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Readathon: Last Friday students learned about the Readathon at the assembly and started tracking their reading minutes. Every student also took home their own personalized library tote bag! Check out the photos from the pep rally and assembly here. Many students have already started getting pledges - we are off to an awesome start! If you surpassed your goal...keep collecting! For more information please visit 99pledges and our Readathon website.The Readathon is the only fundraising event dedicated solely to The Cove School, so please help us make it a success!
Events this week:
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Tuesday, January 16 - Thursday, January 18 - Readathon Book Swap Donation in the Gallery. Bring in one book or bring in a box! Every kid will go home with at least one new book to read on January 19th.
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Thursday, January 18 - Readathon Week 1 Minute Tracking ends at 6p. Record minutes when you receive the notification from Parent Square at 6p (enter minutes by 8p)
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January 19 - Readathon Dress as your Favorite Story Book Character Day | Book Swap (On Friday, Jan 19th, students will choose a few books to take home with them)
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January 22 - Readathon Bedtime Stories w/ Principal Michelle Walker, Zoom, 7p
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January 25 - Readathon Week 2 Minute Tracking ends at 6p. Enter Week 2 minutes by 8p.
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Attendance Vs. Absenteeism Matters! The Cove School is a 2023 California Distinguished School! State Superintendent Thurmond said, “California Distinguished Schools represent examples of not just excellent teaching, learning, and collaboration, but also highly successful, data-driven school efforts ranging from professional development for educators to mental health and social-emotional wellness strategies to address the needs of students and families.”
Cove was selected for this honor based on data reported through the 2022 Dashboard including CAASPP assessment results, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates, and socioeconomic data. However, our attendance data shows that we are not tracking to be eligible for this award next year because of our increase in absenteeism. Please do all you can to ensure your vacations are scheduled during days when the school is closed (Calendar). While the state has just recognized us as a Distinguished School, this is the result of years of hard work and investment from our whole Cove community, so please do all you can to help us maintain this status! Thank you!
Behavior Refresh/ PBIS Week 1 Recap: Last week (Jan 8-12), we launched our pilot Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) matrix. We worked as a school to reset expectations to further improve our school climate. All of this is geared toward supporting an emotionally and physically safe learning environment so all our students can thrive. Teachers engaged students in lessons to explicitly teach expectations in various settings around the school (assemblies, playground, bathrooms, gallery, lunch area, etc) as well as their classrooms. Here are some notes from week 1:
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Teachers taught our students about expectations in various settings using the Coyote PAWS Expectations Matrix
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2nd graders have tables at lunch now to provide more structure
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Grades 1-5 had a refresher lesson on recess/ playground expectations, specifically about our end of recess routine called “Peace on Earth”
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Students entered our assembly in a quiet, calm way and we revisited expected behaviors for assemblies.
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The whole Cove staff met on Thursday for a safety grant-funded meeting. It was a timely meeting to discuss how last week went and prepare for this coming week’s next steps: teaching students about consequences- both positive and negative.
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