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December 6, 2016
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Covington Howler|
Important Dates:
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Principal’s Message |
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Dear Covington Community, Winter Concert is Thursday!! You are cordially invited to the upper grade Winter Concert this Thursday at 1:00pm in the multi. Our 4th, 5th and 6th graders will entertain us with a collection of seasonal music to highlight their learning from our district provided music program. They will be led under the direction of our fabulous music team! The music program, and the performance, are made possible by your generous donations to Los Altos Education Fund (LAEF). Without your generous donations to LAEF, this program wouldn’t be possible. Thank you (on behalf of your kids) for investing in this aspect of ‘rounding’ their education. Research shows the many ways that music activates the brain; and students also learn valuable teamwork, perseverance and performance skills! So, thank you & I hope to see you Thursday afternoon! Ability Awareness Week is Coming!! We Need You! Ability Awareness Week is January 3rd-6th. This powerful and impactful week will help Covington students grow empathy and compassion for those with physical and learning challenges. Through a series of experiential activities, students get a sense of what it is like to experience challenges. Reflective discussions after each activity help students understand that we all face challenges and empathy is sparked- for ALL students. This incredible experience can only take place through the use of parent volunteers. We are still looking for a few parents to help out. A quick training is provided on Tuesday, Dec. 13th at either 8:45am or 7:00pm. Please fill out this form if you can assist us! Thanks for all you do for the Covington community!
Regards, Wade Spenader Principal |
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Open Enrollment For Kinder/TK In Progress Now |
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2016 Kinder Registration: Open Enrollment until 2/3/17. To qualify for kindergarten, your child must be 5 years of age on or before September 1, 2017. Children who turn 5 between Sept 2 and Dec. 2, 2017 qualify for Transitional Kindergarten. Please visit the Covington Office to pick up a registration packet. |
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Student Council News |
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Canned Food Drive: Covington’s Student Council is running a canned food drive to support local families in need. Students may place donations in the boxes in their classrooms or in the donation bins in front of the school. All donations will go to Second Harvest Food Bank. The drive began last Monday, and will continue until next Wednesday, December 14th. Please consider making a donation and supporting our community! Our school goal is 500 lbs of food. Our individual goal is an average of two donations per student. Thank you! |
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Los Altos Educational Foundation |
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LASD Winter Music Concerts & Computer Science Ed Week We hope you enjoy the sounds of the season coming from our 4th, 5th and 6th grade LASD Winter Music Concerts in addition to hearing inspiring stories of our K-8 students participating in “Hour of Code” during Computer Science Education Week. Parent donations to LAEF have made these enriching educational experiences possible. That’s why we are requesting your support by donating at LAEFonline.org by 12/31. Buy Your Holiday Cards from Tiny Prints & Support LAEF By ordering your holiday cards from Tiny Prints at https://www.tinyprints.com/storefront/laef, you’ll save on your cards and LAEF will receive a donation from every order! It’s another easy way to support LAEF during this season of giving. Thank you! |
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Absence Information |
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Friendly Reminder: The State of California Education Code only allows 3 unexcused absences per year. The only excused absences are for illness, medical appointments or family emergencies. If you are planning to travel during scheduled school time, please visit the office and request an Independent Study Program. Independent study is an optional educational alternative to classroom instruction available to all students in the district. We offer short term independent study which has specific guidelines of a minimum of 5 days, maximum of 15 days. Teachers need at least 3 days notice to prepare work for an independent study. |
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PTA News |
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Purchase your Holiday Tree at Kiwanis Tree Lot and support Covington PTA. The Los Altos Kiwanis Tree Lot is now open through Dec. 18. Each year they sell trees and donate the profits to local organizations, including our school. For every tree purchased at this tree lot, $5 or $10 (based on tree size) will be donated to our school's PTA. Simply mention Covington School at checkout.
The lot is open Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Mondays through Fridays 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m at Lucky's parking lot at Foothill Expressway and Arboretum. The lot features noble firs, tree stands, wreaths, garlands and centerpieces. ***********************
*********************** PTA Play: Peter Pan Jr. Registration. Registration forms went home in Thurs/Fri envelopes for all 4th, 5th and 6th graders. Additional forms are available in the office Peter Pan box. Please drop off registration forms and cash/check payments in the Peter Pan box in the office. For Credit card payments use online registration- link below. Deadline for registration is December 9th, 2016. Cost is $250 which includes T-shirt. Scholarships are available. Contact Arezou Bahman (arezoua@yahoo.com) with any questions. Online registration: http://covingtonpta.3dcartstores.com/Peter-Pan-Jr-Registration_p_ *********************** Covington School PTA is proud to partner with the Family Giving Tree, a charitable organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children and individuals throughout the Bay Area. For over 25 years, the Family Giving Tree has fulfilled more than 1.3 million specific holiday wishes and is looking to our group to continue their work. This year, Family Giving Tree has set a goal to fulfill the holiday wishes of 75,000 local children. Our group has committed to fulfill 275 wishes! I am writing to invite you to join us as we try to reach this goal by December 12, 2016. You can fulfill the holiday wish of a local child or adult in one of the following ways: 1. Choose a card and shop for the specific gift. Wish cards with the name, age, gender, and wish of a person in need are located in each classroom and in the school office. 2. Go online and sponsor a child or adult's wish by visiting http://vgt.familygivingtree.org/CovingtonElem Please contact me if you have any questions, or visit www.FamilyGivingTree.org for more information about the Family Giving Tree’s Holiday Wish Drive. Every gift is another wish fulfilled! We will have donation drop off boxes located outside the office starting Monday, November 28th. All gifts are due by 8:30am on December 12th. For all those that participate in making a wish come true there will be a movie and pizza night on a date to be determined in February. Please contact us with any questions. Thank you, Trish Carballar ntrishwish77@gmail.com, Angela Wilson angelawilson618@gmail. *********************** HOLIDAY AMAZON SHOPPERS – Make Your Holiday Shopping Count for Covington! Earn referral fees for Covington on purchases of books, electronics, school supplies, and more. It’s EASY and DOESN’T COST YOU ANYTHING! Please use this link (bookmark it!) or go to www.covingtonschool.org, click the Amazon logo on the lower right side, then select and purchase your items as you normally would. Covington will automatically receive a referral fee from Amazon. No sign-up required. Questions? Contact Jennie Ebbitt at jtebbitt@gmail.com. |
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LASD & Community Announcements |
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Egan Holiday Craft Faire. Come shop for the holidays! Egan School seventh and eighth grade students are busily making all kinds of homemade crafts and gift items to sell at their annual Holiday Craft Faire. Items for sale will include pillows, soaps, jewelry, clothing accessories, hats, candles, origami as well as ornaments, holiday crafts, decorations and food items. The Holiday Craft Faire will take place on Friday, December 9 from 7:30a-12:30p at Egan School (100 West Portola Avenue). Everyone is welcome! Become a LIVING CLASSROOM docent... share your love of nature with kids! It's time to build bird nests, make yummy soup from the veggies we harvest from our school gardens, discover symmetry inside fruit, and make natural dyes from plants! If you like all those things and more, please consider becoming a Living Classroom docent! LIving Classroom is looking for docents to help deliver 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 Winter Docent Training will take place at the LASD iLearn Studio on Monday mornings from 9 - Noon on 12/5, 12/12*, 1/9 and 1/23 (*the 12/12 training will take place at the Palo Alto School District Science Resource Center). Please click here to view our Winter Training Flyer. Apprentice-style training also available for 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. 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. |