The Cove Connection 

Sunday, September 4th, 2022

Issue #4

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Principal's Message

Thank You for an Amazing Back to School Night!

Thank you to all who joined us for a successful Back to School Night. Your partnership sets us up for a great year ahead. I also want to extend a huge thank you to our amazing teachers for the time and effort they put into their presentations! 

Here is the Back to School Night Gallery Presentation. I shared about our recent staff development around focusing on strengths. There are two slogans that come to mind when I think about how we aspire to interact with your children: “Focus on what’s strong, not on what’s wrong” and “Connection before content.” Here are some of the resources in case you want to learn more about the personal strengths assessment or the books I was referring to:

• Clifton Strengths Assessment

• Strengths Based Leadership Book

• Strengths Based Parenting Book

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 

LunchMaster is back next week. However, we still have no one to serve lunch in the coming weeks. We need your help! Volunteers must be vaccinated and must show proof in the front office before they may start their first shift. Sign Up Here: Cove Lunch and Recess Volunteers 2022-2023.

School & PTO News

Be On Time!  School starts at 8:15am each day. Arrive by 8:10am. This gives time to put backpacks away and be ready to learn at 8:15. If your child arrives late (after 8:15am, including Cove in Motion days), they need to sign in through the office and get a tardy slip.

School Picture Day is September 8. Place your order online or send your child to school with the photo form that was delivered home in their backpack. Class and individual photos will be taken on the same day.

If you are not ordering photos of your child, they will still take an individual photo and be included in the class photo.

Reminder! Lost and Found Is Open to families Mondays - Thursdays in the Gallery and Fridays outside at the loop. You can also view this album which will be updated weekly with Lost and Found treasures.

Join us for the first PTO Board Meeting of the year Wednesday, September 7th at 8:30am in the Gallery. You do not have to sit on the board to attend and we would love to see everyone there. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the school, meet new friends and share ideas. Coffee will be served. Please bring your own coffee cup to help keep our campus green. 

Reminder! Please join the PTO as a contributing member. Your contributions go directly to classrooms and staff at Cove! This includes professional development, curriculum materials, staff appreciation activities and meals, parent education seminars, and family social events and more! Log into your Actionaly account or click here to donate to the Cove PTO. 

Questions about the PTO? Interested in joining the board? Have time to volunteer? Email 2022-2023 PTO Co-Presidents, Kate Kropf and Catherine Wold at: president@covepto.org

Fun Run is October 2nd at the Village at Corte Madera Tickets are available now! Join us for an event that’s fun for the whole family. Enjoy snacks, a raffle, a warmup led by F45 instructors and great DJ tunes spun! Purchase by September 19th and get a free Fun Run t-shirt! (while supplies last) Tickets are $25; preschoolers are $10 and kids under 2 are free. Learn more and purchase tickets here. 

Make your Annual Giving Donation Today & check this off your back-to-school list! SPARK depends on donations from families to reach our $1.5M goal to support music, art, science/technology and wellness programs at our three schools - Neil Cummins, Cove and Hall! You can spread your payments out over time and set up monthly installments that work for you.

District News

Board Updates The next Board Meeting is scheduled for September 7 where we will celebrate recently tenured teachers. Trustees will vote on the unaudited actuals, Board authorizations for teaching assignments, and the sufficiency of instructional materials. The Board Meeting will be held in person at 6:00pm 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. If you cannot attend the meeting, public comments are welcome via email (mokeeffe@lcmschools.org) and will be included in Board Meeting minutes. We hope to see you there!

Join the Facilities Master Planning Committee The Larkspur-Corte Madera School District is reviving the Facilities Master Plan Committee. The purpose of the committee is to evaluate the District-wide facilities' needs and prioritize and develop a 10-year plan. The committee will consist of community members, a Board member, the Director of Facilities, the Chief Business Official, and other LCMSD staff. There will be seven meetings - 9/12, 10/17, 11/7, 1/9, 2/13, 3/20 from 3:30pm until 4:30pm at the District Office. Please complete THIS SURVEY by 9/9/22 if you are interested in being a part of this committee.

Community News

Please click link for Community News that includes updates from:

• Corte Madera Parks & Rec

• Improv Class for Kids

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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.