The Cove Connection 

 Sunday, January 31st, 2021

Issue #21

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UPCOMING DATES

• Readathon Dates:

• February 2- Week 3 Readathon Tracking Ends-Submit your minutes! 

• • February 5- Readathon Assembly

    • Dress as Your Favorite Story Book Character Day

    • Raffles and third week prizes announced

  • February 9- Donation Collection Ends

  • February 11- Pizzeria Delfina Pizza Making Night at 5pm

  • February 12- Final Awards Ceremony Assembly

• February 3 Global School Play Day

• February 3 LCMSD Board Meeting, Budget Study Session, 4:30pm

• February 10 School Tour for New Families

• February 15-19 Mid Winter Break- No School

• All Fridays 

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

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

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

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Cove will be participating in the 7th Annual Global School Play Day (#GSPD2021) on Wednesday, February 3. Students will engage in play with toys that do NOT require batteries or electricity. No devices. Teachers/ Adults don't organize anything for students, don't tell students how to play with the toys/games, and don't interfere with students unless they see something unsafe (we will maintain all pandemic safety protocols). We know that our distance learners will need to use Zoom to interact and play together. We encourage classes and families to generate ideas together. Doing this will help keep to one of the core values of #GSPD2021 - student-directed, unstructured play!

More and more research underscores the critical importance of play in the emotional, social, intellectual and physical development of children - including this study from 2018 from the American Association of Pediatrics. Last year over a half-million kids participated in 72 countries; This year the projection is one million. This is often a favorite day for kids- a day when they get to play at school!

Tips And Tricks Parents Can Use To Nurture a Love of Reading in Kids

Pamela Paul and Maria Russo are books editors at The New York Times and co-authors of How to Raise a Reader. They emphasize the important role teachers have in teaching kids how to read and how parents can help develop those reading skills by cultivating a love of reading at home.“It does start with the parent,” Paul said. “So even if you haven’t been reading a lot, it is important to bring books into your life because kids look to their parents as role models.” 

The goal is to develop an intrinsic love of reading, so make reading special. One idea is to have a set bedtime but allow them to stay up 30 minutes longer if they are reading in bed. This type of strategy makes reading a treat that comes with privileges. That’s very different from rewarding a child for reading with candy or screen time -- extrinsic rewards that send the message that reading must not be very fun. Let’s foster a love of reading in our children at home and school!

Cove 99Pledges Website        Readathon Website 

Worm Tracking               Minute Calendar Tracking

At Friday's Readathon Assembly we had a special guest, David Swope, Author and Illustrator of The Spider King. Seven of our students entered and won his Spider King Art Contest. Winners will be notified and sent a signed copy of the book!

To purchase the book, click here.

Donate Today! For every class that achieves a 100% fundraising goal, everyone in the class receives a really awesome prize... Including their teacher! They will receive two Book Passage gift cards -- one toward class materials and one especially for them! AND if we achieve 100% school donation contribution, across all classrooms, our beloved specialist teachers, Coach Arroyo, Ms. Derby, and Ms. McKee, will also receive the gift card prizes! 

Our Readathon is the only fundraiser dedicated to the Cove exclusively!

The PTO needs these funds to pay for our:

• Remote tech licenses

• Campus Support Helper Position

• Reading Support Position

• Professional Development Days

• Staff Appreciation

• And SO much more!

Assembly Raffle Winners 

These 10 awesome Coyotes won a prize at our Week 2 Readathon Assembly!

• Nate R. (Robbins)

• Jayden C. (Trincia/Bisel)

• Elianna R (Holst)

• Jayden B. (Trincia/Bisel)

• Zoe U. (Robbins)

• Tyler W. (Long)

• Joao M. (Maher)

• Gia P. (Osterman)

• Katelyn C. (Hawkins)

• Eloise H. (Hancock)

To collect your prize, please arrange pickup with your teacher. Congratulations!

Top Classes Minutes Read Earn a Pajama Day Party!

• K-2: Robbins 6,928

• 3-5: Hawkins 14,390

Readathon Events

Bedtime Story Series Join us on Tuesday, February 2nd at 7pm for our 3rd and final bedtime story.Dr. Geithman will our guest reader! Zoom Link here

Marin City Live! Online Author Event David Adler, February 2nd Meet children’s author David Adler, author of such books as the "Cam Jansen" and "Young Cam Jansen Mysteries" series," Danny's Doodles," "Pass the Ball, Mo," and several picture book biographies.For more information click here, to join live event, click here. Tuesday, Feb 2, 2021, 2 – 2:40pm 

Make Pizza with Pizzeria Defina! A Fun Readathon Activity on Thursday, February 11th! Join James Beard Award Winning Chef and Delfina Restaurant Group co-owner Craig Stoll, for a fun and interactive virtual pizza making experience. Craig will guide us through his Neopolitan-inspired pizza making process, teach us about the ingredients, and answer any of our burning questions about pizza, Italy, or restaurants. Surprise appearances from Pizzeria Delfina's co-owner, Annie Stoll, and their dog Luna may also be in store!

• Pizzeria Delfina Pizza Kit The pizza kits come with 3 doughs and enough ingredients to make 3 Margherita pizzas. They are $30/per kit. 

• Pick up your pizza kit at The Cove School on Thursday, February 11th between 2pm-4pm. 

• The email you use to purchase the kit will receive a zoom link day before the event. 

• Pizza Kits will be raffled off as a prize during Readathon Assemblies

• To purchase kits, click here  

The Cove Yearbook is looking for PICTURES Kids doing school from home, participating in Specialty Zooms, joining in on Cove-in-Motion, in their favorite mask, sharing their projects, etc!  In particular, we need photos of our amazing 5th graders and want to honor them with a special dedication!  You can add your pictures to the Google album here.  Please label the pictures like this: Student Name_Grade_Teacher.  

SPARK UPDATES

SPARK is partnering with Oren's Hummus SF2BAY's Weekly Pop Up and 10% of sales for Friday, February 5 using coupon code SPARK will benefit our schools!  Pre-order here now until Wednesday, February 3 at 4pm and pick up is on Friday, February 5 from 4-6pm at 707 Redwood Highway (in between the Travelodge and Shelter Bay Office Complex) Follow @sf2bay on Instagram to learn about other Marin restaurant Pop Ups.

LCMSD UPDATES

LCMSD Budget Meeting – 2/3/21 at 4:30pm Annually the LCMSD Board of Education holds a Budget Study Session. This meeting is aimed to discuss the Governor’s budget proposal for the 2021-22 school year, alignment of goals with resources, and possible reductions. California school funding does not provide the necessary resources to support the instructional program delivered in LCMSD, which is why the parcel tax, SPARK, and PTO/A are vital sources of revenue. Even with this community funding, LCMSD is forecasting cuts. The LCMSD Fiscal Advisory Committee, along with leadership, have identified possibilities for reductions in the upcoming school year. The Board will discuss these ideas and the forecasted budget. As with all Board Meetings, community input is valued and there will be opportunities for public comment. The meeting is scheduled for February 3, 2021 at 4:30 PM via this Zoom Link.

COMMUNITY NEWS

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

• CM Park and Rec Offerings 

• Marin Girls Chorus Winter Break Camp

• Dance with E.N.A

• Broadway Training Programs

• The Culinary Dude Ski Week and Spring Break Camps

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