Covington Howler

November 10, 2015

In This Issue:

• Message from the Principals

• When to Keep Sick Children Home

• Parking Lot Protocols

• Hot Lunch News

• Combined Payment Donations

• News and Announcements

Quick Dates for your Calendar:

• Nov. 11:  Veteran’s Day: No School

• Nov 13: PTA Meeting

• Nov 16: Walkathon Assembly

• Nov 23 & 24: Parent-Teacher Conferences. No School for Students.

• Nov 25 - 27: Thanksgiving Holiday: No School.

• Nov 30 - Dec 4: Book Fair

• Dec. 3: Kinder & New Student Information Night

• Dec.. 8: Music Concert Grades 4-6, 1pm.

• Dec 9: Dine Out for Covington @ Maltbys

• Dec 21-  Jan.1 : Winter Recess: No School.

• March 19: Covington Auction: Save the Date!

Message from the Principals

Dear Covington Families,    

Please join us at our Covington PTA Meeting/Principal Coffee this Friday at 8:40am in the staff room. Our STEM teacher, Katie Farley, will be talking about our fabulous STEM program and sharing some of the projects our students are working on with our 3D printer.

Remember there is no school tomorrow as we take a day off to honor our veterans who have served our country.  School resumes on Thursday on a regular schedule.   

Warmest Regards,

Erin S. Green and Kami Thordarson

Notice From The District Nurse: When to Stay Home

School is a place where colds and diseases can spread rapidly. Children who are ill should stay home from school, rest and recuperate. Sometimes it is difficult, especially early in the morning, to know whether or not to send your child to school. The following guidelines are indications that you should keep your child home:

• Fever of 99.6 F or higher

• Vomiting or diarrhea

• Chills

• Nausea

• Coughing, sneezing and/or runny nose

• Headache

• Wheezing or trouble breathing

• Sore throat or trouble swallowing

• Rash or unusual sores or spots

• Generalized muscle aches and pains

• Unusually red, crusted or burning eyes

• Head Lice or Nits

It is required to keep your child home until he/she has been symptom free without medication for 24 hours.

Also, NOTIFY THE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY if your child is exposed to or contracts chicken pox, mumps or measles.  These conditions can be life threatening to students who are undergoing therapies that suppress their immune systems. Please click here for the LASD Health policies.

Attendance

Absences and late arrivals are to be reported to the school by a parent or guardian by calling the Covington Attendance Line at (650) 947-1101 by 9:00am, or sending a electronic form via our website http://covingtonschool.org/covingtones/8208-Untitled.html

Children who arrive after the school day begins must sign in at the office to receive a late arrival (blue slip) pass. For an appointment during school hours, please go to the office to sign out your child. Your child will be sent to the office to meet you.

Observed religious holidays are considered excused absences as long as the absence has been requested in advance in writing by the parent or guardian and approved by the principal or designee (E.C. 48205, B.P. 5113).

Safety First: Parking Lot Reminders

When driving through the pick up lane, pull as far forward as possible and please stay in your car (please do not leave your car unattended to go and pick up your child).  If your children need assistance unloading their backpacks from the car, please park in a space and escort them to the front of the school. Stopping to unload Zucas and other rolling backpacks in the drop off lane causes problematic traffic jams.

• You are welcome to park your car in a space and walk with your children in the morning or to meet your children after school.

• Please make sure to pull all the way up to the curb when you drop off your children off at the curb.

• Once you drop off your children, please proceed out of the parking lot. Traffic needs to continue to flow to avoid back-ups on neighboring streets.

• Thank you for not using your cell phone while driving in the school parking lot.

• If the Covington parking lot is full, you may park in the back portion of the St. William’s parking lot.  The church is generously sharing their parking lot and we respect their wish to keep the front lot available for their functions.  

• Thank you so much for helping to keep all of our students be safe!

PTA Combined Payment Forms Still Needed

Back to School Combined Payment! We still need donations to avoid canceling some assemblies & field trips.   Keep those donations coming to help pay for field trips, assemblies, school supplies, class parties etc.  We depend on your generosity to make our school great. If we don’t meet our goal, some field trips and assemblies will need to be canceled.  You can find the form online and pay by echeck: http://covingtonschool.org/covingtones/4770-Back-to-School-Purchases.html

Paper forms are also available in the school office, in the Combined Payment cubby.

Thank you from the Covington PTA.

