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UPCOMING DATES
UPCOMING DATES
Be sure to keep up with all Cove events:
The Cove's iCal, LCMSD's iCal feed
February 14- Valentine’s Day
February 17- Ruby Bridges Walk & Assembly *see below for more information
February 17- LCAP Parent Survey Deadline- Survey HERE
February 20-24 Mid-Winter Break, No School
Every Friday- Lost & Found Outside at The Loop
Principal's Message
Principal's Message
Black Joy: Agent of Change
Our LCMSD equity leadership team is leading us in celebrating joy within different ethnic and/or social groups. There is a different focus each month. In February, we are celebrating Black Joy!
Each time we explore joy within different ethnic and/or social groups, we will choose an agent of change. We are defining "agent of change" as someone who has made a difference for the identified group of focus. The identification of an agent of change will serve as the through line that connects group to group. It is our hope that students will begin to surface similarities in traits and qualities, across differences.
While there are MANY agents of change worth celebrating for their contributions to the lives of Black people and Black culture, we chose Ruby Bridges. We invite you to join us as we learn about Ruby Bridges and the impact she made…all because she decided to be brave. You can use these questions to reflect about our chosen agent of change OR to learn more about another change maker!
We will be celebrating Ruby Bridges and black joy in our assembly on Friday, February 17!
Ruby Bridges Walk + Assembly February 17 Mark your calendar to walk to school and show support for ending racism and bullying. Meet at the corner of Spindrift and Seawolf at 7:45am to walk to school as a community. There will be purple beanies, purple bracelets and purple buttons for your backpack. Feel free to wear more purple! We will leave at 7:50am to walk along Spindrift and enter school by the baseball diamond. If you miss the walking train, we will have a table in front 81 Spindrift (three houses down from the entrance to school) with all the accessories so you can do a partial walk to school to show your support.
School & PTO News
School & PTO News
The top readers and raisers for The Cove Readathon!
READATHON 2023 - - SIMPLY AMAZING!
Way to go Coyotes! We did it!
We surpassed our fundraising goal
AND read a total of over 300,000 minutes!
A Huge Thank You We could not have accomplished this without our incredible Readathon Team: Kate Kropf, Catherine Wold, Kim Adams, Kristen Wheeler, Kristen Slowe, Christopher Slowe, John Glenn, Sue Macauley, Melanie Quintana, and Ashley Mirkovich.
And most importantly, THANK YOU for your support of our
Cove School's only fundraiser!
All classes achieved 100% donation participation! Everyone earns a popsicle party! Teachers will also receive a Books Passage gift card - one for themselves and one to use on class materials. Our beloved specialists will also receive a gift card!
On Friday at the assembly we surprised each child with a gift card to Nothing Bundt Cakes for a FREE Bundtlet for all their efforts the past few weeks...reading, raising and Coyote school spirit! Time to celebrate!
Readathon 2023 Winners
Readathon 2023 Winners
Most Minutes Read By Class earn one $25 Book Passage for the teacher and one $25 Book Passage Gift Card for the Classroom.
1st: Ms. Sloan's Class
2nd: Ms. Estes's Class
3rd: Ms. Maher's Class
Most Minutes Read by Grade.
Winners receive a $25 gift card to Book Passage!
K: Miles K
1: Ella B
2: Zev G
3: Aston B
4: Jacob T
5: Reed G
Reader with the most minutes read in the entire school wins a
$100 Amazon gift card and Principal for a Day!
1st: Reed G.
Second and third place readers in the entire school win a
$25 Gift Card to Book Passage.
2nd: Irena B
3rd: Charlotte H
The Top Readers in the entire Cove School during the Readathon:
Reed G
Irena B.
Charlotte H.
Ashlyn P.
Luca C.
Aston B.
Jacob T.
Ella B.
Serena R.
Alex M.
The top 3 readers in each grade were:
K: Miles K, Grace W, Olivia B.
1: Ella B., Rafik T., Margot S.
2: Zev G., Molly S.,Ted B.
3: Aston B., Serena R., Alexander M.
4: Jacob T., Molly M., Aria T.
