From Erin Green, Principal
Dear Covington Parents and Community Members,
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and time with your family. It is hard to believe we are over a third of the way done with our school year and only three weeks away from our Winter Break.
Book Fair Ends Tomorrow (Friday, November 30)
Thank you to Sandy Furuchi, Mara Starkey, Jessica Schantz and our awesome PTA volunteers, for their fabulous work and dedication to Covington's Book Fair. The event is going great so far. It has been very busy at all times each day. There is still one more day to shop, so feel free to stop by for one last chance on Friday.
Wilson and Jackson, the Last Maasai Warriors to Visit our Upper Grades Tomorrow!
For the last two years, our student council has led our school-wide involvement with the Free the Children organization. Over the past two years, Covington students have raised and donated a total of $14,036.20 to support the community of Totoras, Ecuador. Our efforts contributed to the building of a school and providing clean water for Ecuador.
Because Covington has been so incredibly successful at fundraising and giving, we are the recipients of a free presentation / speech by Wilson and Jackson to our upper grade students tomorrow! This is a very special opportunity that is only being offered to one school in the peninsula – Covington School. Wilson and Jackson, the Last Maasai Warriors are dear friends of the Free the Children organization. Wilson and Jackson are incredibly inspiring young men who have preserved and triumphed in staying true to their culture while embracing development and progress. They draw from their deeply personal experiences of surviving and flourishing in the Maasai region and bring to all who them meet a unique perspective on issues we face both locally and internationally. Their message to persevere and succeed is incredibly powerful!
C-STEM
LASD sixth graders have created some amazing work in the CSTEM class, using JavaScript programming and 3D design. Click here to read about our creative and talented students: tinyurl.com/lasdcstemnov2012
Mark your Calendars for December Activities
New Student/ Kinder Information Evening Thursday, December 6th 7pm Covington Library
December Holiday Indoor Assembly
Winter Upper Grade Concert
Last Day of School Before Break
First Day Back 2013
Sincerely,
Erin S. Green
Principal
Upcoming Events –
Dec. 6th – Kindergarten & New Family Information Night, 7pm – Covington Library
Dec. 17 – 4th-6th Grade Music Concert
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
From the PTA
AMAZON SHOPPERS: Make Your Holiday Shopping Count for Covington!
Earn referral fees for Covington on purchases of books, CDs, electronics, toys, and more. It’s EASY and DOESN’T COST YOU ANYTHING! Go to www.covingtonschool.org,
eScrip: Don't forget to click through eScrip to do your online shopping at stores such asGap, Apple/iTunes and Nordstrom (and many others):http://www.escrip.com/jsp/
Girls On The Run (GOTR) Registration: We are excited to offer this great program to the 3rd-5thgrade 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).
Family Giving Tree: Covington has signed up with Family Giving Tree to fulfill Holiday Wishes in and around bay area for 2012! The wish cards are posted in all the classrooms and in front of the office and at the staff room. Feel free to pick a wish-card and drop off an unwrapped gift with the wish card securely attached, in the huge box up in front of the office. Also, this year we have a virtual giving tree set up for all those who would rather do it online. Here is a link to the virtual giving tree- http://vgt.familygivingtree.
Dine Out for Covington: Dine in, take out or order delivery at Pizza My Heart, 1037 El Monte Ave, on December 5th, and 30% of sales will be donated to our school. Not necessary to provide flyer, just say you are with Covington. =) Questions? Email mailto:nadiah@dishdash.net ormailto:virginieblinforget@
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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