Dear Covington Parents and Community Members:
 
Principal Coffee/PTA Meeting Friday 8:30am!
This Friday is our 2nd Principal's Coffee/ PTA Meeting. Join us in our staff room after the Friday Flag assembly.  Starting Arts will be present at our meeting and will be sharing with you how they are engaging our K-3 students in theater and music.
 
Be Safe!  Biking Reminder
Just a friendly reminder, please talk with your children about bicycle safety and following the rules of the road to and from school.  We have received several reports lately of neighbors concerned for our students on bikes:  how they are crossing the street and concerns about the side of the street on which students are riding.  I will remind students at our assembly this Friday and in the meantime, your assistance is greatly appreciated!  We want our students to be safe and responsible.
 
Geo Club has started!
Our Geo Club has commenced and is meeting on Mondays over the next few months. To get in on the action, please contact Eileen Cuzzi or Megan Scatena.  Thank you to our generous PTA for helping to make this happen!
 
Student Council Elections and Leaders Named
Over the last two weeks, many of our upper grade students were busy campaigning for student council offices. Our students prepared fantastic speeches, slogans and campaigns.  I am so proud of the number of students aspiring to lead our school. We had almost 40 students interested in offices this year; a record!  Congratulations to the following officers:
President: Majita Bobba, Vice President:  Anna Smith, Secretary: Bomi Choe,
Treasurer: Connor Altinger, Coyote Coordinator:  Audrey Boennighausen
Thank you to our fabulous Student Council Advisors:  Katie Farley, Cortney Mase and Jenny Portillo! We appreciate your leadership and guidance.
 
Have a wonderful week and I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the Walk-A-Thon on Saturday!
 
Sincerely,
Erin S. Green

Important Dates – Please Note:

10/11 – Principal Coffee/PTA Meeting 8:30am
10/11 – Spirit Day: Beach Wear or Walkathon Shirt
10/12 – Walkathon! Registration opens at 9:30 AM.  First lap is at 10 AM
10/17 – Picture Make-Up Day
10/18 – Spirit Day: Moustache Day
10/22 – Minimum Day
 
 

SCHOOL PHOTOS: THE ORDER DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO: FRIDAY, 10/11.  Your student’s photo Proof Sheet has been sent to the school and an access code for online ordering has been generated. The original order deadline was set for October 8th, but this date has been pushed back to accommodate the late arrival of order forms.  To receive free shipping, please be sure to place your order before this date. After the deadline has passed the school will no longer accept paper proof order forms, and all orders placed online will ship direct to home.
ID Cards; Please note the photo printed on your student’s ID card will be selected automatically by Shooting Stars. If you have not yet received your proof sheet, please check in with your student’s teacher, or contact Shooting Stars at info@shootingstarsphoto.com, or (800) 311-7784 x11.
 
Student Council News: We are so excited about our new Student Council Officers and Representatives.  We will be kicking off this year with some great ideas. Next Friday, October 18th will be Mustache Day! Also, Friday, October 25, we will have a Halloween Store at recess.
 
WALKATHON NEWS
Friday is Beach Wear Day.  Get into the Walkathon spirit and wear your favorite beach gear or Walkathon t-shirt on Friday, October 11. We hope to see lots of board shorts and leis!  T-shirts will come home with the students on Thursday, October 10. All students at Covington get a t-shirt whether or not they participate on Saturday.
 
WALKATHON ON SATURDAY!  The Walkathon is happening on Saturday, October 12.  With so many students and families participating, we are sure to have a fun-filled, exciting day.  If you haven’t turned in a sponsor card, don’t worry!  You can still participate.  Just bring your signed card to registration on Saturday or fill out one there.  We will have extras, and you can participate even if you didn’t get any sponsors.
Here are a few things to remember:

• Registration opens at 9:30 AM.  First lap is at 10 AM.  Walking stops at 3 PM.
• Bring a water bottle and wear comfortable shoes.
• Bring cash and a checkbook for food booth, beach balls, the Pocket Ladies, and Priceless Parties.
• Sign up for Covington Priceless Parties at the Walkathon.  Sign-ups start at 10:30 AM and will close when all parties are full.
• Wear the Walkathon t-shirt. Every student gets one!