5: Reed G., Irena B., Charlotte H.
Money Raised Classes who raised the most money earn one $25 Book Passage for the teacher and one $25 Book Passage Gift Card for the Classroom. Top Class also gets a movie watch party with popcorn!
1st: Ms. DeAvilla
2nd: Ms. Sloan
3rd: Ms. Peterson
Individuals who raised the most money. Each winner can choose between an Amazon Gift card, Kindle, or Instax Camera.
1st: Sebastian S.
2nd: Parker H.
3rd: Eloise H.
Individual with the most sponsors wins a $25 Book Passage Gift Card.
1st: Sebastian S.
Fifth and Final Readathon Weekly Raffle Prize Winners:
Madeleine S.
Isla H.
Harper U.
Attison E.
Nora Z.
Rafik T.
Alden K.
Milo K.
Brittany M. R.
Casey H.
Congratulations to Them All!
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.
The Cove Art Room is looking for donations of (clean, please!) toilet paper and paper towel rolls for an upcoming art project. Donations can be dropped off in the Cove office. Thank you! Ms.McKee
Meal Train: Our beloved secretary, Diana, was put on emergency medical leave last week. She was having extreme back pain and underwent surgery this past weekend. We have reopened the MealTrain. Diana has requested DoorDash or Grubhub gift cards as she is on a restrictive diet. If you would like to participate, please send e-gift cards to Diana’s personal email nay_diana@yahoo.com. You can sign up for a day here: https://mealtrain.com/ynwo2k
4th Graders planned and ran a Bake Sale to benefit SF Marin Food Bank.
They raised over $250! Way to go, coyotes!
SPARK Party Hosts Wanted We are working hard at pulling together some fabulous parties to feature in the SPARK Spring Online Auction, March 15-20. Parents host parties that are then made available for bidders to sign up for. Money raised from attendees is donated to SPARK! Last year, SPARK raised more than $12,000 from sign-up parties! These include gatherings for kids, families and adults. Many are tried and true parties that we’ve carried on for years and are looking for a couple of additional co-hosts. You can also come up with your own theme. Here are some ideas to get you inspired: Golf, Cornhole, Hikes, Ping Pong, Gardening, Amazing Race, Crab Feed, Beach Bonfire, Karaoke, Comedy Night, and Cooking! If any of these sound like something you're interested in being a part of, please contact Allison Bricker at alisonbricker@gmail.com or fill out our party donation form here.
Easy Breezy Coupons We reached our participation goal in November in the Giving Day Participation Challenge and will be sending home coupons for a free sweet treat (up to 4oz) for each student THIS week
SPARK Biz Spotlight Marin Ortho Dr. Jasmine Gorton, Dr. Bill Schmohl and Dr. Diana Schron are all Board Certified by the American Board of Orthodontics and are unique in their extensive experience with progressive treatment options that can minimize surgery, reduce exposure to allergens/radiation and achieve excellent results in a shorter time. in Ortho is offering a $200 discount off the total price of treatment should treatment start before June 9th 2023!
SPARK Biz Spotlight Tamalpais Pediatric Dentistry Simple. Convenient. For Families. Dr. Stephanie and the Tam Team will meet your family where you’re at - whether you’re a busy parent or an anxious kid. Her team has thought through everything to simplify your kid’s dental care. During the month of February, SPARK families that book their first visit will receive a special thank you Kids Electric toothbrush and a $20 gift card.
District News
District News
Board Updates
Please note, the February 15 Board Meeting has been cancelled. Trustees met on February 1 for their annual Board Budget Study Session. Additionally, they met on February 3 for their annual workshop and self-evaluation. The next meeting is scheduled for March 8 at 6:00 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.
Coffee Chat – March 3 at Hall Middle School
We have rescheduled our March 2 coffee chat to March 3 in Room 405 at Hall Middle at 8:30am. Dr. Brown and Dr. Geithman will be discussing potential changes for the 2023-24 Hall program. More details to come during the week of February 27.
Community News
Community News
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Dedication to Special Education/MCOE Free Workshops
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