The Cove Connection 

 Sunday, October 18th, 2020

Issue #9

For Previous Issues Click Here

UPCOMING DATES

• October 19: Application for LCMSD Board Trustee Seat Closes

• October 26: LCMSD Special Appointee Board Meeting, 6:00pm via Zoom

• October 30: Halloween at Cove

• November 11: Veterans Day, No School

 Weekly Dates

• All Mondays: LunchMaster pickup 11:00am - 12:30pm

• All Fridays: 

  • All School Assembly 11:30-12pm via Zoom

  • Library Book Pick Up and Return 8:00am - 4:00pm

  • Spiritwear Order Pick Up (if ordered) 8:00am - 4:00pm

  • Classroom Materials Pickup 8:00am- 4:00pm (*as notified by your classroom teacher)

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

We are looking forward to a fun and safe Halloween at Cove on Friday, October 30th. Individual classrooms will recognize this fun holiday in a variety of ways.

COSTUMES: All students may wear costumes that do not interfere with their learning and follow these guidelines:

• Culturally appropriate and respectful

• Age-appropriate for K-5 children

• No face coverings other than the regular daily mask

• No props or accessories at school

• Nothing scary, bloody or gory

• No face paint

• No hair products can be applied at school

• No inflatables even with fan turned off (no exceptions)

ASSEMBLY CELEBRATION- 11:30am, Oct 30: 

• Wear Costumes to Assembly- Everyone! We can show them off in gallery mode!

• Virtual K Halloween Parade: Since we cannot do our very special Kindergarten Parade the traditional way this year, we are taking a different approach to make it special. We will have a fun Halloween slideshow featuring our K students!

• K Parents- Here’s what we need from you:

  • Have your kids put on any appropriate costume - can be your child’s Halloween costume or something from your home dress up bin!

  • Snap a picture 

  • Upload it by Sunday, October 25 at 8pm to the Cove Kindergarten Halloween 2020 Google Photos Album.

  • Rename/caption the picture to include student first name and teacher name

  • Join the assembly on Friday, Oct 30 at 11:30am to see the Virtual Kindergarten Halloween Parade!

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Michelle Walker, Principal

LCMSD UPDATES

Parent Workshop: Absences, Illness, & Re-entry On Thursday, October 15, 2020 we held a parent workshop designed to explain the newly released guidance from MCOE and Marin County Department of Public Health on attendance, illness, and school re-entry (explained in the 10/5/20 update). This workshop was recorded and is posted here.  

Covid-19 Support and Guidance Please click on the link for the Marin County COVID-19 Safety - Decision Tree for Schools (English and Spanish), which have been prepared by our Public Health team in collaboration with our Marin School Nurses Organization (MSNO), and help to provide specific support and guidance for families and schools when students develop common and less common symptoms of COVID-19, have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, or have tested positive for COVID-19. Please note that protocols described in these documents are specific to when Marin County is in Tier 1 & Tier 2 (we are currently in Tier 2) in the California BluePrint for a Safer Economy, based on case rate, test positivity rate, and equity metrics. 

Please consider joining the Community Conversation, with Dr. Lisa Santora, Deputy Public Health Officer – Introducing the Parent and Family Handbook on COVID-19 Safety next Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from 4:30 – 5:30 PM. The event will be presented in English with live Spanish translation. Click here for link to join webinar or to Dial In: +1-669-900-6833 | Webinar ID: 858-7093-3461# | Passcode: 022719

Board Updates For the October 21, 2020, 6pm meeting (Zoom link to be posted to the agenda 1 hour before), staff will be celebrated for the return to in-person learning, Trustees will be presented with a COVID-19 Update, a public hearing on a utility easement will be held, and the enrollment and staffing report will be presented. There will be a Special Board Meeting held on October 26, 2020 at 6:00 PM (Zoom link to be posted to the agenda 1 hour before) where the Board will interview and possibly appoint a new Trustee. Both meetings will be held in-person in the Hall Library (RSVP mokeeffe@lcmschools.org if you plan to attend in-person, spaces are limited due to social distancing) and a Zoom link will also be available for those who wish to attend remotely.

SCHOOL NEWS

  THANK YOU to Lisa, Aiden & Chloe

for keeping Cove in Motion going and keeping our Coyotes moving!

Cove in Motion Updates

• CIM has a new link, password: Cove.

• For missed episodes or to partake asynchronously, click here.

The Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill - On Thursday, October 15th, our school (in AM 

and PM groupings) 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 and 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!

School Lunch Update Don't forget to place your lunch orders by Thursday, 10am of the week prior to the Monday pickup. Lunches must be picked up during the pickup window of Mondays 11am -12:30pm.

PTO UPDATES

The Cove Spiritwear Shop is Open! We have kid and adult Cove Masks! Need some new Cove swag? A new mask? Shop our inventory here! Contact free pickup will be at the Cove loop Fridays, 8am-4pm.    

SPARK UPDATES

SPARK Drive in Movie Tickets on Sale Don't miss out on the 1st ever SPARK Drive in Movie on October 25 - this event will sell out!  Two movies on two screens, so choose your movie, Coco or Ghostbusters. Movies start at 7pm, at the overflow parking lot at the Village at Corte Madera. Tickets are $75 per car. Boxed dinners four from Left Bank are available to purchase. Limited number of tickets are available here. 

Annual Giving Raffle Make your Annual Giving donation by October 24th and be entered to win fabulous raffle prizes! Need not be present to win. Your financial support is crucial to reaching this year’s goal is $1.5M for our three schools. Set up automatic monthly payments or pledge now pay later. Corporate Match can help boost your donation - check here to see if your employer participates.

COMMUNITY NEWS

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

• The CM Parks & Rec Department New Outdoor Classes (some for tots) & Lots of Halloween Offering 

• Measure M

• LCMSD, CMPD, FD Holiday Gift Drive

Follow Us! #CoveSchool  #WeAreLCMSD

ABOUT THE COVE CONNECTION The Cove Connection is a digital bulletin published by the CovePTO and distributed to The Cove School community each Sunday via email. To submit content to the Cove Connection, please email info@covepto.org. To receive a subscription to The Cove Connection, or to change your email address, send a note to  covesecretaries@lcmschools.org.