The Cove Connection 

 Sunday, February 21st, 2021

Issue #23

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UPCOMING DATES

• February 23- LCMSD Parent Meeting, 8:30am, via zoom

• February 23- ELCC Meeting, 5:00pm, (zoom link coming soon)

• February 24- Cove PTO Board Meeting, 7pm via zoom

• February 25- Site Council Meeting, 3:30-5:00pm via zoom
  March 8- No School (Teacher Development Day)

• March 11- Make Up Picture Day

• March 25- Cove Virtual Variety Show *see below for more information

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

Dear Cove Families,

I hope all of you enjoyed a safe and happy mid-winter break. We are looking forward to seeing our students tomorrow! Please be sure to contact us directly by emailing the classroom teacher and the office at coveabsentee@lcmschools.org if your child will not be in school tomorrow. 

We will resume school in-person tomorrow, February 22nd. If during the break you engaged in “high risk” activities as defined by traveling out of state or gathering indoors, please notify your child’s teacher directly and fill out this form. Your child must quarantine for 10 days after the high risk activity or get tested 5 days after and can return to school on day 8 with a negative COVID test. During this required quarantine time, your child will have access to live streaming. 

Live streaming is not available for those who travel on school days. It is only available for mandated quarantine periods after travel. Live stream will continue being offered to students who are on Test or 10 due to symptoms or possible exposure (Test or 10 Decision Tree). Thank you for your continued support and communication that ensures our staff, students and community remain safe and healthy. 

Parent Meeting, Tuesday, February 23rd, 8:30am, via zoom: Please join us for a LCMSD Parent Meeting with Superintendent, Dr. Brett Geithman, school principals and our district leadership team to review and discuss our 2021-2022 LMCSD budget, 8:30am, via zoom.

Sincerely,

Michelle Walker, Principal

SCHOOL NEWS

Readathon Wrap Up We did it! We raised OVER our goal, raising just over $72,000 and read more minutes than ever before! Thank you! 

The Readathon would not have happened without these amazing volunteers: Ann Marie Ligon, Catherine Wold, Christopher & Kristen Slowe, Erin Alvarez, Karen Ruppanner, Kate Kropf, John Glenn, Yvonne Wang.

They worked together to: write Actionaly posts, manage and craft our pledge and Readathon websites, make signs, shuck data, secure an author visit, rally our readers, make our virtual worm, work on swag, buy and organize prizes, dress as our coyote, lead assemblies, coordinate a pizza night, and all the while helped their own children read and raise. Our school thanks you! 

For a list of winning readers and raisers, click here.  Amazing job, Coyotes!

English Language Community Committee- Our next meeting is on February 23, 5:00-6:00pm. Join us to learn about English assessments (from Ms. Martinez) and how to support your student at home (from Ms. Franco). You will also get an update on spring schedule plans and our district’s budget.

Parent Mindfulness If you missed the workshop with counselor Scarlett Headley, you can see the presentation here.

New Student Registration for 2021-2022 To register a new student to the district, please visit the Registration Process. Students currently enrolled within the district do not need to re-register.

PTO NEWS

Pizzeria Delfina Pizza x Cove night was a success! We prepped and baked together led by James Beard Award Winning Chef and Delfina Restaurant Group co-owner Craig Stoll, and the results were delicious! Thank you to all those who joined. Thank you to Catherine Wold and Kristen Slowe for making it happen! 

Variety Show Goes Virtual! Our beloved Variety Show is moving to our virtual stage this year. Get those acts together -- we can’t wait to see our talented Coyotes in action. But we need help! If you are a parent who can help with clip editing, iMovie, and graphics, please email: varietyshow@covepto.org. 

Variety Show Information 

• When: Thursday, March 25th 6pm, via zoom

• Where: Virtual hosted presentation

• What: A 60 second (one-minute) maximum presentation

• How: With respect to covid safety rules, film your talented Coyotes. 

• Due Date: All submissions must be uploaded by March 8th. 

• Upload instructions to follow

The Cove Yearbook needs your photos! Send in your snaps of: 

• Kids doing school from home

• Remote learners

• 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. We plan to honor them with a special yearbook dedication!

You can add your pictures to the Google album here. Please label pictures like this: Student Name_Grade_Teacher. Or email photos to: coveyearbook@gmail.com

SPARK UPDATES

Spring Online Auction is April 27-May 2nd and will feature lots of exciting items to bid on, including parent parties and grade level themed baskets. 

Spring Fundraising Event is May 1st We’re combining the Online Auction and the Spring Event (formerly known as Gala) together!  While current county health and safety guidelines do not permit us to gather in person this year, we are working hard to make this a memorable virtual event. 

We need volunteers! There are a number of opportunities to help out with:

• Auction Solicitations Team: We provide an email script and contact lists, you reach out to businesses and secure donations. 

• Catalog Editors: Help with copyediting online auction catalog and writing item descriptions. 

• Online Event Production: Looking for a district parent with experience in virtual event production to assist with the upcoming Spring Event. 

• Contact info@SPARKschools.org if you can help!

COMMUNITY NEWS

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

• CM Park and Rec Offerings 

• Broadway Training Programs 

• The Culinary Dude

• Corte Madera Library Events

• 6th Annual International Mental Maths Olympiad (iMMO)

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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.