The Cove Connection 

Sunday, January 2nd, 2022

Issue #18

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Music everywhere! Thank you, Mrs. Derby and SPARK!! Pictured above: 5th-graders carol around the school, Kindergarten holiday sing, Whole school sing-along assembly and Staff performs a silly rendition of “Twas the Day Before Break…” (Cove Version of the Poem Here)

Principal's Message

Happy New Year! Every challenge that we have faced since March 2020, we have overcome as a community, as a team. Cove is a special place - made so by the people that come together every day to provide our students with the best possible experience. Thank you to everyone for your role in helping us through 2020 AND 2021. Looking forward to a bright new year! Welcome, 2022!

School Re-Entry Let’s join together to continue our essential efforts to keep everyone safe and healthy during our school re-entry.

Rapid Tests - All Students and Staff to take on January 2, 2022

Wednesday, December 15 all LCMSD students and staff received rapid tests. Here are the instructions:

• Have your child take the test on the evening of January 2

  • Binax Instructional Video

  • iHealth Instructional Video

• Report test results to this website (THIS IS A NEW LINK)

  • In the drop down, select your school. Cove will select “Larkspur-Corte Madera”

  • After registering, save your link to report results

  • Click on your child’s unique link and report the 1/2/22 results

• If positive, notify LCMSD immediately using covidreporting@lcmschools.org

Each box contains two tests. Only one of these is needed for post‐holiday “return to school” testing. The other test should be used for testing students or staff who may have COVID‐19 symptoms, whenever this may occur. Please make sure at least one test is reserved for back‐to‐school testing. If you use the test for symptoms, follow the same reporting instructions.  Report the results, whether they are positive or negative to this website. If positive, notify LCMSD immediately using covidreporting@lcmschools.org  

Updated Travel Guidelines from California Department of Public Health On December 13, 2021, CDPH issued a new travel advisory effective immediately to recommend that all travelers arriving in California test for COVID-19 within three to five days after arrival, regardless of their vaccination status.

Thank you,

Michelle Walker, Principal

School & PTO NEWS

Spring, Teddy, Michaela and Isla who hosted a bake sale or Toys for Tots.

They raised $140 for children to get toys during this holiday season!

Keyan and Miles have our bins filled with canned goods donations

for SF Marin Food Bank!

School & PTO NEWS

Readathon 2022 Our Schools only site-specific fundraiser and love of literacy- details coming soon!

The (great) State of the District Event LCMSD hosted a State of the District webinar on Wednesday, December 15. The great successes of our district and our goals for the future were shared. Here you can find the recording, slide deck, and more.

District Board Update On December 13 the Board meet and celebrated highlights from Neil Cummins and Hall’s National Distinguished School Award. Additionally, they approved the first interim budget and Educator Effectiveness Block Grant. The Board was presented with a COVID-19 update and LCAP process review. All agendas can be found here.

The 2021-2022 SPARK Family & Biz Directory is now available

Thank you for your patience -  DirectorySpot is finally updated. All the info you need at your fingertips on your mobile device! Families new to DirectorySpot, check out the instructions so you can download it to your mobile device here. To make  any changes to your family information, or to be included if you had originally opted-out during the annual family information update at the beginning of the year, contact us.

Online Auction Volunteers Needed Is your New Year’s resolution to get more involved? As we gear for our online auction this spring, we are looking for parent volunteers to join the solicitations team, catalog editing team and coordinate patent-hosted sign up parties. The Online Auction is one of our biggest fundraising events each year and we need all hands on deck. If interested, contact us.

Thank You Biz Partner The Law Office of Joseph M. Barton Your Law Firm For Personal Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration Services. Do you have a plan for your family? Without doubt, having an up-to-date estate plan is one of the most important things you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones. Complimentary phone consultations are available day or evening. Call Joseph today at 415-235-9162 or visit www.joebartonlaw.com

Community News

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

• Corte Madera Parks & Rec

• Tidalwaves Swim Team

• NY Broadway Training Classes

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