Covington Howler - 10 Mar • News - Covington Elementary School

March 10, 2015

Covington School Howler

March 10, 2015

Principal’s Message
Dear Covington Families, Electronic Report cards go out this week! The 2nd Trimester has come to a close and report cards will be delivered this Friday, March 13th in a new way. Instead of your child bringing home a paper report card, you will receive an email with the report card attached as a PDF. Blach Junior High has sent their report cards out as an email for the last year, so we are now extending this process to the elementary schools. The advantages to parents receiving the report card via email are many; from saving paper and copying costs to parents being able to store their child's reports electronically. If you wish to also have a paper copy, please contact the office and we will be happy to provide one. At the end of the school year, we will include a paper copy of the report card in each student's cumulative file- as we always have done. Since this is a new process, I ask for your patience (and feedback!) if there are any glitches. Thank you! Open House: Celebration of Learning- SAVE THE DATE! This year we will be opening our doors to students and parents earlier in the year for Open House, newly coined as a "Celebration of Learning." In the past, this event has taken place in May but this year please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of your child on April 2nd. The Covington teachers are still working on this new format for Open House so times are still to be determined. Watch out in the weeks to come for more details. Raquel Matteroli Interim Principal, Covington School

Principal’s Message

Dear Covington Families,

Electronic Report cards go out this week!

The 2nd Trimester has come to a close and report cards will be delivered this Friday, March 13th in a new way. Instead of your child bringing home a paper report card, you will receive an email with the report card attached as a PDF.

Blach Junior High has sent their report cards out as an email for the last year, so we are now extending this process to the elementary schools. The advantages to parents receiving the report card via email are many; from saving paper and copying costs to parents being able to store their child's reports electronically. If you wish to also have a paper copy, please contact the office and we will be happy to provide one. At the end of the school year, we will include a paper copy of the report card in each student's cumulative file- as we always have done. Since this is a new process, I ask for your patience (and feedback!) if there are any glitches. Thank you!

Open House: Celebration of Learning- SAVE THE DATE!

This year we will be opening our doors to students and parents earlier in the year for Open House, newly coined as a "Celebration of Learning." In the past, this event has taken place in May but this year please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of your child on April 2nd. The Covington teachers are still working on this new format for Open House so times are still to be determined. Watch out in the weeks to come for more details.

Raquel Matteroli
Interim Principal, Covington School

Important Dates
Mar. 13 - School Spirit Day: Wear Green Mar. 13 - PTA Meeting/Parent Coffee 8:30am Mar. 13 - Hearing Screening for K, 2, 5 & SDC Mar. 18 & 20 - New Parent Tours @ Egan Mar. 19 - Minimum Day, dismissal at 12:15pm Mar. 23-25 - Covington STEM Expo Mar. 28 - Covington Auction Bombay Dreams April 2 - Covington Open House & Art Show April 3 - Minimum Day, dismissal at 12:15pm April 6-10 - Spring Break April 25 - LASD Jr. Olympics

Important Dates

Mar. 13 - School Spirit Day: Wear Green
Mar. 13 - PTA Meeting/Parent Coffee 8:30am
Mar. 13 - Hearing Screening for K, 2, 5 & SDC
Mar. 18 & 20 - New Parent Tours @ Egan
Mar. 19 - Minimum Day, dismissal at 12:15pm
Mar. 23-25 - Covington STEM Expo
Mar. 28 - Covington Auction Bombay Dreams
April 2 - Covington Open House & Art Show
April 3 - Minimum Day, dismissal at 12:15pm
April 6-10 - Spring Break
April 25 - LASD Jr. Olympics

Covington PTA Auction
Help raise money for Covington while enjoying our community's biggest party of the year. Come dine, drink and dance with us! Covington Auction tickets now on sale! For more information and ticket purchase, https://covington.schoolauction.net/auction2015/tickets/ticket_sales

Covington PTA Auction

Help raise money for Covington while enjoying our community's biggest party of the year. Come dine, drink and dance with us!

