The Cove Connection 

 Sunday, December 8th, 2019

Issue #15

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UPCOMING DATES

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

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

• December 11- Walk & Roll Wednesday

• 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 Rm

• 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, Gallery

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

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

• December 23- January 3 - Winter Break, No School

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

Coffee with Principal Walker- Friday, Dec 13, 8:15am, Music room 

Let's talk about math!  We will explore the ways students learn math, strategies you may see them using, and how you can support them at home! Have other questions about teaching and learning at Cove? Join us for Friday’s coffee chat! 

Cove Alive! Cove’s Site Council and Cove PTO are collaborating on a multi-year endeavor called “Cove Alive.” The Cove Alive team strives to design and implement inspiring and interactive enhancements to The Cove’s common spaces that infuse joy and embody our Guiding Principles. Learn more about Cove Alive here! 

Volunteer Needed to help with a small Cove Alive carpentry project Our first Cove Alive mini project is to carve wooden clouds (designed by our very own Ms. McKee) to liven up a few walls (the conference room and the room where we serve hot lunch). See the sketch above. It is a relatively simple project if you have the tools and some skills! Please contact me (mwalker@lcmschools.org) directly if you can help complete this project. Thank you!

SCHOOL NEWS

Cove Holiday Store- this Friday, December 13th! 

• • Volunteers Needed - Cheerful and entertaining presents await you this season but not unless we have volunteers! Please sign up here for volunteer opportunities include helping with store set-up & break-down and assisting with day of "sales" and wrapping.  

  • Donations Needed -  Special items (costume jewelry and women’s accessories, holiday-themed decor, housewares, cookbooks, DVDs, and anything for men) and gift wrapping supplies can be dropped off in the Cove Gallery. Please no used clothing or new clothing without tags, dirty or broken items, toys, or stuffed animals. 

  • Please send $2 with your child to school on Friday; they 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!

Walk & Roll Wednesday, December 11th! If it's not raining, we will be givingout swag and filling out raffle tickets at out table in the courtyard. We hope to see you all walking, rolling, scootering, cartwheeling… anything other than driving into the loop! 

San Francisco-Marin Food Bank Donation bins Two third grade students have initiated a food drive to help people who are homeless. Barrels are available for food donations now through Tuesday, December 17th. They will be picked up on Dec 18. The goal is to collect 400 lbs of food.  Please no glass containers. The barrels will be located in the gallery just inside the front doors.  

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.

SPARK NEWS

Have you seen the updated SPARK-o-Meters around campus? Thanks to generous donations from families, businesses and the Fun Run event, we’ve reached 70% of our $1.5M total fundraising goal for the 2019-2020 school year. 

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

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 about submissions, eligibility and how you can help here.

Sports Basement Holiday Savings December 3th-13th Get 20% off your holiday shopping and benefit SPARK! Don't forget to sign up as a Sports Basementeer and select SPARK for additional savings! Download coupon here 

COMMUNITY NEWS

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

• TinkerTech at The Cove

• Strawberry Village Holiday Skate Party - A Schools Rule Marin Fundraiser

• 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

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