Covington Elementary 2011-12

The Covington Howler – May 17, 2012

catemills — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:52:41 +0000

From Erin Green, Principal

Dear Covington Parents and Community Members,

Mark your calendars/End of the Year Events
This is a very busy time of year. Here are some highlighted events on campus that you will want to be aware of over the next few weeks.

May 17 – Open House Tonight! 6:30pm-7:30pm
May 18 – Minimum Day
May 18 – 6th Grade Basketball Tournament – Blach 3:30pm
May 19 – Pet Parade
May 23 – Junior Olympics Slide Show, 2pm
May 25 – Volunteer Breakfast, 8:00am-8:30am
May 28 – Memorial Day-Holiday
May 31 – K-3 Spring Sing, 8:45am
June 1 – Minimum Day, Last Indoor Assembly!, Field Day
June 5 – Read In , 4th Grade Musical Instrument Road Show
June 6 – 8:30 6th Grade Promotion, K-5 11:15 Dismissal

I look forward to seeing everyone tonight at our Open House!

Sincerely,
Erin S. Green

Principal

From the School Librarian
ALL LIBRARY BOOKS DUE TOMORROW – MAY 18
It’s been a wonderful year in the library, but all good things must come to an end. All books must be returned to classrooms, the library, or the book return box in the office by Friday, May 18th. Overdue/Bill Notices will be issued beginning May 22nd. Parents, please help your students locate their books and return them on time. If you have problems locating a book, pleasecontact me. Maureen Drobot
mailto:mdrobot@lasdschools.org

From Student Council
Friday, May 25 we will celebrate the end of the year with a Hawaiian themed day! Wear your Hawaiian gear and get in vacation-mode! Also, Wednesday, May 30 we will have our final fundraiser for clean water in Ecuador! Please join us at Armadillo Willy’s and present your flyer, which will allow part of the proceeds to go to our fund. Thank you!

From the PTA

Pet Parade – 5/19
Come one, come all to the Kiwanis Club Pet Parade happening Saturday, May 19th. The Covington clan will meet in area F4 – the parking lot directly across from Maria’s Antiques on 1st.First Street – at 9:15am. We will start walking on Main Street at First Street promptly at 10:00am. Look for the Covington banner and the blue and orange balloons! Bring your furry, or not-so furry critters, and don’t forget your favorite stuffed animals because they are welcome too! Wear your Covington-wear or blue and orange to show your school spirit!

Field Day – 6/1 – Volunteers Still Needed!
Field Day 2012 is fast approaching. On June 1st from 10:00 – 12:00 the children 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 thechildren play games, do face painting and navigate a blow up obstacle course. We need your help to supervise the games or help with distribution of treats to make Field Day a success. Please rsvp to Pauline Goloubef at pauline_goloubef@hotmail.com if you have time to spare.

School Toolbox
School Toolbox ordering for the 2012-2013 school year is open! School toolbox is a fundraising program for the Covington PTA. School Toolbox will gather the requested classroom supplies for your child and package them, ready for your child on the first day of school. Save yourself time and trouble in August and help raise needed funds for the PTA! Because items are ordered in bulk, the School Toolbox is a great value too! Orders can be submitted at the online store open from now until June 1st . Go to www.schooltoolbox.com and register using code 1COVI94024. That’s a number 1, Covi for Covington, and our zip code. All school toolboxes for grades 1-6 are available for $65 each – buy for the grade your child will be in this fall. Thank you!

School/Community News

Daybreakers/Coyote Chorus
The Covington Daybreakers and Coyote Chorus joint concert will be presented in the Covington Multi on Friday, May 18, at 7:00P.M. Please come and enjoy an evening of music with us. Refreshments to follow. Open to the public without charge.

The Covington Howler – May 10, 2012

catemills — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:03:23 +0000

From Erin Green, Principal

Dear Covington Parents and Community Members,

Tomorrow: LASD Board Visits Covington & PTA Meeting
Our school board will be visiting Covington tomorrow to observe all the wonderful things going on in our classrooms. We also have a PTA meeting in the Multi at 8:30am. Please see below for the planned agenda.

Open House Next Thursday, 5/17
Don’t miss our Covington School Open House next Thursday. Our classrooms will be open from 6:30pm-7:30pm. We look forward to welcoming you to our school so that you can see all the fantastic work yourchildren have been doing all year.

Final Project Cornerstone Book for the School Year
Our book for May is Enemy Pie by Derek Munson. This Project Cornerstone book of the month focuses on building interpersonal relationships and the Social Competency asset category. It also shows how caring adults can help create opportunities for friendships to bloom, even when misconceptions, prejudice and fear are obstacles. I hope you have enjoyed hearing about our ABC program this year. More tools and strategies to improve school climate will be discussed in next year’s ABC Program. Please contact Stephanie Barada, at Stephanie.Barada@yahoo.com to become an ABC Cornerstone Volunteer for the 2012-13 school year!

Sincerely,
Erin S. Green
Principal

Upcoming events – mark your calendars!

May 14 – 4th-6th Grade Spring Concert, 1:00pm
May 17 – Open House 6:30pm-7:30pm
May 18 – Minimum Day, dismissal 12:15pm
May 18 – 6th Grade Basketball Tournament – Blach 3:30pm
May 19 – Pet Parade
May 23 – Jr. Olympics Slide Show, 2pm
May 25 – Volunteer Breakfast
May 28 – Memorial Day, No School
May 31 – K-3rd Spring Sing, 8:45am
June 1 – Field Day, Minimum Day, dismissal 12:15pm
June 6 – Last Day of School, 6th grade graduation 8:30am, K-5 dismissal 11:15am
Aug 22 – 1st day of school, 2012-13 school year

For more details see Covingtonwebsite calendar – www.covingtonschool.org

From the School Librarian

LIBRARY OPEN DURING OPEN HOUSE
The Covington School Library will be open during Open House on May 17. Stop by, meet the librarians, and let your student show you around. This is our way of saying thank you for the wonderful support from the Covington School community!
Maureen Drobot & Sandy Carse

ALL LIBRARY BOOKS DUE MAY 18
It’s been a wonderful year in the library, but all good things must come to an end. All books must be returned to classrooms, the library, or the book return box in the office by Friday, May 18th. Overdue/Bill Notices will be issued beginning May 22nd. Parents, please help your students locate their books and return them on time. If you have problems locating a book, pleasecontact me. Maureen Drobot at mdrobot@lasdschools.org

From Student Council

Tomorrow, Friday, May 11 is Clash Day! Wear mismatched clothes and socks, wacky hair or hats, stripes with spots or anything else that clashes. Thank you to those of you who bought ice pops last week at our Stay and Play! We raised over $200!

Friday May 25 will be Hawaiian Day. Be sure to wear your Hawaiian attire!
Wednesday May 30th, we will be having an Armadillo Willy’s night to help raise money for clean water in Ecuador.

From the PTA

PTA MEETING TOMORROW 8:30 am
PLEASE NOTE THE LOCATION OF FRIDAY’S PTA MEETING IS CHANGED TO THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM

AGENDA:

Old Business:
1. Approval of April Minutes
2. April Treasurer’s Report
3. Approval of April Checks

New Business:
1. Approval of Summer Spending
2. Discussion of Changes to Budget
3. Discussion of LASD-BCS Potential Settlement

Nominations for Outstanding PTA volunteers – Due Thursday 5/17/12
Do you know someone who has been working tirelessly with the PTA to benefit our Covington students? Or someone who devotes time to Covington and the community-at-large? Submit your nominees to Ula at oolazumba@gmail.com.

Pet Parade – 5/19
Come one, come all to the Kiwanis Club Pet Parade happening Saturday, May 19th. The Covington clan will meet on First Street (place to be determined) at 9:15am. We will start walking on Main Street at First Street promptly at 10:00am. Look for the Covington banner and the blue and orange balloons! Bring your furry, or not-so furry critters, and don’t forget your favorite stuffed animals because they are welcome too! Wear your Covington blue and orange to show your school spirit!

Field Day – 6/1
Field Day 2012 is fast approaching. On June 1st from 10:00 – 12:00 the children 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 thechildren play games, do face painting and navigate a blow up obstacle course. We need your help to supervise the games or help with distribution of treats to make Field Day a success. Please rsvp to Pauline Goloubef at pauline_goloubef@hotmail.com if you have time to spare.

School Toolbox
School Toolbox ordering for the 2012-2013 school year is open! School toolbox is a fundraising program for the Covington PTA. School Toolbox will gather the requested classroom supplies for your child and package them, ready for your child on the first day of school. Save yourself time and trouble in August and help raise needed funds for the PTA! Because items are ordered in bulk, the School Toolbox is a great value too! Orders can be submitted at the online store open from now until June 1st . Go to www.schooltoolbox.com and register using code 1COVI94024. That’s a number 1, Covi for Covington, and our zip code. All school tool boxes for grades 1-6 are available for $65 each – buy for the grade your child will be in this fall. Thank you!

