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Kindergarten Playground Meet Up
Playground Meet Ups are casual playground playdates to provide incoming families with an opportunity to connect prior to the start of school. Come on by the Coe playground to meet other kindergarten families and future classmates!
Spirit Wear Store Opens
Shop your 2025-26 Coe Spirit Wear now until September 28, 2025.
Shop link coming in August.
Meet & Greet For All K-5 Families
We are excited to invite all K-5 families to our all-school Meet and Greet on Tuesday, September 2, from 2:30 to 4:00 PM. This year, we’re introducing a new drop-in format designed to help students and families feel connected and prepared for the school year.
K-1 2:30-3:00
2-3 3:00-3:30
4-5 3:30-4:00
During this event, families will have the opportunity to meet their child’s teacher and classmates, explore the classroom, tour the school, and connect with other staff members. The PTA will also be present on the playground and throughout the school to welcome families and share ways to get involved. We hope this new approach will help all students, especially those who are new, feel welcomed, supported, and excited for the first day of school.
First Day of School (1st-5th Grade)
First day of school for 1st - 12th grade students. September 3rd is not an early release Wednesday. Early release will occur every Wednesday except for the first week of school.
You can find a list of school supplies by grade here!
First Day of School (Kindergarten!)
First day of school for our kindergarten students!
You can find a list of school supplies by grade here.
Kinder Boo Hoo ❤️ Woo Hoo 🎉 Breakfast
On the first day of school for kindergarten students we invite kindergarten parents to join us in the cafeteria after drop off for our annual “Boo Hoo” Breakfast. Stop by for coffee, pastries, and a quick message from Principal Backstrom and the PTA.
Back to School Bash 2025
This is a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) sponsored event for all Coe families to celebrate the beginning of the school year, make connections and learn more about school events, and PTA volunteer opportunities. Food trucks will be available to purchase dinner, and kids can play, dance, and enjoy the evening! More details to come!
Event Lead Contact: Allison Schneider
Spirit Wear Store Closes
Our Online Shop Closes Today!
Final day to order your 2025-26 Coe Spirit Wear. Click here to shop.
Seattle Reign Coe Family Day
Join us for an exhilarating soccer match as the Seattle Reign take on NC Courage, September 28th at 5:00 PM! The Courage and Ashley Sanchez come to Lumen Field to take on YOUR Seattle Reign FC! Not only will you witness an epic showdown between two great teams, but you'll also be supporting a great cause. For every ticket sold, $8 will be generously donated to support COE Elementary PTA!
Reign FC Vs NC Courage
Location: Lumen Field
Date & Time: September 28, 5:00 PM
Event Lead Contact: Bethany Brodsky
PTA General Meeting
Attend our First General PTA Meeting!
The first of four quarterly meetings will take place on October 7th at 7pm in the Kearns Library at Coe. This is a great way to meet other parents and learn more about our PTA and happenings at our school. We will also offer a hybrid, virtual option for those who cannot make it in person. A link to Google Meet will be shared prior to the meeting. Please join us!
Coe Fall Gardening Day!
Help keep Coe grounds beautiful! Come volunteer on Sunday, October 19th from 10am to 1pm to pull weeds, plant flowers and shrubs, and mulch planter boxes. All ages welcome.
SPS has a limited grounds crew so maintaining our beautiful school gardens is a community effort. Please bring water, snacks, your own gardening gloves if you have them, and wear clothes that can get dirty. We will provide everything else (including a limited supply of gardening gloves). You do not need to stay the entire time; we’re glad to have you for any amount of time.
Event Lead Contact: Jocelyn Shaw
Monster Mash 2025
Calling all witches, goblins, and ghosts! Save the date for this year’s Monster Mash on Friday, October 24th from 6-8pm. The Monster Mash is a fun event for current Coe students and family members. To make the event a success, we need your help.
Volunteer to run a game or craft, set up, clean up, or decorate for the event. Look out for the sign up list!
Bakers (or shoppers) for desserts and cakes, please to contribute fun and ghostly creations.
Event Lead Contact: Jess Bernstein
Cougar Mountain Cookie Dough Sales Begin
Order cookie dough for family, friends and neighbors, by November 19, 2025! All proceeds from cookie dough sales by 4th and 5th graders will go towards their Islandwood fund, and sales proceeds from all other grades will support the Coe PTA.
You can also donate cookie dough to other families through Coe Cares! Just enter the number of tubs you would like to donate at the bottom of the list and the PTA will distribute through Coe Cares.
