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- Shining Star Shoutouts
- Election Day / School Planning Day
- Daylight Saving Time Ends (Fall Back)
- Native American Heritage Month
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Family Math & Science Night
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Thanksgiving Lunch
- Title I: Parents Right to Know Letter
- From FCPS & the Community
- 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:
Gianni Farmer (Responsible)
2nd Grade:
Artemis Meleck (Respectful)
Jonathan Girum (Respectful)
Avyaan Garg (Respectful)
Aziz Janneh (Ready to Shine)
Barok Gebrehiwot (Ready to Shine)
Michael Tseganeh (Responsible)
3rd Grade:
Kebron Petros (Respectful)
Abigail Curtis (Responsible)
6th Grade:
Cloe Saxena (Ready to Shine)
Simon Kidus (Ready to Shine)
Hana Forozi (Ready to Shine)
Nahom Yirgu (Responsible)
This Sunday, November 1, at 2 a.m., daylight saving time ends. Don’t forget to move your clocks back one hour! |
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Native American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native Americans. It is also a time to raise a general awareness about the unique challenges they have faced both historically and in the present, and the ways in which tribal citizens have worked to conquer these challenges.Learn more about the heritage months, celebrations, and traditions celebrated in FCPS.
 COATES FAMILY MATH & SCIENCE NIGHT
Come learn about math and science!
EXPLORE MATH FUN!
- Hands-on activities and games.
DISCOVER SCIENCE WONDERS!
- Interactive experiments and demonstrations.
Event Details:
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Date: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17th
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Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
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Location: AT COATES ELEMENTARY
Additional Information:
- WE WILL ALSO BE SERVING DINNER AT 5:30 PM
- Note: All students must be accompanied by an adult at all times and during all activities.
Join us for Coates Elementary’s Thanksgiving Luncheon on Thursday, November 19! Families are welcome to enjoy lunch with their students. Student lunches are free; adult meals are $5.50, and meals for children who do not attend Coates are $3.75. This is a cash-only event; exact change is appreciated.
Please check the schedule below for your student’s lunch time:
- 10:20–10:55 — Ji, Hammons, Graves (1st grade)
- 10:25–11:00 — O’Hara, Knight-Evans (1st grade)
- 10:30–11:05 — Russell, Abdullah (1st grade)
- 10:40–11:15 — Edwards, Ceglie (4th grade)
- 10:45–11:20 — Irey, Ragi (4th grade)
- 11:05–11:40 — Rodriguez, Murphy, Ragi (5th grade)
- 11:10–11:45 — Myers, Biedermann (5th grade)
- 11:30–12:05 — Maitra, Solotruck, Sell (3rd grade)
- 11:35–12:10 — Njuguna, Balangyao, Johnson (3rd grade)
- 12:15–12:50 — Chierichella, Grubbs, Ragi (6th grade)
- 12:20–12:55 — Bell, Plesa (6th grade)
- 1:00–1:35 — Grande, Vargas, Graves (Kindergarten)
- 1:05–1:40 — Werner, Connole (Kindergarten)
- 1:30–2:05 — Luecke, Feeley, Johnson (2nd grade)
- 1:35–2:10 — Forte, Swigart (2nd grade)
Dear Parent/Guardian: School Year: 2026-27
Your child attends a school receiving federal Title I grant funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. As part of the federal guidelines for Title I, your child’s school has specific expectations for student performance and teacher qualifications. You can find information on how your child’s school is meeting these expectations by viewing the http://schoolquality.virginia.gov/. To access your school’s profile, type the school name in the search field. If you would like a paper copy of this profile, please call your
child’s school.
ESSA allows parents in schools receiving Title I grant funds to ask for information about state and local policies regarding student participation in required tests and about parents’ rights to refuse testing for their children. Information about required tests at each grade level can be located at https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/performance and-accountability/student-assessment/grade-level-tests. Information about parents’ rights related to testing can be located at https://www.fcps.edu/node/34277.
Additionally, ESSA allows parents in schools receiving Title I grant funds to ask for certain information about their children’s teachers. Parents may ask for the teacher’s:
- College and graduate school preparation, including degrees and major fields of study for each degree; • Licensure status, including subject and grade level endorsements, and whether those licenses meet the requirements for teachers of their child’s subject or grade level.
Parents may also ask for information about the qualifications of any instructional assistants who provide services to their children.
If you would like to receive any of this information about your child’s teacher or instructional assistant, please write to the FCPS Human Resources Licensure Office at the address below. In order for your request to be fulfilled, you must include: your child’s full name, the name of your child’s school, and the name of the teacher or instructional assistant about whom you would like information.
Fairfax County Public Schools
Human Resources Licensure Office
8115 Gatehouse Road
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
More information about the Title I grant in FCPS can be found at https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/performance and-accountability/title-i, including details about teacher quality in schools receiving Title I grant funds (found under the “High Quality Staff in Title I Schools” link). If you have questions about how the Title I grant supports your child’s school, please contact the school’s administration.
Sincerely,
Paul Basdekis, Principal
Superintendent Community Conversations
Join Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid for a Community Conversation. Students, families, staff, and community members are invited to ask questions, share concerns, and discuss what matters most to them. Everyone is welcome!
The event will take place Tuesday, December 1, at 6:30 p.m., at Powell Elementary School. Click the date to register. Registration is not required, but it helps with planning.
Hear From Parents, Students, and Others at the Special Education Family Conference Opening Session
The annual Special Education Family Conference, Stronger Together: Connecting Families and Schools, will take place on Saturday, November 14, at Hayfield Secondary School.
New this year, the conference will open with an inspiring panel discussion featuring voices from across our school community: an FCPS student, a high school principal, a community partner, and an FCPS parent.
Panelists will share personal experiences and practical ideas for building supportive, inclusive communities where students can thrive both in and beyond the classroom.
Register to attend and visit the Special Education Family Conference webpage to learn more about the panelists. Email questions to SpecialEdFamilyConf@fcps.edu.
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The FCPS CARES Program is an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story, so we can all acknowledge the good work of FCPS employees, specifically at Coates. |
1st- Daylight Savings Time Ends (Fall Back)
2nd- Student Holiday (School Planning Day)
3rd- Student Holiday (Teacher Workday) & Election Day
8th- Diwali
11th- Veteran's Day & Coates' Veteran's Day Celebration
17th- FLE Parent Preview- 5:30-6 pm
17th- Family Math and Science Night- 6-7:30 pm
18th- PTA Meeting- 6-6:30 pm
18th- Parent Engagement Series Session #2: Internet and Phone Safety- 6:30-7:30 pm
19th- Thanksgiving Parent/Student Lunch & Fall Picture Retake Day
25th-27th- No School (Thanksgiving Break)
3rd- 3 Hour Early Release at 1 pm
4th-12th- Chanukah
8th- Bodhi Day
11th- Winter Chorus Concert- 5:30-6 pm & Bingo Night- 6-7:30 pm
15th- AAP Referral Deadline
21st- Jan.1st- No School (Winter Break)
25th- Christmas
*The full FCPS 2026-2027 calendar can be accessed here.
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