From Erin Green, Principal
Dear Covington Parents and Community Members,
Homework Center Open for Students!
Our Homework Center opened this week and will be operating each week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. We have plenty of openings, so if you are interested, please email our school secretary, Susan Evard and she can help you register. sevard@lasdschools.org
Students eat their snacks outside the libraryprior to entering the club. Homework Club will be open from 2:45-3:40. Our Homework Club teachers will be walking all students up to the 6th grade tables by 3:45 each day. Thank you ahead of time for picking up your students promptly!
Mondays Mrs. Portillo & Mrs. Sitler
Tuesdays Ms. Hedlund and TBD
Thursdays Mrs. Amsden and Mrs. Kingman
Sixth Graders at Walden West!
The Gardner Bullis principal and I were able to have lunch with and visit our 6th graders up at Walden West yesterday. Our 6th graders were being fantastic leaders and role models; it was great to see them so independent and connecting with students from other schools. We look forward to hearing about their adventures when they return!
PTA Meeting/ Principal Coffee--Friday, November 9th 8:40am-Tomorrow!
I hope to see many of you at our PTA Meeting/Principal Coffee this coming Friday, which will take place immediately after our flag salute in our staff rorom. Last month, our technology goals and programs were featured. This month, our LASD Innovative Strategies Coach, Kami Thodarson, will be here to share some of the wonderful things in which are staff is engaged and how technology is integrated into our culture of learning.
Sincerely,
Erin S. Green
Principal
Upcoming Events –
Nov. 12 – Veteran’s Day – No School
Nov. 15 – Picture Make Up Day, 8am-10am
Nov. 19-20 – Parent-Teacher Conferences, No School
Nov. 21-23 – Thanksgiving, No School
Dec. 6th – Kindergarten & New Family Information Night, 7pm
Dec 21-Jan. 4 – December Recess
Jan. 30, Jan 31 – Egan Parent Tour
Mar. 16 – Covington Auction “Fashion’s Night Out”
Mar. 27, Mar. 28 – Egan Parent Tour
School News
Important Picture Make-up Day Update
Make-up Day is scheduled for Thursday, November 15th. If you missed Picture Day or would like to retake your photo, sign up for Make-up Day now!
If you have any questions about your order or Make-up Day, please email our Customer Service at info@shootingstarsphoto.com<ma
If you missed Picture Day or are dissatisfied with your photos for any reason, you must sign up to attend Make-up Day. To do so, click here<http://www.
If your student was photographed on Picture Day and is retaking his or her photo, all you have to do is register for Make-up Day! Your original order will be transferred to the new photo. If your student was absent on Picture Day, you still need to place your order. Don’t miss out on reduced Early Bird pricing and our new Photo Selection service. Order your photo package and choose your favorite image from your child’s gallery for production. The deadline to place your Early Bird order is Wednesday, November 14th at 9 p.m.
In order to qualify for our Photo Selection service, you must complete an online purchase (either place a photo order or register for the $7 sitting fee) before Make-up Day.
You have three easy options when ordering photos:
1. Early Bird Advantage(recommended option)
o Order online, choose your picture from a full gallery of photos and take advantage of Early Bird pricing:
Go to www.shootingstarsphoto.com<htt
Select ORDER BEFOREPHOTO DAY<http://sspreview.
Enter your school’s Access Code: scsk1612
Login/Create Account
Follow prompts to order your photo package(s)
You will receive an email with a link to your gallery by Thursday, November 29th. View your gallery and select your photo!
Please note: If you haven’t received this email by Thursday, November 29th, please check your spam folder
2. Register for Photo Selection
Reserve the option to choose your picture from a full gallery of photos, but order your package later:
Go to www.shootingstarsphoto.com<htt
Select ORDER BEFOREPHOTO DAY<http://sspreview.
Enter your school’s Access Code: scsk1612
Login/CreateAccount
Follow prompts to place an order
Select the non-refundable $7 sitting fee from the order options menu
You will receive an email with a link to your gallery by Thursday, November 29th. View your gallery and select your photo!
Please note: If youhaven’t received this email by Thursday, November 29th, check your spam folder
Order your photo package(s); Early Bird pricing will still apply
3. Traditional Order Form
Order on paper and take advantage of Early Bird pricing without going online:
Enclose check or cash in order envelope; bring on Make-up Day
Tax must be included (please see tax table provided with your order form) and change is not available.