Sales Close 11/19/24 & Delivery Date is 12/18/24
THANK YOU!
Event Lead Contact: Marlana Kohn
Coe Cares Gift Card & Food Drive
The gift card drive provides assistance to Coe families with the cost of groceries throughout the year, specifically helping to offset the cost of food during school break weeks. Our annual food drive benefits Ballard Food bank, a vital community resource and supports Coe families directly through their "Weekend Food for Kids" program. For more details please visit coepta.org/coe-cares
Coe Cares Gift Card & Food Drive Ends
Coe-mmunity: please join us in supporting the Ballard Food Bank October 25th-November 8th by donating critically-needed items ahead of a busy holiday season. The Food Bank supports Weekend Food for Kids, among other important programs, and is a wonderful and relied-upon resource for our entire community. Visit coepta.org/coe-cares for more details!
Please send shelf-stable foods and/or urgently-needed items (see list below) to school with your child. Donations will be collected in the atrium. Thank you!
Urgent needs list / donation guidelines: ballardfoodbank.org/donation-details
For questions or volunteer interest, coecares@coepta.org
Elementary Conference Days NO SCHOOL
Family-Teacher conference days in elementary and K-8 schools
Coe Cares Giving Tree
December 1st-12th
Help us rally around Coe Families who need extra support this season with gifts, clothes and grocery gift cards. All gifts are anonymous.
You can participate by purchasing a grocery gift card AND/OR purchasing gifts, books or clothing for Coe Families and bringing the unwrapped item back to the Coe office before Friday, 12/12.
Sign up link coming soon to purchase gifts, books, clothing and grocery gift cards.
To donate a $25 or $50 grocery gift card you may either:
Purchase a physical gift card at a store and deliver it to the Coe office.
Purchase an e-gift card from Kroger or Safeway, designate the recipient as "Coe Cares" and the recipient email as "coecares@coepta.org". Trader Joes gift cards must be purchased in-store.
Event Lead Contact: Lauren Moore
Coe Cares Contact: Abby Slonecker
PTA General Meeting
Attend our General PTA Meeting!
The second of four quarterly meetings will take place on December 9th at 7pm in the Kearns Library at Coe. This is a great way to meet other parents and learn more about our PTA and happenings at our school. We will also offer a hybrid, virtual option for those who cannot make it in person. We will share the Google Meet link in the weekly Wednesday Coe Bulletin. Please join us!
Cougar Mountain Cookie Dough Distribution
It’s cookie time! Pick up for Cougar Mountain cookie dough orders is Thursday, December 18th at the covered basketball court from 2:25-3:25pm. Boys and Girls Club families can pick up orders at Boys and Girls Club. We are unable to store any unclaimed orders. Please email Marlana Kohn at marlana_joy@yahoo.com with questions.
If you are able, please help us with distribution! Sign up link coming soon.
Event Lead Contact: Marlana Kohn
Coe Cares Book Drive Benefiting Treehouse
Clear your bookshelves!! Coe Cares Annual Book Drive is Monday, February 23 through Friday, March 6, 2025.
We are collecting new and gently used books for readers aged 0 to 25 benefiting Coe classrooms (teachers will get first pick!) and Treehouse, a non-profit that provides Washington state youth in foster care and their caregivers with essential items, from books to clothes and other supplies. Students can bring books with them into school and we’ll collect our book drive books in Coe’s atrium, but if online is easier for you, Treehouse also has an online wishlist which includes books.
Event Lead Contact: Abby Slonecker
Coe Spring Gardening Day!
Help keep Coe grounds beautiful! Come volunteer on Sunday, April 26th from 10am-1pm to pull weeds, plant flowers and shrubs, and mulch planter boxes. All ages welcome. Sign up list coming soon.
SPS has a limited grounds crew so maintaining our beautiful school gardens is a community effort. Please bring water, snacks, your own gardening gloves if you have them, and wear clothes that can get dirty. We will provide everything else (including a limited supply of gardening gloves). You do not need to stay the entire time; we’re glad to have you for any amount of time.
Event Lead Contact: Jocelyn Shaw
Book Fair with Secret Garden Books
Coe Book Fair
A beloved event for all Coe Cougars! We’re excited to partner once again with the local Secret Garden Books store for an after-school Book Fair at our very own Kearns Library, Monday April 27th thru Thursday April 30th. Proceeds help Ms. Marjorie support our library with updated books and fresh titles for our voracious readers!
