, 2017. CLICK HERE for additional information.

For questions or more information please contact Karen Wilkins or Belinda Speight.

2016-2017 VOLUNTEERS

VolunteersWanted!

It'snottoolatetosignuptohelpoutwithanumberofdifferentareasat

ColemanMiddleSchool.Pleasemakesureyouhavefilledoutthe

HillsboroughCountyVolunteerOnlineApplication.Itonlytakesafew

minutesandisarequirementtovolunteerorchaperoneatorforour

school.

Hereisthelink:HCPSVolunteerApplicationClickonthe"YES"iconto

completetheprocess.

IfyousubmittedoneoftheyellowPTSAcommitteeforms(fromthefirst

dayofschoolpacket)andyouhavenotreceivedaconfirmationemail

fromyourcommitteechairperson,emailVPofVolunteersat

[email protected]

volunteersarehookedup!

Thankyouforyourwillingnesstosupportourstudentsandourschools!

AprilNeil

VPofVolunteers

NEW MINI GRANTS APPROVED

Hillsborough County School Board

County School BoardChair - April GriffinVice Chair -Cindy Stuart

MembersSusan L. ValdesSally A. HarrisCarol W. KurdellMelissa SnivelyDoretha W Edgecomb

Superintendent of SchoolsJeff Eakins

www.sdhc.k12.fl.us

Coleman Chronicle Submissions

Do you have an announcement you'd like posted in the Coleman Chronicle?

Click hereto email article to

Amy HarropPTSA Corresponding Secretary.

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The following Mini Grant was approved by the PTSA Board this month:* Supplies for the 2016 Hispanic Heritage Fair that supports all the grades.

Once again these are your PTSA dollars at work! Thank you to all of our business and family sponsors who help make these possible.

If you have any questions, please contact Kim Kizirian.

JOIN COLEMAN PTSA

Joining PTSA is one of the smartest investments you can make in your student's education. Your membership not only helps fund important PTSA programs here at Coleman, it also supports students and education at the county, state and national level. Becoming a PTSA member is an excellent way to show that education is important to you and your family.

Coleman has a PTSA. Please have your students join along with you! As an incentive, student PTSA members receive a reward each month during lunch to thank them for their participation. (Parent memberships do NOT qualify a student for the monthly reward incentive). In addition, student members share the same voting privileges as adults at general membership meetings and are welcome to participate during discussion.

Membership is only $6 per person. Purchase a membership! Membership dollars truly go a long way.

PTSA MEMBERSHIP FORM

Please contact me with any questions, Bridgette Summers

BUY YOUR YEARBOOKS EARLY

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Email Email Email Email [email protected]@[email protected]@sdhc.k12.fl.usfl.usfl.usfl.us for any questions. for any questions. for any questions. for any questions.

Counselor's Corner

Counselor's Corner

Greetings Cobra families. It is hard to believe that fall is almost upon us

and the first grading period is nearly over. We would like to share with

you all some of the things happening in the school counseling

department.

This past week we spoke to all 6th graders during their World History

class to give them an orientation to school counseling services and

awareness of bullying and how to prevent and report. Students viewed a

power point presentation that included topics such as promotion policy,

how to see your school counselor, how to get involved and watched some

bullying prevention public service announcements. Students enjoyed

seeing themselves at the end of the power point with a video presentation

of 6th graders in action.

On Thursday, September 29 at 6:00pm in the Cafeteria there will be a

Duke Tip Information meeting for parents and students of 7th graders

that have been identified based on specific testing criteria. Identified

students will be notified via school mail with a letter inviting them to

attend the meeting. Ms. Wicker, 7th grade counselor is the contact

person for this program.

Magnet schools will soon be visiting our 8th graders interested in

attending. The Magnet application period opens on 11/1/16 - 12/9/16.

Robinson H. S. IB will be here on November 1st at 11:00am to speak to

students and at noon in the media center to speak to parents. Middleton

H.S. Engineering came out on September 26th and spoke to Mr. Jonas'

and Mr. Arnold's elective classes. Dates for Blake H. S. Performing Arts

and Jefferson H.S. International Studies will be forthcoming.

Ms. Wicker and Mrs. Morter

Reunification Site

In the event of an emergency, Coleman has established reunification sites for parents to meet their students. When notified of an

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evacuation by Parent Link, please listen forthe 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

REFLECTIONS

Have You Heard About Reflections?

Reflections is a national arts contest sponsored by

the PTA with prizes and recognition to our

participating Cobras!

Participants will use the contest theme to express

themselves through photography, writing, music

composition, dance choreography, film production

or other visual arts like drawing and painting.

This years theme is called "What is Your Story?" and

we can't wait to see how our Cobras use the arts to

tell THEIR story!

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Watch a video about Reflections HERE and be sure

to visit the new PTA Reflections student page for

tips and more information.

The deadline for submissions is October 21st and

you can pick up an entry form in the front office.

Please contact Natalie Dean if you have any

questions.

COLEMAN BIRTHDAYS

Joshua Smith-Salgado October 2nd

Elisa Linn October 5th

Ava Zeisse October 29th

CLICK FOR BIRTHDAY FORM

COLEMAN CALENDAR 2016-2017

SEPTEMBER 27: Basketball vs Roland Park @ Roland Park Gym 6 pm

SEPTEMBER 30: Coleman Band at PHS Football Game 6 pm

OCTOBER 5: Basketball vs Tinker @ Coleman Gym 6 pm

OCTOBER 7: End of 1st Quarter

OCTOBER 10: No School, Non-Student Day

OCTOBER 11: 8th Grade Panoramic Picture

OCTOBER 13: Basketball vs Madison @ Coleman Gym 6pm

OCTOBER 27: Village Inn Spirit Day/Night

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