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Coal Mountain Elementary
Mining For Coal . . . . . . . . Discovering Diamonds
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3455 Coal Mountain DriveCumming, GA 30028
Phone: 770-887-7705 Fax: 770-781-2286
Dear Parents,
Please join me in welcoming our new principal! Last night, Thursday, May 8, 2014, the Forsyth County Board of Education approved the appointment of Mrs. Kimberly Davis as Principal of Coal Mountain Elementary School for the 2014-2015 school year. Mrs. Davis has extensive experience at the elementary and middle school levels, and in the area of special education. She has served as an assistant principal for 10 years both in Gwinnett County and Forsyth County. She is presently in her seventh year as assistant principal at Settles Bridge Elementary School.
We will be scheduling dates for Mrs. Davis to meet our faculty and parents, as well as our PTO Board and our Local School Council. She is committed to serving students, teachers, parents, and the community, and will, no doubt, propel Coal Mountain to new levels of excellence. Please join me in welcoming Mrs. Davis to our Coal Mountain Family!
We also want to celebrate two great teams from Coal Mountain! Our Robotics Team recently competed in the World Vex Competition in Anaheim, California. Our students worked hard and represented us extremely well.
It was also a wonderful learning experience for us all! A special thank you goes to our Robotics Coaches,
Pictured: Tyler Harris, Hayden Nicholson, Tristan Graham, Aidan Kudlas, Andrew Collett, Owen Taylor, Ethan
arshall! We look forward to returning next year
Important Dates
May 14House Meetings
May 23Last Day of
School/5th Grade
Promotion Ceremony
Belief:We are each
responsible for EVERY child.
Mission:Empowering Young Minds for a Bright
Future.
Goals: Our goal is to create
and foster critical thinkers who are
risk takers, tenacious in their learning, and set high goals, while
accepting responsibility for
their own learning and life choices.
Outcome:The FCS Learner
Profile becomes a reality for all
students.
Debbie Smith, Principal Kim Fox, Assistant Principal
May 9, 2014
We also want to congratulate our Stock Market Team who placed third out of 250+ entries! With their wise investments, they were able to accrue over $108,000. Well done Brooke Dahoney, Preston Dunford, and Chase Lee. Mrs. Wickman is
proud!
This past Tuesday evening, we had wonderful events happening “on the mountain”! At 5:00 Mrs. Schwaemmle was privileged to hold an ESOL dinner meeting with over 40 of our fabulous ESOL families attending! At 5:30, we opened our Twenty First Century Media Center and we were able to thank all of those who made this possible. A special thanks goes to Browns Bridge Community Church, the Dittig Family, Lanier 400 Rotary Club, and our PTO Board and Coal Mountain families! Afterward, we held our PTO meeting and then were treated to a wonderful, fun filled, Science Night. Denise Webb worked closely with Donna Governor and Christina Curtis from North Forsyth High School to make this event happen. A big thank you goes to these dedicated educators and the wonderful high school student mentors that ran our science labs throughout the evening. GREAT JOB!
Media Center Opening – Pictured: Bert Durand – Parent and Representing Lanier 400 Rotary Club, Stephanie Cahill, Nicole Rey, Kim Hickman, Nikki Ferguson, Kara Lurie, Michelle Alford, and Karen Bull
In closing, all of us at CMES send our heartfelt thanks to all of you for the wonderful display of treats, flowers, gifts, and good wishes throughout Teacher Appreciation Week. Our PTO Board has provided wonderful daily treats, lunch, gifts…the list goes on! I can’t begin to tell you how much your support, kindness, and generosity means to entire faculty. THANK YOU!!
Debbie and Kim
Forsyth County Schools will hold a Bond for Schools referendum on Tuesday, May 20, 2014.
Advance voting is on select days from April 28 to May 20. For dates, times and locations, click here. On May 20 all precincts will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Click here to find your voter precinct and polling location.
The Bond for Schools is an opportunity for Forsyth County voters to address four areas:
Improvements to existing schools School safety Technology Growth (includes a list of proposed projects for middle and high
schools)
If the Bond for Schools is approved, funds would be available fall, 2014 and work would begin on proposed projects at existing schools continuing until 2018. The financing for this bond is structured to not increase the bond debt millage rate as long as SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) is extended by voters. If the Bond for Schools is not approved by voters the proposed projects may not be completed.
Information concerning the Bond is located at www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/bond
Thank You First Redeemer!!!!!!
The students, faculty, and administration are grateful and proud to be partnering with First Redeemer Church! Catherine Jackson,
Cam and Margene Sutherland, and Terry and Helga Dodd donated several new IPADs and protectors to the Coal Mountain Media Center for students to use during inquiry based instruction.
THANK YOU to the wonderful congregation at First Redeemer for your generosity. Your support is enabling many children to grow
and develop into successful future leaders!
Sydnee Mills, a fifth grade student at CMES has been awarded first place in the Skin Safety Awareness Poster Contest sponsored by the Georgia Dermatology Center in Cumming, GA. Her
poster was selected as the winner from over 700 applicants. Sydnee was awarded the first place honors and a check from Dr. Gross, in the amount of $250. In addition, our school nurse, Darlene Foster, will receive a Clarisonic skin cleaning system valued at $200, as well as a gift card in the amount of $100 worth of services from the Medical Spa at Georgia Dermatology
Center.
