Dear Covington Parents & Community Members,

Jr. Olympic Slideshow & Last Indoor Assembly: Thursday afternoon will be our Jr. Olympic Slideshow and Friday morning is our last indoor assembly for the year. Please join us if you can. Both events will take place in the multi. Let's celebrate our fabulous students!

Each spring brings staffing news and changes, and in the “good news/bad news” department I have a message to share with you from our School Psychologist:

Message from Ms. Prothro (School Psychologist):
Dear Families,
I am very excited--and equally sad--to share that I will be moving with my fiancé when he returns to his company's office in Santa Barbara this June. We were fortunate that he was able to work remotely from the Bay Area this year as I took my dream job at Covington, but at this point he is needed back in Santa Barbara to continue moving toward partnership in his company. My time at Covington has been amazing—I could not have wished for a better group of students, families, teachers, and administrators to work with. Thank you all for making my first year as a school psychologist truly special. I will miss Covington dearly!!
-Erin Prothro

Erin has been a great addition to our staff this year and we wish her all the best as she begins her new adventure in Southern California.

We are currently building classes and solidifying staffing for the 14-15 school year. Our tentative staffing plan will be shared in the upcoming weeks.

Regards,
Erin S. Green
Principal

Upcoming Important Dates:
May 21 – 6th grade Get It and Go Bake Sale
May 22 – Jr. Olympic Slide Show 1:45pm
May 23 – Last Indoor Assembly
May 23 – Library Books Due
May 26 – Memorial Day Holday– No School
May 30 – PTA Volunteer Breakfast
May 30 – Spirit Day: International Day
May 30 – Covington Multicultural Fair, 4pm-7pm
June 4 – Primary (K-3) Music Concert 10:30am-11:30am
June 6 – Field Day/Minimum Day
June 12 – Last Day of School
6th Grade Promotion
Minimum Day
August 20 – First day of School!

Cornerstone Club Celebration 5/22

The Cornerstone Club will be celebrating all the great accomplishments they've made this year at their End of the Year Party this Thursday, 5/22/14, at lunch in Room 10. Members are encouraged to bring a side dish, dessert, or drink to share with the group as we spend our last lunch of the year together. We are proud of the initiative, creativity, and dedication the students have shown all year long and look forward to celebrating on Thursday!

Get it and Go Bake Sale! The 6th graders are holding a Bake Sale Wednesday 5/21 after school in front of the Multi. All items will be $1 each and the proceeds will go towards the 6th grade end of year school gift. This is not a Stay and Play. Proper parental supervision is required.

Library Books Due: All books are due during library classes this week. Any books overdue must be returned on Friday, May 23.

Field Day 2014 is quickly approaching. On Friday, June 6th from 10:00 - 12:00 all students 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 tons of games, face painting and a blow-up obstacle course. We need your help to make Field Day a success. Please sign up on the Google doc found here.

We need at least two parents from each class to help!! Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you! Louanne Gonzalez (louannegonzalez@gmail.com)

Dodge Ball Derby with Mr. Heeb. Kids, join our wonderful Mr. Heeb for an action-packed game of dodge ball! This Covington fundraiser is being held on Thursday, June 5th right after school in the green field. The game for 1st - 3rd graders happens from 2:30 - 3:30; the game for 4th - 6th graders runs from 2:45 - 3:45. Cost is $30 per student. Please email sonia_brunner@yahoo.com if your child is interested in joining. Spots are limited.

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!

MEDICATIONS AT SCHOOL – Please pick up your child’s medications from the office on June 12- 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! Any questions, please email us. Thank you kindly,
Monica Sidher RN, BSN, BA District Nurse

Thank you for helping Girl Scout Troop 61164 Save the Polar Bears!
Over the six school days from April 30th and May 7th, we collected 759 walk, bike, or carpool tickets! Traffic duty guards noticed that drop off was lighter and many others noticed the full bike cage. We hope that you enjoyed walking, biking, or carpooling that week and that you will continue to so in the future. A big thank you to AREA 151 in Downtown Los Altos for providing the gift certificates for the winning class at a discounted price. The results of the Polar Bear contest: Pomposo 92, Sitler 85,Nero 62, Welch 61, Cowell 55, Figone 52. Thanks Again from Girl Scout Troop 61164

AMAZON SHOPPERS – Make Your Summer Shopping Count for Covington! Earn referral fees for Covington year-round when you buy just about anything at Amazon. It’s EASY and DOESN’T COST YOU ANYTHING! Go to www.covingtonschool.org, click the Amazon logo on the lower right side 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  aletritschler@gmail.com

Los Altos Art Docents: The Los Altos Art Docents are 80 dedicated volunteers who have taught more than 790 art lessons to the elementary school children in the Los Altos School District.

This year at Covington, the docents taught 119 art lessons. Thank you to Covington parents Jessica Clarke and Cynthia Lee who contributed to the success of our program this year. Congratulations to our newest docents, Sunayna Almal, Sarah Andersen, Yasmin Braun and Sowmya Thvar for completing our training, look for them in the class next year!

New docents are taught the LASD lessons by experienced docents on Wednesday mornings from September through April. The Los Altos Art Docents welcome new members to join the next docent-in-training class in September. To learn more, you are welcome to come to our informational coffee on August, 27th at 10:00 in the board room of the district office. For more information, check us out at www.losaltosartdocents.org!

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.