Dear Covington Parents and Community Members,

Celebrate Covington tonight!: 7pm LASD Board Room

Tonight at 7pm our 4th, 5th and 6th grade students will be presenting to the LASD Board on the topics of: Mindcraft & Missions, Rethinking Science Projects & the 7 Habits of Happy Students! Our students are excited to showcase some of the innovative projects they have been a part of this year. It would be great to come out and support our students!

What Olympic Spirit!:What a fantastic day it was Saturday! From the moment students marched into the stadium in their bright colors to the end of the day when students were exhausted and proud of their team, accomplishments and efforts. Students were proud to be a part of our awesome LASD community. What an incredible testimony to the spirit of LASD that the community comes together for every single child in grades 4-6.

I loved watching the students push themselves in the races and I loved seeing the energy (and perseverance!) of all of our students. It will be exciting to hear from students about their experiences and "personal bests."

This year was a special year for Covington, as our school was the "host" school. I cannot thank our parents enough for all they did for many months and weeks leading up to the event! The event was a HUGE success, so we thank our amazing committee of: Julie Altinger, Louanne Gonzalez, Mara Starkey, Laura Torres & Kathleen Vitakis.

Friday Fun: After school this coming Friday, our 6th graders will be competing in our LASD Basketball Tournament. The competition takes place at Blach and students will be participating round-robin style against all of the other schools. While our students are competing in basketball, our staff will be taking part in friendly competition themselves. The LASD Annual Amazing Race takes place this coming Friday. We look forward to an exciting afternoon!

Finally, mark you calendars for next Friday, May 9th. The LASD Film Festival, hosted by Miss Kingman and her 6th grade class, will be held at 4pm at Covington School.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

Kind Regards,
Erin S. Green

Important Dates – Please Note:

May 1 – LASD C-Stem Showcase @ Almond
May 2 – 6th grade fundraiser, Otter Pops after school
May 2 – 6th Grade Boys & Girls Basketball Tournament
May 9 – PTA Meeting/Parent Coffee
May 9 – LASD Film Festival
May 15 – Last Day of Homework Club
May 15 – Covington Open House 6:30pm-7:30pm
May 16 – Covington Minimum Day
May 19 – 4-6th Grade Music Concert
May 22 – Jr. Olympic Slide Show
May 23 – Last Indoor Assembly
May 26 – Memorial Day Holiday– No School
May 30 – PTA Volunteer Breakfast
May 30 – Covington Multicultural Fair, 4pm-7pm
June 4 – Primary (K-3) Music Concert
June 6 – Field Day/Minimum Day
June 12 – Last Day of School, 6th Grade Promotion, Minimum Day

Otter Pops To Go - Friday!

This Friday, May 2, the sixth graders will hold an Otter Pop To-Go Sale as a fundraiser for their end-of-year gift to the school. Otter Pops will be for sale in front of the Multi for $1 each beginning at 2:20pm. Buy an otter pop to go for the ride home. This is not a Stay and Play. Staff will not be on hand to supervise children after school and proper parental supervision is expected.

LOS ALTOS FILM FESTIVAL:

Come join us at the Los Altos Student Film Festival next Friday, May 9th! The festival will take place from 4-6pm at the Covington multi, and will celebrate a wide variety of student films. The gallery walk of student films will be from 4-5pm, and award presentations will take place from 5-6pm. Student teams will be running a snack booth and helping guide guests to the different galleries. Students across the district have worked very hard on their films, so this a great opportunity to show support and visit with students from other schools. It's going to be a wonderful event, so come join us for an afternoon of fun and films!

Coyote Pack Run Club News:

Our runners rock! Only four more Fridays of run club this year. Please come out and have fun with your runners! To volunteer, come out to the field at lunch (11:50am-1pm) and plan to have fun in the sun with some really awesome kids! No running required. Please go here to sign up...See TAB at bottom left of document for May dates. https://docs.google.com/a/lasdk8.org/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnRkfFbJcu7-dG1HVXMzRl9rWW1KWXpua0NaT0JkSFE#gid=1

We will hold on to all the earned ribbons and present them to the runners at a Friday Flag Salute in June. Date TBD.

The 2014 Los Altos Hills Pathways Run/Walk is on May 10 and we'd love to see a ton of Coyote Runners out there.

