January 16 No School - MLK Jr. Day
January 17 Variety Show Sign Ups Open
January 18 Internet Safety for your Kids Parent Education Workshop
January 20 5th Grade Band/Chorus Concert - 5th grade families only, 8:30 am, NC Gym
January 25 Readathon at Neil Cummins
January 27 Variety Show Sign Ups Close

Principal Message

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! 

As we enjoy this beautiful long weekend, We wanted to invite you to take a moment to reflect on Dr. King’s legacy. Our teachers and staff are continuously folding in important lessons we learned from Dr. King, not just this week, but all year long.

Martin Luther King wanted equality. He wanted peace for our world. Martin Luther King was a risk-taker, he was courageous---just like we encourage all of our students to be here at Neil Cummins. His work started as trying to make the world equal for people with different skin colors. His work then continued on to strive for peace for all kinds of different people. We have learned about how much it helps our world to have people who are all different from each other. And, we still have more learning to do. 

Let’s acknowledge and celebrate our differences as we continue the work that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  started!

Sincerely,

Kyle Shaw, Principal

Literacy Coffee Chat

On January 18 at 8:30am in the Cove Gallery we will be hosting a coffee chat to discuss the recent Literacy Update from Brett Geithman. There are areas that have been identified for improvement and we want to share our action plans with you. The format will be a 20-30 minute overview, followed by literacy Q&A, and then time for questions about anything and everything district related. We hope to see you there!

Board Updates

On January 18 the Board will celebrate Cove and Neil Cummins being awarded California Distinguished Schools. Congratulations students, teachers, and staff! Trustees will vote on supporting the East Corte Madera territory transfer petition withdraw, independent auditor’s report, the revoking of independent study, and school accountability report cards. Additionally, Trustees will be provided with an update on literacy. The Board Meeting will be held in person at 6:00 in the Hall Library; no RSVP required. The meetings will also be live streamed via Zoom (link; passcode - lcmsd). Please know, public comments will only be taken by in person attendees; public comments via Zoom will not be available. If you cannot attend the meeting, public comments are welcome via email (mokeeffe@lcmschools.org) and will be included in Board Meeting minutes. We hope to see you there!

10 days until Readathon! Our fundraiser is off to a great start but Readathon Day - January 25 -  is fast approaching. To up the ante, we are launching an exciting CONTEST this week - the class with the highest participation percentage by Friday, January 20 will earn a popsicle party for their classroom!

We have an amazing lineup of local authors bringing interactive presentations to our students on Wednesday, January 25:

-Gus D'Angelo, National Parks A to Z (kindergarteners)

-Rachel Levin, Who Ate What?: A Historical Guessing Game for Food Lovers (3rd and 5th graders)
-Danielle Svetcov, Parked (4th graders)

-Bonnie Tsui, Sarah and the Big Wave (1st and 2nd graders)

Support local and buy their books at Corte Madera Book Passage or learn more at neilcumminsreadathon.com.

Readathon Spotlight: Through funds raised this year, we are fortunate to offer the Musical Moments™ curriculum taught by veteran educator Joni DeGabriele (“Mrs. D”). Her approach is designed to build character and confidence, by using auditory, visual, kinesthetic and tactile modes of learning to teach socio-emotional skills. Visit her website to learn more. We are also pleased to fund the Alan Scofield Storytelling, Dance and Miwok programs. Mr. Scofield is a locally-renowned arts educator who brings his unique blend of language, dance and music to help students find their storyteller within. Learn more on his website.

🎤 Variety Show 2023 Our annual Variety Show for 2nd-5th grade performers will be on March 22! Sign ups will open on January 17 and close January 27. Be on the lookout for Actionaly messages and emails with more info. 

 Parent Education Workshops See here for the full calendar of wonderful learning and sharing events, both in person and on Zoom!

 Last Call for Lost and Found January 13 is your last day to claim items before they are donated.

 Registration for School Year 2023-24 

Registration for the 2023-24 school year IS NOW OPEN. If you, or anyone you know has an elementary or middle school student  who is not currently attending LCMSD but would like to attend next year, please pass along this information. Click here for information on the registration process. 

IMPORTANT: If your student is currently enrolled in K-7 and you will be attending for the 2023-24 school year, there is no need to re-register. Your student will automatically roll up to the next grade.   

Spring Online Auction Volunteer Needs: 

• Join the solicitations team - we provide you with an email template and reach out to businesses on our hit list. These are mostly businesses that frequently support SPARK so they are familiar with our outreach efforts which begin in mid-January and through late February. This is a 4-week commitment and you can sign up for as many as 20 accounts or as few as five. Our success depends on great items and we need your help to make this happen! Contact info@SPARKschools.org
• Join the catalog team - we provide you with a style guide and you work on copywriting and editing the auction item package blurbs. A great job to do at home! We need 5-8 people to help out. This is a 2-3 week commitment during February-March before the online auction opens on March 15th. Contact Jennifer Ginsburg at jginsburg@SPARKschools.org
• Learn more about our SPARK spring fundraising events here 

SPARK Biz Spotlight: Orangetheory® Fitness Greenbrae Making it simple to get more life from your workout! Get 2 free classes ($60 value) + a free entry to the 2023 Transformation Challenge event ($35 value) if you join by 1/24/23. In order to take advantage of this special offer for SPARK families, please email mrochman@orangetheoryfitness.com with your name and phone number so you can get pre-booked for your 2 free classes at Orangetheory Fitness Greenbrae! If you join, 50% of your first month's membership dues will be donated directly to SPARK.

Corporate Match Have you taken advantage of your company's Corporate Match program with your Annual Giving donation? Last year we raised nearly $155K alone through Corporate Match Programs. Not sure if your company participates? Find out here if you can double your donation!

Thanks, SPARK Biz Partners: It’s always important to support our local businesses, especially the ones that support our schools! Check them out here. And don’t forget to tell them SPARK sent you!

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• Parent Education Workshop Series
• Marin Girls Chorus 
• Corte Madera Town Council Planning Position Open 
• Twin Cities Community Preschool Open House Sign Up
• Corte Madera Parks and Rec                                                            

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