Volunteer at the Walkathon: Be part of the year’s biggest community-building event.  Slots are available for FUN jobs like beach balls and lap punching.  One hour shifts are available.  Please sign up on the Google spreadsheet located at http://tinyurl.com/WAT2013Covington.
 
Sign up for Covington Priceless Parties at the Walkathon.  Each year, our wonderful Covington teachers hold parties for students in each grade level.  Kids get a chance to spend time with their teachers in a social setting, and the PTA benefits from your donations. Sign-ups for these parties will be at the Walkathon.  Each grade level will have one or two events, but space is limited!  Sign-ups open at 10:30 AM and will close when each party is full.  Plan to arrive on time with your checkbook/cash. If you do not pay at the event, your child’s name will go on a waitlist. A list of the parties is available at http://www.covingtonschool.org/covingtones/4808-walkathon-intro.html.
 
Covington Wear: Covington Wear will be sold at the Walkathon.
      
LAEF NEWS: Two ways to make your donation work harder! LAEF’s matching fund will match new donations dollar for dollar if received by November 1.  This applies to all new families, new donors, and increases in donations over last year.  If you give just a little more this year, including STEM donations, the additional amount will be matched 100%.  Also, don’t forget to find out if your employer has a matching program.  LAEF raises over $500,000 each year from local companies who match parent donations.  If you aren’t sure, contact Shobana Gubbi, LAEF Executive Director, at laef@att.net or call 650-559-0445.
LAEF Representatives at Covington are:
 
Matt Abrahams, matt.abrahams@gmail.com
Anjana Nagarajan-Butaney, anjananagarajan@yahoo.com
Jessica Speiser, jessica@speiser.net
Ritu Kapoor, ritu.kapoor@gmail.com

Learn More & Make Your Tax Deductible Donation Today!  www.laefonline.org

Run Club News: Run club kicked off the year with a whopping 226 student runners…even our principal Ms. Green joined the fun!  We look forward to logging more miles this coming Friday at lunch.  Thanks to our parent volunteers: Tracey Leong, Julie McGrath, Laurie Kurgas, Suzanne Kasso, Lauren Hasenhutti & John Crawford. Please come out to cheer on our determined and dedicated runners: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnRkfFbJcu7-dG1HVXMzRl9rWW1KWXpua0NaT0JkSFE#gid=0
Contact: Jen Roy McG at jroy@apr.com or Jen Springer at jen_springer@me.com
"Me thinks that the moment my legs began to move, my thoughts began to flow." - Henry David Thoreau
 
Art Docent News: Test your Art trivia knowledge by naming the famous works of art in the new Art Docent mural. Enter at www.losaltosartdocents.org
The Art Docents will be celebrating the unveiling of their new mural with Hands-on Art projects and an Ice Cream Truck, Tuesday, October 22 (minimum day)
12:45- 2:15 p.m. @Art Docent Office at the LASD District Office
All entrants will win a certificate for ice cream at our event and be entered into a raffle to win a grand prize. Entries are due by October 15th.
 
AMAZON SHOPPERS: Make Your 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, click the Amazon logo to go to the Amazon website, then select and purchase your items as you normally would. Covington will automatically receive a referral fee of at least 6.5%!  No sign-up required. Questions? Contact Dale Tritschler at daletritschler@gmail.com.
 
District & Community News: http://www.lasdk8.org/PDF_Files/Current_School_News.pdf
 
Post an Announcement in the Howler? If you have an announcement to include in Howler, please send it to sevard@lasdschools.org.  Announcements must be received by 12:00pm on Friday in order to be considered for the Howler scheduled for the following Tuesday.