School/Community News

CUB SCOUT PICNIC – Join Cub Scouts
Meet Pack 76 (Los Altos / Los Altos Hills) Cub Scouts and their families to learn more about Cub Scouting at our annual Picnic.
When: Friday, May 18, 5-7pm
Where: Shoup Park (400 University Ave, just south of Burke Rd), Los Altos
What: Food and Beverages provided
Cub Scouts is for 1st – 5th grade boys. Pack 76 serves the neighborhoods for the Covington school district, as well as a number of local private elementary schools. Speak with cub scouts, their parents, and leaders about the fun and rewards of scouting. In addition to food and fun,model rockets and Pinewood Derby cars will be on display. We are planning a number of events for the summer (Scout Night at the San Jose Giants in June, a great summer Hike in July, and Los Altos Movie Night in August) and for near the start of the school year (Camping at the Boulder Creek Scout Reservation in September). Please attend the picnic to join now so that you won’t miss any of these exciting events. For more information: Andrew Gray – Cubmaster – 650-843-7575 AndrewGray@gray.net

From Los Altos School District

SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY NEWS:
Follow this link for the School & Community News http://www.lasdk8.org/PDF_Files/Current_School_News.pdf
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For Howler submissions, please email sevard@covingtonschool.org by Monday for that week’s Howler.

The Covington Howler – May 3, 2012

catemills — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:33:36 +0000

From Erin Green, Principal

Dear Covington Parents and Community Members,

Jr. Olympics
The Junior Olympics was a fantastic success. This was our year to host, so we had parents volunteering in many capacities. Thank you so much to our wonderful parent coordinators who put in so many hours organizing our Covington team: Kathleen Vitakis, Corrine Landphere and Julie Altinger. Thank you also to all the parents who contributed by coaching our relay teams, helping with training and volunteering in many other important jobs that keep the Junior Olympics running. We appreciate your support!

Star Testing
We are almost finished with STAR testing. Thank you to Alene Baronian for coordinating special recess snacks to keep our students well nourished. And thanks to the team of parents who came every morning at recess to hand out nutritious treats to the students.

Volunteer Breakfast/Thank you!
Please mark your calendars for our end of the year volunteer breakfast and parent awards, which will take place on Friday, May 25th!

K-3 Spring Sing and 4-6 Spring Concert
We are looking forward to spring musical events featuring our K-6 students. Due to the changes to our music program in 2010, the Spring Sing takes place every other year. This year, we will have two separate concerts, our Primary Spring Sing and our 4-6 Grade Spring Concert: Our 4th-6th grade concert will showcase vocals, band and orchestra, on Monday, May 14th at 1:00pm. The K-3rd Spring Sing will take place on Thursday, May 31st at 8:45am. Both events will be held in our Multi! All parents are invited to both events!

Film Festival
This Friday at Egan is the Los Altos School District’s first Film Festival! Many of our students, both independently and with the help of staff, have entered films into the festival. Check out the link below; Mrs. Scatena, Mrs. Sitler and Mrs. Zaich have submitted some fabulous films! I hope to see you at Egan this Friday to celebrate our students’ fantastic and innovativework! All of the district entries on our Youtube channel here: http://tinyurl.com/lasdfilmfest (If you click on the feed tab, you can look at films by category). Enjoy!

2012-2013
I am currently in the process of working through staffing for the 2012-2013 school year. Each year the staff can experience some adjustments in teaching assignments due to postings within LASD, and other various reasons. I will share our staffing list with you as soon as I am able to do so.

At this time, our students are beginning to wonder who their teacher will be for the following year. How do we decide which class each student will be placed in? We seek to develop the best possible dynamics in EVERY classroom. This includes balancing classes by gender, personality types, socialneeds and cognitive skills. We want all students to have an equal opportunity to learn, be challenged and develop into their full potential. Teachers,administrators and specialists follow a systematic process to ensure each child is placed in the best possible learning environment for his/her success.

It is important for families to understand we cannot grant individual requests for teachers. If you feel your child has specific needs that we may not be aware of, you may stop by the office and compete a parent input form. Thank you in advance for not requesting a specific teacher by name. I appreciate your support and look forward to sharing our staffing assignments for the 2012-13 school year very soon.

Sincerely,
Erin S. Green
Principal

Upcoming events – mark your calendars!

May 4 – Stay and Play 2:40pm-3:10pm, Parent Supervision Required
May 4 – LASD Film Festival, 4pm Egan
May 9 – Minimum Day, dismissal 12:15pm
May 14 – 4th-6th Grade Spring Concert, 1:00pm
May 17 – Open House 6:30pm-7:30pm
May 18 – Minimum Day, dismissal 12:15pm
May 18 – 6th Grade Basketball Tournament – Blach
May 19 – Pet Parade
May 25 – Volunteer Breakfast
May 28 – Memorial Day, No School
May 31 – K-3rd Spring Sing, 8:45am
June 1 – Field Day, Minimum Day, dismissal 12:15pm
June 6 – Last Day of School, 6th grade graduation 8:30am, K-5 dismissal 11:15am
Aug 22 – 1st day of school, 2012-13 school year

For more details see Covingtonwebsite calendar – www.covingtonschool.org

From the School Nurse

Pertussis Booster for Students in grade 6
Students currently in grade 6 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 school in August of 2012. If you have not already done so, please provide a copy of your child’s immunization record to your school office by May 8th, 2012.

From Student Council

This Friday, May 4 will be a Stay and Play from 2:40-3:20 to celebrate the end of STAR testing. Student Council will be selling popsicles for $1. Please make sure all students have an adult with them at the Stay and Play. Hope to see you there!

From the PTA

SCHOOL TOOLBOX
School Toolbox ordering for the 2012-2013 school year is open! School toolbox is a fundraising program for the Covington PTA. School Toolbox will gather the requested classroom supplies for your child and package them, ready for your child on the first day of school. Save yourself time and trouble in August and help raise needed funds for the PTA! Because items are ordered in bulk, the School Toolbox is a greatvalue too! Orders can be submitted at the online store open from now until June 1st . Go to www.schooltoolbox.com and register using code 1COVI94024. That’s a number 1, Covi for Covington, and our zip code. All school tool boxes for grades 1-6 are available for $65 each – buy for the grade your child will be in this fall. Thank you!

School/Community News

ScholarKids Summer Camp
ScholarKids enrollment is in high gear for Summer 2012! ScholarKids is a high energy, intellectually stimulating summer enrichment program for incoming 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th graders. Sign ups are well underway at www.scholarkids.net. In fact, some classes are already waitlisted. Our program will be held at Egan Junior High from June 18th-July 13th. If you have questions, please email scholarkids@me.com or call 408-203-9946. Please visit our website for more information and a list of classes. ScholarKids is endorsed by the Los Altos School District.

MOTHER’S DAY JEWELRY-MAKING WORKSHOP
Covington School 1st ~ 6th grades Tuesday, May 8th 2:45 – 3:45
$18 for the workshop!
Create beautiful, stylish jewelry and give your mom a handmade gift for Mother’s Day! Become your own jewelry designer, where you can choose from a huge selection of hot colors, textures, and unique beads to make one-of-a kind pieces. Our classes are designed not only to be fun, but to let you in on some of the most popular jewelry making techniques. Plus, you will brighten your mom’s special day with a customized necklace, bracelet, or pair of Mother’s Day earrings!

CCLC SUMMER CAMP
CCLC Covington is now enrolling for our Summer Camp 2012!
We will have 10 weeks of fun filled themes including field trips and in-house guests.
Our camp will run from June 11th-August 17th.
Please stop by or contact the Center Director for more information @ 650-559-7900 or lreeser@cclc.com

CUB SCOUT PICNIC – Join Cub Scouts
Meet Pack 76 (Los Altos / Los Altos Hills) Cub Scouts and their families to learn more about Cub Scouting at our annual Picnic.

When: Friday, May 18, 5-7pm
Where: Shoup Park (400 University Ave, just south of Burke Rd), Los Altos
What: Food and Beverages provided

Cub Scouts is for 1st – 5th grade boys. Pack 76 serves the neighborhoods for the Covington school district, as well as a number of local private elementary schools. Speak with cub scouts, their parents, and leaders about the fun and rewards of scouting. In addition to food and fun,model rockets and Pinewood Derby cars will be on display. We are planning a number of events for the summer (Scout Night at the San Jose Giants in June, a great summer Hike in July, and Los Altos Movie Night in August) and for near the start of the school year (Camping at the Boulder Creek Scout Reservation in September). Please attend the picnic to join now so that you won’t miss any of these exciting events. For more information: Andrew Gray – Cubmaster – 650-843-7575 – AndrewGray@gray.net

From Los Altos School District

The Covington Howler – April 26, 2012

catemills — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:59:01 +0000

From Erin Green, Principal

Dear Covington Parents and Community Members,

STAR Testing Next Week

During the week of April 30-May 4, our students in grades two through six will be participating in the State of California’s STAR testing. This battery of tests produces scores that the State uses to monitor the progress of its students. Covington consistently performs extremely well on these tests. While this is one very quantifiable measure of performance with regard to student success, I encourage you to look beyond the numbers. These tests give you a snapshot of your child’s performance at a singular point in time on one particular day. Keeping abreast of your child’s daily, weekly and monthly progress is also an equally important indicator of success.

Please be sure your child is in school each and every day during the week of testing. We ask that all medical, dental and other appointments be scheduled outside of school during the week of testing or during another week. Be sure he/she is well rested and well fed in order to ensure the best possible focus. I appreciate your staying involved in your child’s education – it’s truly one of the factors that make Covington school a very special place for children.

Homework Center News

Good news! Next week during STAR testing, students will not have homework! To provide consistency and stability for students, our Homework Club will continue to be open next week. Students will be able to bring books or something quiet to do if they would still like to attend Homework Club. Please also mark you calendars for Thursday, May 24th! That will be the last day of of our Homework Club this year. Thank you for picking your children up promptly at 3:45 each day! Thank you also to Ami Lutz, Jenny Portillo, Genie Sitler, Shannon Vassar, Amy Wyosnick, and Erin Zaich, our fabulous Homework Club teachers!

Get Up Stand Up-Project Cornerstone Recognition

Thanks to our PTA, we have new Upstander t-shirts for our peer-to-peer recognition program! Each week on Mondays and Fridays, students will be awarded with a t-shirt for being an “Ultimate Upstander.” Students are encouraged to nominate each other for going above and beyond and contributing to others and our school in a positive manner. It is our goal over the next year, that all students are awarded a t-shirt as a badge of honor for their achievements and accomplishments. I have met with the 6th grades and challenged each student to strive to earn a t-shirt prior to leaving Covington in just 30 days. I know they can do it! We encourage t-shirt recipients to wear them often to show school spirit and pride! Thank you to Stephanie Barada, our Project Cornerstone lead, for helping to innovate and facilitate this program!

Cornerstone Book For April

Speaking of Project Cornerstone, this month we are reading The OK Book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichetenheld.

This book focuses on resilience. Resilience is an ability to bounce back, recover from adversity or return to your original form. We can help kids gain resilience by helping them develop these 7 building blocks: competence, confidence, support, positive values, contribution to others, coping strategies and personal power.

Amazing Author’s Tour!

Yesterday, our 4th, 5th and 6th grade students had the opportunity to participate in the Endangered Authors tour presented by Kepler’s. We were one of only a few schools in the entire Bay Area lucky to host this group. This was a game show-themed presentation that included trivia, comedy and interviews with the authors. Eight students who read one of the Author’s books in advance participated in a panel representing Covington in a mission to answer trivia questions about the books in order to rescue the authors from an evil game show host. The four authors visiting Covington were Adam Gidwitz (A Tale Dark & Grimm), EJ Altbacker (Shark Wars), C. Alexander London (Accidental Adventures), Jacqueline West (The Books of Elsewhere). Here are a few comments from our students:

“It was really cool to have 4 authors at once at our school and to learn more about them and their books. I was surprised that the author of An Accidental Adventure didn’t like to read when he was young. Most authors say they loved to read and write when they were a kid.”

“I love how the Holden A. Grudge was the one who got endangered and not the authors because he was trying to get theauthors endangered but it backfired on him. It was funny how he was never embarrassed when he got hurt, yet at the end when Holden A. Grudge’s diary was read, he got really embarrassed because he didn’t think his writing was as good as the other authors.”

A huge thank you to parent Sandy Chen and librarian Maureen Drobot for working to make this author event a success.

Junior Olympics

This coming Saturday, our 4th, 5th and 6th grade students will compete in our LASD Junior Olympics at Mountain View High School. Opening Ceremonies begin promptly at 9am! Be sure to check the schedule for your required arrival time: http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/?page_id=3169I. I hope to see all of you out at this event!

Sincerely,
Erin S. Green
Principal

Upcoming events – mark your calendars!
Apr. 26 – JO Event confirmations and info packets in Thursday folder
Apr. 27 – JO Pep Rally after morning assembly, wear your JO T-Shirt
Apr. 28 – Junior Olympics 8am – 4pm at Mountain View High School
April 30 – May 4 – STAR testing
May 4 – Stay and Play 2:40pm-3:10pm, Parent Supervision Required
May 4 – LASD Film Festival, 4pm Egan
May 9 – Minimum Day, dismissal 12:15pm
May 12 – Pet Parade
May 17 – Open House 6:30pm-7:30pm
May 18 – Minimum Day, dismissal 12:15pm
May 18 – 6th Grade Basketball Tournament – Blach
May 25 – Volunteer Breakfast
May 28 – Memorial Day, No School
May 31 – Spring Sing
June 1 – Field Day, Minimum Day, dismissal 12:15pm
June 6 – Last Day of School, 6th grade graduation 8:30am, K-5 dismissal 11:15am
Aug 22 – 1st day of school, 2012-13 school year
For more details see Covingtonwebsite calendar – www.covingtonschool.org

From the School Nurse
Pertussis Booster for Students in grade 6
Students currently in grade 6 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 school in August of 2012. If you have not already done so, please provide a copy of your child’s immunization record to your school office by May 8th, 2012.

Student Council News
Next Friday, May 4, we will be having a Stay and Play and will be selling popsicles to celebrate the end of STAR testing! All popsicles will be $1.00. Remember, parents need to accompany all students at the Stay and Play. Thank you!

JUNIOR OLYMPICS 2012
Saturday, April 28th, 8am – 4pm
Mountain View High School

Info Packet with event confirmations, schedule & map will be sent home today! Download – http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Final-Packet-20121.pdf

Pep Rally on Friday – have your child wear their JO shirt

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR EVENT DAY
Sign up for security, opening ceremonies, basketball free throw counting, set up, clean up, food sales, photography and more. Sign up now!!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqjTYn1OjU9odEtyM25Fc0VCWnkzNElEZkRaMjdrU1E#gid=0

QUESTIONS, please contact volunteer coordinator, ELANA JOFFE: enjoffe@comcast.net / 650-303-2382

REMINDERS:

1320 running participants – please arrive at 7:45am & meet near the baseball field at the back of MVHS behind the track
Band members – bring instruments without cases and meet at the band staging area at 8:30am

All students are invited to walk with their school at opening ceremonies. Please arrive at 8:45am at the staging area – in section with blue & orange balloons in practice fields next to track. Opening Ceremonies begins promptly at 9am.

All events start at 9:35am

Children can take breaks or leave Junior Olympics in between events.
Please check the JO page on the Covington website for further event information, downloads, and volunteer sign ups.

http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/?page_id=3169

Questions? Contact JOChairs; Julie Altinger jaltinger@yahoo.com, Corinne Landphere hooszer@earthlink.net, Kathleen Vitakis vitakis@pacbell.net

From the PTA

STAR TESTING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Seeking parents to help pass out snacks during Star Testing week (April 30th – May 4th, 10:00 to 10:30am). Interested? Please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/a/eat2perform.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmkaL8l9NiQPdHRZbTNJUDFsSUpISm9laXYybkJRa1E#gid=0

Questions? Contact Alene Baronian: alenebaronian@gmail.com. Thanks!

AUCTION EVENTS
There are still a number of Priceless events and parties with spots still available. Please go to the Covington website under “Quick Links” to purchase http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/?page_id=3438. Availability is on a first-come basis. If you don’t see an itemonline and want to participate, please contact Heidi to confirm there is still space available and write a check to “Covington PTA” (with activity name and participate name in the memo line) and leave it in the Auction box in the school office. Thank you so much for your continued support!

SCHOOL TOOLBOX
School Toolbox ordering for the 2012-2013 school year is open! School toolbox is a fundraising program for the Covington PTA. School Toolbox will gather the requested classroom supplies for your child and package them, ready for your child on the first day of school. Save yourself time and trouble in August and help raise needed funds for the PTA! Because items are ordered in bulk, theSchool Toolbox is a great value too! Orders can be submitted at the online store open from now until June 1st. Go to www.schooltoolbox.com and register using code 1COVI94024. That’s a number 1, Covi for Covington, and our zip code. All school toolboxes for grades 1-6 are available for $65 each – buy for the grade your child will be in this fall. Thank you!

SCHOOL/COMMUNITY NEWS

ScholarKids Summer Camp
ScholarKids enrollment is in high gear for Summer 2012! ScholarKids is a high energy, intellectually stimulating summer enrichment program for incoming 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th graders. Sign ups are well underway at www.scholarkids.net. In fact, some classes are already waitlisted. Our program will be held at Egan Junior High from June 18th-July 13th. If you have questions, please email scholarkids@me.com or call 408-203-9946. Please visit our website for more information and a list of classes. ScholarKids is endorsed by the Los Altos School District.

FIT OFFERS NEW AFTERSCHOOL FITNESS PROGRAM
Starting May 2nd. Play games like Ultimate Frisbee, Capture the Flag and others. Work on athletic skills and have fun at the same time. See the after school section of the Covingtonwebsite for flyer and sign up information. http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/

MOTHER’S DAY JEWELRY-MAKING WORKSHOP
Covington School 1st ~ 6th grades Tuesday, May 8th 2:45 – 3:45
$18 for the workshop!

Create beautiful, stylish jewelry and give your mom a handmade gift for Mother’s Day! Become your own jewelry designer, where you can choose from a huge selection of hot colors, textures, and unique beads to make one-of-a kind pieces. Our classes are designed not only to be fun, but to let you in on some of the most popular jewelry making techniques. Plus, you will brighten your mom’s special day with a customized necklace, bracelet, or pair of Mother’s Day earrings!

CCLC SUMMER CAMP

CCLC Covington is now enrolling for our Summer Camp 2012!
We will have 10 weeks of fun filled themes including field trips and in-house guests.
Our camp will run from June 11th-August 17th.
Please stop by or contact the Center Director for more information @ 650-559-7900 or lreeser@cclc.com

From Los Altos School District

Enemy Pie

catemills — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:37:01 +0000

Main Message: This Project Cornerstone book of the month focuses on building interpersonal relationships and the Social Competency asset category. It also shows how caring adults can help create opportunities for friendships to bloom, even when misconceptions, prejudice and fear are obstacles.

Best recipe for friendship: Get to know me!

At the beginning of the story, the narrator is teased, ridiculed and excluded by the new boy in the neighborhood, Jeremy. With the help of a supportive adult, the narrator becomes empowered to stand up to Jeremy’s verbal and relational bullying behaviors. Their misinformed perception of each other initially prevented them from becoming friends. Thanks to the special recipe for Enemy Pie (spending time together, getting to know each other, and discovering similar interests), their friendship blooms.

In this ABC lesson, each student created their own special recipe for friendship pie. Take a moment to ask your child to share with you the secret ingredients in their friendship pie! These secret ingredients are the friendship boosters that will help your child connect with others, find common ground, and build assets!

It is fun to practice friendship boosters and the tools your child has learned in the ABC lessons this year. These tools empower kids to choose how to react when social difficulties arise. With your help, your child will gain confidence and resilience that are essential for success in social situations. Your role as “#1 Asset Builder” will help your child bloom!

I hope you have enjoyed hearing about our ABC program this year. More tools and strategies to improve school climate will be discussed in next year’s ABC Program. Please contact me, Stephanie Barada, at Stephanie.Barada@yahoo.com to join me as an ABC Cornerstone Volunteer for the 2011-12 school year! There are lots of great ways to contribute to this program at Covington and to make a difference in our children’s lives.

For more information on Project Cornerstone, check out www.projectcornerstone.org.

The Covington Howler – April 19, 2012

catemills — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:08:36 +0000

From Erin Green, Principal

Dear Covington Parents and Community Members,
I hope you all had a wonderful spring break; I have enjoyed hearing your children’s stories this week about how they spenttheir vacations. Students have been sharing out about their travels and family events. I have even heard multiple stories from many students about how amazed they were with the thunder storms last week. It is hard to believe we only have 33 days left of our school year!

Parent/Principal Coffee Tomorrow Morning
Please join us in the staff room tomorrow morning at 8:30am after the flag salute. Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Alyssa Gallagher will be joining us to talk about the greatinitiatives going on in the Los Altos School District. I hope to see you there!

Covington Kinders Give Back!
Covington students are connected to the larger community and realize the value of giving back! Kindergarten student, Isamu Britt, had a birthday over the spring break and requested that in lieu of gifts, his friends make a donation to the Covington PTA. Isamu and his friends collectively contributed $1196.00 to our Covington PTA and $30.00 to LAEF. Many thanks to Isamu and his friends for their generosity and thoughtful gesture to help makeCovington an even better place for kids!

Thank you to Suzanne Kasso and Symantec for our New Native Plant Garden!
If you have had a moment to stop by our playground in the last week, you have had the opportunity to see our new Native Plant Garden. The garden was possible due to a $5000 grant through Symantec Corporation. Samscaping Landscaping Company of Mountain View donated a crew for a day to rototill the soil under and install the new pathways. Valley Crest Tree Company donated several large trees for the project, and 30 volunteers from Symantec along with several Covington families donated their time and sweat to install the retaining walls. The Native Plant Garden will be a wonderful place to conduct our Living Garden lessons in the future and the signage is already teaching students and parents about some of the plants in the garden. Thank you to Suzanne Kasso, Symantec, and everyone else involved for their time and generosity!

Oskar and the Last Straw!
Today our 1st-6th grade students had the pleasure of participating in a Theater Works Assembly titled “Oskar and the Last Straw.”

The play was about a boy, Oskar, who faces an overwhelming amount of schoolwork, extracurricular activities, social events, and pressure from all around him. As his backpack gets fuller and voices from the outside world get louder, Oskar can’t help but feel like he can’t handle it–any of it! What does a kid have to do to deal with stress, to take backcontrol, to be resilient? This high-energy show encouraged our students to embrace their personal power and to be optimistic about their futures. All students enjoyed this wonderful production! Thank you to Stephanie Barada, our Project Cornerstone Lead Parent, and Mariette Wharton, for working in conjunction with our PTA to provide this valuable life-learning opportunity for our students.

Some news from Erin Zaich
After two years here at Covington, sixth grade teacher Erin Zaich will be moving abroad. We have loved having Erin on our campus. She is a fantastic teacher and an amazing individual. Erin has provided leadership in so many areas on campus and inspired our sixth graders and our entire campus to be upstanding world citizens. While I am so sad to see Erin go, I wish her all the best in her next adventure. Erin wrote a few words to share with you all:

“It is with both great excitement and emotions of sadness, that I share with the amazing Covington community that my husband and I will be moving to South Korea at the end of July 2012. I will be teaching 5th grade at the Korea International School for two years. My husband and I have wanted to live abroad to expand and to appreciate the diverse world around us. For me, Covington has been and willalways be one of the most innovative, engaging, and exciting places to work. I feel I have grown so much as a teacher from my colleagues as well as from the students and ultimately the entire community. Please know I will miss this place a great deal and hope to keep in touch with many of you. Thank you for all the ways you have inspired me and guided me in my time at Covington. “ – Erin Zaich.

Sincerely,

Erin S. Green
Principal

Upcoming events – mark your calendars!
Apr. 26 – JO Event confirmations and info packets in Thursday folder
Apr. 27 – JO Pep Rally after assembly
Apr. 28 – Junior Olympics 8am – 4pm at Mountain View High School
April 30 – May 4 – STAR testing
May 4 – LASD Film Festival, 4pm Egan
May 9 – Minimum Day
May 17 – Open House
May 18 – Minimum Day
May 25 – Volunteer Breakfast
May 28 – Memorial Day, No School
May 31 – Spring Sing
June 1 – Minimum Day
June 6 – Last Day of School, early dismissal
Aug 22 – 1st day of school, 2012-13 school year

For more details see Covingtonwebsite calendar – www.covingtonschool.org

From the School Nurse

From Student Council

Student Council News
Congratulations, Coyotes! We raised $1373.19 from our Change for Change Drive! An amazing number! We would like to thankeveryone who participated and, again, a special thanks to the third grade Girl Scout troop for donating $250 to our goal of clean water in Ecuador!

Junior Olympics Information

Saturday, April 28th, 8am – 4pm
Mountain View High School
FINAL 2 WEEKS OF TRAINING –make sure students wear appropriate athletic shoes and clothes every TUESDAY and FRIDAY!

Info Packet with event confirmations sent home next week

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR EVENT DAY

Sign up for security, opening ceremonies, basketball free throw counting, set up, clean up, food sales, photography and more.

QUESTIONS, please contact volunteer coordinator, ELANA JOFFE: enjoffe@comcast.net / h: 650.962.0364 c: 650.303.2382

Please check the JO page on the Covington website for further event information, downloads, and volunteer sign ups.

http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/?page_id=3169

Questions? Contact JO Chairs; Julie Altinger jaltinger@yahoo.com, Corinne Landphere hooszer@earthlink.net, Kathleen Vitakis vitakis@pacbell.net

From the PTA

STAR TESTING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Seeking parents to help pass out snacks during Star Testing week (April 30th – May 4th from 10:00 to 10:30am). If you’re interested, please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/a/eat2perform.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmkaL8l9NiQPdHRZbTNJUDFsSUpISm9laXYybkJRa1E#gid=0

Questions? Contact Alene Baronian: alenebaronian@gmail.com. Thanks!

SCHOOL TOOLBOX
School Toolbox ordering for the 2012-2013 school year is open! School toolbox is a fundraising program for the Covington PTA. School Toolbox will gather the requested classroom supplies for your child and package them, ready for your child on the first day of school. Save yourself time and trouble in August and help raise needed funds for the PTA! Because items are ordered in bulk, theSchool Toolbox is a great value too! Orders can be submitted at the online store open from now until June 1st . Go to www.schooltoolbox.com and register using code 1COVI94024. That’s a number 1, Covi for Covington, and our zip code. All school tool boxes for grades 1-6 are available for $65 each – buy for the grade your child will be in this fall. Thank you!

School/Community News

MVLA Soccer Offers *New* School Based Soccer Program
MVLA Soccer Club, in sponsorship with SJ Earthquakes and Adidas, is extremely proud to offer a co-ed recreational soccer program for the Los Altos School District for children in Grades 4- 6. This co-ed soccer program allows children to participate in an after school sport proudly representing their school and playing games against teams from other LASD schools. Everyone will Play!!! Professional coaches will train everyone!! Every school will have a school jersey for games!! Special visits from SJ Earthquake Players!!!

MVLA will provide reversible soccer jerseys and practice t-shirts for players to keep AND 1 ticket to a SJ Earthquake soccer game for the 2012 season.

MVLA Soccer Club is giving back to Los Altos schools! All residual income after expenses will be donated to the Los Altos School District.

Registration is now open!! Program starts Monday, April 16. Space is limited to 22 players per school. Early bird pricing before April 22 is $150 and sibling discount is $130.

Practice Days:
Mondays 3:00pm – 3:45pm – Santa Rita
Tuesdays 2:10pm – 2:50pm – Montclaire
Wednesdays 3:00pm – 3:45pm – Almond, Covington, Gardner Bullis, Loyola, Oak, Springer

Game Days:
Fridays 3:30pm – 4:30pm
*first game will be on May 4 (after Junior Olympics)
This is recreational and we want the kids to have fun so perfect attendance is not mandatory. We understand there are many conflicts with other activities. Join in when you can!

To register, please visit www.mvlasc.org. If you have questions, please contact: mvlaprograms@gmail.com.

FIT OFFERS NEW AFTERSCHOOL FITNESS PROGRAM
Starting May 2nd. Play games like Ultimate Frisbee, Capture the Flag and others. Work on athletic skills and have fun at the same time. See the after school section of the Covingtonwebsite for flyer and sign up information. http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/

MOTHER’S DAY JEWELRY-MAKING WORKSHOP
Covington School 1st ~ 6th grades Tuesday, May 8th 2:45 – 3:45
$18 for the workshop!

From Los Altos School District
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY NEWS:
Follow this link for the School & Community News http://www.lasdk8.org/PDF_Files/Current_School_News.pdf
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For Howler submissions, please email sevard@covingtonschool.org by Monday for that week’s Howler.

The Covington Howler – April 5, 2012

catemills — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 05:17:26 +0000

From Erin Green, Principal

Dear Covington Parents and Community Members,

Outstanding Sixth Grade Projects

Our sixth graders have been hard at work producing projects, using technology and writing poetry amidst their many other regular school responsibilities. Over the last week and a half, I have had the pleasure of participating and observing in our students’ Poetry Café experience, where students shared their authentic writing in various forms. Students were so proud, genuine, creative and engaged. I especially enjoyed hearing students’ “I Am” poems, where they put a great deal of thought and effort into putting into words what defines them as an individual! We have some very reflective, communicative and talented students at Covington! Sixth graders also created some wonderful author presentations integrating technology tools. I had the pleasure of viewing several of the presentations and was so impressed with students’ knowledge, ideas and technology skills. Our students are going to grow up to be wonderful adults!

Your Feedback Matters/ LASD Parent Survey

Gathering feedback from parents is an importantcomponent to maintaining excellence in our school district. Our district would appreciate your taking just a few minutes of time to complete a survey regarding program, homework and communication. Just click here to get to the survey. Your responses will help us to deliver on our mission of “…inspiring a passion for learning and preparing all K-8 students to thrive in our rapidly changing global community.” Thanks in advance for taking the time to complete the survey. Survey Link – https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RFFQ8JQ

Visitors/Volunteers on Campus

Please remember when you come onto campus to stop in the office and sign in and get an orange visitor badge. It is really important so that we can be diligent about student safety. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our campus safe.

I hope you all enjoy your spring break!

Sincerely,

Erin S. Green
Principal

Upcoming events – mark your calendars!

Apr. 6 – PTA Meeting, 8:30am
Apr. 6 – JO permission slips due
Apr. 9-13 – Spring Break
Apr. 26 – JO Event confirmations and info packets in Thursday folder
Apr. 27 – JO Pep Rally after assembly
Apr. 28 – Junior Olympics 8am – 4pm at Mountain View High School
April 30-May 4 – STAR testing
May 9 – Minimum Day
May 17 – Open House
May 18 – Minimum Day
May 25 – Volunteer Breakfast
May 28 – Memorial Day, No School
May 31 – Spring Sing
June 1 – Minimum Day
June 6 – Last Day of School, early dismissal
Aug 22 – 1st day of school, 2012-13 school year

For more details see Covingtonwebsite calendar – www.covingtonschool.org

Junior Olympics Information

Saturday, April 28th, 8am-4pm
Mountain View High School

PERMISSION SLIPS due tomorrow April 6.

Everyone – whether attending or not – needs to return it to their teachers
Download permission slip – http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/span.pdf

TRAINING for all 4th, 5th and 6th graders takes place twice weekly during PE sessions –make sure students wear appropriate athletic shoes and clothes every TUESDAY and FRIDAY!

JO event training continues after Spring break. Students will be asked to sign up for other events during PE sessions over the next few weeks. Event confirmations will go out in Event Day Information packets on April 26th.

For all training questions, please contact Corinne Landphere hooszer@earthlink.net

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

PARENT HELPERS ARE STILL NEEDED from each grade to assist during the 6 weeks training. NO athletic background is needed to be a great volunteer!! Please see the following Google doc to sign up during your grade’s PE session:

PE / JO TRAINING volunteer sign ups – PLEASE SIGN UP!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqjTYn1OjU9odEhfdzdFeEZKdExxUkdZUUd5NFo5QVE#gid=0

EVENT DAY HELPERS NEEDED. We need volunteers for security, opening ceremonies, basketball free throw counting, set up, clean up, food sales, photography and more.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqjTYn1OjU9odEtyM25Fc0VCWnkzNElEZkRaMjdrU1E#gid=0

QUESTIONS, please contact volunteer coordinator, ELANA JOFFE: enjoffe@comcast.net / h: 650.962.0364 c: 650.303.2382

Please check the JO page on the Covington website for further event information, downloads, and volunteer sign ups.

http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/?page_id=3169

Questions? Contact JO Chairs:
Julie Altinger jaltinger@yahoo.com, Corinne Landphere hooszer@earthlink.net, Kathleen Vitakis vitakis@pacbell.net

From the PTA

PTA 2012-2013 Board Nominations

The nominating committee has identified the following list of nominees for the 2012/13 school year. Voting on these candidates will occur during the April 6 PTA meeting. Thank you to the committee for their hard work and to the parents below for stepping up to lead Covington during the next school year.

President – Chad Starkey
Co – President – Suzanne Kasso
1st Vice President (Fundraising) – Jessica Speiser
2nd Vice President (Volunteers) – Mara Starkey
Treasurer – Harpreet Parmar
Secretary – Jennifer Townhill
Financial Secretary – Ingrid Choong
Auditor – Scott Kaufman
Historian – Gabriella Bradley

POST-AUCTION UPDATE

REMINDER: Auction invoices are due Friday, April 6th. For your convenience, google checkout is available online at http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/?page_id=3438. Otherwise, please submit a check made payable to “Covington PTA” with your bidder number in the memo field and drop it off in the school office. Have a question regarding your invoice? Please contact Heidi McCormick or Jenny Bennett. There are still unclaimed donations in the school office. Please check your invoice to see if you are a winner and pick these up at your earliest convenience. Don’t miss out on some exciting grade-level events/activities and adult parties that still have open spaces for you to purchase! Please go to http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/?page_id=3438 to see the details and sign up. Availability is first-come-first-serve so don’t wait!

IMMEDIATE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY — YEARBOOK CHAIR!

Have you been waiting all year for the perfect volunteer opportunity? Here it is! Please consider chairing ouryearbook committee! For more information, please contact Suzanne Kasso at crazee_kasso@yahoo.com.

COVINGTON LANDSCAPE PROJECT:

Thank you to the Clarke, Starkey, Speiser, Elefant, Knoble, Morris, Ewan, Issa, Kau, Smiley, and Kasso families for spending this past Sunday installing the new retaining walls beside the blacktop! The group dug 24 holes, breaking through irrigation tubes and concrete to place the posts. Everyone got in a good workout! This is the first phase of the new Native Plant Garden donated by Symantec.

Phase two of the new Native Plant Garden will be installed on April 14th. Forty Symantec volunteers will work in shifts through the day beginning at 9am to install 160 plants and trees, irrigation, and mulch. Covington families are invited to join the fun. Please contact Suzanne Kasso crazee_kasso@yahoo.com if you are interested in helping!

STAR TESTING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Seeking parents to help pass out snacks during Star Testing week (April 30th – May 4th from 10:00 to 10:30am). If you’re interested, please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/a/eat2perform.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmkaL8l9NiQPdHRZbTNJUDFsSUpISm9laXYybkJRa1E#gid=0

Questions? Contact Alene Baronian: alenebaronian@gmail.com. Thanks!

AMAZON ALERT! – SHORTCUT TO REBATES FOR COVINGTON

To earn rebates for Covington you can click through the Amazon link on the Covington homepage, OR you can create and use a special Covington/Amazon bookmark on your toolbar. This makes it even easier to earn rebates for Covington that average 6% of your total Amazon purchases. So far in 2012 we’ve earned more than$1200 to support vital programs at our school! Keep it up!

Amazon Shortcut Instructions:

1) Click here: Covington’s Amazon Rebates

2) Create a bookmark in your browser and place it on your bookmark bar.

3) Click on the bookmark any time you want to shop at Amazon. Items you select and purchase will automatically earn rebates for Covington.

