The Cove Connection 

Sunday, January 15th, 2023

Issue #20

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Principal's Message

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! 

As we enjoy this long weekend, I invite you to take a moment to reflect on Dr. King’s legacy. In Friday’s assembly, I shared about the important work of Dr. King and his speech that he gave 60 years ago!

Our teachers are continuously folding in important lessons we learned from Dr. King, not just this week, but all year long. Martin Luther King wanted equality. He wanted peace for our world. Martin Luther King was a risk-taker, he was courageous---just like we encourage all of our students to be here at Cove. His work started as trying to make the world equal for people with different skin colors. His work then continued on to strive for peace for all kinds of different people. We have learned about how much it helps our world to have people who are all different from each other. And, we still have more learning to do. 

Let’s acknowledge and celebrate our differences as we further the work that Dr. MLK started. We are continuously working to make Cove a welcoming, safe, inclusive space for all!

Sincerely,

Michelle Walker, Principal

CGI Math in action and a rainbow smiling over Cove!

School & PTO News

Cove 99Pledges Website   Readathon Website 

Worm Tracking  Minute Calendar Tracking

Last Friday students learned about the Readathon at the assembly and started tracking their reading minutes. Check out the photos from the pep rally and assembly here. Many students have already started getting pledges - we are off to an awesome start! If you surpassed your goal...keep collecting! Thank you all for your support.

Readathon Events this week!

• January 17 - 19 Book Swap Donations Needed! Bring in one book or bring in a box! Drop off in the Gallery. Every kid will go home with at least one new-to-them book on Book Swap Day (January 20th).

• January 19 & 20 Book Swap Volunteers Needed for setup and day-of helpers. Sign up here.

• January 17 Bedtime Story! Principal Walker will read our Coyotes a bedtime story at 7pm via zoom.

• January 19: Week 1 Minute Tracking ends. Record minutes read via Actionaly when you receive the notification.

• January 20: Pajama Day and Book Swap.

Looking ahead...

• January 27 - Author Mat Heagerty will be on campus visiting with students. He will be available to sign copies of his new graphic novel, Lumber-Jackula. Copies can be purchased via BookPassage and will be delivered to school. To purchase a hardcover book click here. To purchase a paperback book click here. He will also have autograph cards if you do not wish to purchase a book but still want his autograph.

Readathon Rally and Kickoff Assembly! Read, Raise, Win!

Prospective Hall Families Is your elementary child getting ready to move on to middle school? Are you interested in learning more about Hall, your 2021 National Distinguished School and 2019 California School to Watch??? Great news! Hall Tours are back and beginning January 12th we will be opening our doors to take a peek inside the HALL-ways and life as a Cougar. If you would like to join us please use this link to sign up and please plan to arrive with plenty of time to park and check in at our main office for a visitor's badge. We look forward to seeing you and welcoming you to the Cougar Family!

Registration for School Year 2023-24 Registration for the 2023-24 school year will open January 10, 2023. If you, or anyone you know has an entering Kindergartener, or a 1 st -7 th grade student who is not currently attending LCMSD, but would like to attend next year, please pass along this information. Click here for information on the registration

process. IMPORTANT: If your student is currently enrolled in K-7 and you will be attending for the 2023-24 school year, there is no need to re-register. Your student will automatically roll up to the next grade.

Substitute Teachers Needed! We are excited to host another one stop Marin County Substitute Teacher Registration Fair on Friday, February 3rd from 11:30am-1:30pm. Anyone interested in being a substitute teacher can attend- no registration required, walk-ins welcome. We will give support with applications, live scan, & required training. Click here for more information.

Parent Ed Opportunity Please join us on Tuesday, January 24th at 7pm for a presentation and Q&A presented by an Internet safety expert from global cybersecurity leader Trend Micro about the risks kids today face online. We’ll also cover social media and gaming insights, privacy and security issues, and more. Join this free event on Zoom at:  Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting and use passcode 704097 and Meeting ID: 980 3746 8217. Our school will also have the chance to win an awesome tech package, worth $350!

Spring Online Auction Volunteer Needs: 

• Join the solicitations team - we provide you with an email template and reach out to businesses on our hit list. These are mostly businesses that frequently support SPARK so they are familiar with our outreach efforts which begin in mid-January and through late February. This is a 4-week commitment and you can sign up for as many as 20 accounts or as few as five. Our success depends on great items and we need your help to make this happen! Contact info@SPARKschools.org

• Join the catalog team - we provide you with a style guide and you work on copywriting and editing the auction item package blurbs. A great job to do at home! We need 5-8 people to help out. This is a 2-3 week commitment during February-March before the online auction opens on March 15th. Contact Jennifer Ginsburg at jginsburg@SPARKschools.org.

• Learn more about our SPARK spring fundraising events here.

SPARK Biz Spotlight: Orangetheory® Fitness Greenbrae Making it simple to get more life from your workout! Get 2 free classes ($60 value) + a free entry to the 2023 Transformation Challenge event ($35 value) if you join by 1/24/23. In order to take advantage of this special offer for SPARK families, please email mrochman@orangetheoryfitness.com with your name and phone number so you can get pre-booked for your 2 free classes at Orangetheory Fitness Greenbrae! If you join, 50% of your first month's membership dues will be donated directly to SPARK.

Corporate Match Have you taken advantage of your company's Corporate Match program with your Annual Giving donation? Last year we raised nearly $155K alone through Corporate Match Programs. Not sure if your company participates? Find out here if you can double your donation! 

Thanks, SPARK Biz Partners It’s always important to support our local businesses, especially the ones that support our schools! Check them out here. And don’t forget to tell them SPARK sent you!

District News

Literacy Coffee Chat On January 18 at 8:30am in the Cove Gallery we will be hosting a coffee chat to discuss the recent Literacy Update from Brett Geithman. There are areas that have been identified for improvement and we want to share our action plans with you. The format will be a 20-30 minute overview, followed by literacy Q&A, and then time for questions about anything and everything district related. We hope to see you there!

Board Updates On January 18 the Board will celebrate Cove and Neil Cummins being awarded California Distinguished Schools. Congratulations students, teachers, and staff! Trustees will vote on supporting the East Corte Madera territory transfer petition withdrawal, independent auditor’s report, the revoking of independent study, and school accountability report cards. Additionally, Trustees will be provided with an update on literacy. The Board Meeting will be held in person at 6:00 in the Hall Library; no RSVP required. The meetings 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!

Community News

Please click link for Community News that includes updates from:

• Corte Madera Rec Offerings

• Town of Corte Madera Planning Position Vacancy

• Belvedere-Hawthorne Nursery School 

• Marin Girls Chorus Now Enrolling!

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