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Covington Howler - 12 May
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May 12, 2015 |
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Principal’s Message |
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Dear Covington Families, This past Friday during morning assembly we highlighted students that have been recognized outside of LASD for following their passion. I would also like to share with you about those students this week. 3rd grader Sean Kwon and 6th grader Mihir Mirchandani recently won second place in the Calchess 40th Annual States Championship for students in grades K-8. They hope to inspire other Covington students to participate in future chess championships. Two 4th graders, Jackson O’Reilly and Susan Clay, were recognized for the essays they wrote for the Margaret Thompson Historical Essay Contest. You can read their amazing work here: Essays. 6th grader Laila Bahman was one of five finalists in a girls inventor contest and won a trip to a special conference in Milwaukee that recognized these girls’ business savvy. Laila created “Bad Dreams” spray, a set of aromatherapy sprays, that help eliminate bad dreams. Another student we will be recognizing this Friday, Richard Shi, entered a creative invention contest through Scholastic and Klutz books to address an everyday problem. Out of 30,000 applicants he was one of 10 chosen nationwide. His invention was a backpack with helium compartments kids could use to counteract the weight of all of the books and binders they carry. Here’s to Covington students following their passion! Enjoy the week! Raquel Matteroli, Interim Principal |
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Important Dates |
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May 14 - Last Homework Club May 15 - 6th Grade Girls Basketball Tournament 3pm May 16 - Pet Parade May 18 - Upper Grade Music Concert, 1pm May 19 - Dine Out for Covington @ Pasta Market May 22 - All Library Books due May 25 - Memorial Day, No School May 28 - LASD CSTEM showcase @ Almond School May 29 - Volunteer Tea May 29 - 6th Grade Boys Basketball Tournament 3pm June 2 - Primary Music Concert, 1pm June 5 - Field Day June 5 - Minimum Day for Students, Dismissal at 12:15pm June 10 - 6th Grade Promotion, 8:30am-10:00am June 10 - Last Day of School, Start time 8:15am, Dismissal at 11:15am. |
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Pet Parade Information - This Weekend! |
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Hi Covington School, This is the information about where to meet for the pet parade. Remember wear your blue and orange and lets show our Covington spirit! On behalf of the Los Altos Kiwanis Club, we look forward to having you participate in our 68th Annual Pet Parade this Saturday, May 16th, 2015. As downtown will be walled off by the Los Altos Police Department by 8am, please note the preferred parking areas for participants on the periphery of downtown on the attached map. Please also review the Guidelines and Rules with your group. As this event is a City sponsored Heritage event, we cannot stress the importance of no solicitation of any kind and the sale of goods or giveaways is not allowed. Please arrive to STAGING AREA B-4 starting at 9am. The parade will start promptly at 10am. We look forward to seeing you this Saturday. Will be lots of fun! Any questions email Trish Carballar ntrishwish77@gmail.com |
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LAEF |
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LAEF: $90,548 and three weeks to go With just three weeks left of school, LAEF needs your support to help us fulfill our promise and grant to LASD for 2014-15. We have received quite a few donations and corporate matches in the past two weeks, but still are $90,548 short to fully fund your child's enrichment this year. Please donate today or request a match from your company to pay for the programs your child has enjoyed THIS current year, including STEM, PE, art, library, music and smaller class sizes in K-3. We strive for 100% participation from our families, and it’s not too late to give. Please donate at laefonline.org or drop a check in our school’s office this week. Thank you. |
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PTA NEWS |
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School Toolbox: Parents: Please do not order from School Tool Box. Some of you may have received an email from School Tool Box today encouraging you to order supplies for next year. Covington is no longer working with School Tool Box, so please do not order from them. In an effort to save money and ensure all classroom get all the supplies they need, the PTA and the Covington Elementary School Office will be ordering all the supplies for all classrooms in K-6. Expect to receive ordering and donation instructions in the next week. Best, Jessica Speiser PTA President PTA Meeting News: At Covington PTA's last general meeting of the school year this past Friday, May 8th, the PTA voted to pass our 2015/2016 budget and approved the 2015/2016 Executive Board. The budget, while it approved $60,000 for a 5 foot white decomposed running track around Covington's field, it for the most part maintained the status quo. I (Jessica Speiser) will be working with district employees and Suzanne Kasso and Jen Springer to make sure the LASD Board approves the construction of this track this summer and hope that we will have a track to come back to in August! The Executive Board for 2015/2016 includes: President: Jessica Speiser, Executive VP: Suzanne Kasso, VP, Fundraising: Jennifer Bennett, VP, Non-Fundraising: Lara Sullivan, Financial Secretary: Trish Carballar, Treasurer: Ashish Patel (NEW!), Secretary: Ingrid Choong, Historian: Greer Olenick (NEW!) and Auditor: Stu Elefant. Field Day 2015 is quickly approaching. On Friday, June 5th 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: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ASxVoRDnWqNkaV25c8nxCHeTCUWKPeb3RsqcmXwShM/edit?usp=sharing 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) Dine Out For Covington: Have you eaten at the restaurant providing our kids' school lunches? Come dine at Pasta Market on Tuesday, May 19th. Pasta Market will donate a portion of their proceeds back to our school. Pasta Market is located at 4546 El Camino Real in Los Altos at the corner of El Camino and San Antonio. (650) 949-1235. |
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Lost & Found |
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Lost & Found - Donation time!! We will be donating all lost & found items, next Friday, May 22nd. Please check the bin for your children's clothing, lunch boxes and water bottles by then. ' |
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LIBRARY NEWS |
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May 15: Last day to check out books May 22: ALL books need to be returned by this date. May 28: Library Closed for Summer Books may be returned to book return carts in most classrooms, brought directly to the library, or dropped off in the book return box in the school office. Lost Books: If you have lost your book, then we will request payment in order to purchase replacement copies. Please check your emails that are coming from - Mrs. Drobot, mdrobot@lasdschools.org Thank you! |
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Student Council News |
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Hello, parents! As you probably already know, Nepal was recently hit with a devastating earthquake. The Covington School student council officers have chosen this as their final philanthropic venture for the school year. If you have any funds available to donate, please send them into your child’s classroom teacher. Here are the details: Funds will be raised from Monday, May 4 - Friday, May 22 You may donate either through the school, or through the Oxfam website Checks can be made out to “Covington School”. Cash is preferred over coins. Thank you in advance for your consideration! Sincerely, The Covington School Student Council |
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Last Homework Club |
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Notice to Parents of Homework Club Attendees: The last day of Homework Club is Thursday May 14th. Thank you to all of our homework club teachers for providing this great resource for students! |
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From the LASD School Nurse |
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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 current school office as soon as possible. |
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School & Community News |
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CUB SCOUT PICNIC – Join Cub Scouts Meet Pack 76 Cub Scouts and their families to learn more about Cub Scouting at our annual Informational Picnic. When: Friday, May 15, 5-7pm Where: Shoup Park (400 University Ave, just south of Burke Rd), Los Altos What: Food, Beverages, and Fun provided. Who: Any boys in K-4th grade thinking of joining Cub Scouts + a parent For more information: Lauren Hasenhuttl, Pack 76 Committee Chair (lhasenhu@gmail.com) School & Community News now found via Peachjar: https://www.peachjar.com/index.php?a=28&b=138®ion=54001 |
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How to Submit an Article to the Covington Howler |
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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. |
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