The Cove Connection 

Sunday, April 30th, 2023

Issue #34

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Staff Appreciation Week is This Week!  We are so fortunate to have such an outstanding teaching, support and administrative staff at The Cove School! This week,  May 1-5 is Staff Appreciation Week and we hope you will join the PTO in making it a very special week. Throughout the week, we will shower them with a gift of Cove pajama pants, a special luncheon from the PTO and mini chair massages. On Friday, at our assembly staff will enjoy a performance from our Show Choir and receive an envelope full of cards!

You can:

• Flower Day- Monday, May 1- Have your child bring a single flower for their teacher/s and anyone else they want to appreciate. You can divide up a bouquet for a few special adults to appreciate if you want!

• Card Day- Tuesday, May 2- Make a card at home for your teacher/s (give directly to the teacher/s on Tuesday, 5/2).

• Make a card for any other staff members you want to appreciate (drop it in the office by Wednesday, 5/3). We will bundle them up and distribute on Friday at the assembly
  List of All Cove Staff Names

Let’s come together and shower the Cove Community love on this very special group of people, our faculty and staff, who make such an important difference in our children's lives.

Sincerely,

Michelle Walker, Principal

Kate Kropf, PTO Co-president

Catherine Wold,  PTO Co-president

CAASPP Testing for 3rd-5th graders is from 8:15am-10am (approximate) May 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18 (and 5th grade only has science testing the following week). Please do not plan appointments or absences for your 3rd-5th grade child during these test dates. Thank you!

At last Friday’s assembly, we raffled off prizes from the J.E.D.I. Safe Routes challenge! Here’s our next challenge—
No cars in the drop off loop on Wednesday, May 3rd!
Can we do it? 

This Wednesday is National Walk & Roll to School Day! Everyone can participate - whether you live close or far!

• Live in Larkspur? Meet Mrs. Walker for the bike train at the footbridge behind Redwood (near Andrew’s Camp) at 7:35am.

• Live in Corte Madera? Meet Mrs. Walker’s bike train and Safe Routes parent volunteer Julie to bike, scoot or walk from the Cove neighborhood. Meet at 7:50 at the intersection of Spindrift and Seawolf.  

• Live far away? Park nearby and join us at Spindrift and Seawolf (see above).

Any students who travel in a “green way” to school (including the bus) will receive a prize at our welcome table under the shade structure on the blacktop!  We will also be announcing the big winner of the J.E.D.I. Challenge (custom bike and helmet) during Cove in Motion on May 3! Thank you to Julie Griffiths, our Safe Routes to School parent volunteer!

School & PTO NewS

BIG Cove Coyote whoosh to Coach Arroyo and Miss McKee for bringing their crafts and games and all the FUN to last Wednesday's Art and Recess Night. Students and families enjoyed music, dancing, sno cones, tacos, art and games outside in the beautiful Spring weather! We hope you had as much fun as we did! Thank you to all our volunteers for making it happen! Check out all the photos here! 

Join us for the last official PTO meeting of the year! Wednesday, May 3 at 8:30am in the Library. Can't make it in person? Join us on Zoom! Meeting ID: 821 7393 0368 - Passcode: 636584

Join The Cove PTO Board! We have MANY Open Positions!
The Board is looking for new members to fill the Board for the 2023-2024 school year. Please consider joining our board! Open positions include: 

• VP Technology

• VP Campus Conservation

• Lost & Found

• Yearbook

• Safe Routes 

• Treasurer

If interested in joining our team of parent volunteer rockstars, please email Co-Presidents, Kate Kropf and Catherine Wold at president@covepto.org

The Cove Garden was buzzing with excitement on Wednesday at lunch recess. Thank you to all of our student volunteers for helping dig, weed, plant and water! Look for more activities in the coming weeks in our beloved Cove garden. And thank you to Margot Kirshner for all of your hard work behind the scenes to get our garden ready for spring. 

Parent Ed Opportunity at The Cove Raising Resilient, Persistent Kids:  How to Teach Our Kids the Skills They Need to Thrive, May 3rd 7:00pm in the Cove Gallery Click here to register. Sponsored by Neil Cummins and Cove PTO For more information and for more Parent Ed opportunities, click here.

Last Chance to Purchase tickets for Flannel, Fur & Fizz!  Ticket Sales end May 1st and there will not be tickets sold at the door.  Hope to see you Friday, May 5th at the Junction in Mill Valley for cocktails, food, dancing, live music, live auction, and paddle raise. This is the largest SPARK fundraiser of the year and this event is always a good time.

• Purchase tickets here

• Event FAQ here

• Check out Live Auction preview here 

Online Auction Items -  Please contact info@SPARKschools.org to arrange pickup.  

SPARK Open Board Positions Volunteering with SPARK is super rewarding. We are looking to fill the following positions. Please click here for more details and job descriptions.   

• Cove VP: One person to shadow the current VP’s in the role for 2023-2024, who will set up to be a co-VP in 2024-2025. 

• Annual Giving: One person to shadow current AG Co-chairs in 2023-2024, who will step up to co-chair 2024-2025.

• SPARKBiz: Two co-chairs

District News

Safety Chat Recap and Task Force School safety is our top priority. We are continually revisiting practices and adding to our proactive measures and systematic response. On April 21, we held a coffee chat to review our practices and discuss next steps. Here is the slide deck and here is the video recap. One important next step will be the School Safety Task Force. If you are interested in joining this team, please fill out this form. Our first meeting will be at Hall Middle on May 10th at 3:00pm.

Community News

Please click link for Community News that includes updates from:

• CM Town Recruitment

• CM Park and Rec Offerings & Camps!

• Steve & Kate’s Camp

• Camp Catalyst

• Broadway Training Programs & Camps

• I Can Dig It Volleyball Camp 

• Larkspur Recreation

• Nike Field Hockey 

• Marin Tennis Club

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