PTA NEWS

COMING SOON:  COVINGTON BOOK FAIR- 11/30 thru 12/4

Come visit our Scholastic Monster Book Fair!  From November 30th through December 4th, 2015 the Covington Multi will be transformed into an amazing bookstore filled with engaging, fun books.  

Daily Hours:   8:15am - 3:30pm, November 30th - December 4th

Family Night:  Wednesday, Dec. 2nd   6:00pm - 8:00pm

Our Book Fair needs volunteers as well as shoppers!  Please sign up through SignUpGenius through the Covington Website, or by clicking here: Volunteer for Monster Book Fair!

www.signupgenius.com/go/20F044DACAD2FAA8-2015

Questions?  Ask Mara (marastarkey@gmail.com) or Elise (elise55@gmail.com)

Aladdin Jr. Registrations for the Covington PTA 2016 musical, Aladdin Jr., will begin this week. All 4th-6th graders are encouraged to participate! Registration forms will go home with all 4-6th graders in their weekly folders. Additional registration forms will be available in the office in the “school play cubby”  towards the end of this week.

Registration deadline is December 4th.

Auditions will be held December 15th and 18th from 2:45-4:30pm. Students must attend both days. Everyone gets a part!

Rehearsals will begin January 5th, Tuesdays and Fridays 2:45-4:30pm.

Performances will be on Sat and Sun April 23rd and 24th. Students must be available on both performance dates and all rehearsal dates to register.Registration is $250 which includes a Tshirt. Scholarships available.

Please contact Arezou Bahman (arezoua@yahoo.com) with any questions.

Hot Lunch Crunch: We still need volunteers to help with hot lunch. Without an adequate number of volunteers to help distribute lunches, we will have to eliminate hot lunch at least one day each week. Please see the google doc and sign up to help. Each shift is only from 11:45-12:10 and you get a $5 credit toward hot lunch with each shift you work. Please contact yasmin.braun@gmail.com with any questions.

Girls on the Run!. WHAT IS GIRLS ON THE RUN? Girls on the Run is a life-changing, after-school program for girls in 3rd-6th grades. Girls learn life skills such as healthy decision-making, teamwork and confidence while training to complete a 5K!. WHEN IS GIRLS ON THE RUN? The season starts the week of February 29 and culminates in the end-of-season Girls on the Run 5K on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Vasona Park in Los Gatos. Our team will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:40-4:30 pm (lessons take place on campus).  HOW DO I REGISTER MY DAUGHTER? This year Girls on the Run has moved to a lottery registration system. Registration is online only at www.gotrsv.org/program-registration.

- Lottery Registration Period: Saturday, December 5-Monday, December 7, at 11:59 pm. ARE NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE Yes! Scholarships MUST be applied for and approved BEFORE registering your daughter for the program.

- You MUST apply by Tuesday, December 1, in order to receive a scholarship code in time to use and register during the lottery registration period.

- The scholarship application and instructions are available at www.gotrsv.org/scholarships.

QUESTONS? Contact Head Coach Suzanne Kasso at crazee_kasso@yahoo.com or Director Miyoko Beetem at miyoko@gotrsv.org or visit www.gotrsv.org.

Lost & Found: Come Claim Items Before Thanksgiving!

LOST & FOUND!!! Please check the Lost & Found bin outside the Multipurpose Room. There are now over 50 jackets & coats hanging on the rack!!! In the bin below, there are long forgotten lunch boxes, water bottles, baseball caps, socks, pens, rulers, etc.

NOTE: All unclaimed contents will be emptied out & donated to charity during the Thanksgiving Holiday.

LAEF

100,000 Matching Grant Met & Surpassed

We are most grateful to the 284 families who made their first donation to LAEF or increased their donation this year. Their participation lead to $176,201 in donations, of which $100,000 was doubled by the LAEF Board! Through the generosity of these and many more families, we are close to reaching the $2M mark towards meeting our $3.5M goal.

Did you know that LAEF funds our school’s PE teacher?

We don't have to share our awesome PE teacher with other schools as in years past, thanks to LAEF's increased grant for 2015-16. If you didn’t catch it on Facebook (www.facebook.com/LAEFonline/?fref=ts), Loyola’s PE Teacher, Mr Cercedes, organized a fun “Thriller” dance for their Halloween Parade. Three cheers for our LASD PE Teachers, all funded by LAEF.

To learn more about LAEF, pledge or donate, go to LAEFonline.org.

LASD & Community Announcements