Coloma Junior High

We have just completed our first two week cycle of remote learning. Our students are doing a fabulous job of working from home, submitting assignments and communicating with their teachers.

Our building had a participation rate this past cycle of 91%!

Great Job Comets! Let's keep up the good work!

Parents, remember we are not expecting you to be your child's teacher. Of course, we would like for you to check your child's progress, however, if you find yourself or your child becoming overwhelmed with school work, please encourage your child to reach out to their teachers. They can chat with them online during virtual office hours, or send them an email. Teachers will be happy to help break down assignments for your child, reteach and and answer questions.

Quick Ways to Check your Child's Progress

If you need an efficient way to check your child's progress on their assignments:

• Log into the Parent Portal of our Power School Gradebook.
• In Power School you can simply click on the [i] under MP4 for any class and you will be able to see any assignments that are missing. Students may turn in items beyond the due date during Marking Period 4, they just need to communicate with their teachers.
• Students will receive a Green Check Mark, which means it has been collected by the teacher and they have completed the assignment and have earned Credit.
• If a student has a "0" or Missing assignment marked in the gradebook that is an assignment that they still need to submit.
  
• Be sure to click on the individual grades or the [i] listed under MP4 for each class to view the assignments for an individual class.
• As always you can reach out to our staff with any questions, we will be happy to help.

Additional Reminders

• Building offices are now closed, if you require assistance please leave a message on our voicemail at 269-468-2405. Our staff will return your call as soon as possible.
• Meals will continue to be delivered on Mondays and Thursdays on a delayed start bus route as well as in the parking lot of the High School, near the football field.
• We have boosted our WiFi in the buildings so that you can access WiFi in our parking lots. Simply pull your vehicle into our lots near the building for access. Please remember to observe social distancing requirements while you do so.

Paper Packets for the weeks of May 4th and May 11th are prepared for distribution and pick up this week.

Packets will be distributed by individual request via the bus routes or in the Entryway of the Junior High starting on May 4th. If you have previously requested a packet, no need to request again we will automatically send out the next round in the same way as your previous packet.

Remember if you have been completing work online, we prefer that you continue to work online as there may be confusion between assignments. Some of the reading may be slightly different if a student is working online versus in a paper packet.

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Our teachers spent weeks analyzing our curriculum standards to determine the most critical skills, not yet covered, that our students will need to be successful as they move forward next year. These skills will be the focus of the work through the end of the school year. Teachers have created lessons that are targeted and meaningful, but also manageable in the home setting.

• Students can expect 2 lessons per week, per class for a total of 12 assignments per week.
• Teachers will also all hold office hours where they are available via Google Meet to answer questions and provide assistance.
• Parents can view a weekly overview by teacher via our website or the weekly newsletter. This will allow parents a way to view the weekly expectations and to even set daily targets for their children.
• Students will receive all information via google classrooms. Students are all familiar with Google Classroom and it is preloaded on their Chromebooks for easy access.
• The PowerSchool Parent and Student portals have been re-activated. Parents can view their student progress via the Parent Portal to see live updates via gradebook.

Grading

Assignments will be graded as Credit or Incomplete during the 4th Marking Period with Remote Learning. If students choose not to complete the assignments they will receive No Credit for 4th Marking Period. Remote learning progress data may be utilized when determining if a student qualifies to proceed to the next grade level during the 2020 - 2021 school year. Remote learning participation data may also be used to identify students who need to complete a summer school intervention program prior to the 2020 - 2021 school year.

If you won a Yearbook at our PBIS Launch in January, please reach out to Mrs. Oles. She wants to work with you to make sure that you are able to get your free yearbook. Email her at toles@ccs.coloma.org

All field trips for the 2019-20 school year have been cancelled. We are currently working with our vendors and the business office to secure refunds for all of our families. We will notify you as soon as we have more information.

We all recognize that this situation is filled with emotions and stress. Sometimes we need help managing some of that stress. Please remember that you or your child can reach out to our counselor, Ms. Wyatt during this situation for help. Ms. Wyatt can be reached via e-mail, cwyatt@ccs.coloma.org. Remember Comets Care and we all Care about you!

Email: wtremblay@ccs.coloma.org
Website: http://cjh.coloma.org/
Location: 302 West St. Joseph Street, Coloma, MI, USA
Phone: 269-468-2405
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colomajh
Twitter: @colomajhs