December 9, 2016 Fall, Volume 15
WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT

Tuesday, December 13
Elementary Showcase -  flyer

The Cove Elementary Showcase will be held at 1:30 and 6:30 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.
As your admission to the show, please bring a canned or boxed food donation for The Cove Kids Care Food Drive!


Gift Card Orders

Attention Gift Card Shoppers! Last minute orders need to be in by THIS  Sunday December 11th at 5:00 p.m. and will be delivered on Wednesday, December 14th. Please contact Anna Riedler at pyrilis@yahoo.com to place your order!
With the holidays coming up, these are 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@yahoo.com


Ordering has Opened for New Lunch Program

Beginning in January, Cove will be offering a new hot lunch program from Marla's Lunches. (flyer) This program will take the place of the current lunch program from Smart Lunches. If you would like to order lunches from Marla's beginning Tuesday, January 24, please go online  www.marlaslunch.orderlunches.com to sign up and select your lunches. The Smart Lunch program will continue until January 20th. Contact Beth Pickus with questions at bpickus@coveschool.org.

Now - December 12
Cove Kids Care -  flyer

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.

Now - December 14
Toy Collection by Girl Scouts 

Help the new Cove Girl Scout troop collect NEW toys for A Safe Place, a battered women & children's center. New toy donations will be accepted at Cove from  12/5-12/14. Contact Jen Puccini jen.puccini@gmail.com with questions.

Now - December 16
Junior High Book Collection -  flyer

The Cove Junior High Student Council is collecting gently used children's books for children ages birth through 6th grade for Bernie's Book Bank. Books are given to low-income families whose children do not have books in their homes. Please see attached flyer for details. Contact Donna Torf with questions at dtorf@coveschool.org.

Tuesday, December 13
Elementary Showcase -  flyer

1:30 and 6:30 p.m, in the Cove School gymnasium. 

Please bring a canned or boxed food item as your admission!

See spotlight above for more information!

Wednesday, December 14
Junior High School Basketball Games

Cove  yellow team and blue team will play Dirkson Elementary School at 116 Beech Drive in Shaumburg at 6:00 and 6:45 p.m. Dinner will be included. Please contact Regina Aniolowsi at raniolowski@coveschool.org with questions.

Friday, December 16
Winter Break

Winter break begins with early dismissal today at 2:00 p.m. Have a wonderful and relaxing holiday season!

Classes resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2017.

Tuesday, January 10
Top Driver Program

TOP DRIVER program for Driver Education students & families  6:30 p.m. in the Cove Media Center.

Students enrolled in next semester's course are expected to attend with their parents for an overview of the course expectations & requirements.  Other families interested in learning more about the driver education program are welcome to attend.  

Please RSVP to Vivian Drexler at  vdrexler@coveschool.org


Thursday, January 12
Community Education Presentation with Peg Dawson, Ed.D. -  flyer

Dr. Dawson will speak on the topic: Executive Functioning Skills: what are they, why do kids need them, and how can we help kids get them? 
The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Cove. Please RSVP by clicking here or by filling out the flyer above, and returning it the front office. 
Contact Stephanie Sanderman with questions at ssanderman@coveschool.org.


Friday, January 13
Institute Day - No School

Non Attendance Day for students.
Contact John Stieper with questions at
jstieper@coveschool.org.

Sunday, January 29
Dads and Kids Bowling - flyer

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.  at Pinstripes,  1150 Willow Road
Northbrook.  A great afternoon for Dad, or a special friend, and their Cove student  to spend a fun-filled afternoon together!
 
Includes lunch and bowling  $20.00 per child, $25.00 per adult ~ $45 total for an adult   and student to participate.
 
Contact Stephanie Sanderman with questions at ssanderman@coveschool.org.  


Zen of Slow Cooking Holiday Gifts        

Bring some zen to your kitchen! Former Cove parent Meg Barnhart  has a unique product of spice blends to enhance any slow cooker meal. Both sweet and savory blends are available. 

10% of proceeds from your purchase will go back to Cove! Click here to see all of the tasty options  thezenofslowcooking.

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!
Amazon         Target

Click  here for the corporate sponsorship packet. Please share this with anyone you know that might be interested in becoming a benefit underwriter!


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.

Contact Christine Becker with questions at cbecker@coveschool.org.


Career Day Volunteers Wanted!
Volunteer Today - flyer

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.
Ongoing Information

We put the "BEST book", transition resources, in our Virtual Backpack. Check them out here to download the pdf.
             
Be sure to check our 
on the Cove website where you can find copies of flyers and forms for various activities and sign-ups.


Box Tops  - Be sure to save your Box Tops and turn them in to your student's classroom teacher or at the front desk. Thank you to all have participated, we have raised over $300 so far! Keep up the good work! Contact Anna Riedler with questions at  pyrilis@yahool.com.


We Want to Hear From YOU! - If you have any comments, suggestions or feedback to share with us, please contact Executive Director, Dr. Sally Sover at  ssover@coveschool.org or Director of Education, John Stieper at  jstieper@coveschool.org.