Questions? Contact Dale Tritschler – daletritschler@gmail.com

SEEKING NEXT YEAR’S HOT LUNCH CHAIR
Interested in volunteering your time at Covington? Our successful hot lunch program is looking for a new chair for the 2012-2013 school year. If you’re interested, or would like tofind out more about it, please contact June-Nicole Gur at june_nicole@mac.com. Thank you!!

School Tool Box

School Tool Box ordering for the 2012-2013 school year is coming soon! Covington will have an online store open from April 16th-June 1st at www.schooltoolbox.com using code 1COVI94024. All school tool boxes for grades 1-6 areavailable for $65 each. Save yourself the time and hassle of assembling the list of requested supplies yourself! School toolboxes cost about the same as what you would pay in stores (I’ve done the math!), and you get to support your Covington School PTA! Fliers will come home in Thursday folders after spring break. Thanks!

School/Community News

ScholarKids Summer Camp

ScholarKids enrollment is in high gear for Summer 2012! ScholarKids is a high energy, intellectually stimulating summer enrichment program for incoming 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th graders. Sign ups are well underway at www.scholarkids.net. In fact, some classes are already waitlisted. Our program will be held at Egan Junior High from June 18th-July 13th. If you have questions, please email scholarkids@me.com or call 408-203-9946. Please visit our website for more information and a list of classes. ScholarKids is endorsed by the Los Altos School District.

Living Classroom Docent Training

Monday, April 16 @ 9:00am-11:30am, Los AltosDistrict Office. Do you like hands-on education in science, history, and math? Love to help in the classroom or in the school gardens? Then come to the training sessions offered by the Living Classroom Program to become a garden docent. The Living Classroom is LASD’sgarden-based education program which offered over 450 lessons last year across the school district. We are always looking for a few great volunteers who love to have fun with students and acquaint them with the wonders of nature. No experience necessary, just an interest in sharing the joy of learning and availability during the day. For more information or if you cannot attend the training but are interested in becoming a docent, please email Mike Sanderson, msanderson@lasdschools.org, or phone him at 650-947-1103.

From Student Council

Student Council News!

Amazing things have been happening this year at Covington. Students and parents have been working so hard to raise money for our wonderful cause this year for clean water for Ecuador, inspired and organized by Mrs. Zaich. Thank you to everyone involved!

Our Change for Change Drive ends today, Thursday, April 5. Thank you so much for donating your change to this great cause.

Our Stay and Play Bake Sale last week raised $282.49! Way to go, Coyotes!

Also, we wanted to give a special thank you to the third grade Brownie Troop 61100 for donating $250.00 from their cookie sales towards our clean water goal! Amazing, girls! We thank you! Have a fantastic weekend!

From Los Altos School District

The Covington Howler – March 29, 2012

catemills — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:56:46 +0000

From Erin Green, Principal

Dear Covington Parents and Community Members,

LOOKING FORWARD TO APRIL EVENTS

We have had a busy and productive month of March. Next week we head into April and still have many events filling up our spring calendar including Spring Break, Junior Olympics and at the end of month, STAR testing. Speaking of STAR testing, please be sure not to schedule trips or appointments during the week of April 30th –May 4th. Children in grades 2-6 will be taking the annual STAR test during that week.

LASD FILM FESTIVAL

I’ve seen many students actively engaged in creating films for our LASD film festival. These films can be done as a class or independently. All of the projects must be original, student-created work. All LASD students, grade K through grade 8 are eligible to enter films. The deadline to submit films is next Friday, April 6. Winners will be chosen and notified by May 3. Student participants and winners will be recognized at the LASD Film Festival on May 4. For more information on submission guidelines please visit www.lasdfilmfestival.org

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS

By now everyone in grades K-5 has received a survey asking you about your family’s plans for next year. We sincerely hope to see all of you back next year. Regardless, it is important that we know your plans, so that we can begin to make our plans for the coming school year. Please return these forms to your child’s teacher no later than April 6th, 2012.

IMPORTANT REMINDER ABOUT FOOTWEAR

Everyone loves fashion. But the best choice of shoes for school & PE are athletic shoes. Many children come into the nurse’s office after falling on the playground when they are wearing UGG boots, Crocs or other non-supportive footwear. Pleaseencourage your children to wear proper footwear and save those knees and elbows from so many scrapes and bumps. This way, upper grade students will be prepared for Junior Olympics training!

I hope to see everyone at the Stay & Play Friday; have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Erin S. Green
Principal

School Spirit Day – Blue Out on April 2nd!

Autism impacts 1 in 100 children, and 1 in 70 boys. To help kick off Autism Awareness month, Monday, April 2nd is “Blue Out” day. On “Blue Out” day, people around the world will be wearing blue to raise awareness for autism. Covington is a very supportive and inclusive community, so it would be great to see a sea of blue on Monday supporting our friends and family members affected by autism. For more information on autism and the “Light it Up Blue” campaign, you can visit http://www.lightitupblue.org/Markslist/home.do. – Sam Kephart, SDC K-2 Teacher Covington School.

Upcoming events – mark your calendars!

Mar. 30 – Stay and Play Bake Sale 2:40pm-3:10pm, Adults must attend with children
Apr. 2 – School Spirit Day – Blue Out! Wear blue today.
Apr. 6 – JO permission slips due
Apr. 9-13 – Spring Break
Apr. 28 – Junior Olympics 8am – 4pm at Mountain View High School
April 30-May 4 – STAR testing
May 17 – Open House
May 18 – Minimum Day, dismissal at
May 25 – Volunteer Breakfast
May 28 – Memorial Day, No School
May 31 – Spring Sing
June 1 – Minimum Day
June 6 – Last Day of School, early dismissal
Aug 22 – 1st day of school, 2012-13 school year

For more details see Covingtonwebsite calendar – www.covingtonschool.org

Junior Olympics Information

Saturday, April 28th, 8am-4pm
Mountain View High School

TRAINING

TRAINING for all 4th, 5th and 6th graders takes place twice weekly during PE sessions –make sure students wear appropriate athletic shoes and clothes every TUESDAY and FRIDAY!

RUNNING TIME TRIALS – due to wet weather, 75 yard dash time trials have been delayed a week. This may affect the date of posting teams and we will keep everyone posted in the coming weeks.

JO event training continues next week. Students will be asked to sign up for other events during PE sessions over the next few weeks.

For all training questions, please contact Corinne Landphere hooszer@earthlink.net

PERMISSION SLIPS – Everyone – whether attending or not – needs to return it to their teachers due by April 6.
Download permission slip – http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/span.pdf

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

PE / JO TRAINING volunteer sign ups – PLEASE SIGN UP!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqjTYn1OjU9odEhfdzdFeEZKdExxUkdZUUd5NFo5QVE#gid=0

EVENT DAY HELPERS NEEDED. We need volunteers for security, opening ceremonies, basketball free throw counting, set up, clean up, food sales, photography and more. Sign up now!!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqjTYn1OjU9odEtyM25Fc0VCWnkzNElEZkRaMjdrU1E#gid=0

QUESTIONS, please contact volunteer coordinator, ELANA JOFFE: enjoffe@comcast.net / h: 650.962.0364 c: 650.303.2382

Please check the JO page on the Covington website for further event information, downloads, and volunteer sign ups. Questions? Contact the JO Chairs, Julie Altinger, jaltinger@yahoo.com, Corinne Landphere hooszer@earthlink.net, Kathleen Vitakis vitakis@pacbell.net

From the PTA
Important News from the PTA Nominating Committee:
PTA 2012-2013 Board Nominations

POST-AUCTION UPDATE

Auction invoices are due Friday, April 6th. For your convenience, Google checkout is available online at http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/?page_id=3438. Otherwise, please submit a check made payable to “Covington PTA” with your bidder number in the memo field and drop it off in the school office. Have a question regarding your invoice? Please contact Heidi McCormick or Jenny Bennett. There are still a number of exciting grade-level events/activities and adult parties that have open spaces for you to purchase! Please go to http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/?page_id=3438 to see the details and sign up. Availability is first-come-first-serve so don’t wait!

IMMEDIATE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY — YEARBOOK CHAIR!

COVINGTON LANDSCAPE PROJECT – RAINED OUT!:

We’re expecting rain on Saturday weekend so ourCovington Landscape project has been rescheduled to Sunday, April 1st at 9am. Volunteers are needed to help prepare the hillside behind rooms 31 and 32 for the new Native Garden. Covington won a $5000 grant from Symantec to install a new native garden in this area. 30 volunteers from Symantec will install the plants, irrigation systems, and mulch on April 14, however, there is lots of work to be done prior to installation day. Please contact Suzanne Kasso to sign up or to reconfirm your attendance at crazee_kasso@yahoo.com. Thank you!

STAR TESTING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Seeking parents to help pass out snacks during Star Testing week (April 30th – May 4th from 10:00 to 10:30am). If you’re interested, please sign up here:

https://docs.google.com/a/eat2perform.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmkaL8l9NiQPdHRZbTNJUDFsSUpISm9laXYybkJRa1E#gid=0

Questions? Contact Alene Baronian: alenebaronian@gmail.com.

Thanks!

