The Cove Connection

Sunday, August 29th, 2021

Issue #3

Cove School Guiding Principles

Experiential Learning, Social Emotional Growth,

Creativity, Community

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UPCOMING DATES

Be sure to keep up with all Cove events: The Cove's iCal, LCMSD's iCal feed

August 30 PTO Classroom Coordinator Orientation, 7:00pm via zoom
September 1 PTO Board Meeting, 8:30am, Cove Library
September 2 Spirit Wear sale, 7:45am-8:30am, Cove Blacktop
September 2 Back to School Night (see detailed schedule below)
September 3 Early release day, 1:15pm
September 6 No School, Labor Day
September 9 Cove Picture Day

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

We are looking forward to seeing you at school on Thursday evening, September 2! This is an adult-only event. Please walk or bike if you are able and plan extra time to park and walk if you drive!

Your child’s teacher will be talking about the grade level curriculum and instruction, classroom procedures and volunteer opportunities. You will hear from Dr. Geithman, Principal Walker and our parent organization leaders during our whole group session in the Gallery. Teachers will share their presentations so that parents who have children in classes that are presenting at the same time will still get the information.

Schedule:

5:15-5:45 English Learners Families Welcome & Information Session in the Library
5:45-6:25 Grades K-2 Teachers present in classrooms
6:30-6:55 K-5 All in Gallery
7:00-7:40 Grades 3-5* Teachers present in classrooms (*3rd-5th grade parents, the evening will start at 6:30pm in the Gallery.)

Friday, September 3 is early dismissal for all students at 1:15pm.

SCHOOL NEWS

Lunch Volunteers Thank you to those who have signed up to volunteer for lunch. We now have every other week slots for the weekly positions that weren’t filled yet. Please sign up here to be a lunch volunteer if you can!

School Picture Day is September 9th. Only individual photos will be taken. We do not yet have a date for class photos nor retake photos. Our photo studio Dorian is moving to a paperless system, for more information, click here. Please pre-order your students' photos here.

Passionate about Heart Health? Cove is seeking a volunteer to help lead a 2-week Kids Heart Challenge in October. Please email mwalker@lcmschools.org and covesecretaries@lcmschools.org for more details if you are able to help!

Hot Lunch Menu for September is open for ordering. Order now for the month of September by clicking here. Please remind your student to pick up their ordered lunch, the District is not reimbursed for non picked up lunches. Be sure to update your students account with their grade and teacher name-- our school code is: coveschool. Any questions, please email nurrea@lcmschools.org

A Conversation about Raising Happy and Successful Kids with Dr. Christine Carter On Tuesday, August 31, 6:00pm-7:00pm Join us for a conversation and Q&A between sociologist Dr. Christine Carter, author of The New Adolescence: Raising Happy and Successful Teens in an Age of Anxiety and Distraction, and Hall School Principal Dr. Toni Brown. For more information and to register, click here.

PTO UPDATES

Cove Spirit Wear Due to popular demand, Spirit Wear sales will be held on the first Thursday of the month. Come by this Thursday on the blacktop from 7:45am-8:30am to purchase your Cove swag.

SPARK UPDATES

Calling all Biz Owners Becoming a SPARK Biz Partner is a great way to increase your exposure to our school community and beyond through event sponsorships, social media promotions and signage all while supporting our schools! Sign up by September 1st at the Circle or Legacy level to be included in the fall take-home postcard and at any level by that date to receive an extra social media shout out for your business. Learn more here.

SPARK Counts on You As the non-profit fundraising organization that supports programs that would otherwise be cut at our schools (music, art, technology, and wellness), SPARK depends on generous contributions from district families. Money raised this year funds programs and materials for this school year. We ask that every single family support SPARK with a donation each year. Please donate today! There are many ways to donate - online with a one-time payment, monthly installments, pledge now and pay later, with a gift of stock and utilizing corporate match. Learn more about SPARK here.

SPARK Volunteer Openings We have many jobs big and small for parents to help this year. We’re especially looking for SPARK reps. Email info@SPARKschools.org if interested and learn more here.

DISTRICT NEWS

Board Updates

At the August 25, 2021 Board Meeting, newly appointed Trustee, Eric Schmautz, was sworn in by Marin County Superintendent Mary Jane Burke. Congratulations Eric Schmautz! The Board also celebrated the years of service and dedication of former Trustee, Katherine Chan. Thank you Katherine Chan! Additionally, the Board was presented with a COVID-19 Update, reviewed the Civility Board policy, and approved school safety plans and the installation of ionization machines for all HVAC systems. Agendas can be found here.

Health and Wellness Committee

The primary purpose of this committee is to collect feedback and evaluate how the lunch program is going, as well as any recommendations for the 2022-23 school year. During this year, we will be submitting an RFP for Food Service Management Company. Please complete this form if you are interested and able to commit to the following meetings (in person) from 3:45-4:45pm on 9/16, 10/7, 12/9, 2/10, 4/21. The composition of the committee will be as follows: 1-2 teachers and/or staff from each site, 1-2 parents from each site, 1 school administrator, 1 Board member, 1 school nurse, CBO, and the Child Nutrition Services Coordinator. We appreciate your interest in providing meals for our students.

Health & Wellness Sign Up Form

COMMUNITY NEWS

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

Corte Madera Parks & Rec Classes
Including: before care at the Cove, Pizza Night w/ Dungeons & Dragons,Tap Dance, Chess, Amazing Science, Legos, Tennis, Magic, Art, Extreme Acting and so much more!
Marin Girls Chorus
Cub Scouts
Amazing Science Teacher Opportunity
Play-well Lego Class at The Cove
Derby Den After School Musical Enrichment Opportunities!

A Derby Den Production & Ukulele Club "Ohana"

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.

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