Warrior Weekly

Coleman Families,

I hope this email finds you well and that you are enjoying the last few weeks of summer break. I am Dr. David Quanz, and I am excited to start my third year as the principal of Coleman Elementary. This is my 12th year as a building principal and my 19th year in education. I am proud to have called Meramec Valley R-III my home for the past 8 years.

The Coleman faculty, staff, and I are looking forward to the upcoming school year and are here to support our community. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at dquanz@mvr3.k12.mo.us.

Sincerely,

Dr. Quanz
Principal

Coleman's Open House is scheduled for

Wednesday, August 14th from 6-7 p.m.

Student supplies can be dropped off, meet the teachers, nurse, finish enrollment, enroll in SACC, PTO involvement, and much more!

Please check the district website for your child's school list.

24-25 MVR-III School Supply Lists

The school day begins at 8:35 AM and students will be released at 3:40 PM. Students should not be dropped off before 8:05 am; there is no supervision available. Students dropped off between 8:05 - 8:20 will either eat breakfast or head to the playground. It is strongly encourage for all car rider drop offs in the morning to arrive between 8:20-8:30

If you are planning to bring your child to and from school, please take a moment to review the below images of the traffic pattern for our lower parking lot. I appreciate everyone's cooperation and understanding to keep students and families safe during these transition times.

Parents we heard your feedback and are widening the entrance to the lower parking lot off of 100. Thank you for your feedback and sharing your concerns regarding the narrow driveway.

The annual online student information update for the 2024-2025 school year was already emailed out - please make sure you take time to complete this process or call the office (636-742-2133) to get some support in completing this task!

During our Open House you are welcome to come to the front office and the secretaries can assist families with the online update.

Additionally, Free/Reduced Meal Applications will be available at Open House as well as will be sent home in electronically and paper form! It is important that this application is completed by ALL families, even if you think you will not qualify.

On August 9th, the parent portal through Infinite Campus will be officially open for you to access your students teacher placement.

In compliance with our Healthy Generation School goals, Coleman will focus on healthy celebrations. Student birthdays will be recognized on our daily announcements.

To comply with the national health guideline, we do not accept birthday or holiday treats.

*Every student at Coleman Elementary will receive a birthday pencil and card from the office on their birthday.*

The district is also expanding the Watch D.O.G.S (dads of great students) safety program at each K-8 building in the district.

Watch D.O.G.S. (dads of great students) is a national innovative program focusing on the prevention of violence in our children's schools by using the positive influence of fathers and father-figures for two purposes:

1) To provide positive male role models for the students, demonstrating by their presence that education is important.

2) To provide extra sets of eyes and ears to enhance school security and reduce bullying. WATCH D.O.G.S. are fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and any other father-figures who volunteer as a positive presence for at least one whole school day each year at an official WATCH D.O.G.S. school.

Please complete the sign up below if you are interested in serving as a WATCH D.O.G.S. at your child's school!

Watch D.O.G.S. Sign Up Here

If your child needs morning childcare before 8:05 am, contact the Coleman SACC office at 636-271-1461 for information about the School Age Child Care Program registration.

For more information regarding our program please see the flyer below:

Our transportation department is finalizing the bus routes for the upcoming school year. We will have this printed route sheets available at open house on August 14th. You also will have access to them on the transportation website once they are posted. Below is a link to the transportation website.

MVR-III Transportation Department

Email: dquanz@mvr3.k12.mo.us
Website: https://www.mvr3.k12.mo.us/o/coleman
Location: 4536 Coleman Road Villa Ridge
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColemanWarriors/