The Cove Connection

Sunday, March 1st, 2020

Issue #24

UPCOMING DATES

March 2- SPARK Board Meeting 7:00-9:00pm, Hall Library
March 4- Walk and Roll Wednesday!
March 4- Bake Sale for The Cove Garden, 1:15pm, Cove Courtyard
March 4 - Variety Show Dress Rehearsal, 1:30pm - 4:30pm, Neil Cummins Gymnasium
March 6- Lost & Found Walk-Through
March 6- Cove Variety Show, 6:00pm, Neil Cummins Gymnasium
March 10- LCMSD Board Meeting - Open Session, 6:00pm-9:00pm, Hall Library
March 11- PTO Board Meeting 8:30-9:30am, Library
March 11- Lunchtime Garden Club, 12:30pm-1:15pm, Cove Garden
March 11- 2nd Grade Music Concert,11:45-12:30, Cove Gallery
March 11-17 SPARK Spring Online Auction Open
March 12- Site Council Meeting 3:30pm-5:00pm, Conference Rm
March 12- Frozen Jr. Derby Den, 6:00pm doors, 6:30pm show, Cove Gallery Stage
March 13- School Tour for Incoming/New Families, 9:00-10:00am
March 16 - No School - Professional Development Day for Teachers
March 20- Cove Tinker Day

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

News from Cove School Garden

What makes our Cove Garden grow? Lots of water and attention from students, teachers and our Garden lead, Florencia Frankenberg! Drawing on our mission, The Cove Garden is a vibrant place for experiential learning. Cove Students enjoy exploring this outdoor laboratory where they experience the power of observation, learn about life cycles, and enjoy the fruits of their labor. Our garden is full of hands-on learning!

Opportunities for our students in the garden include: classroom planting trugs and open garden time with individual classes; harvesting to create healthful and delicious salads; and beginning this spring- our Lunchtime Garden Club! Starting next Wednesday, March 11th, and meeting once a week, interested students may bring their lunch to the garden to talk about all things planting, harvesting and growing!

Our Cove Garden will be hosting a delicious bake sale this Wednesday, March 4th directly following school to support their efforts!

Sincerely,

Michelle Walker, Principal

SCHOOL NEWS

The Cove Variety Show is this Friday! Come watch our talented students shine! Even if you don’t have a child in the show, come support their friends as they perform; they would love to play to a packed house! Pizza will be sold before the show begins. Friday, March 6th, 6:00pm, in the Neil Cummins Gym.

Cove Tinker Day Returns! Mark your calendar to volunteer! On Friday, March 20th our school transforms into a Tinker/Maker Fair for 2nd-5th grade students. K-1st grade students will be tinkering in their classrooms. BUT! We need YOUR help! To volunteer, or to donate supplies email PTO Technical VP, Chris Slowe at tech@covepto.org More information to follow.

Derby Den's Production of FROZEN Jr. is coming to our Gallery Stage Thursday, March 12th, 6:30pm! General Admission tickets sold at the door and are $7 (cash only) per person. Doors open at 6pm. Show begins promptly at 6:30pm.

Derby Den Productions “Oz” and “Ukulele Ensemble” are being offered after school starting soon! Sign-ups are in the front office. For detailed information, click here.

5G Expanded Learning is now accepting new members! If you are looking for a fun, safe & affordable after-school program, housed right here on The Cove School campus, look no further! Full-time, Part-time & Drop-in membership options are available, with discounted rates for those who qualify! For more information, and to register your child, please visit www.join5G.org.

Walk & Roll Wednesdays will continue on Wednesday, March 4th with some more brand new swag! Let’s fill those bike racks and do our best to arrive at school any green way we can. Even parking and walking a few blocks is a great way to start the day with your kids. Students are more alert for learning after getting their giggles out by walking or biking to school!

PTO UPDATES

Cove Garden Bake Sale Don't forget to join us this Wednesday, March 4th after school at 1:15pm for a fun after-school treat that benefits our Cove Garden!

Contributions to the Cove PTO are tax-deductible That’s right! School supplies, membership, and Readathon donations included! The Cove PTO tax ID number is 35-2503277. Provide the tax ID with your proof of contribution to claim your deduction. So easy!

SPARK NEWS

SPARK Board Meeting Time Change The meeting will begin at 7:00pm instead of the usual time of 7:30pm on Monday, March 2nd at the Hall Library.

Annual Giving Update We’re more than halfway through the school year but have not yet reached our year-end fundraising goal of $1.4M. Thank you to the families who have donated so far - we still have over 288 families who have not made their 2019-2020 Annual Giving donation to date. Remember, money raised this year funds programs in the same school year for our three schools. We appreciate donations of any amount so we can hit the numbers we need to fund the programs our students love. See our updated donor list here. Make your donation here.

Spring Online Auction is March 11-17 The auction will open at 12pm on Wednesday, March 11th and close at 9pm on Tuesday, March 17th. We will have hundreds of items to bid on: from kids camps and activities, dining, sports and entertainment, beauty, health and fitness and of course, the much-loved parent-hosted and teacher and staff-hosted parties! Sign up parties are first-come, first-serve so don’t miss out! Last year this event raised more than $100K for our schools! We encourage everyone to bid high and bid often - it’s for the kids! More information can be found here.

COMMUNITY NEWS

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

Measure B
Spanish Immersion Summer Camps with Viva el Español at The Cove School
K-6 Wood Working Class

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