To ensure everyone gets a chance to browse and get some helpful guidance from Ms. Marjorie, there will be dedicated shopping days by grade levels, so add them to your calendar!
🌈 2nd & 3rd Grade
Monday 2:30-4:00 pm (Apr 27)
🌈 Kindergarten & 1st Grade
Tuesday 2:30-4:00 pm (Apr 28)
🌈 4th & 5th Grade
Wednesday 1:20-2:50 pm (Apr 29)
🌈 All Grades Evening Option
Wednesday 6:00-7:30 pm (Apr 29)
🌈 All Grades
Thursday 2:30-4:00 pm (Apr 30)
We need volunteers!
Help make the book fair a success for our kids and sign up to volunteer with set up/teardown, or as a cashier/receipt writer! Sign up list coming soon.
Event Lead Contacts: Amy Turner, Josh McDonald
Staff Appreciation Week & Luncheon
Help us show our staff how much we appreciate them by providing homemade or store bought goodies to take home over the weekend.
Treats can be dropped off at the Coe office between 7:30 am and 1:00 pm on Friday, May 8th.
Sign up list coming soon.
Event Lead Contacts: Sarah Miller, Amy Kubler
Jog-a-Thon 2026
All are welcome to come cheer on our Coe Cougars! Grade level time slots below:
Kindergarten 8:30-9:00am
First 9:15-9:45am
Second 10:00-10:30am
Third 12:20-12:50pm
Fourth 1:05-1:35pm
Fifth 1:50-2:20pm
More details to come!
Event Lead(s) Contact: Alisa Hill, Mandy Patterson-Milam
Kindergarten Playground Meet Up
Playground Meet Ups are casual playground playdates to provide incoming families with an opportunity to connect prior to the start of school. Come on by the Coe playground to meet other kindergarten families and future classmates!
Field Day
Our Coe Cougars love this annual tradition hosted by Ms. Volk! Sign up to volunteer and join the fun here!
11:00-12:00- Kindergarten & 1st
12:10-1:10- 2nd & 3rd
1:20-2:20- 4th & 5th
PTA General Meeting
Attend our General PTA Meeting!
The last of four quarterly meetings will take place on June 3rd at 7pm in the Kearns Library at Coe. This is a great way to meet other parents and learn more about our PTA and happenings at our school. We will also offer a hybrid, virtual option for those who cannot make it in person, info below! Please join us!
Doors will open at 6:30 for informal conversation and coe-nnections.
PTA General Meeting
Tuesday, June 3rd · 7:00 – 8:00pm
Meeting link meet.google.com/jmf-yuxp-woj
Join by phone (US) +1 316-302-5736 PIN: 956874874
Coe @ Seattle Storm 🏀⚡
Join Coe families and cheer on our Seattle Storm vs. Las Vegas Aces, June 1st @ 3pm!
Not only will it be fun for all, but you'll also be supporting Coe. For every ticket sold, $5 will be generously donated to support our PTA.
Purchase tickets here!
Jog-a-Thon 2025
All are welcome to come cheer on our Coe Cougars! Grade level time slots below:
Kindergarten 8:30-9:00am
First 9:15-9:45am
Second 10:00-10:30am
Third 12:20-12:50pm
Fourth 1:05-1:35pm
Fifth 1:50-2:20pm
For all the details click here!
Islandwood for 5th Graders
Annual outdoor education overnight camp for our Coe 5th Graders!
Staff Appreciation Week & Luncheon
Help us show our staff how much we appreciate them by providing homemade or store bought goodies to take home over the weekend.
Treats can be dropped off at the Coe office between 7:30 am and 1:00 pm on Friday, May 9th.
Sign up here.
Book Fair with Secret Garden Books
Coe Book Fair
A beloved event for all Coe Cougars returns! We’re excited to partner once again with the local Secret Garden Books store for an after-school Book Fair at our very own Kearns Library, Monday April 28 thru Thursday May 1. Proceeds help Ms. Marjorie support our library with updated books and fresh titles for our voracious readers!
To ensure everyone gets a chance to browse and get some helpful guidance from Ms. Marjorie, there will be dedicated shopping days by grade levels, so add them to your calendar!
🌈 2nd & 3rd Grade
Monday 2:30-4:00 pm (Apr 28)
🌈 Kindergarten & 1st Grade
Tuesday 2:30-4:00 pm (Apr 29)
🌈 4th & 5th Grade
Wednesday 1:20-2:50 pm (Apr 30)
🌈 All Grades Evening Option
Wednesday 6:00-7:30 pm (Apr 30)
🌈 All Grades
Thursday 2:30-4:00 pm (May 1)
We need volunteers!
Help make the book fair a success for our kids and sign up to volunteer with set up/teardown, or as a cashier/receipt writer!
Coe Elementary @ Mariners
Get your tickets here.
Join Coe students, families, and friends, for our inaugural fundraiser with the Seattle Mariners.
Watch for our school’s name on the video board and the end of the 3rd inning for our special welcome to T-Mobile Park.
A portion of all ticket sales support Coe Elementary!
Questions or ADA needs? Please contact Jake Fredrickson at jake.fredrickson@mariners.com
Coe Gardening Day!
Help keep Coe grounds beautiful! Come volunteer on Saturday, April 26th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to pull weeds, plant flowers and shrubs, and mulch planter boxes. All ages welcome. Sign up list coming soon.
SPS has a limited grounds crew so maintaining our beautiful school gardens is a community effort. Please bring water, snacks, your own gardening gloves if you have them, and wear clothes that can get dirty. We will provide everything else (including a limited supply of gardening gloves). You do not need to stay the entire time; we’re glad to have you for any amount of time.
Coe Cares Book Drive Benefiting Treehouse
Clear your bookshelves over Spring Break!! Coe Cares Annual Book Drive is Monday, April 21, 2025 through Thursday, May 1, 2025.
We are collecting new and gently used books for readers aged 0 to 25 benefiting Coe classrooms (teachers will get first pick!) and Treehouse, a non-profit that provides Washington state youth in foster care and their caregivers with essential items, from books to clothes and other supplies. Students can bring books with them into school and we’ll collect our book drive books in Coe’s atrium, but if online is easier for you, Treehouse also has an online wishlist which includes books.
Seattle Reign Coe Family Day
Join us for an exhilarating soccer match as the Seattle Reign take on Orlando Pride, April 12th at 4:30 PM! Reigning Champions Orlando Pride and Soccer Legend Marta come to Lumen Field to take on New Signings Lynn Williams and the Reign OG's! Not only will you witness an epic showdown between two great teams, but you'll also be supporting a great cause. For every ticket sold, $8 will be generously donated to support COE Elementary PTA!
Reign FC Vs Orlando Pride
Location: Lumen Field
Date & Time: April 12, 4:30 PM
COESINO ROYALE 🎲✨ Dinner & Live Auction
Mark your calendar for March 12 through March 26 for the online auction, then join us for a glitzy evening at our COESINO ROYALE 🎲✨ dinner and live auction at the Four Seasons on Friday, March 28 at 6:00 p.m. Stay tuned for information on dinner and live auction event ticket sales.
The auction team is busy procuring auction items for both the online and live auctions, and we need our Coe-mmunity support. Donations can include gift cards to local businesses, vacation home stays, sporting event tickets, or many other interesting items. Submit donations at coepta.betterworld.org/donate-an-item. If you have questions email auction@coepta.org. We deeply appreciate all donations.
COESINO ROYALE 🎲✨ Online Auction
The Online Auction will go live @ 5pm on 3/12. Link will be shared in the 3/12 Coe Bulletin and on our auction homepage!
Mark your calendar for March 12 through March 26 for the online auction, then join us for a glitzy evening at our Coesino Royale dinner and live auction at the Four Seasons on Friday, March 28 at 6:00 p.m. Visit coepta.org/coe-auction for more details!
The auction team is busy procuring auction items for both the online and live auctions, and we need our Coe-mmunity support. Donations can include gift cards to local businesses, vacation home stays, sporting event tickets, or many other interesting items. Submit donations at coepta.betterworld.org/donate-an-item. If you have questions email auction@coepta.org. We deeply appreciate all donations. More ways you can help make our Auction a success:
FUND AN ITEM
If you do not have an item to give, but would like to support the auction, consider funding an auction item. We use these funds to help supplement auction packages or purchase items for raffle prizes!
VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME
Do you want to be part of the fun and help us bring this amazing event to life? Sign up for auction volunteer opportunities here. Email questions to auction@coepta.org.
MAKE OR BUY A DESSERT
Dessert Dash is a fun activity at the live auction where people race to choose a dessert for their table. We need 30 desserts to be baked, purchased, or donated. Sign up for Coe PTA Auction Dessert Dash
PTA General Meeting
Attend our General PTA Meeting!
