Kindergarten Team
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Ms. Connole began teaching Kindergarten at Coates in 2011. She was born in Ohio and graduated from Miami University. She enjoyed living in Cincinnati, Chicago, New York City, and London before settling in Reston. As an Instructional Assistant in Falls Church City, she found her "vocation" went back to school, and got her license. While at Coates she has had opportunities to be a team leader, Equity Team leader as well as a mentor for several GMU teacher candidates and fellow team members. She is currently getting her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction. For fun, she enjoys Nat's games, reading, movies, and being with her two adult-aged children. She is very excited to become a Grandma in March. |
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Mrs. Grande has been teaching in the Kindergarten classroom for twenty-four years. This is her 14th year teaching kindergarten at Coates Elementary. Mrs. Grande obtained her BA and MA Degrees from George Mason University. She loves being in the classroom with her young learners. Watching her students become a community of learners while having fun and building friendships brings her great joy. She is a mother to a her son who is attending college (GMU) and her daughter who is a freshman in highschool. Mrs. Grande loves watching her daughter play volleyball, having cookouts with her family and being surrounded by her family and friends. |
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Ms. Jones is excited to be on the Kindergarten team this year at Coates! Ms. Jones earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from Marymount University. When she’s not teaching, Ms. Jones enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, and exploring new places. |
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I love working with young children and have over 18 years of experience teaching as an early childhood educator! This is my second year teaching Kindergarten at Coates Elementary School, and I am so happy to be back! |
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Ms. Swigart is thrilled to be joining the kindergarten team at Coates Elementary. She has been teaching elementary for 14 years with 7 years in kindergarten. She has a B.A. from Morehead State University in her home state of Kentucky and a Master's from Old Dominion University. She loves to hike, volunteer with community theatre, travel and spend time with her two adult sons and cats, Allie and Baby Kitty. |
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Mr. Vargas joined the Coates team in 2014. He started his teaching career as a long term kindergarten substitute teacher and has been a fourth grade teacher at Coates Elementary for four years. Mr. Vargas graduated from Strayer University with his undergraduate degree in Business Administration and obtained his masters from George Mason University in Elementary Education PreK-6. Mr. Vargas loves spending time with his wife and son, especially when it is at the beach. |
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Elizabeth Werner is an original Coates Star and has been teaching kindergarten for more than 20 years. She graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa with a Bachelor’s Degree and earned a Master’s Degree in Math Education Leadership from George Mason. When not at school, she can be found riding her bike, playing tennis, or curled up on the couch with Georgie (her cat) and a good book. |
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Mrs. Chaganti joined the Coates team in 2018. She started as a SPED IA with K, 3rd and 6th grades. She holds a Pharmacy degree from SNDT University, India and training in computer programming courses. She has worked as a computer programmer for many years in VA and later found her love for teaching. Mrs. Chaganti has a wonderful husband and 2 grown up daughters, who studied in FCPS and are now working as professionals in the community. She enjoys spending time with her 3 granddaughters. |
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Mrs. Chun has been working at the Coates from 2009. She is one of the original members of the Coates. Since then, she's been working as a SPED IA with K, 1st, and 2nd grade mostly. Mrs. Chun graduated from Kyung Hee University(Seoul, Korea) with Bachelors in English major, and minor in Education. Mrs. Chun has a wonderful husband and two beautiful grown up kids - daughter and son. They have studied in FCPS and are working as professionals in the community. Mrs. Chun is a choir member of Korean United Methodist Church in McLean, VA. She loves to sing and listening to music. |
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Mrs. Kethu is one of the original members of the Coates since 2009. This is her 15th year of working as kindergarten IA. She holds a Bachelor degree in Sciences from Osmania University, India and a Software programming diploma from New Jersey. She has worked as software Programmer for several years in PA and Texas and finally found her calling and love of teaching! She enjoys teaching and helping young learners to become confident students. Mrs. Kethu has a wonderful husband and two beautiful grown up daughters both graduated from FCPS schools. Her hobbies are playing with her dog Sansa, cooking for family & friends, travelling and shopping! |
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Mrs. Kulkarni is one of the original members of Coates ES. This is her 14th year working as Kindergarten IA! She did her Bachelors and Masters in Computer Science from Bombay University, India. Mrs. Kulkarni has a wonderful husband and two grown up boys who studied in FCPS. Her hobbies are reading books, shopping and going for walks. |
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Mrs. Connole
Mrs. Grande
Ms. Jones
Mrs. McCormick
Ms. Swigart
Mr. Vargas
Ms. Werner
Mrs. Chaganti
Mrs. Chun
Mrs. Chitre
Mrs. Kethu
Mrs. Kulkarni