Covington Auction tickets now on sale! For more information and ticket purchase, https://covington.schoolauction.net/auction2015/tickets/ticket_sales

LASD JUNIOR OLYMPICS
Important dates: April 25th - LASD Junior Olympics! Parents - why not take a break from your schedule and enjoy the sunshine?! Come join Mr. Heeb at PE times to help coach our athletes. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aRWB3QKCeWwZ8j7QwOye4E0qihGN6me3rDqz0Gd_QDU/edit?usp=sharing Mr. Heeb has practice stations for each event so we really need help. No experience necessary, just words of encouragement and maybe a few tips here. http://lasdschools.org/files/user/1/file/JO_training_guide_revised2012.pdf This event is a favorite for many. It's great to watch the students having so much fun! See you out there!

LASD JUNIOR OLYMPICS

Important dates:

April 25th - LASD Junior Olympics!

Parents - why not take a break from your schedule and enjoy the sunshine?! Come join Mr. Heeb at PE times to help coach our athletes. Sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aRWB3QKCeWwZ8j7QwOye4E0qihGN6me3rDqz0Gd_QDU/edit?usp=sharing

Mr. Heeb has practice stations for each event so we really need help. No experience necessary, just words of encouragement and maybe a few tips here.
http://lasdschools.org/files/user/1/file/JO_training_guide_revised2012.pdf

This event is a favorite for many. It's great to watch the students having so much fun! See you out there!

Hearing Screening
The District Nurses & Health Assistants will be doing Hearing Screening at Covington School for all Kindergarten, 2nd, 5th, and Special Day Classes on Friday March 13, 2015. If your child has a known hearing loss, please notify Health Services Staff the day before the screening: nurses@lasdschools.org. The nurse will mail a referral form and call the parents of students who do not pass the Hearing Screening.

Hearing Screening

The District Nurses & Health Assistants will be doing Hearing Screening at Covington School for all Kindergarten, 2nd, 5th, and Special Day Classes on Friday March 13, 2015. If your child has a known hearing loss, please notify Health Services Staff the day before the screening: nurses@lasdschools.org. The nurse will mail a referral form and call the parents of students who do not pass the Hearing Screening.

Employment Opportunity
NURSE NEEDED: The Los Altos School District needs Registered Nurse substitute(s). Must be available on short notice. Approximate times needed are minimum of three hours, 9:30am-12:30pm. Job will entail covering snack & lunch time to supervise students with type 1 diabetes blood sugar levels and insulin administration; both injection and insulin pump. Monday-Friday. To apply, call Marlene Revelo 650-947-1153.

Employment Opportunity

NURSE NEEDED: The Los Altos School District needs Registered Nurse substitute(s). Must be available on short notice. Approximate times needed are minimum of three hours, 9:30am-12:30pm. Job will entail covering snack & lunch time to supervise students with type 1 diabetes blood sugar levels and insulin administration; both injection and insulin pump. Monday-Friday. To apply, call Marlene Revelo 650-947-1153.

Sixth Grade Immunization Requirement
Pertussis Booster for Students in grade 6 Students currently in 6th grade 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 7th grade in August of 2015. Please provide a copy of your child's immunization record to your school office by March 13, 2015.

Sixth Grade Immunization Requirement

Pertussis Booster for Students in grade 6
Students currently in 6th grade 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 7th grade in August of 2015. Please provide a copy of your child's immunization record to your school office by March 13, 2015.

