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November 11, 2016 Fall, Volume 12
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WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT
Thursday, November 17 
Potluck Dinner and Book Fair -
flyer
Don't miss this "family favorite" event! The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a dinner of dishes brought in by you!
Prepare to amazed and entertained by Bubble Wonder, Geoff Akins, who will perform following dinner.
Click
here to RSVP and sign up to bring a dish.
Click
here
if you would like to volunteer
to help out during the evening.
Our annual book fair will take place in the media center during the event. Gift cards will be available for purchase, as well as spice blend sales from the zen of slow cooking. (details below).
or call (847) 562-2100.
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Now - December 12 
Cove Kids Care will be collecting food pantry items from now until December 12th in the front lobby. Canned and boxed items will be taken to the Wheeling Township Food Pantry. Please contact Robin Johnstone with questions at rjohnstone@coveschool.org.
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Wednesday, November 9 
High School Basketball Game
Cove yellow team plays Evanston at Cove at 7:00 p.m. Dinner will be provided before the game.
Contact Rob Wachowiak at rwachowiak@coveschool.org for more information.
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Friday, November 11 
High School Social Event -
f
lyer
Students will travel to Dave and Busters in Vernon Hills for a fun night of food and games. Event cost is $35 per person which includes dinner and $15 power card with 86 tokens. Please click on the flyer above with permission form, and return to the front desk with payment. Contact Marla Altshul with questions at maltshul@coveschool.org.
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Monday, November 14 - 
Thursday, November 17
Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to the Cove School Media Center!
Every purchase supports literacy efforts at our school.
Monday
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Thursday, November 14-17
, during school hours.
On Thursday
evening, be sure to visit the Book Fair during the Potluck Dinner. Contact Annemarie Bennett at abennett@coveschool.org with questions.
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Tuesday, November 15 
High School Basketball Game
Cove yellow team plays Vernon Hills at Cove at 4:00. A snack will be provided before the game.
Contact Rob Wachowiak at rwachowiak@coveschool.org for more information.
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Tuesday, November 15 
Jr. High School Basketball Game - Cancelled
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Wednesday, November 16 
High School Basketball Game
Cove blue team plays Evanston at Cove at 7:00. Dinner will be provided before the game.
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Wednesday, November 16 
Jr. High School Basketball Game
Cove yellow team - 5:00 p.m. against the Blue Jays at Carl Sandburg Jr. High at 2600 Martin Lane, Rolling Meadows. A snack will be provided. Contact Regina Aniolowski at raniolowski@coveschool.org with questions.
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Wednesday, November 16 
ELSA Information Session -
flyer
Learn about ELSA (Elmhurst Learning and Success Academy) at an informational session held at Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Avenue in Elmhurst at 6:00 p.m. in the Prospect Room. See flyer for details. Contact Vivian Drexler with questions at
vdrexler@coveschool.org.
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Monday, November 21 
Parent Teacher Conferences
Non attendance day for students. Conferences will be held from
8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. If you have not already scheduled your conference, please contact your student's case manager.
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Tuesday, November 22
Parent Teacher Conferences
Non attendance day for students. Conferences will be held from
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. If you have not already scheduled your conference, please contact your student's case manager.
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Wednesday, November 23- 
Friday, November 25
Thanksgiving Break
Non attendance days for students.
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Monday, November 28
Classes Resume
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Tuesday, November 29 
Transition Parent Education Series -
flyer
Please Note! This program will be the originally scheduled program from September with an introduction to transition. 6:30 p.m. at Cove. Please contact Christine Becker with questions at
cbecker@coveschool.org.
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Wednesday, November 30
Jr. High School Basketball Game
Cove
yellow team
- 5:00 p.m. against the Blue Jays at Carl Sandburg Jr. High at Cove. A snack will be provided. Contact Regina Aniolowski at
raniolowski@coveschool.org
with questions.
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Tuesday, December 13 
Elementary Showcase -
flyer
Save the date! for the Elementary Showcase at 1:30 and 7:00 p.m, in The Cove School gymnasium. The elementary students will present a musical about the story of Jazz. "We Haz Jazz" acknowledges the contributions of jazz's pioneers. Come and enjoy as our students sing, scat, dance and recount the origins of our unique, American art form. Also featured will be our three Ravinia clarinet students playing with the band. Contact Dorothy Jean Lloyd at
dlloyd@coveschool.org
with questions.
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The Cove School Annual Benefit 
Save the Date:
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Join us for this significant event that raises nearly half the funds generated annually for The Cove School. The evening will include cocktails, dinner, live and silent auctions and dancing. All proceeds directly benefit Cove's individualized education program.
Please click
here to support our
basket effort with a donation.
To donate an item to our silent auction, please use this
form.
The Silent Auction team has picked out some "Wish List" items. Please consider checking them out on The Cove School Benefit gift registries and donating an item to the Silent Auction. Click the links below to start shopping!
Click
here for the corporate
sponsorship packet. Please share this with anyone you know that might be interested in becoming a benefit underwriter!
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Stepping Stones to Transition Parent 
Education Series
Mark your calendar for these important and informative evening meetings where speakers will lead discussions on a range of transition topics. Click
here to see a copy of the schedule.
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Gift Card Orders/Zen of Slow Cooking
Cove Gift Card Fundraiser
The holidays are coming, it's the perfect gift for everyone on your list!
A percentage of the sale of the
card will go directly to Cove!
Place orders by completing this
form
and turning it in with a check made out to Cove, or order online at
www.mannaorders.net.
Forms and link to the site are also available in the
Virtual Backpack
on the Cove website at
www.coveschool.org.
Or contact Anna Riedler at
pyrilis@yahool.com
Bring some zen to your kitchen! Former Cove parent Meg Barnhart
and partner in the zen of slow cooking will be selling her unique slow cooker spice blends at Cove's Potluck dinner! You can save by pre-ordering, or pick up your order on November 17th. 10% of proceeds will go back to Cove! Click here to see all of the tasty options.
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Become a Volunteer at Cove!
There are many different ways to help out at Cove. Whether you can participate in an effort here at the school, or help us out from home, there is something for everyone.
Click
here to read about volunteer opportunities. Click
here to sign up.
Cove is grateful for all your support.
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Career Day Volunteers Wanted! 
The Cove School is looking for a few good men and women who are enthusiastic about their careers! If that is you, or you know of someone, we would like to have you speak about your career for Career Day. Our goal is to introduce and excite students about career choices. All fields of work will be considered. 21 speakers needed. Please contact Marla Altshul at (847) 562-2100. or email her at
maltshul@coveschool.org. Career Day is Thursday, March 16, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. this year.
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