The Cove Connection 

Sunday, January 30th, 2022

Issue #22

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Principal's Message

Nurturing A Love of Reading

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!

Global School Play Day

Cove will be participating in the 8th Annual Global School Play Day (#GSPD2022) on Wednesday, February 2. 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 encourage classes and families to generate ideas together. Doing this will help keep to one of the core values of #GSPD2022 - 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!

School & PTO News

Readathon Updates On Friday we were treated to a visit from Author Jaimal Yogis and Illustrator Vivan Truong. They discussed their writing process, about their books, and how their illustrations come to life. Students were able to join in illustrating and asked great questions!

Many students asked how to purchase Jaimal Yogis’ books.

Here are some helpful links: 

City of Dragons

Mop Rides the Waves of LIfe

Mop Rides the Waves of Change

Our Coyotes read 105,000 minutes this week!  Our two week total is 195,000 minutes read! This is our final week for minute tracking- can we beat our record?!

Raffle Winners Week 2 Assembly:

• Jayden C

• Zoe U

• Graham K

• Alina P.

• Ryder M.

• Ashkan M.

• Hafsa N.

• Spring B.

• Sydney S.

• Jacoby R. 

Remember, tickets are earned electronically. Keep reading and raising for more raffle tickets. Our final raffle will be next week.

We have awesome incentives for our classes! All classes that receive 100% fundraising donations will receive two Books Passage gift cards-- one toward class materials and one especially for them! What a bummer if they didn't receive this!

This year we also have two exciting incentives: 

• If we achieve 100% school donation contribution our beloved specialist teachers, Coach Arroyo, Ms. Derby, and Ms. McKee will also receive the gift card prizes! 

• If we go over our goal we will be able to fund our Cove Alive project. Learn more about Cove Alive here!

Our Readathon is the only fundraiser dedicated to Cove!

The PTO needs these funds to pay for our:

• Tech licenses

• Campus Support Helper Position

• Reading Support Position

• Professional Development Days

• And so much more!

Let’s go Coyotes! If your child has yet to gain a donation, please help them!

Valentine’s Day Many classes will be celebrating Valentine’s Day on February 14. Please respect any communications from your child’s teacher/s around classroom celebrations. Students are welcome to bring Valentine’s cards (must include the whole class if you choose to give cards) with pencils, colorful erasers, stickers, tattoos, etc…but NO candy or food items please! Here are more ideas if you are interested. 

Lunch Order Reminder Please order lunch now for February. Click here for menus and to order

Basket Volunteers Needed We are looking for grade level volunteers to coordinate the grade level baskets at each site to feature in teh online auction March 16-21. Volunteers from each class will coordinate the collection and creation of the baskets.View basket theme suggestions and learn more here. Contact info@SPARKschools.org 

Auction Items Do you own a vacation home? Do you have a connection with a unique experience or swoon-worthy items? Do you have an unused gift certificate you’d like to donate? Submit your donations online here by March 1st

Thank you Biz partner Brainiac® Foods Start the Year with Smarter Snacks! Brainiac was co-founded by a District dad, Brainiac snacks are packed with brain fueling ingredients like Omega-3s, choline and lutein to support brain health and development. Check out their delicious, grab-n-go snacks like Brain Squeezer Applesauces, Brain Bars and Brain Butters.  SPARK members get 25% off all Brainiac purchases with code: BrainSpark25 and Brainiac will also make a donation to SPARK for each purchase made through their site. Shop Brain Snacks and Learn More About Brainiac

Nothing Bundt Cakes Coupons Are Here! Thank you for supporting SPARK during the Giving Day Participation challenge. Look for the coupons in your child’s backpack this week! 

Left Bank Meals are Back! Starting in February, enjoy Monday night Left Bank meals for four for $50 and 20% will go back to SPARK. New next month - Left Bank will feature a discounted bottle of wine to pair with your meal for $30. This month’s menu is on our website. Order online on Sundays, and pick up on Mondays.  

District News

Board Update The Board will be holding their annual Budget Study Session on February 2 at 4:30pm in the Hall Library, no RSVP required. The multi-year projections, local revenues including the parcel tax, and the Governor’s state budget proposal will be discussed. Community participation is welcomed and encouraged.  The meeting will also be live streamed via Zoom (link; passcode - lcmsd). Please know, public comments will only be taken by in person attendees; public comments via Zoom will not be available. We hope to see you there!

Community News

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

• Corte Madera Parks & Rec:

  • Summer Camp Sneak Peek 

  • CMFC Soccer Camps

  • Adult & Youth Class

• Marin County Inclusion Inspiration Series 

• NY Broadway Training Program

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