Covington School Howler –  Nov, 5, 2013

Dear Covington Parents and Community Members:

This Friday Coffee/ PTA:  8:40am in the Staff Room: For those of you new to Covington School, PTA Meetings/Principal Coffees take place monthly, right after our school-wide Friday assemblies.  The assembly begins at 8:30 on the blacktop, and immediately following, parents are invited into our Staff Room for our PTA Meeting/Principal Coffee.  The PTA Meeting portion typically runs for 20-30 minutes, followed by a featured guest speaker addressing a topic of interest to our parents. This coming Friday, 5th grade teacher Jill Croft will share with our parents how our 5th grade staff is engaging our students.

After School Departure Policy/ Supporting our Students: Just a friendly reminder that we do not have paid personnel to supervise the playground after school. Unless a child has a sponsored activity or is meeting with a teacher after school, all students are expected to leave campus at the end of the day.  Students may use the playground after school with organized clubs or activities or with direct parental supervision only.

I am aware many students stay and play games with neighbors and friends after school.  I appreciate that Covington is the hub of our community, which is very important to me. When you are watching your students after school, it would be great to expect our students to adhere to our Covington standards and expectations.  Several parents have asked me to print them to assist with this, so here are a few reminders:

• Running and tag are appropriate on the grass only (not the tan bark areas or on the play structure)
• Students should go down the slide only, one person at a time
• When playing wall ball, 2-square and other ball games, students should treat others respectfully.  We need to remind students that after school we need to continue to treat each other kindly; arguing and aggressive behavior is not acceptable. Thank you so much for your ongoing support and help to make Covington a great place for children, families, staff and our community!

As you know, Monday, November 11, students will be home in honor of Veteran's Day.  I hope you and your families enjoy the three day weekend and look forward to seeing you this coming Friday at our PTA Meeting/ Principal Coffee!

Best Regards,

Erin S. Green

Covington Principal

Important Dates – Please Note:

11/4- 11/8 – 6th graders at Walden West Science Camp
11/6 – Dine Out For Covington Fundraiser – Pizza My Heart @ MV
11/11 – Veteran’s Day, No School
11/25-11/26 – Parent/Teacher Conferences, No School
11/27-11/20 – Thanksgiving Break, No School

LOS ALTOS SCHOOL DISTRICT DIGITAL LIBRARY: By the end of this week, all students should have brought home an information sheet with further details about LASD’s Digital Library including their personal library number and pin, which are required for access. Thank you to both the district PTAs and LAEF for making eBooks available at no charge to our students! For more information about ebooks visit https://sites.google.com/site/lasdlibraries/ -Maureen Drobot, Covington Librarian

eScrip and Amazon Fundraising Update: During the past few months, Covington has earned ~$400-500/month from both eScrip and Amazon rebates.  We encourage parents to continue to make their Amazon purchases through the Covington website because it raises money at no additional cost. With the holidays coming, we please remember to shop Amazon through the Covington website and TELL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TOO!.  Simply click on the Amazon logo in the lower right-hand corner of the Covington homepage and continue your shopping.  www.covingtonschool.org

Also remember to sign up for eScrip (http://www.escrip.com/) so Covington can continue to get rebates from stores that you already shop at every day.

Lost & Found: Please check the Lost & Found outside the multi for your children’s clothing.  The racks are overflowing!  Unclaimed items will be donated to charity over the Thanksgiving Break.

District & Community News: http://www.lasdk8.org/PDF_Files/Current_School_News.pdf

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