Sydnee’s poster will be reproduced and publish in the Forsyth County News and in other print media the month of May, 2014.
Congratulations to Sydnee and Nurse Foster!
Dr. Gross (Georgia Dermatology Center), Sydnee Mills (Fifth Grade Student – CMES), Darlene Foster (CMES Nurse), and Connie Trent (Health Services Facilitator, Nurses)
Dr. Gross (Georgia Dermatology Center), Sydnee Mills (Fifth Grade Student – CMES), Michael
Do you have access to Parent Portal? If not, now is the time to get it! Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, all contact information for parents with students in Forsyth County Schools will be listed solely in
Infinite Campus. There will not be any contact information on check in/out cards. This newly revised card is necessary to inform and remind parents/guardians that all changes and updates to contact information must be made via Parent Portal. All information about who is able to check a student in or out is only available in Infinite Campus. If you
have not already done so, please come to the office (with your picture ID) for your Parent Portal Activation Key. You will then have access to
update your personal information for the school system. If you are unable to access a computer at home, come to the school and we will
be happy to help you update your information. Please feel free to contact Melissa Nash ([email protected]) with any questions.
News From Nurse DarlenePlease stop by the clinic before the
last day of school to collect all medicines.We are in need of shorts!!!
Please consider donating to the clinic.
pdates to contact information must be
made via Parent Portal. All information about who is able to check a
student in or out is only available in Infinite
Campus. If you have not already done so, please come to the office (with your picture ID) for your Parent Portal Activation Key. You will then have access to update your
personal information for the school system. If you
are unable to access a computer at home, come to the school and we will
be happy to help you update your information.
Please feel free to contact Melissa Nash
([email protected]) with any questions.
Are You Coming Back to CMES in 2014-15?
If your student will not be returning to Coal Mountain Elementary for the upcoming 2014-2015 school year in
August; please notify your child's school as soon possible. Please note; this does not include students that will be
going to middle school. You may email a notice of withdrawal to [email protected]. Thank you for
your assistance.
ATTENTION PARENTS:Our automated system will not allow further meal charges to student accounts after May 2, 2014. Students without funds will be offered a courtesy meal of sandwich and milk.
Please check account balances to determine the funds needed for meals for the remainder of this school year. Money on customer accounts will carry forward to next school year. Remember to note your child’s Student ID on your check or to include it with cash in an envelope. We accept Free and Reduced Applications each school day.
Attention!!!!! Summer Camps
We have had a poor response to our Summer Camp offerings. We only had enough registrations returned for the Robotics and the Clay, Crafts & Creative Arts Camps to be held. Unfortunately all of our other camps did not receive enough interest and will not be offered. If you signed up for one of our other camps, your registration fee has been returned. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Empowering Young Minds for a Bright Future
Debbie Smith, Principal Kim Fox, Assistant Principal
You are invited to become part of our beautiful Media Center mural at Coal Mountain Elementary coming this Spring! The media center will feature wall murals painted by local artist Scott McIntyre (http://www.muralpress.com/) .
For a contribution of $20, your name, a child’s name, a family name, or even a business name can be painted onto a diamond that will be part of our mural. One hundred percent of your contribution goes to fund the Coal Mountain Elementary Media Center mural project. Please join us in building lasting memories at Coal Mountain Elementary. Contact Sylvester Ridings ([email protected]) or Kelly Moore ([email protected]) for more information.
Please include the bottom portion of this flyer with your monetary donation. Please make all checks payable to Coal Mountain Elementary and include Media Center Mural in the note line.
Your Name ________________________________ Contribution Amount $___________
Your Child’s Name (s):_________________ Your Child’s Teacher(s):____________________
PRINT CLEARLY the name(s) as you would like it to appear on the diamond.
___________________________________________________________________
Coal Mountain ElementaryBirthday / Special Occasion Book Club
We will be changing our birthday / special occasion book club at Coal Mountain. This is a great way to help out our school library and at the same time honor the birthday / special occasion of your child. At the beginning of your child’s birthday / special occasion month, your child will be able to choose a book from a special new book collection. The book will receive a unique inscription inside with your child’s name and birth date. Your child will be the very first to check it out from the library. In addition, a picture will be taken of your child with their book and hung on the Birthday/Special Occasion Book Club display in the lunchroom. (We will honor June and July birthdays / special occasions in May, and next years August birthdays / special occasions in September.) Please complete the form and return it with $17.00. (Checks made out to Coal Mountain Elementary and please include your phone number on the check) All Birthday / Special Occasion Book Club Donations are due by the end of the month before your child’s birthday / special occasion.
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Please return to Coal Mountain Elementary Media Center
Child’s Name as you wish it to be inscribed (please print): Child’s Birthday/ Special Occasion: ____________________________________________________
Teacher’s Name / Grade: _______________________________
Click on the website for more information:
If you would like to be a Business Partner, please contact [email protected]