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Feb 23, 2016
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Covington Howler|
In This Issue:
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Message from the Principals |
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Dear Parents & Community Members, Welcome back everyone! We hope you enjoyed the gorgeous weather last week during our time away. When the weather is nice, we all enjoy getting outside for recreation and play. This past Sunday, there was an op-ed piece in the New York Times about ‘fear conditioning;’http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/21/opinion/sunday/why-do-we-teach-girls-that-its-cute-to-be-scared.html The piece was primarily addressing why girls are not encouraged to be risk takers as much as boys. But this premise can really be applied to any gender. The author pointed out that studies have shown that physical activity like sports, hiking and playing outside are related to developing self esteem. Participating in adventurous activities, with supervision, teaches problem solving, responsibility and confidence. For all children, we need to encourage free play outdoors; and rather than use the language of fear (be careful, that’s too scary), employ words that encourage bravery and resilience. The author of the NYT piece is a firefighter in San Francisco and she said, “..fear is not a reason to quit. I put my fear where it belonged, behind my feelings of focus, confidence and courage.” In this way, we can prepare our children for the challenges they will find along their way in life. Warmest regards, Erin S. Green and Kami Thordarson |
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FRIENDLY REMINDER: ABSENCE REPORTING Please Call or Email Attendance |
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Your student sick or at a doctor’s appointment? TO REPORT AN ABSENCE: EMAIL CovingtonAttendance@lasdschools.org OR CALL THE ATTENDANCE LINE: 650-947-1101. Please include:
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Pick Up Time Reminders |
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Please be sure to pick your children up promptly at dismissal. Safety is our upmost concern and there is no supervision provided unless your children are enrolled in an after-school program. Students are not permitted to wait on the playground or in front of the school without an assigned, responsible adult present. Thank you! Kinder dismissal: 2:15pm 1st & 2nd grade dismissal: 2:20pm 3rd-6th grade dismissal: 2:40pm |
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6th Grade Fundraiser |
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6th grade fundraiser this Friday, 2/26, after school in front of the multi room. be Otter Pops and Rings Pops each for $1. Not a stay and play. |
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Incoming Jr. High Parent Tours/Meetings |
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Egan School: Feb. 24 @9:30am, Feb. 25 @ 1pm Blach School: March 21st @9:30 and March 22nd @ 1:30. |
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PTA NEWS |
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Covington's "Roaring 20's" Auction. Tickets Still Available. http://www.covingtonschool.org/covingtones/8313-Auction-2016.html
________________________________________________________________ Dine out for Covington at Aldo’s on Monday, March 7 from 5-9 PM. Remember to mention Covington and a percentage of proceeds will be donated to our school. Aldo is located at 388 Main Street in Los Altos. 650-949-2300. |
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Girl Scout Cookies |
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Girl Scout cookies!! Covington Junior Troop 61164 and Brownie Troop 61101 will be selling Girl Scout Cookies on Thursday 2/25 and Friday 2/26 after school near the multi. They are $5 a box. Make sure to stop by to pick up your favorites! Thank you for supporting the Girl Scouts! |
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LAEF |
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Elementary & Junior High The White House, LASD & LAEF: Computer Science for All! On January 30th, the While House proposed $4 billion in funding for the “Computer Science for All” initiative for training teachers to bring computer science to students. Our LASD students already have access to Computer Science thanks to LAEF’s generous grant, to LASD’s Leadership, who believed in an innovative education, to the fantastic STEM teachers who jumped in to learn code, to our principals and teachers for their support, and of course, thanks to our enthusiastic students. Now the rest of the country will begin to catch up! To learn more or to make your annual gift; please go to LAEFonline.org. |
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LASD & Community Announcements |
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School & Community News now found via Peachjar: https://www.peachjar.com/index.php?a=28&b=138®ion=54001 Become a LIVING CLASSROOM docent... share your love of nature with kids! It's time to plant tomatoes, dissect flowers, explore the plants used by the Ancient Civilizations, and harvest and make yummy pretzels from the winter wheat the students planted last Fall! If you like all those things and more, please consider becoming a Living Classroom docent! LIving Classroom is looking for docents to help deliver fun hands-on garden-based lessons to the students of the Los Altos School District. No experience necessary as we provide all the training needed! Our Spring Docent Training will take place Monday mornings in March from 9 - Noon on 3/7, 3/14, 3/21 and 3/28. Please click HERE to view our Spring Training Flyer which lists the locations of each of our trainings. Apprentice-style training also available to those who can’t make our Monday morning trainings. Questions? Email us at livingclassroom@lasdschools.org or call (650) 947-1103. For more information about Living Classroom, please visit our website at www.living-classroom.org. LIVING CLASSROOM SPONSORED COMMUNITY EVENT: NATIVE PLANT TALK: "The Magic and Importance of Native Plants in our School Gardens” by Frank Niccoli Monday, February 29th from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Los Altos School District Office (iLearn Studio) 201 Covington Road, Los Altos CA 94024 Please join us for a presentation about the importance of native plants in our school gardens by Frank Niccoli, an instructor of Environmental Horticulture at Foothill College and gardener for over 55 years. The presentation will be followed by an optional tour of Covington School’s native plant garden. Please RSVP to Living Classroom Program Coordinator Caroline Chan at cchan@lasdschools.org. All are welcome…Bring a friend! Click HERE to view and/or print a flyer for this event. |
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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. |