The Cove Connection 

Sunday, May 8th, 2022

Issue #34

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Principal's Message -- CAASPP Testing Starts Tuesday

Happy Mother’s Day! Wishing all of you moms a day of appreciation and love from your children and family. What a busy, exciting time of year it is. This past week, we had Staff Appreciation, Walk and Roll to School, our Coyote Awards Assembly and the awesome Variety Show! Wow! There are lots of pictures below!

On Tuesday we will begin CA Assessment of Student Progress and Performance (CAASPP) testing for 3rd-5th grade students.  

Testing Schedule- Testing will occur in the morning between roughly 8:15-9:45am Tuesday- Thursday.  ELA (Reading and Writing) is the week of 5/9, Math (and science for 5th grade only) the week of 5/16.

Home Support- Staff, students and parents form one team to ensure that kids are well-rested and ready to give their best effort over the next couple of weeks. Teachers will make every effort to reduce stress on students. At home, please encourage healthy breakfasts and getting to bed early.  Our children look to us in these situations that can be stressful; please provide calm reassurance and perspective that they can do this and we believe in them. Please have students bring books to read if they finish early. 

Arrive on Time- Bring students to school on time (please don’t schedule morning appointments). Each morning, teachers will be creating a safe, comfortable environment to transition students into the tests. Late arrivals will be unsettling to your child and will be disruptive to the testing environment. If you must pick your child up for an appointment, please do so after testing.  

Testing Approach/ Philosophy- At Cove, we focus on the whole child, and we use multiple measures to determine a child’s progress and proficiency. CAASPP results offer some insights into student learning: by individual, by grade level, by content strand, and as a whole school. The data helps us look at trends, and see how we can adjust to meet student needs moving forward. The scores are not used to determine whether a student moves on to the next grade.

I ask that we, as the adults in their lives, remind our students that they have been working hard, problem-solving, learning different strategies, showing their work and practicing their skills all year. Whatever task is before them, they should put their best effort forth, believe in themselves and know that they can do this. They have a team of teachers, parents and their principal cheering them on!  

More details about the test can be found in this LCMSD CAASPP Parent Letter from Daniel Norbutas, Senior Director of Educational Services and Technology.

Sincerely,

Michelle Walker, Principal

School & PTO News

International Bike to School Day was a success!

The Variety Show was a rousing success! Thank you to the performers and their families. A huge thank you to Karen Ruppaner, Marina Carlow, Kelly Stone, and Lisa Shields for running the show!

Calling all Incoming Hall Middle School 6th Grade Parents! We invite you to be a part of the 2022- 2023 Hall PTA Board, and support your children as they transition from Elementary School to Hall Middle School. The Hall Middle School PTA  is recruiting for the upcoming 2022 – 2023 school year and are seeking two parent volunteers to be the 6th Grade Representatives on the Board.  

If you are interested and want to learn more about these positions, please contact Kate Castonguay (ccastonguay@nmgovlaw.com) and Jessica Edelen (jessicaedelen@yahoo.com), no later than May 25th. Click here for more information

Congratulations Boots & Bling Raffle Winners:

• Duckhorn Wine Tasting Experience: Michael & Kristi Dell

• Outdoor Movie Night Grade Level Basket: Richard Martinez

• Beauty Grade Level Basket: Lauren Novita

• Sage Educators Camp: Ian Rogers

• Skin Better Science Products: Kira & Matthew Cordasco

• BBQ & More Grade Level Basket: Jami Katz

• Beach tote & necklaces:  Julie Bokser

• A. Fier diamond stud earrings: Kate Aiken

• Cast Necklace & leather jewelry box: Shannon Hughes

• Family Game Night Basket: Kathryn Kalabokes & Joseph Della Cella

• Golden Gate Bridge Artwork: Amin Namakian

Join our SPARK Board Next Year Would you like to get more involved with SPARK? We are looking for two Hall Co-VP’s who will sit on the Executive Team, a 2nd person to join Annual Giving as a Co-Chair, as well as a 2nd person to join SPARK Biz as a co-chair. And of course, we have many additional opportunities both big and small for parents to help for the 2022-2023 school year.  Email info@SPARKschools.org if interested and learn more here. 

Community News

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Cove Kindergarten Readiness Camp:

Do you know a child entering kindergarten at Cove next year? We have a readiness camp led by our kindergarten teachers just for you! Register now! Details can be found in this flyer: Cove Kindergarten Readiness Camp.

• Corte Madera Park & Rec Happening

• Derby Den Camp is Back this Summer!

• LCMSD Summer School! 

• Broadway Training Programs 

• Steve and Kate’s Camp

• Camp Integem is the #1 AR Camp for K-12 students

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