From Erin Green, Principal

Dear Covington Parents and Community Members:

Lawrence Hall of Science Night a Success!

Tuesday night our Multi purpose Room was booming with excitement and fire, literally! Students and adults both had an amazing time.  Below are a few comments from students about the evening:

"It was really fun and my three year old brother loved it too!  The teacher was energetic and caught the audience's attention."  Mariya, 6th grade

"It was really awesome and I liked it. It was really funny and he had great movements to go with the vocabulary words.  It wasn't boring; Randall made learning science really fun!"  Jocelyn, 4th grade

"It was really fun; the activities were awesome!" Shayla, 4^th grade

“Amazing,” Makaila, 1^st grade

"It was awesome; I liked all of the explosions!" Patrick, 6th grade

From the comments students shared, the assembly format last night was definitely a hit!  Thank you again, to our very generous PTA and Ingrid Choong, for heading up and coordinating the entire event. We appreciate our PTA!

LASD Film Festival Coming to Covington in March

As I have been walking the halls the last fewweeks, it has been so exciting to see our students engaged in creating films for the LASD Film Festival.  Students have been writing, creating and editing films, some have been participating with their classes and some students have been creating films to submit independently.  What creativity our Covington students demonstrate every day!  A few examples of films I had the privilege of viewing were:  "How to Bake Cake Pops," “The Quest for Finding the Perfect Shoe,” "How to Add Fractions", a film about the Cornerstone literature this year and a collaborative two classroom video on Recycling.  Mark your calendars for March 29th from 4-6 pm when all of LASD will be convening at Covington for the 2nd annual Film Festival!

Ilearn & Professional Development

This week our 1st-4th grade teachers have been participating in an all-day Innovative Strategies Training. The training was held at Covington. Our teachers had the opportunity to collaborate and learn with other teachers across the district.  Our staff is continuously learning and sharing.  Next week our 2nd and 3rd grade teachers will be participating in English Language Development Training.

Main Street Singers to Visit Covington

Tomorrow Los Altos High School's Main Street Singers will be performing in our Multi  for our students at two different times:  12:45 & 1:15. It will be great to have Covington alumni oncampus sharing their musical talent with our student body!  

Have a great rest of the week and thank you for your ongoing support.

Sincerely,

Erin S. Green

Principal

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 Student Council

Student Council News!

This Friday, February 1st please wear 49 gear or red and gold to celebrate the 49ers being in the Superbowl this weekend! Next Friday, February 8th student council will be selling Valentine's candy at lunch for $0.50 or $1.00.

From the PTA

Covington Auction – March 16.  Buy your Auction tickets now!  Last day for Early Bird Auction tickets.  

Register by midnight!  Tickets prices go up tomorrow, Feb. 1^st. Register and buy your 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.

The Coyote Pack News: To date, The Coyote Pack has run a cumulative total of 1,169 miles. The Pack's goal is to run the distance between Covington and Washington D.C.  Currently The Pack is almost to Cheyenne,Wyoming. Go by the display case to see us map our progress. Parent volunteers are encouraged to join the fun Friday at lunch…no running required. Way to go runners!

Family Giving Tree Thanks Covington Community.  Thank you so much for supporting the Family Giving Tree¹s 23rd Annual Holiday Wish Drive!  More than 63,000 very low-income children had their special wish fulfilled through our program this year.  In addition, on December 17th we celebrated fulfilling the wish of our millionth child! CovingtonElementary School provided 120 gifts. The holiday season for the children and families receiving these gifts was more magical with your help!

From LAEF

Investing in what we value- our children's education.  Library, Music, PE, Class size reduction, Art, and Science- these are all critical to our children's education. What could be a better investment! Parents have generously invested $2 million dollars so far this year... but we need your help to raise $1 million more to reach our goal for the 12-13 school year.  Please donate today- our goal is 100% participation at whatever level is right for your family. To learn more about the Los Altos Educational Foundation, please visit laefonline.net/

After School Programs

RED STAR SOCCER ACCADEMY SPRING SEASON TRYOUTS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. Starting on November 16^th) Red Star’s mission is to unlock the children’s potential and set them up for success with the help of carefully selected professional coaches and the use of the world-recognized player development curriculum from Ajax Amsterdam Youth Academy. If your child has a passion for soccer and is ready to bring his or her skills to the next level, join one of our age appropriate tryouts at our local community fields. Tryouts Start on November 16^th. For moreinformation:http://www.redstarsoccer.com/home/674803.html

From Los Altos School District

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

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For Howler submissions, please email sevard@covingtonschool.org by Monday for that week’s Howler.