The Cove Connection 

Sunday, February 13th, 2022

Issue #24

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Principal's Message

Many classes will be celebrating tomorrow. 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. 

Sincerely,

Michelle

School & PTO News

READATHON 2022 WAS A SMASHING SUCCESS!

We beat ALL goals! We blew past our minutes goal reading over 300,000 minutes and crushed our donation goal raising an unprecedented whopping $85,051!

A Huge Thank You We could not have accomplished this without our incredible Readathon Team:

Kristen Slowe, Chris Slowe, John Glenn, Yvonne Franklin,

Melanie Quintana, Kate Kropf, Catherine Wold, Erin Alvarez,

Karen Ruppaner & Anne Marie Foley. 

And most importantly, thank you to you for your support of our Cove School's only fundraiser!

All classes achieved 100% participation donation! Everyone earns a popsicle party! Teachers will also receive a Books Passage gift card- one for themselves and one to use on class materials. This includes our beloved specialists and librarians!

AND our teachers each get a $50 Books passage gift card for themselves and one to use for their classroom libraries!

Readathon 2022 Winners

Minutes Read By Class:

• 1st Ms. Wilmott’s Class

• 2nd Ms.Holst’s Class

• 3rd Ms. Sloan’s Class

Most Minutes Read by Grade. Winners receive a $25 gift card to Books Passage!

• K: Ella B.

• 1: Ted B.

• 2: Michael S.

• 3: Jacoby R.

• 4: Charlotte H.

• 5: Lucy J.

Reader with the most minutes read in the entire school. Wins a $100 Amazon gift card and principal for a day!

• Jacoby R.

The top 3 readers in each grade were:

• K:  Ella B.; Rafik T.; Clio Rhuberg

• 1: Ted B.; June R.; Zev G.

• 2: Michael S.; Serena R.; Reuben S.

• 3: Jacoby R.; Molly M.; Aria T.

• 4: Charlotte H.; Parker H.; Reed G.

• 5: Lucy J.; Lyla F.; Shaila R.

Money Raised:

Classes who raised the most money:

• 1st: O'Reilly

• 2nd: Hawkins

• 3rd: Maher

Individuals who raised the most money. Each can choose between an Amazon Gift card, a Kindle or an Osmo Robot. 

• 1st: Mia S.

• 2nd. Quinn M

• 3rd Sebastian S.

Final Readathon Raffle Prize Winners:

• Cooper B.

• Shaila R.

• Sebastian S.

• Rossy D.

• Kayden E.

• Quinn M.

• Parker H.

• Cole B.

• Attison E.

• Justin W.

Congratulations to Them All!

Art Work Pick Up Parents! We still have your child’s artwork from last year. It is organized and ready for you to pick up. Next week, it will be out in front of the school organized by last year’s teacher. Please come by to pick it up Tuesday or Wednesday. Thank you, Ms. Mckee for organizing it all!

SAVE THE DATE: The Cove Variety Show Is Coming! Friday May 6th - 6:00pm This is a special event where students K-5 can perform in solo or group acts to display their talents such as dancing, singing, comedy, musical instruments, and more. The performance is held on stage at the Neil Cummins Gym.

Please note:

• The Cove Variety Show Info Night will take place on Wednesday, February 16th at 7:00pm on ZOOM. A zoom link will be sent out the night before via Actionaly so please be on the lookout. We would like for each act to have at least one parent present to collect information on rehearsal deadlines, policies, and more. More information to follow.

• We are looking for volunteers to help our team leads run rehearsals and prepare for the variety show performance. If you are interested, please email varietyshow@covepto.org. We cannot stress enough how much we really need these volunteers to make this special event happen for our kids!

Wanted: Yearbook Pictures!  We are looking for yearbook candids to fill up our yearbook! If you have pictures of your child by themselves or with friends, please send to coveyearbook@gmail.com

Please send pictures of your child on their way to school, at school, or around the school (ex. lunch, classroom activities, school events) 

Auction Items Do you own special bottles of wine? Connections with local restaurant owners? Do you have an unused gift certificate you’d like to donate? Submit your donations online here by March 1st

Parent-Hosted Parties for Kids, Families & Adults Our online auction will feature sign-up parties that are a great way to have fun and support SPARK at the same time. Parent-hosted parties are extremely popular and bring in a lot of revenue. Parents volunteer to host and cover the cost of parties and guests can purchase spots to attend the parties.  We’re actively looking for parents to host parent-only parties, family-parties, or kid-parties.  Contact Alison Bricker at alisonbricker@gmail.com

Thank you Biz Partner Ashley Morgan Designs As a San Francisco-based jewelry design company, specializing in stunning heirloom and bespoke pieces, Ashley Morgan Designs works with you to breathe new life into your beloved antiques. When you come to Ashley Morgan, you work with Ashley to blend your ideas together and honor the true value of your pieces. Learn more about the custom jewelry process by visiting www.ashleymorgandesigns.com or call 415.205.6228 info@ashleymorgandesigns.com 

Order Left Bank Meals Today Enjoy 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

LCMSD is committed to providing exceptional programming in fiscally responsible ways. We have scheduled coffee chats next week to discuss LCMSD’s budget and fiscal outlook. As always we will have time towards the end for questions about anything and everything related to LCMSD. We hope to see you there!

• February 16th from 8:30-9:30 in the Cove Gallery

• February 18th from 12:00-1:00 via Zoom (link)

LCMSD Board Update

On February 16 the Board will be presented with a Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and Transitional Kindergarten update. The Board will also engage in their regular COVID-19 update, where this meeting will focus on vaccine data, positivity data, and current masking requirements, as well as any relevant updates. The Board will also discuss a potential parcel tax resolution. The Board Meeting will be held in person at 6:00 pm in the Hall Library; no RSVP required. 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!

Mid-Winter Break Re-Entry Plan

Marin County Public Health is not recommending re-entry COVID testing for mid-winter break. Therefore, we will not be asking all students and staff to test on February 27th. However, we are pleased to share that during the week of February 14th we will be providing all students and staff with additional tests to have at home. These tests are only for LCMSD students and staff and should only be used when symptoms are present. Please report all (positive and negative) results from district issued tests here. If a student, staff, or household member is positive, please email covidreporting@lcmschools.org for specific instructions. 

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
  Derby Den Productions: Spring Music Program Opportunity - Intro to Theatre

• TinkerTech Classes at The Cove!

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