PTA News
PTA Meeting this Friday: Join us at 8:30am in the Staff Room after the Flag Assembly for our monthly PTA meeting/principal coffee. PTA Minimum Day Activities: There is a minimum day on March 19th and we have a few parties lined up for after-school dismissal. If you are interested in signing your child up, send an email to kavithaherle@gmail.com. Here is the link to the parties available and their timings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KVFRi5mhIh70E-0wzXLd8Jmh9vBQXICKEyDITstlQK8/edit?usp=docslist_api We have three minimum day parties lined up for the 3/19 minimum day: The ever popular Game Truck on the blacktop, from 12:45- 2:15 for grades 2 and up. Cost $40 Athena camp for girls in room 32 from 12:30-2:30pm, open to all grades. Cost $30 Taekwando with Master Sonu in Multi from 12:30- 2:00pm, open to all grades. Cost $30 Make checks payable to Covington PTA dropped off at school office in the PTA Box. Kids going to minimum day parties typically bring lunch from home on the day of the party, eat their lunch immediately after school dismissal and then they are walked over to their respective parties after checking them in. Contact kavithaherle@gmail.com for more questions. Thanks! Tea School Days are here again! To shop the collection and raise money for Covington - go to teaschooldays.com and use the promo code SDS15COVINGTON. Covington will receive 20% of the final order total (before tax & shipping). You will also receive free 6-10 business day shipping on your order. Please share these details with anyone who would like to shop Tea Collection to help raise money for Covington. European Wax Center ‐ Mountain View is Revealing Beautiful Skin....for Covington Elementary! Visit between March 21 and 27, mention Covington Elementary, and European Wax Center ‐ Mountain View will donate 50% of your paid full‐priced services to the school (offer excludes product, wax‐pass, and gift card purchases). All friends and family qualify. Call today to make your reservation. 650 / 965‐8480 Offer good only at European Wax Center ‐ Mountain View 1039‐L El Monte Ave. (El Camino Real and El Monte)

PTA News

PTA Meeting this Friday: Join us at 8:30am in the Staff Room after the Flag Assembly for our monthly PTA meeting/principal coffee.

PTA Minimum Day Activities: There is a minimum day on March 19th and we have a few parties lined up for after-school dismissal. If you are interested in signing your child up, send an email to kavithaherle@gmail.com. Here is the link to the parties available and their timings:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KVFRi5mhIh70E-0wzXLd8Jmh9vBQXICKEyDITstlQK8/edit?usp=docslist_api

We have three minimum day parties lined up for the 3/19 minimum day:

The ever popular Game Truck on the blacktop, from 12:45- 2:15 for grades 2 and up. Cost $40
Athena camp for girls in room 32 from 12:30-2:30pm, open to all grades. Cost $30
Taekwando with Master Sonu in Multi from 12:30- 2:00pm, open to all grades. Cost $30

Make checks payable to Covington PTA dropped off at school office in the PTA Box.

Kids going to minimum day parties typically bring lunch from home on the day of the party, eat their lunch immediately after school dismissal and then they are walked over to their respective parties after checking them in. Contact kavithaherle@gmail.com for more questions. Thanks!

Tea School Days are here again! To shop the collection and raise money for Covington - go to teaschooldays.com and use the promo code SDS15COVINGTON. Covington will receive 20% of the final order total (before tax & shipping). You will also receive free 6-10 business day shipping on your order. Please share these details with anyone who would like to shop Tea Collection to help raise money for Covington.

European Wax Center ‐ Mountain View is Revealing Beautiful Skin....for Covington Elementary! Visit between March 21 and 27, mention Covington Elementary, and European Wax Center ‐ Mountain View will donate 50% of your paid full‐priced services to the school (offer excludes product, wax‐pass, and gift card purchases). All friends and family qualify. Call today to make your reservation. 650 / 965‐8480 Offer good only at European Wax Center ‐ Mountain View 1039‐L El Monte Ave. (El Camino Real and El Monte)

After School Enrichment and Summer Camp Information
New sessions of after-school enrichment classes are now available for registration: http://covingtonschool.org/covingtones/4757-After-School-Programs.html Skyhawks Soccer & Basketball: Wednesdays, grades: K-6 Yoga: Tuesdays, grades 1-5 Made Science Moovin' and Groovin': Tuesdays, grades K-2 CSMA Art: Wednesdays, grades K-2 Young Rembrandts Drawing: Mondays, grades 1-6 Jedi Engineering Legos: Wednesdays, grades: K-3 Coach Ken Soccer: Mondays, grades K-4 All vendors offering classes to grades K-2 will provide supervision at the 6th grade tables from 2:20-2:45pm.

After School Enrichment and Summer Camp Information

New sessions of after-school enrichment classes are now available for registration:

http://covingtonschool.org/covingtones/4757-After-School-Programs.html

Skyhawks Soccer & Basketball: Wednesdays, grades: K-6

Yoga: Tuesdays, grades 1-5

Made Science Moovin' and Groovin': Tuesdays, grades K-2

CSMA Art: Wednesdays, grades K-2

Young Rembrandts Drawing: Mondays, grades 1-6

Jedi Engineering Legos: Wednesdays, grades: K-3

Coach Ken Soccer: Mondays, grades K-4

All vendors offering classes to grades K-2 will provide supervision at the 6th grade tables from 2:20-2:45pm.

