The Cove Connection 

Sunday, November 11th, 2018

Issue #12

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UPCOMING DATES

• Veterans Day, No School Monday, November 12th

• DELAC Meeting Tuesday, November 13th, 8:30am, Hall Middle School Room 406

• PTO Board Meeting Wednesday, November 14th, 8:30am-9:45am,Cove Library

• LCMSD Board Meeting Wednesday, November 14th, 6:00pm-9:00pm,Hall Library

• Cove Turkey Trot Friday, November 16th

  • 9:00-10:00 2nd and 3rd grade

  • 10:50-11:30 1st grade

  • 11:45-12:15 Kindergarten

  • 1:30- 2:30 4th and 5th grade

• No School, Thanksgiving Break November 19th - November 23th

• SPARK #GivingTuesday Tuesday, November 27th

• SPARK Board Meeting Monday, December 3rd 2018 7:30pm-9:00pmHall Library

• Coffee with Superintendent Geithman Tuesday, December 4th,  8:15am-9:15am

• Cove Cafe Coffee Wednesday December 5th, 8:15am-9:15am, Cove Library

• Hot Cocoa + Game Night Thursday, December 6th, 5:00pm- 7:00pm, Cove Gallery

• PTO Variety Show Informational Meeting Tuesday, December 11th, 6:00pm

• Cove PTO Board Meeting Wednesday, December 12th, 8:30am - 9:45am

• Cove Holiday Store Friday, December 14th

• Kindergarten Sing Wednesday, December 19th, 8:00am- 9:15am, Cove Gallery

• 5th Grade Band and Choir Performance Thursday, December 20th 6:30pm

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

“No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.” – Alfred North Whitehead

As we head into Thanksgiving, it is important to slow down and give thanks to those who touch our lives every day. Specifically, I want to express my sincere gratitude for our inspirational staff and teachers and the passion they bring when working with our students every day. I also feel tremendous gratitude for all of our engaged parents who step up to help our school community through their time and resources. What a special community we have! We couldn’t do it without each of you!

Sincerely, 

Michelle Walker, Principal

Our Dynamic Social and Emotional Learning Program

An overview from our Counselor, Scarlett Headley

As you know, Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is a critical part of our curriculum and one of our four Guiding Principles at the Cove School.  We firmly believe that a strong social-emotional foundation is necessary for school success, academic achievement, positive social relationships, and the development of emotional competence.  

The Cove School counseling program has multiple components to build SEL skills in order to help your child succeed in school. Students, parents and teachers alike benefit from this rich programming.  Students receive developmentally appropriate lessons in programs for their specific age group and gender.  Teachers gain tools from observing counselor lessons as well as receive resources from our counselors to help them build confidence in addressing student needs as they arise.  Finally, parents benefit from parent education programs provided by PTO and tools and resources that our counselor provides to families for a variety of needs.

Please take a moment to read a detailed description of our comprehensiveSocial Emotional Learning program at Cove.

SCHOOL NEWS

Hall Middle School Tours for parents of incoming or prospective students on the following dates from 8:30am - 9:30am:

• December 6, 2018

• January 17, 2019

• February 7, 2019

• March 7, 2019

• April 4, 2019

• May 2, 2019

To attend, please complete the Hall Tour Sign-up Form. Tours are for parents only, but a student may attend with prior approval. To check in, please arrive at least 10 minutes early at the Hall Middle School office at 200 Doherty Drive, Larkspur, CA 94939. Please bring a picture ID (Driver's License preferred). Questions, please contact Karmela Cleary.

LCMSD Board Meeting Update At the upcoming November 14th Board Meeting the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) process will be reviewed and the revised Board Policy on district-owned property will be up for approval. We hope to see you there!

During the October 17th Board Meeting the CAASPP student achievement datawas presented, an updated Inter-district Attendance Board Policy was approved, and the completion of the window covering safety project was discussed. Here is the full board agenda.

SPARK NEWS

From 15% to 50% in 16 days! Please donate or pledge by Tuesday, November 27th for the #GivingTuesday Participation Challenge. We need every family to help us reach our ultimate goal of 100% participation and of $1.4M by the end of this school year. Thank you to the families who have already donated or pledged this year. See the updated donor list here.

Cove Raffle: Leading up to #GivingTuesday we’ll be featuring great raffle items. Make sure you get your donation or pledge in by Tuesday, November 27th to participate.

You get a Bundt Cake and You get a Bundt Cake! When we reach our 50% participation goal by November 27th, everyone gets a sweet treat! Thank you to our sponsor Nothing Bundt Cakes.

Sip & Shop Event with Nicolette is Thursday, November 15th. Join us from 5:00-7:30pm with Biz Partner and local retailer Nicolette to benefit SPARK. Whether you've been naughty or nice - pick out something special for you or someone special and 15% of your purchases will go back to SPARK! Can’t make it Thursday? Pop in Tuesday or Wednesday and tell them SPARK sent you!

Shop and Donate with Boon Supply Stock up on affordable and beautifully crafted goods that make wonderful holiday gifts with Boon Supply and 50% of your purchase will be donated to SPARK now through December 3. Keep an eye out in your child’s backpack for the Boon Supply Catalog or start shopping now.

October Annual Giving Raffle Winner Congratulations Caitlin and Andrew Brown - you’ve won a gift certificate to Fisher’s Cheese + Wine.

PTO UPDATES

The Cove Holiday Store: Donations Needed. Donation collection has begun in the Gallery near Lost & Found. For a list of donation suggestions click here. More details on this beloved tradition to come!

Good Eggs Join this week and be entered to win a Good Eggs Thanksgiving meal for you, and one to gift to a friend. Click here for more contest information. Good Eggs donates 5% of purchases back The Cove PTO. To redeem, visitschools.goodeggs.com, and enter code COVESCHOOL18. 

COMMUNITY NEWS

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• At the Larkspur Library: Wildcare's Wildlife Ambassadors - Raptors

• 3rd Annual Corte Madera Town Turkey Trot

• Age-Friendly Corte Madera Kids Classes

• Girl Scouts

• All West Lacrosse

• Girls Softball

• Twin Cities Little League

• SK8 Gym Skateboarding lessons

• Carlos Menotti’s Amahl and The Night Visitors

• Kid’s Dance Class with Lisa Moore Shields

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