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Principal's Update
January 5, 2025
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Dear Coleman Families,
Happy 2025! We hope you had a wonderful Winter Break and a Happy New Year. We look forward to welcoming students back on campus on Tuesday, January 7th. Please note that Monday, January 6th is a non-student teacher work day (no school for students).
We concluded 2024 with our Winter Sharecase, dancing our way into the New Year! This joyful event brought our community together in celebration. Special thanks to our TK-1st grade arts prep teacher, Ms. Tracy Nick, for displaying the outstanding student work; our family volunteers; Mr. Ben and Mr. Diego for leading our students and families in community dances; and Barbara Yupit Gomez, David Peterson, and Morgan Schauffler from Youth in Arts for hosting such a memorable event.
Community Network
Our Community Network gift giveaway was a tremendous success thanks to your generous support. Through this initiative, we witnessed how gift-giving strengthens our school community by creating meaningful connections and teaching our students that everyone deserves care and support. Your contributions helped our students experience firsthand how their actions can make a positive difference in others' lives. The Community Network truly exemplifies what makes Coleman special.
Attendance Success
We're thrilled to report that our school attendance continues to improve! Our students have maintained a 95.9% attendance rate since the start of the school year, up from 94.25% at this time last year. This upward trend directly supports our students' academic and social growth, as evidenced by their improved performance on the i-Ready ELA and Mathematics diagnostic exams..
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Book Recommendation - Two New Years
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Over Winter Break, we read Two New Years by Richard Ho to our kids. In it, Mr. Ho reflects on his experiences in a blended family and compares and contrasts two New Years: Rosh Hashanah and the Lunar New Year. In the Jewish New Year, people can bake challah, dip apples in honey, and lift voices in song. In the spring, the Lunar New Year brings a chance to eat dumplings, watch dragon dances, and release glowing lanterns that light up the sky. |
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Coleman Student, Family, and Staff Handbook Highlight
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Sleep
Children (all people) need to sleep a lot in order to reach their maximum potential. Below is information on sleep from the American Academy of Pediatrics:
- Children 3 to 5 years of age should sleep 10 to 13 hours per 24 hours (including naps) on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
- Children 6 to 12 years of age should sleep 9 to 12 hours per 24 hours on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
“...adequate sleep duration for age on a regular basis leads to improved attention, behavior, learning, memory, emotional regulation, quality of life, and mental and physical health. Not getting enough sleep each night is associated with an increase in injuries, hypertension, obesity and depression, especially for teens who may experience increased risk of self-harm or suicidal thoughts.
In addition to these recommendations, the AAP suggests that all screens be turned off 30 minutes before bedtime and that TV, computers and other screens not be allowed in children's bedrooms. For infants and young children, establishing a bedtime routine is important to ensuring children get adequate sleep each night. The AAP program, "Brush, Book, Bed," is available here: http://bit.ly/bedroutine.”
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Important Dates and Upcoming Events
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Coleman Family Google Calendar HERE
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Monday, January 6th - Last day of Winter Break - Teacher Workday (no school for students)
- Tuesday, January 7th - School is Back in Session
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Tuesday, January 7th - PTO Meeting https://srcs-org.zoom.us/j/97517282664
- Thursday, January 9th - District English Language Advisory Committee (DELAC) https://srcs-org.zoom.us/j/83200789526
- Thursday, January 16th, from 7-8 pm - Dad's Group Meeting (English and Spanish) in the MPR
- Friday, January 17th - Earthquake Drill
- Monday, January 20th - No School MLK Jr. Day
- Friday, January 23rd - Shelter in Place Drill
- Saturday, January 25th, at 5 pm - Crab Feed
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project consists of constructing a modular TK Classroom Building with 2 classrooms, a restroom, and a teacher prep area. A modular ELOC building and a covered walkway are also included. The project consists of construction of a shade canopy, a TK Play Yard and an AC paved area with basketball courts, ball wall and associated striping. Also included are accessibility upgrades and associated path of travel and exterior hardscape and landscaping.
PROJECT UPDATE
Inside the buildings the MEP trades are complete with the wall rough-in. Drywall and taping is now occurring on the walls which will be followed by paint. Above ceiling rough-in is continuing for the trades. The exterior of the building scratch and brown coats are underway which will be followed by the finish coat and paint.
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Coleman PTO Weekly Newsletter
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