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February 14, 2017
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Covington Howler
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HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY
Important Dates:
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Message from our STEM Teacher |
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Dear Parents, Am I the only one who feels like this school year has already passed us by so quickly? It’s hard to believe that it’s already time for the 2017 STEM Expo! Thanks to LAEF, PTA, and tons of district and community support, we are fortunate enough to be hosting our third Expo at Covington! I wanted to take a minute to remind you of a few important dates and notes: Dates: Tuesday, February 28 - Thursday, March 2 Community STEM EXPO Open House: Wednesday, March 1 4:30 - 8:00 Location: Covington multi Synopsys Outreach Foundation has generously donated tri-fold boards for your use. If you haven’t already, please retrieve one from the STEM Lab or the front office. To set up your tri-fold board, project, and any other materials, we recommend you come prepared on the afternoon of Monday, February 27 for early bird check in. If you do not check in on Monday afternoon, the multi will be open at 7:30 on Tuesday morning. Please come as early as possible so the check-in rush doesn’t cause any tardies! We will have a few community members to review projects, and we encourage students to present to them for feedback. I will be sending out the presentation schedule by Friday, February 17. Please consider volunteering for the STEM Expo by completing this form as soon as possible! For more information, please visit the Covington STEM Expo website. I look forward to seeing all the amazing projects! Katie Farley STEM Teacher |
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After School Programs |
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New after school program starting in March: Hey, 4th - 6th grade students! Come join us every Thursday from 2:45 – 4:45 in the Covington STEM Lab beginning March 16 to build your very own RC airplane. The curriculum concepts covered in this course will include engineering, problem solving, aerodynamics, principles of flight, air pressure and air resistance, electromagnetism, and robotics (to name a few!). Each class will have a science and engineering content lesson built into the engineering of the plane. Registration is now open on Activity Hero. Contact Katie Farley with questions: katiesfarley@gmail.com. See you there! Space is limited! Scholarships are available! *Program profits will be donated to LASD to help fund teacher and support staff.*
Looking for something for your kids to do after school? Check out Activity Hero on the Covington Website and browse this class and other offerings; http://covingtonschool.org/ |
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LASD Jr Olympics |
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Attention 4th • 5th • 6th Graders The 57th LASD Junior Olympics is coming! Saturday, April 29, 2017, 8am-4pm, Mountain View High School Every 4th, 5th and 6th grader in Los Altos School District is invited to participate in the 57th Annual Junior Olympics! This event brings together the seven LASD elementary schools for a friendly track & field competition, in which everyone is encouraged to strive for their personal best and cheer on their classmates as they compete. More information and important Junior Olympics dates available at Important JO Dates: Week of Feb 27th: JO training begins during PE Thursday, March 2nd: Time Trials for relay teams begin Friday, March 24th at 2:30 pm: Relay teams posted Monday, April 3rd - Event selection week Friday, April 28th at 1:45 pm: Pep Rally on the blacktop Saturday, April 29th from 8 - 4 pm: JUNIOR OLYMPICS at MVHS. All welcome! Tuesday, May 23rd at 8:45am: Awards Assembly at Covington. Parents welcome! |
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PTA NEWS |
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Early Bird Pricing Ends this Friday 2/17 Make sure to buy your auction tickets and 'teacher for a day' tickets here before you head off on Winter Break! Prices go up to $100 per head on Saturday 2/18. Auction Donations We are still accepting auction donations - please let us know if you have hotel points, sports tickets, a vacation home or any other item to donate to our auction. We'd also love to hear from you if you can host a kids or adults party next year. Thanks! Thinking ahead to 2017/18 In order to plan for next year, PTA would love to have some expressions of interest from people who would like to get more involved in organizing the walkathon, auction, or other school events next year. Please contact fionnuala@gmail.com or ntrishwish77@gmail.com if you would like to hear more about PTA volunteer opportunities. |
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Information for Parents of Incoming 7th Graders |
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Egan: Mar. 3rd - 9:30am-10:30am Parent Info & School Tour Blach: Feb 15th - Blach Parent Info Night 7:00pm-8:15pm Mar. 17th - 1:30pm-3:00pm, Parent Tour (no presentation) Mar. 20th - 9:30am-11:00am, Parent Tour (no presentation) |
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PTA After School Play - Peter Pan Jr |
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Mark your calendars for the 2017 Covington School Musical, Peter Pan Jr. April 22nd 3pm and 6pm and April 23rd 3pm and 6pm
It is sure to be a spectacular show with 2 casts and 4 Performances. Tickets are $10 and will go on sale in March. |
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LAEF |
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Get Matched in February Love is in the air this week, and two LASD families have offered to match your LAEF donation! That means that all NEW donations and any dollar you give OVER your donation amount last year will be doubled, up to $20,000. Celebrate this Valentine’s Day and get matched by giving to LAEF at www.LAEFonline.org. LAEF Celebrates the 100th Day of School Did you know that LAEF pays for teachers at every school enhancing your child’s education every day? LAEF funds STEM, PE, Art, Computer Science, Music, Library, smaller class sizes in K-3 and an Instructional Support Teacher for Math. Learn more at www.LAEFonline.org about what your child has learned in his or her first 100 days, thanks to contributions to LAEF. |
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LASD & COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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School & Community News now found via Peachjar: https://www.peachjar.com/ |