The Cove Connection 

Sunday, March 5th, 2023

Issue #26

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Principal's Message

Calling volunteers to help display art! Ms. McKee is seeking help to display art for an art show during Open House. We have done this in the past and it is beautiful! We need 1-2 volunteers per grade level to help out. SPARK classroom reps- this might be a great role for you! Here’s the role description: get art from Ms. McKee, photograph each piece (one piece per student), then arrange those pieces of 2D art (along with a provided description of the grade level project) onto a panel of black butcher paper. Assist Ernesto in hanging the panels of art the week of April 3. Finally, on April 6 (Open House), we will need someone to organize the clay pieces (for any class that doesn’t have space for their clay pieces in the classroom) on the tables in the gallery that afternoon. Email Covesecretaries@lcmschools.org to volunteer. Thank you! And, thank you for your SPARK donations that make our art program possible!

Hall Schedule for 2023-24

Dr. Geithman has recommended a change to the Hall Middle School Schedule to begin in 2023-24. Here is a description of the changes, here is the slide deck that was presented at the March 3 coffee chat, and here is the recording of the March 3 coffee chat.

Hall Prospective Family Tours

5th Grade Parents- Are you hoping to learn more about the transition for your rising Cougar? Come to our tour!! Hall is offering tours to prospective families to see our campus and take a peek inside middle school. This is a great opportunity for guardians (LCM 5th graders do not join these tours) to learn more about Hall culture and practices. Use this link to sign up for future dates. Hope to see you soon!! 

Board Updates

At the March 8 Board Meeting Hall Middle will be celebrated as a redesignated School to Watch. Trustees will vote on the tentative agreement with LCMEA (teachers association), second interim budget, and staffing reductions associated with the elimination of two electives at Hall Middle. This 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.

School & PTO News

Cove's annual Tinker Day is coming up on March 22, 2023

from 8:30am-12:00pm. Held in the gallery and courtyard, it's a tribute to STEAM, with such long-time favorites as the Take-Apart Station, Cardboard Construction Zone, and a variety of projects set up and run by parents as well as the larger Cove Community. This amazing day of STEAM allows our students to Tinker in a creative, constructive way.

Sign up here to run a station or to help our Tinkers at Work. 

Please begin collecting cardboard boxes and tape (scotch and electric) for our Construction Station as well as any old electronics (all shapes and sizes!) for the Take-Apart Station. We ask that you bring them into the Gallery the morning of Tinker Day, March 22.

Tinker Day Questions? Email our Tinkerer-in Chief, Cove PTO Tech VP, Dr. Chris Slowe at tech@covepto.org. 

The March menu for LunchMaster is open! Please make sure to place lunch orders for the month. The ordering window for the week of 3/13-3/17 will close at 9:00am next Tuesday, 3/07. ORDER LUNCH NOW! Click here for more information.

News from The Library

Library Birthday Book Program It’s your turn, March birthdays! 

Kids with birthdays in March should look out for the Birthday Book flyers coming home this week! Donate a book to the Cove Library by responding to the flyer and your child will be invited into the library to choose a book and have their name written on the bookplate inside. Here’s to building the library collection, and having fun reading! 

Buying from The Book Passage? Be sure to mention The Cove School at checkout, in-store and online. The store kindly gives us credit to buy more books for the school library.

Author Visit for K-2nd Graders! Author AND illustrator, Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham, will visit our K-2 students on March 28th courtesy of The Book Passage. Shannon will read their brand new book, Party Hearty Kitty-Corn, and LeUyen will show the kids how she draws the characters! Order ahead by March 10 and Book Passage will bring a copy for the author and illustrator to sign for your child on the day! Use this link to place your pre-order by March 10. And be sure to write this information in the Comments field at the end of the order form:

• School: Cove

• Your Child’s Name

• Your Child’s Teacher

Parent Ed Opportunities from the Marin County office of Education

• March 16, 6:30pm: Inclusion Initiatives: A Panel Discussion – Why Inclusion? What does the research show? Where will we go from here?   Filmmaker and parent Dan Habib makes a powerful case for ending the systemic segregation of people with disabilities. Click here to register.
  
  

• March 29, 6:00pm: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents, by Lisa D'Amour. This is an amazing opportunity to see a widely-known and well-respected author speak in person or on Zoom! Click here for more information.

Cove Readathon Dollars at Work

Campus Beautification projects are underway!

Check out the new wood chips around campus and our new mural in the Gallery. Just some of the many things PTO is doing with our hard-earned Readathon dollars!

More campus improvements to come in March.

Thank you for supporting the PTO! 

SPARK Spring Events Keep an eye out for the Spring Postcard with info about the Spring Online Auction that runs March 15-20 and our Spring Soiree, featuring food, fun, live music, and a live auction on Friday, May 5th

SPARK is Hiring for a Marketing/Communications Director. Learn more about the position here.

SPARK Biz Partner Sage Educators Congratulations to Sage Educators, which was just voted Best Tutoring and Educational Company in Marin by the Marin IJ. Owned by local, district parents, and staffed with a full-time team made up of the smartest and hippest educators around, Sage creates an atmosphere where students thrive. With customizable one-on-one and small-group tutoring, as well as nature-based day camps available throughout the school year and summer, it's no question why families in Marin love Sage Educators! Registration for their Spring Break Camp and Summer Camp is open now!

SPARK Biz Partner The Village at Corte Madera has partnered with Redwood leadership students to host a “Prom Boutique” Please consider donating your gently worn gowns, shoes, jewelry and accessories. These items will be styled and available to all Redwood High School students free of charge here in our “Prom Boutique”! Help them make this special event accessible and affordable for everyone. For donations please contact: Christine.miller@macerich.com or call 415.924.8588.

Community News

Please click link for Community News that includes updates from:

• CM Library Free Homework Help

• CM Park and Rec Camps and Classes

• Steve & Kate’s Summer Camps

• Derby Den Summer Camp

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