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BE SURE TO REGISTER FOR IN-SCHOOL FIELD TRIP DAY!
Friday, January 22
Cove will host an in-school field trip day, with students participating in a rotation of in-house activities.
Students will make vases for the elderly with Kindness Connection and the gym will be turned into a STEAM museum. The Elementary Unit will have lunch at Cove and then head over to Northbrook Court to see Mary Poppins Returns. The Junior High will head over to the mall for lunch and then the movie. The High School will head over to Pinstripes for bocce, bowling and lunch
. Please fill out the attached form applicable to your student's unit and return by Monday, January 14.
For more information, please contact Regina Aniolowski at
[email protected]
or Alex Laube at
[email protected]
.
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DON'T FORGET TO ENCOURAGE OUR EARLY MORNING MEDITATION
Elementary and junior high students arriving at Cove before 8:30 AM are invited to participate
in Early Morning Drop-In Meditation. This optional alternative to before-school outdoor recess is an opportunity for younger students to start their school day with a short period of calm, focus and quiet self-reflection.
For more information, please contact Regina Aniolowski at [email protected].
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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY
Monday, January 21
In observance of the holiday, non-attendance day for students and staff.
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UIC BASKETBALL GAME
Saturday, January 26
Cove students, families and friends and invited to a free UIC Flames basketball game courtesy of the Alvin H. Baum Family Fund. Groups may take a bus leaving Cove at Noon or meet at Credit Union 1 Arena (UIC Pavilion) at 1:00 PM. There will be a pregame reception with lunch and UIC student athletes, followed by the game at 3:12 PM. Pick up at Cove will be at 5:45 PM. Please return the form above by Friday, January 18, 2018.
To reserve your tickets or for more information, please contact Regina Aniolowski
at
[email protected]
or at
(847) 562-2100
.
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DAD'S/SPECIAL FRIENDS BOWLING EVENT
Sunday, January 27
Dad or a special friend and their Cove student are encouraged to spend this fun-filled afternoon together bowling at Pinstripes in Northbrook! The fun begins at 11:30 AM. Please drop off the registration attached to the flyer above by Tuesday, January 22nd. Please note, this popular event fills up fast!
For more information, please contact Stephanie Sanderman
at
[email protected]
.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAMES
Tuesday, January 29
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ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SOCIAL EVENT
Friday, February 1
All elementary and junior high students can enjoy swimming and pizza at the Lifetime Fitness in Skokie. Students will take a bus from school and be back at Cove for pick up at 6:30 PM. Please fill out the attached permission slip with payment to Cove's front office by Monday, January 28th.
For more information, please contact Stephanie Sanderman
at
[email protected]
.
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8TH GRADE TO HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION NIGHT
Tuesday, February 5
All parents and guardians and 8th graders are encouraged to attend this overview of the high school program, part of Cove's Parent Education Series, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
To RSVP or for more information, please contact Vivian Drexler at [email protected] or Fabio Buda at
[email protected]
or at (847) 562-2100.
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TIME WITH TEACHERS AUCTION
Friday, February 8 to Saturday, February 23
Save the date
to give your Cove student the gift of doing a special activity with a favorite teacher. All proceeds from this auction directly benefit Cove students! The auction opens
Friday, February 8th
at 9:00 AM and will close Saturday, February 23rd at approximately 10:00 PM.
For more information, please contact Paige Galassini at
[email protected]
.
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HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL EVENT
Friday, February 8
All high school students can enjoy swimming and pizza at the Lifetime Fitness Old Orchard. Students will take a bus from school and can be picked up at 6:00 PM at Lifetime Fitness or will be back at Cove for pick up at 6:30 PM. Please fill out the attached permission slip with payment to Cove's front office by Monday, February 1st.
For more information, please contact Marla Altshul
at
[email protected]
.
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SCIENCE FAIR AND VARIETY SHOW
Wednesday, February 13
Save the Date! The Cove Science Fair and Variety Show will take place on Wednesday, February 13. The Science Fair will be from 6:00-7:00 PM and the Variety Show will begin at 7:00 PM. Science Fair projects will be exhibited during the school day and a staff and student dress rehearsal for the Variety Show will take place at 1:30 PM.
Auditions for the Variety Show will be held on January 15. Parents and students need to fill out the attached form and return it to Dr. Johnstone by the fifteenth. There will also be a sign-up sheet on Dr. Johnstone's office door. We look forward to another great show!
For more information, please contact Dr.
Robin Johnstone at
[email protected]
.
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PRESIDENTS' DAY
Monday, February 18
In observance of the holiday, non-attendance day for students and staff.
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STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Friday, March 15 and Saturday March 16
The High School Blue, White and Yellow teams and Junior High Blue and Yellow teams will compete in the state tournament in Bloomington, IL. Save the date - more details and schedule to come.
