Safety Reminders

Just a friendly reminder, in an effort to ensure consistent safety procedures for all, we respectfully ask the following of all parents and visitors:

• Please stop by the office when entering the school to sign in and receive a visitor sticker/badge.  Even if you plan on only staying for a short time, or are a familiar face to all, you need to sign in at the front office. 

•If you are bringing your child’s lunch to school, do not take it to their classroom, put it in their backpack, or carry it to the lunch tables.  Leave it in the school office or on the drop-off table outside the Multi.  We will makesure your child picks up their lunch. 

Indoor Assembly Tomorrow Morning

Please join us for our monthly indoor assembly in the Covington Multi. 

Upcoming Events –

From the School Nurse

Pertussis Booster for Students in grade 6: Students currently in grade 6 must have proof of a Tdap or Dtap (Pertussis or Whooping Cough) booster given after their 7th birthday (after 10th birthday is recommended) in order to begin seventh grade in August of 2013. Please provide a copy of your child’s immunization record to your school office by March 15, 2013.

From the PTA

Covington Auction – March 16.  Buy your Auction tickets now!  Only 7 days left for Early Bird Registration.  Tickets prices go Feb. 1^st. Register and buyyour tickets online at http://covington.schoolauction.net/2013.  If you want to donate anything or help out contact sangeethperuri@gmail.com.  Donation deadline is Feb. 1^st.

Father*-Daughter Dance.  An event you won't want to miss... The Father/Daughter Sweetheart Dance!  Scheduled for Friday, February 1st, from 6:30-8:30 in the Covington Multi.  Spaces Still Available.  $50 per couple, contact Tracey Leong tsakumoto67@gmail.com to register.   *(Father Substitutes are welcome i.e. Uncle, Special Adult, Adult Brother etc.)

The Coyote Pack.  Join The Pack this Friday…we're running during lunch!  Keep an eye on the US map in the display case to watch The Pack track our mileage en route to Washington D.C.

SCIENCE NIGHT IS ALMOST HERE!  On Jan 29, Lawrence Hall of Science will present:  Flames, Flares, and Explosions: The Science of Fire. This assembly will set your students' scientific curiosity ablaze. From the beginning of time, humans have marveled at fire. But how is it made? What is a fuel, and how does it burn? Learn about early fire-making tools and the three basic elements needed for fire. See how various fuels ignite and behave; and find out if different gases, such as hydrogen, oxygen, and helium, will combust.  This year's Science Night will be in an assembly format in the Multi, with two assemblies back to back.  The assemblies are identicalcontent, just geared to younger crowds (6 - 6:50 p) and older crowds (7:10 - 8p).  You are welcome to attend either or both! Assembly 1:  Grades K-2: 6:00pm-6:45pm,  Assembly 2:  Grades 3-6:7:10pm-8:00pm. Questions?  Please contact Ingrid Choong (ichoong2@gmail.com)

Dine Out For Covington. Aldo's of Los Altos will be donating 20% of sales to Covington on Wednesday, January 30th, from 5-9p.m. Aldo's is located at 388 Main St., phone number is (650) 949-2300. No flyer is needed in order for donation to be made, just mention Covington School. Reservations are recommended.

Individualized Education PTA  (IEPTA) Meeting.  Please join us on January 24th for a presentation from Santa Clara County’s Special Education Department. Dollie Forney will speak to us about the County’s Learning Multimedia Resource Center. We will also hear from Susan Larkin who staffs the Inclusion Collaborative Warm Line, a call/email service for parents andprofessionals who have questions or concerns about inclusion in the classroom or community.  This is sure to be an informative evening. Please save the date!

Date: January 24, 2013, Time: 7-8:30 pm, Place: Covington School, Room 31.  The Individualized Education PTA  (IEPTA) is a Los Altos District PTA that supports bringing parents and educators together to meet the individual educational needs of pre-K to eighth-grade children in the Los Altos School District. These needs include Special Day Classes, Therapeutic Special Day Classes, Speech and Language, and Resource.

Scholarkids is back!!  ScholarKids is a high energy, intellectually stimulating, summer enrichment program forincoming 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders. We offer a wide variety of classes and a robust program in a summer-camp-like atmosphere that students and parentslove!  Please join us for classes this summer.   Registration begins February 1st on the ScholarKids website, www.scholarkids.net.  Session I runs from June 17th - June 28th and Session II is July 1st - July 12th.   Note our new location for summer 2013:  Blach Jr High, 1120 Covington Rd, Los Altos.  Check our website at www.scholarkids.net for more details and information regarding our program for 2013 and registration.

From Los Altos School District

Parent Ed Event: Upgrading the Curriculum with Common Core Standards January 25, 2013, 8:45 am, iLearn Studio (located at the District Office next to the Board Room) All LASD teachers have committed to upgrading units of instruction this school year.  Come learn more from Alyssa Gallagher, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction, about what it means to upgrade curriculum and how Los Altos School District is aligning instruction to the Common Core Standards.

SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY NEWS:  http://www.lasdk8.org/PDF_Files/Current_School_News.pdf

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