The option to choose your picture from a full gallery is not available with paper orders. One image will be selected for you.
If you have not placed an online order or registered for Photo Selection by the Wednesday, November 14th deadline, our editors will select their single favorite image for you and you will not have the option to view a gallery of multiple images. Also, re-order pricing andshipping costs will apply to all orders placed after Make-up Day. -Thank you for your patronage! Shooting Stars Productions
From the Student Council
Student Council News!
Thank you, Coyotes, for attending and supporting our Halloween Stay and Play! We raised $329.63! Our funds will be helping support a school that has been affected by the storm on the East Coast.
From the PTA
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR - NOV.26th-30th
We invite you to visit our Scholastic's All Star Book Fair and experience a celebration of reading! November 26 - 30, the Covington Multi will be transformed into an amazing bookstore filled with engaging, fun books. Come browse a large selection that includes teacher and librarian favorites, bestsellers, award-winning literature, exciting new titles,easy readers, fiction, non-fiction, historical novels, classics and much more!! The Book Fair is one of the PTA’s primary fundraisers: 25% of all proceeds go directly to the PTA to fund technology, music/art, and PE to name but a few.
Hours: Monday, 26th - 12:00 to 3:30; Tuesday, 27th - Friday, 30th - 8:15 to 3:30
Parents & Pastries: Tuesday, Nov 27th 8:30am – 10:00am
Family Night:Wednesday, Nov. 28th 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Our Book Fair needs volunteers as well as shoppers! Sign up with a friend, spend some time with our students and faculty, get to know other great Covington parents, and, of course, check out all the awesome books. No experience necessary!
Please sign up through SignUpGenius HERE and enter password bookfair. Questions? Contact Sandy Furuichi (sfuruichi@hotmail.com), Mara Starkey (marastarkey@gmail.com) or Jessica Schantz-Taneja (jessica.schantz@gmail.com).
The Coyote Pack
The Pack continues to run strong and collecting colorful mileage ribbons is all the rage here at Covington! Another 170 miles were complete last Friday, bringing us to 788 miles, since Oct. 5th. If The Pack were running a relay-race from Los Altos to Washington DC, we'd be in Salt Lake City, Utah at this point! Tell your runner to stop by the displaycase (outside the office) to watch us track our mileage on a map of the USA. Coyote Pack runners choose to participate in run club at lunch each Friday...please congratulate your child for making such a healthy decision. Let your child show you their awesome efforts by volunteering...no running required. Sign up today! Coyote Pack Run Club Volunteers or Contact Jen Roy McGuigan (jenmcguigan@me.com)
Girls On The Run (GOTR) Registration:
We are excited to offer this great program to the 3rd-5th grade girls at Covington this coming spring! GOTR will meet on Monday and Wednesday after school until 4PM, for 10 weeks beginning the week of March 4th. The girls will train for a 5k run/walk event to be held on Saturday, May 18th in Vasona Park, Los Gatos. Registration will be ONLINE ONLY and will open on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1st at 8:00am. Space is limited and girls will be registered on a first come/first serve basis. Check out www.gotrsv.org for more information or contact Covington head coach, Suzy Allison (suzykallison@yahoo.com).
From LAEF
We are proud to announce that we have met our challenge grant of $175k! Thanks to all of you who donated by 11/1! Donations to date total $1.5 million. We have reached the half way mark but we still have a long way to go towards our $3 million dollar goal for this school year. If you made a pledge at the phonathon, please send in your donation.
Holiday Cards Fundraiser: We are happy to announce Tiny Prints and an anonymous donor have offered to donate 25% of total proceeds to LAEF for all holiday cards ordered through http://www.tinyprints.
School Community News
Adopt-a-Family
The 4th grade Girl Scout Juniors are participating in an Adopt-a-Family program this year. Please help us raise money to provide a nice dinner and presents for low-income families this holiday season. Starting today, you can make donations in the office in the "Adopt-a-Family" box. The deadline is Friday Nov 16th. Please help us support this cause by donating. Thank you Covington!
From Los Altos School District
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY NEWS:
Follow this link for the School & Community News http://www.lasdk8.org/PDF_
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