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School News and Information

6^th Grade Popsicle Fundraiser

The Covington Class of '13 will be having its final fundraiser after school this Friday, May 31, from 2:20 to 3:00!  Sixth graders will be selling cool, refreshing Otter Pops outside the multi for $1 each.  All proceeds go towards purchasing the 6th grade gift so please stop by to grab one--or more!--before heading home.  Thank you!

Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

Covington Teachers and Staff and would like to thank YOU for helping to make our school a fabulous place to learn and work.  When: Friday, May 31st, 8:00-9:00 AM. Where: Covington Multipurpose Room. What: A tasty breakfast.  SEE YOU THERE!!

LASD eBook Library

Even though Covington Library is closed for the school year, the Los Altos School District’s eBook Library is always open 24-hours a day, 365 days a year.  If your student has access to an eReader device and has yet to take advantage of this easy and free access to eBooks, go to https://sites.google.com/site/lasdlibraries/ and follow the prompts.  All students have received from their classroom teacher or will soon receive in their Thursday envelope, an information card with a label containing their library card number &pin/password for access to the district’s eBook collection.   The eBook collection has recently been expanded thanks to LAEF to encourage reading over the summer. -Happy Reading! Mrs. Drobot

Lost & Found

We are approaching the end of the year.  Please claim abandoned clothing and other items.  Anything left here after June 12^th will be donated to charity.

MEDICATIONS AT SCHOOL – 

Pick up your child’s medications from the health office on the last day of school!

Medications cannot be stored over the summer. If your child is attending summer school, please pick up their medications and paperwork and take them to summer school on the first day. Thank you!

From the Covington PTA

Volunteer Green Thumb Needed

If you like gardening, Covington needs a volunteer to maintain the potted plants in front of the school.  The job requires minimum plant knowledge and only about 10 minutes of your time twice each week to water.  If you'd like to help spruce up the front of our school, please contact Suzanne Kasso atcrazee_kasso@yahoo.com.  

Field Day 2013 is fast approaching. On June 7th from 10:00 - 12:00 the children will be participating in Field Day. If you haven't had much of a chance to volunteer this year, this is the event for you! Field Day is a fun filled two-hour event where the children participate in games, face painting and a blow-up obstacle course. We need your help to supervise the games, face paint, hand out treats, etc. to make Field Day a success. Please RSVP to Louanne Gonzalez (louannegonzalez@gmail.com) if you have time to spare.  Thank you!

Auction Parties

Dodge Ball for Grades 1 - 3

There are 10 spots left for the Dodge Ball Derby with Mr. Heeb.  The event is for students in grades 1 - 3 and is being held on Tuesday, June 4 from 2:20 - 3:20 PM on the green field.  This is a fundraiser and the price is $20 per child.  If you are interested, please email sonia_brunner@yahoo.com.

Item #260 Disco Bingo & Dinner Party for the Whole Family

Date: Saturday, June 8th 5-8 pm; 

Location: Los Altos Youth Center (LAYC)

Price: $60 per family

The grooves are back with this smash hit party! Dress up in your shiniest discooutfits and bring the whole family out to dance, dine, play bingo and win prizes. Kids LOVE this party! You will enjoy an Italian dinner, wine, dessert and the company of other fabulous Covington families.

Classroom Supply Donation - School Tool Box

To enhance the educational experience of all of our students, we are requesting sufficient donations of supplies and materials to provide for each child at Covington.  We do this through your online orders to School Toolbox.  Our online School Tool Box store is now open for the 2013-2014 school year! Thestore will remain open until June 1, 2013. Orders are online only. School toolboxes are $70 this year and include all the supplies your teachers haverequested.   Toolboxes are offered as a convenience to families wishing to donate school supplies to their child's classroom and supplies are purchased in bulk, which saves costs.   So please go online to www.schooltoolbox.com and order today!!  Just register at the website and follow the easy instructions.  Thank you from Covington PTA.

Coyote Pack News

The Pack ran a total of 148 miles on Friday, arriving in Rockville, Maryland...only 20 miles away from our goal, The White House!!  Friday, May 31st will be our final run club of the year. We will run exactly 80 laps on Friday to reach our goal.  Photos were taken during run club and will appear in the next edition of The Los Altos Town Crier along with an article about our amazing runners!  We love our parent volunteers, who really give this program its legs. Ba dum bump. Come on out and watch our runners!! (jenmcguigan@me.com)

From Los Altos School District

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

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