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CAAEL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24
The High School Blue, White and Yellow teams and Junior High Blue, White and Yellow teams will play in the CAAEL Tournament in Arlington Heights. Save the date - more details and schedule to come.
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SAT, PSAT 10TH GRADE AND PSAT 8TH & 9TH GRADE
Tuesday, April 9 to Tuesday, April 23
Test administration will occur between April 9-23 at Cove. Juniors are receiving test prep lessons three times per week during Advisory in Reading, Writing and Math.
Freshmen and Sophomores will also have test prep lessons in their Advisory classes once per week.
All accommodations have been approved by College Board; For questions, contact Vivian Drexler at
[email protected]
.
Test administration dates will be available before spring break. Please note that Freshmen and Sophomores will each test on one day; Juniors will test over two consecutive days.
For questions, contact
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2019 ANNUAL BENEFIT
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Loews Chicago O'Hare
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.
To donate an item to our live or silent auctions, please use
this form. Click
here to support our auction efforts with a donation.
Click
here for the corporate sponsorship packet, and share this with anyone you know who might be interested in becoming a benefit underwriter!
For more information, please contact Stephanie Sanderman at
[email protected]
or at
(847) 562-2100
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SIGN UP FOR SPRING AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
NOTE: Spring activities begin week of January 22
Parents and guardians are encouraged to sign their students up for one or more of our amazing after school activities. There are activities for all interests, including mathematics, robotics, homework help, sports, music and so much more. Please note that parents are responsible for arranging transportation home from after school programs. To sign up, print and fill out the packet above applicable to your student's unit and return to the front desk.
For more information, please contact Beth Pickus at
[email protected]
or at (847) 562-2100
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What's Happening in The Community
TWENTY-ONE SENSES SURVEY
One of our Cove families is gearing up to start a new resource for sensory-sensitive kids. They're currently in the market research stage and have offered to donate $1 to Cove for each survey filled out by our families at TwentyOneSenses.org/Cove. Tip: You can fill out more than one of their surveys. Cove receives a donation per survey completed! For more information, please contact Jen Puccini at [email protected].
SPECIAL GIFTS THEATRE PROGRAMS
Students are invited to participate in the Fall programs put on by Special Gifts Theatre, an education and therapeutic theatre organization with locations in Winnetka, Chicago, Palatine and Libertyville for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities ranging in age from 10 years and older. To view further information about their Wednesday program, structured in conjunction with their upcoming production of
The Little Mermaid,
click here. To view further information about their upcoming Creativity in Motion class,
click here.
For questions, please contact Elise Moore at
[email protected].
UNDERSTOOD.ORG
Understood.org is a website providing articles and resources meant to help parents of students with learning and attention issues. Parents may find it a helpful tool for anything from homework support to media use concerns. Visit the website by clicking the link above.
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MARLA'S LUNCH PROGRAM
Code: NEW291
Sign your student up to participate in our lunch program through
Marla's Lunch. Click the "sign up" button above to begin selecting your lunches. Use Code: NEW291. For details, click
here.
For more information
,
c
ontact Beth Pickus with questions at [email protected] or at (847) 562-2100.
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FOLLOW COVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Don't forget to like and follow Cove's social media pages for all the latest Cove photos, reminders and moments! Find us on Facebook at @coveschoolnorthbrook, Twitter at @CoveSchool, Instagram at @cove_school, and LinkedIn at The Cove School (Northbrook, IL). Be sure to encourage friends and families to follow us as well!
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VIRTUAL BACKPACK
Find copies of flyers & forms for various activities and sign-ups on Cove's Virtual Backpack.
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COVEWEAR FRIDAYS
Students and staff are encouraged to wear their Cove gear every Friday to show their school spirit!
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SHOP AMAZON SMILE
When you sign up on Amazon Smile, select The Cove School as your recipient, and a percentage of the proceeds of your purchase will be donated to Cove by Amazon! It's so easy!
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COLLECT BOX TOPS
Welcome to our new and returning Cove families from the Cove School PTO and your Box Tops for Education Coordinator! This year we are ramping up our efforts to collect
Box Tops for Education, with a goal to earn $1000! Check out the Cove School Virtual Backpack for information about participating products (
click here), the new mobile app (
click here), and for collection sheets (optional to use).
You can submit your
Box
Tops
any time that you want, but our next BIG deadline is
February 22, 2019.
Consider sharing this information with your friends and family members, as well as your co-workers. Every
Box
Top counts!
Questions? - contact Robin Plant (
[email protected]
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FAMILY ACTION NETWORK
Cove is proud to be a member school of FAN, an organization that curates a free, high-quality human development speaker series each academic year. View the link above for upcoming speakers and programs.
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LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSOCIATION OF IL
Cove community members may be interested in a membership to the Learning Disabilities Association of IL, a not-for-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of persons with learning and attention disabilities. See the form above for more information.
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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
[email protected].
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