The Cove Connection 

Sunday, November 25th, 2018

Issue #13

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UPCOMING DATES

• 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 and Game Night Thursday, December 6th, 6:30pm- 8:00pm, Cove Gallery

• PTO Variety Show Information 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, 8:30am- 9:00am, Cove Gallery

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

PRINCIPAL MESSAGE

The Importance of Giving Thanks

As the season of giving thanks and sharing gratitude is upon us, we have much to be grateful for: our incredible community of teachers, staff and parents! And what better time than #GivingTuesday to celebrate giving and philanthropy.  

We invite everyone in our community to come together and show their appreciation for our wonderful educators and programs with a charitable gift to SPARK. Thank you to the families and local business partners who have already committed to supporting SPARK with a financial donation this year. With everyone’s support, we will achieve our $1.4M fundraising goal and continue to provide essential programs for a well-rounded education.

Every donation to SPARK makes an impact just as every student benefits daily from new learning opportunities in music, art, science, technology, and more.

Thank you for all YOU do to support our schools. We feel grateful to call you our partners.

With my deepest gratitude,

Michelle Walker, Principal

SPARK NEWS

#GivingTuesday Participation Update With just two more days to go before #GivingTuesday on November 27th, we have 34% participation, and need 173 more families donation or pledge. Thank you to the families who donated last week! Let’s make it to the finish line together!

Raffles & Prizes 

• Big Raffle: Every family who donates or pledges by November 27th will be entered to win a $50 gift card from Macys or Nordstrom courtesy of Biz Partner the Village at Corte Madera

• Bonus Incentive:  If we hit 50% by #GivingTuesday, every single child in our district will win a sweet treat from Nothing Bundt Cakes. And – we will have two additional $50 Macys and Nordstrom gift cards to raffle off.

• SWAG:  Pop by the SPARK tables at drop off on Tuesday for a SPARK booklight for every student and hand in your donation or pledge in person.

Shop SPARK this Holiday Season:

• Pop by the store’s pop-up store in Larkspur at The Hut, next to King of the Roll and 20% of your purchases go back to SPARK. This promotion good all week November 26th-30th.

Look no further than Sausalito Stationery for all your holiday gift giving needs. Now through December 15th, 20% of your purchases benefit SPARK and you’ll be entered to win a $50 gift card. Tell them SPARK sent you!

SCHOOL NEWS

Cove School Conflict Managers Program is live! The Conflict Managers consist of 4th and 5th grade students who have been trained by our School Counselor, Mrs. Scarlett Headley, on how to appropriately, and respectfully solve conflicts. The Conflict Managers use an 8-step script to guide other students on how to use their assertive words and eye contact to work through conflicts during our afternoon recess.  

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 for parents only, however 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). For more information please contact Karmela Cleary.

PTO UPDATES

Hot Cocoa and Game Night Come in pajamas, bring your favorite board games, and join us for a cup of hot cocoa. This is the first event of its kind at the Cove and we’re hoping for cozy night of games and community! Thursday, December 6th, 6:30pm-8:00pm in the Cove Gallery. Questions, or to help with the event, contact Beth Sherry.

The Cove Holiday Store Donation collection is in full swing! Please donate no longer loved items in the Gallery near Lost & Found. For a list of donation suggestions click here. More details on this beloved tradition will follow.

Good Eggs donates 5% of purchases back to the Cove PTO. To redeem, visitschools.goodeggs.com and enter code COVESCHOOL18. Ends November 30th.Sign up and be entered to win a date night to Chez Panisse. More information click here.

Have you checked out our new website? We’ve gone digital! Visit us atwww.covepto.org to keep in touch with us online. 

COMMUNITY NEWS

Click here for updates from:

• 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

• Rental Property in Corte Madera

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