AMAZON ALERT! – SHORTCUT TO REBATES FOR COVINGTON

To earn rebates for Covington you can click through the Amazon link on the Covington homepage, OR you can create and use a special Covington/Amazon bookmark on your toolbar. This makes it even easier to earn rebates for Covington that average 6% of your total Amazon purchases. So far in 2012 we’ve earned more than $1200 to support vital programs at our school! Keep it up!

Amazon Shortcut Instructions:

1) Click here: Covington’s Amazon Rebates

2) Create a bookmark in your browser and place it on your bookmark bar.

3) Click on the bookmark any time you want to shop at Amazon. Items you select and purchase will automatically earn rebates for Covington.

Questions? Contact Dale Tritschler – daletritschler@gmail.com

SEEKING NEXT YEAR’S HOT LUNCH CHAIR

Interested in volunteering your time at Covington? Our successful hot lunch program is looking for a new chair for the 2012-2013 school year. If you’re interested, or would like tofind out more about it, please contact June-Nicole Gur at june_nicole@mac.com. Thank you!!

School/Community News

6th Grade Basketball Tournament – Check Dates!

15th Annual Bob Celeste 6th Grade Basketball Tournament will be held at Blach School on the following two dates:

4 May – Girls Tournament

18 May – Boys Tournament

Parent coaches needed. More information coming soon.

LASD STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL

This year we will have the first ever district-wide student film festival. The LASD Student Film Festival is designed to showcase and celebrate the creative works of our students usingvideo technology to cooperatively construct film. These films can be the endeavor of a classroom assignment or an independent venture of a student. In fact, all of the projects must be an original, student-created film. All LASD students, grade K through grade 8 are eligible to enter films. Student films may be submitted between February 27 and April 6. Winners will be chosen and notified by May 3. Student participants and winners will be recognized at the LASD Film Festival on May 4. The LASD Student film festival is being planned and implemented by Santa Rita’s sixth grade classes as a part of a project based learning activity. For more information on submission guidelines please visit www.lasdfilmfestival.org

News From LASD Music Team:

The music team is pleased to announce that we now have an official LASD music website for the upper elementary vocal and instrumental music programs. This site has up-to-date information on concerts and curriculum, as well as contact information for each of our music teachers. This site will be kept updated by the music team directly, so it is the best place to check for the most accurate information about the program. It is located on the district website. Here are the navigation instructions:

From the district homepage, click on Departments –> Curriculum and Instruction –> Academics –> Visual & Performing Arts –> Music –> Elementary Vocal Music (there is a separate page for Instrumental Music).

Here are the direct links:

Vocal Music: http://www.losaltos.k12.ca.us/District/Department/26-Academics/3687-Elementary-Vocal-Music.html

Instrumental Music: http://www.losaltos.k12.ca.us/District/Department/26-Academics/3688-Elementary-Instrumental-Music.html

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact any one of our music team members.

From Student Council

Student Council News!
Great job so far on our Change for Change drive! Tomorrow, Friday, March 30, we will be having a Stay and Play Bake Sale. Everything will be $1. Remember you need to have your parent or other adult supervisor with you to attend. See you there, Coyotes!

From Los Altos School District

The Covington Howler – March 22, 2012

catemills — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 21:02:42 +0000

From Erin Green, Principal

Under the Celtic Moon: A Class Act!
On behalf of our staff, students and school, I would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Jenny Bennett, Heidi McCormick and the entire auction team, for a fabulous event last Saturday. The venue was beautiful and the special touches were fantastic. Attendees were so impressed with every detail and everyone appreciated all of the time and effort that went into the evening. Special thanks to Suzanne Kasso, who was outstanding as our MC! Once again, our Covington Community has shown its unity and support for our students and programs.

Principal/ Parent Coffee this Friday
Immediately following our flag assembly Friday morning there will be a coffee in our staff room. Steve Taglio, LASD Board Member and Chad Starkey, PTA President, will be here for a continued conversation around the proposed sharing of Covington facilities with the charter school.

Science Fair
Congratulations to all students who participated in our Science Fair this week. Tuesday’s Science night was exciting and all week long students had an opportunity to share their innovative and creative projects. Students were so enthusiastic to demonstrate all they learned and showcase their processes and results. Great job Covington Coyotes! Special thanks to Ingrid Choong for her leadership and coordination of our Fair!

Minimum Day-LASD Collaboration
While your children are getting out of school early on minimum days, our staff members are engaged in important professional development work. Today’s staff development will provide opportunities for all grade levels to collaborate and plan around best practices in curriculum delivery and student learning. Teachers will be meeting from 1-4pm at different sites around our district.

Tomorrow is Teacher for the Day!
Congratulations to the following winners at our Covington Auction: Principal for the Day: Isamu Britt. Teachers for the Day: Aoife Turner (Chan), Alexandra Chappell (Gibo), Justin Carty (Harte), Elise Gonzales (Kephart), Genevieve Noble (Lutz), Jake Katz (McCracken), Lucky Rosales (Sitler), Logan Kim (Nero/Howl), Forrest Anderson (Scatena), Cheryl Tolomeo (Welch), Carina Huang (Cuzzi), Zach Meyn (Mase), Isabella Schantz (Campodonico), Sophia Mirrashidi (Pomposo), Jocelyn Lee (Cowell), Samir Ibrahim (Croft), Olivia Gonzales (Figone), Lauren Wang (Portillo), Harry Winer (Wright), Mikele Baugh (Jochner), Shen Baronian (Wyosnick), Chris Kawakami (Zaich) Darin Li (Hedlund) and Librarian for the Day: Arynn Carty. I look forward to seeing our “Student Staff Members” at work on Friday!

I hope to see many of you at our outdoor flag assembly and parent coffee tomorrow.
Sincerely,

Erin S. Green

Principal
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Upcoming events – mark your calendars!

Mar. 23 – Coffee with the Principal
Mar. 29 – Hearing Screening for Kinder, SDC, 2nd & 5th grades
Mar. 30 – Stay and Play Bake Sale 2:40pm-3:10pm, Adults must attend with children
Apr. 6 – JO permission slips due
Apr. 9-13 – Spring Break
Apr. 28 – Junior Olympics 8am – 4pm at Mountain View High School
April 30-May 4 – STAR testing
May 11 – Multicultural Festival
May 17 – Open House
May 18 – Minimum Day, dismissal at
May 25 – Volunteer Breakfast
May 28 – Memorial Day, No School
May 31 – Spring Sing
June 1 – Minimum Day
June 6 – Last Day of School, early dismissal
Aug 22 – 1st day of school, 2012-13 school year

For more details see Covington website calendar – www.covingtonschool.org
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Junior Olympics Information

JUNIOR OLYMPICS 2012
Saturday, April 28th, 8am-4pm
Mountain View High School

TRAINING

Training for all 4th, 5th and 6th graders takes place twice weekly during PE sessions –make sure students wear appropriate athletic shoes and clothes every TUESDAY and FRIDAY!

RUNNING TIME TRIALS – due to wet weather, 75 yard dash time trials have been delayed a week. This may affect the date of posting teams and we will keep everyone posted in the coming weeks.

JO event training begins next week. Students will be asked to sign up for other events during PE sessions over the next few weeks.

For all training questions, please contact Corinne Landphere hooszer@earthlink.net

PERMISSION SLIPS will be sent home this week. Everyone – whether attending or not – needs to return it to their teachers due by April 6. Download permission slip – http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/span.pdf
PARENT HELPERS ARE STILL NEEDED from each grade to assist during the 6 weeks training. NO athletic background is needed to be a great volunteer!! Please see the following Google doc to sign up during your grade’s PE session:
PE / JO TRAINING volunteer sign ups – PLEASE SIGN UP!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqjTYn1OjU9odEhfdzdFeEZKdExxUkdZUUd5NFo5QVE#gid=0

EVENT DAY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES –Can you bake treats, take photos, help out in the events, Covington tent, sell food? – click here to take part at Junior Olympics on April 28th!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqjTYn1OjU9odEtyM25Fc0VCWnkzNElEZkRaMjdrU1E#gid=0

Contact Elana Joffe at enjoffe@comcast.net for more info

THANK YOU

We want to thank the amazing sixth graders who helped out with the Junior Olympics Kick Off: Gabi Joffe, Jared Lee, Natalie Nichols, Sam Allison, Nicole Baxley, Jonathan Hale, Eden Vitakis, Ryan Cox, Ben Gur and Shen Baronian. Thank you for getting our Covington Coyotes pumped with JO spirit!

Please check the JO page on the Covington Website for more information.
Questions? Contact the JO Chairs, Julie Altinger, jaltinger@yahoo.com, Corinne Landphere hooszer@earthlink.net, Kathleen Vitakis vitakis@pacbell.net
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From the PTA

Important News from the PTA Nominating Committee:
PTA 2012-2013 Board Nominations
The nominating committee has identified the following list of nominees for the 2012/13 school year. Voting on these candidates will occur during the April 6 PTA meeting. Thank you to the committee for their hard work and to the parents below for stepping up to lead Covington during the next school year.

AUCTION INFO:
Didn’t make it to the auction? Here is your opportunity to sign up for auction parties and activities! Please check out the Auction Post Sales online to purchase tickets for many amazing events. Tickets are available on a first come first served basis.