The third of four quarterly meetings will take place on March 11th at 7pm in the Kearns Library at Coe. This is a great way to meet other parents and learn more about our PTA and happenings at our school. We will also offer a hybrid, virtual option for those who cannot make it in person, info below! Please join us!
PTA General Meeting
Tuesday, March 11 · 7:00 – 8:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/npw-cgyh-jeu
Or dial: (US) +1 304-568-6425 PIN: 274 765 431#
Coe @ UW Gymnastics vs. UTAH
UW Gymnastics is back for the 2025 season! We are excited to invite COE Elementary out to Hec Ed to watch the Gym Dawgs take on one of the best programs in the country!
Utah’s Team features USA Olympic Team Member Grace McCallum, so don't miss this opportunity to see world class athletes compete! A Portion of every ticket purchase also goes back to support Coe Elementary directly!
Coe-mmunity Night
We are excited to announce our annual Coe-mmunity Night will be taking place at Coe on Thursday, March 6th from 6-7:30pm.
Parent Education Night
Join us for our first Parent Education Night of the year on Tuesday, February 25th from 630-8pm.
Featuring Dr. Katie Davis, Associate Professor at the University of Washington and Director of the UW Digital Youth Lab. Dr. Davis will present 'Navigating Digital Media: Insights for Empowered Parenting.'
In her presentation, Dr. Davis will discuss the impact of digital technologies on children's learning, development, and well-being. Drawing from her book, 'Technology's Child: Digital Media's Role in the Ages and Stages of Growing Up,' she will provide guidance on helping children make the most of their digital experiences.
The presentation will begin at 6:30pm in the Kearns Library at Coe and childcare will be provided.
School Evening Tour
2025 School Tours for Incoming Kindergarten & Prospective Families
Please share this information with your friends and neighbors in the Coe attendance area.
Evening Tour, Tuesday, February 11, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
We will begin with a welcome presentation in the cafeteria with Principal Backstrom. At 7:00, we will transition into small group school tours led by PTA members. Only kindergarten classrooms will be open, and teachers present. The evening tour concludes at 7:30.
The intended audience for school tours is adults. If young children do attend, they must be supervised at all times.
For a virtual tour, visit the Coe website. There will also be a daytime tour on Thursday January 30th at 9:00 a.m.
Coe @ UW Gymnastics vs. UCLA
UW Gymnastics is back for the 2025 season! We are excited to invite COE Elementary out to Hec Ed to watch the Gym Dawgs take on one of the best programs in the nation in UCLA!
UCLA has Gold Medalist (and Washington native) Jordan Chiles on the team, so don't miss this opportunity to see world class athletes compete! A Portion of every ticket purchase also goes back to support Coe Elementary directly!
School Daytime Tour
2025 School Tours for Incoming Kindergarten & Prospective Families
Please share this information with your friends and neighbors in the Coe attendance area.
Daytime Tour, Thursday January 30, 9:00-10:30 a.m.
We will begin with a welcome presentation in the cafeteria with Principal Backstrom. At 9:30, we will transition into small group school tours led by PTA members. During school day tours, classroom doors and windows will be open, however guests will not be permitted in classrooms so as to not disrupt learning. The school day tour concludes at 10:30 and we kindly ask guests to exit the building at 10:30.
The intended audience for school tours is adults. If young children do attend, they must be supervised at all times.
For a virtual tour, visit the Coe website. There will also be an evening tour on Tuesday February 11th at 6:30pm.
Coe Game Night: Hosted by Blue Highway Games
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In the spirit of Coe-mmunity, please join us for a fun game night! No cost to attend! We will have Big Max burgers and fries for sale! This is a low-key, quieter event where Blue Highway Games comes in to set up various games to play and the ability to purchase games where 20% of all sales goes back to Coe. Stop by when you can to play a round or two - please note that this event is free to attend!
🍔 Pre-Order for Big Max is now closed 🍔
We need volunteers to make this night possible! Sign up here.
Volunteer with the PTA
Our PTA runs on volunteers, and there are plenty of ways to be involved via a variety of committees and events. We welcome any time commitment that is possible to you and your family. The best way to stay up to date with monthly volunteer opportunities, no matter how big or small, is to join as a PTA member, as we will send out emails with regular volunteer asks to our membership. In addition, we also run regular communications to the entire school in the weekly Wednesday Coe Bulletin - don’t forget to scroll down to catch the PTA section!
Please email president@coepta.org with any questions.