Sign up here: https://app.lap.io/event/2014-los-altos-hills-pathways-run

The School Toolbox Store is Open! 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 2014-2015 school year! The store will remain open until June 6, 2014. Orders are online only. School toolboxes are $60 for First Grade, $75 for Fifth Grade, and $70 for all other grades. Toolboxes include all the supplies your teachers have requested. 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. School Toolbox also donates a meal through "Feed My Starving Children" for each toolbox sold. 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!

Junior Olympics: Dear 4,5,6 grade parents,

Junior Olympics was a fantastic day! Over 1,500 students, their families and friends came out to enjoy some friendly competition at Mountain View High School! We look forward to our awards ceremony and slideshow on Thursday May 22 at 1:45 pm. Parents are welcome to join.

So many people are needed every year the make this event happen:

PE specialists, LASD personnel, MVLA personnel, Parents, High School Students, Middle School Students, as well as our very own 4-6 participants.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to the following people in our community who went over and above to make the 54th Junior Olympics a spectacular event!

We could not do it without YOU!: Matt Abrahams, Suzy Allison, Timo Allison, Rick Altinger, Jayne Amsden, Sharon Au, Elias Balthazar, Shen Baronian, Sue Boennighausen, Wendy Boufford, Gabriella Bradley, Sonia Brunner, Anjana Nagarajan-Butaney, Valerie Cairns, Valeria Carty, Qin Chen, Ingrid Choong, Catherine Clark, Riki Cohen, Sara Colpitts, Doug Core, Tom Cox, Jill Croft, Anthony Custodio, Maria Dadoyan, Juan Dellarroquelle, Johri Dhanotra, Amer Diwan, Kathi Donnelly, Erin Donnelly, Dean Dragoli, Dolly Eckinger, Sandi Elefant, Jennifer Encinas, Susan Evard, Linda Figone, Dan Fischer, Kate Goines, Ed Gonzalez, Vanessa Gonzales, Maggie Gray, Ashley Green, Erin Green, David Hale, Johnathan Hale, Cameron Hamblin, Jay Heeb, James Hinnant, Marjorie Hondl, Cheryl House, Mei Huang, Nick Huang, May Huang, Scott Jordan, Jaya Kamath, Hina Khader, Lisa Kim, Toni King, Katie Kingman, Crysta Krames, Mary Lai, Ken Leong, Marlena Leong, Tracy Leong, Lee Lucca, Gaudi Lucca, Ivory Ma, Julie Maeyama, Neal Maeyama, Michael Magana, Georgia Markarian, Peter Meyn, Nabeel Mian, Rob Mihalko, Cole Miller, Monica Morchi, Nancy Morimoto, Nadiah Mshasha, Sarah NeSmith, Elaine Nguyen, Hiep Nguyen, Ron Ninomiya, Negar Parravi, Lori Parsons, Olga Pichkova, Jenny Portillo, James Reilly, Caroline Small, Jennifer Springer, Chad Starkey, Stuart Sweet, Alyssa Tan, Jennifer Townhill, Alex Vitakis, Christian Vitakis, Eden Vitakis, Quinn Vitakis, Yelena Volkova, Dan Walsh, Christine Wedner, Jolene Welch, Vanessa Werth, Diana Whittier, Christie Wilson, Karen Wilson, Amy Wyosnick, Li Zhao

All efforts were appreciated. THANK YOU!

The Covington JO Committee
Kathleen / Julie / Mara / Laura / Louanne

JO Chair Covington
jochaircovington@gmail.com / lasdjo.com

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 2014. Please provide a copy of your child's immunization record to your school office by May 5th, 2014.

DezignKidz Summer Camp at Springer this summer

After 3 consecutive years at Covington, we will miss your beautiful campus. But we'll still be close by! Choose from Fashion and Accessory Dezign sessions (including Fashion Dezign 3 (for middle school fashionistas), Interior Dezign/Textile Dezign, Fashion Sketching and BRAND NEW Plush Toy Dezign and Cutting -Edge Quiltz. Learn hand and machine sewing and other textile art techniques as you turn your ideas from sketches into completed garments, accessories, home decor items or one-of-a-kind stuffed creations. Week-long programs run 6/16-7/18 at Springer School in Mountain View. DezignKidz is recognized by the Stanford d.School as a partner in bringing "design thinking" to the K-8 community.

Space is limited. Sign up online at www.dezignkidz.com or call 650 346-5896.

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

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