The Cove Connection 

 Sunday, April 18th, 2021

Issue #30

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UPCOMING DATES

• April 18- Cove Garden Work Party, 10am-12pm, masks & garden gloves

• April 21- PTO Board Meeting, 7:00pm via zoom

• April 21- LCMSD Board Meeting, 6pm* see below for more information

• April 22- Tricky Tim Virtual Magic Show, 6:30pm, via zoom* see below

• April 23- Deadline to order Yearbooks* see below

All Fridays

• Lost & Found outside at the loop

• Assembly, 11:10am, distance learners, please log on 

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

Thank you for supporting us with a successful transition to full classes and a longer school day! Our lunch volunteers rocked it, our staff team was amazingly energetic and flexible, and our teachers were incredible! We did it! I am tremendously grateful for our amazing Cove Learning Community. 

Check out this Google photo album of pictures from this week: Cove Expanded Day Week 1 Pictures.

Reflections/ Tweaks/ Reminders from this week:

• No Early-Release Wednesdays: Our spring schedule is the same Monday-Friday; there is no early release on Wednesdays through the end of the year.

• Please make a list to help kids remember all they need in the morning (water bottle, snack, lunch, hat, sunscreen, etc). We have had a lot (23 in the first hour one day!) of forgotten items dropped at the office, requiring each item to be delivered. 

• Lost and Found: Throughout the week, lost and found items will be on the picnic table out near the blacktop/Cove in Motion stage. On Thursday afternoons, they will be gathered and put on racks that will be wheeled out to the front of the school from 8am-4pm on Fridays.

• Playground- No Use After School until 3pm: Families will need to leave after K dismissal because PE is still happening on the playground at that time (Mon- Wed). Families need to leave after 1st-5th grade dismissal until 3:00 because 5G is using the playground, and we cannot co-exist yet (like we have in the past) due to COVID. So sorry for this inconvenience, and thank you for your understanding.

Drop Off & Pickup: Please observe the following school rules:

• Getting out of your car in the loop is never allowed. Drop and go. If you need to help your child with sunscreen or other items out of the car, please park in the neighborhood where parking is permitted. 

• Live double parking is not allowed in the loop - it creates a danger for children.

• Do not “live park” in the loop from the blacktop gate entrance to Golden Hind Psge as this creates a traffic hazard. 

• Parking in staff spaces in the front of the school is not allowed.

• Do not block fire hydrants. 

• Please share with your caregivers. You may be ticketed!

Thank you!

~Michelle Walker, Principal

SCHOOL & PTO NEWS

Join in for an Awesome PTO-Sponsored Magic Show 

Featuring Tricky Tim!

Join us on Thursday, April 22nd at 6:30pm via zoom for an awesome Virtual Magic Show for our Coyotes! This kid-centered event is a fun “Thank You” from the Cove PTO. Log on and laugh!  Click here for Zoom Link Meeting ID: 921 5302 8353 Passcode: TrickyTim!

Buy Your Cove Yearbook! With 3 first days, cohorts, remote learners, and so much fun and learning happening our 2020-2021 Yearbook is sure to be a memorable one!  Keep these cherished memories alive while supporting our school. Deadline to order is 4/23. Yearbooks will be delivered to students in their classroom. Click here to order!

Safe Routes to School Presents Family Biking Live! Students, parents and guardians  are invited to learn bike riding skills together at an interactive, live webinar on Thursday, April 29, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.  This free zoom workshop will help prepare students ages 7 through 11 for road riding, giving parents tips for how to ride with their youth. Families will learn bike and helmet fit, navigating the road legally and responsibly, and how to build confident, safe cyclists based on age appropriate development. Sign up here.  Once you sign up, we’ll send you the zoom link.  We look forward to seeing you. Questions please contact Matt@marinbike.org.

LCMSD Board Updates The next Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 6:00 PM. Hall’s California Distinguished Schools Award will be celebrated, a COVID Update regarding the full classroom return will be presented, the LCAP process and draft will be reviewed, and the federal and state COVID funding will be discussed. The Board Meeting will be held in-person (RSVP with mokeeffe@lcmschools.org; spaces are limited) and here is the Zoom link (passcode: lcmsd).

SPARK UPDATES

Spring Soiree is May 1st Featuring Pre-Show Cocktails with famed mixologist Kevin Dietrich of PCH, San Francisco illusionist Andrew Evans from The Magic Patio and a performance by special musical guest Michael Franti, this event will also include fantastic live auction items to bid on and an opportunity to raise our virtual paddles to Fund the Gap. Tickets prices starting at $25 and VIP options available for yummy Party Boxes delivered to your door. Learn more here. 

Spring Online Auction is April 27-May 2nd Featuring exciting items to bid on, including parent parties and grade level themed baskets, the auction catalog will be available to preview on April 25th. 

COMMUNITY NEWS

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

• Derby Den is Back to Broadway! Theatre Workshop

• Corte Madera Parks & Rec

• Join Tiny Twirls!

• NY Broadway Training Camps and Classes

• Twin Cities Community Preschool Summer Camp

• Summer Sings! Music Camp for Girls in Grades K-5

• Corte Madera FC Tryouts

• Summer Volleyball Camp at Piper Park!

• Corte Madera Climate Action Committee 

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