Sunday, October 20th, 2019

Issue #9

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UPCOMING DATES

• October 23 -Bake Sale to Aid Hurricane Dorian Victims, 1:15pm

• October 23- LCMSD Board Meeting, 6:00pm-9:00pm Hall Library 

• October 24- Safe Routes Traffic Safety for Grades 1-3

• October 24- SPARK Night at Revente Boutique 7:00pm-9:00pm

• October 25- Lost and Found Walk- Thru

• October 31- Kindergarten Mask Parade, 1:25pm

• October 31- Halloween click here for information 

• November 1- 5th Grade Yearbook Cover Submissions Due

• November 4- Make-up Picture Day

• November 5- Coffee with Brett, 8:15am

• November 8 Spirit Wear Sale

• November 8- 4th and 5th Grade Bike Rodeo

• November 8- SPARK Dads' Night Out 7:30pm

• November 11- Veterans Day, No School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Safety First- The Great Shakeout Drill

 On Thursday, October 17th, our entire school participated in The Great Shakeout disaster drill along with several other schools and districts in the US and internationally. The Great Shakeout site has great material for your own family to prepare in the case of a major disaster or emergency. Please take a moment to read this important information about our school’s disaster preparation and response.

Assembly on Earthquake Preparedness (Slides 12-18)

Here are the videos we watched in the assembly:

• Kid Talking About Earthquake Safety (2:56)

• Earthquake Safety Dance (3:34)

In case of a disaster, our staff will divide into several teams: Search and Rescue, Security, First Aid, Student Supervision, Psychological Aid, Student Release, and Shelter/Food/Sanitation. Staff had a chance to practice the protocols for these roles during our recent drill.

Remember to list emergency contacts for your child in case you cannot pick them up in case of emergency. The people listed in our system are the only ones we can release your child to! 

Thank you for your help in preparing to keep our students safe in case of emergency.

Sincerely,

Michelle Walker, Principal

SPARK NEWS

Sip, Shop & Support SPARK at Revente Boutique Pop by on Thursday October 24th from 7:00pm-9:00pm at 160 Bon Air Center. Raffle prizes, beverages and catered hors d'oeuvres. Special guest appearance! 

SPARK Giving Day Participation Challenge is Tuesday, November 19th!  Calling all District families! Does your child benefit every day from SPARK funding? Do you know that this year’s fundraising goal is $1.5M and nearly 80% comes from Annual Giving? Have you made your 2019-2020 Annual Giving donation yet? SPARK relies on every family to participate with financial gift of any amount. As we countdown to November 19th SPARK volunteers will be reaching out to families who have not yet donated: make your donation or pledge now and get off our call list!

Save the Date- SPARK Dads Night Out is happening on Friday, November 8th at 7:30pm. For more information click here.

SCHOOL NEWS

Dogs Must Be On a Leash at The Cove Park- It’s The Law! Any dogs in the park must be on a leash. Dogs cannot be on school property at all. Please remember to not walk on the blacktop during school hours when children are present for pickup. (However, Kinders are welcome to play on the blacktop after their pickup time).Thank you for following the rules and helping our children!

Dollars for Dorian Bake Sale On Wednesday, October 23rd, at 1:15pm come and buy delicious treats to support the mission of a dedicated group of 4th-grade students who are raising money for Hurricane Dorian relief.

Cove Yearbook Reminder: Calling All 5th Grade Artists! Entries are due by 3pm on Friday, November 1st. The theme this year the theme is "Not All Superheroes Wear Capes.”  For more information, click here.

Thanks From the Library! Thank you to the many volunteers who helped make our Cove Scholastic Book Fair a success!  Your gift of time and energy is appreciated! Also, thank you to the staff and students who ran the LCMSD Library bake sale at the Corte Madera Octoberfest. They raised $719 for our district libraries!

PTO UPDATES

Variety Show Shadows Needed! Our beloved school Variety Show is in danger if there is no one to take over next year. Our current leads are asking for at least two parents to shadow this year with the idea of taking over next year. Does your child love the Variety Show? Do you love watching our talented children perform? If yes, we need you! Email: president@covepto.org. 

Parent Education Presents Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience Wednesday, November 13th, 2019, 6:30pm-8:30pm. To register and for more information, please click here. This is a free event.  

The Birthday Book Program During the month of your child's birthday you will receive a flier home with information on how to purchase a book for our library on your child's behalf.  If you have any questions about this program please reach out to Belinda O'Neil or Melissa Scheeline. Thank you for supporting our library and the love of reading!

Have you shopped with Good Eggs yet? Place an order this week to help us win fall treats for our hardworking teachers! If 10 orders are placed by Sunday, 10/27, we'll unlock this prize. Shop for groceries, dinner kits, and more with our code coveschool20. And remember, family and friends can join our fundraiser with our code and shop too!

DISTRICT NEWS

Board Updates

• During the September 11th meeting the Board recognized newly permanent teachers Rebecca Bisel and Julia McKee, approved the unaudited actuals, reviewed the enrollment and staffing report, and recognized the collaboration between LCMEA and LCMSD in creating a tentative agreement for the 2019-20 negotiations.

• For the October 23rd meeting . . .the Board will engage in discussions and presentations on CAASPP student achievement results, Hall Middle School’s standards-based grading, Fund 35, and a community pump track proposal. Additionally, the engineering and robotics programs will be highlighted and the Board will take action on the LCMEA/LCMSD tentative agreement for 2019-20 negotiations. The agenda can be found here.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Please click link to view Community News that includes updates from: 

• Workshops for Parents & Guardians: How to Bully-Proof Children in their Lives and the Digital World

• Marissa Joy Ganz Broadway Training Programs

• Tidalwaves Winter Swim

• Corte Madera Library Events

• Cool the Earth Electric Vehicle and E-bike

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