Sunday, December 1st, 2019

Issue #14

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UPCOMING DATES

• December 2 - SPARK Board Meeting, 7:30pm-9:00pm, Hall Library

• December 6 - DELAC 10am-11:30am, Hall Room 401

• December 9 - LCAP Committee Meeting, 3:30-5:00pm, Hall Rm 301

• December 9 - Ms. Jehling’s Class Music Share, 8:45am, Music Rm

• December 10 - Cove Variety Show Info Night, 6pm, Cove Gallery

• December 11- PTO Board Meeting, 8:30am- 9:30am, Library

• December 11- Ms. Valdry’s Class Music Share, 9:35am, Music Rm.

• December 11- Ms. Osterman’s Music Share, 10:35am, Music Rm

• December 13- Coffee with The Principal, 8:15am, Music Room

• December 13- Spiritwear Sale, 8:00am, Cove Courtyard

• December 13- Cove Holiday Store, 8:30am-3:30pm, Cove Gallery

• December 18- Kindergarten Holiday Sing, 8:30am

• December 16- LCMSD Board Meeting, 6pm, Hall Library

• December 19- Winter Sing-Along Assembly, 8:15am, Cove Gallery

• December 23- January 3 Winter Break, No School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. It’s hard to believe we are into December already! 

The Beloved Cove Holiday Store tradition returns to the Cove on Friday, December 13th!  Prepare to be delighted by the gifts chosen for you by your children from the new and gently-used “inventory” donated by the Cove community. Please mark your calendars, and thank you in advance for helping to bring this much-loved experience to life!

• Donations of no longer-loved items and gift wrapping supplies can be dropped off in the Cove Gallery across from the library. Treasures in high demand include costume jewelry and women’s accessories, holiday-themed decor, housewares, cookbooks, DVDs, and anything for men! Wrapping paper, gift bags and boxes, tissue paper, tags, bows and tape will also be needed in great supply. We cannot take used clothing or new clothing without tags, dirty or broken items, toys, or stuffed animals. 

• Volunteer shifts will be posted soon for store set-up on Thursday, December 12th and for shopping assistants and gift wrappers for Friday, December 13th. 

• Please send $2 with your child to school on Friday, December 15; s/he will have the chance to “shop” with their class in the “store” for two gifts—each $1—for two special adults in their lives.  Proceeds will support the Cove PTO’s programs and services. No child will be turned away from shopping for lack of funds.

• The Cove Holiday store will be open to the public from 3-4pm on Friday, December 13th- Come treasure hunting if you are able!

SCHOOL NEWS

Our Special Turkey Trot Tradition was a huge success.  Thank you, Coach Arroyo! The energy was palpable as students, teachers and parents cheered on the runners!  I loved seeing all of the effort that each and every participant invested. I am also grateful for all of the 5th-grade leaders who helped run the event. Their kindness and willingness to help in whatever capacity was needed (even running alongside younger runners in their races) was heartwarming.  

Hot Lunch Orders for December Reminder to order hot lunches (LunchMaster) for the month of December! 

Lost and Found Reminder to label your child’s items, especially jackets they take off midday! This helps ensure lost items are returned. You can create clothing labels at Mabel's Labels. Use this link and your purchase will help raise money for the PTO! 

Coaches Needed for Girls on the Run at The Cove Girls on the Run builds healthy, confident girls. We are actively recruiting volunteer mentors for our spring season starting in February. No prior experience is necessary; we provide the training, curriculum and materials. No need to be a runner, or even consider yourself athletic to become a coach! All you need is the desire to be a positive role model for a small team of 15 girls. 

This 10-week program promotes holistic health outcomes. One or 2 co-coaches lead each practice, consisting of a movement-based lesson, games, and a running workout, all from the nationally-recognized Girls on the Run curriculum. Girls on the Run is one of only 3 programs recognized by the Harvard Graduate School of Education as a top social-emotional learning (SEL) experience for kids. View a video of the program in action!

• Complete your Coach Application to get started! 

• Questions? Contact Program Director at Girls on the Run, Natalie Langsdorf, at nlangsdorf@gotrbayarea.org or 415-863-8942

PTO UPDATES

The Cove Variety Show Info Night will take place on Tuesday, December 10th at 6:00pm in The Cove Gallery. Each act should have at least one parent present as we will review information regarding registration, rehearsals, and variety show policies. If you cannot attend Info Night, or if you have additional questions, please email Elena O’Brien at: varietyshow@covepto.org. Open to all students in grades K-5. The Variety Show will be held on Friday, March 6th. 

Green Teams Helpers Wanted! Our 3rd Grade Green Team is in need of parent helpers to supervise them during lunch. Helpers are needed from 12:30pm-1:30pm Tuesday through Friday. If interested please email Julie Griffiths at juliesgriffiths@gmail.com

SPARK NEWS

We did it! Thanks to over 700 families, we hit 69% and easily breezed past our 60% Giving Day goal making it a record-breaking year! As we lean into the Thanksgiving holiday, we want to express our gratitude for the overwhelming support from district families. To celebrate, every student gets a Shake from Shake Shack! Details with coupon distribution are coming soon. 

Congratulations to Dmitri and Vera Jarocki you won the Giving Day Raffle Prize from Biz Partner Left Bank which includes: three $150 gift cards, Great Chefs of France cookbook, three bottles of wine, two Left Bank Bordeaux wine glasses and Left Bank chocolates, a total value of $650! 

Congratulations Kindergarten with a total grade level participation percentage of 79.0% overall. It was a close contest with 3rd grade coming in at 78.9% overall. Thank you to Re:THINK ice cream, Kindergarten gets a Re:THINK ice cream party! Details to follow.

SPARK Art Show We’re excited to announce the launch of the SPARK Art Show in February 2020, featuring local and emerging artists and showcasing LCMSD student art! Learn more here.

The 2019-2020 Family & Business Directory is available now. For information on how to download the app to your smartphone, click here.

DISTRICT NEWS

Board Updates At the November 20th Board Meeting: Trustees approved the CSEA/LCMSD Tentative Agreement and AB1200, discussed priorities for the Joint Legislative Action Committee (JLAC), celebrated Cove students who led Dollars for Dorian, recognized Cove’s anti-bullying efforts, received gratitude from LCMEA, and were informed of the fantastic news that SPARK exceeded their 60% goal for an all-time record in parent participation. The agenda can be found here.

For the December 16th Board Meeting . . . Trustees will take action on the 1st Interim Budget and conduct their annual organizational meeting. Additionally, the Board will engage in a governance team workshop on December 19th (8:30 am at the District Office).

COMMUNITY NEWS

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