The Cove Connection 

 Sunday, May 26th, 2019

Issue #36

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UPCOMING DATES

• Memorial Day -- No School, Monday, May 27th

• PTO-hosted Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast Wednesday, May 29th,  8:14am, Cove Gallery

• Hall Incoming 6th Grade Parent Information Night Wednesday, May 29th 6:30pm - 8:00pm, Hall Library

• 4th Grade Concert Thursday, May 30th, 9:40am, Cove Gallery

• 5th Grade Concert Thursday, May 30th, 6:30pm, Cove Gallery

• Lost and Found Walk-Through Thursday, May 30th, Cove Gallery

• All Library Books Due- May 31st

• SPARK Board Meeting Monday, June 3rd, 7:30pm-9:00pm, Hall Library

• LCMSD Board Meeting Wednesday, June 5th, 6:00pm-9:00pm, Hall Library

• LCMSD Board Meeting - Open Session Thursday, June 6th, 6:00- 6:30pm, Hall Library

• LCMSD Special Board Meeting Thursday, June 6th, 6:30- 8:00pm, Hall Library

• Hairspray Junior Thursday, June 6th, 7:00pm, Cove Gallery

• Cove Field Day Friday, June 7th

  • 9:00-10:20 K-1st

  • 11:00-12:20 2nd-3rd grade

  • 1:30-2:50 4th-5th grade

• Cove Garden Work Day Sunday, June 9th, 9:00am-10:00am, Cove Garden

• 5th Grade Culmination Wednesday, June 12th, 11:00am-12:00pm

• Last Day of School, 1:15pm - Early Dismissal Thursday, June 13th

Principal's Message

Dear Cove Families,

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 are firm believers that a strong social-emotional foundation is necessary for school success, academic achievement, positive social relationships, and the development of emotional competence. Here is an overview of the various SEL programs I have been providing at the Cove School in order to help your child succeed:

• Classroom Guidance Lessons: Each class has been receiving classroom guidance lessons on the topics of self-regulation, communication skills, problem-solving skills, conflict-resolution skills, positive choice-making skills, self-esteem and diversity.  This year grades 1-5 will receive 8 monthly lessons and Kindergarten classes will receive 16 bi-monthly lessons, totaling to 120 lessons school-wide by June 2019.

• Small Group Counseling: Each school year I offer various small groups based on need.  This year I offered the following small groups:

  • New Student Groups - to help new incoming 1st-5th graders settle into and adjust to their new School Family.

  • Social Skills groups - to teach and help students improve their positive social skills.

  • Banana Splits Groups- to help students process feelings around separation and divorce.  And, in our last session we even make banana splits.

  • Grief Groups-to help students process feelings of loss and grief when a loved one passes.

  • Girl Talk Groups-next year in the Fall, I will start these groups for all 5th grade female students to help learn how to build and maintain positive female relationships.

• Individual Counseling:  I offer weekly, 30-minute sessions for some of our students as need be. Meeting with students individually can help the students navigate feelings and emotional regulation around topics such as anxiety, loneliness, anger and relationships.

• Check-in System-this year I tried a new system, where students whose parents signed a Counseling Permission slip form, were able to come and see me as things bubbled up.  I will be continuing this program next year.

• Conflict Managers: Fifteen 4th and 5th-grade students were trained in how to help other students appropriately, respectfully solve conflicts using assertive words during lunch recess.  They are rotated and stationed on the Kindergarten yard to help resolve conflicts under my supervision.

• Conflict Resolution/Repair Sessions: this year I have facilitated many a conflict resolution/repair sessions.  These sessions give students the opportunity to take accountability for mistakes. Mistakes are opportunities to learn a better way to solve problems.  Students practice using assertive language and eye contact to express to others what they did not like and what they would like to see happen differently in the future.  It also allows for a reset in the relationship. The sentence structure used is, “I don’t like it when you _________, please _________.

• Assemblies: I coordinated quarterly assemblies to reinforce the topics discussed during classroom guidance lessons as well as review our School Family Commitment and Stress Busters.  Ever wonder why we use the Stress Busters & School Family Commitment? Click here to find out their importance.munity, our goal is to welcome and involve as many families as possible. Thus, building a bridge between our English Learners (EL), their families and the Cove School Staff.  We hosted a successful International Potluck Picnic at San Clemente Place Park in November 2018. Also, I have been attending all the DELAC meetings, which support our EL community.

Success and challenges will unquestionably happen at school, but my role as the School Counselor is to help your children learn how self-regulate, build resiliency, and ultimately appropriately solve problems as they arise.  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Scarlett Headley, M. Ed, The Cove School Counselor

sheadley@lcmschools.org

School News

Library Books Due All school library books are due by Friday, May 31. Your child’s final progress report will not be sent until books have been returned to the school library. Thank you.

From the Art Room Please send a large brown grocery bag with your child this week in order to return their artwork created this school year. Bags will be re-sorted as art is returned to each classroom, so each student may not end up with the same bag that they brought in so please make sure to send a recycled bag. Extra recycled bags greatly appreciated!

Cove Garden Please join us Sunday, June 9th from 9:00am-10:00am at the Sunflower and Pumpkin work party to help prepare the Cove Garden for the Fall. We will be whipping it into great shape before the summer break and planting pumpkins and sunflowers and various other plants. We will have snacks and rock painting as well.

From the Derby Den Derby Den Productions Present...Hairspray Jr.! Coming to our Cove stage Thursday, June 6th at 7:00. Tickets are $5 at the door. Doors open at 6:30pm.

Lunchtime Ukulele Ensemble concert for Cove students will be Friday, May 31st during lunchtime from 12:40pm-1:00pm.

From The Cove Garden We are excited to announce that the new Garden Parent Volunteer for 2019/2020 is Florencia Castelanelli! Welcome!

Please help water and look after the Garden this summer. We are looking for families to adopt the garden for a week during the summer. Responsibilities during your week-long shift are to visit the garden 3 or more times during your week to water the garden, pick up any trash that blows into the garden from the playground and pull any obvious weeds. Please sign up here.

Thank You to Dawnielle Pasha for her tireless work in the Cove Garden. We will miss your knowledge and direction and thank you for leaving us with a beautiful, delicious, and natural space to grow and learn in!

PTO UPDATES

We know It’s Early, But...Please Contribute for Next Fall! If you can believe it, teachers are preparing and purchasing school supplies now for next year. The requested contribution is $50 per student, but please give as you are able. Click here to contribute today.

Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast On Wednesday, May 29th in the Gallery directly following drop off join us to honor and thank our volunteers at our school this year. If you have helped in our Cove Community in any way this year, this is for you! 

Visit our PTO Website for updates, events, and to keep in touch

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SPARK NEWS

Parent Parties  Missed signing up via the Online Auction? All available spots for parent-hosted parties are now online.  

Fund A Need We invite you to support this year’s Fund a Need on personalized learning and conferring with a donation. Watch the video here.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Click here for updates from:

• Gino Pomilia Baseball Camps and Baseball Clinics

• Marissa Joy Ganz NY Broadway Training

• Corte Madera Library -- Summer Bookmark Design Contest

• Viva el Español -- Register for Now for Full-Immersion Spanish Classes at the Cove for 2019-2020 school year

• Room to Read Playdate and Book Drive

• Steve & Kate’s Summer Camp at The Cove

• June Happenings at the Larkspur Library

• CMFD & Corte Madera “Chipper Day

• Soccer clinic to benefit local teams who are in need of soccer equipment

• An event at Piper Park for kids with intellectual differences

• 2019 CYO Volleyball season is open

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