IMMEDIATE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY — YEARBOOK CHAIR!
Have you been waiting all year for the perfect volunteer opportunity? Here it is! Please consider chairing our yearbook committee! For more information, please contact Suzanne Kasso at crazee_kasso@yahoo.com.

COVINGTON LANDSCAPE PROJECT – MARCH 31st:
Volunteers are needed on March 31st to help prepare the hillside behind rooms 31 and 32 for the new Native Garden. Covington won a $5000 grant from Symantec to install a new native garden in this area. 30 volunteers from Symantec will install the plants, irrigation systems, and mulch on April 14, however, there is lots of work to be done prior to installation day. Please contact Suzanne Kasso to sign up at crazee_kasso@yahoo.com.

SEEKING NEXT YEAR’S HOT LUNCH CHAIR
Interested in volunteering your time at Covington? Our successful hot lunch program is looking for a new chair for the 2012-2013 school year. If you’re interested, or would like to find out more about it, please contact June-Nicole Gur atjune_nicole@mac.com. Thank you!!

HOT LUNCH UPDATE
Kid Chow has new items on the Spring Menu. Click here for more information http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Spring-Newsletter.pdf
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From the Student Council

Student Council News!
Great job so far on our Change for Change drive! We are already half way to our yearly goal of clean water for Ecuador! Keep up the good work! Also, next Friday, March 30, we will be having a Stay and Play Bake Sale. Everything will be $1. Remember you need to have your parent or other adult supervisor with you to attend. See you there, Coyotes!
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School/Community News

LASD STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
This year we will have the first ever district-wide student film festival. The LASD Student Film Festival is designed to showcase and celebrate the creative works of our students using video technology to cooperatively construct film. These films can be the endeavor of a classroom assignment or an independent venture of a student. In fact, all of the projects must be an original, student-created film. All LASD students, grade K through grade 8 are eligible to enter films. Student films may be submitted between February 27 and April 6. Winners will be chosen and notified by May 3. Student participants and winners will be recognized at the LASD Film Festival on May 4. The LASD Student film festival is being planned and implemented by Santa Rita’s sixth grade classes as a part of a project based learning activity. For more information on submission guidelines please visit www.lasdfilmfestival.org

AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS – Spring Tennis, Spring Science and others are starting soon.
Afterschool programs are registering for spring. Please visit the Covington Website for information about a variety of afterschool activities.

JR. HIGH TOURS – EGAN
Egan is offering campus tours. Parents of students currently in 6th grade are encouraged to attend. The next tours will be: Mar. 28, Egan Tour 9:30am-10:30am, Mar. 28, Egan Parent Orientation, Egan Library, 7:00pm-10:30pm Mar. 29, Egan Tour 1:30pm-2:30pm. Further information about the tour schedule can be found at www.eganschool.org.
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From Los Altos School District

The Covington Howler – March 15, 2012

catemills — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 01:22:53 +0000

IMPORTANT REMINDER: NEXT THURSDAY, MARCH 22ND is a Minimum Day. Dismissal for grades 1-6 is 12:15pm. No lunch is served. No Homework Club or After-School Classes are held. All kinders attend in the morning, 8:15am-11:35am.
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From Erin Green, Principal

Auction this Saturday

Our fabulous auction event is this Saturday night. The Covington Community is such a giving and supportive group; we always focus on what is best for all of our children. Thank you ahead of time for attending the auction and continuing to be such a positive and engaging community.

Science Fair Next Week

Our Science Fair kicks off on Monday. Our students have been hard at work conducting experiments and drawing conclusions to be shared at the Science Fair. Don’t forget that Family Night at the Science Fair is Tuesday March 20th, from 6:30pm-8:00pm. Everyone is invited to our Multi-purpose room to view our students’ work.

Welcome to Anne Adams!

As you know, Susan Barber has left to do her student teaching at another site. We are pleased to share with you that Anne Adams will be rejoining our staff to teach English Language Development to our second language learners for the remainder of the school year. Anne is highly qualified to fill this position and will be a great asset to both our students and school community.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the Auction Saturday night!

Sincerely,

Erin S. Green

Principal
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Upcoming events – mark your calendars!

Mar. 16 – Indoor Assembly
Mar. 17 – Auction, “Under the Celtic Moon”
Mar. 19 – Mar. 21, Science Fair
Mar. 22 – Minimum Day, Student Dismissal at 12:15pm – No Homework Club
Mar. 23 – Coffee with the Principal
Mar. 29 – Hearing Screening for Kinder, SDC, 2nd & 5th grades
Apr. 6 – JO permission slips due
April 9-13 – Spring Break
Apr. 28 – Junior Olympics 8am – 4pm at Mountain View High School
April 30-May 4 – STAR testing
For more details see Covington website calendar – www.covingtonschool.org
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Junior Olympics Information

JUNIOR OLYMPICS 2012
Saturday, April 28th, 8am-4pm
Mountain View High School

TRAINING
Training for all 4th, 5th, and 6th graders began this week and will continue twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Fridays, during PE sessions until the event on April 28th. Make sure the children wear appropriate attire on training days (preferably running shoes and athletic clothing). The first 3 training sessions are timed sprints. For all training questions please contact Corinne Landphere hoozer@earthlink.net

PARENT HELPERS
Parent helpers are still needed from each grade level to assist during the 6 weeks of training. NO athletic background is needed to be a great volunteer!! Please see the following Google doc to sign up during your grade’s PE session:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqjTYn1OjU9odEhfdzdFeEZKdExxUkdZUUd5NFo5QVE#gid=0
Please sign up!

EVERY DAY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Can you bake treats or take photos? Can you help out with the events, the Covington tent or sell food? Click here to take part at Junior Olympics on April 28th: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqjTYn1OjU9odEtyM25Fc0VCWnkzNElEZkRaMjdrU1E#gid=0
Contact Elana Joffe at enjoffe@comcast.net

Please check the JO page on the Covington Website for more information: http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/?page_id=3169.

Questions? Contact the JO Chairs, Julie Altinger, jaltinger@yahoo.com, Corinne Landphere hooszer@earthlink.net, Kathleen Vitakis vitakis@pacbell.net
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From the PTA

AUCTION 2012 – Under The Celtic Moon:
We’re looking forward to seeing you at the Auction this Saturday night! Doors open at 5:30! Check out the catalog for a preview of our wonderful silent auction items and amazing live auction packages!. You can download the Auction catalog online by clicking here: http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/?page_id=2699. Remember, if you want to bring your own wine, corkage is only $5.00. If you still need a babysitter for the evening, Senior GS Troop 321 (high school) is hosting a parent’s night out. See details below in the community news section or email kdonovan@gcalaw.com.

SCIENCE FAIR – March 19-21:
Science Fair is NEXT WEEK! No registration required. Please be ready to set up your posters in the Multi on Monday morning between 8-10 am. Families are welcome to come tour the science projects at Family Night on Tuesday, March 20, in the Multi from 6:30 – 8:00 pm.

SEEKING COVINGTON YEARBOOK CHAIR!
Have you been waiting all year for the perfect volunteer opportunity? Here it is! Please consider chairing our yearbook committee! For more information, please contact Suzanne Kasso at crazee_kasso@yahoo.com.

Student Council News
Beginning March 19th we will be starting our Change for Change Drive! Please bring in spare change to donate to our school fund for clean water in Ecuador. Look through your couches and pockets!
Also, this Friday, March 16, is Green Day! Wear green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Just a friendly reminder, no pinching!
Have a great weekend, Coyotes!
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School/Community News

*Babysitters available for Saturday night!*
KID’S NIGHT OUT 3/17:
Saturday, March 17, from 6pm-10pm Girl Scout Troop 60321 (High School age Scouts) will be having a Kid’s Night Out St. Patrick’s Day party at Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave (at Foothill), in the Creekside Center (adjacent to the large parking lot at the rear of the church property). Children in grades K-6 can bring jammies, a pillow and blanket (if they’d like) and join Senior Girl Scouts (and some adults) for movies, activities, and a snack. Cost is $25 for first child and $15 for each additional child. Please email kdonovan@gcalaw.com to reserve your spot. Drop-ins will be allowed if space permits.

AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS – New Offerings and More Sessions!
Afterschool programs are registering for spring. Please visit the Covington Website for information about a variety of afterschool activities: http://www.covingtonschool.org/wp/?page_id=453

SCHOLARKIDS, SUMMER 2012
ScholarKids is a high energy, intellectually stimulating, summer enrichment program for incoming 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Classes will be held at Egan Junior High from June 18 – July 13. Signups are online at www.scholarkids.net . If you have questions, please email scholarkids@me.com or call 408-203-9946. ScholarKids is endorsed by the Los Altos School District.

LOS ALTOS KIDZADVENTURES (LAKA), SUMMER 2012
LAKA is a summer school program for grades K-4 to be held at Gardner Bullis School from June 18-July 13, 8:30am-12:00pm. Only $175 per class per session.. A variety of classes will be offered including: Young Chefs, Math Masters, Robotics and more! For Pre-K children, a Skills for Kindergarten class is being offered. There will also be a 4 week support class for 1st graders needing more support in reading and writing. For course descriptions and registration, please see the website: www.lakakidz.com
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From Los Altos School District