Issue 32 - April 28, 2024

Cove School Guiding Principles 

Experiential Learning, Social Emotional Growth,

• April 29 | LCAP Advisory Committee Meeting, 3:30 - 4:30pm, Hall Room 401

• May 1 | PTO Board Meeting, 8:30 - 9:45am, The Cove Library

• May 2 | Superintendent Coffee Chat at Neil Cummins, 9-10am

• May 6 | Cove Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week + Flower Day

• May 7 | Cove Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week + Card Day

• May 8 | National Bike To School Day (Details below)

• May 8 | School Safety Task Force Meeting, 3:30pm, Hall Room 401

• May 10 | Spark Gala 5:30pm, Jonas Center

Thank you to the 60+ Cove families that responded to the LCMSD Annual Parent Survey in March. The goals of this survey were to understand how parents, students and staff are experiencing Cove, to determine how we are progressing toward our school and district goals and to help The Cove continue to improve.  

A summary of Cove results can be found here. Here are the LCAP Survey Results District Summary that was presented at the Board meeting on 4/24. I am happy to share that some of the feedback aligns with areas that we are already acting on as a school and district. These include revising our reading instruction and curriculum to align with the science of reading, hiring additional math and reading intervention personnel for the next 2 years to address gaps that developed during Covid, adding musical theater using prop 28 funding, and improving campus safety through the guidance of our district Safety Task Force. I will be working closely with our staff and leadership teams to improve parent satisfaction with their children’s growth, specifically in the area of academics (only 65% reported they are satisfied) and also in the areas of creativity (73% satisfied) and social emotional development (76% satisfied).

Please know that the principal and Site Council read your comments and carefully review results with relevant parties to ensure that we are continuously improving the student and family experience at Cove!

Thank you to all who participated in this survey.

Sincerely,

PTO Board Meeting THIS Wednesday May 1st at 8:30am!

Join us for our PTO Board meeting on Wednesday, May 1st at 8:30am in the Library. We will discuss volunteer opportunities and upcoming events including Staff Appreciation Week, National Bike to School Day and more! We will also be approving our 2024-2025 PTO Board. Coffee will be served! Please bring your own coffee cup to help keep our campus green. Zoom ID: 895 7215 2444 / Passcode: 262293

Spirit Wear Sale this THURSDAY May 2nd!

Pickup NEW Cove Swag before school 7:45-8:15am on the blacktop! We’ll have NEW long sleeve adult tees, Cove branded Tommy Breeze Hats, stickers, Beanies, Coyote Socks, Puffer Vests, PJ pants and more! Cash, Credit and Venmo accepted (sorry no Apple Pay).

May 6-10 is Staff Appreciation Week

More information to come, but in the meantime if you want to start preparing: 

• Flower Day is Monday, May 6 - Have your child bring a single flower for their teacher/s and anyone else they want to appreciate. You can divide up a bouquet for a few special adults to appreciate if you want! 

• Card Day is Tuesday, May 7 - Make a card at home for your teacher/s and any other staff members at Cove.  

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...

What do you love about The Cove School? We plan to share testimonials with incoming kinder + prospective families so they can learn all about The Cove School, and why we love it. If you’d like to share a quote about what you love about the Cove School (it can be anonymous), please add it here. 

National Bike To School Day | Wednesday, May 8 

Our Goal: NO cars in the loop on Wednesday, May 8…Can we do it? Our Safe Routes to School parent volunteers, David Evans and Catherine Wold, have organized ways for everyone to participate - whether you live close or far!

• Live in Larkspur? Meet Mrs. Walker for the bike train at the footbridge behind Redwood (near Andrew’s Camp) at 7:35am.

• Live in Corte Madera? Meet Mrs. Walker’s bike train and Safe Routes parent volunteers to bike, scoot or walk from The Cove neighborhood. Meet at 7:50am at the intersection of Spindrift and Seawolf (~ 29 Spindrift to avoid filling up the intersection). 

• Live far away? Park and join us at Spindrift and Seawolf (see above).

Any child who travels in a “green way” to school (including the bus!) will receive a prize at our welcome table under the shade structure on the blacktop! Be sure to check in and get your hand stamped. 

We will also be raffling off some amazing prizes during Cove in Motion that day! 

We would love to have all Cove Coyotes participate!! Let's fill up the sidewalks and bike racks as much as possible. Thank you for teaching your child the importance of green travel --- it's a lifelong lesson!