LAEF
LAEF's 2014-15 Survey now complete. Thank you for participating in LAEF's 2014-15 Annual Survey. Your feedback is now helping us determine funding priorities for the next school year. LAEF supports enrichment staff and programs at our schools including STEM, Art, Music, PE, Library, and Junior High Electives in addition to improving student to teacher ratios. LAEF is helping the LASD libraries move to the digital age. Find out more about how LASD libraries can equip your student to be smart about finding and using information. LAEF's Annual Report 2013-14 is here. If you haven't had a chance to read LAEF's Annual Report 2013-14, please take a moment today to learn how your contributions to LAEF have made an amazing impact in the lives of our children.

LAEF

LAEF's 2014-15 Survey now complete.

Thank you for participating in LAEF's 2014-15 Annual Survey. Your feedback is now helping us determine funding priorities for the next school year. LAEF supports enrichment staff and programs at our schools including STEM, Art, Music, PE, Library, and Junior High Electives in addition to improving student to teacher ratios.

LAEF is helping the LASD libraries move to the digital age.
Find out more about how LASD libraries can equip your student to be smart about finding and using information.

LAEF's Annual Report 2013-14 is here.
If you haven't had a chance to read LAEF's Annual Report 2013-14, please take a moment today to learn how your contributions to LAEF have made an amazing impact in the lives of our children.

School & Community News
District English Advisory Committee (DELAC) meeting: On March 12th from 5:00-6:00pm in the District Office iLearn Studio, there will be a district-wide meeting about the English Learner program in LASD. On the agenda are the following topics: Information about and Goals of the DELAC, election of officers and input into the District Local Control Accountability Plan process. This is a public meeting and all who are interested are invited to attend. Please contact Raquel Matteroli, Interim Principal at Covington School, at rmatteroli@lasdschools.org, if you have questions. LASD EdTalks Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Friday, March 20 9:00– 10:30am Covington School Multipurpose Room 205 Covington Road Los Altos RSVP through Eventbrite http://edtalkssbac.eventbrite.com This year, California, in addition to 20 other states, will administer the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) test to students in grades 3-12. The SBAC is one of two nationally developed assessments for the Common Core Standards and represents a clear departure from the previous assessment (CST/STAR). The March 20th EDTalk will provide information about the development, administration and scoring of the SBAC. In addition to sharing this information, participants will have an opportunity to experience this assessment first hand. Look for more information about future EdTalk Dates on the LASD website: http://www.lasdschools.org Next EdTalk: May 8, 2015 School & Community News now found via Peachjar: https://www.peachjar.com/index.php?a=28&b=138&region=54001

School & Community News

District English Advisory Committee (DELAC) meeting: On March 12th from 5:00-6:00pm in the District Office iLearn Studio, there will be a district-wide meeting about the English Learner program in LASD. On the agenda are the following topics: Information about and Goals of the DELAC, election of officers and input into the District Local Control Accountability Plan process. This is a public meeting and all who are interested are invited to attend. Please contact Raquel Matteroli, Interim Principal at Covington School, at rmatteroli@lasdschools.org, if you have questions.

LASD EdTalks Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
Friday, March 20
9:00– 10:30am
Covington School Multipurpose Room
205 Covington Road
Los Altos
RSVP through Eventbrite
http://edtalkssbac.eventbrite.com
This year, California, in addition to 20 other states, will administer the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) test to students in grades 3-12. The SBAC is one of two nationally developed assessments for the Common Core Standards and represents a clear departure from the previous assessment (CST/STAR). The March 20th EDTalk will provide information about the development, administration and scoring of the SBAC. In addition to sharing this information, participants will have an opportunity to experience this assessment first hand. Look for more information about future EdTalk Dates on the LASD website: http://www.lasdschools.org
Next EdTalk: May 8, 2015

School & Community News now found via Peachjar: https://www.peachjar.com/index.php?a=28&b=138&region=54001

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