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- Shining Star Shoutouts
- Purple Star Award
- Indigenous Peoples’ Day- No School
- Outstanding Employee Awards 2026-2027
- Lost & Found
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Coates Parent Engagement Series
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Clothing Donations Needed
- Coates Fall Festival- Get Tickets Now!
- Gum, Candy, and Soda
- From FCPS
- Recognize Our Staff Who Go Above and Beyond
- Mark Your Calendar
Congrats to our Shining Star Shoutout students for this past week. The students recognized for demonstrating what it means to be a Shining Star this week are:
Kindergarten:
King Stanley (Ready to Shine)
Mohammed Sadik (Responsible)
Jenasys Sanchez (Responsible)
1st Grade:
Anika Sharma (Responsible)
Jaswitha Veerareddygari (Responsible)
Kaleabe Tilahun (Ready to Shine)
Qinyi Salih (Ready to Shine)
2nd Grade:
Declan Devine (Respectful)
Yahya Hashimi (Respectful)
3rd Grade:
Amari Brewer (Ready to Shine)
Isaiah Burgess (Respectful)
4th Grade:
David Donato (Ready to Shine)
Kwame Owusu-Afriyie (Responsible)
Leah Alberto Urias (Ready to Shine)
Axel Vivas Bautista (Ready to Shine)
5th Grade:
Monica Garcia Lopez (Ready to Shine)
Noah Smith (Ready to Shine)
Soliana Gashaw (Ready to Shine)
Adeeb Jahesh (Ready to Shine)
Eleanor Toma (Ready to Shine)
Elijah Toma (Ready to Shine)
Ranjot Virk (Ready to Shine)
Leilani Farmer (Responsible)
Anthony Stokes (Responsible)
Jostin Rapalo Diaz (Responsible)
Victoria Spencer (Respectful)
6th Grade:
Annika Jha (Ready to Shine)
Wudaise Seifu (Ready to Shine)
Fartun Hashi (Responsible)
Melany Cardona Ruiz (Responsible)
Tyson Sawyers (Respectful)
Nahum Desalgane (Respectful)
We are proud to share that Lutie Lewis Coates Elementary School has received the 2026–2027 Purple Star Award! On October 7, the Virginia Council on the Educational Opportunity for Military Children approved Coates as a recipient.
The Purple Star Award recognizes schools that demonstrate a strong commitment to supporting students and families connected to the U.S. military. We are honored to celebrate this recognition and the welcoming, supportive community we continue to build for our military-connected families.
Help to honor the amazing employees at Coates! You may nominate an employee in one or more categories listed below. All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in the criteria for that category. Please note that if your nominee is selected to represent Coates ES, you will be asked to complete the Nomination Packet. The google form link on each category has information regarding the criteria for each of these awards and the eligibility requirements are below. Please submit your nomination by Friday, November 13th!
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Outstanding Teacher - Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category
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Outstanding New Teacher- Eligibility: Within their first three years of being a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category
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Outstanding Principal - Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a building principal
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Outstanding School Based Leader - Eligibility: At least one year of experience in their current position as a School-Based Administrator scale employee (that is not the building principal) Common positions in this category: Assistant Principals
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Outstanding School Based Professional Employee - Eligibility: At least one year experience in current position as a non-instructional employee in a school that supports school leadership Common positions in this category: School Counselor, School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Psychologist, Social Worker, Special Education Department Chair, Resource Teachers that serve in an administrative role in a school
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Outstanding School Based Operational Employee - Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position. Common positions in this category: Administrative and Office Staff, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, IA, PHA, PHTA
If you have any questions, please contact Prasuna Saraswathula at psaraswathul@fcps.edu
We have several items in our lost and found in the cafeteria. Please check the photo for anything your child may be missing. At the end of next week, we will be donating all lost and found items to charity.
Parents, please label all clothing, lunch boxes, and water bottles so lost items can be quickly identified and returned to the owner. Articles found in classrooms are temporarily held by the teacher until identified by the child. After a reasonable time, these articles are placed in the "lost and found area" in the cafeteria. Parents are encouraged to come to school to check for lost items.
Our Parent Engagement Series is designed to support families and help parents feel informed, confident, and connected to our school community. Through these sessions, parents can ask questions, learn how the school system works, and discover ways to advocate for their children. We believe that when families and school staff communicate and work together as a team, we can better support every child’s success.
Dinner and childcare are provided during each session to support families’ participation
You are invited to our first Family Engagement Series ONE
Date: October 14th
Time: 6:00 – 7:30pm
Location: Coates Library
Topics:
- Safety
- Rights and Responsibilities
- Discipline Process
- Communication
- Family Engagement Opportunities
Please click on this link to confirm your attendance:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmLL1gE_QoDtr-yMpdxVyXZWJBb9XjKzREW6QSa38pIUW_hg/viewform
We welcome donations of clean, gently used clothing for families in our school community who may need extra support.
Donations may be dropped off at the main office during the week of October 19–23.
Please label each bag with the clothing size and gender. If you have any questions, please contact our family liaison, Solangie McPherson, at svmcpherson@fcps.edu or through TalkingPoints.
Thank you for your kindness and for supporting our school community!
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